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DAVIES, GRIFFITH (1788 - 1855), actuary Born 5 December 1788 at Ty Croes, Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire, son of Owen David and Mary Williams. Apart from the Sunday school and the Welsh day school at Bryn'rodyn, and two quarters at an English day school at Llanwnda, his early educational advantages were scant. Owing to the hard conditions generally prevailing at the end of the 18th century, he had to find employment at an early age - at
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary Born 5 February 1868 at Llwynpïod, a smallholding in Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire. His father Griffith Davies died before he was born, and his mother experienced great hardship in bringing up her two sons, Griffith and Thomas. After attending the local school, Griffith spent some time at the famous school of Owen Owen (1850 - 1920 at Oswestry. He lived most of his long life farming Bryncaled, a
DAVIES, HUGH (1739 - 1821), cleric and author of Welsh Botanology , Samuel Goodenough, and many others, including William Owen Pughe and David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), are preserved in NLW MS 6665C, whilst in NLW MS 2594E, NLW MS 13221E, NLW MS 13222C, NLW MS 13223C, NLW MS 13224B, and NLW MS 14350A, are to be found letters from Davies to Thomas Pennant, John Williams (Treffos, Anglesey), and William Owen Pughe. He sent a note ('Four British Lichens') to the second
DAVIES, HUGH (Pencerdd Maelor; 1844 - 1907), musician and Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 1 September 1844 at Garth near Ruabon. He left school when he was 8 years of age and went to work in J. C. Edwards's brickfields, of which, in due course, he became deputy manager. He was taught music by Joseph Owen, schoolmaster of Rhos, who used to come over to hold a class at Acrefair. He worked hard to master the tonic sol-fa notation and obtained the degree of G.T.S.C. He composed some
DAVIES, JOHN (1700? - 1792), cleric A contemporary of Daniel Rowland, Llangeitho, and one of the Evangelical school. He was educated at S. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and was rector of Sharncote (not Escourt), Wiltshire, for twenty-seven years, 1765-92 (see J. Owen, Memoir of Daniel Rowland, 179). He heard Daniel Rowland preach and his description of the preacher is probably the best on record. He translated into English eight of
DAVIES, JOHN (John Davies of Nerquis; 1799? - 1879), Calvinistic Methodist minister renowned in his day for his wit and originality. There is a 'biography' of him, by George Jones (Wrexham, 1907), very deficient in dates and other particulars. It would seem that he was brought up at Mold, though his family hailed from Nerquis, Flintshire; he was received into Mold Methodist society in 1815 'when 16 years of age' (G. Owen, Methodistiaeth Sir Fflint, 323), and according to his
DAVIES, JOHN (1772 - 1855), school teacher and missionary the edition of her hymns published by Owen M. Edwards ] and wrote frequently to her brother, John. There is also still extant a great deal of correspondence addressed by him to John Hughes (1775 - 1854), of Pont Robert. He was the author of a dictionary and grammar of the Tahitian language and translated into that language the Pilgrim's Progress, substantial portions of the New Testament and Psalms
DAVIES, JOHN (bu farw 1694) Nannau,, 'family bard' Parry, parson of Llanelian; he also composed an elegy on the death of king Charles II. Elegies were written after his death by Owen Gruffydd, Llanystumdwy (see O. M. Edwards, Gwaith Owen Gruffydd, 1904; this gives the year of the poet's death as 1694), and Lewis Owen (see Cwrtmawr MS 5B (i-ii)). He was uncle to David Jones (1708? - 1785) of Trefriw; see N.L.W. Jnl., vii, 73-4.
DAVIES, JOHN (c. 1567 - 1644), one of the greatest of Welsh scholars the bishop died. He graduated B.D. from Lincoln College, Oxford, on 30 June 1608, and D.D. on 21 March 1615-1616. About the year 1609 he married Jane Price of Llwyn Ynn in the parish of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, a grand-daughter on her mother's side to baron Lewis Owen of Dolgelley and a sister to the wife of bishop Richard Parry, William Morgan's successor at S. Asaph. Early in 1614 he
DAVIES, JOHN (1652 - post 1716) Rhiwlas,, genealogist manuscript prepared by Lewis Dwnn giving the pedigrees and the coats of arms of the gentle families of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, and Merionethshire. At that time, the manuscript was in the possession of Lewis Owen of Peniarth; the work was finished in 1685 and is to be found in Sir S. R. Meyrick's collection, Heraldic Visitations, ii. John Davies and one William Hughes testified to the accuracy of Lewis
DAVIES, JOHN (1795 - 1858), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born in 1795, son of David Davies (1764? - 1828) of Llan-y-bri. He was educated at home, at the local grammar school, and at Carmarthen Academy (1815-19). While at college he became a Unitarian and began to preach in the Unitarian chapel in the town. In January 1820, when David Davis of Castellhywel (1745 - 1827) retired, he was invited to minister to his churches - Llwyn-rhyd-Owen, Pen-rhiw
DAVIES, JOHN BREESE (1893 - 1940), writer, musician, and a specialist in cerdd dant read extensively, thereby acquainting himself not only with the history and literature of Wales, but also with the languages and literature of other countries. During this period Sir Owen M. Edwards paid him a visit and urged him to write for his magazine, Cymru. He complied, and continued all his life to enrich Welsh literature, while at the same time he cultivated himself by attending summer

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