Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig

MEILYR BRYDYDD (fl. c . 1100-1137), chief court-poet to Gruffudd ap Cynan at Aberffraw. He is considered the earliest of the 'Gogynfeirdd.' Meilyr, and Gwalchmai (his son), and his grand-children, appear to be the likeliest known instance in Wales of a line of hereditary poets, as was usual in Ireland, holding land in return for their eulogies of a particular line of rulers. Trefeilyr and Trewalchmai remain as place-names in Anglesey. Sir J. Morris
MERCER, JOHN (1893 - 1987), cricketer Glamorgan bowler to achieve this feat. Other outstanding bowling achievements were eight wickets for 41 runs against Worcestershire in 1930, eight wickets for 42 runs against Warwickshire in 1931, and a hat-trick against Surrey in 1932. He toured India, Burma and Ceylon with the MCC in 1926-7, was a member of Sir Julien Cahn's team which played in Jamaica in 1928-9, and was a regular member of the Players
MEREDITH, Sir JOHN (1714 - 1780), lawyer
MEREDITH, RICHARD (bu farw 1597), bishop of Leighlin, Ireland Born in Denbighshire, son, it is said, of one Robert Meredith ap Gronw and Margaret, daughter of William John ap Gronw. It is possible that he was of the same stock as the Merediths of Stansty. He was probably the Richard Meredith who graduated B.A. at Jesus College, 4 March 1572/3, but it is quite certain that he became M.A. of the same college in 1575. He became chaplain to Sir John Perrot
MERRETT, Sir HERBERT HENRY (1886 - 1959), industrialist
MERRICK, RICE (bu farw 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian one by Dafydd Benwyn (Cardiff MS. 2, 277, 344-6) and the other by Sils ap Siôn ('Llyfr Hir Llanharan,' 319). His main interest was in the history of Glamorgan and he was assiduous in his search for documents of every kind, Latin and Welsh. In J. M. Traherne, Stradling Correspondence, 1840, 167-8, is a letter which he sent to Sir Edward Stradling of S. Donat's, which shows that these two historians
teulu MEYRICK Hascard, Fleet, Bush, Wigmore, The Pembrokeshire branch of the Meyricks of Bodorgan, Anglesey arose through the marriage of Rowland Meyrick, bishop of Bangor, to Catherine, daughter of Owen Barrett of Gelliswic, Pembrokeshire. Their eldest son, Sir GELLY (GILLY, GILLIES or GULLIAM) MEYRICK (1556? - 1601), was named after the maternal estate, and on his father's death (when he was c. 9 years old) was sent to be brought up on
teulu MEYRICK Bodorgan, December 1559. He married, 1554, Catherine, daughter of Owen Barrett of Gelliswic and Hasguard, Pembrokeshire, and died 24 January 1565/6, leaving four sons. Two of these, Sir Gelly Meyrick and Sir John Meyrick, are dealt with in the next article.
MEYRICK, Sir SAMUEL RUSH (1783 - 1848), antiquary and 1613, under the authority of Clarencieux and Norroy, two Kings at Arms, by Lewys Dwnn, Deputy Herald at Arms … transcribed … and edited … by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick. … Published for the Welsh MSS. Society (Llandovery, 1846). This work, which is in two large quarto volumes, is dedicated to the ' Society for the Publication of Antient Welsh Manuscripts,' and remains an indispensable work of
MIDLETON, WILLIAM (c. 1550 - c. 1600), poet, soldier, and sailor battle in which Sir Philip Sidney was killed. In all probability he was a member of the force sent to Portugal in 1589 with the object of placing Don Antonio on the throne. After his return he seems to have served the queen on sea and to have won renown as a brave sailor. He is said to have been the ' Captaine Middleton ' who was sent in 1591 by the earl of Cumberland (who was with the fleet near the
MILLINGCHAMP, BENJAMIN (1756 - 1829), naval chaplain and collector of Oriental manuscripts Born in 1756, the son of Benjamin Millingchamp and grandson of Joseph Millingchamp, Comptroller of the Customs at Cardigan, and his wife Anne (Gambold). He was educated at Ystrad Meurig School, Queen's College, Oxford (matriculated 12 February 1773), and Merton College, Oxford (B.A. 1777). Ordained deacon 9 August 1778 by J. Yorke, bishop of S. Davids, he was appointed (4 September 1778) a
teulu MORGAN Llantarnam, sheriff in 1582; his daughter Florentia married Sir William Herbert of S. Julians. The marriage of his heir, THOMAS MORGAN, to Frances, daughter of Edward Somerset, 4th earl of Worcester, drew the family further into the camp of militant Roman Catholicism; for although she appears to have been brought up a Protestant, she had been 'reconciled' to Rome by Fr. Robert Jones, and she was a generous

Canlyniadau chwilio

709 - 720 of 1273 for "Sir Joseph Bradney"