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SKEEL, CAROLINE ANNE JAMES (1872 - 1951), historian Studies, ed. R.W. Seton-Watson (1924), and to T. Auden, Memorials of Old Shropshire (1908). She gained the Gamble Prize in 1914 for an essay on the influence of the writings of Sir John Fortesque. She was also one of the editors of the S.P.C.K. texts for students and arranged the Selections from Giraldus Cambrensis and the Selections from Matthew Paris, Nos. 2-3 in that series (London 1918). The
teulu SOMERSET Raglan, Troy, Crickhowell, Badminton, he was absent, and his brother lord John Somerset inactive, when these were annihilated by Waller near Gloucester (24 March 1643). He rallied what remained to check Waller's progress in South Wales, but the jealousy caused among his colleagues by his religion and the independent powers given in his latest commission as lieut.-general (4 April 1643) made him throw up his Welsh command in favour of
SOULSBY, Sir LLEWELLYN THOMAS GORDON (1885 - 1966), naval architect Born at Swansea, 24 January 1885, son of James C. Soulsby, marine surveyor. He was educated at Jarrow-on-Tyne and apprenticed there to naval architecture at the works of Palmers' Shipbuilding Co. He worked for a while with John Thornycroft and Co., a firm specialising in naval destroyer construction at Chiswick, before returning to Jarrow for five years. He married, 1911, Margaret Dickinson; they
SPEED, GARY ANDREW (1969 - 2011), footballer medal proved to be Gary's only one at club level. On 24 May 1996 Gary married his childhood sweetheart Louise Reynolds (born 1970) at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden. They had two sons, Edward Joseph (born 1997 in Chester) and Thomas Huw (born 1998 in Newcastle upon Tyne). In July 1996 Gary moved to Everton, his boyhood favourites, for £3.5 million. At the same time he also moved from the left wing to a
STANLEY, Sir HENRY MORTON (1841 - 1904), explorer, administrator, and author Vaughan Horne, a Denbigh solicitor. There is no basis for the story of his rejection by his 'father', John Rolant, nor for the account of hardship and cruelty in the Workhouse, the beating he gave his hated schoolmaster and the escape afterwards with a friend. John Rowlands died 24 May 1854 (not 1843) aged 39. The biographer Cadwalader Rowlands was not related to Stanley and his biography has greater
STEPHEN, DAVID RHYS (Gwyddonwyson; 1807 - 1852), Baptist minister and author Born at Merthyr Tydfil, 23 April 1807. Originally a Calvinistic Methodist, he was baptized by J. P. Davies, Tredegar, 3 July 1825, and started to preach at about the same time. He was admitted to Abergavenny Baptist Academy in 1828, and was ordained at Mount Pleasant, Swansea, 25 April 1831, subsequently moving to Newport (1840), Manchester (1845), and Abercarn (1849). He died at Sketty, 24 April
STEPHEN, THOMAS (1856 - 1906), musician Born 24 February 1856 at Brynaman, Glamorganshire. His parents moved to Aberdare when he was a child and it was there, in Ysgol y Comin, that he went to school. He joined the Aberdare Choral Society then under the conductorship of G. Rhys Jones (Caradog), and when the latter gave up the conductorship and was succeeded by Rhys Evans, Stephen became assistant conductor. In 1877 he became precentor
STEPHENS, THOMAS (Casnodyn, Gwrnerth, Caradawg; 1821 - 1875), historian and social reformer reformer with a penchant for acerbic prose first showed itself in a series of letters to The Cambrian in 1842-3, in which he harshly criticized the romantic nature of the eisteddfod. In 1847, and reacting to the publication of the Blue Books, he took a leading part in the controversy over voluntaryism versus the acceptance of governmental grants for educational purposes which was acted out in the
STEPHENS, THOMAS (1821 - 1875) America by Madoc ap Owen Gwynedd in the Twelfth Century (he lost the prize for this essay at Llangollen in 1858 owing to a bit of knavery by the committee, but it was published under the editorship of Llywarch Reynolds in 1893); Orgraff yr Iaith Gymraeg, 1859, jointly with Gweirydd ap Rhys. He also contributed articles to the Beirniad, 1861-3, and Archæologia Cambrensis, 1851-3. He was a fine example of
STEPHENSON, THOMAS ALAN (1898 - 1961), zoologist appointed lecturer in zoology at University College, London, and he collaborated with his father during 1920-24 in the publication of articles on British orchids in Journ. of Botany. He was in charge of the reef section of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928-29 (Reports, vol. 3) and he made a major contribution to the understanding of the growth of reef-building corals. In 1930 he was appointed
teulu STEPNEY Prendergast, Haverfordwest, 1640-3. In 1662 he was mayor of Haverfordwest and deputy lieutenant of county Pembroke in 1674. His wife was Magdalen, daughter of Sir Henry Jones of Abermarlais. He died before 26 September 1676. His nephew, Sir JOHN BAPTIST STEPNEY (died 1681), the 4th baronet, married Justina Marianna, daughter of Sir Anthony Vandyke, the painter. Their son, Sir THOMAS STEPNEY, the 5th baronet, married
teulu STRADLING , and his name appears on the pardon roll of queen Elizabeth, 1559. He was knighted, 1573, and was sheriff of Glamorgan in 1573-4, 1582-3, and 1595-6. He was responsible for great improvements in the buildings and gardens of S. Donats and on his estate, including sea-walls and a harbour at Aberthaw. He was the patron of Dr. John David Rhys, and bore the expense of printing 1;250 copies of his Grammar

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