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ROBERTS, MORRIS (bu farw c. 1723), poet, and carpenter a native of Tynllidiart, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, who later lived at Bala. He was a Congregationalist. His daughter married John Evans of Bala, Methodist exhorter (1723 - 1817). Examples of his poetry, in strict and free metres, are found in manuscript; they include cywyddau, one on Bala Lake, and another on Judgement Day, and englynion composed to each other by Richard John Jenkin and himself
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1834 - 1885), cleric and scholar picture of Welsh life in the middle of the 19th century. He returned to Wales in 1875 and was for three years a private tutor at Betws, near Abergele. He also did much lexicographical work, and D. Silvan Evans profited very greatly from Roberts's work and the materials which he supplied. His last years were spent in desultory teaching; he died at Llanrwst, and was buried at Llangernyw, 15 April 1885
ROBERTS, ROBERT GRIFFITH (1866 - 1930), Baptist minister, and writer Born 13 December 1866, at Tyddyn Llidiart, Dyffryn Ardudwy, younger son of Morris and Catrin Roberts; the father, a 'character,' was a Calvinistic Methodist, but the mother (née Evans, of a family hailing from Llanystumdwy - and a descendant of the Lloyd of Cwmbychan in Ardudwy, for whom see under John Lloyd, 1733 - 1793) was a Sandemanian Baptist, and brought up her two sons in that connexion
ROBERTS, THOMAS ROWLAND (Asaph; 1857? - 1940), biographer , 16 June 1940, aged 83, and was buried in Bron-y-nant cemetery. He was the author of the following biographical works: Edmund Prys, 1899; Y Monwyson, 1902; Eminent Welshmen, 1908, a biographical dictionary for the period 1700-1900; and Huw Morus (Eos Ceiriog), 1910. His Edmwnd Prys includes a convenient collection of Prys's poetry, and his Eminent Welshmen, with its ample apparatus of reference, has
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1784 - 1864), Calvinistic Methodist minister experienced under the influence, chiefly of Peter Williams and Robert Roberts of Clynnog, led him to thirst for knowledge and he went for three months to a school kept by the Rev. John Evans at Amlwch. After that he proceeded to educate himself in the most remarkable manner, being undoubtedly assisted by his friend, John Elias. When he was 21 years of age he was elected an elder at Amlwch, and at the age of
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society 7011D), collections of older and later Welsh poems (e.g. NLW MS 7012C, NLW MS NLW MS 7014A, NLW MS 7015D, NLW MS 7016D, NLW MS 7017B), and the diaries of Edmund Jones, Pontypool (NLW MSS 7021-7030A). He also, for a time, kept a book-shop. In addition to material on the history of the Baptists collected by himself, Nefydd acquired material on the same subject accumulated by Ellis Evans, Cefn-mawr (who
ROBERTS, WILLIAM HENRY (1907 - 1982), actor, broadcaster with the white robe by the gorsedd of bards in Caernarfon in 1959. He published his reminiscences (with a photograph), Aroglau gwair, in 1981; his lecture, with casette, 'Iaith lafar Mon' was published in 1984. He married Margaret Elisabeth Evans of Newbrorough in August 1937 and they had two sons. He died at his home in Dwyran, Anglesey 6 April 1982 and he was buried in Ebeneser chapel cemetery
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist the following year. 'Heavy attack on Manchester area. Carried on Kearsley service until it became impossible'. The diaries also show his leisure interests, stamp collecting (briefly), and particularly walking (he never learned to drive a car) and there are references to his strong friendships with some of the giants of Welsh Methodism, such as E. Tegla Davies and D. Tecwyn Evans (neither of whom
ROBERTS, WILLIAM MORGAN (1853 - 1923), musician D. Emlyn Evans, and he became responsible for the music pieces that were issued with that journal. He acted as secretary of the eisteddfodau held at Liverpool, 1884, and Wrexham, 1888. He contributed articles to Y Cerddor and produced Welsh versions of some of the works of the masters. He edited the second supplement to Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol (Ieuan Gwyllt). Hymn-tunes composed by him appeared
ROGERS, OWEN (c.1532 - c.1570), printer and bookseller Owen Rogers was made free of the Stationers' Company of London on 8 October 1555. His origins are unknown, but his wife Rose was the daughter of David Lloid of 'Biteffery' (Bodfari), he had two stepbrothers named Jones, a lodger named Lewis Evans who wrote a 'new year's gift' and at least one of the ballads he printed, and his last two apprentices were Humphrey Powell of 'llodrod' (Lledrod?) and
ROOS, WILLIAM (1808 - 1878), portrait painter and engraver The son of Thomas and Mary Roose, Bodgadfa, Amlwch, he was christened at Amlwch 30 April 1808. His paintings of 'The Death of Owen Glyndwr' and 'The Death of Captan [sic] Wynn at Alma' were awarded second place at the national eisteddfod held at Llangollen in 1858. He was a popular portrait painter and the N.L.W. holds his portraits in oils of Christmas Evans, John Cox, Thomas Charles, John Jones
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author Swansea grammar school (1920-24), founded by Bishop Hugh Gore in 1682. In 1924 he was appointed successor to Rhys Evans as headmaster of Porthmadog county school; he remained in post until his retirement in December 1949. William Rowland was a dedicated and diligent educationalist. Besides teaching children daily and holding evening classes for adults in Welsh language and literature whilst in the south

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