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DAVIES, MORRIS (Meurig Ebrill; 1780 - 1861), poet ; they include englynion and about a dozen carols. His first publication, Diliau Meirion, appeared in 1853, followed next year by a second part; this latter has a preface by Griffith Griffiths (Gutyn Ebrill). His third published work, which appeared in 1855, bears the title Hanes Teithiau a Helyntion Meurig Ebrill gyda 'Diliau Meirion' o Ddolgellau i Gaerlleon-Gawr, Birkenhead, Llynlleifiad, a
DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician Daniel Rowland of Llangeitho with a biography. He wrote many hymns, was a specialist in hymnology (many of the Traethodydd articles are upon this subject), and edited four collections of hymns. He was also a good musician, and in 1860 published (under the title Jeduthun) a collection of hymn-tunes, ten of which were of his own composition - on this see R. D. Griffith, Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru
DAVIES, MOSES (1799 - 1866), musician treble parts - an innovation which provoked such opposition that he resigned his precentorship, but was induced to resume it in 1834, greatly to the benefit of the congregation; apart from an absence of six years (1842-8) in London, he remained in office thenceforth. He composed some twenty-four hymn-tunes, which can be seen in Telyn Seion (R. Beynon), Caniadau Seion (R. Mills), and Haleliwia (Griffith
DAVIES, OWEN (1752 - 1830), Wesleyan Methodist minister entered the ministry himself, probably in 1788, and 'travelled' on several English circuits before becoming superintendent of the Redruth circuit in 1798 and chairman of the Redruth district. In August 1800, after some hesitation, he accepted the invitation of the Wesleyan Methodist conference to superintend the Welsh Mission, and he and John Hughes (1776 - 1843) made Ruthin their headquarters. After
DAVIES, REES (1694? - 1767), Independent minister . His letter to Howel Harris shows kindly feeling towards Harris and towards Griffith Jones of Llanddowror; but the frequent (and acid) references to him in the diaries of Philip David of Penmain show clearly that he was no 'enthusiast,' indeed was an exceedingly 'dry' man, and on indifferent terms with his fellow-ministers. In Philip David's words, 'he preached his chapel empty' but he endowed it
DAVIES, ROBERT (Bardd Nantglyn; 1769 - 1835), poet and grammarian deal of notoriety, as it was he, together with William Owen Pughe and Dewi Silin (David Richards, 1783 - 1826), who gave the prize to Edward Hughes (1772 - 1850) of Bodfari instead of to Dewi Wyn (David Owen, 1784 - 1841) for an awdl on 'Elusengarwch' at the Denbigh eisteddfod of 1819. Some of his poems were published in 1798 under the title Cnewyllyn mewn Gwisg, which was followed in 1803 by
DAVIES, ROBERT (1790 - 1841), Calvinistic Methodist elder noticed; ANNIE JANE (1873 - 1942) married (1) Thomas Edward Ellis and (2) the Rev. Peter Hughes Griffiths; WALTER ERNEST LLEWELLYN (1874 - 1941) was a physician; and ELIZA (Lily) (1876 - 1939) married J. E. Hughes (1865 - 1932).
DAVIES, ROBERT (Cyndeyrn; 1814 - 1867), musician and some of his hymn-tunes are to be found in Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau (Stephen and Jones), Casgliad St. Asaph (W. J. Hughes), and Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu (Gee, Denbigh). His services were frequently called for as an adjudicator. He died October 1867 and was buried in S. Asaph churchyard.
DAVIES, ROBERT HUMPHREY (Gomerian; 1856 - 1947), correspondent of Welsh and English newspapers Born at Penygogwydd, near Dinorwig, Caernarfonshire, son of Humphrey R. Davies and Janet (née Hughes). He was taken as a child by his parents to America, and lived for some years at Dam, near Slatington, Pa. When he was sixteen he was apprenticed as a compositor in the offices of Y Wasg, Pittsburgh, Pa., where, apart from fifteen months in New York and Utica, he spent the remainder of his long
DAVIES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Teilo; 1831 - 1892), man of letters, poet, and historian Teilo, was published under the editorship of Peter Hughes Griffiths. He died at Llandilo, 3 October 1892, and was buried there.
DAVIES, WILLIAM (bu farw 1593), Roman Catholic missioner and martyr ' described by Pugh's grandson, Gwilym Pue, as having ministered to the Rhiwledyn recusants. A letter written in 1587 to archbishop Whitgift by William Griffith of Caernarvon (M.P. for the borough, 1586 described the discovery of the cave and the failure to arrest its occupants. Three years later he was arrested by Foulk Thomas at Holyhead, in the company of Robert Pugh and of four youths destined for the
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1859 - 1907), musician Born 1 October 1859 at Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire. As a child he was taught music by Hugh Griffith and Richard Mills (1840 - 1903 of Rhos. Before he was 20 he had won a prize for singing Handel's 'Total Eclipse.' Joseph Parry (1841 - 1903), the adjudicator, praised him highly and urged his friends to assist him to get a course of instruction at the University College, Aberystwyth. Funds

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