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ROBERTS, ROBERT (1800 - 1878), schoolmaster and Calvinistic Methodist minister Born near Tre'r Ddôl, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, in 1800, the son of John and Betty Roberts, but was brought up at Glandŵr, near Gogerddan. His family worshipped at Pen-y-garn. He was educated at Llanfihangel-genau'r glyn, in a local grammar school of repute, kept by a master chosen from the best pupils at Ystrad Meurig. There he studied the classics. He was for a time schoolmaster at Staines
ROWLAND(S), DAVID (Dewi Brefi; 1782 - 1820), cleric Born at Ffos-y-ffin, Cefn Llanio, Llanddewi-brefi, Cardiganshire, and christened 25 August He was educated at a local school, and, after teaching at Tregaron, Llangeitho, Llanllawddog, and Pencader, before proceeding to the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, and then to Ystrad Meurig. He was ordained deacon 22 September 1805, by bishop Burgess of S. David's and licensed to the curacy of
SEISYLL ap CLYDOG (fl. 730), king of the combined realm of Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi applied to the enlarged dominion created by Seisyll, the Deheubarth of the central period of the Middle Ages possessed by the descendants of Cadell ap Rhodri the Great. Dynastic continuity was maintained in this area by Rhodri's marriage to Angharad, a sister of Gwgon ap Meurig, the last king of the old line of Seisyllwg (died 871), who were both great-great-grandchildren of Seisyll.
THOMAS, THOMAS (1776 - 1847), cleric and historian at Gloucester for a time and then returned to help his father, upon whose death he was made rector of Aberporth, 18 August, and curate of Llandygwydd, 7 September 1795. He was also curate to John Williams (1745/6 - 1818) of Ystrad Meurig at Blaen-porth, and in 1816 he received the curacy of Llanddewi Aber-arth at the nomination of Eliezer Williams, a living which he held with Aberporth until his
THOMAS, THOMAS (1804 - 1877), cleric Born 7 September 1804, son of John Thomas of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig and matriculated in the University of Oxford from Jesus College, 29 March 1824. He took his B.A. in 1827, and after a year's teaching in Liverpool was ordained deacon by bishop Luxmoore of S. Asaph, 20 July 1828, and licensed to Llanfair Caer Einion. He received priest ' orders
TRAHAEARN ap CARADOG (bu farw 1081), king of Gwynedd general threat to old established interests eventually brought Gruffudd and Rhys ap Tewdwr into alliance, and together they imposed a crushing defeat on their opponent at the well-known battle of Mynydd Carn, fought in 1081, and in which Trahaearn met his end. He left four sons - Meurig, Griffri, Llywarch, and Owain. His descendants ruled in Arwystli until it was absorbed into Powys by Gwenwynwyn. A
teulu WILLIAMS Cochwillan, Social Service, Civil Administration Nature and Agriculture Son of Robin ap Griffith by his first marriage. He married Mallt daughter of Griffith Derwas ap Meurig of Nannau. His half-brother, Thomas, was executed as a Lancastrian at Conway in 1468 by William Herbert, first earl of Pembroke of the Herbert line, but Griffith seems to have imitated the pliancy of his Griffith kinsmen at Penrhyn; he
WILLIAMS, EVAN (1749 - 1835), bookseller and publisher father was living at Pen-y-graig, and the Calvinistic Methodists of that district used to meet at his house until their chapel at Rhiw-bwys was built. Reckoning from the record of his death, Evan Williams was born in 1749. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig grammar school under Edward Richard, like his brothers, John ('the old Sir,' 1745/6 - 1818), Thomas, DAVID (warden of Hungerford almshouse, rector of
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1792 - 1858), cleric, scholar, and schoolmaster Born at Ystrad Meurig, 11 April 1792, son of John Williams (1745/6 - 1818) and Jane his wife. He attended his father's school there, and then went to teach at Chiswick. After a further period at school at Ludlow he matriculated at Oxford from Balliol College, 20 November 1810. He took his B.A. in 1814, after obtaining the highest honours in classics; he taught at Winchester for four years, and
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1745/6 - 1818), cleric and schoolmaster Born in the spring of 1745/6, eldest son of David Williams, Swyddffynnon, Cardiganshire (a blacksmith by trade, and one of the early Methodist exhorters). He was a brother of Evan Williams, (1749 - 1835). He was a pupil of Edward Richard at Ystrad Meurig, and in 1765 he went to teach in a school at Woodstock chapel, Ambleston, Pembrokeshire. Early in 1766 he went to teach at Cardigan, and he was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1754 - 1828), Methodist cleric Born 23 May 1754, second son of the hymnist William Williams of Pantycelyn. He was educated at Coed-cochion, Carmarthen grammar school, and Ystrad Meurig, was ordained deacon in 1779 and priest in 1780. After being curate at Llanfynydd and Builth, he went, in 1781, at David Jones of Llan-gan's (1736 - 1810) request, to keep a school at Coychurch, and about this time joined the Methodists. In 1784
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1747 - 1831), Methodist cleric Born 1747 at Penwern-hir, near Pontrhyd-fendigaid, Cardiganshire, son of William Rees Mathias and Ann, his wife. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig and Carmarthen grammar school; ordained deacon in 1770 and priest in 1771; appointed curate of Lledrod and Llanwnnws, where he came under the influence of the local Methodist clergymen - Williams of Llanfair Cludogau and Daniel Rowland - and joined the

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