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ROBERTS, ROBERT (SILYN) (Rhosyr; 1871 - 1930), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, social reformer, tutor Born at Bryn Llidiart, Llanllyfni, 28 March 1871. Starting as a slate quarryman, he was educated at Bangor University College (B.A. 1899, M.A. 1901) and at Bala Theological College. He became minister of Lewisham (Welsh) Calvinistic Methodist church, 1901-5, and Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1905-12. He was crown bard at the national eisteddfod, 1902, for a poem on ' Trystan and Esyllt.' He
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1680 - 1741), cleric Born in 1680, son of Henry Roberts, ' gent., of Llandyssen, Denbighshire ' - presumably Llandysilio, near Llangollen. He matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford, in March 1698/9, 'aged 18,' and graduated in 1702. In 1709 he was appointed vicar of Chirk, remaining there till his death there in 1741, at the age of 61, according to his tombstone. He published, in 1720, a bilingual booklet entitled
ROBERTS, ROBERT ALUN (1894 - 1969), Professor of Agricultural Botany at University College, Bangor, and a naturalist Born 10 March 1894, at Glan Gors, Tan'rallt, Dyffryn Nantlle, Caernarfonshire, son of Robert Roberts (brother of Owen Roberts, father of Dr. Kate Roberts) and Jane Thomas. He received his primary education at Nebo school and won a scholarship to Pen-y-groes county school. For a period, he was a pupil teacher before securing a place in University College, Bangor in 1911. He was awarded a B.Sc
ROBERTS, ROBERT DAVIES (1851 - 1911), pioneer in adult education and scientist Born 5 March 1851, at Aberystwyth, eldest son of Richard Davies Roberts, timber merchant, and Sara Davies. Educated locally and at Oswestry, the Liverpool Institute, University College, London (B.Sc., 1st class in geology, 1870, D.Sc., 1878), Clare College, Cambridge (2nd class natural sciences tripos., 1875), he was (1876-7) temporary lecturer at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
ROBERTS, ROBERT ELLIS VAUGHAN (1888 - 1962), headmaster and naturalist Born at Bryn Melyn, Rhyduchaf, near Bala, Merionethshire, 24 March 1888, son of William Roberts. Educated at Bala grammar school for boys and graduating in the sciences from University College, Bangor in 1909, he began his teaching career in Denbigh, Clocaenog, and Rhos-ddu, Wrexham, and in 1920 was appointed headmaster of Llanarmon-yn-Iâl primary school, one year after the retirement of the
ROBERTS, SAMUEL (S.R.; 1800 - 1885), Independent minister, editor, Radical reformer Born 6 March 1800, eldest son of John and Mary Roberts (née Breese), of Llanbryn-mair, where his father John Roberts (1767 - 1834) was Independent minister, 1794-1834. He received his early education at the local school kept by his father, and at Shrewsbury, 1810-12. It is claimed that he was one of the earliest in Wales to master shorthand. In 1819 he entered the Academy at Llanfyllin, soon to
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1765-6 - 1841) Llwyn'rhudol, pamphleteer mother's death in March 1829 (she was buried on 5 April in Bunhill Fields) leaving one daughter, Keturah, still alive. She was a perfumer, in business at 7, Bond Street, and it was there that her father died. He was buried on 30 May 1841 in Bunhill Fields. Thomas Roberts became a member of the Gwyneddigion Society in 1793, was elected vice-president in 1799, president in 1800, and treasurer in 1801. He
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1735 - 1804), member of the 'Trevecka Family' Born at Plas-bach, Llansantffraid-glan-Conwy, 31 March 1735, third son of WILLIAM ROBERTS, a freeholder who was converted in 1748 by Peter Williams, knew John Wesley, and adhered to Howel Harris in the Disruption of 1750, so much so that he recalled his son Thomas, who was in service at Bala, from that 'Rowlandist' camp. In 1759 William Roberts abandoned his property at Plas-bach to his elder
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1828 - 1872), Congregational college tutor 1872. In 1872 his mind became deranged, and he died at Malvern on 9 March.
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Eryri; 1844 - 1895?), poet and editor Born 22 March 1844 at Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire, the son of David and Catherine Roberts. He is said to have been a sailmaker. He won in many poetical competitions at eisteddfodau - mostly local, but also including the national eisteddfod held at Caernarvon in 1877. In 1879 he edited a volume of verse entitled Lloffion y Flwyddyn, which had appeared in the bardic column of the Herald Gymraeg, and
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society Born 8 March 1813 in Bryngoleu, in the parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire, son of Robert Roberts, shoemaker, and Anne his wife (see NLW MS 7000E for the names of some of the ancestors of the parents). He received but little education in his boyhood. He was taught his father's craft, and after a while went to Llanddulas to work for one Humphrey Jones. He was baptised in 1832 by John Evans
ROBERTSON, HENRY (1816 - 1888), civil engineer and railway pioneer died at Pale, Meironnydd, on 22 March 1888. There is a very large group of the Robertson papers (including plans and maps) in the N.L.W.

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