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LLEWELLYN, DAVID TREHARNE (1916 - 1992), Conservative politician David Llewellyn was born at Aberdare on 17 January 1916, the son of Sir David Richard Llewellyn, 1st Bart., a coalowner and industrialist, and Magdalene Anne (she died in 1966), the daughter of the Reverend Dr Henry Harries, Baptist minister of Treherbert. There were four brothers and four sisters. His brother was Sir Harry Llewellyn, the famous horseman, captain of the British Olympic
LLEWELYN, SION (1690 - 1776), poet edition is Difyrrwch diniwaid … sef deunaw o Ganiadau … Gyd a Now o Hymnau duwiol. He was received as a member at the age of 18 into the old Nonconformist chapel of Cwm-y-glo, on the mountain-side between Merthyr and Aberdare by Roger Williams (1667 - 1730), the pastor. This pastor was an Arminian. Ultimately the Arminian members under their minister, Richard Rees, built a new chapel, the Hen Dŷ Cwrdd
LLEWELYN, THOMAS DAVID (Llewelyn Alaw; 1828 - 1879), musician Born 25 June 1828 at Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, the son of David and Martha Llewelyn. He had learnt to play the harp by the time he was 8. At 11 he started work with his father, a collier, but left the coalmine in 1851 and devoted his whole time to music, poetry, and literature. He became the official harpist to the Williams family of Aberpergwm, in the valley of the river Neath, and to
LLEWELYN, WILLIAM (1735 - 1803), Independent minister onwards - but as we know, he was at Abergavenny 1759-63. One is tempted to suggest that Thomas Rees was correct in his first opinion (op. cit., ii, 531), that the Radnorshire Llewelyn was another man, and that his second thoughts (iv, 347) were mistaken. For it is quite certain, on the testimony of L. T. Nyberg, the contemporary Moravian 'labourer' at Leominster, that Llewelyn was pastor at Walsall in
LLEWELYN, WILLIAM CRAVEN (1892 - 1966), colliery owner, companies director, agriculturalist and specialist in forestry Born 4 June 1892 in Clydach, Swansea Valley, Glamorganshire, son of T. David Llewelyn. He married Doris Mary Bell in 1932. There were no children of the marriage. He was educated at Arnold College, Swansea, and the Technical College, Swansea, and subsequently graduated at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Initially he was particularly interested in a mining career and to this end
teulu LLOYD Maesyfelin, March 1650, but his will was proved on 8 November 1651. He was an intimate friend of Rees Prichard, vicar of Llandovery. Sir Marmaduke was succeeded by his eldest son FRANCIS LLOYD (died 1669) The date of his birth is unknown. He married Mary, daughter of John Vaughan, earl of Carbery. He was survived by his wife. She died at St Martin-in-the-Fields; her will was proved in London 31 December 1677
teulu LLOYD Leighton, Moel-y-garth, The family of Lloyd of Leighton was founded by DAVID LLOYD (died 1497), son of the Sir Gruffydd Vychan who fought at Agincourt and was executed in 1447 at the instance of Henry Gray, lord of Powys, and descended through Brochwel ab Aeddan from Elise, prince of Powys. On David Lloyd's death his wide estates were divided between the children of his two marriages, who founded numerous families of
teulu LLOYD Dolobran, Owain Glyn Dŵr. His widow, Lucy, daughter of Griffith ab Ednyfed Lloyd of Bromfield, was then alive. His third son, DEIO AP LLYWELYN, was the first to be associated with Dolobran. (The Vaughan family of Llwydiarth, issued from the eldest son, Jenkin). Deio's first wife was Mary, daughter of Griffith Goch of Ruyton xi Towns or of Knockyn. The Vaughans of Glasgoed issued from this marriage, and David ap
teulu LLOYD GEORGE The family was established by the marriage of David Lloyd George and Margaret Owen, 24 January 1888. MARGARET OWEN (1864 - 1941) Born 4 November 1864. She was made Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1918. She died 20 January 1941. She came of a family rooted in the rural life and Methodist nonconformity of Eifionydd. Her father, Richard Owen, was a well-to-do farmer who acted from time to
LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor), (1863 - 1945), statesman Born 5, New York Place, Manchester, 17 January 1863, son of William George, Tre-coed, Pembrokeshire, and Elizabeth daughter of David Lloyd of Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. On his father's death in Pembrokeshire in 1864 his mother moved with her children to Llanystumdwy, to live with her brother, Richard Lloyd (1834 - 1917). Lloyd George was educated at the Llanystumdwy National School and passed
LLOYD, CHARLES (1766 - 1829), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born 18 December 1766, fourth son of David Lloyd of Brynllefrith (1724 - 1779. On his father's death he passed into the guardianship of his uncle John Lloyd of Coedlannau-fawr. In 1784 he went to 'Carmarthen' academy, at the time located at Swansea. In 1788, already 'a fairly high Arian,' he was called to Oat Street meeting at Evesham (a church which has had several Welsh pastors); he insisted
LLOYD, CHARLES FRANCIS (1852 - 1917), musician Born 7 October 1852 at Chester, the son of John Ambrose Lloyd. He was given his earliest music lessons by his father and, when he was 13, sent to the school kept by Joseph David Jones at Ruthin, where he received lessons on the piano by W. Argent. From Ruthin he went to a school at Tattenhall, near Chester; during the two years spent there he used to deputise for the parish church organist on

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