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ROBERTS, THOMAS (1884 - 1960), educationalist and scholar Born 26 December 1884 at Pandy, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire, son of John Roberts. He was educated at Llanuwchllyn school, Bala county school and the University College of North Wales, Bangor. He graduated with honours in Welsh in 1907, and took his M.A. degree in 1910. He was a school teacher at Abertyswg, Monmouth 1907-08, and in a school in London 1908-10. He was then appointed Welsh tutor at
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1765-6 - 1841) Llwyn'rhudol, pamphleteer He was the son of William Roberts, attorney-at-law, of Llwyn'rhudol, Aber-erch, near Pwllheli, and of Jane, his wife. He was christened 'with private baptism' on 16 August 1767, but as he is stated to have been 76 when he died, on 24 May 1841, it would appear that he was born either in 1765 or in 1766. His father was buried on 16 January 1778. Thomas Roberts states that before he was 14 years old
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1760 - 1811), printer it is not known for certain where he was born. He was at Trevecka for a time. He is sometimes confused with the Thomas Roberts (1735 - 1804) above. He went to Caernarvon in 1796 and he appears to have begun to print at Caernarvon in 1797. In 1800 he printed the first number of what was intended to be a periodical - Greal neu Eurgrawn …, of which, however, no more numbers appeared; seven years
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, THOMAS FRANCIS (1860 - 1919), principal, University College, Aberystwyth Born at Aberdyfi, 25 September 1860, eldest son of Thomas Roberts, sergeant of police, and Anne his wife. He was educated at Towyn and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. From there he went, in 1879, as a scholar to S. John's College, Oxford, where he obtained 1st classes in classical honour moderations (1881), and litterae humaniores (1883). He took his B.A. in 1883, and in the same
ROBERTS, THOMAS OSBORNE (1879 - 1948), musician Born 12 February 1879 at Weston Rhyn, near Oswestry, Salop, son of Evan Thomas Roberts and his wife Hephsibah Roberts; the family moved in 1890 to Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, to keep a shop. He was educated at the county school, Llanrwst, Salop School, Oswestry, the county school, Porthmadog, and the University College of North Wales, Bangor. He was articled to Major Barnes, agent of the Chirk
ROBERTS, THOMAS ROWLAND (Asaph; 1857? - 1940), biographer
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1585 - 1665), bishop of Bangor Born at Maes Maen Cymro, Llanynys, Denbighshire, the son of Symon Roberts and of Cicilie (or Sisle), daughter of Edward Goodman of Ruthin, who was nephew to Gabriel Goodman. He entered Queens' College, Cambridge, at Easter, 1605, graduating B.A. 1609, M.A. 1612, B.D. 1621, D.D. 1626, and was Fellow of the College, 1611-30. Ordained at Peterborough in 1616, he became prebendary of Lincoln and sub
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1809 - 1887), Calvinistic Methodist minister, editor, and author residents, preached to them, and so formed the first Welsh church in that city. He came to be considered one of the most popular preachers born in Anglesey. Roberts was ordained in 1848. About the year 1855 he went to minister to the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church in New York city. Whilst there he edited the first Welsh Bible published (1858) by the American Bible Society. He also edited, from 1857 to
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1773 - 1857), minister (Presb.)
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 (fl. 1745), poet and writer of interludes

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