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teulu MATHIAS Llwyngwaren, Llwyn Gwaring, Llangwaren, Lamphey (together with some of his children) was drawn also to Moravianism; Moravian services were held at his house of Trefayog; the Moravian 'labourer' of Haverfordwest was at his funeral; his daughters Ann, Elizabeth, and Martha, were professed Moravians, as was his son David. By his wife Margaret Thomas of Dyffryn, John Mathias had sixteen children - list, furnished by the late C. Ronald Mathias of Lamphey
MATHIAS, WILLIAM JAMES (1934 - 1992), composer and teacher William Mathias was born on 1 November 1934 in Whitland. His father, James Hughes Mathias (1893-1969), was a history teacher at Whitland Grammar School and his mother Marian (née Evans, 1896-1980) was an organist and pianist. At the age of six he began to take piano lessons with David Lloyd Phillips of Llanfyrnach, and it was to him that Mathias dedicated his sonata for piano, op.23. In 1952 he
MATTAN, MAHMOOD HUSSEIN (1923 - 1952), seaman and victim of injustice seventeen-year-old Laura Williams from the Rhondda Valley who was working in a paper factory in Cardiff, and they married in 1947. Laura described her husband as a good, kind man and a provider. Although their marriage was a happy one, due to it being an interracial union they faced racial hostilities in the local area and lived apart on the same street whilst raising their three children: David Mattan (b
MATTHEWS, EDWARD (1813 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born 13 May 1813 at New Barn near S. Athan, son of Thomas and Anne Matthews. While he was still young his home was broken up and his father emigrated to the U.S.A. He experienced a spiritual awakening under the ministry of David Morris (1787 - 1858) of Hendre. In 1827 he went to work at Hirwaun where, in 1830, he began to preach. Returning to Glamorgan in 1833 he made his home at Pen-llin where
MATTHEWS, NORMAN GREGORY (1904 - 1964), chancellor Chancellor in 1952. He married in 1953 Mary Laurella, eldest daughter of Walter Rees and Kathleen Olga Thomas, Whitchurch, Cardiff. They were fellow-students at Oxford. He obtained the living of St. Fagans in 1953, died there 6 August 1964 and was buried in Llandaff Cathedral graveyard. He was a member of the Liturgical Commission of the Church in Wales from its inception, and a member of the Central
MAURICE, DAVID (1626 - 1702), cleric and translator son of Andrew Maurice, dean of S. Asaph. This Andrew Maurice was, according to Browne Willis, a Shropshire gentleman, but according to Wood (Athenae Oxonienses), a native of Denbighshire. 'Llyfr Silin' and Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) make him the eighth in descent from Ieuan Gethin. Philip Yorke (Royal Tribes) says he was ' of a younger branch of Clenennau.' But his son, David Maurice
MAURICE, HENRY (1634 - 1682), Independent minister of his powers of organisation. There are eloquent passages about Maurice in Calamy's An Account of the minsiters... ejected, supplied by James Owen, who must have known him very well; it was one of the signal contributions of Thomas Rees (1815 - 1885) as a historian of Dissent to utilize the diary of Maurice for 1672. A further proof of Henry Maurice's prominence as Puritan leader was given when he
MAURICE, HUGH (1775 - 1825), skinner, and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts volumes of transcripts by Hugh Maurice and Owen Jones (B.M. Add. MSS. 31062-31110). His contribution to The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales was acknowledged in the preface, 1801. He was the author of the best poem on the subject set for competition by the Gwyneddigion Society in 1804-5, but as he did not divulge his name within the period set by the rules, the medal was presented to David Owen (Dewi Wyn o
MAURICE, WILLIAM (bu farw 1680), antiquary and collector of manuscripts possession or had been written by or for him.He was twice married (1), to Lettice, daughter of Roger Kynaston, Ruabon, by the daughter and heiress of Roger Eyton of Cefn y Carneddau; by her he had three sons who died young, and two daughters - Ann, wife of David Williams of Glan Alaw, brother of (Sir) William Williams (1634 - 1700), Speaker of the House of Commons, and Lettice, wife of Roger, son of Thomas
MENDS, CHRISTOPHER (1724? - 1799), Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister there may be in this chaff is hard to say, but it may be noted that the preacher's father is called ' David Mends.'
MEREDITH, JOHN ELLIS (1904 - 1981), minister (Presbyterian Church of Wales) and author J. E. Meredith was born on 7 August 1904 in Denbigh, one of the two sons of James and Margaret Meredith and christened in Fron Presbyterian Chapel by the Reverend Tom Roberts, Deputy Editor of the weekly newspaper, Y Faner. His father was an elder at Cricor Chapel, Pentrecelyn and there was a connection on his mother's side with the family of the Reverend Henry Rees of Liverpool. When he was 4
MICHAEL, DAVID (Dewi Afan; 1842 - 1913), poet ) was his nephew. He should not be confused with DAVID MICHAEL (1785 - 1860?), harpist, of Merthyr Tydfil.

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