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PICTON, Sir THOMAS (1758 - 1815), soldier, colonial governor and enslaver Thomas Picton was born on 24 August 1758 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, the seventh of the twelve children of Thomas Picton (1723-1790), a landowner who traced his ancestry back to the Norman knight William de Pyketon, and his wife Cecil (1728-1806), daughter of the Reverend Edward Powell and a half-sister to Richard Turberville (TURBERVILLE family of Coity, Glamorganshire). Growing up at
PICTON-TURBERVILL, EDITH (1872 - 1960), worker for women's causes and author Born in 1872 in the registration district of Hereford, a twin daughter and one of the large family of John Picton Warlow, later (1891) John Picton Turbervill of Ewenny Priory, Glamorganshire, and Eleanor (née Temple) his second wife. Soon after leaving the Royal School, Bath, she had her first experience of social service when she endeavoured to improve the conditions of the navvies working on
PIERCE, THOMAS MORDAF (1867? - 1919), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author , Calvinistic Methodist minister, and a study of the life and work of William Owen Pughe (Caernarvon, 1914). In addition he collected material relating to the general life (including religious life) of Llanidloes and Dolgelley, the lives of members of the Mills (Llanidloes) family, etc. - for examples see NLW MS 6173D, NLW MS 6175C, NLW MS 6176D, NLW MS 6177D, 6178C, 6179B, NLW MS 6183C, NLW MS 6184D, NLW MS
POWEL, ANTHONY (c. 1560 - 1618/19), gentleman and genealogist of Llwydarth, in the parish of Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire. The surname ' Powel ' was first adopted by his father and his uncles; their descendants formed the Powels of Tir Iarll and the surrounding districts. We know little of Anthony Powel but it is probable that he was the person of that name who acted as steward to the Mansel family of Margam. It is clear that, like so many other members of
POWEL, DAVID (c.1540 - 1598), cleric and historian Edward Stradling (see the article on that family) on the Norman conquest of Glamorgan, which had been given to Powel by Blanche Parry. Lastly, he added a very inadequate continuation down to 1584. Using different founts and other devices, he carefully differentiated between Llwyd's text and the added matter. The book was somewhat comically illustrated by 'portraits' of 'the old Welsh princes' - but Sir
POWEL, MORGAN (fl. c. 1563), poet, one of the Glamorgan writers of cwndidau, a cleric of Llanhari probably one of the Powel family of Tir Iarll (see under Anthony Powel). Apparently he was cleric at Laleston, near Bridgend, c. 1563. Some of his work still exists, including a poem addressed to Wiliam Prys of Briton Ferry, another to reconcile Siôn Mawddwy with Tomas ap Wiliam ap Hywel. He also participated in two bardic controversies or ymrysonau with Llywelyn Siôn and Tomas Llywelyn.
teulu POWELL Nanteos, Llechwedd-dyrus, This family claims descent from Edwin ap Gronow of Tegeingl. Dafydd ap Philip ap Hywel is said to have been the first 'ap Hywel (whence Powell) connected with Llechwedd-dyrus, the first seat of the family; his wife, according to Peniarth MS 156 (see West Wales Historical Records, i), was daughter of John ap Edward of Nanteos. Their grandson, Sir THOMAS POWELL, Serjeant-at-law (1688), a Baron of
POWELL, ANNIE (1906 - 1986), teacher, local politician and Communist mayor of Rhondda Annie Powell was born on 8 September 1906 in Ystrad, Rhondda, Glamorgan, the eldest of four daughters of Tom and Sarah Thomas, both teachers. The family was Welsh-speaking and life centred around the Welsh Independent chapel and later Methodist Central Hall, Tonypandy. Annie was educated at Pentre Grammar School and Glamorgan Training College, and followed her parents into teaching. In her early
POWELL, DAVID (bu farw 1781), Franciscan friar Born, according to general opinion, at Abergavenny, though some incline to attribute his origins to the neighbourhood of Brecon. He was at the Franciscan convent at Douai. On his return to Wales (1740) he attached himself to the Franciscan house of Perth-hir, Monmouth - it should, however, be stated that he seems not to have been in any way related to the ' Powell of Perth-hir ' family which is
POWELL, THOMAS (1781 - 1842), Congregational minister and author S. Asaph. In 1814, after he had married into a prosperous Brecon family, he went to that town to take charge of the Plough church. He moved to Usk, Monmouth, in 1825, spent the remainder of his life there, and died there 4 February 1842. He published Ym Mhlaid y Gymdeithas Genhadol, Y Cristion fewn ychydig, Bedydd Babanod, Cyfieithiad Calvin ar y Salmau, a Gair Duw, 1821. He was a gifted preacher
POWELL, THOMAS, chartist Born at Newtown, the son of Richard Powell (the father died, an old man, in 1835). His mother is said to have been related to the Blayney family of Gregynog. (His date of birth has not been ascertained.) He was apprenticed to an ironmonger in Shrewsbury and later had employment in London. In 1832 he purchased an ironmongery business in Welshpool. It is probable that Powell had come into contact
POWELL, WILLIAM EIFION (1934 - 2009), minister (Cong.) and college principal family moved a mile or so away to nearby village of Gwaencaegurwen and settled at 6 Colbren Square. His mother died in 1957 at the age of 48. Eifion was brought up and started preaching at the Tabernacl, Cwmgors, under the ministry of the Reverends T. M. Roderick, Emrys Jones and Irfon Samuel. He was educated at Pontardawe Grammar School, and was specially influenced by Eic Davies, one of the teachers

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