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THOMAS, ROBERT (1796 - 1866), Calvinistic Methodist preacher, a 'character' preaching in 1820. In 1823 he spent some months in John Hughes's school at Wrexham. After that, he himself kept a school at Bodfari and Trelogan, while continuing to work as a stone-mason. In 1826 he married Sara Roberts of Cae'r-lion, Llanycil, and they lived for two years at Bala where, for part of the time, he kept a school. From 1828 to 1834 he farmed Ty-nant in Llanycil, and from 1834 to 1840 rented
THOMAS, ROBERT DAVID (Iorthryn Gwynedd; 1817 - 1888), Independent minister
THOMAS, ROBERT JERMAIN (1840 - 1866), missionary pioneer of the London Missionary Society Shanghai. He visited Korea in 1865 and gained some knowledge of its language. In 1866 he was given charge of the Anglo-Chinese school in Peking, but later he offered to join in an expedition to Korea, when he and all the passengers and crew were captured by the Koreans and put to death. He succeeded in throwing some of the Bibles on to the shore, and these were read with effect. In 1931 a ' Robert
THOMAS, Sir ROBERT JOHN (1873 - 1951), politician and shipowner
THOMAS, Sir ROGER (1886 - 1960), pioneer of modern agriculture the draft of the Pakistan five-year plan (1956). In 1939 he married Margaret Ethelwynne Roberts, of Ormskirk, Lancashire. They had one daughter. He died 19 September 1960 and was buried at Blaenconin Baptist Chapel, Llandysilio, Clunderwen.
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1694 - 1751), cleric and scholar son of Thomas Thomas, ' gent ', Llandovery. From Westminster School he went to Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 4 July 1712, B.A. 1716, M.A. 12 March 1718/19, B.D. and D.D. 1735). He became a chaplain to Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, and so came to know Humphrey Wanley, the earl's librarian; his brother William Thomas (fl. 1685-1740) was also in the service of the earl. He was still a young
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1720 - 1768) Maes-isaf, Pencarreg, Baptist minister and author ordained at Pershore, 1781? He moved to Goodman Fields, London, in 1788, conducted a boarding school at Mile End, and retired to Peckham in 1799. He married (1781) Sarah (1762 - 1808), daughter of Robert Moseley, deacon at Cannon Street Baptist church, Birmingham, and was the father of two sons and three daughters. He died 4 October 1819, and was buried in Bunhill Fields. His publications include sermons
THOMAS, WILLIAM (fl. c . 1685? - c . 1740?), secretary to Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Mai; 1807 - 1872), poet and printer for poets to afford the Drych Barddonol and the grammars of Robert Davies, Nantglyn, and Siôn Rhydderch. He was an Oddfellow for thirty-five years, and published a treatise on the subject, Traethawd ar Odyddiaeth; ynghyd a nifer Cyfrinfaoedd Cymru. He also wrote an awdl to Oddfellowship (Meillion Mai, 18). He was a deacon at Lammas Street chapel, Carmarthen. At one time he worked with William
THOMAS, WILLIAM (KEINION) (1856 - 1932), Congregational minister, and publicist Born at Bangor 25 September 1856, elder son of Robert Hughes Thomas, chief smith at the Penrhyn quarry, and of Elinor his wife. He served as pupil-teacher under T. Marchant Williams, but became (c. 1872) an accountant in a Manchester office. He began to preach at Gartside Street chapel, Manchester, and then went to Bala Independent College, under M. D. Jones; there he added 'Ceinion' (later
teulu TOMKINS, musicians organist at Salisbury cathedral. In 1630 he received the additional appointment of ' Musician for the Virginals to King Charles I.' He was buried at Salisbury 4 April 1663. His son, GILES TOMKINS 'II' (1633 - 1725), was also organist of Salisbury; later he held the same post at Worcester cathedral. ROBERT TOMKINS, musician Music He was the seventh son of Thomas Tomkins 'I', and became one of the
TOMKINS, ROBERT (fl. 1633), musician - gweler TOMKINS family

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