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RHŶS, ELIZABETH (1841 - 1911), teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford in 1877, the family moved to Gwynfa, 35 Banbury Road, Oxford, dividing their time between that and the official residence of 'The Lodgings' from 1895 onwards, when Rhŷs was appointed head of Jesus College. They had spent summers in Llanberis with Elspeth's parents since the girls were babies, and the routine of visiting Wales annually in the summer continued
RHYS, JOHN DAVID (1534 - 1609?), physician and grammarian Born in Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, of a humble family, but descended from 'uchelwyr.' After spending some time at Christ Church College, Oxford, he departed for the Continent about 1555 and travelled extensively - he himself states that he visited Venice, Crete, and Cyprus - finally becoming a member of the University of Siena, where he graduated as a doctor of medicine. He was also a teacher at a
RHYS, WALTER FITZURYAN (1873 - 1956), nobleman and politician estate after the war, failing health led to the stagnation and decline of Dynevor. Lord Dynevor was acutely aware of his Welsh heritage. He bore the ring at the investiture of Edward Prince of Wales in 1911, and in 1916 readopted the Welsh spelling of Rhys by Royal Licence. He wrote about his family and estate in Trees at Dynevor (1934) and History of the two castles of Dynevor (1935), he corresponded
teulu RICE Newton, Dynevor, Descended from Gruffudd ap Nicolas, the family, later known as the Rices, reached their highest point of wealth and influence in the person of Sir Rhys ap Thomas. His grandson, Sir RHYS AP GRUFFYDD, who married, in 1524, lady Catherine Howard, daughter of the 2nd duke of Norfolk, was executed for treason in 1531. The evidence for his guilt was slight and his real offence was probably his
RICHARD ap JOHN (fl. 1578-1611) Scorlegan, Llangynhafal, gentleman, poet, patron of bards, and copyist . There was a bardic tradition in the family, and his uncle, Edward Wyn, an alderman of Ruthin (died 1578), was a good poet according to the elegy which Edward ap Raff composed on his death. Richard ap John's transcripts of Welsh prose and poetry survive in the following manuscripts: Peniarth MS 159-Peniarth MS 160 (bardic grammars), Llanstephan MS 172 ('Brut y Tywysogion' with interpolations from
RICHARD, EBENEZER (1781 - 1837), Calvinistic Methodist minister 1806 he went to Cardigan, where he was employed as a private tutor in the family of one of the Bowen's of Llwyn-gwair. In 1809 he married Mary Williams of Tregaron and went to live in his wife's home. He was ordained to the ministry in the first Methodist ordination at the Llandeilo Association, 1811. He died 9 March 1837 and was buried in Tregaron churchyard. He was a very powerful preacher, but is
RICHARD, HENRY (1812 - 1888), politician Born 3 April 1812, at Tŷ Gwyn, Tregaron, second son of Ebenezer Richard and Mary his wife (daughter of William Williams of Tregaron). After his birth the family moved to Prospect House, Tregaron. He was at school at Llangeitho, and in 1826 was apprenticed to a draper at Carmarthen. Later he decided to enter the Christian ministry, and went to Highbury College, London; on 11 November 1835, he was
teulu RICHARDS Coed, Caerynwch, Edwards of Cerrigllwydion, Llanynys, Denbighshire. The Edwards family was intimately connected with the families of Evans of Tanybwlch, Price of Corsygarnedd, Lloyd of Brithdir, and Edwards of Dolserau, all in Merioneth (see N.L.W. schedule of the Caerynwch and allied documents). When Lewis Dwnn (Heraldic Visitations, ii, 235) visited Caerynwch in 1588 the pedigree of the family was supplied to the
RICHARDS, ALUN MORGAN (1929 - 2004), screenwriter, playwright, and author married Barbara Helen Howden (1933-2008), then a probation officer, in London on 8 June 1957, and settled in Cardiff, where he taught English in a secondary school for the next ten years. In the late-1960s, the family relocated to Swansea. Together, Alun and Helen Richards had three sons - Stephen (1958-), Michael (1960-), Daniel (1966-) - and a daughter, Jessica (1961-). Alun Richards's literary break
RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet ). In 1794 he moved to Dolgelley. On the death of his father (1798) he inherited the property of both his parents, which he transferred to a friend, Thomas Jones, on condition that he might spend the rest of his life as one of his family. He was a master at Dolgelley grammar school, 1800-7. He died 12 May 1827 and was buried at Dolgelley. Here is a list of his works: Cywydd y Drindod, 1793; Hanes
RICHARDS, DAVID WILLIAM (1893 - 1949), preacher and philosopher of them to educate themselves for the improvement of the lives of their fellows as well as theselves. David Richards was the Labour party candidate in the University of Wales election in 1929. But notwithstanding all his successes he and his family were forced to leave the church and the manse at short notice on 21 December 1930. He lectured for the Workers' Educational Association until he was
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1687? - 1760), cleric and author Although a native of Cardiganshire and born at Llanychaearn (Foster, Alumni Oxonienses), he may have been a member of the Richards family of Coed, near Dolgelley. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford (graduated in 1711), he was an excellent classical scholar; Dr. Trapp, professor of poetry at Oxford, said he was the best Latin poet since Vergil. He was appointed rector of Newtown, 1713, appointed

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