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ROBERTS, WILLIAM MORGAN (1853 - 1923), musician Born in October 1853 in Cwm Rhiwaith, near Llangynog, Montgomeryshire, the son of Robert and Margaret Roberts. He came of a musical family; his grandfather wrote a textbook on music and his father was a member of a brass band. The family lived for a time in Corwen and afterwards in Wrexham. He won the prize at the Amlwch eisteddfod, 1878, for a part-song, 'Y Daran,' whilst another part-song by
ROBERTSON, HENRY (1816 - 1888), civil engineer and railway pioneer Born 11 January 1816 at Banff, Scotland, the youngest of the eight children of Duncan Robertson, an Inland Revenue officer. Winning a scholarship, Henry Robertson went to Aberdeen University where he graduated M.A. His father died about this time and the family moved to Glasgow. The son devoted himself to mining engineering, but afterwards decided to take up railway engineering. At a very early
ROBESON, PAUL LEROY (1898 - 1976), actor, singer and political activist solidarity within the community. When Paul was six his mother died in a fire at the family home. Robeson attended high school in Somerville, New Jersey, where he came into his own singing in choir, engaging in theatrics and excelling in sporting activities, including American football, basketball, baseball and track athletics. In 1915 he won an academic scholarship to Rutgers College, where he joined the
teulu ROBINSON Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, This family was descended from a Cheshire knight, Sir William Norris, who married a sister of Owain Tudor and whose grandson, Henry (son of Robin Norris), took the surname of Robinson. NICHOLAS ROBINSON (c. 1530 - 1585), bishop of Bangor Religion The younger son of John Robinson of Conway (son of the above Henry Robinson) by Elin, daughter of the Rev. W. Brickdale of the Wirral and his wife
ROCYN-JONES, Sir DAVID THOMAS (1862 - 1953), medical officer of health and a public figure Born in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, 16 November 1862, the son of David Rocyn Jones, whose father, Thomas Rocyn Jones was a member of a famous family of bonesetters from Maenordeifi, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Lewis School, Pengam, the University College of Cardiff and London, and graduated M.B. at the University of Edinburgh in 1897. He began his professional life in general practice at
ROWLAND(S), BENJAMIN (fl. 1722-1763), Methodist exhorter Born c. 1722, son of Thomas Rowland of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire. He was a member of the Llandinam Methodist society in 1744, and is mentioned as being an exhorter at the Tyddyn Association, 1745. He was one of the leading members of Howel Harris's party, and toured Montgomeryshire, Denbighshire, and Anglesey on its behalf. He and Betty, his wife, joined the 'Family' at Trevecka, and his
ROWLANDS, DAVID (Dewi Môn; 1836 - 1907), Congregational minister and college principal Born 4 March 1836 at Gwenfron, Rhos-y-bol, near Amlwch, Anglesey, a member of a family that was prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles. He was educated locally and then apprenticed in a shop in Holyhead. When he was 16 years old he began to preach at the Tabernacle Congregational chapel, Holyhead. He was a student at Bala Independent College, 1853-6, and at New College, London, 1856-7; he was
ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross Born on 6 May 1928 at Plastirion, Llanrug, Caernarfonshire, the second son of John and Elizabeth Rowlands. His father was the heir to the Plastirion estate which amounted to approx. 1,200 acres. The family claimed descent from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, prince of Powys and were also descended from Dafydd, brother of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd; they had resided in the Caernarfon area for nearly two hundred
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary By his own testimony, he was born at Nanteos Arms, Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. He was baptized in the parish church, 20 March 1824, by William Herbert, curate, as the son of Lewis Rowland, Tynewydd, and Anne his wife, daughter of John Griffiths, steward of Nanteos estate. His grandfather, Thomas Rowland, Ffynnon-wen, was a well-known huntsman and on friendly terms with the Pryse family of
ROWLANDS, ROBERT JOHN (Meuryn; 1880 - 1967), journalist, writer, poet, lecturer, preacher 1950 Meuryn became co-editor with S.B. Jones (1894 - 1964) see JONES (Family) until his death 2 November 1967. At the time of his death he was a widower; he left 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Caernarfon cemetery. He was a man of wide interests - a naturalist with a particular enthusiasm for medicinal herbs, a photographer, a chess player and in his youth, a billiards player. On Sundays he
ROWLANDS, ROBERT PUGH (1874 - 1933), chief surgeon of Guy's Hospital born at Tywyn, Meironnydd on 27 Sepember 1874, the son of John Rowlands. When he was two years old the family moved to Abaty Cymer, Dolgellau. He was educated at Llanelltyd school and at Dolgellau grammar school. At the end of his time there, he succeeded in securing a place for himself as an apprentice for a year with Dr. Hugh Pugh Rowlands. He went up to Guy's Hospital medical school, London
RUCK, AMY ROBERTA (1878 - 1978), novelist Berta Ruck was born on 2 August 1878 at Murree, Punjab, India, the eldest of eight children of an army officer, Arthur Ashley Ruck (1847-1939), and his wife, Elizabeth Eleanor (née D'Arcy, 1852-1928), also from an army family and of Irish and Norman-French descent. Four other daughters and three sons followed, among them the translator Richard Conyers Ruck (1887-1973). Through her father's sister

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