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MORRIS, ROBERT (bu farw 1768), industrialist South Wales, 134) near 'the Clase,' to house forty families of their workpeople, with a shoemaker and a tailor for their service; but it is to John Morris that the tourist-books (e.g. John Evans, Malkin, Wood) unanimously ascribe the building of the village of Morriston - said to have been planned by the minister and bridge-builder William Edwards (1719 - 1789) of Eglwysilan. John Morris was made a
MORRIS, RUPERT HUGH (1843 - 1918), cleric and antiquary Born at Holywell 16 March 1843, second son of William Morris (1812 - 1886). From Ruthin Grammar School he went in April 1861 to Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with classical honours in 1865 (D.D. 1884). After four years on the staff of Rossall (he was ordained in 1867), he was principal of Carmarthen Training College from 1869 till 1876; in 1873 he received a canonry at S. Davids, which he
MORRIS, WILLIAM (c. 1816? - 1886), printer and publisher of books and periodicals of Anglican interest , chaplain to the duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall Cheshire, his second son Rupert Hugh Morris, edited Archæologia Cambrensis, and another of his sons was headmaster of a grammar school in the midlands of England. William Morris died, after a long illness, on 8 October 1886, at his home, ' Gwilymfod,' and was buried in Whitchurch churchyard, Denbigh. O.P.C.S. index to deaths reported October-December 1886
MORRIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1829-1873?), assistant to the Education Commissioners of 1846-7 acted as joint-editors until it was taken over in 1829 by William Rowlands (1807 - 1866). It is clear from the pages of Yr Athraw that Morris was the secretary of the district bi-monthly meeting, and superintendent of its book-room; it is clear, too, that Rowlands had been his assistant, about 1824-5, when Morris was head of the Cefn school. Robson's Directory for 1840 tells us that Morris was agent
MORRIS, WILLIAM (Rhosynnog; 1843 - 1922), Baptist minister
MORRIS, WILLIAM (1783 - 1861), Calvinistic Methodist minister society as a young man and began to preach c. 1801. In 1812 he was licensed as a dissenting minister; and he was ordained at the Llangeitho Association in 1815. He is described as William Morris, ' Minister of the Gospel ', Clydau, in his bond dated 22 August 1822 to marry Lettice Morris, Llansteffan. About 1835-6 he moved to St. Davids, where he died 8 December 1861, and was buried in the cathedral
MORRIS, WILLIAM (1705 - 1763), botanist, antiquary, letter-writer Davies (1739 - 1821) is based chiefly on William Morris's notes. Like his brothers, he was a collector and copyist of manuscripts - he took special pride in the volume called 'the Leathern Harp,' which feckless Goronwy Owen nearly lost for him. His knowledge and judgement in matters Welsh was highly respected by his brothers, and he in turn was greatly interested in the Cymmrodorion Society, whose
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teulu MORTIMER Wigmore, The Mortimer family came over to England from Normandy as part of the invading army of William the Conqueror, and c. 1075, one of the family, RALPH de MORTIMER, was granted certain lands in Shropshire and Herefordshire, with the castle and township of Wigmore in the latter county as focal point. It was from this beginning that the family eventually grew to be a dominant factor in Welsh border
MORTIMER, ROGER de (1256? - 1326), lord of Chirk third son of Roger de Mortimer, sixth baron of Wigmore (see preceding article), and Matilda, daughter of William de Braose. His first connection with Chirkland came in 1282, when he was granted the lands of Llywelyn Fychan, comprising the area around Chirk, the practical effect of the grant being to set up in his favour a new marcher lordship of Chirk. He was called upon to play a conspicuous
MORUS BERWYN (fl. c. 1553-1615), poet A native, apparently, of the Berwyn district of North Wales. A number of his poems remain in manuscripts. Most of these are addressed to various members of North Wales families, including John Salusbury of Lleweni and his wife Katheryn (of Berain), Sir William Morys of Clenennau, Robert Wyn of Foelas, Thomas Vaughan of Hafod, captain William Thomas. There are also a poem in praise of Bishop
MORUS DWYFECH (fl. c. 1523-1590), a poet bardic itineraries to Gwynedd, he addressed poems to members of most of the landed families, including those of Cefnamwlch, Clenennau, Ystumcegid, Talhenbont, Plas-du, Glyn Dwyfech, Castellmarch, Llwyndyrys, Bodfel, Glynllifon, Trefeilir, and Gwydir. He also composed poetry (cywyddau and englynion) on various other themes including religious poems, satires, poems addressed to a maiden, one to his own

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