Tag: Education
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Cellan’s Lending Library: Education in a Small Welsh Place
It was a day like any other in the Welsh parish of Cellan, September 25th, 1765, when a small iron chest arrived at the doors of All Saints’ Anglican Church. A special delivery, the first of its kind, for the Rev. Williams. Heavy, despite its size, the chest was lugged onto a sturdy wooden pew…
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Timothy Davis of Oldbury, Worcestershire (1786–1849)
Timothy Davis was born about 1786[1] at Pentresion Farm in the parish of Lampeter, Cardiganshire. His parents were Thomas Davies of Pentresion and Mary Beynon of Bettws Bledrws.[2] In his teenage years, Davis received a classical education at Castell Hywel school, which was owned by his uncle, David Davis of Castellhywel. After his training there,…