Tag: Nonconformity
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The Orator: Margaret Davies of Llwynon, Cellan
Stretched before Margaret sat a crowd of 90 children from Cellan day school. On this Boxing Day, 1894, she and her husband had invited the students and their teachers to their home for tea. Margaret had just presented each child with a Bible and Christmas card and now they all sat, faces eager, applauding and…
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A Rural Farmer: Thomas Griffith of Olmarch Fawr, Bettws Leiki (1841–1886)
Thomas Griffith was born on March 27, 1841, at Olwmarch Fawr, in the parish fo Bettws Leiki, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the third son of Anne Davies and William John Griffith, tenant farmers.[1] If his childhood was anything like his eldest brother’s (he wrote a short autobiography in his old age), Thomas spent much of…
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Timothy Jones Edwards, son of Neath (1876–1886)
Timothy Jones Edwards was born around 1876 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire.[1] He was the son of Rachel Jones of Hendrelas, Llanfihangel Ystrad, and Rev. Thomas James, an Independent minister at Soar Chapel in Neath. Edwards grew up in Ebbw Vale, Monmoushshire, and Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. He also spent time living on his maternal grandparents’ farm…
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Championing His Faith: Rev. Thomas Davis of Atherstone (1789–1825)
Rev. Thomas Davis was born July 2, 1789, at Castell Hywel farm, in the parish of Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, Wales.[1] He was the fifth son of Anne Evans and David Davis of Castellhywel, one of the most important educators in late-18th to early-19th Century Wales.[2] Little is known about Thomas’ early life, but he did receive…
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Rev. Timothy Davies of Caeronen, Cellan (1711–1771)
Rev. Timothy Davies was born around 1711 in the parish of Cellan.[1] He was the son of David Evan of Bailiau, Cellan, and his second wife, Sarah Jones,[2] daughter of Rev. John Jones of Llwynrhys.[3] The earliest surviving record of Rev. Davies is the will of his father, which was written in 1715. His father…
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Timothy Jonathan son of Fronfedw, Ciliau Aeron (1884–1884)
Timothy Jonathan was born at Fronfedw Farm in Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, in 1884. He was the son of Mary Davies of Capeli, Lampeter, and Thomas Jonathan of Fronfedw.[1] Sadly, Jonathan was victim to one of the many illnesses of the late Victorian period, which set the child mortality rate at 15.3%.[2] On Dec. 7, 1884,[3]…
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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,…