EDWARDS, THOMAS (Gwynedd; 1844 - 1924); cleric and eisteddfodwr
Pseudonym: Gwynedd
Date of birth: 1844
Date of death: 1924
Parent: Jane Edwards
Parent: Henry Edwards
Gender: Male
Occupation: cleric and eisteddfodwr
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Religion
Author: Thomas Iorwerth Ellis
Born 8 April 1844 at Glasinfryn, Pentir, Bangor, son of Henry Edwards, schoolmaster, and Jane his wife, and christened at Llandegai. He was educated at S. Bees, and was ordained deacon June 1867 by bishop Campbell of Bangor, and priest in 1868. After serving curacies at Llandegfan 1867-72, and Dwygyfylchi, 1872-6, he was preferred to the livings of Llanfihangel-y-pennant 1876, Llanllyfni 1891, and Aber near Bangor 1901. He was a diocesan inspector of schools 1880-9, and non-residentiary canon of Bangor cathedral 1908-24. He died 10 December 1924 and was buried at Aber. He was a treasurer of the ' Gorsedd of the Bards ' from 1902 till his death, and took a prominent part in the activities of the Freemasons.
Author
- Thomas Iorwerth Ellis, (1899 - 1970)
- National eisteddfod programmes, 1902, 1925
- Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1924
- Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 12 and 19 December 1924
- Yr Haul, January 1925
- H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9256A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
- Bangor ordination papers, N.L.W.
- Bangor Manuscript at University College North Wales Library, Bangor 6451
Sources
Published date: 1959
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