JAMES, ANGHARAD (fl. 1680?-1730?), poet
Spouse: William Prichard
Child: Dafydd Wiliam Prichard
Child: Margaret Prichard
Child: Catherine Prichard
Child: Gwen Prichard
Parent: Angharad Davies (née Humphreys)
Parent: James Davies
Gender: Female
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: William Llewelyn Davies
She lived at Y Parlwr, Penanmaen, Dolwyddelan. Some particulars concerning her are given by Owen Thomas in the first chapter of Cofiant John Jones, Tal-y-Sarn; he says that she was the daughter of James Davies and Angharad Humphreys, Gelli Ffrydau, Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire, that she received a good education, in the course of which she learned Latin, was proficient as a harpist, was a poet, and that when she was 20 years of age she married William Prichard who was then aged 60.
John Jones of Tal-y-sarn (1796 - 1857) was her great-grandson through her eldest daughter Catherine, and her great-great-grandson through her youngest daughter Gwen. One of her poems takes the form of a dialogue between her and her sister Margared as to the choice of a husband, the one advocating the choosing of a young man and the other an older one.
Examples of her work are preserved in the manuscripts listed below.
Author
- Sir William Llewelyn Davies, (1887 - 1952)
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 9B: David Jones (Dewi Fardd): Caneuon a baledi
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 436B: Barddoniaeth
- NLW Archives: J. Glyn Davies Papers: The Henblas Manuscripts 25: A Poem by Robert Humffrey y prydydd bach in the autograph of Angharad James
- NLW Archives: J. Glyn Davies Papers: Tanycastell Collection 13: Part of a 'Cywydd Marwnad' in the autograph of Angharad James
Sources
- Women's Poetry: Angharad James (1677–1749) (accessed August 2020)
- Wikipedia Article: Angharad James
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q4763159
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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