OWEN, MARY (1796 - 1875), hymn-writer
Date of birth: 1796
Date of death: 1875
Spouse: Robert Owen
Spouse: Thomas Davies
Parent: Mary Rees
Parent: David Rees
Gender: Female
Occupation: hymn-writer
Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Music; Poetry; Religion
Authors: Thomas Mardy Rees, Gomer Morgan Roberts
Born at Ynys-y-maerdy, Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, daughter of David and Mary Rees. Her father was a deacon in Maes-yr-haf chapel, Neath. Religious meetings were held in her home and she began to write hymns.
She was persuaded by William Williams (Caledfryn) to publish a selection Hymnau ar Amryw Destunau (1839), reprinted 1840, 1841, 1842. Among the hundred or more which she wrote are those beginning ' Caed modd i faddau beiau ' and ' Dyma gariad, pwy a'i traetha.'
She married (1) Thomas Davies, sea captain, Neath, and (2) the Rev. Robert Owen (died 1857). She received a licence to keep a school.
She died 26 May 1875, and was buried at Briton Ferry.
Authors
- Reverend Thomas Mardy Rees, (1871 - 1953)
- Reverend Gomer Morgan Roberts, (1904 - 1993)
- D. Davies, Rhyd-y-Brython. History of Briton Ferry (Port Talbot 1933)
- Notable Welshmen (1700–1900) (1908)
- D. Rhys Phillips, The History of the Vale of Neath (Swansea 1925)
- information from Rev. Gomer M. Roberts
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Mary Owen
Further Reading
- J. Harrison, Miss Mary Anne Davies: Daughter of Mary Owen the hymn writer
Images
- Wikidata: Q20804739
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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