JENKINS, EVAN (1781-1863), hymnist.

Born in the upper part of Llansamlet parish, Glamorganshire. He was a weaver, and worked for a time at Neath and Llantrisant, but returned to Llansamlet, where he became a member and an elder of Capel-y-Cwm (C.M.) church. His two sons (by two marriages) became weavers at Swansea, and members of Trinity (C.M.) church there. The father joined them, but regularly walked out to Capel-y-Cwm for the services. One hymn by him (beginning ' Duwioldeb yn ei grym …') has retained popular favour, and appears in modern hymnaries. He died 4 April 1863, aged 82, and was buried in front of Cwm chapel.

His elder brother, WILLIAM JENKINS, born 18 April 1779, was a collier, and also caretaker of Philadelphia C.M. chapel at Morriston. He wrote elegies and hymns (notably an elegy upon John Evans of Llwynffortun, 1779 - 1847); some of his hymns were printed by Daniel Evans (1774 - 1825) in his collection Swp o Ffigys, and one was set as an anthem by D. Emlyn Evans.

Author

• Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)

Sources

• W. Samlet Williams, Hanes a Hynafiaethau Llansamlet (History & antiquities of Llansamlet) (Dolgellau 1908), 21-5
• Hanes Methodistiaeth Gorllewin Morgannwg sef hanes Eglwysi y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd yng Ngorllewin Morgannwg, o ddechreuad Methodistiaeth hyd o gylch y flwyddyn 1870 (1916), i, 158-9, 203-4
• W. A. Griffiths, Hanes Emynwyr Cymru (Caernarfon 1907), 102-3
• J. Thickens, Emynau a'u Hawduriaid (1945)
• information from Mr. Garfield H. Hughes, Aberystwyth

Published date: 1959

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