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| Baptist Chapel Llanddewi built 1827 |
I have recently realised that there is a series of biographical articles on Micah Thomas by Thomas Lewis Llanddewi (1823-1900) that appeared in the Welsh language publication Seren Gomer in 1855. It would seem that Lewis wrote it in English first but then translated it into Welsh. An English version exists then in the National Library but the Welsh version is available online. I am trying to read it, although my Welsh is rather poor. Lewis was born in Llandeilo'r-fan, Breconshire. In 1829 the family moved to Cwmdŵr where he was baptised in 1837. He worked in the woollen mills at Cwmdŵr and Llanwrtyd and began to preach in 1840 at Pantycelyn. He was trained for the ministry at Horeb (Cwmdŵr), at the school kept by Brutus near Pentre-bach, at D. Williams's (Independent) school at Tredwstan, and at an academy at Pontypool. He was minister at Llanddewi Rhydderch, 1848-1856; Llanelly, Breconshire,, 1856-1859; Jerusalem, Rhymney, 1860-1863; Penuel, Carmarthen, 1863-1874; Moriah, Risca, 1874-1880. He retired to Newport, Monmouthshire. He published Cofiant … Titus Lewis, Carmarthen; Cofiant … James Richard, Pontypridd; Ymddygiad y Feibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor at y Bedyddwyr; and Esboniad y Teulu. His Hunangofiant appeared in 1903 and his 'Hanes Eglwysi'r Bedyddwyr ym Mynwy hyd 1890,' still in manuscript, is kept in the county archives at Abercarn. He was a frequent contributor to the periodicals, and wrote articles for the Geiriadur Bywgraffyddol, the Geiriadur of Mathetes and Y Gwyddoniadur..
