Edward Anwyl (Wesleyan minister)

Edward Anwyl (1786–1857) was a Welsh Wesleyan minister and school teacher.

Early life

Born in April 1786 at Ty'nllan, Llanegryn, Merionethshire, his parents were Ann and Owen Anwyl.[1] He attended the school in his hometown until he was about 12 years of age, when he became a farm laborer[2] because his father was dying. From that point, he continued his studies on his own.[3]

Career

Griffith Hughes of the Wesleyans came to town in 1804 and he joined the church two years later.[2] Anwyl was ordained in 1808, having preached his first sermon earlier in the year.[4] From then until his retirement in 1854 he served in twenty-one successive circuits.[2] For sixteen years, he was the North Wales district chairman.[2][5][6] Described as an "indefatigable" worker, he is reported to have walked 72 miles one Sunday to deliver sermons at three locations.[4]

At some point he had moved to Penrhyndeudraeth and also taught school.[1][3] He died on 23 January 1857 at Holywell.[2][3]

References
  1. Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office. p. 257.
  2. Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Edward Anwyl". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. Elizabeth Helen Rowland (1907). A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen who Flourished from 1700 to 1900. The authoress. p. 2.
  4. Roberts, T.R. (1908). Eminent Welshmen. The Educational Publishing Company Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 9781407787121.
  5. Wesleyan Methodists conference (1850). A companion to the minutes: being a report of the debates and proceedings of the Wesleyan conference, 1849, compiled [by S. Harrison]. 1850, compiled by S. Harrison. Simpkin, Marshall. p. 167.
  6. John Wesley (1844). The Magazine of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. J. Fry & Company. p. 750.
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