Richard Thomas (10 December 1753 – 1780) was a
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
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Anglican priest and antiquarian.
Life
Thomas, who was the younger brother of the priest and antiquarian
John Thomas
John Thomas may refer to:
Politics
United Kingdom
* John Thomas (c. 1490–1540/42), British Member of Parliament for Truro
* John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90), British Member of Parliament for Mitchell
* John Thomas (British politician) (1897 ...
, was born on 10 December 1753 in
Ynyscynhaearn,
Caernarfonshire, north
Wales.
Like his elder brother, he studied at the
Friars School
Friars School is a school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and one of the oldest schools in Wales.
History
1557 Establishment
The school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in law in London. A fria ...
and
Jesus College, Oxford before being ordained.
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Thomas obtained his BA degree in 1775 and was ]curate
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
in Llanegryn, Merionethshire, in late 1777, where he was also the schoolmaster. From there, he was able to reach the library at Peniarth, which contained a number of important manuscripts; he said in a letter to the antiquarian Owen Jones in 1778 that he had been asked to make a catalogue of the contents of the library. He died in 1780 in Ruthin, having been the curate there since at least 1779.[
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References
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1753 births
1780 deaths
18th-century Welsh Anglican priests
Welsh antiquarians
People educated at Friars School, Bangor
Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford