Rowland Ellis
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Rowland Ellis was a Welsh
Quaker leader.
Ellis was the owner of the farm of Bryn Mawr near Dolgellau
. He became a Quaker
, along with a number of other inhabitants of Dolgellau, after a visit to the town by George Fox
in 1657. As a result of religious persecution
, he and others emigrated to Pennsylvania
in 1686. The town of Bryn Mawr
there is named after Ellis's farm. In 1688 he briefly returned to Wales to set his affairs in order, but went back to Pennsylvania, where in 1700 he was elected to represent Philadelphia in the provincial assembly.
In 1969 Marion Eames
, a Welsh writer who lived in Dolgellau, published a semi-fictional account of the events leading up to the emigration under the title Y Stafell Ddirgel, since translated into English
as "The Secret Room
". Y Stafell Ddirgel is now studied within the Welsh GCSE syllabus.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Quaker leader.
Ellis was the owner of the farm of Bryn Mawr near Dolgellau
Dolgellau
Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire .-History and economy:...
. He became a Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
, along with a number of other inhabitants of Dolgellau, after a visit to the town by George Fox
George Fox
George Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war...
in 1657. As a result of religious persecution
Religious persecution
Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof....
, he and others emigrated to Pennsylvania
Province of Pennsylvania
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania Colony, was founded in British America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 as dictated in a royal charter granted by King Charles II...
in 1686. The town of Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr from Welsh for "big hill") is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
there is named after Ellis's farm. In 1688 he briefly returned to Wales to set his affairs in order, but went back to Pennsylvania, where in 1700 he was elected to represent Philadelphia in the provincial assembly.
In 1969 Marion Eames
Marion Eames
Marion Eames was a Welsh novelist.Marion was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, of Welsh parents, but was brought up at Dolgellau from the age of 4, where she attended Dr Williams's School...
, a Welsh writer who lived in Dolgellau, published a semi-fictional account of the events leading up to the emigration under the title Y Stafell Ddirgel, since translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "The Secret Room
The Secret Room
Y Stafell Ddirgel is a novel by Marion Eames written in the Welsh language and first published in 1969. An English translation was published in 1975 under the title The Secret Room...
". Y Stafell Ddirgel is now studied within the Welsh GCSE syllabus.