Nathaniel Thomas
b: ABT 1819
d:
Biography
THOMAS , NATHANIEL ( 1818 - 1888 ), Baptist minister at Tabernacle ,Cardiff , etc.; b. 13 April 1818 at Clydach , near Swansea . At 7years of age he went to work in a colliery for a short time; later heassisted boatmen on the canal near his home. The family moved toNant-y-glo in 1830 , he was baptized there (at Hermon ), began topreach in 1837 , and went to Pontypool College in Jan. 1842 . Heministered at Cilfowyr , 1846-50 , and at Penuel , Carmarthen , 1850-6; at the latter place he built a new chapel . He m. Laura EmilyBlagdon (see below), a Churchwoman who had become a Baptist . He spentthirty years at Tabernacle , Cardiff , and was responsible for thepresent edifice. He served as editor of Y Bedyddiwr , was an advocateof temperance, educational and Liberal movements , and helped tosuccour blind and unfortunate people . He was the first president ofthe Welsh Baptist Union ; he also served on committees of the BaptistUnion of England and Wales . He d. 2 Dec. 1888 .
Bibliography:

T. Morgan , Cofiant y Parch. Nathaniel Thomas, Caerdydd , Llangollen,1900 ;
Seren Gomer , 1889 ;
Y Geninen (Gwyl Dewi), 1889 .

LAURA THOMAS ( née Blagdon ) ( 1822 - 1883 ), wife of Nathaniel Thomas, deserves a short note. Born at Bodlington Manor , Cheltenham , 1March 1822 , she early showed breadth of mind and a gift forevangelizing . This disturbed her father to such an extent that shewas forced to leave her home. Her mother and the youngest child joinedher and the three reached Carmarthen . There they insisted ( Jan. 1852) upon being baptized by Nathaniel Thomas , the minister of Penuel ,Laura becoming, later, his wife. From 1856 until her death ( 1 May1883 ) she worked assiduously in Cardiff with the band of hope, thetemperance movement , the deaf and dumb, etc. She also distributedtracts, did social work in the docks and in the prison and helpedunfortunate women , etc. Because she gave shelter in her homeovernight to a young Jewess who wished to become a Christian , LauraThomas and her husband were involved in litigation initiated by theJewess 's father and although the High Court decided in their favourthe expenses incurred by the two defendants amounted to about £800.
Bibliography:

David Davies , Christ Magnified the life of Mrs N. Thomas, of Cardiff, London, 1884? ;
T. Morgan , Cofiant y Parch. Nathaniel Thomas, Caerdydd , Llangollen,1900 .
Author:

Rev. William Joseph Rhys, (1880-1967), Gelli, Rhondda / Treherbert.

A portrait of the Rev. Nathaniel Thomas, Minister at Tabernacl,Cardiff between 1856 and 1887.
Facts
  • ABT 1819 - Birth - ; Llansamlet
  • Occupation - Reverand of the Priory St. Baptist Church in Carmarthen, then
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MNathaniel Thomas
BirthABT 1819Llansamlet
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Marriage13 SEP 1852to Laura Emily Anne Blagdon at Carmarthen, Wales
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PARENT (M) Nathaniel Thomas
BirthABT 1819Llansamlet
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Marriage13 SEP 1852to Laura Emily Anne Blagdon at Carmarthen, Wales
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PARENT (F) Laura Emily Anne Blagdon
Birth01 MAR 1822Winchcombe St., Cheltenham, England
Death24 AUG 1875 Cardiff, Wales
Marriage13 SEP 1852to Nathaniel Thomas at Carmarthen, Wales
FatherJohn Blagdon
MotherLaura Emily Anne Neale
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Descendancy Chart
Nathaniel Thomas b: ABT 1819
Laura Emily Anne Blagdon b: 01 MAR 1822 d: 24 AUG 1875