Elijah Waring
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Elijah Waring was an Anglo-Welsh writer.
Born at Alton, Hampshire
, Waring was the son of a Jeremiah Waring, and settled in South Wales
in about 1810. He founded and English-language periodical, The Cambrian Visitor: a Monthly Miscellany, at Swansea
in 1813, and moved to Neath
in the following year. The periodical was a failure. In 1817, Waring married Deborah Price, daughter of the Quaker industrialist Joseph Tregelles Price.
Waring preached at local chapels and later became a Wesleyan
. He wrote articles for The Cambrian on subjects such as Parliamentary reform, and became friendly with Iolo Morganwg
, about whom he later wrote a series of articles. His memoir of Iolo, Recollections and Anecdotes of Edward Williams, the Bard of Glamorgan, was published in 1850.
In 1835 Waring moved to Cardiff
, and afterwards to Clifton near Bristol
, but returned to Neath in 1855 and spent his last years there. His daughter, Anna Laetitia Waring
, became well known as a hymn-writer.
Born at Alton, Hampshire
Alton, Hampshire
Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...
, Waring was the son of a Jeremiah Waring, and settled in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
in about 1810. He founded and English-language periodical, The Cambrian Visitor: a Monthly Miscellany, at Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
in 1813, and moved to Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
in the following year. The periodical was a failure. In 1817, Waring married Deborah Price, daughter of the Quaker industrialist Joseph Tregelles Price.
Waring preached at local chapels and later became a Wesleyan
Wesleyanism
Wesleyanism or Wesleyan theology refers, respectively, to either the eponymous movement of Protestant Christians who have historically sought to follow the methods or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, or to the likewise eponymous...
. He wrote articles for The Cambrian on subjects such as Parliamentary reform, and became friendly with Iolo Morganwg
Iolo Morganwg
Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg , was an influential Welsh antiquarian, poet, collector, and literary forger. He was widely considered a leading collector and expert on medieval Welsh literature in his day, but after his death it was revealed that he had forged a...
, about whom he later wrote a series of articles. His memoir of Iolo, Recollections and Anecdotes of Edward Williams, the Bard of Glamorgan, was published in 1850.
In 1835 Waring moved to Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, and afterwards to Clifton near Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, but returned to Neath in 1855 and spent his last years there. His daughter, Anna Laetitia Waring
Anna Laetitia Waring
Anna Letitia Waring was a Welsh poet and hymn-writer.She was born at Plas-y-Felin, Neath, the daughter of Elijah Waring . Her family were Quakers, but she became an Anglican and was baptised into the Church of England in 1842, at Winchester...
, became well known as a hymn-writer.