John Ross (printer)
John Ross | |
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| Born | c. 1729 |
| Died | October 1807 (aged 77–78) |
| Occupation | Printer, publisher |
John Ross (c. 1729 – 1 October 1807) was a Welsh publisher and printer, originally from Scotland. He was one of the busiest printers in Wales during his working life and published three editions of Peter Williams' Bible.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Ross was born in Scotland around 1729.[2]
Career
[edit]Ross apprenticed as a printer in London and started printing in Carmarthen in 1763, working for a couple of years with Rhys Thomas. He was the first trained printer in Wales.[1][3][4]
Between 1764 and 1772, he worked on Lammas Street, then moved to Priory Street. In 1781, he returned to Lammas Street.[5]
Ross published the first edition of Beibl Peter Williams (English: Peter Williams' Bible) in 1770.[6] It was the first Bible to be published in Wales.[7]
In 1771, he published the medical book Pob Dyn ei Physygwr ei Hun, a Welsh translation of the book Every Man his Own Physician by John Theobald.
In the late 18th century, he co-published a few books with his former-apprentice John Daniel,[1] including issue no. 3 of the periodical Cylchgrawn Cymraeg in 1793.[8]
Personal life
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Ross was a dissenter and one of the trustees of Capel Heol Awst in 1781.
In 1785, he was one of the two sheriffs of Carmarthen.[1][5]
Death
[edit]John Ross died in Carmarthen in the last week of October 1807, aged 78. His daughter (or sister), Ann Scott, kept the business going for a while after Ross' death; she died on 24 September 1842, aged 107.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Llewelyn Davies, William (1959). "ROSS, JOHN (1729? - 1807), printer and publisher at Carmarthen". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69915. Retrieved 13 July 2026. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Rees, Eiluned (1992). A Nation and its Books (PDF). Llansteffan, Dyfed: National Library of Wales.
- ↑ Evans, W. Eilir (1 January 1895). "Welsh Publishing and Bookselling". The Library. s1-VII (1): 391–397. doi:10.1093/library/s1-VII.1.391.
- 1 2 3 "Carmarthen Town Blue Plaque Trail" (PDF). Carmarthen Civic Society.
- ↑ Lloyd, Sir John E. (ed.). "Literature, and Literary Associations". A History of Carmarthenshire. Cardiff, London: Carmarthenshire Society.
- ↑ "Cymru'r Byd - Llyfrau". BBC. 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Llewelyn Davies, Sir William (1959). "EVANS, a family of printers at Machynlleth, Barmouth, and Carmarthen". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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