Fonds GB 0210 DSOWEN - Papurau'r Parchedig D. S. Owen = Reverend D. S. Owen Papers

Ganed David Samuel Owen (1887-1959) yn Rhuthun, yn fab i Samuel a Harriet Owen. Derbyniodd ei addysg yn ysgolion elfennol Rhuthun ac Abergele, ysgol sir Abergele, Coleg y Brifysgol, Bangor a Choleg Diwinyddol Aberystwyth. Dechreuodd bregethu ym 1905 yng Nghapel Bethlehem, Bae Colwyn, a'i ordeinio ym 1913. Bu'n weinidog yng Nghapel Siloh, Llanelli o 1913 hyd 1915 cyn ei alw i Gapel Jewin, Llundain, lle y gwasanaethodd am weddill ei oes. Priododd Gracy (ganed Jones), Glan Conwy a ganed iddynt dair merch a dau fab. Bu farw ar y 26ain o Fawrth 1959 a'i gladdu ym Mae Colwyn. = David Samuel Owen (1887-1959) was born in Rhuthun, the son of Samuel and Harriet Owen, and was educated at Rhuthun and Abergele elementary schools, Abergele county school, University College, Bangor and Aberystwyth Theological College. He began his preaching career in Bethlehem Chapel, Colwyn Bay, and was ordained in 1913. Following a period at Siloh Chapel, Llanelli from 1913 until 1915, he was called to Jewin Chapel, London, where he served for the remainder of his life. He married Gracy (née Jones) of Glan Conwy, with whom he had three daughters and two sons. Owen died on the 26th of March 1959 and was buried in Colwyn Bay.

Fe sefydlwyd Capel Methodistaidd Calfinaidd Jewin, y capel Cymreig hynaf yn Llundain, o bosib oddeutu 1774 yn ardal Smithfield o'r ddinas. Erbyn 1785, 'roedd yr achos wedi tyfu'n rhy fawr i'w safle cychwynnol ac fe'i ail-leolwyd am gyfnod i Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, cyn symud drachefn i Jewin Crescent, gyda James Hughes ('Iago Trichrug') yn weinidog. Yn ystod ail hanner y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg gweinyddwyd yr achos gan, ymysg eraill, Dr Owen Thomas (1812-1891), David Charles Davies (1826-1891) a John Evan Davies ('Rhuddwawr') (1850-1929). Cymaint oedd y cynnydd yn yr aelodaeth erbyn hyn fel y gwelwyd yr angen i godi adeilad gwbl newydd ar gornel Fann Street yn nwyrain Llundain. Pan ddinistrwyd Jewin bron yn llwyr yn ystod Blitz yr Ail Ryfel Byd, ymroddodd D. S. Owen ei holl egni a'i adnoddau i ail-adeiladu'r capel, prosiect na fu fyw i weld ei chyflawni pan agorwyd yr addoldy presennol ym 1960. = Jewin Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, the oldest Welsh chapel in London, was established possibly around 1774 in the Smithfield area of the city. By 1785, the cause had outgrown its primary site and had relocated for a period to Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, prior to moving to Jewin Crescent under the ministry of James Hughes ('Iago Trichrug'). During the second half of the nineteenth century the cause was ministered by, amongst others, Dr Owen Thomas (1812-1891), David Charles Davies (1826-1891) and John Evan Davies (bardic name 'Rhuddwawr') (1850-1929). Membership had by this time increased to such an extent that it necessitated the erection of a new building on the corner of Fann Street in east London. When Jewin was virtually destroyed during the Second World War Blitz, D. S. Owen devoted all his energy and resources into restoring the chapel, a project he did not live to see realised at the opening of the present place of worship in 1960.