Life
Lewis was born in Aberavon, Glamorgan, South Wales, and moved to the Merthyr Tydfil area with his family in 1819 so that his father could work in the local coal mines. His nickname comes from the village of Penderyn near Hirwaun in the Cynon Valley, where he lived. He was literate with some chapel schooling. His sister Elizabeth was married to a well known Methodist preacher Morgan Howells. It seems that Richard was a relative of radical leader Lewis Lewis who was from Penderyn, and went to live with him there around 1828.
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