WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1748 - 1820), cleric, a pioneer of the Sunday school movement in Wales
Date of birth: 1748
Date of death: 1820
Parent: Ann Williams
Parent: Rhys Williams
Gender: Male
Occupation: cleric, a pioneer of the Sunday school movement in Wales
Area of activity: Religion
Author: Daniel Williams
son of Rhys and Ann Williams, Glanwenlais, Cil-y-cwm, Carmarthenshire. Ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids, 1 September 1771, and priest, 14 August 1774, he was curate at Carmarthen; he is, however, better known as curate of S. Gennys, Cornwall. He corresponded with Thomas Charles (of Bala) on the subject of education in Wales. He is given credit for establishing a Sunday school in the house of Dafydd Elias, Bryn-teg, Cil-y-cwm, and it is known that he made an attempt, c. 1781, to start Sunday schools at Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, and Machynlleth. He had in mind the formation in Wales of a society modelled upon the S.P.C.K. He died 12 May 1820, and was buried at Cil-y-cwm.
Author
- Reverend Daniel Williams, (1878 - 1968)
- A History of Carmarthenshire., ii, 257
- James Morris, Hanes Methodistiaeth Sir Gaerfyrddin (1911), 160
- D. E. Jenkins, Life of Thomas Charles (Denbigh 1908), ii, 115-9 (see index)
- Methodistiaeth Cymru (1851–6)., ii, 468-9
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20821250
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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