Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WARNER, MARY WYNNE (1932 - 1998), mathematician Mary Warner was born in Carmarthen on 22 June 1932, the elder of the two daughters of Sydney Davies (1901-1978), a mathematics teacher later to become a headteacher, and his wife Esther (née Jones, 1899-1982). Mary received her primary education in Carmarthen before the family moved to Llandovery where she attended the local grammar school, later moving to live in Holywell and studied for her A
WATKIN-JONES, ELIZABETH (1887 - 1966), author of children's books born 13 July 1887 in Nefyn, Caernarfonshire, the only daughter of Henry and Jane Parry. Her father was a sea captain who was drowned in South America before his daughter saw him. She was educated in the school in Nefyn, Pwllheli county school, and in the Normal College, Bangor, and then became an infants teacher in Aberdare, Onllwyn, Porthmadog, Trefriw, and Nefyn. She married John Watkin-Jones
WATKINS, JOSHUA (1769 or 1770 - 1841), Baptist minister believed to have been born in Llangynidr, Brecknock - he was one of the trustees of the first Baptist meeting-house at that place in 1794 (D. Jones, Bed. Deheubarth, 655), and he may have been the son of the Howell Watkins, at whose house the Baptists used previously to meet (op. cit., 811). But the Llangynidr Baptists were formally members at Llanwenarth, and it was there that Joshua Watkins was
WATKINS, Sir PERCY EMERSON (1871 - 1946), civil servant ) Mary Jane Jones of Llanfyllin, and had one son. In 1930 he was knighted and received the honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Wales. Lady Watkins died in 1939, and in 1941 he married (2) Lil Bush (née Lewis). He died 5 May 1946. In addition to various articles and memoranda he published his autobiography in 1944 under the title A Welshman Remembers.
WATKINS, Sir TASKER (1918 - 2007), barrister and judge industry and medical negligence; his practice in the criminal courts included the prosecution of the members of the Free Wales Army at the Swansea Assizes in 1969. His appearances in public inquiries included the Tribunal into the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, when he appeared as deputy to the Attorney General, Sir Elwyn Jones as counsel to the Tribunal and as such assumed the burdensome responsibility of
WATKINS, THOMAS (fl. 17th century), Puritan preacher, Particular Baptist the journey he made, in company with William Prichard of Abergavenny, early in July 1668, to Rhydwilym in west Wales, to establish a new Baptist cause there under the leadership of William Jones (died c. 1700), who had been baptized at Olchon a short time before; though Watkins is sometimes given the credit of being the actual baptizer, the prominence of Prichard as Baptist leader and the impression
WATTS, HELEN JOSEPHINE (1927 - 2009), singer conductor Geraint Jones, who engaged her for BBC programmes of Bach's music. She sang Bach arias at the Proms in 1955 and became closely identified with the music of Bach and Handel, making a large number of recordings, including four complete versions of Handel's Messiah and three of Bach's Magnificat. Her recordings were widely praised and earned her the respect of the critics, and she won a Grand Prix
WEBB, HARRI (1920 - 1994), librarian and poet his work was in English although his lovely Welsh poem 'Colli Iaith' ('Losing a Language'), set to music by Meredydd Evans and sung by Heather Jones, became a frequently performed classic. In later years he disparaged English writing and said only work in Welsh was important, a political rather than a literary sentiment. Webb had learned Welsh proficiently, read widely, translated poetry and
WHELDON, THOMAS JONES (1841 - 1916), Calvinistic Methodist minister
WHELDON, Sir WYNN POWELL (1879 - 1961), lawyer, soldier, administrator Born 22 December 1879, son of the Rev. Thomas Jones Wheldon and Mary Elinor Powell, Bronygraig, Ffestiniog, Meironnydd. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, the High School, Oswestry, the University College of North Wales - he was the first secretary of the Students' Representative Council, 1899 - B.A. 1900, and at St. John's College, Cambridge (B.A. and LL.B., 1903, M.A. in 1920). In 1906
WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD (Baroness White), (1909 - 1999), politician She was born Eirene Lloyd Jones at Anwylfan, St Johns Avenue, Belfast, the only daughter of Thomas Jones and his wife, Eirene Theodora Lloyd, on 7 November 1909. Less than a year later, Thomas Jones returned to Wales and settled eventually at Barry where Eirene Jones attended a primary school. After Thomas Jones accepted the post of a temporary assistant in the Cabinet Office where he worked
WILIAM EGWAD (fl. c. 1450), poet Nothing is known of his life, but he may have been connected with the parish of Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire (Lloyd, A History of Carmarthenshire, ii, 413). Peniarth MS 122 (119) also states that he was buried at Llanegwad-fawr. For his works in manuscript see Lewis and Jones, Mynegai, and Cat. of Additions to B.M. MSS., 1841-45; see also works in NLW MS 4710B, NLW MS 5273D, NLW MS 6511B, NLW MS

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