Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES (1869 - 1954), minister (Congl.) and poet Born 8 October 1869 at Taigwynion, near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, the eldest of the twelve children of William and Elizabeth Williams. The father was a member at Bethel (Congl.) church, Tal-y-bont, and the mother at Pen-y-garn (CM) church. He attended Pwll-glas Sunday school and it was John Oliver, his teacher, who told him the time and place to hear 'the bells of Cantre'r Gwaelod '. He had his
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator Robert Williams Parry and they remained lifelong friends, J.J. being the poets best man at his wedding. Other contemporaries were H.D. Hughes, minister (CM) and Dr. Arthur Owen. After a period as a pupil-teacher he entered the Normal College, Bangor, in 1905. He was awarded the teacher's certificate (first class) in 1907. The same year he went as an assistant teacher to Granby Street elementary school
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN KYFFIN (1918 - 2006), painter and author Kyffin Williams was born at Tanygraig, Llangefni, Anglesey, on 9 May 1918, the second son of Henry Inglis Wynne Williams (1870-1942), a bank manager, and his wife Essyllt Mary (1883-1964), daughter of Richard Hughes Williams, rector of Llansadwrn. Their first son Owen Richard Inglis Williams (Dick) was born in 1916 and died in 1982. It was a matter of great pride for Kyffin Williams that his
WILLIAMS, JOHN LEWIS (1882 - 1916), Wales and Cardiff Rugby wing three-quarter, and coal exporter (Greenslade and Williams) Born 3 January 1882, the son of Edward Williams, Llwyncelyn, Whitchurch, Cardiff. He was one of the principals in the firm of Messrs. Greenslade and Williams, coal exporters, Cardiff Docks. After playing rugby for Whitchurch he joined the Cardiff club and played his first game for them in 1903. In 1909-10 he captained the Cardiff XV. He played for Wales seventeen times between 1906 and 1911, in
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL CECIL- - see CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL
WILLIAMS, JOHN LLOYD (1854 - 1945), botanist and musician Born 10 July, 1854 at Plas Isa, Llanrwst, one-time home of William Salesbury, the eldest of seven children of Robert and Jane Williams. For five years, 1868-1872, he served as pupil teacher at the British School, Llanrwst, before going to the Normal College, Bangor, 1873-74; in 1875 he was appointed headmaster of the Board School, Garn Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire. In the mid-1890s he worked with
WILLIAMS, JOHN OWEN (Pedrog; 1853 - 1932), Congregational minister, and poet Born at Gatehouse, Madryn, Caernarfonshire, 21 May 1853, the youngest of the four children of Owen and Martha Williams. He was brought up at Llanbedrog, the home of his aunt, Jane Owen, his parents having died when he was very young. The only education he received outside the Sunday school was imparted to him by friendly neighbours. He started to work when he was 12 years of age, and at 16 he
WILLIAMS, JOHN RICHARD (J.R. Tryfanwy; 1867 - 1924), poet Born at Tan y Manod, Rhostryfan, 29 September 1867, the only child of Owen and Mary Williams, who later (1880) removed to Tyddyn Difyr, Moeltryfan. Upon the death of the father in a quarry accident the mother and son returned to Tan y Manod. The death of the mother soon followed and the blind and deaf son was removed to Portmadoc where he was placed under the care of an aunt. He had shown an
WILLIAMS, Baron Williams of Thame JOHN (1500? - 1569), custodian of the crown jewels of Henry VIII - see WILLIAMS, JOHN
WILLIAMS, JONATHAN (1752? - 1829), cleric, schoolmaster, and antiquary Born at Rhayader, the son of David Williams, draper, of ' Y Siop Goch,' according to Gwilym Lleyn (Brython, 1861, 163). Three of David Williams's sons became clergymen. According to the pedigree published on p. 400 of the Hist. of Radnorshire (1905 ed.), the eldest was JOHN WILLIAMS, if Foster is correct (and there is some reason to suppose that he has mixed up two John Williamses), he did not go
WILLIAMS, KATE - see ROBERTS, CATHERINE
WILLIAMS, LAURA EVANS- - see EVANS-WILLIAMS, LAURA

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