Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, MOSES (1685 - 1742), cleric and scholar beginning of the Sixteenth Century, 1719; Repertorium Poeticum, 1726; and Orders relating to the Almshouses … of Devynog, 1731. He intended publishing a new edition with additions of The Historie of Cambria (David Powel), an edition of Juvenal's satires, and of Edward James's Llyfr yr Homiliau. He did not achieve his ambition of producing an enlarged edition of John Davies of Mallwyd's dictionary and
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1742 - 1826), Baptist (Particular, afterwards General) minister, theological controversialist, hymn-writer, and amateur doctor with the group of churches round Ffynnon-henry. David Jones (Bed. Deheubarth, 496) says that he was the first to preach at Cwmfelinfynach, and that he intended to build a church there but that the church at Rhydwilym intervened, and that he then left the place. He was ordained at Ffynnon-henry in 1785, apparently as a peripatetic preacher and minister and not to any particular church. In 1785 he
WILLIAMS, OWEN (1774 - after 1827), musician . Novello. In 1827 he produced The Harp of David King of Israel or Royal Psalm of Zion. This last publication has also some account of his life, the author saying, for example that, through the influence of Charles W. Williams Wynn, M.P., he obtained a post in His Majesty's Stamp and Tax Office January 1827, which was ' to him then as life from the dead.' He appears to have become very poor in his last
WILLIAMS, RICHARD (1835 - 1906), antiquary and lawyer Born at Bontdolgadfan, Llanbryn-mair, son of William Williams (Gwilym Cyfeiliog). He was educated at schools at Llanbryn-mair and Newtown, and at Bala C.M. College. He then worked in the offices of David Howell of Machynlleth, 1851-6, and Abraham Howell of Welshpool, 1856-69 - both of them being solicitors; he himself was admitted a solicitor in 1866. In 1869 he moved to Newtown, where he spent
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1848 - 1918), architect, author and social reformer being articled to a practising architect, he took a more practical route in working for a number of well-established architects on site. He was clerk of works to the noted Gothic architect James Piers St Aubyn (1815-1895), and then worked for Maurice B. Adams (1849-1933), who was architect to the philanthropist Passmore Edwards and from 1872 edited Edwards's journal, Building News. Williams worked as
WILLIAMS, ROBERT JOHN (PRYSOR; 1891 - 1967), collier and actor national eisteddfod in 1928 he met two people who were to influence his life greatly, namely Daniel Haydn Davies, who became a producer of school programmes for the B.B.C., and also one who became a lifelong friend, namely David Moses Jones, a collier and actor like himself. In 1936 Thomas Rowland Hughes, the novelist and producer, invited both of them to take part in a radio play, and for the next 30
WILLIAMS, ROGER (1667 - 1730), Independent minister , James, died 1760). He died 25 May 1730 at the age of 63, and John and David Williams were ordained ministers of Cefnarthen. John is known to have been his son and David probably belonged to the same family. The Williamses were a powerful clan in Cefnarthen, and other members of the family were Morgan Williams of Ty'n-coed, the able secretary of the church and one of the most prominent Dissenting
WILLIAMS, TALIESIN (1787 - 1847), poet and author Son of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg). He was born, according to tradition in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Cardiff prison on 9 July 1787, and was christened at Flimston on 16 September He was educated at a school at Cowbridge and then worked with his father as stonemason and carver on gravestones. He kept a school at Gileston and, c. 1813, was appointed assistant in a school kept by the Rev. David
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (fl. end of the 18th century), attorney, outstanding figure in the copper industry appeared under the name of Shôn Gwialan in 1796, a pamphlet whose real authorship has remained a mystery to this day. That Williams actually wrote it is not likely; but it is very near certainty that the fierce diatribe and well-rounded phrases were the work of David Williams (1738 - 1816), founder of the Royal Literary Fund, at that juncture a clerk in London at the office of Williams. In a letter to
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Tom Nefyn; 1895 - 1958), minister (Presb.) and evangelist Dardanelles, France, Egypt and Palestine, suffering great hardship and being wounded. During his service in the Middle East he met David Williams, who was one of the army chaplains. He wrote poetry at that time and his friend, William Williams of Caernarfon, published a small collection of his poems under the title Barddoniaeth o waith Twm Nefyn (n.d.). He returned from the war an ardent pacifist. Some
WILLIAMS, THOMAS CHARLES (1868 - 1927), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 28 August 1868 at Bryntirion, Gwalchmai, Anglesey, son of the Rev. Hugh Williams, his mother being the daughter of the Rev. John Charles (1784 - 1858) and sister of the Revs. Hugh (1806 - 1839), John (1809 - 1865), William (1817 - 1849), and David (1823 - 1860) Charles - the two latter being very popular preachers. (Thomas, another brother, died young.) He was educated at Oswestry, Bala
WILLIAMS, Sir TREVOR (c. 1623 - 1692) Llangibby, politician descended from the marriage of Howel Gam ap David (fl. 1300) to a daughter of the Scudamore family. The surname was first adopted by his grandfather, Roger Williams (died 1583), who was sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1562 and was succeeded in the office in 1627 by his son, Sir Charles Williams; the latter, Sir Trevor's father, knighted in 1621, also represented the county in Parliament that year

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