Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN (1840 - 1926), baronet, Court physician, principal founder of the National Library of Wales Born 6 November 1840 at Bailey, Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire, third son of David Williams, Blaenllynant, Welsh Congregational minister and farmer, and Eleanor his wife. Educated at a local school, at the Normal school at Swansea (he then thought of preparing for the ministry), and at the University of Glasgow (1857-8), he was (20 July 1859) apprenticed to Dr. W. H. Michael and Dr. Ebenezer Davies
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1745/6 - 1818), cleric and schoolmaster Born in the spring of 1745/6, eldest son of David Williams, Swyddffynnon, Cardiganshire (a blacksmith by trade, and one of the early Methodist exhorters). He was a brother of Evan Williams, (1749 - 1835). He was a pupil of Edward Richard at Ystrad Meurig, and in 1765 he went to teach in a school at Woodstock chapel, Ambleston, Pembrokeshire. Early in 1766 he went to teach at Cardigan, and he was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1728 - 1806), hymn-writer He is said to have been born at Blaen Pennal, Cardiganshire, and to have been the brother of David Williams (1717 - 1792) of Llyswyrny; but this belief is without foundation. He was a cooper by trade and for many years kept a shop at St Athan, Glamorganshire. He is probably the 'John Williams, Carpenter,' who married Mary Voss at S. Athan, 24 June 1755; he subsequently married three other wives
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1802), Evangelical cleric his parishioners. As a rule, he did not preach outside his own parish, but we know of one interesting exception; he was on friendly terms with Thomas Charles and other Methodist clerics (e.g. David Griffiths of Nevern), and in July and August 1801 we find him ministering to the non-parochial church of Broughton, Chester. It is said that he was invited to take charge of that church, but he declined
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1792 - 1858), cleric, scholar, and schoolmaster , including a son of Sir Walter Scott. In 1823, his brother David, who had succeeded their father as headmaster of Ystrad Meurig, died; but John Williams did not succeed to his place. However, in 1824, he was appointed first rector of Edinburgh Academy, and began his work there on 1 October Here he met with great success; and although he accepted in August 1827 the chair of Latin in London University
WILLIAMS, JOHN CEULANYDD (Ceulanydd; 1847? - 1899), Baptist minister, poet, and writer , and moved to Amlwch (1875?), Tal-y-sarn, Caernarvon (1879), Tabernacle, Merthyr Tydfil (1880), and finally, in 1882, to Salem and Caersalem, Maes-teg, where he died 11 September 1899. He married, during his ministry at Denbigh, Ann Jones, daughter of David Jones, a deacon of the church; they had nine children. Ceulanydd is remembered solely for his literary works. He published (1) biographies of
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN KYFFIN (1918 - 2006), painter and author grandfather was buried. His gravestone was designed by his friend the sculptor Ieuan Rees, a simple unadorned stone from the Aberllefenni slate quarry in Merionethshire. On 18 July 2008 Oriel Kyffin Williams was opened in Llangefni as a fitting memorial to him. The Sir Kyffin Williams Trust works to promote his name and his values in the art world.
WILLIAMS, JOHN LLOYD (1854 - 1945), botanist and musician leading expert on the arctic alpine flora of Snowdonia. From childhood his passion had been natural history and music. While at Garn Dolbenmaen he wrote operettas : his best known mature composition were Aelwyd Angharad and Cadifor with Llew Tegid (Lewis David Jones) as librettist. He was eminent as a musical adjudicator, choir conductor and conductor of musical festivals throughout his life. He was
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, MARIA JANE (Llinos; 1795 - 1873), folklore collector and musician Maria Jane Williams was born at Aberpergwm in the Neath Valley, Glamorgan, on 4 October 1795, the fifth and youngest child of Rees Williams of Aberpergwm (1755-1812) and his wife Ann (née Jenkins, 1759-1834) of Ystradfellte. The Williams family of Aberpergwm claimed descent from Iestyn ab Gwrgant and the poet Dafydd Nicolas had a home with them in the second half of the eighteenth century. The
WILLIAMS, MATHEW (1732 - 1819), landsurveyor, author, and almanack-maker? ) almanacks - Britannus Merlinus Liberatus - from 1777 until at least 1814; and (e) De Ultimo Judicio: neu Gan am y Farn Ddiweddaf … Wedi ei gyfansoddi a'i gydmaru a gwaith Saesonaeg B[enjamin] Francis (Carmarthen, 1794?). It is possible that he was the translator of Traethawd ynghylch Caersalem Newydd o waith E. Swedenborg (Carmarthen, 1815; another ed. in 1885). In a diary of David Jones, Wallington - it
WILLIAMS, MEIRION (1901 - 1976), musician and CEMA. He was the accompanist to the tenor David Lloyd on a series of recordings of Welsh songs made by Decca in 1948 for the 'Welsh Recorded Music Society'. From 1951 onwards he was the organist of Eglwys Sant Bened in London, and frequently accompanied at meetings of the Freemasons. He would return regularly to Wales to adjudicate at eisteddfodau and was a frequent adjudicator at the National

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