Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ORIG (1931 - 2009), footballer, wrestler, promoter and journalist confrontation with Oldham management, he left for Shrewsbury before suffering an injury that would end his career in England. Back in Ysbyty Ifan and working as an apprentice carpenter Williams was visited by Welsh football legend Tommy Jones, who offered him a playing role at Pwllheli. He eventually became player/manager at the club and began writing a column for the matchday programme. Leaving Pwllheli, he
WILLIAMS, OWEN (GAIANYDD) (1865 - 1928), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born 8 October 1865 in the parish of Llangwyllog, Anglesey. He worked on a farm until he was 10 years old, when he met with a serious accident which affected him for the rest of his life. He received his education under the Rev. Hugh Richards at Llannerch-y-medd, the Rev. R. M. Jones at Holyhead, and at the University College, Bangor. He was ordained in 1897 and became pastor of the churches of
WILLIAMS, OWEN (1774 - after 1827), musician Born July 1774 at Cwirt, parish of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, and christened in the parish church 11 July as the son of Owen Jones, husbandman, and Ellen his wife. In 1817 he published Egwyddorddysg … neu Catechism ar Reolau Cerddoriaeth, a Welsh version of a work by Charles Dibdin, and, in 1818, Egwyddorion Canu, the latter containing eight illustrations drawn by Hugh Hughes (1790 - 1863); the two
WILLIAMS, PETER (Pedr Hir; 1847 - 1922), Baptist minister, author, and eisteddfodwr Born 1 May 1847 at Byrdir, Llanynys parish, Vale of Clwyd. His father, Thomas Williams, was a cousin of Sir Charles James Watkin Williams. He frequented the school of J. D. Jones, the musician; in 1868 he was at a Ruthin eisteddfod, enjoying the company of such varied characters as Nefydd, Talhaiarn, and Llew Llwyfo. He tried his hand at several occupations before joining the Denbighshire police
WILLIAMS, PETER BAILEY (1763 - 1836), cleric and writer -rug and Llanberis, where he spent the rest of his life; in addition, he was for some years (1815-25?) perpetual curate of Betws Garmon. He married (1) Hannah Jones of Llanrwst (died 1835) in September 1804, by whom he had a son, HENRY BAILEY WILLIAMS (1805 - 1879), rector of Llanberis (1836-43) and Llan-rug (1843-79); and (2) Charlotte Hands (widow) of Shrewsbury (died 1849) in November 1835. He was
WILLIAMS, RICHARD (1747 - 1811), cleric and man of letters the Welsh poems (e.g. Owain Cyfeiliog's ' Hirlas') in Pennant's Tours; some of his translations also appear in Musical and Poetical Relicks, by Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin).
WILLIAMS, RICHARD (Gwydderig; 1842 - 1917), collier and poet Gurnos Jones (Gurnos), another poet, he began to compile a dictionary giving examples of cynghanedd. It does not appear that a collected edition of his poems was published; they must, therefore, be sought in newspapers and journals of his time - there are some examples in the articles in Y Geninen noted below. He died 30 March, and was buried 4 April 1917 in the burial ground attached to Gibea chapel
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu; 1766 - 1850), poet wrote for her is one of the most poignant in the language. Robert was friendly with the eisteddfodic poets, but after the one occasion when he failed to win the prize he never competed. He and John Richard Jones of Ramoth were staunch friends, and he assisted the latter to publish his hymn-books. His connection with Dewi Wyn, his neighbour and former pupil, is commemorated in the name of a
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1810 - 1881), cleric, Celtic scholar and antiquary Ordinale de Vita Sancti Mereadoci) which was edited, with translation, by Whitley Stokes (London, 1872). In 1876 was completed the first volume of his Selections from the Hengwrt Manuscripts, and in 1878 and 1880 the first two parts of the second volume appeared. This second volume was completed in 1892 by the Rev. G. Hartwell Jones. Neither the texts nor the translations in these two volumes are always
WILLIAMS, ROBERT DEWI (1870 - 1955), minister (Presb.), headmaster of Clynnog School and writer . ed. 1948); he is considered to be the pioneer of this type of story in Welsh. He also wrote for periodicals, and some of his articles in Y Drysorfa were collected under the title Dyddiau mawr mebyd in 1973. In 1908 he married Helena Jones Davies, and they had a son. He died 25 January 1955 at Rhuddlan.
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, ROBERT ROLFE (1870 - 1948), a pioneer of Welsh-medium education Anne Jones, Tonpentre (died 27 July 1970). He retired to Llwyn-teg, Llan-non. He died 26 July 1948 and was buried in Llwyn-teg (Congl.) cemetery.

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