Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, HUGH DOUGLAS (Brithdir; 1917 - 1969), teacher and artist Born 7 June 1917 in 8 Albert Street, Upper Bangor, Caernarfonshire, son of David Thomas Williams and Mary Jane (née Williams) his wife, but was brought up in 4 Regent Street after the family moved there. He won a scholarship to Friars School when he was ten years old, and went from there to Manchester School of Art in 1936, where he gained a teaching diploma in art in 1941. He was president of
WILLIAMS, Sir IFOR (1881 - 1965), Welsh scholar caused him severe back injuries and left him bedridden for some years. On regaining health he went in 1901 to the preparatory school maintained at Clynnog by the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion for candidates for the ministry, where J.H. Lloyd Williams was the master. From there in 1902 he gained a scholarship to the University College of North Wales, Bangor. He graduated with honours in Greek in 1905
WILLIAMS, ISAAC (1802 - 1865), cleric, poet, and theologian Third son of Isaac Lloyd Williams (1771 - 1846), barrister, son of Isaac Williams, vicar of Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, who married Anne, elder daughter and co-heiress of Matthew Davies of Cwmcynfelyn, near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, was born there on 12 December 1802. As his father's professional duties kept him in London for the greater part of each year, Williams spent his early childhood in
WILLIAMS, JAC LEWIS (1918 - 1977), educationalist, author and Sarah Ellen had two children, Jac and his sister Joan. Another girl, born between them, died shortly after birth. Joan married Rev. David John Davies, who was a minister at Chwilog and then at Pen-y-groes, Caernarfon. It was said that baby Jac was a weakling who would not have survived, had not the maid treated him as she would a lamb, giving him an occasional spoonful of brandy. When he was a
WILLIAMS, JANE (Ysgafell; 1806 - 1885), Welsh historian and miscellaneous writer She was the daughter of David and Eleanor Williams of Riley Street, Chelsea, where she was born on 1 February 1806. Her father, who held an appointment in the Navy office, was descended from Henry Williams (1624?-1684), of Ysgafell, near Newtown, Montgomeryshire, a friend of Vavasor Powell. Owing to her weak health she spent the first half of her life at Neuadd Felen, near Talgarth, Brecknock
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1806 - 1856), Baptist minister and author Bywiol is not, as the author maintained, a translation from the original Greek but a literal translation of Alexander Campbell's Testament and the works of George Campbell, J. Macknight, and P. Doddridge. His most outstanding work is Ffugyrau y Beibl. This is an attempt to instruct the reader in the principles of exegesis. His contribution as a linguist is none the less valuable and it is evident that
WILLIAMS, JOHN (J.W. Llundain; 1872 - 1944), slate merchant foreman in a slate and roofing business in January 1900. The business closed in 1904 but he secured a similar post with a company which was expanding. He married Margaret Jane, second daughter of Edward Lloyd, Pen-y-fron, Derwen, Denbighshire, in December 1900 and they had two daughters and two sons. In September 1923, with his eldest son as clerk, he realised his ambition of setting up a business of
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1768 - 1825), Baptist minister Born 8 March 1768 at Plas Llecheiddior, near Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire. He moved when quite young to a house called Rhwng-y-ddwyryd, Dolbenmaen. Although brought up as an Anglican he refused his family's offer of a course of education in the classics but chose instead to enter a business at Caernarvon. He was converted when he heard a sermon given by David Morris, Twr-gwyn, Calvinistic
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1833 - 1872), antiquary and lawyer : David Hughes, M.A., and his Free Grammar School at Beaumaris (Bangor, 1864); ' Penmynydd and the Tudors ' (Archæologia Cambrensis, 1869); Hen Blas (The Old Palace) in Beaumaris (Holyhead, 1869); and ' The History of Berw ' (Supplement, Transactions of the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and Field Club, 1915); other fruits of his labours are to be found in the National Library of Wales. He died 8 January
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1754 - 1828), Methodist cleric Born 23 May 1754, second son of the hymnist William Williams of Pantycelyn. He was educated at Coed-cochion, Carmarthen grammar school, and Ystrad Meurig, was ordained deacon in 1779 and priest in 1780. After being curate at Llanfynydd and Builth, he went, in 1781, at David Jones of Llan-gan's (1736 - 1810) request, to keep a school at Coychurch, and about this time joined the Methodists. In 1784
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

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