Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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 (Ab Ithel; 1811 - 1862), cleric and antiquary , where he married Elizabeth Lloyd Williams (his vicar's niece) and where, in 1836, he published his first book, Eglwys Loegr yn Anymddibynol ar Eglwys Rhufain. In 1843 he became perpetual curate of Nerquis where, in 1844, he published his Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the Cymry. In 1849 he was appointed rector of Llan-ym-Mawddwy. In the course of the campaign against the proposal to amalgamate the
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 (Ioan Mai; 1823 - 1887), poet he had six children. He died 14 October 1887, and was buried in Llanbeblig churchyard. A selection of his sermons was included in the published volume of his works edited by John Lloyd Pierce.
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 Pwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, on 1 September 2006, after a period of illness in Ysbyty Gwynedd. His funeral service was held on 11 September in Bangor Cathedral, where his grandfather the Reverend Owen Lloyd Williams had been chancellor. The service was led by the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Reverend Barry Morgan, and Kyffin was buried in the cemetery of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Church, Anglesey, where his
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, LLYWELYN (1911 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and politician Abertillery in a by-election following the death of George Daggar. He won every election thereafter with a majority of over 20,000 votes. He had an opportunity in the House of Commons to channel his zeal for social justice and world peace in a wider con text. His commitment to developing welfare in Wales continued as steadfastly as ever, and his brilliant speeches made a deep impression on his fellow
WILLIAMS, MARGARET LINDSAY (1888 - 1960), artist was a brilliant student, winning 4 silver medals, a travelling scholarship, a landscape prize, and in 1911 a gold medal for her painting 'The city of refuge'. She received a number of important public commissions before she was thirty, including 'The Rt. Hon. Lloyd George, Prime Minister, unveiling the National Statuary at Cardiff', 1919, and 'The National Welsh War Service in Westminster Abbey

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