Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN (Gorfyniawc o Arfon; 1814 - 1878), musician its chief secretary. In 1847 he began to issue Y Canrhodydd Cymreig, in parts, but owing to printing difficulties only four parts appeared. In the same year he published a Gramadeg Cerddorol, which proved a financial loss to him. In 1849 he arranged a new edition of Gramadeg Cerddoriaeth (John Mills). He wrote articles on music for Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig, and composed or arranged hymn-tunes for
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1856 - 1917), teacher of singing and choral conductor
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1792 - 1858), cleric, scholar, and schoolmaster Born at Ystrad Meurig, 11 April 1792, son of John Williams (1745/6 - 1818) and Jane his wife. He attended his father's school there, and then went to teach at Chiswick. After a further period at school at Ludlow he matriculated at Oxford from Balliol College, 20 November 1810. He took his B.A. in 1814, after obtaining the highest honours in classics; he taught at Winchester for four years, and
WILLIAMS, JOHN - see PRICHARD, JOHN WILLIAM
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1700 - 1787), chief justice of Brecknock - see WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM
WILLIAMS, JOHN (d. 1738), attorney-general - see WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1784 - 1876), barrister - see WILLIAMS, JAMES
WILLIAMS, JOHN CEULANYDD (Ceulanydd; 1847? - 1899), Baptist minister, poet, and writer Robert Foulkes, Denbigh, and John Palmer, Amlwch, under the title of Y Ddau Foneddwr (n.d.); (2) a critical essay on the poetry of Ceiriog, under the title Athrylith Ceiriog Hughes (1892?); and (3) a lecture on Welsh hymnology delivered at the annual meetings of the Welsh Baptist Union at Cardigan in 1888. But his main interest was poetry. He was a member of the Gorsedd of Bards, a frequent adjudicator
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS (1901 - 1975), author and dramatist
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS CAERWYN (1912 - 1999), Welsh and Celtic scholar He was born 17 January 1912, in Gwauncaegurwen, Glamorganshire. His father's name was John R. Williams, his mother's maiden name was Maria Price; they had a son, Keri, and a daughter, Morfudd, as well as Caerwyn. His father was a coal-miner who had migrated south from Y Groeslon, Caernarvonshire in search of work, his mother came from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire; Caerwyn was glad that he had
WILLIAMS, JOHN HUW (1871 - 1944), newspaper editor
WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES (1869 - 1954), minister (Congl.) and poet Born 8 October 1869 at Taigwynion, near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, the eldest of the twelve children of William and Elizabeth Williams. The father was a member at Bethel (Congl.) church, Tal-y-bont, and the mother at Pen-y-garn (CM) church. He attended Pwll-glas Sunday school and it was John Oliver, his teacher, who told him the time and place to hear 'the bells of Cantre'r Gwaelod '. He had his

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