Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, WATKIN HEZEKIAH (Watcyn Wyn; 1844 - 1905), schoolmaster, poet, and preacher formal education was supplemented by the instruction which he received from his fellow-workers in the mines. He began to compete at eisteddfodau at an early age. He learned the rules of cynghanedd from Gwydderig (Richard Williams, 1842 - 1917) and other local poets, and he claimed the acquaintance of Dafydd Morganwg, Llew Llwyfo, and others whose interests were alien to his own, when he went to work in
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Peris; 1769 - 1847), poet Born at Tyn'r-aelgarth, Llanberis. After spending his youth wandering over the slopes of the Snowdonian range he went to live at Waun-fawr. He was there on 'All Saints' Day' (Old Style - 12 November) 1802, and Dafydd Ddu Eryri mentions him as one of those who had prepared an awdl on ' Happiness ' for the poets conference, which took place on that occasion at Llanddeiniolen. He is described as 'a
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1748 - 1820), cleric, a pioneer of the Sunday school movement in Wales house of Dafydd Elias, Bryn-teg, Cil-y-cwm, and it is known that he made an attempt, c. 1781, to start Sunday schools at Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, and Machynlleth. He had in mind the formation in Wales of a society modelled upon the S.P.C.K. He died 12 May 1820, and was buried at Cil-y-cwm.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1717 - 1791), Methodist cleric, author, and hymn-writer in Wales, and much of the success of Welsh Methodism must be attributed to the popularity of his hymns. These were published in books and tracts in the following order: Aleluia (in six parts between 1744 and 1747, and in one volume in 1749); Hosanna i Fab Dafydd (in two parts, 1751 and 1754, and an English collection, Hosannah to the Son of David, 1759); Rhai Hymnau a Chaniadau Duwiol, 1757
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Crwys; 1875 - 1968), poet, preacher, archdruid 1956). His recitation pieces for children and adults were very popular at eisteddfodau in the second quarter of the twentieth century, but he is chiefly remembered as the author of well-known lyric poems such as ' Dysgub y Dail ', ' Melin Trefin, ' Siôn a Siân ', ' Y Border Bach ', and ' Y Sipsi '. He is one of the poets who succeeded in freeing himself from the fetters of the 'New Bard'. He also
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (1867 - 1922), Member of Parliament, lawyer, and author educated at Llandovery College, and afterwards (October 1885) entered Brasenose College, Oxford. He was there when the Dafydd ab Gwilym Society was founded (see T. Rowland Hughes in Y Llenor, 1931, and his own recollections in Cymru O.M.E., 1921); in the society he was known by the name of his college - 'the Brasen Nose.' He graduated with 2nd class honours in history, and was proxime accessit for the
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MATTHEWS (1885 - 1972), musician granted him an MA honoris causa in 1957. Rated one of the best conductors of cymanfaoedd canu of his day, he served as Chairman of the Praise Committee of the Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists. He composed numerous songs, hymn-tunes, anthems and part-songs. A collection of his hymn-tunes, Tannau Moliant, was published in 1970. His songs, 'Sion y Glyn' and 'Llanfihangel Bachellaeth' are excellent
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM NANTLAIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Presb.), editor, poet and hymn writer Patagonia, and at her earnest request Nantlais went on a preaching tour for three weeks in the Welsh colony in Patagonia in 1938 (see the correspondence between them in Dafydd Ifans (ed.), Tyred drosodd (1977)). Although Nantlais refrained from competing at eisteddfodau after the Revival, he continued to write, consecrating his talents and his poetry thereafter to spreading the Gospel. He was one of the
WMFFRE DAFYDD ab IFAN - see DAVIES, HUMFFREY
WYNN family Bodewryd, marriage. Despite David ap Rhys's power as justice of the peace in his day and despite the warmth of Siôn Brwynog's eulogy of him at his death, 27 July 1551, he left a legacy of litigation between his two sets of children, particularly over his property at Dindryfol. HUGH GWYN died before 28 September 1562 leaving ten children. His widow was living in 1588, then wife of Hugh Lewis ap Howell. The heir was
WYNN family Gwydir, The Wynn family of Gwydir belonged to a stock which was engaged during the 14th and 15th cents, in establishing the nuclei of small estates in the free townships of Penyfed and Pennant in Eifionydd. About the beginning of the 14th century, Dafydd ap Gruffydd of Nantconwy (claiming descent from Owain Gwynedd) married Eva, daughter and heiress of Gruffydd Fychan, one of the coheirs of ' Gwely
WYNN family Ynysmaengwyn, Dolau Gwyn, castle, continued the line. Humphrey married Annes, daughter of Sir Richard Herbert, Montgomery, and was, by her, the father of JOHN WYNN AP HUMPHREY, who married Ann, daughter of Rhys Vaughan of Corsygedol, and was succeeded by his son, HUMPHREY WYNN (living in 1571). Humphrey Wynn, to whom Siôn Phylip addressed a cywydd asking him to give a harp to Siôn ap Richard, Pennal, married Jane (Hughes, of

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