Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, GRACE MARY (1906 - 1977), composer , which achieved considerable fame. Grace was educated at Barry Girls' Grammar School and was much influenced by her music teacher Rhyda Jones, who had recently graduated from UCW Aberystwyth where she had been taught by Walford Davies. Her pupil proceeded to the University College in Cardiff where she studied music under David Evans and took her B.Mus. in 1926. She recalled that the course in Cardiff
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1892 - 1963), University professor and Welsh scholar assisted a number of children from different parts of Wales. G.J. Williams was a lifelong avid collector of old Welsh books and he possessed a magnificent library that included treasures like his two copies of parts of William Salesbury's New Testament, Y Drych Cristianogawl (1585), Thomas Evans Hendre Forfudd's copy of the Grammar of Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1592) that had belonged to William Maurice of
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1796 - 1874), solicitor and political agitator Born 18 February 1796 at Gelli-goch, Is-garreg, a mile and a half from Machynlleth on the road to Derwen-las, the son of Hugh Williams and his wife, Elinor Evans. Azariah Shadrach lived with the family for a time (c. 1801) at Gelli-goch, and acted as schoolmaster to the children. Of them, JOHN WILLIAMS practised as a solicitor at Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn Road, London, from 1829 onwards
WILLIAMS, JAC LEWIS (1918 - 1977), educationalist, author to the Faculty of Education in the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and some four years later, in 1960, he succeeded Professor Idwal Jones as Professor and Dean of the Faculty. In 1976 he became Vice-Principal of the college. He became a national figure after being appointed to the chair of education in Aberystwyth. Dr W. Gareth Evans said of him: 'Never before had a Professor of Education
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1823), Methodist preacher and hymn-writer Born at Meidrym, Carmarthenshire. After living at Llanedi for some time he went to Swansea as a milk-seller. He died 28 December 1823. He was a powerful preacher but was somewhat heedless of the rules of the Methodist connexion. Seven of his hymns are to be found in Swp o Ffigys, etc., the hymn-book published by his neighbour, Daniel Evans of Mynydd-bach (1774 - 1835), in 1824. They were once
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1768 - 1825), Baptist minister Methodist exhorter. In 1787 he joined the Congregational church of which the minister was Dr. George Lewis, who persuaded him to start preaching. In 1791, however, he accepted baptism by immersion and joined Horeb Baptist church, Dolbenmaen, shortly afterwards he became its pastor. He travelled widely throughout Wales and became a personal friend of Christmas Evans. Under the influence of the unrest
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1854 - 1921), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Cae'r-gors, Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, 24 December 1854; his father, John Williams, hailed from the neighbourhood of Mynydd y Garn, and his mother, Jane Rowlands, from Cemaes. When he was nine, his parents removed to Beaumaris, and there (1871) he went to the grammar school kept first by John Evans and afterwards by Hugh Williams (1843 - 1911). In 1873 he began preaching, and in 1875 went to
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ab Ithel; 1811 - 1862), cleric and antiquary successor was Daniel Silvan Evans) to Llanenddwyn and Llanddwywe in Ardudwy. But, by this time, his health had broken down completely, and he died 27 August 1862; he was buried in Llanddwywe churchyard. His widow, Elizabeth, received a civil pension, 18 June 1873.
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1792 - 1858), cleric, scholar, and schoolmaster illhealth at Easter, 1853. By that time the school's reputation was established. After retiring, John Williams lived at Brighton, Oxford and Bushey; he died at the last-named place on 27 December 1858, and was buried there on 4 January 1859. He married Mary, only daughter of Thomas Evans of Llanilar, and they had six daughters. John Williams was considered to be one of the best classical scholars whom
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS (1901 - 1975), author and dramatist preparation and planning, a craftsman's regard for the finished product, and the ablity to appeal to a wide audience without sacrificing standards. Among his more important works are the plays Y Pwyllgorddyn, Wedi'r drin, Yr erodrôm, Awel gref (an adaptation of Emlyn Williams' Wind of heaven) and adaptations of plays by E. Einon Evans; 'Sglodion (1932), Whilmentan (1961), Dychangerddi (1967), Tri dramodydd
WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES (1869 - 1954), minister (Congl.) and poet newydd yr Ysgol Sul (1930); he also assisted in preparing the Caniedydd (1960). It was he who edited the memorial volume to Hedd Wyn (Ellis Humphrey Evans), Cerddi'r Bugail (1918), and he was editor of ' Congl y Beirdd ' in Y Tyst, 1924-37, and Y Dysgedydd, 1933-36. He received an honorary M.A. degree from the University of Wales in 1930. He married (1), 1899, Claudia Bevan of Mountain Ash. She died
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator Wales and England. On the recommendation of Sir Wynn Wheldon he was interviewed for the post of first regional director for Wales of the B.B.C., but it was Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris who was appointed. He married, 3 July 1937, Elsie May Evans of Llanystumdwy, an English teacher at St. Helens school at the time. There were no children. He died 26 December 1950 at 17 Ashburton Avenue, Claughton, Birkenhead

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