Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM PRICHARD (1848 - 1916), co-founder of the Princes Road Presbyterian church, Bangor, and publisher of a new edition of Deffynniad Ffydd Eglwys Loegr by Maurice Kyffin son of David Williams (born c. 1824) of Glasdo, Llan Ffestiniog, (a descendant of William Prichard of Clwchdyrnog, Anglesey), and his wife Ann Owen (c.1823-1867). He was born 21 July 1848. After getting a little education at a dame's school in the village, he obtained employment in the firm of J. and N. Phillips of Manchester, and spent the rest of his life travelling for it in North Wales. He
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM RETLAW JEFFERSON (c.1863 - 1944), solicitor, genealogist, and historian
WILLIAMSON, ROBERT (MONA) (Bardd Du Môn; 1807 - 1852), teacher and poet a number of unpublished books. He published a history of Newborough (c. 1895) and a historical novel, Ceris y Pwll, 1908. The dates have been taken from his tombstone, but the rector of Newborough states that the only Owen Williamson recorded in the church registers was christened 26 February 1837. Perhaps this was a brother of the writer, who died before the latter was born; an ' Owen Williams
WILSON, JOHN (1626 - c.1695/6), playwright
WOGAN family -heirs of Robert de Valle (Dale), lord of Walwyn's Castle. Sir John Wogan, lord of Picton (as he was designated), founded the chantry of S. Nicholas in the cathedral of S. Davids in 1302, and it is said that he was buried in that chapel. He also secured a grant of the manor of Castle Morris, in Dewsland, for the bishop of S. Davids in 1302. He died 1321. Sir THOMAS WOGAN (born c. 1311), son and heir of
WOOD family, Welsh gipsies harpist frequently encountered at Glanbrân; (b) JEREMIAH WOOD, harpist, buried at Llanrwst; (c) ADAM WOOD, harpist (father of the harpist GODFREY WOOD), who was buried at S. Asaph; (d) SAIFORELLA WOOD, mother of the MATTHEW (' MATCHO ') WOOD, from whom Sampson obtained much of his recorded gipsy folk-lore - Matthew died at Bala, 2 March 1929, 'aged 86,' and was buried at Llanycil. (4) JEREMIAH WOOD (or
WYNN family Cesail Gyfarch, Penmorfa , married Jane (Lloyd), Dulasau, and by her was the father of (a) ROBERT WYNN (died January 1685/6), the heir, (b) MARGARET (1618 - 1679), who married Richard Humphreys (died 1699), Hendre Gwenllian, Penrhyndeudraeth, and (c) two other daughters. Robert Wynn, who was a barrister-at-law, left Cesail Gyfarch to his nephew, bishop Humphrey Humphreys, son of his sister Margaret and of Richard Humphreys. The
WYNN family Gwydir, daughters. JOHN WYNN (c. 1584 - 1614) Eldest son of Sir John Wynn. He was educated at Bedford School and Lincoln's Inn. He was high sheriff of Merioneth, 1611-2, and was knighted in 1613. His marriage to Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, appears to have been unhappy, and he travelled in France and Italy, 1613-4, and died at Lucca, 1614, possibly in the Roman faith. RICHARD WYNN (1588 - 1649) The
WYNN family Rûg, Boduan, Bodfean, property under a will of 1780; it remained in Vaughan hands until the death, in 1859, of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd baronet, who bequeathed it to the third son of Spencer Bulkeley, 3rd baron Newborough, i.e. to the Hon. CHARLES HENRY WYNN (born 22 April 1847; died 14 February 1911). C. H. Wynn was succeeded by his son, who ceased to live at Rûg c. 1951, but continued at the old family home, Boduan
WYNN, GRIFFITH (1669? - 1736), cleric and translator Born c. 1669, son of Griffith Wynn, Mallwyd - he was 20 years old when he matriculated, 2 July 1689, at Oxford, as from Oriel College (he graduated in 1693). He is remembered as the translator into Welsh of a work by Jeremy Taylor, Contemplations of the state of man in this life and in that which is to come, which was published at Chester by Roger Adams under the title of Ystyriaethau ar gyflwr
WYNNE, JOHN (1650 - 1714), industrial pioneer in 1701 he presented Trelawnyd with a Nonconformist chapel - a chapel of which Thomas Perrott became minister; in this we can, doubtless, see the hand of James Owen. The services were conducted in English, and the chapel was intended to serve not the native-born Welsh of the neighbourhood but the labour imported from across the border. When John Evans (c. 1680 - 1730) collected his statistics, the
WYNNE, OWEN (1652 - ?), civil servant probably became an advocate of Doctors' Commons (10 January 1694). He was confidential secretary to Sir Leoline Jenkins during the latter's tenure of the secretaryship of state (1680-5), and retained the office of undersecretary under Jenkins's successors till c. 1690; in this capacity he served as secretary to the commissioners sent by James II to treat with William of Orange (November 1688). He is thus

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