Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (Hwfa Môn; 1823 - 1905), Independent minister, and archdruid of Wales front rank, being phenomenally longwinded. It was in connection with the eisteddfod that he became most prominent, and that in the days when ' to win at the eisteddfod was considered a sufficient achievement in itself….' He was invested a ' bard ' at the Aberffraw eisteddfod, 1849, and chose the name Hwfa Môn. At one time or another he had won a vast number of prizes at the eisteddfod, including the
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (fl. end of the 18th century), attorney, outstanding figure in the copper industry the daughters of Thomas Peers Williams, son of OWEN WILLIAMS (1764 - 1832), and grandson of Thomas Williams, were married to members of the House of Lords, two others to sons of lords; a brother to these daughters was Hwfa Williams, prominent (he and his wife) at the court of Edward VII.
WILLIAMSON, ROBERT (MONA) (Bardd Du Môn; 1807 - 1852), teacher and poet
WYNNE, OWEN (1652 - ?), civil servant The second son of Hugh Gwyn (alias Hugh ap John Owen) of Gwaenfynydd, Llechylched, Anglesey, who claimed descent from Hwfa ap Cynddelw, the 12th century lord of Llifon, and of Elin, daughter of Robert ap John ap William of Tre'rddolphin. He entered Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 10 July) in 1668, and graduated B.A. in 1672. At some subsequent date he qualified as a doctor of laws, and

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