Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WATKINS, THOMAS ARWYN (1924 - 2003), Welsh scholar Dublin where he remained until his retirement in 1989 and his return to Swansea. He was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA) and also appointed an honorary Professor in the Welsh department at University College Swansea. Watkins's main interests were in phonology, dialectology, syntax and the historical orthography of Welsh, a field where he published a series of important articles which
WEBB, HARRI (1920 - 1994), librarian and poet cultivated proudly the dialect of Dowlais which he believed to be the purest extant form of Welsh. His view of Wales was geographically confined to the southern valleys, Swansea and Gower. He was anti-English but disliked people from north Wales too and wrote a verse, 'Please Keep your Gog on a Lead'. He thought Robert Williams Parry was Wales' finest poet and felt something akin to hero-worship for Waldo
WEBBER, Sir ROBERT JOHN (1884 - 1962), managing director of Western Mail and Echo Limited Riddell), chairman of the News of the World and a major shareholder in the Western Mail. He won the post when, in answer to the question of what his recreations were, he replied, 'Work'. When the Western Mail needed an assistant manager for both the newspapers and the large printing business, Sir George, then chairman of the company, suggested Robert Webber. In three years, aged 32, he was appointed
WHELDON, Sir WYNN POWELL (1879 - 1961), lawyer, soldier, administrator essentially a warm-hearted man and a true friend. He understood the feelings and aspirations of his countrymen, in committees and on the field of battle, in religion and in politics. He clung faithfully to the Calvinistic Methodist denomination; the chief beneficiary of his will (apart from the family) was Tabernacl, Bangor (his father's former church). He was a leading layman in his denomination. His
WHITE, RAWLINS (fl. 1485?-1555), one of the only three Marian martyrs in Wales the others were bishop Robert Ferrar and William Nichol of Haverfordwest, of whom nothing further seems to be known. White, a fisherman (from c. 1535) at Cardiff, is first heard of in the Ministers' Accounts of 1541-2, when he was the tenant of a half-burgage in the street extending from the West Gate as far as the wall of the town in front of ' le slauterhouse in Hom'by ' (= Womanby), i.e. in
WILIAM PENLLYN (fl. c. 1550-1570), chief harpist harpists and players of the crwth - Huw Dai, Robert ap Siôn Llwyd, Wiliam Penfro, Wiliam Goch Grythor, Wmffre Grythor, Morus Grythor, Tomas Grythor of Cegidfa, and Hywel Gethin. He wrote englynion to Lewis Gwynn, constable of Bishop's Castle (died 1552) (Peniarth MS 114 (109)) and Gruffudd Dwnn of Kidwelly (Llanstephan MS 133 (881)). A transcript of his music-book in the hand of Robert ab Huw is extant
WILIEMS, THOMAS (1545 or 1546 - 1622?) Trefriw, priest, scribe, lexicographer, and physician father was Wiliam ap Thomas ap Gronwy, who claimed descent from Ednowain Bendew; his mother was Catherine, natural daughter of Meredyth Wynn ap Evan ap Robert of Gwydir. It is probable that he received his early education at the Gwydir school (Sir John Wynn : Memoirs, 1827, 109); he then proceeded to Oxford. Anthony Wood says that he spent several years at Oxford, but is uncertain whether he is the
WILLANS, JOHN BANCROFT (1881 - 1957), country landowner, antiquarian and philanthropist their studies, by providing them with the means to undertake field work and often by taking them, entirely at his own expense, on cultural visits to places of interest in Europe. It is accordingly fitting that U.C.W. decided to perpetuate his memory by establishing the annual J.B. Willans Lecture at the College. He found his own recreation in walking, travelling, voracious reading and in his gardens
WILLIAM ALAW (fl. c. 1535), poet Robert Wyn ap Morus of Abertanad (Llanstephan MS 125, Llanstephan MS 265). According to Peniarth MS 122, Peniarth MS 123, he was buried at Oswestry.
WILLIAM(S), ROBERT (1744 - 1815), poet, and farmer
WILLIAM, THOMAS (1697 - 1778) Mynydd-bach, Independent minister, and author the latter's ministry at Mynydd-bach (1724-48), he himself was ordained minister of the church in 1757, and industriously laboured in that field until his death, 12 June 1778. He was buried at Llanfynydd. It appears that he was also the secretary of his church, for the entries in the old Mynydd-bach register (now kept in N.L.W.) were for many years made in his handwriting.
WILLIAMS family Marl, WILLIAMS of Conway (died early in 1601) - and that was the beginning of the family which came to be known as ' Williams of Marl.' ROBERT WILLIAMS, of Pen'rallt, Conway, and archbishop John Williams (1582 - 1650) were Edmund's sons. Robert Williams had a son, Sir GRIFFITH WILLIAMS, who died in 1663; he inherited his uncle the archbishop's estate, and was created a baronet in 1661. His son, the 2nd baronet

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