Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ROBERT - see WILLIAM, ROBERT
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1804 - 1855), Wesleyan minister - see WILLIAMS, THOMAS
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (fl. 1836), poet - see WILLIAMS, THOMAS
WILLIAMS, ROBERT ARTHUR (Berw; 1854 - 1926), cleric and poet
WILLIAMS, ROBERT DEWI (1870 - 1955), minister (Presb.), headmaster of Clynnog School and writer Born 29 December 1870 at Llwyn-du Isaf, Pandytudur, Denbighshire, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Williams. He was a pupil at the local British School (Blaenau Llangernyw School, or Pandy School) and he had two months' education at the grammar school kept by his relative, Robert Roberts ('Y Sgolor Mawr ', 1834 - 1885), at Llanfair Talhaearn; he subsequently attended a school at Llandudno and the
WILLIAMS, ROBERT HERBERT (Corfanydd; 1805 - 1876), musician
WILLIAMS, ROBERT JOHN (PRYSOR; 1891 - 1967), collier and actor
WILLIAMS, ROBERT ROLFE (1870 - 1948), a pioneer of Welsh-medium education Born in 1870 in Llwyn-teg, Llan-non, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas Williams, minister (Congl.), and his wife Mary. He was educated at Bryndu Elementary School, and the Copper Works School, Llanelli. In 1880 his father accepted the pastorate of Soar Chapel, Clydach Vale, Rhondda, and Robert became a pupil-teacher with Thomas Williams ('Glynfab'), at the local school. He went to the University
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Capelulo; c.1782 - 1855), reformed drunkard, itinerant bookseller, 'character' and ballads, almanacks and books. Most of what is known of 'Capelulo' is found in his autobiography (Hanes bywyd Thomas Williams, yr hwn a adwaenid wrth yr enw Thomas Capelulo. A ysgrifenwyd o'i enau ef ei hun) published by John Jones in 1854. This is a literary version of what the author said 'in his own words' and its honesty is a remarkable feature. Robert Owen Hughes 'Elfyn' based his memoir on
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Soranus; 1818 - 1865), physician and scientist was a regular contributor to the London medical and scientific journals. In Swansea he published two monographs, A Sketch of the Relation … between the Three Kingdoms of Nature, 1844, and The Science and Scientific Men of Wales, 1855, besides a report (1854) on the effects of the smoke of the copper works. He was elected F.R.S. in 1858. He died 23 May 1865. JOHN ROBERT WILLIAMS (bu farw 1852
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Clwydfro; 1821 - 1855), poet Born at Glan-clwyd, Bodfari, the son of Robert Williams (below). He started to write poetry when he was very young, sending his work to the Ceiniogwerth (see Jones, Lewis, 1808 - 1854), the Amserau, and the Beirniadur Cymreig, (1845). He went out to Australia as a gold miner, and was in Melbourne in 1853 or 1854 (Cymru, O.M.E., xxxi, 284). He died at Castlemaine, April 1855, 'aged 34.' ROBERT
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (fl. end of the 18th century), attorney, outstanding figure in the copper industry the bishop had done his utmost in 1796 to prevent the election of Sir Robert Williams, Bulkeley's half-brother, as Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire; Uxbridge was deeply offended with the bishop because of his provocative delay in building a new church at Amlwch; these are the main considerations behind the theory that it was Williams who wrote the savage pamphlet against Warren which

Search results

1033 - 1044 of 1088 for "robert robertsamp;field=content"