Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN, goldsmith usual practice of confusing successive John Williamses of this family, and therefore altogether skips the John Williams now under discussion. Tradition associates John Williams with Hafod Lwyfog in Beddgelert parish (a house which certainly belonged to the Cesail Gyfarch clan), and it is certain that in 1610 he gave the church at Beddgelert a silver chalice and paten-cover (E. A. Jones, Church Plate
WILLIAMS, JOHN (RUFUS) (Rufus; 1833 - 1877), Baptist minister and author Born at Merthyr Tydfil, 5 May 1833, son of William and Hannah Williams, members at Abercannaid, where he himself was baptized in 1848. He was employed as a youth at the Pentre-bach ironworks, but started to preach 24 April 1850, and in January 1855, after a two years' course of training at a school kept at Merthyr Tydfil by Thomas Davies (1812 - 1895), he was admitted to Pontypool College. In
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Glanmor; 1811 - 1891), cleric, poet, and antiquary Born at Foryd, near Rhyl, 11 August 1811, son of William and Elizabeth King Williams. He started his career as a schoolmaster. In 1849 he was appointed master at the National school, Llangernyw, Denbighshire. In 1852 he moved to the Blue Coat school at Denbigh, where he remained until 1859. From Denbigh he went to the National school at Gwersyllt, where he remained until 1864 when he became a
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1825 - 1904), cleric and author
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1727 - 1798), Dissenting minister, scholar and author
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN (1840 - 1926), baronet, Court physician, principal founder of the National Library of Wales Born 6 November 1840 at Bailey, Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire, third son of David Williams, Blaenllynant, Welsh Congregational minister and farmer, and Eleanor his wife. Educated at a local school, at the Normal school at Swansea (he then thought of preparing for the ministry), and at the University of Glasgow (1857-8), he was (20 July 1859) apprenticed to Dr. W. H. Michael and Dr. Ebenezer Davies
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1801 - 1859), physician and naturalist Born in 1801 at Pentre'r Felin, Llansantffraid, in the Conway valley, second son of Cadwaladr Williams, miller, Cadwaladr Williams was the cousin of John Jones of Tal-y-sarn (1796 - 1857) - their fathers being brothers. John Williams was educated in Liverpool, but so great was his desire to become a naturalist that much of his time was spent at Ashridge and in Kew gardens. He was apprenticed to
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Madog; 1812 - 1878), blacksmith and poet Born 3 September 1812 at Bontnewydd, Ruabon, whither his parents, Richard and Elinor Williams, had moved shortly before his birth and whence they returned, when he was about 9, to Tremadoc, Caernarfonshire. He went to various schools at Tremadoc, and, later, in Caernarvon and Denbighshire. He learnt the craft of a blacksmith, at which he continued to work. Cynhaiarn, his biographer, says that he
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan ap Ioan; 1800 - 1871), Baptist minister and author Born at Trwyn-swch, Llanddoged, Denbighshire, 1800, son of John and Jane Williams. He was baptized at Llanrwst, where his mother was a member, and started to preach at the age of 25 at Cefnbychan, where he kept school. He was a student at Abergavenny, 1828-31, and although he spent some months on probation at Penrhyn-coch, it was from Aberduar that he received his first and only 'call.' He was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1745/6 - 1818), cleric and schoolmaster Born in the spring of 1745/6, eldest son of David Williams, Swyddffynnon, Cardiganshire (a blacksmith by trade, and one of the early Methodist exhorters). He was a brother of Evan Williams, (1749 - 1835). He was a pupil of Edward Richard at Ystrad Meurig, and in 1765 he went to teach in a school at Woodstock chapel, Ambleston, Pembrokeshire. Early in 1766 he went to teach at Cardigan, and he was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ab Ithel; 1811 - 1862), cleric and antiquary Born 7 April 1811 at Ty-nant, Llangynhafal, the son of Roger and Elizabeth Williams; his grandfather's name was William Bethell, and in his later years he adopted this surname in the form ' Ab Ithel ' instead of his earlier pseudonym ' Cynhaval.' He was educated at Ruthin school and Jesus College, Oxford (1832); he graduated in 1835, and took his M.A. in 1838. His first curacy was at Llanfor
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1728 - 1806), hymn-writer He is said to have been born at Blaen Pennal, Cardiganshire, and to have been the brother of David Williams (1717 - 1792) of Llyswyrny; but this belief is without foundation. He was a cooper by trade and for many years kept a shop at St Athan, Glamorganshire. He is probably the 'John Williams, Carpenter,' who married Mary Voss at S. Athan, 24 June 1755; he subsequently married three other wives

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