Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILKINSON, JOHN (1728 - 1808), 'father of the iron trade' John was the eldest son of ISAAC WILKINSON, a Cumbrian iron worker turned master in a small way. He was born at Clifton, Cumb., in 1728, and educated at the Dissenting Academy of Caleb Rotheram at Kendal. After working with his father from c. 1748 he found employment in Midland iron-works and himself established furnaces there in which coal was successfully used to displace charcoal. When, in
WILKS, JOHN (1764 or 1765 - 1854), attorney - see DAVIES, JOHN
WILLANS, JOHN BANCROFT (1881 - 1957), country landowner, antiquarian and philanthropist of Dolforgan, Kerry, Montgomeryshire, J.P., F.S.A.; born 27 May 1881 in Liverpool, only child of John William Willans (1843 - 1895), chief engineer of Liverpool Overhead Railway, and of Mary Louisa née Nicholson (1847 - 1911), grandson of Benjamin Willans (1816 - 1895) of Blaina, Monmouth. He was educated partly by private tutors, including Sir Leonard Woolley, and partly at Haileybury. He lived
WILLIAM(S), ROBERT (1744 - 1815), poet, and farmer of Pandy Isaf, Tre Rhiwedog (Bala); born (according to his tombstone) in 1744. Hardly anything is known of his life. He learned the bardic craft from Rolant Huw, and became himself the teacher of Ioan Tegid (John Jones, 1792 - 1852) and others. He used to write 'C.C.' ('Friend of the Cymmrodorion') after his name, and wrote an elegy on the death of Richard Morris of Anglesey, and a cywydd on the
WILLIAM, THOMAS (1761 - 1844), Independent minister, and hymn-writer minister in the same manner as David Williams of Aberthyn (1717 - 1792) and Morgan John Lewis, and in 1806 Bethesda chapel was built by him and his flock at Llantwit Major. The church was recognised by the regional association of the Independents in 1814 and he was its minister for the rest of his life. In 1790 he married Jane Morgan of Eglwys Brewis, and they went to live at Fonmon and later at
WILLIAM, THOMAS (1697 - 1778) Mynydd-bach, Independent minister, and author poet and printed a number of other small books, including three impressions (1727, 1766, 1767) of Gwaedd Ynghymru yn wyneb pob Cydwybod, together with Morgan Llwyd's Llythur ir Cymru Cariadus, his friend Joseph John's Dammegion Iesu Grist ar Gan, 1761, and a translation of Henry Evans Bedwellty's Cynghorion Tad i'w Fab, 1771. After having been John Harries's right hand man throughout the period of
WILLIAMES, RICE PRYCE BUCKLEY (1802 - 1871), official in the Board of Control, London, and principal founder of The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine Born 1802, eldest son of John Buckley Williames, Pennant, Berriw, Montgomeryshire (high sheriff of Montgomeryshire, 1820), and Catherine, daughter and heiress of Rice Pryce, Glyncogan. He was educated at Shrewsbury school. Through the influence of Charles W. Williams Wynn he was given a post in the Board of Control, London, then the government department responsible for the affairs of India; this
WILLIAMS family Cochwillan, younger sons of William (Wynn) Williams founded families of some note - ARTHUR, ancestor of the family of Williams of Meillionydd, and EDMUND WILLIAMS of Conway, father of John Williams, archbishop of York (Cal. Wynn Papers, 30; Penrhyn MSS. 63; Breeze, Kalendars, 51; L. and P. Henry VIII, viii, no. 149 (66 and 67); Williams, The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, 58; Peniarth MS 289
WILLIAMS family Bron Eryri, Castell Deudraeth, DAVID WILLIAMS (Dewi Heli; 1799 - 1869), solicitor and Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth Law Politics, Government and Political Movements Born 30 June 1799 at Saethon in the parish of Llanfihangel-Bachellaeth, Caernarfonshire, son of David Williams and Margaret his wife. He was articled to his brother John Williams (high sheriff of Merioneth, 1841-2), then a solicitor at Llanfyllin
WILLIAMS family Gwernyfed, There were two Williams families at that place: (1) The name is first linked with Gwernyfed in the person of Sir DAVID WILLIAMS (1536? - 1613), judge, the youngest son of Gwilym ap John Vychan, of Blaen Newydd (= Blaen Nedd ?), Ystradfellte, who was the cousin of Sir John Price of Brecon. David Williams was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple in 1576. His career, which is given in the D.N.B
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
WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM (Bardd Du Eryri; 1755 - 1828), poet and chair manufacturer Born at Cwmglas Mawr, Llanberis. His father, Thomas Williams, sent him for a time to the school kept by John Morgan (1743 - 1801), curate of Llanberis; Dafydd Ddu Eryri was there at the same time. Previous to that there had been two other curates at Llanberis in Abraham Williams's boyhood; they were, David Ellis who was there from 1764 to 1767, and Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) who was there for part

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