Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JAC LEWIS (1918 - 1977), educationalist, author Born 20 July 1918 the son of John and Sarah Ellen Williams, Aber-arth, Ceredigion. He was born in Lôn Llanddewi, Aber-arth at his mother's home (his parents, farmers in Tynbedw, Ciliau Aeron, had married in Llanddewi in the May of that year). When Jac was four years old, the family moved to Gaebislan, Aber-arth, not far from his birthplace. Jac's father, who was born in Dolau Aeron, Llangeitho
WILLIAMS, JAMES (1790 - 1872), cleric Born in 1790 (christened 26 July), son of John Williams (1740 - 1826) of Treffos, Llansadwrn, Anglesey, rector of Llanddeusant, Llangaffo, and Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy - John Williams was the brother of Thomas Williams (1737 - 1801) of Llanidan, and his wife was one of the Vincent family. James Williams entered Jesus College, Oxford, in 1807; graduated in 1810; was a Fellow of the college, 1813-22
WILLIAMS, JANE (Ysgafell; 1806 - 1885), Welsh historian and miscellaneous writer ); Celtic Fables, Fairy Tales and Legends versified (London, 1862), reprinted from Ainsworth's Magazine, 1849-50, and A History of Wales derived from Authentic Sources down to the end of the Tudor period (London, 1869). The lastnamed was her most ambitious work and in spite of its defects was not superseded until the publication of Sir John E. Lloyd's researches on the subject. She also wrote 'A History
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1856 - 1917), teacher of singing and choral conductor
WILLIAMS, JOHN, goldsmith Son of William Coetmor and grandson of the John Coetmor who was an illegitimate son and twenty-third child of Meredydd ap Ieuan ap Rhobert of Cesail Gyfarch in Eifionydd - two of John Coetmor's half-brothers were Humphrey Wynn of Cesail Gyfarch and Cadwaladr Wynn of Wenallt in Nanhwynen (today, ' Nant Gwynant'); pedigrees are given by J. E. Griffith, 280-1 and 393 - but on p. 393 he follows the
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582 - 1650), dean of Westminster, lord keeper of the great seal, archbishop of York . At his own cost he repaired and fortified Conway castle, holding the king's written assurance that it should remain in his custody until his outlay was repaid. But owing to his unpalatable advice his influence with the king was waning; and in May 1645 he was unceremoniously turned out of Conway castle by the Royalist, Sir John Owen of Clenennau. Convinced that the king's cause was lost, and nursing
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1627 - 1673), Nonconformist preacher, and physician Born at Tyn-y-coed (=' Castellmarch Uchaf') in Llŷn, of a county family, his parents being William and Mary Jones. He entered Jesus College, Oxford, 7 March 1647, 'aged 20,' in order to study medicine. Several of the gentry round about his home had espoused the Puritan cause as he himself had done, and it is said that after he had started preaching he was for a time chaplain to colonel John Jones
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Glanmor; 1811 - 1891), cleric, poet, and antiquary . Morris, 1877) and Awstralia a'r Cloddfeydd Aur (Denbigh, T. Gee, 1852). He edited Carolau gan Brif Feirdd Cymru a'i Phrydyddion (Wrexham, Hughes and Son, 1865), and the same company published a volume of his works in 1865. But Glanmor's greatest achievement was his publication of the history of the town and lordship of Denbigh in two volumes: Ancient and Modern Denbigh (Denbigh, 1856) and The Records
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1727 - 1798), Dissenting minister, scholar and author
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1854 - 1921), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Cae'r-gors, Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, 24 December 1854; his father, John Williams, hailed from the neighbourhood of Mynydd y Garn, and his mother, Jane Rowlands, from Cemaes. When he was nine, his parents removed to Beaumaris, and there (1871) he went to the grammar school kept first by John Evans and afterwards by Hugh Williams (1843 - 1911). In 1873 he began preaching, and in 1875 went to
WILLIAMS, JOHN (d. 1613), principal of Jesus College, Oxford He was born at Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, and seems to have owned considerable property in the district. He was related by marriage to the Vaughan family of Golden Grove. He entered Oxford as a scholar of Corpus Christi College in 1569, under the name of John Thomas. He graduated B.A. 1573/4, M.A. 1577, and was elected Fellow of All Souls in 1579. He became rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1823), Methodist preacher and hymn-writer

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