Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (1779 - 1854), cleric Born at Ty'nypwll, Mallwyd, Merioneth, and christened 27 March 1779, son of Richard Williams and Catherine his wife. He went to a school held in Mallwyd church, then as a private pupil to Peter Williams, vicar of Betws-yn-Rhos, Abergele, then to Ruthin grammar school. He matriculated at Oxford from Jesus College, 24 May 1798, took his B.A. in 1802 and his M.A. in 1805. Ordained deacon in 1802 by
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Twm Pedrog; 1774 - 1814), poet Born 25 May 1774, the son of Owen Williams, farmer and inn-keeper, the Sign, Llanbedrog, Caernarfonshire, and Catherine, his wife - and christened 3 June 1774. He spent some time at sea - one of his awdlau was written on board H.M.S. Amethyst, 1800 - but he returned and settled in his native county. Several poems by him were published at Tremadoc in Y Brython and there is a selection of awdlau
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Tom Nefyn; 1895 - 1958), minister (Presb.) and evangelist guidance of R.B. Jones before proceeding to the theological colleges of his denomination at Aberystwyth and Bala. He was ordained in 1925, and that same year he married Ceridwen Roberts Jones of Coed-poeth, and they had 3 children. He received a call to Ebenezer, Tumble, Carmarthenshire, the anthracite coal district where there was much industrial and political unrest in the 1920s. Tom Nefyn spent a
WILLIAMS, TOM PUGH (1912 - 1985), university professor promoted to the rank of Professor and occupied the Chair of German until his retirement in 1977. In 1950 he married Catherine Mary Macnab who was at that time matron of Carpenter Hall, Aberystwyth. They had no children. Tom Pugh Williams belonged to a generation of scholars who considered their duty to the students to be more important than their personal commitment to research and publication. He was
WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM (1634 - 1700), lawyer and politician WILLIAMS, 2nd baronet (died 1740) His elder surviving son was the father of the first Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. JOHN WILLIAMS (died 1738) His younger son. He entered Gray's Inn in 1679, was called to the Bar in 1686, and was appointed attorney-general of Denbighshire and Montgomery, 1702, and of Chester and Flint, 1727. On his marriage to Catherine, daughter of Sir Hugh Owen, bt., of Orielton, his
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Cyfeiliog; 1801 - 1876), poet and hymn-writer Born 4 January 1801 at Winllan, Llanbryn-mair, son of Richard Williams (Calvinistic Methodist exhorter) and Mary Williams (one of the descendants of Henry Williams of Ysgafell, and sister of the Rev. John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair), and elder brother of the Rev. Richard Williams (1802 - 1842) of Liverpool. He was educated at the school kept by his uncle and at the school of William
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1781 - 1840), Independent minister Calvinism and became a moderate Calvinist, in this respect following the example of John Roberts of Llanbryn-mair (1767 - 1834) and other Independent ministers; there is an article by him in the ' Blue Book ' which was published by John Roberts and which caused a considerable amount of excitement at the time. He was, above all, a preacher, and it was as a preacher that he won such a prominent place in the
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM GILBERT (1874 - 1966), schoolmaster and local historian Born in Tŷr Capel, Rhostryfan, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire, 20 January 1874, son of John Williams, slate quarryman, and Catherine (née Jones) his wife. One of his brothers was ' J.W. of London '). He left the local school when he was nine years old to work in Cilgwyn quarry but returned as a pupil-teacher and won a scholarship to enter Bangor Normal College, 1892-94. He was appointed the first
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM JONES (1891 - 1945), revivalist, Apostolic pastor Brother of Daniel Powell Williams and his companion as prophet on his travels; born at Garn-foel, Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire, 9 May 1891. He began attending revival meetings at the age of ten, and in a meeting held at Llanllian chapel (CM) Evan Roberts and Dr. D.M. Phillips laid their hands on him wishing him to be led into the ministry. He was called to serve the Apostolic Church as prophet
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1883 - 1954), quarryman, choir conductor, soloist and cerdd dant adjudicator daughters. The family emigrated about 1909 to Granville, NY, and he formed a children's choir there but they returned to Tanygrisiau in 1911 because of his mother's ill health. He joined Moelwyn male voice choir, conducted by Cadwaladr Roberts, and he re- established the children's choir which he had set up in the village in 1905. A slack period in the quarries led to the family moving to Abertridwr in
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM RICHARD (1896 - 1962), minister (Presb.) and Principal of the United Theological College, Aberystwyth Born 4 April 1896 at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, son of Richard and Catherine Williams, his mother of the lineage of Siarl Marc of Bryncroes. He was educated at Penlleiniau church day-school and Pwllheli County School. He won a Mrs Clarke Scholarship, enabling him to enter University College, Aberystwyth, where he graduated with first-class honours in Greek and second class in philosophy. His
WILLIAMSON, ROBERT (MONA) (Bardd Du Môn; 1807 - 1852), teacher and poet Newborough, Anglesey, where he married Jane Roberts, and became friendly with the incumbent Henry Rowlands, a descendant of Henry Rowlands, author of Mona Antiqua. He competed on the subject of the awdl at the Aberffraw eisteddfod, 1849, but was not awarded the prize; his poem was published at Caernarvon that year under the title of Awdl y Greadigaeth. Other published works by him were Awdl ar yr

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