Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator was addressed by some of the nation's most prominent literati, musicians and historians. Sir Walford Davies took great interest in Cefnfaes school children's choir. Concerts of note and performances of operettas and plays were held there. But J.J. was also an excellent teacher, so much so that J. Glyn Davies went as far as comparing his method of inspiring children to Sandersons at Oundle. In 1917
WILLIAMS, JONATHAN (1752? - 1829), cleric, schoolmaster, and antiquary in getting manuscripts, and the disappointments which caused him to put aside the work unfinished; but he left a lengthy manuscript on the subject to his married daughter. Parts of the work were published in Archæologia Cambrensis (commencing 1855), and appeared as a separate volume in 1859. The history was published in full, with additional matter by Edwin Davies, at Brecon (1905), with a portrait
WILLIAMS, LLYWELYN (1911 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and politician social freedom. Olwen Williams, former headmistress of the Welsh school at Llanelli, was Llywelyn's sister. The children were heavily influenced by the society at Capel Als (Congl.) and undoubtedly the fine preaching of the minister, Daniel John Davies, led two of them into the ministry. Llywelyn was educated at Stebonheath primary school and the boys' grammar school Llanelli. He went to the University
WILLIAMS, MARGARETTA (Rita) (1933 - 2018), lecturer and Celtic linguist had a quicksilver mind and was an extremely friendly and sociable person. She was also a rather determined character, perhaps in part because all her life she fought bronchiectasis and coeliac disease. She was educated at the local school in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, and then at Pontardawe Grammar School when Isaac 'Eic' Davies (1909-1993) was a Welsh teacher there. She graduated with a first class honours
WILLIAMS, MEIRION (1901 - 1976), musician Harlech festival, where he came to the attention of Walford Davies, who admitted him to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, but as he had not obtained his School Certificate he could not pursue a degree course. While at Aberystwyth he took piano lessons from G. Stephen Evans, the organist of St Michael's church. In 1922 he went to the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied piano
WILLIAMS, MOSES (1685 - 1742), cleric and scholar became curate of Chiddingstone, Kent. After serving for a year as chaplain to lady Denbigh, he was ordained priest 31 May 1714 at Fulham. He was given the living of Llanwenog in 1715 and became vicar of Devynnock in 1716 where, 10 November 1718, he married Margaret Davies of Cwm Wysg; by 1730 he had lost his wife and only daughter and had married again. In 1719 he was elected F.R.S., and in 1722
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1742 - 1826), Baptist (Particular, afterwards General) minister, theological controversialist, hymn-writer, and amateur doctor (the 1785 book was probably the 'first part'); in 1797 (again from Trevecka) he published Pregeth a Bregethwyd yn Llangloffan ar Neilltuad … Joseph James a James Davies (Joseph James at least held the same opinions as Peter Williams); and in 1798 a new edition with additions of William Williams of Cardigan's Sylwadau ar y Dirywiaeth mewn Pregethu a Chanu … When the 1799 schism occurred Nathaniel
WILLIAMS, PETER (1723 - 1796), Methodist cleric, author, and Biblical commentator one of the outstanding leaders of the Methodist movement in Wales. He was also a writer and a poet. His hymns are to be found in Rhai Hymnâu ac Odlau Ysprydol, 1759, and Hymns on Various Subjects, 1771; he also published elegies on William Davies of Neath, 1787, and on Daniel Rowland, 1790. His chief books are Blodau i Blant, 1758; Galwad gan wyr eglwysig, 1781; Cydymaith mewn Cystudd, 1782; Yr
WILLIAMS, RICHARD (1835 - 1906), antiquary and lawyer Geninen. He was one of the founders of the Powysland Club and was joint editor of its Transactions and Records. He gathered together a valuable library which, on his death, was purchased, thanks to the generosity of lord Davies of Llandinam, and handed over to the National Library of Wales as one of its foundation collections. It is called the 'Celynog Collection.' He died 15 June 1906 at Newtown, 'at
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1782 - 1818), composer of the hymn-tune 'Llanfair' which appears in all Welsh congregational tune-books and in Songs of Praise and other English hymn-books; Dr. R. Vaughan Williams has composed variations upon it. Robert Williams was born at Mynydd Ithel farm, Llanfechell, Anglesey, son of Owen Williams and Mary (née Davies). He was baptised at Llanfechell on 27 October 1782. He was blind from birth and earned his living by basket-making, but was
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1848 - 1918), architect, author and social reformer continued to write (his Notes on the English Bond was aimed at the local masons, translated into French and Arabic). Of greatest interest in a Welsh historical context is the reason that brought Williams to Cairo in the first place - the designing of a shop for John Davies Bryan who had emigrated from Caernarfon, originally setting up a drapery stall within the Gwesty'r Continental. Joined by his brothers
WILLIAMS, ROBERT DEWI (1870 - 1955), minister (Presb.), headmaster of Clynnog School and writer . ed. 1948); he is considered to be the pioneer of this type of story in Welsh. He also wrote for periodicals, and some of his articles in Y Drysorfa were collected under the title Dyddiau mawr mebyd in 1973. In 1908 he married Helena Jones Davies, and they had a son. He died 25 January 1955 at Rhuddlan.

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