Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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 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 Bron Eryri, Castell Deudraeth, 1841, Annie Louisa Loveday (died 16 June 1904), daughter of William Williams, of Peniarthucha, Meironnydd, barrister-at-law, and they had a large family; the eldest and the youngest sons are briefly noticed below. He died 15 December 1869, and was buried at Penrhyndeudraeth. David Williams was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son (Sir) ARTHUR OSMOND WILLIAMS (1849 - 1927), politician
WILLIAMS family Cochwillan, Williams of Faenol, see Griffith, Pedigrees, 190). WILLIAM (WYNN) WILLIAMS (died 1557) Eldest son of William Williams. He married Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn; he appears to have predeceased his father, his will being proved 14 May 1557. It follows that the 'William Williams ' elected Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire in 1558 must have been the father, not the son. Two
WILLIAMS, ALICE HELENA ALEXANDRA (ALYS MEIRION; 1863 - 1957), writer, artist, and voluntary welfare worker Alice Williams was born at Castell Deudraeth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, on 12 March 1863, the youngest of seven daughters and five sons of David Williams (1799-1869), landowner, and Annie Louisa Loveday (née Williams, died 1904), of Peniarth Ucha, Merioneth. The family was radical in politics: Alice Williams's father was the first Liberal to be elected as MP for Merioneth; her brother Sir
WILLIAMS, CHARLES (1633 - 1720), benefactor of his native town majority, subject to the condition that he added the name ' Williams ' to his own surname; this was done in 1729 (see Hanbury-Williams, Sir Charles). In his will, he left £4,000 to found a charity school for thirty boys and twenty girls in Caerleon-on-Usk, and to pay for their apprenticing - so far as the balance permitted; the school was built in 1724. Moreover, in a codicil (23 August 1720), he left a
WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES (d. 1642), politician - see WILLIAMS, Sir TREVOR
WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES HANBURY (1708 - 1759), satirical writer and diplomatist
WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES JAMES WATKIN (1828 - 1884), Member of Parliament, judge
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER DAVID (1873 - 1934), artist the Investiture of the prince of Wales at Caernarvon in 1911 and ' The Charge of the Welsh Division at Mametz Wood ' in 1916. Among his portraits are those of Sir John Williams, Sir Henry Jones, Sir John Rhys, David Lloyd George (later 1st earl Dwyfor), Sir John Morris-Jones, and Hwfa Mon. Several of his pictures were shown at the Royal Academy exhibitions and his work is represented in the
WILLIAMS, DANIEL HOWELL (1894 - 1963), aerodynamicist Born 27 June, 1894 at Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, the son of Griffith J. Williams, schoolmaster, and his wife, Mary Helena. He was registered as Daniel John but later adopted his mother's maiden name, Howell. His father was later H.M. Inspector of Mines for north Wales. He was a nephew of Sir Richard J. Williams, Mayor of Bangor, 1913-20. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor and in October
WILLIAMS, DANIEL THOMAS (Tydfylyn; 1820 - 1876), Congregational minister, poet, and musician poetry and music, including Y Canor Dirwestol, 1845; prize musical compositions, 1849; Pennillion Arobryn Eisteddfod y Cymmrodorion Dirwestol, Merthyr, 1854, 1855 (ed.); Cathlau Byrion, 1864; a lecture and an awdl on The 'Sea,' 1868. He wrote the Welsh words to 'Yr Ehedydd' and the English words to 'Rhyfelgan y Myncod' and 'Cydgan y Bradwyr,' musical compositions by Joseph Parry. He died 2 May 1876.

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