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WILLIAMS family Bron Eryri, Castell Deudraeth, Australia. He had married, 3 August 1880, Frances Evelyn Greaves; their elder son, OSMOND TRAHAEARN DEUDRAETH WILLIAM (1883 - 1915), served in the South African War, was a captain in the newly-formed Welsh Guards in the first Great War, and was killed in action in the battle of Loos, 1915. The youngest son of David Williams was LEONARD LLEWELYN BULKELEY WILLIAMS (1861 - 1939), physician and writer
WILLIAMS family Cochwillan, Social Service, Civil Administration Nature and Agriculture Son of Robin ap Griffith by his first marriage. He married Mallt daughter of Griffith Derwas ap Meurig of Nannau. His half-brother, Thomas, was executed as a Lancastrian at Conway in 1468 by William Herbert, first earl of Pembroke of the Herbert line, but Griffith seems to have imitated the pliancy of his Griffith kinsmen at Penrhyn; he
WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM (1720 - 1783), Independent minister ungrudgingly) that of all the Independent ministers of pronounced Methodist views he was the best. He had a brother, WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1717 - 1800) Religion, who was also a Methodist exhorter and, later, an assistant preacher at New Inn. About 1760, the society at Aber in the parish of Llanfeugan (Brecknock) decided to follow the example of New Inn and convert itself into an Independent church. William
WILLIAMS, Y Fonesig ALICE MATILDA LANGLAND (Alys Mallt, Y Fonesig Mallt Williams; 1867 - 1950), author and celtophile Born in Oystermouth, Gower (though some sources say in Aberclydach, Tal-y-bont on Usk, Brecknockshire), 4 October 1867, fourth child of John James Williams, M.D. ('Brychan'), one of two sisters of William Retlaw Williams. She came in her youth under the influence of Lady Llanover, and throughout her long life she retained her interest in Welsh and Celtic cultural and political movements. Her name
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN (Gwynionydd; 1821 - 1891), cleric and author Born 24 June 1821 at Seilach in the parish of Penbryn, Cardiganshire. He was a cousin to D. Silvan Evans. Originally a Congregationalist, he joined the Established Church. He received some education at Fishguard, and became master of a Madam Bevan school. In 1874 he was ordained deacon, becoming curate to his patron, D. H. Davies, incumbent of Troed-yr-aur; later he was preferred to the living of
WILLIAMS, CHARLES (1633 - 1720), benefactor of his native town He was unfortunate enough to kill a cousin of his (Morgan of Penrhos) in a duel, and had to flee the country. He went to Smyrna, where he became a merchant, trading not only with Turkey but with other countries such as Russia, and acquiring great wealth in the process. John Hanbury of Pontypool succeeded in the reign of William III in making it possible for him to return to Britain, where he
WILLIAMS, CHARLES (1807? - 1877), principal of Jesus College, Oxford Born in 1807? christened 22 June 1807, third son of William Williams (1765 - 1847), a Dolgelley man who was for fifty-nine years master of Cowbridge grammar school. From that school, Charles Williams went up to Jesus College in 1823, graduated in 1827 with a 'first' in classics and a 'second' in mathematics, and was Fellow of his college from 1829 till 1845. He received a M.A. degree in 1830, B.D
WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES HANBURY (1708 - 1759), satirical writer and diplomatist Born 8 December 1708, the fourth son of Major John Hanbury, of Pontypool. He was educated at Eton. He was god-son to Charles Williams of Caerleon, who had fled abroad after killing his cousin, William Morgan of Penrhos, in a duel, and had amassed a great fortune in Smyrna. Charles Williams had been aided in returning to this country by John Hanbury, and by his will, dated 7 August 1717, he left
WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES JAMES WATKIN (1828 - 1884), Member of Parliament, judge of William Henry Carey, and (2) Elizabeth, daughter of lord justice Lush. He wrote The Principles and Practice of Pleading in Civil Actions, The Philosophy of Evidence, and The Law of Church Rates (a pamphlet).
WILLIAMS, CHRISTMAS PRICE (1881 - 1965), politician and engineer served as J.P. for Lincolnshire, was a Congregationalist and deeply interested in music. He married 23 June 1909, Marion, daughter of Thomas Davies, Brymbo. She was the author of a number of novels and plays. They lived at Sanddeth House, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, and briefly at 42B Courtfield Gardens, London. He died 18 August 1965.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL (1878 - 1968), minister (Meth.) and author Born 17 June 1878, son of Richard Williams, a worker in the Penmaen Quarries, and his wife Anne, at Bodnant, Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire. He was educated at the village National School and spent two years at the Cynffig Davies School in Menai Bridge, before being accepted in 1901 as a ministerial candidate in the Methodist church. He served a pre-college year at Llanbedr, Meironnydd, before
WILLIAMS, DANIEL POWELL (Pastor Dan; 1882 - 1947), founder and first president of the Apostolic Church The only Welshman to establish a world-wide church; born 5 May 1882 at Garn-foel, a smallholding near Pen-y-groes in the Amman valley, Carmarthenshire, one of twelve children of William and Esther Williams. As the father lost his sight when Daniel was only ten years old, he had to leave school a few months later in order to increase the family's income in some way, but the lad's weekly wage as a

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