Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, Sir THOMAS MARCHANT (1845 - 1914), barrister and writer Born at Gadlys, Aberdare, the son of a coal-miner. His first school was ' Ysgol y Comin,' Aberdare, where Dan Isaac Davies was headmaster, and where he became a pupil teacher. In 1864 he entered the Bangor Normal College; after taking his teacher's certificate he was headmaster of the Amlwch school and afterwards of the Garth school at Bangor. He was also, for a time, on the staff of a school in
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Crwys; 1875 - 1968), poet, preacher, archdruid Hezekiah), Ammanford, he entered Bala-Bangor College in 1894. Under the auspices of that college he was a student at the University College, Bangor for a year before embarking on his theological course. In 1898 he was ordained minister of Rehoboth (Congregational), Bryn-mawr, Brecon, which at that time was one of the Welsh churches of Monmouthshire Association. In the same year he married Grace Harriet
WILLIAMS, Sir WILLIAM (1634 - 1700), lawyer and politician Eldest son of Hugh Williams, D.D. (1596 - 1670), rector of Llantrisant and Llanrhuddlad, Anglesey (Willis, Bangor, 170-1; Pryce, Diocese of Bangor in Sixteenth Century, 41, 43, 44; An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey, 114). Educated at Jesus College and Gray's Inn (admitted 1650), he was called to the Bar in 1658, becoming treasurer of Gray's Inn in 1681. Recorder of Chester from
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1738 - 1817) Llandygái, antiquary, author, prominent official at Cae-braich-y-cafn quarry store of knowledge to inquirers like Richard Fenton, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, and the Irishman Hyde Hall who wrote Bangor MS. 908 (published in 1952 by the Caernarvonshire Historical Society as A Description of Caernarvonshire, and ed. by E. Gwynne Jones). He died on 17 July 1817. The love of letters in the family did not die out with him; his son, Robert, was an author himself and a friend of literary
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Caledfryn; 1801 - 1869), Congregational minister, poet, and critic churches at Peniel (Llannerch-y-medd) and Maenaddwyn on 2 June 1829. He later held pastorates at Pendref (Caernarvon), 1832-48; Aldersgate-street, London, 1848-50; Llanrwst, 1850-56; Beulah near Bangor, 1856-7; and Groes-wen, Glamorganshire from 1857 till his death on 23 March 1869. He was thrice married and had one son, William (Ap Caledfryn), and a daughter, Margaret Mary. Caledfryn was admitted a bard
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 MATTHEWS (1885 - 1972), musician 1898 he won a scholarship to Llangefni Intermediate School and had music lessons there from Miss A. L. Greaves. He left school at 17 to work at the ironmonger's shop in Victoria House. In 1906, when a new pipe organ was opened at Capel Mawr, he was appointed organist, and studied with Roland Rogers (1847-1927), the organist of Bangor Cathedral. In the following year he won a Stainer Exhibition at the
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1883 - 1954), quarryman, choir conductor, soloist and cerdd dant adjudicator resources of the church to present cantatas, the operetta Esther and the opera Blodwen. The augmented Blodwen company visited 14 areas in Gwynedd between 1945 and 1947. But the choir which made his name best known as a director and conductor was Tanygrisiau children's choir which won first prize in the chief children's choir competition at the national eisteddfod several times - Bangor 1931, Aberavon 1932
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM NANTLAIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Presb.), editor, poet and hymn writer 1901, and he laboured in Bethany from 1900 until his retirement in 1944 (having supervised also the small church of the Presbyterian Church of Wales in Llandybïe during the first years of the twentieth century). His ambition at that time was to preach at preaching festivals and succeed as a poet in eisteddfod competitions. He was joint-winner at Bangor national eisteddfod (1902) for composing six
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM OGWEN (1924 - 1969), archivist, university professor Born in Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire, 12 December 1924, the elder of the 2 sons of William Henry Williams and his wife Margaret (née Pritchard). He was educated at Llanfairfechan national school, 1928-35, Friars School, Bangor, 1935-42, University College of North Wales, Bangor, 1942-47 (B.A., 1st.-class hons. History, 1945), University of London, 1947-48 (diploma in archive elect studies
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM PRICHARD (1848 - 1916), co-founder of the Princes Road Presbyterian church, Bangor, and publisher of a new edition of Deffynniad Ffydd Eglwys Loegr by Maurice Kyffin was one of the founders of the Princes Road Presbyterian church, Bangor, and was elected one of its first elders. He was a true scholar and, in 1908, at the request of the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, brought out a new edition of Deffynniad Ffydd Eglwys Loegr by Maurice Kyffin. He was twice married (1) to Emily (died 17 September 1881), and (2) to her sister, Annie Ada (died 26
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM WYN (1876 - 1936), minister and poet Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, 12 July 1876, of a religious family from the district of Bowydd. He was a pupil-teacher in Tanygrisiau before entering Bangor Normal College. He then became a teacher in the neighbourhood of Wrexham. He began to preach and went to University College and Theological College, both at Aberystwyth. In 1909 he was inducted minister of Moriah (Presb

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