Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS-ELLIS, JOHN CLOUGH (1833 - 1913), scholar, clergyman, poet and possibly the first Welshman to climb one of the highest mountains in the Alps 1855 won the Royal Humane Society medal for rescuing a friend from drowning in the River Cam. He was familiar with the mountains of Snowdonia as a follower of the Ynysfor hounds and in 1857 went on a tour in the Alps with J.F. Hardy. On 13 August, accompanied by William and St. John Mathews, E.S. Kennedy, Hardy and five guides, he climbed the Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m.), the highest peak in Bern
WILLIAMSON, EDWARD WILLIAM (1892 - 1953), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon . Martin, Potternewton, Yorkshire 1915-17. He was ordained priest 1916. He served as curate of Lambeth 1917-22 and was appointed Lecturer in St. Augustine's College Canterbury 1922-23. He was elected Fellow in 1923 and Honorary Fellow from 1936. He was appointed Warden of St. Michael's College, Llandaff 1926 and remained there until he was elected Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in November 1939. He was Hon
WILLIS-BUND, JOHN WILLIAM (1843 - 1928), writer on the history of the Welsh Church history of the church in Wales, contributed articles to the Transactions of the Cymmrodorion Society (his paper on Peckham in Trans. Cymm., 1900-1, is worthy of notice), and edited for that society the Black Book of St. Davids (1902) - the work was but indifferently done. He also published a book, The Celtic Church of Wales, 1897; this propounded a theory of his own, and was judged by Louis Gougaud to
WILSON, HERBERT REES (1929 - 2008), scientist , Alexander Stokes and Maurice Wilkins. His contribution was featured in a special edition of the magazine Nature published in January 2005. In 1957 Wilson was appointed to a lectureship in Physics at Queen's College Dundee (then part of St. Andrew's University), becoming Senior Lecturer in 1964. He had also become a Visiting Research Associate at the Children's Cancer Research Foundation in Boston
WINTER, CHARLES (1700 - 1773), Arminian Baptist minister Son of Francis Winter, a well-to-do farmer of Bedwellty, Glamorganshire, was apprenticed to a surgeon-apothecary at Newport, Monmouth, but returned home, joined the Baptist church at Hengoed, began preaching, and entered Carmarthen Academy under Perrott. He was there led to accept Arminian doctrines. Others at Hengoed tended to the same way, notably Rees David and Jacob Isaac. After a heated
WOGAN family -heirs of Robert de Valle (Dale), lord of Walwyn's Castle. Sir John Wogan, lord of Picton (as he was designated), founded the chantry of S. Nicholas in the cathedral of S. Davids in 1302, and it is said that he was buried in that chapel. He also secured a grant of the manor of Castle Morris, in Dewsland, for the bishop of S. Davids in 1302. He died 1321. Sir THOMAS WOGAN (born c. 1311), son and heir of
WOOD, MARY MYFANWY (1882 - 1967), missionary in China, 1908-51 Born 16 September 1882 in London. Her father (Richard Maldwyn) was from Machynlleth and her mother (Hannah) from Swansea; they had four children. Her parents became members at the Borough Welsh Congregational chapel in London and she was accepted into full membership there in 1896. She received her early education in Dulwich and then went to St. Mary's College, Cheltenham training to be an
WOODING, DAVID LEWIS (1828 - 1891), genealogist, historian, bibliophile and shopkeeper to develop what had already become his life-long interest. He was contemporary of David Lloyd Isaac, vicar of Llangamarch and author, eventually purchasing all of his MS works and notes. He was nominated by Egerton G.B. Phillimore and became a member of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Wooding corresponded with Morris Davies of Bangor, a noted hymnologist and musician, and he became a
WOOLLER, WILFRED (1912 - 1997), cricketer and rugby player Wilfred Wooller was born at Wentworth, Church Road, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, on 20 November 1912, the son of Wilfred Wooller, builder and contractor, and his wife Ethel (née Johnson, died 1924). He was educated at John Bright Grammar School, Llandudno, Rydal School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He married 1) Gillian Windsor-Clive (1922-1961) of St. Fagans Castle in 1941, divorced in 1946
WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM (1704 - 1778), cleric and author April 1730 he was appointed vicar of Llan-y-blodwel, Salop; in November 1731, canon of S. Asaph; in July 1737, sinecure rector of Darowen (which office he held till 1751); sinecure rector of Hope, Flintshire, 1751 (till 1774); sinecure rector of Llanfor, near Bala, 1774. He was vicar of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant from 1745 till his death, and prebendary of Meifod in St Asaph cathedral from 1773. He also
WOTTON, WILLIAM (1666 - 1727), cleric and scholar Suffolk 13 August 1666, and died in Essex 13 February 1726/7. He did, however, have some Welsh associations. In 1680 he made the acquaintance of bishop William Lloyd of S. Asaph, and from 1691 until his death, held the sinecure living of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos - his residential living being Middleton Keynes near Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. In 1714, owing to financial difficulties, he retired to Wales, where
WYNN family Cesail Gyfarch, Penmorfa , married Jane (Lloyd), Dulasau, and by her was the father of (a) ROBERT WYNN (died January 1685/6), the heir, (b) MARGARET (1618 - 1679), who married Richard Humphreys (died 1699), Hendre Gwenllian, Penrhyndeudraeth, and (c) two other daughters. Robert Wynn, who was a barrister-at-law, left Cesail Gyfarch to his nephew, bishop Humphrey Humphreys, son of his sister Margaret and of Richard Humphreys. The

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