Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, Y Fonesig ALICE MATILDA LANGLAND (Alys Mallt, Y Fonesig Mallt Williams; 1867 - 1950), author and celtophile with that of her sister GWENFRIDA ('Cate ', ' Gwenffreda ferch Brychan'), is linked with that of Lady Llanover in a poem entitled ' An Diou Vag ', which François Jaffrennou ('Taldir') composed after the national eisteddfod held at Cardiff in 1899, and published in Gwerziou gant Abherve ha Taldir, St. Brieuc, 1899. The two sisters were ' Y Ddau Wynne', joint authors of the novels One of the Royal
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN MORRIS (1832 - 1903), musician ). He took the prize at a Ruthin national eisteddfod for an arrangement of some Welsh airs for a band. He edited and arranged the hymn-tunes in Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu, published by Gee at Denbigh; this has some hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes composed by the editor, see also Llyfr y Psalmau (Alawydd). He had choirs at both Ruthin and Denbigh, and used to serve as conductor of hymnody-festivals. He
WILLIAMS, DANIEL POWELL (Pastor Dan; 1882 - 1947), founder and first president of the Apostolic Church ) Elizabeth Harries of Llandeilo, and they had seven children; she died 23 May 1918; (2) Mabel Thomas of Porthcawl. He died on 13 February 1947. He published The prophetical ministry (1931); The work of an evangelist; and The sanctuary of the Christian life; and composed a number of hymns in Welsh and English.
WILLIAMS, DAVID (Iwan; 1796 - 1823), Baptist minister them to seek refuge in Swansea. Joseph Harris (Gomer) gave the family shelter and kept Williams to preach to English congregations at Swansea and to instruct his son John in the classics. He died 10 January 1823. ' P. A. Môn ' composed an elegiac awdl, and Caledfryn elegiac englynion in his memory.
WILLIAMS, DAVID CHRISTMAS (1871 - 1926), musician Born 12 September 1871 at Llanwrtyd, Brecknock, the son of Gruffydd Christmas and Elizabeth (Evans). By the time he was 14 he had composed several pieces of music. When he was 17 he went to Cardiff to take courses in music under Dr. Joseph Parry, to whom (in 1890) he became an assistant; he was also made organist and choirmaster at a chapel in Penarth. He soon came into prominence as a composer
WILLIAMS, DAVID MATTHEW (Ieuan Griffiths; 1900 - 1970), scientist, dramatist and inspector of schools dylwyth. He also composed the music and words for an operetta which was performed in Newport in 1934. He married Annie Rebecca Morris in Tre-wen chapel, Newcastle Emlyn, 6 April 1939 and they had one daughter. He died at home, 42 Palace Avenue, Llanelli, 29 November 1970.
WILLIAMS, ERNEST LLWYD (1906 - 1960), minister (B), poet and writer selection of his poems in Tir Hela (1956); he composed poems for W. Rhys Nicholas (ed.), Beirdd Penfro (1961). One of his characteristics as a poet was his ability to experiment, without rejecting tradition. Two of his hymns appear in Y Llawlyfr Moliant Newydd (1955), and he was the author of the popular song, ' Pwy fydd yma 'mhen can mlynedd ', in 1943. He was for a time editor of ' Colofn yr awen ', a
WILLIAMS, EVAN (1706 - ?), harpist valuable service by arranging sixteen of these tunes in the common measure (8.6.8.6.), so that the metrical psalms of archdeacon Edmund Prys, which were 8.7.8.7., could be sung to them. He also composed eight tunes in Prys's 'New Measure', 8.7.8.7. These were the first tunes composed by a Welshman to be published. With the tunes is also given, for the first time, instructions on how to sing. The Morris
WILLIAMS, GRACE MARY (1906 - 1977), composer (1949), directed by Jill Craigie. She also composed incidental music for radio performances of plays by Saunders Lewis. She received a number of commissions from the BBC, the National Eisteddfod, and music festivals, and some of her works, such as her Trumpet Concerto, are among the best of their time. Her style was lyrical, and she favoured symphonic and vocal music over chamber music. She
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1892 - 1963), University professor and Welsh scholar for over 50 years and also the church secretary. He died in 1931 at the age of 87. John Williams ' father was a descendant of the Davieses, a family of blacksmiths in the Aeron valley, G.J. Williams's mother also came from the Aeron valley, the daughter of Elizabeth Griffiths, who was said to have composed much poetry, though it appears that none of her work has been preserved. He was educated at
WILLIAMS, GWILYM IEUAN (1879 - 1968), minister (Presb.) in translating and arranging several of the cantatas of J.S. Bach, such as Aros di gyda ni (1919), Amser Duw, goreu yw (1922), Iesu dyrchafedig (1922), and The Short Passion (St. Matthew's Gospel) (1931, 1932 and 1933). Having learnt the rules of cynghanedd from Dyfed (Evan Rees) who was one-time a lodger at his parents' home, he often composed englynion, &c. He contributed occasionally to Y
WILLIAMS, JAC LEWIS (1918 - 1977), educationalist, author from the 'family of birds', the descendants of a Spanish soldier who had deserted Napoleon's army and had hidden in the fields of the Aeron valley. Partly for health reasons, he rode a bicycle daily and he was fond of gardening. Always good company, he composed poetry when he was a lad, winning many prizes during his youth. He published Straeon y Meirw in 1947 and a collection of articles, Trioedd

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