Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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, GRIFFITH (Gutyn Peris; 1769 - 1838), poet Born 2 February 1769 at Hafod Olau, Waun-fawr, Caernarfonshire. His father was William, second son of Edward Williams of Llwyn-celyn, Llanberis, and his mother was Catrin, daughter of Morgan Gruffydd ('Morgan y Gogrwr') of Llŷn. He started life as a farm worker but later found employment at the Penrhyn quarry where, in due course, he became a foreman. He broke his ankle in an accident in the
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1892 - 1963), University professor and Welsh scholar . These were the poems that Iolo sent to London to Owen Jones, ' Owain Myfyr ' and William Owen Pughe, the editors of the book, claiming that he had copied them from old manuscripts that had been kept safely in Glamorgan. The three adjudicators were John Morris Jones, T. Gwynn Jones and W. J. Gruffydd. The only competitor was G.J. Williams who produced a lengthy and careful essay that proved
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS CAERWYN (1912 - 1999), Welsh and Celtic scholar Academy in 1978 (gaining the Academy's Derek Allen Prize in 1985); in 1990 he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Two Festschriften were presented to him (the latter of the two posthumously): Bardos (ed. R. Geraint Gruffydd, 1982) and Cyfoeth y Testun (ed. I. Daniel et al., 2003). Caerwyn Williams was undoubtedly one of the world's foremost Celtic scholars during the second half of
WYNN family Cesail Gyfarch, Penmorfa . Humphrey Wynn's wife was Catherine, daughter and heiress of Evan ap Gruffydd ap Meredydd, of Cwmbowydd, Ffestiniog; their son, JOHN WYNN AP HUMPHREY (who was buried at Ffestiniog), married Catherine (buried at Penmorfa), daughter of William Wynn ap William, Cochwillan. John Wynn ap Humphrey's heir was ROBERT WYNN (died 1637), who married Mary, daughter of Ellis ap Cadwaladr, Ystumllyn, and was the father
WYNN family Maesyneuadd, Llandecwyn cywyddau written by Siôn Phylip, Rhisiart Phylip, and Gruffydd Phylip (see Phylipiaid Ardudwy); the last-named also wrote a cywydd moliant to ' Mastr Edward Humffre.' It was by his first wife (of three) that he was the father of ROBERT AB EDWARD AP HUMPHREY, who by his wife, Elliw, daughter and heiress of Ifan ap Rhys Wynn, Hendre'r Mur, Maentwrog, had two daughters - (1) Elizabeth, who married Robert
WYNN family Gwydir, The Wynn family of Gwydir belonged to a stock which was engaged during the 14th and 15th cents, in establishing the nuclei of small estates in the free townships of Penyfed and Pennant in Eifionydd. About the beginning of the 14th century, Dafydd ap Gruffydd of Nantconwy (claiming descent from Owain Gwynedd) married Eva, daughter and heiress of Gruffydd Fychan, one of the coheirs of ' Gwely
WYNN family Ynysmaengwyn, Dolau Gwyn, This is another Merioneth family claiming descent from Osbwrn Wyddel. Osbwrn's son Kenric (Cynwrig) had a son LLYWELYN, who married Nest, daughter and heiress of Gruffydd ab Adda of Dôl Goch and Ynysmaengwyn. The descendants of Llywelyn and Nest, in direct line (as far as Ynysmaengwyn was concerned), were GRUFFYDD, EINION (who married Tanglwst, daughter of Rhydderch ab Ieuan Llwyd, Gogerddan
WYNNE family Peniarth, , LLEWELYN AP KENRIC, also of Corsygedol, who married NEST (NESTA), daughter and heiress of GRIFFITH AB ADDA, of Dôl Goch and Ynysmaengwyn, Towyn (the tomb of Griffith ab Adda can be seen in Towyn church). From this marriage there descended - to take only the main line - EINION AP GRUFFYDD AP LLEWELYN, IEUAN AB EINION, RHYS AP IEUAN AB EINION (Rhys had a better-known brother, Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion), and
YOUNG, GRUFFYDD (c. 1370 - c. 1435), cleric, and supporter of Owain Glyndŵr
YSTUMLLYN, JOHN (d. 1786), gardener and land steward of the mansion. He was very skilful with his hands, too: he could create wicker baskets, wooden spoons, and small boats, and he was a good florist. John matured into a handsome young man, admired by the young women of the neighbourhood, among them Margaret Gruffydd of Hendre Mur, Trawsfynydd, who was a maid at Ystumllyn. Margaret overcame 'her fear of the black man', and on 9 April 1768, the two

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