Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1717 - 1791), Methodist cleric, author, and hymn-writer Born in 1717 at Cefn-coed, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Carmarthenshire, son of John and Dorothy Williams. His father was a ruling elder in the Cefnarthen Independent church. He was educated, with a view to becoming a doctor, at Llwyn-llwyd Academy, but while he was there he heard Howel Harris preaching in Talgarth churchyard and was completely converted. He joined the Established Church and was ordained
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (1867 - 1922), Member of Parliament, lawyer, and author educated at Llandovery College, and afterwards (October 1885) entered Brasenose College, Oxford. He was there when the Dafydd ab Gwilym Society was founded (see T. Rowland Hughes in Y Llenor, 1931, and his own recollections in Cymru O.M.E., 1921); in the society he was known by the name of his college - 'the Brasen Nose.' He graduated with 2nd class honours in history, and was proxime accessit for the
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MATTHEWS (1885 - 1972), musician examples of his lyrical style. He married Margaret Myfanwy Hughes at St John Street chapel, Chester on 9 December 1915. After her death in 1970 he moved to Patcham near Brighton to live with his son, and died at Brighton General Hospital on 11 November 1972. His funeral took place at Hermon chapel, Colwyn Bay on 17 November and his remains were cremated at Colwyn Bay crematorium.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM SIDNEY GWYNN (1896 - 1978), musician and administrator joined the Wrexham firm of Emyr Williams, also working for the publishers Hughes and Son and editing the bilingual journal, Y Cerddor Newydd [The New Musician] from 1922 to 1929. He took an early interest in the folk tradition and in 1933 was appointed Secretary of the Welsh Folk-Song Society. In 1946 he succeeded J. Lloyd Williams (1854-1945) as editor of the Society's journal, and in 1957 was elected
WYNN family Maesyneuadd, Llandecwyn This family, like others in western Merioneth, traced its descent from Osbwrn Wyddel, in this instance through Dafydd ap Ieuan ab Einion, constable of Harlech castle, and his wife, Margaret (Puleston). THOMAS, the son of Dafydd and Margaret, married Gwerfyl, daughter of HOWEL AP RHYS, of Bron-y-foel - see Ellis family of Bron-y-foel and Ystumllyn - and had a son, DAFYDD, who married Lowry
WYNN family Ynysmaengwyn, Dolau Gwyn, , Cardiganshire), IORWERTH (living in 1425), and JENKIN AP IORWERTH. Jenkin ap Iorwerth was ' farmer ' (lessee under the Crown) of the mills of Kevyng and Caethleff (Caethley) and of the ferry of Aberdovey, in the thirty-sixth year of Henry VI. Jenkin ap Iorwerth's son, HOWEL, died of the plague in 1494, but HUMPHREY (died 1545), his son by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir ROGER KYNASTON, constable of Harlech
WYNN, WILLIAM (1709 - 1760), cleric, antiquary, and poet , 22 September 1734, and became vicar of Llanbryn-mair 9 June 1739. At Llanbryn-mair he was involved in a dispute with Howel Harris (November 1740). He married Martha Roberts of Rhyd-onnen, Llandysilio, near Denbigh, 6 August 1742; Wynn refers to children of this marriage (Panton MS. 58 (185)), as does William Morris (Morris Letters, ii, 168). His son, Robert, matriculated as of Jesus College, 31

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