Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WOODING, DAVID LEWIS (1828 - 1891), genealogist, historian, bibliophile and shopkeeper Born 13 December 1828 at Penybont Cottage, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn, Brecknockshire, eldest son of Benjamin Wooding (died 1861) of Beulah, near Builth Wells, Brecknock, a shopkeeper and farmer, and his wife Susannah (née Davies). He was educated at Beulah Chapel school, 1834-36, and then boarded at a small school at Cefnllanddewi run by Thomas Price, ' Twm Cork ', 1837-38, after which he attended
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 Son of Thomas Worthington of Park, Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire., christened at Llanwnnog, 4 April 1704. He was educated at the grammar school at Oswestry, and matriculated at Oxford from Jesus College, 9 May 1722. He took his B.A. in 1725-6, his M.A. from S. John's College, Cambridge, in 1730. In 1758 he proceeded to the degrees of B.D and D.D. at Oxford. He taught for some time at Oswestry and in
WYNDHAM-QUIN, WINDHAM HENRY (5th EARL DUNRAVEN and MOUNT-EARL), (1857 - 1952), soldier and politician Sheriff for county Kilkenny in 1914 and commandant of the Lines of Communication in 1915. He was also one of the directors of the Great Western Railway Co. In June 1926 he succeeded his cousin Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin (see Supplement below) as Earl of Dunraven. He also became a well-liked and popular character in south Wales. He was a member of the Court of Governors of the National Museum, and was
WYNDHAM-QUIN, WINDHAM THOMAS (4th EARL of DUNRAVEN AND MOUNT-EARL in the Irish peerage, 2nd Baron KENRY of the United Kingdom), (1841 - 1926), Glamorgan landowner and politician, sportsman and author connected by marriage with the Carnes of Ewenny, the Thomases of Llanfihangel and the Vivians of Swansea. His father, Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven, was M.P. for Glamorgan, 1837-1850. His mother was Augusta, daughter of Thomas Goold, master in chancery in Ireland. Owing to his father's conversion to Roman Catholicism (although the son remained a Protestant), he was educated
WYNN family Cesail Gyfarch, Penmorfa This family numbered some well-known men among its members and was connected by marriage with many other influential North Wales families. To it belonged MEREDYDD ab EVAN (died 1525), of Gwydir, descended from Owain Gwynedd; he married Margaret, daughter of Morris ap John ap Meredydd, of Clenennau, Penmorfa, and by her (she was his third wife), was the father of HUMPHREY WYNN of Cesail Gyfarch
WYNN family Glyn (Glyn Cywarch), Brogyntyn, , but probably there was no mansion house at Glyn at so early a period ' (Wynne, op. cit.). JOHN AP IEUAN, the heir of this marriage, and described as of Glyn, was living on 27 November 1545. His son, ROBERT WYN AP JOHN (died 1589), married (probably in 1544) Katherine, daughter of Ellis ap Maurice of Clenennau, Caernarfonshire, and was the father of MAURICE AP ROBERT WYNNE (died between 9 February
WYNN family Rûg, Boduan, Bodfean, his bravery (N.L.W. Jnl., vi, 106). John Wynn's wife was a member of the Puleston family. He was followed by his son THOMAS WYNN (died 1673), Boduan. This Thomas Wynn's grandson became Sir THOMAS WYNN (died 1749), 1st baronet, and it was he who married FRANCES GLYN, heiress of Glynllifon; their grandson was the Sir THOMAS WYNN (died 1807) who was created (1776) 1st baron Newborough. For further
WYNN family Maesyneuadd, Llandecwyn Maes-y-pandy, who was sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1858. The Maesyneuadd line was continued through ROBERT CHAMBRE VAUGHAN (1796 - 1876), son of this John Nanney's sister, LOWRY NANNEY (died 1803), and her husband, Thomas Vaughan (died 1804), Burlton Hall, Shropshire. Robert Chambre Vaughan was succeeded by his grandson, THOMAS GOLDISBOROUGH CHAMBRE VAUGHAN (born 1856).
WYNN family Gwydir, , Thomas Wiliems of Trefriw. His own The history of the Gwydir family was published in 1770 (ed. Daines Barrington), in 1827 (ed. Angharad Llwyd), 1878 (ed. Askew Roberts), and again in 1927 (ed. John Ballinger). He was also the author of a survey of Penmaenmawr (published in 1859 and reissued in 1906, ed. W. Bezant Lowe). By his wife Sydney, daughter of Sir William Gerrard, he had ten sons and two
WYNN family Bodewryd, their eldest son, the parents went to live at Plas y Brain until the mother's death in 1542. David ap Rhys later married Anne, widow of William John ap Rhys of Llinon, and daughter of Piers Stanley of Ewloe. He repaired the house of Gwredog Esgob, and the family of the second marriage resided there. Pierce ap David or Pierce Lloyd, the first of the Lloyds of Gwredog, was the eldest child of this
WYNN family Ynysmaengwyn, Dolau Gwyn, castle, continued the line. Humphrey married Annes, daughter of Sir Richard Herbert, Montgomery, and was, by her, the father of JOHN WYNN AP HUMPHREY, who married Ann, daughter of Rhys Vaughan of Corsygedol, and was succeeded by his son, HUMPHREY WYNN (living in 1571). Humphrey Wynn, to whom Siôn Phylip addressed a cywydd asking him to give a harp to Siôn ap Richard, Pennal, married Jane (Hughes, of

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