Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, JOHN, goldsmith , xix). On 6 August 1612, John Williams, ' goldsmith to the King,' was admitted into Gray's Inn - such honorary admissions were not uncommon. The first reference in Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series to him as one of the king's goldsmiths is under 30 March 1604; in October of the same year he is mentioned for the first time in Cal. Wynn Papers; both Calendars (indexed) have frequent references
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Glanmor; 1811 - 1891), cleric, poet, and antiquary Born at Foryd, near Rhyl, 11 August 1811, son of William and Elizabeth King Williams. He started his career as a schoolmaster. In 1849 he was appointed master at the National school, Llangernyw, Denbighshire. In 1852 he moved to the Blue Coat school at Denbigh, where he remained until 1859. From Denbigh he went to the National school at Gwersyllt, where he remained until 1864 when he became a
WILLIAMS, OWEN (1774 - after 1827), musician . Novello. In 1827 he produced The Harp of David King of Israel or Royal Psalm of Zion. This last publication has also some account of his life, the author saying, for example that, through the influence of Charles W. Williams Wynn, M.P., he obtained a post in His Majesty's Stamp and Tax Office January 1827, which was ' to him then as life from the dead.' He appears to have become very poor in his last
WILLIAMS, RAYMOND HENRY (1921 - 1988), lecturer, writer and cultural critic . Educated at King Henry VIII Grammar School in Abergavenny, Jim/Raymond, like Will/Matthew in Border Country, went on a state scholarship to study English at Cambridge in 1939. His period at Trinity College was interrupted by call up in 1941. He was commissioned in 1942 and fought with the No. 21 anti-tank regiment in the Normandy campaign and on through Belgium and the Netherlands to Germany. He attained
WILLIAMS, RICHARD (fl. 1790?-1862?), a writer and singer of ballads
WILLIAMS, Sir TREVOR (c. 1623 - 1692) Llangibby, politician , but ill-health made him ineffective, and he died in the course of the session (March 1642). His son, Trevor, made a commissioner of array for Monmouthshire at the outbreak of the Civil War and a baronet on 14 September 1642, was captured by the Roundheads at Highnam on 25 March 1643, and after his release garrisoned the ancient but long disused castle of Llangibby for the king with sixty men, and
WOGAN family THOMAS WOGAN, the regicide, was the third son of Sir John Wogan and his wife Jane Colclough. He was a well-known parliamentarian in the struggle between the king and Parliament, and held the rank of captain (later colonel). In March 1648 he was ordered by Cromwell to go to Wales to assist in the restoration of peace in Pembrokeshire and the adjoining counties. He was praised by colonel Thomas Horton
WYNN family Gwydir, younger brother of John (c. 1584 - 1614), succeeded as second baronet in 1627. Educated at Lincoln's Inn, he entered the Lord Chamberlain's service, 1608, was groom of the bedchamber to Charles, prince of Wales, 1617-25, and accompanied him on his voyage to Spain, 1623. Appointed treasurer to queen Henrietta Maria, 1625, he was groom of the bedchamber to the king and queen in 1629. He was Member of
WYNN family Berth-ddu, Bodysgallen, year he was made D.D. on the occasion of a royal visit, ' without the uneasiness of performing exercise,' and was presented to the living of Luffenham, Suffolk, declining the archdeaconry of Shrewsbury, offered to him by bishop Neile of Coventry and Lichfield. As vice-chancellor in 1615 he took official part in the reception of king James and the prince of Wales, but no fresh preferment resulted till

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