Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, GRACE MARY (1906 - 1977), composer was rather mechanical, with endless exercises which gave little opportunity to her instinct for compostion. But she was encouraged to go on to the Royal College of Music in London to study composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob, and from there went in 1930 to Vienna to study with Egon Wellesz. She taught at Camden Girls' School in London and at the Southlands College of Education
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH VAUGHAN (1940 - 2010), journalist and gay activist Griff Vaughan Williams was born on 9 November 1940 in Bangor, Gwynedd, the only child of Griffith Williams (b. 1910), and his wife Katherine (née Turner, 1910-1968). He was educated at Friars grammar school in Bangor before studying journalism in Cardiff, and then worked for a number of magazines and provincial newspapers around the country until he joined the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
WILLIAMS, GWYN ALFRED (1925 - 1995), historian and television presenter company Teliesyn, whose talented director Colin Thomas brought out the best in him. The most memorable was The Dragon has Two Tongues (HTV, 1985), a thirteen-part series on the history of Wales in which the fiery Marxist historian ran rings around his affable Whiggish co-presenter Wynford Vaughan Thomas. Despite, or perhaps because of, his speech impediment, Gwyn's pieces to camera regularly drew
WILLIAMS, JOHN (d. 1613), principal of Jesus College, Oxford He was born at Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, and seems to have owned considerable property in the district. He was related by marriage to the Vaughan family of Golden Grove. He entered Oxford as a scholar of Corpus Christi College in 1569, under the name of John Thomas. He graduated B.A. 1573/4, M.A. 1577, and was elected Fellow of All Souls in 1579. He became rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1757 - 1810), barrister of the 10th (1787), and 11th (1791) editions of Blackstone's Commentaries, and he furnished valuable additional notes to the 3rd ed. (1799-1802) of the Reports of Cases … in the King's Bench in the Reign of Charles II. He died 27 September 1810; see also the D.N.B. One of his sons was Sir EDWARD VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1797 - 1875), barrister and scholar LawScholarship and Languages, who practised on the
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1782 - 1818), composer of the hymn-tune 'Llanfair' which appears in all Welsh congregational tune-books and in Songs of Praise and other English hymn-books; Dr. R. Vaughan Williams has composed variations upon it. Robert Williams was born at Mynydd Ithel farm, Llanfechell, Anglesey, son of Owen Williams and Mary (née Davies). He was baptised at Llanfechell on 27 October 1782. He was blind from birth and earned his living by basket-making, but was
WILLIAMS, Sir ROGER (1540? - 1595), soldier and author Williams and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of Sir William Vaughan. Anthony Wood says that he spent some time at Oxford - at Brasenose College. He became a soldier; indeed, he was only 17 when he fought at S. Quentin. He spent almost the remainder of his life in Europe as a ' soldier of fortune '; he was courageous and daring and became well-known as an expert in the art of military warfare. In April 1572
WILLIAMS, Sir ROWLAND LOMAX BOWDLER VAUGHAN (1838 - 1916), judge - see WILLIAMS, JOHN
WILLIAMSON, EDWARD WILLIAM (1892 - 1953), Bishop of Swansea and Brecon 1944-45. He was Select Preacher at Cambridge in 1951. In January 1953 he broadcast the Radio Lecture, Henry Vaughan, which was published by the B.B.C. Although he was a shy, reserved bachelor, as a public speaker he could be both balanced and witty. Of attractive appearance, his saintliness was apparent to all who knew him. He died 23rd September 1953 and was buried at Brecon.
WYNN family Rûg, Boduan, Bodfean, Some particulars concerning certain members of this family are given in the articles on Bodvel family, Bodvel, Caernarfonshire, Glynn family, Glynllifon, Caernarfonshire, and Nannau (Nanney) family, Meironnydd. In the Nannau family article it is shown how EDWARD WILLIAMES SALUSBURY VAUGHAN (died 1807), son of Sir Robert Howell Vaughan (1st baronet, of Nannau; died 1796), succeeded to the Rûg
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 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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