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  • WILLIAMS, JAMES (1790 - 1872), cleric Born in 1790 (christened 26 July), son of John Williams (1740 - 1826) of Treffos, Llansadwrn, Anglesey, rector of Llanddeusant, Llangaffo, and Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy - John Williams was the brother of Thomas Williams (1737 - 1801) of Llanidan, and his wife was one of the Vincent family. James Williams entered Jesus College, Oxford, in 1807; graduated in 1810; was a Fellow of the college, 1813-22
  • WILLIAMS, ZEPHANIAH (1795 - 1874), Chartist A native of Argoed, Bedwellty, Monmouth. He became a master-collier at Blaina, and (as it was usual for persons in his occupation to pay their men in public houses) he kept the Royal Oak Inn of that place. He was a free-thinker in religion, and ably defended his standpoint in A Letter to Benjamin Williams, 1831. The local Working Men's Association met at his house, and he became an active
  • WILLIAMS, RICHARD (d. 1724), Baptist minister
  • WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1747 - 1812), Evangelical cleric Generally known as ' William Williams, Waterbeach,' Cambs. He was ordained and appointed chaplain to an English foundry in Rotterdam; afterwards he was vicar of Waterbeach, 1794-1812. William Owen Pughe, the official editor of the 1807 (Cambridge) edition of Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, is said to have been so negligent that nearly 3,000 copies were issued in a defective form, chapter viii of the Book of
  • WILLIAMS, ROGER (1667 - 1730), Independent minister , James, died 1760). He died 25 May 1730 at the age of 63, and John and David Williams were ordained ministers of Cefnarthen. John is known to have been his son and David probably belonged to the same family. The Williamses were a powerful clan in Cefnarthen, and other members of the family were Morgan Williams of Ty'n-coed, the able secretary of the church and one of the most prominent Dissenting
  • WILLIAMS, MORGAN (c. 1750 - 1830), cleric Editor of two booklets entitled Collectanea; neu Gasgliadau o Flodeuog-Waith yr Awduron Brytanaidd (Carmarthen, 1820, 1823). He may be the ' Morgan Williams of Penderin ' who was ordained deacon 14 August 1774 and priest 6 August 1775, in which case he became curate of Aberedw, Radnorshire, in 1775, and curate of Vaynor and Taf-fechan, Brecknock, in 1788. It is as curate of Bayvil, Pembrokeshire
  • WILLIAMS, EVAN (1724 - 1758), Welsh Moravian April 1758, Williams was sent to Derwen Deg, near Ruthin, to open a Moravian mission in North Wales; but he died there 2 May 1758, and was buried at Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd.
  • WILLIAMS, PHILIP (d. 1717), genealogist of Plas Dyffryn Clydach in the Neath valley, son of Philip Williams (died 1668). Besides being a genealogist, the son was steward of the manor of Cadoxton and of the Neath Abbey estate of Elizabeth Hoby (died 1699). He is included here because he is notable as an example of a Glamorgan man who encouraged and patronised Glamorgan local bards (such as Dafydd Evans, William Prees Crwth) as also did
  • WILLIAMS, EVAN JAMES (1903 - 1945), physicist Evan James Williams was born on 8 June 1903 at Brynawel, Cwmsychbant, Cardiganshire, the youngest of three sons born to James Williams (1868-1950), stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth (Bes) (née Lloyd, 1870-1948). He was known amongst his friends by the nickname 'Desin' because of his proficiency with decimal numbers. He attended Llanwenog School and Llandysul County School before winning a
  • WILLIAMS, EVAN JAMES (1903 - 1945), scientist Born 8 June 1903 at Cwmsychpant, Cardiganshire, the son of James Williams, mason and Elizabeth (née Lloyd), his wife. He proceeded from the primary school at Llanwenog to the county school at Llandysul, and from there to the University College of Swansea, where he took a first-class honours degree in physics in 1923. He pursued scientific researches at Swansea, Manchester and Cambridge, and had
  • WILLIAMS, JOHN (1747 - 1831), Methodist cleric Born 1747 at Penwern-hir, near Pontrhyd-fendigaid, Cardiganshire, son of William Rees Mathias and Ann, his wife. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig and Carmarthen grammar school; ordained deacon in 1770 and priest in 1771; appointed curate of Lledrod and Llanwnnws, where he came under the influence of the local Methodist clergymen - Williams of Llanfair Cludogau and Daniel Rowland - and joined the
  • WILLIAMS family Marl, A branch of the Cochwillan family (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 186-7) and so of the Penrhyn family. The surname 'Williams' was adopted by William ap William ap Gruffydd of Cochwillan whose will was proved in 1559; the wills of his son and grandson (of the same name) were proved in 1610 and 1622 respectively. The last of these disinherited his heir, and the estate passed to a younger son, EDMUND