Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, MARGARET LINDSAY (1888 - 1960), artist Born 18 June 1888, daughter of Samuel Arthur Williams, Barry Dock, Glamorganshire, who had a flourishing business as shipbroker in Cardiff, and Martha Margaret (née Lindsay) his wife. The daughter had private tuition before entering Cardiff Technical College where she won a gold medal for art. After a year working in Pelham school of art, London, she moved to the Royal Academy in 1906 where she
PARRY, EDGAR WILLIAMS (1919 - 2011), surgeon Edgar Parry was born on 1 May 1919 in the Post Office, Salem, Betws Garmon, Caernarfonshire, the second child of Gruffydd Henry Parry, a farmer of Hafod y Rhug, Llanrug, and his wife Helena Parry (née Williams). He had an elder sister Mary (Vaughan Jones) who became a Biology teacher and headmistress. The family subsequently moved to Plas Glanrafon, Waunfawr where Edgar was brought up. Edgar
WILLIAMS, MARY (1883 - 1977), French scholar Mary Williams was born in Aberystwyth on 26 June 1887 and grew up in Tabernacle Chapel. She was the first child of John Williams (born 1827), a Welsh Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Jane Williams (born 1845). She had a younger sister, Jennie Williams (later Ruggles-Gates) (born 1884) and a brother, John Williams (born 1889), who died in childhood. Williams received her early education at
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1818 - 1880), Independent minister
WILLIAMS, DAVID JAMES (1870 - 1951), schoolmaster Born 18 February 1870 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, one of the 13 children of Thomas Williams, collier, and his wife. Though he began work as a boy in the mines he showed early ability and in 1882 he won the Gelligaer Scholarship to Lewis' School, Pengam. The register of that school notes Bargod Board School as his previous school and his father's address as Greenfield Terrace, Bargoed. He was
WILLIAMS, GRACE MARY (1906 - 1977), composer Grace Williams was born in Barry, Glamorgan on 19 February 1906, the eldest of three children of William Matthews Williams (a schoolteacher from Wrexham) and his wife Rose Emily (née Richards), a teacher from Llanelli, who had married in 1900. Her brother Glyn was born in 1908, and her sister Marian in 1919. W. M. Williams was an accomplished musician and the conductor of the Romilly Boys' Choir
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MATTHEWS (1885 - 1972), musician Born 9 December 1885 at Pen y Bonc, Burwen, near Amlwch, Anglesey, the son of Richard and Ellen Williams, Victoria House, Amlwch. He showed musical promise at an early age. Encouraged by the local schoolmaster John Matthews, his parents bought him a small American organ, which he taught himself to play, and by the age of eight he was a regular accompanist at services in Capel Mawr, Amlwch. In
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1728 - 1806), hymn-writer He is said to have been born at Blaen Pennal, Cardiganshire, and to have been the brother of David Williams (1717 - 1792) of Llyswyrny; but this belief is without foundation. He was a cooper by trade and for many years kept a shop at St Athan, Glamorganshire. He is probably the 'John Williams, Carpenter,' who married Mary Voss at S. Athan, 24 June 1755; he subsequently married three other wives
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (c. 1625 - 1684), antiquary Born c. 1625, second son of Edward Williams of Carwed Fynydd, Llanefydd, Denbighshire. He was educated at Westminster, and in 1642 was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1647/8, and M.A. 1657. In 1660 Robert, lord Bulkeley, gave him the living of Llandegfan cum Beaumaris, which he appears to have held for not more than a year. In 1668 he left Llandegfan to become
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1802), Evangelical cleric Born at Fishguard, the son of John Williams. His father died; his mother married again; and his step-father sent him to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1783. The title-page of his book of sermons styles him B.A., but there is no record of his having graduated, and indeed he was ordained in May 1785, i.e. two years after entering Oxford. Dr. John Phillips (1730 - 1814) gave him a curacy and made him
WILLIAMS, OWEN (1774 - after 1827), musician works were then published as one and attained an extensive circulation. Two very important contributions appeared in 1819, in two parts, the first part, Brenhinol Ganiadau Seion, containing tunes for the Welsh psalter of Edmund Prys, the other containing hymn-tunes to be sung upon the new verse measures used by William Williams (Pantycelyn) and other hymnists; the music was arranged by S. Wesley and V
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Hafrenydd; 1807 - 1894), musician

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