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  • WILLIAMS, Sir ROGER (1540? - 1595), soldier and author Williams, a member of the family of Penrhos, Monmouth (this family bore, later, the surname Addams-Williams - see under Williams, Sir Trevor); and (3) Sir Roger Williams (1540? - 1595), soldier and author; it is with him that this short note will be concerned. Like his namesake, the second Roger Williams named above, Sir Roger Williams was a member of the family of Penrhos, being the son of Thomas
  • 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, ROWLAND (Hwfa Môn; 1823 - 1905), Independent minister, and archdruid of Wales Born at Pen y Graig, Trefdraeth, Anglesey, in March 1823. When he was 5 years of age the family went to live at Rhos-tre-Hwfa, near Llangefni, where he was brought up as a Calvinistic Methodist until he was 14. He was apprenticed to John Evans, a Llangefni carpenter, and later worked at his trade at Bangor, Deiniolen, Port Dinorwic, and other places. In 1847 he returned to Anglesey and shortly
  • WILLIAMS, SAMUEL (c. 1660 - c. 1722), cleric and author He lived at Abertrosol, Llandyfrïog, south Cardiganshire. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas John of Nant-yr-ymenyn, Llandysul, by whom he had one son, Moses Williams. As far as is known, he received no formal education, but he had sufficient qualifications to be ordained deacon in 1691 when he was appointed curate of Llandyfrïog, and priest in 1696, when he was made curate of Llanarth and
  • WILLIAMS, STEPHEN JOSEPH (1896 - 1992), Welsh scholar editor for the popular Y Geiriadur Mawr (H. Meurig Evans and W.O. Thomas, 1958). He supported all aspects of Welsh life in Swansea, especially Ty'r Cymry and the Welsh Drama Society for which he wrote his 'Y dyn hysbys' in 1935. He was a prominent supporter of the National Eisteddfod, serving as a member of the Council for many years and also as its Chairman, and as a member of the Gorsedd of Bards. He
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Gwilym Morgannwg; 1778 - 1835), poet introduction to the first volume of Y Parthsyllydd, 1870, says that he has 'drawn extensively on the old Parthsyllydd, the joint production of those eminent men, Dr. John Jenkins of Hengoed, and Mr. Thomas Williams' (Gwilym Morgannwg); moreover, in his introduction to the second volume (1875) Spinther says that the title Parthsyllydd was coined by them. Taliesin ab Iolo does not say definitely when it was
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Clwydfro; 1821 - 1855), poet
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Brynfab; 1848 - 1927), littérateur and farmer Born 8 September 1848 at Fforch Aman, a farm in Cwmaman, Aberdare, son of Thomas and Gwenllian Williams. When he was very young, the family moved to Fforch, Treorchy, where he received what little education he ever had. At the age of 25 he settled at Hendre, in the parish of Eglwysilan, and was a farmer there for more than fifty years. On his retirement he went to live at Hendre Wen, S. Athan. He
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Hafrenydd; 1807 - 1894), musician
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Soranus; 1818 - 1865), physician and scientist Born in 1818, the son of John Williams, vicar of Llandyfrïog, Cardiganshire. He went to London to study medicine, and in 1843 won the R.C.S. prize for an essay on ' The Structure and Functions of the Lungs '; he became a M.D. in 1845. After having spent some time at Guy's Hospital as a lecturer in anatomy, he started to practise at Swansea, where he gained a great reputation. From 1841 to 1858 he
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Eos Gwynfa, Eos y Mynydd; c. 1769 - 1848), poet , 1844. His carols were held in high esteem in a countryside famous for Christmas dawn services. Two of his sons entered the ministry, Joseph, who was at one time minister at Llansilin, and John, who later joined the Baptists.
  • WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Twm Pedrog; 1774 - 1814), poet , cywyddau, and englynion included by John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) in Cynfeirdd Lleyn, 1905. He died in May 1814, and was buried in the churchyard of Ceidio, Caernarfonshire