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WALTERS, IRWYN RANALD (1902 - 1992), musician and administrator of Henry Walford Davies Irwyn Walters had the opportunity to observe famous conductors who took part in the Gregynog music festivals, including Adrian Boult, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Henry Wood. He became a teacher at Bideford then moved to Islington in 1928, where he also served as organist of the Welsh chapel in Willesden Green. He then moved to the King Edward VI School in
WALTERS, JOHN (1760 - 1789), cleric, poet, and scholar - Translated Specimens of Welsh Poetry. He attracted the attention of some London Welshmen, and, after the death of Richard Thomas (1753 - 1780) he was persuaded to publish the poems of Llywarch Hen, with a translation into English. Part of this translation appeared in Warrington, The History of Wales, 1788. Walters gave Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) some notes to be included in the introduction to his
WARING, ELIJAH (c. 1788 - 1857), merchant, author and publisher reform; it was he who wrote several of the leading articles on this subject published in the new Swansea newspaper, The Cambrian. It is not surprising, therefore, that he became fond of the company of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg). After the death of Iolo in 1826 Waring wrote his reminiscences of him in a series of articles in The Cambrian. In 1850, he published his famous biography, Recollections
teulu WAYNE, industrialists , in conjunction with George Rowland Morgan and Edward Morgan Williams, the latter of whom retired in 1829. For a time Wayne retained the management of the company in his own hands, while his sons were engaged elsewhere. The works were quite small compared with those at Aber-nant, Llwydcoed, etc., but they were compact, consisting of only one blast furnace for a considerable time, with the necessary
WEBBER, FRANK EDWARD (1893 - 1963), general manager of Western Mail and Echo Ltd. - gweler WEBBER, Sir ROBERT JOHN
WEBBER, Sir ROBERT JOHN (1884 - 1962), managing director of Western Mail and Echo Limited 26 June 1963); they had one daughter (Joan Suzanne Prichard; died in Toronto, 1983). He died 18 December 1962. FRANK EDWARD WEBBER (1893 - 1963), general manager of Western Mail and Echo Ltd. Business and IndustryPrinting and Publishing; Born 8 October 1893, the youngest of Charles and Hannah Webber's three sons. He was educated at Barry School and the University College, Cardiff. He enlisted in
teulu WILKINS . Mary church (Llan-fair), Glamorganshire. The last-named Thomas Wilkins went to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1641, and took a law degree in 1661; in addition to S. Mary church he also held the rectories of Gelli-gaer (1666) and Llan-maes (1668), and a prebend at Llandaff. He died 20 August 1699, aged 74. He had married Jane, daughter of Thomas Carne of Nash and grand-daughter of Sir Edward Stradling of S
teulu WILLIAMS Marl, Vaughan of Pant Glas, Ysbyty Ifan (see under Vaughan of Pant Glas family), and their marriage united the estates of Marl and Pant Glas. Their son was Sir GRIFFITH WILLIAMS (died in 1734), the 6th baronet; he married Catherine Anwyl of the Park (Llanfrothen) and Llwyn (Dolgelley) - see the article on the Anwyls - but, as the estates of that family were encumbered it is doubtful whether this was
teulu WILLIAMS Gwernyfed, , Receiver-General of Land Revenues, etc.; all of which brought great wealth to Williams. He was created a baronet in 1674. He died in 1712 at the age of 108, and was buried 20 September 1712 at Glasbury. His two sons, Sir JOHN WILLIAMS (2nd baronet; died 1723) and Sir EDWARD WILLIAMS (died 1721) had already been knighted. Sir Edward had married (before 1712, otherwise his father would not have been buried
teulu WILLIAMS Cochwillan, appears regularly as a royal official and crown farmer in Caernarvonshire from 1459 to 1475, and in 1466 he was member of a commission appointed to enquire into reports that various revenues of Caernarfonshire and Anglesey were unpaid since the accession of Edward IV (The history of the Gwydir family, ed. 1927, 19; Min. Acc., 1180/1-1181/5; Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1461-7, 529). WILLIAM AP GRIFFITH (died c
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1826 - 1886), iron-master
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1750 - 1813), Independent divine and tutor that the Independent minister of Trelawnyd ('Newmarket') had refused to allow Edward Williams to use his pulpit ' because he had been preaching among the Methodists.' However, in 1770 Williams (with the consent of his parents, who did not approve of Methodism) had begun preaching to the Independents, and in 1771 he went to Abergavenny Academy. He was an exceedingly solemn young man, eschewing levity

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