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WILLIAMS, MARIA JANE (Llinos; 1795 - 1873), folklore collector and musician siblings William (1788-1855), Rees (1792-1849), Thomas (1793-1861), Elizabeth Ann (1794-1871) and Maria Jane were educated well, without neglecting the cultural and linguistic roots of the family, which maintained close links with the local community. The children were encouraged to learn Welsh, sing Welsh songs and play the harp. Elizabeth Ann and Maria Janeattended school in Swansea and lived the life
WILLIAMS, MEIRION (1901 - 1976), musician William Robert Williams was born on 19 July 1901 in Glanywern, Dyffryn Ardudwy. He began to use the name 'Meirion' when a student and adopted it officially during the Second World War. He was the son of Robert Parry Williams and Mary Elizabeth (née Roberts), the father a shopkeeper and sub-postmaster. His dark colouring was attributed by some to Italian ancestry on his mother's side. Meirion
WILLIAMS, MORRIS (Nicander; 1809 - 1874), cleric and man of letters Born at Caernarvon, 20 August 1809, son of William Morris and Sarah his wife (she was a sister of Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd), and had been maidservant to Dewi Wyn - her husband had been a servant to Robert ap Gwilym Ddu. When he was a child, his parents moved to Coed Cae Bach, Llangybi, Caernarfonshire. He had some schooling at Llanystumdwy and was apprenticed to a carpenter; he began to write
WILLIAMS, MOSES (1685 - 1742), cleric and scholar Weddiau cyfaddas i'r Achos arbennig hwnnw, 1711, and Boreol a Phrydnawnol Weddi i Deulu, 1711 (both by Robert Nelson); Llawlyfr y Llafurwr (Edward Welchman), 1711; and Cydymmaith i'r Allor (William Viccars); while in Archaeologia Britannica (Edward Lhuyd) will be found ' An Armoric Grammar and Vocabulary by Julian Manoir English'd out of French by M. Williams.' He edited the S.P.C.K. Bible together with
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1742 - 1826), Baptist (Particular, afterwards General) minister, theological controversialist, hymn-writer, and amateur doctor attributed to Peter Williams himself (which is most unlikely), to William Williams of Cardigan and William Richards of Lynn, and to Nathaniel Williams, and J. J. Evans (Morgan J. Rhys, 148-50) gives strong reasons for supposing that the last-named is the most likely. In 1796, Nathaniel Williams published, from the Trevecka press, Pharmacopoeia, or Medical Admonitions in English and Welsh … The Second Part
WILLIAMS, ORIG (1931 - 2009), footballer, wrestler, promoter and journalist William Regal and Klondyke Kate, both of whom have expressed their appreciation for his support. He worked extensively with S4C on their show Reslo in the 1980s as wrestler, organiser and host. The show was at the forefront of televised British wrestling, becoming the first to show women's matches regularly as well as promoting theme matches such as cage, chair and ladders, and was the last regularly
WILLIAMS, OWEN (Owain Gwyrfai; 1790 - 1874), antiquary Born in a cottage called Bryn-beddau on the Plas Glan'rafon estate, Waun-fawr, and christened at Betws Garmon, 10 January 1790. His parents were William Pritchard of Pant Ifan Mawr, Llan-rug, and Siân Marc of Plas Mawr, Llandwrog. When he was still very young, Owen Williams married Margaret Lloyd of Pen-y-bryn, Llanwnda, and they set up house together at Tu-ucha'r-ffordd, Waun-fawr. He was a
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, OWEN HERBERT (1884 - 1962), surgeon and Professor of Surgery Thomas, daughter of William Thomas, a shipowner from Liverpool. She was able to give him the invaluable support needed because of the frailty of his health during the last thirty years of his life. They had a daughter and two sons. He died on 6 March 1962 at his home in Liverpool and was buried in the cemetery at Bryndu, Llanfaelog on 10 March 1962.
WILLIAMS, PENRY (1800 - 1885), painter The son of William Williams, a stonemason, he was christened at Merthyr Tydfil 2 February 1800. He studied at the Royal Academy schools under Fuseli, gained a silver medal from the Society of Arts for a drawing from the antique in 1821, and exhibited his work at the exhibitions of the British Institution, the society of British Artists, and the Royal Academy, where thirty-four of his pictures
WILLIAMS, PETER (1723 - 1796), Methodist cleric, author, and Biblical commentator one of the outstanding leaders of the Methodist movement in Wales. He was also a writer and a poet. His hymns are to be found in Rhai Hymnâu ac Odlau Ysprydol, 1759, and Hymns on Various Subjects, 1771; he also published elegies on William Davies of Neath, 1787, and on Daniel Rowland, 1790. His chief books are Blodau i Blant, 1758; Galwad gan wyr eglwysig, 1781; Cydymaith mewn Cystudd, 1782; Yr
WILLIAMS, PETER BAILEY (1763 - 1836), cleric and writer - often enough under pseudonyms such as 'Pant' and 'Peris.' In addition to helping document-hunters like Nicholas Carlisle and William Cathrall, he also published The Tourist's Guide to the County of Caernarvon, 1821, while shorter articles written by him were published in Gwyneddion, 1832 (on the history of Anglesey), and in the Cymmrodorion Transactions, 1843 (on the Welsh monasteries and abbeys). He

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1753 - 1764 of 1867 for "William Glyn"