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WILLIAMS, IOLO ANEURIN (1890 - 1962), journalist, author and art historian Museum and bequeathed 65 more to the institution. His literary work is to be seen in numerous publications: volumes of poems (1915 and 1919), a bibliography of John Masefield (1921), Byways round Helicon (1922), Shorter poems of the eighteenth century (1923), Seven eighteenth-century bibliographies (1924). He edited the plays of Sheridan (1926), and wrote an unusual handbook, The elements of book
WILLIAMS, ISAAC (1802 - 1865), cleric, poet, and theologian Southampton Street, Bloomsbury, London. In 1817 he went to Harrow, where he became conspicuous for his skill in Latin verse. On 3 June 1882 he entered Trinity College, Oxford, and it was while spending that summer's vacation at Cwmcynfelyn that he met John Keble at Aberystwyth. They did not, however, become very friendly until the following year when Williams won the chancellor's prize for a Latin poem on
WILLIAMS, ISAAC JOHN (1874 - 1939), museum official
WILLIAMS, JAC LEWIS (1918 - 1977), educationalist, author Born 20 July 1918 the son of John and Sarah Ellen Williams, Aber-arth, Ceredigion. He was born in Lôn Llanddewi, Aber-arth at his mother's home (his parents, farmers in Tynbedw, Ciliau Aeron, had married in Llanddewi in the May of that year). When Jac was four years old, the family moved to Gaebislan, Aber-arth, not far from his birthplace. Jac's father, who was born in Dolau Aeron, Llangeitho
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, JANE (Ysgafell; 1806 - 1885), Welsh historian and miscellaneous writer ); Celtic Fables, Fairy Tales and Legends versified (London, 1862), reprinted from Ainsworth's Magazine, 1849-50, and A History of Wales derived from Authentic Sources down to the end of the Tudor period (London, 1869). The lastnamed was her most ambitious work and in spite of its defects was not superseded until the publication of Sir John E. Lloyd's researches on the subject. She also wrote 'A History
WILLIAMS, JOHN (bu farw 1613), principal of Jesus College, Oxford He was born at Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, and seems to have owned considerable property in the district. He was related by marriage to the Vaughan family of Golden Grove. He entered Oxford as a scholar of Corpus Christi College in 1569, under the name of John Thomas. He graduated B.A. 1573/4, M.A. 1577, and was elected Fellow of All Souls in 1579. He became rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582 - 1650), dean of Westminster, lord keeper of the great seal, archbishop of York . At his own cost he repaired and fortified Conway castle, holding the king's written assurance that it should remain in his custody until his outlay was repaid. But owing to his unpalatable advice his influence with the king was waning; and in May 1645 he was unceremoniously turned out of Conway castle by the Royalist, Sir John Owen of Clenennau. Convinced that the king's cause was lost, and nursing
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1806 - 1856), Baptist minister and author Son of Robert Williams, a native of Llanddoged, Denbighshire, and Elizabeth Jones of Yr Efail, Glanwydden, Creuddyn, Caernarfonshire; he was born at his mother's home, 20 June 1806. His writings show his early interest in literature and languages, and he set to work to study and improve his mind. After a short period at the school kept by John Hughes, incumbent of Llanddulas, he found a patron in
WILLIAMS, JOHN (J.W. Llundain; 1872 - 1944), slate merchant Born in Tŷ Capel Rhostryfan, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire, 22 September 1872, the eldest of the seven children of John Williams, slate-quarryman, and Catherine his wife, daughter of Robert and Jane Jones, Llandwrog. One of his brothers was William Gilbert Williams. John was educated in Rhostryfan Board School and began working in Braich quarry in July 1885 where he remained for about five years when
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1823), Methodist preacher and hymn-writer
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1747 - 1831), Methodist cleric

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