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WILLIAMS, JOHN (RUFUS) (Rufus; 1833 - 1877), Baptist minister and author
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Glanmor; 1811 - 1891), cleric, poet, and antiquary
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1825 - 1904), cleric and author
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1727 - 1798), Dissenting minister, scholar and author
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN (1840 - 1926), baronet, Court physician, principal founder of the National Library of Wales 1894; he was made a K.C.V.O. in 1902, and G.C.V.O. in 1911; he was also awarded honorary doctorates (LL.D. - by the Universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh, and D.Sc. - by the University of Wales in 1905). Sir John Williams was responsible, in part, for the inauguration of the ' Record Series ' published by the Hon. Society of Cymmrodorion. In 1903 he decided to return to Wales (to Plas
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1801 - 1859), physician and naturalist Born in 1801 at Pentre'r Felin, Llansantffraid, in the Conway valley, second son of Cadwaladr Williams, miller, Cadwaladr Williams was the cousin of John Jones of Tal-y-sarn (1796 - 1857) - their fathers being brothers. John Williams was educated in Liverpool, but so great was his desire to become a naturalist that much of his time was spent at Ashridge and in Kew gardens. He was apprenticed to
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Madog; 1812 - 1878), blacksmith and poet
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan ap Ioan; 1800 - 1871), Baptist minister and author Born at Trwyn-swch, Llanddoged, Denbighshire, 1800, son of John and Jane Williams. He was baptized at Llanrwst, where his mother was a member, and started to preach at the age of 25 at Cefnbychan, where he kept school. He was a student at Abergavenny, 1828-31, and although he spent some months on probation at Penrhyn-coch, it was from Aberduar that he received his first and only 'call.' He was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1745/6 - 1818), cleric and schoolmaster ordained deacon by bishop Moss of S. Davids, 26 December 1768. He received priest's orders on 19 August 1770; and in January 1771, he went to Ross, Herefordshire, as curate and schoolmaster. He stayed there till the autumn of 1776, when his health broke down; but he returned to his native Cardiganshire and began to get better. When Edward Richard died in 1777, John Williams was appointed in his stead, on
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ab Ithel; 1811 - 1862), cleric and antiquary
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, JOHN (1760 - 1826), cleric and schoolmaster son of John Williams, agent to the Gwydir Estate, Llanrwst. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 15 May 1777, aged 17, B.A. 1781, M.A. Fellow of his college), he was ordained in the diocese of Bangor, 19 September 1784, and licensed to the chapelry of Betws-y-Coed. He became master of the Free school, Llanrwst, and ' Lecturer,' in 1791, being also perpetual curate of Dolwyddelan and

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