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WILLIAMS, JOHN (1627 - 1673), Nonconformist preacher, and physician of Maesygarnedd (1597? - 1660). But our knowledge of his career between 1647 and 1662 is very sketchy; we cannot rely on the traditions collected about him by Robert Jones of Rhos-lan, any more than we can on later, more circumstantial, stories, e.g. there is no proof that he was the ' John Williams ' who was given the living of Llanbeblig in 1651 and who held it until 1660; nor is there anything
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Rhagfyr; 1740 - 1821), musician Born 26 December 1740 at Hafoty Bach, parish of Celynnin, Merionethshire, the son of William Robert Williams and his wife, who was related to Edward Samuel, Llangar. The family moved to Tal-y-waun, near Dolgelley. The son learned his father's craft - that of making cloth hats. Wool merchants from Shrewsbury used to lodge at Tal-y-waun and some of these, after observing that John Williams had a
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Gorfyniawc o Arfon; 1814 - 1878), musician Born at Tal-y-bont, near Bangor, Caernarfonshire, the son of Thomas Williams, sawyer. He learnt the elements of music in the school of Robert Williams, Carneddi, Llanllechid. When he was 25 he went to Liverpool, where he received further instruction in music from a Thomas Woodward; he also learned some Hebrew. He obtained a post in the offices of the Liverpool gas company and eventually became
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1856 - 1917), teacher of singing and choral conductor Born at 20, Castle Square, Caernarvon, 26 October 1856, the son of Humphrey and Ann Williams. His father was the precentor in the local Wesleyan chapel where he also conducted the choir. When he was 8 years of age his father arranged for him to be taught the piano by Robert Roberts, the cathedral organist at Bangor, and later the organ and the principles of harmony by Dr. Roland Rogers. In 1880
WILLIAMS, JOHN CEULANYDD (Ceulanydd; 1847? - 1899), Baptist minister, poet, and writer Robert Foulkes, Denbigh, and John Palmer, Amlwch, under the title of Y Ddau Foneddwr (n.d.); (2) a critical essay on the poetry of Ceiriog, under the title Athrylith Ceiriog Hughes (1892?); and (3) a lecture on Welsh hymnology delivered at the annual meetings of the Welsh Baptist Union at Cardigan in 1888. But his main interest was poetry. He was a member of the Gorsedd of Bards, a frequent adjudicator
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator Robert Williams Parry and they remained lifelong friends, J.J. being the poets best man at his wedding. Other contemporaries were H.D. Hughes, minister (CM) and Dr. Arthur Owen. After a period as a pupil-teacher he entered the Normal College, Bangor, in 1905. He was awarded the teacher's certificate (first class) in 1907. The same year he went as an assistant teacher to Granby Street elementary school
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN KYFFIN (1918 - 2006), painter and author talent in this period, he was awarded the prestigious Robert Ross scholarship when he left the Slade. In the 1940s Kyffin Williams listed 'those creative men that meant much to me'. Amongst them were Rembrandt and Vincent Van Gogh, about whom he had a great deal to say. He said that some paintings by Rembrandt contained so much emotion that they made him cry. He saw similarities between Van Gogh's life
WILLIAMS, JOHN LLOYD (1854 - 1945), botanist and musician Born 10 July, 1854 at Plas Isa, Llanrwst, one-time home of William Salesbury, the eldest of seven children of Robert and Jane Williams. For five years, 1868-1872, he served as pupil teacher at the British School, Llanrwst, before going to the Normal College, Bangor, 1873-74; in 1875 he was appointed headmaster of the Board School, Garn Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire. In the mid-1890s he worked with
WILLIAMS, LUCY GWENDOLEN (1870 - 1955), sculptress health in the mid-1920s, and in 1926 she completed her most important work from a Welsh standpoint, namely a bust of Robert Owen (1771 - 1858) for Newtown Museum. She resumed her career and visited the U.S.A., but did not succeed in re-establishing herself among the most important sculptors of her time. She lived in London for the rest of her life. She specialised in light and romantic bronze
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

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