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WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1823 - 1913), naturalist and social reformer five years later in History of Kington (Richard Parry, 1845). At this stage Wallace started learning Welsh, attending services in local chapels and lodging with Welsh-speaking families. During his period in the Neath area Wallace's first serious interest in natural history emerged. He studied botany, was appointed joint-curator of the local museum and when a Mechanics' Institute was established in
WALTER, LUCY (1630? - 1658), mistress of king Charles II when he was given charge of the children, of whom there were three, Richard, Lucy, and Justus. Roch castle was garrisoned for the king by Richard Vaughan, 2nd earl of Carbery, in 1643. It was taken by Rowland Laugharne after his defeat of the Royalists at Pill (in Milford Haven) in February 1644, but again seized for the king in the following June by Sir Charles Gerard. William Walter alleged that
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
WARDLE, GWYLLYM LLOYD (1762? - 1833), Quaker and Wesleyan preacher and poet . Francis bought the Hartsheath estate near Mold - the Lloyds were its former owners (Archæologia Cambrensis, 1875, 227-30; 1890, 311) - but his son was born at Chester. Francis Wardle, married Catherine Lloyd Gwyllym, daughter and heiress of Richard Lloyd Gwyllym of Hersedd (Hartsheath); she died at the Tower near Mold, 11 August 1811, at the age of 77 (Cheshire Sheaf, December 1929, 87). In 1794 the son
WATCYN CLYWEDOG (fl. c. 1630-1650), poet reconciliatory poems according to the conventional manner. One of his elegies was written on the death of colonel Richard Bulkeley of Baron Hill, killed in a duel with Thomas Cheadle on Lavan Sands, 19 February 1649/50. He also wrote a poem to a new house built by Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd in 1630. His poetry bears testimony to the persistence of bardic patronage in these shires.
teulu WAYNE, industrialists MATTHEW WAYNE (c. 1780 - 1853), iron-master and coal-owner Business and Industry came into prominence as the furnace manager of Richard Crawshay, ironmaster, Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil. Richard Crawshay thought so highly of Matthew Wayne that he left him £800 in his will. By means of this large sum (Crawshay died in 1810) he was enabled to become a partner with Joseph Bailey in purchasing the
WHITE, RICHARD - gweler GWYN, RICHARD
WHITFORD, RICHARD (bu farw 1542?), priest and author it is thought that he was born at Whitford, Flintshire; he had an uncle of the same name who had an estate in Hopeland, which he left (with other property in Lancashire) to his nephew John Edwards, his sister's son; and it appears that another member of the family was Hugh Whitford who was rector of Whitford, 1537-60. Richard entered Queens' College, Cambridge, 1495, and was elected to a
WILIAM LLYN (1534 or 1535 - 1580) Llŷn, poet separated as those of Caehywel, Salop; Penmynydd, Anglesey; Madryn and Bodwrda, Llŷn; Golden Grove and Abermarlais in the vale of Towy; and Aberbrân, Brecknock. He also sang the praises of a number of clergymen, among them those of Wiliam Hughes, bishop of St Asaph, and Richard Davies, bishop of S. Davids, whose palace at Abergwili he said he had visited. In his elegy on his friend Owain ap Gwilym, the
WILLIAM(S), ROBERT (1744 - 1815), poet, and farmer of Pandy Isaf, Tre Rhiwedog (Bala); born (according to his tombstone) in 1744. Hardly anything is known of his life. He learned the bardic craft from Rolant Huw, and became himself the teacher of Ioan Tegid (John Jones, 1792 - 1852) and others. He used to write 'C.C.' ('Friend of the Cymmrodorion') after his name, and wrote an elegy on the death of Richard Morris of Anglesey, and a cywydd on the
WILLIAM, THOMAS (1761 - 1844), Independent minister, and hymn-writer Born 1 March 1761 at Trerhedyn, Pendeulwyn, Glamorganshire, son of Richard and Margaret William. As a young man he joined the Methodists at Tre-hyl and came under the influence of David Jones of Llan-gan (1736 - 1810). After the expulsion of Peter Williams (1723 - 1796) in 1791 he left the Methodists, and he and others got together a congregation at the ' Briton ', near Aberthaw. He was ordained
teulu WILLIAMS Cochwillan, prosecuted Star Chamber cases against Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and against various individuals in Caernarvonshire and Montgomeryshire (Edwards, Star Chamb. Procs., 37, 38; E. G. Jones, Exchequer Procs., 345). He was also at feud with kinsman, Sir Rhys Griffith of Penrhyn and his son, Pirs Griffith (Penrhyn MSS. 239-41, 245-7, 249). He was one of many Welsh squires who borrowed from Sir Thomas

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