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WILLIAMS, JOHN (1825 - 1904), cleric and author , Montgomeryshire. He wrote Cymry Llundain (Caernarvon, c. 1867), A Defence of the Welsh People against the Misrepresentations of their English Critics (Caernarvon, 1869?), The Early British Church (London, 1877), Notes and Narratives of … Missionary and Ministerial Labours (Machynlleth, 1885). He died at the end of September or early in October 1904.
WILLIAMS, JOHN (J.W. Llundain; 1872 - 1944), slate merchant for Y Brython, 1934-38. His autobiography, Hynt Gwerinwr, includes some of his englynion and hymns. He lived for a period in 4 Wrentham Ave., Willesden and Okehampton Road before returning to Wales c. 1940 and residing in Gwynfa, Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire, where he died 30 May 1944.
WILLIAMS, JOHN CEULANYDD (Ceulanydd; 1847? - 1899), Baptist minister, poet, and writer at the national eisteddfod, and won several of the principal prizes of his day, e.g. in the chair competition at the Pontypridd national eisteddfod (1893) on the subject of 'Pwlpud Cymru' (later published, n.d.), and at the Llandudno eisteddfod (1888) on 'Ac yr oedd hi yn nos' (published 1888), and the Australian eisteddfod (1893) on 'C. H. Spurgeon' (published 1893).
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator Born 12 July 1884, in High Street, Caernarfon, the only child of John Williams and Anne (née Jones). The father was a quarryman. The mother ran a guesthouse for travellers; she died when the child was only eight years of age. He received his early education at the towns Board School and afterwards at Llanrug British School. One of his contemporaries at Caernarfon central school (c. 1896-98) was
WILLIAMS, MATHEW (1732 - 1819), landsurveyor, author, and almanack-maker? It is known that he lived at Llangadock in 1774 and at Rhos-maen, near Llandeilo, in 1788. He published (a) Y Mesurwr Cyffredinol (Carmarthen, 1775; another ed. in 1785); (b) Speculum Terrarum et Caelorum: neu Ddrych y Ddaear a'r Ffurfafen … (Carmarthen, 1784; other eds. in 1804 and 1826); (c) Hanes Holl Grefyddau'r Byd, yn enwedig y Grefydd Grist'nogol (Carmarthen, 1799); (d) a series of (Welsh
WILLIAMS, MORGAN (c. 1750 - 1830), cleric
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1656/7 - c. 1679), author , atheistical Gallant, and factious Schismatic, Oxon, 1676. He died c. 1679.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD HUGHES (Dic Tryfan; 1878? - 1919), journalist and short story writer Born at Rhosgadfan, Caernarfonshire, c. 1878. The son of a quarryman, he, too, worked in the quarry as a boy, later becoming a pupil at J. Lewis Jones's private school at Caernarvon. On leaving school he became a clerk in the office of Y Genedl, and later followed various occupations, including journalistic work in England, returning to Caernarvon about the beginning of the century as sub-editor
WILLIAMS, Sir ROGER (1540? - 1595), soldier and author he was a member of a troop of 300 men who went to Flushing, under captain Thomas Morgan (c. 1542 - 1595), to assist the Dutch against the armies of Spain; he fought also alongside of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Philip Sidney. From the Netherlands he went to Germany - for details refer to the D.N.B. He was knighted by the earl of Leicester - possibly in 1586. His first publication was A Brief
WILLIAMS, SAMUEL (c. 1660 - c. 1722), cleric and author
WILLIAMS, TALIESIN (1787 - 1847), poet and author Son of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg). He was born, according to tradition in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Cardiff prison on 9 July 1787, and was christened at Flimston on 16 September He was educated at a school at Cowbridge and then worked with his father as stonemason and carver on gravestones. He kept a school at Gileston and, c. 1813, was appointed assistant in a school kept by the Rev. David
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Gwilym Morgannwg; 1778 - 1835), poet Born at Melin Gallau in the parish of Llanddety, Brecknock, 20 November 1778, son of William Thomas. The family went to live at Melin Pontycapel, Cefncoedycymer, c. 1781. Taliesin ab Iolo says, in a letter, that when he was 7 years of age he began to work on a coal level owned by his father. Nothing much is said about his early education, but it is stated that he began to write when he was still

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