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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 (1768 - 1825), Baptist minister caused by the French Revolution he emigrated, with several other persons, to the U.S.A. He reached New York on 25 July 1795, and although he knew very little English when he landed he was appointed pastor of an English church in Oliver Street in that city in August 1798; he continued to minister to the church until he died on 22 May 1825.
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Madog; 1812 - 1878), blacksmith and poet Born 3 September 1812 at Bontnewydd, Ruabon, whither his parents, Richard and Elinor Williams, had moved shortly before his birth and whence they returned, when he was about 9, to Tremadoc, Caernarfonshire. He went to various schools at Tremadoc, and, later, in Caernarvon and Denbighshire. He learnt the craft of a blacksmith, at which he continued to work. Cynhaiarn, his biographer, says that he
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1760 - 1826), cleric and schoolmaster Capel Curig. On 25 August 1802, he was appointed rector of Llanbedr-y-Cennin and Caerhun. He was succeeded at Llanrwst school by Edward Davies in 1812. He died in 1826, aged 66, according to his tombstone, and was buried 9 October at Llanbedr-y-Cennin. John Williams is included in this Dictionary because of his interest in Welsh literature and records, and particularly because he was the means of
WILLIAMS, JOHN (fl. 1739-1779), Methodist exhorter and hymn-writer In 1739 Howel Harris mentions 'dear Jack of Errwd '; there was, in fact, a family with that surname living at 'Erwood,' in the parish of Cerrig Cadarn, Brecknock. He and his brother, William, were exhorters in 1742-3 and the Methodist society met at their house. William (died 1746) married Ann Bowen of Tyddyn. Sarah, his sister, married Thomas James (died 1751), the Builth exhorter. In 1748 Howel
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 Wales and England. On the recommendation of Sir Wynn Wheldon he was interviewed for the post of first regional director for Wales of the B.B.C., but it was Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris who was appointed. He married, 3 July 1937, Elsie May Evans of Llanystumdwy, an English teacher at St. Helens school at the time. There were no children. He died 26 December 1950 at 17 Ashburton Avenue, Claughton, Birkenhead
WILLIAMS, JOHN LEWIS (1882 - 1916), Wales and Cardiff Rugby wing three-quarter, and coal exporter (Greenslade and Williams) Born 3 January 1882, the son of Edward Williams, Llwyncelyn, Whitchurch, Cardiff. He was one of the principals in the firm of Messrs. Greenslade and Williams, coal exporters, Cardiff Docks. After playing rugby for Whitchurch he joined the Cardiff club and played his first game for them in 1903. In 1909-10 he captained the Cardiff XV. He played for Wales seventeen times between 1906 and 1911, in
WILLIAMS, MARGARETTA (Rita) (1933 - 2018), lecturer and Celtic linguist died on 3 September 2018 in Llanelli Hospital, and she was cremated at Llanelli Crematorium.
WILLIAMS, MEIRION (1901 - 1976), musician organist of the Church of the Ascension in Wembley from 1937 to 1948. From 1930 to 1932 and again in 1934 he was the principal accompanist of the Harlech Festival. He married on 25 August 1932 in London Gwendolen Margaret Roberts, and they had one daughter. At the outset of the Second World War he returned to Dyffryn Ardudwy and worked on the land, before moving back to London in 1942 to work with ENSA
WILLIAMS, MORRIS (Nicander; 1809 - 1874), cleric and man of letters , moving to Llanllechid in April 1845. He was appointed perpetual curate of Amlwch (with Llanwenllwyfo) in January 1847, and rector of Llanrhuddlad (with Llanfflewin and Llanrhwydrus) in October 1859. He was at various times rural dean of Twrcelyn and Talebolion, and died at Llanrhuddlad on 3 January 1874; he was buried there and there is a tablet in the church in his memory; there is also a marble
WILLIAMS, OWEN (Owain Gwyrfai; 1790 - 1874), antiquary alone. He died at Fron Heulog, Waun-fawr, 3 October 1874, and was buried in Betws Garmon churchyard. Ioan Arfon and other friends of his collected fifty pounds to provide a suitable tomb-stone and this was unveiled, 7 March 1879. In 1904 his son, Thomas Williams, published some of his works, together with the story of his life, in Gemau Gwyrfai; and in 1911, he published another book, Gemau Môn ac

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