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teulu WAYNE, industrialists lucrative iron-works at Nant-y-glo, which they took on lease 28 March 1811. The two partners soon made a success of this enterprise, which enabled Matthew Wayne, when he retired from the partnership (c. 1820, to make room for Sir Joseph Bailey's brother, viz. Crawshay Bailey), to save a considerable sum of money with which to commence a business of his own. Wayne then seems to have returned to the
WEST, DANIEL GRANVILLE (Baron Granville-West of Pontypool), (1904 - 1984), Labour politician He was born at Newbridge, Monmouthshire on 17 March 1904, the son of John West and Elizabeth Bridges. He was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the University College of South Wales, Cardiff, where he studied law and took the departmental first prize. West qualified as a solicitor in 1929. He served in the RAF during World War II, becoming a flight-lieutenant in the RAFVR. He served as a
WHELDON, THOMAS JONES (1841 - 1916), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 10 March 1841 at Cae-esgob, Llanberis, to John and Mary Wheldon. His parents moved early to Llwyncelyn, where his mother exercised spiritual graces and his father a vigorous independence. Educated at the British School (Capel Coch), he became a pupil teacher. He entered Bala C.M. College in 1857, graduated in the University of London, 1864, but rejected an offer of appointment in the Indian
WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD (Baroness White), (1909 - 1999), politician 1951, she introduced a controversial private members' bill, Matrimonial Causes Bill, which allowed a breakdown of marriage followed by seven years' separation to be grounds for divorce. To the government's alarm, the bill received a second reading in the House of Commons on 9 March 1951; in return for an assurance that a Royal Commission on marriage and divorce would be appointed, Eirene White agreed
WHITE, RAWLINS (fl. 1485?-1555), one of the only three Marian martyrs in Wales made by Anthony Kitchin, the bishop of Llandaff, to get him to recant his opinions, but he refused, and was burnt at the stake at Cardiff, 'about March,' 1555, says Foxe. A modern memorial-tablet on Bethany chapel, Cardiff, gives the date as 30 March, but this precise dating is rather suspect - it would seem odd that White and bishop Ferrar, in widely distant corners of Wales, should have died on
WILDE, WILLIAM JAMES (1892 - 1969), boxer, world flyweight champion (1916-23) ventures. In 1938 he wrote his autobiography Fighting was my business, and was for a time the News of the World boxing correspondent. He was ill for the last four years of his life when he lost his wife and he died, 76 yrs of age, in Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, 11 March 1969.
WILKINSON, JOHN (1728 - 1808), 'father of the iron trade' resumed. He retired to Plas Grono, where in spite of heterodox views and adherence to the local Presbyterian cause (of which he was a trustee from 1797) he was on good terms with the neighbouring gentry. His daughter married Matthew Boulton's son. He died in March 1808, and was buried in the Dissenters' graveyard at Wrexham, where his grave is no longer identifiable.
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
WILLIAMES, RICE PRYCE BUCKLEY (1802 - 1871), official in the Board of Control, London, and principal founder of The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine father. He died 23 March 1871, and was buried in the parish church of Betws.
teulu WILLIAMS Bron Eryri, Castell Deudraeth, Politics, Government and Political Movements Born 17 March 1849, he was educated at Eton, was justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for Caernarvonshire, chairman of quarter sessions for Merioneth, constable of Harlech castle, lord-lieutenant of Merioneth, 1909-27, and created a baronet in 1909. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth, 1900-10. Sir Osmond Williams died 28 January 1927, in
teulu WILLIAMS Aberpergwm, industrial side, Rees Williams, in 1810, after considerable litigation with the contractors, took the coal mines into his own hands. Maria Jane Williams was his daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, born 7 December 1788, died 27 March 1855. He was a man of considerable culture, a great traveller, and a patron of Welsh writers. Another member of the family who was 'a man of his own
WILLIAMS, ALICE HELENA ALEXANDRA (ALYS MEIRION; 1863 - 1957), writer, artist, and voluntary welfare worker Alice Williams was born at Castell Deudraeth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, on 12 March 1863, the youngest of seven daughters and five sons of David Williams (1799-1869), landowner, and Annie Louisa Loveday (née Williams, died 1904), of Peniarth Ucha, Merioneth. The family was radical in politics: Alice Williams's father was the first Liberal to be elected as MP for Merioneth; her brother Sir

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