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WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1832 - 1890), barrister and educationist of Thomas Stephens prefixed to the second edition of The Literature of the Kymry, 1876. In 1857, he married Margaret, only daughter of T. John, of Dole-main. He died 21 March 1890.
WILLIAMS, CYRIL GLYNDWR (1921 - 2004), theologian at Cardiff University and Trinity College Carmarthen. His latter years were clouded by Parkinson's Disease. He died on 31 March 2004 and his ashes were interred in the cemetery of Pisgah chapel, Bancffosfelen.
WILLIAMS, DAFYDD RHYS (Index; 1851 - 1931), author and journalist (Aberdare) which had somewhat disturbed bardic circles in Wales. Between 1893 and 1919 he published (in America) a series of works, among them being Rhwng Gŵg a Gwên, 1903, Am Dro i Erstalwm, 1905?, Llyfr Pedair Dameg, 1907?, Llyfr Pawb, 1908?, Llyfr y Ddau Brawf, 1911?, Llyfr y Ddau Adda, 1919. He died 4 March 1931 at Cefn Coed y Cymer.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL (1878 - 1968), minister (Meth.) and author Assembly held in Llandeilo. In 1909 he married Annie Bartley Griffith, granddaughter of the Archdruid ' Clwydfardd ' (David Griffith, 1800 - 1894), at Ebenezer chapel, Llandudno and they had three sons and a daughter. He died 17 March 1968 at his home, Bronygarth, Wynn Avenue, Old Colwyn, and following a private service at Bethesda Chapel, Old Colwyn, his remains were cremated at Colwyn Bay Crematorium.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL POWELL (Pastor Dan; 1882 - 1947), founder and first president of the Apostolic Church before them on the morning of 5 March, and after meeting in various buildings they erected for themselves a zinc building which they called Pabell or Pabell y Cyfarfod ('the tabernacle of the congregation'). The two brothers were the leaders. Contact was made with the Apostolic Faith Church in Winton, Bournemouth, where Daniel preached when he was on vacation there after a breakdown brought about
WILLIAMS, DAVID (1702 - 1779), early Welsh Moravian -west Wales. He died between March and June 1779.
WILLIAMS, DAVID (1793? - 1845), author Born at Landore, Glamorganshire, c. 1793, becoming in course of time a member of the Congregational church at Mynydd-bach. He emigrated to Mexico, leaving Haverfordwest on 12 March 1825, and reaching Vera Cruz on 13 May; he had learnt Spanish during the voyage. He published Llythyrau Cymro yn Mexico at ei Gyfeillion yn Nglandwr wrth Abertawy … (Abertawy, 1827). Two parts were issued out of three
WILLIAMS, DAVID CHRISTMAS (1871 - 1926), musician graduated Mus.Bac. (Cantab.) in 1912; he later became Mus.Doc. (Dublin). In 1913 he became honorary conductor of the Merthyr choral society. He died 21 March 1926. and was buried in Llanwrtyd churchyard.
WILLIAMS, DAVID PRYSE (Brythonydd; 1878 - 1952), minister (B), writer, and historian Born 1 March 1878 and brought up in Y Wenallt, parish of Troed-yr-aur (Trefdreyr), Cardiganshire. His father Ivor Pryse Williams (1850 - 1920) was the son of the writer priest Benjamin Williams ('Gwynionydd '; 1821 - 1891) and his mother Elizabeth the daughter of a Baptist family of Bethel church, Dre-fach Felindre, whose two brothers, David Phillip Jones (1850 - 1884), Felin-gwm and Llanfynydd
WILLIAMS, DAVID REES (1st BARON OGMORE), (1903 - 1976), politician and lawyer the frontier peoples with the work of the new constitution for Burma'. He arrived at Rangoon on 2 March 1947 and found that the Secretary to the Committee was W. B. J. Ledwidge, a young man from the Burma Office, whose 'blue shirt, khaki shorts and pink ankle socks infuriated the Governor and none too pleasing to me'. The Director of the Frontier Areas was John Lamb Leyden OBE, a Flintshire man
WILLIAMS, EDMUND (1717 - 1742), early hymnist of the Methodist revival He was a native of Cwmtillery, Monmouth, and one of the converts made by Howel Harris on his first preaching visit to Monmouthshire in March-April 1738. A churchman of good family and well-to-do, he was educated and devout, and under Harris's influence became a ' much respected exhorter among the Methodists.' He and Morgan John Lewis, his friend and fellow-convert, published a collection of Welsh
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (Iolo Morganwg; 1747 - 1826), poet and antiquary Son of Edward Williams of the village of Pennon in the parish of Llancarfan, Glamorganshire. He was born (according to his own account) on 10 March 1747. His parents moved afterwards to the neighbouring village of Trefflemin (Flimston) and that was his home, apart from short intervals, until his death. He says himself that he did not attend any school but that he learnt to read whilst watching

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