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WILLIAMS, DAVID DAVID (1862 - 1938), minister (Presb.) and author Born at Garth Lwynog, Croesor, Merionethshire, son of David and Grace Williams. He was educated at Gelli-gaer Grammar School, Bala College, and at the university colleges of Aberystwyth and Cardiff. He was ordained in 1891, and served his ministry at Peniel, Ffestiniog (1890-96); Oswestry (1896-1906); Moss Side, Manchester (1906-15); and David Street (later Belvidere Road), Liverpool (1915-38
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WILLIAMS, DAVID JAMES (1897 - 1972), Labour politician He was born at Gwauncaegurwen on 3 February 1897, the son of Morgan Williams, a coalminer, and Margaretta Jones. He was educated at Gwauncaergurwen elementary school. He began work as a coalminer in 1911, and was then a student at the Marxist Central Labour College, 1919-21. He was unemployed before spending the year 1922-23 at Ruskin College, Oxford and he published the important volume
WILLIAMS, DAVID JAMES (1870 - 1951), schoolmaster Born 18 February 1870 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, one of the 13 children of Thomas Williams, collier, and his wife. Though he began work as a boy in the mines he showed early ability and in 1882 he won the Gelligaer Scholarship to Lewis' School, Pengam. The register of that school notes Bargod Board School as his previous school and his father's address as Greenfield Terrace, Bargoed. He was
WILLIAMS, DAVID JOHN (1886 - 1950), schoolmaster and author Born at Corris 22 August 1886, son of H. Williams ('Ap Idris') and Sarah, his wife. Educated at Corris Board School, Towyn County School, Hull Municipal Training College (1913-15), ' D.J. ' started teaching at Corris as monitor, afterwards pupil-teacher. He taught as Uncertificated Assistant at Newbridge, Monmouth 1905-08, Uncertificated Head at Cwm Abergeirw (1908-10), Bronaber (1910-13), as
WILLIAMS, DAVID JOHN (1885 - 1970), writer Born at Pen-rhiw, a farmhouse in the parish of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, 26 June 1885, the elder child of John and Sarah (née Morgans) Williams. The family moved to Aber-nant in 1891 and he went to Rhydcymerau school, 1891-98. Between 1902 and 1906 he was a coalminer at Ferndale, Rhondda; Betws, Ammanford and Blaendulais. He resumed his education in 1906 at Stephens' School, Llanybydder. After
WILLIAMS, DAVID LLEWELYN (1870 - 1949), surgeon Born 3 February 1870 at Tal-y-bont, in the Vale of Conwy, where his father John Williams was Calvinistic Methodist minister. The family moved to Old Colwyn in 1882. Llewelyn Williams was educated at the Tal-y-bont primary school and at Old Colwyn (where he was a contemporary of Thomas Gwynn Jones) and at a private residential school at Llandudno. In 1885 he was apprenticed in a chemist's shop in
WILLIAMS, DAVID MATTHEW (Ieuan Griffiths; 1900 - 1970), scientist, dramatist and inspector of schools Born 3 May 1900 in Cellan, Cardiganshire, son of John Williams and Ann (née Griffiths), and younger brother of Griffith John Williams. He left Cellan elementary school for Tregaron County School in 1911. In the Higher Certificate examination in 1918 he obtained the highest marks of all candidates in Wales in chemistry, for which his school was awarded special recognition. From Tregaron he
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 Rees Williams was born on 22 November 1903, the only child of William Rees Williams, a veterinary surgeon, and Jennet David, of Garthcelyn, Bridgend. Through his father, he was related to Elizabeth Williams, the Maid of Sker. Educated at Mill Hill School and the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, he qualified as a solicitor in October 1929, being Honoursman of the Law Society. A
WILLIAMS, EDMUND (1717 - 1742), early hymnist of the Methodist revival
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1826 - 1886), iron-master Born 10 February 1826 at Merthyr Tydfil, the eldest son of Taliesin Williams, the son of Iolo Morganwg. He was educated at his father's school, where he afterwards became an assistant master. In 1842 he forsook teaching for industry and obtained a post as clerk in the office of the Dowlais iron-works. He acquired a sound knowledge of iron-working and in 1864 he left Merthyr to take up an

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