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WILLIAMS, FOULK ROBERT (Eos Llyfnwy; 1774 - 1870), musician Born at Hendreforion-bach, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, (and christened 6 October 1774), the son of Robert William, weaver, and Lowry his wife. Owing to his gift as a singer he came to be called ' Ffowc bach y canwr '; later he was known as Foulk Roberts. When he was 17 he received music lessons for a period of three months from John Williams (Ioan Rhagfyr), these lessons being paid for by some
WILLIAMS, FRANCES (FANNY) (?1760 - c.1801), convict and Australian settler voluntarily or spurred on by the Justice we cannot tell. Margaret related how she had gone to inform Pennant's butler, William Cooper, of the event before going on to Downing to tell the story to Pennant himself. When word came from the butler's maid, Elizabeth Jones, that she had found a hat believed to be Frances Williams's in the nearby field of Dole Bychton, Pennant sent Cooper in pursuit of the
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH (Gutyn Peris; 1769 - 1838), poet quarry and was out of work and under the care of Dr. Robert Isaac of Ymwlch Fawr for nine months. He was at that time lodging in the house of Abraham Williams (Bardd Du Eryri) at Gwaun-y-gwiail, Llanllechid, and he was lent books and given instruction by Bardd Du; that was how he came to learn the laws of prosody. He was created a bard ' according to the rights and usages of the bards of the Isle of
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1892 - 1963), University professor and Welsh scholar main field of his research from then until the end of his life. At the national eisteddfod held at Neath in 1918, he won the main essay competition on the subject ' The Bards of Glamorgan to the end of the 18th century '. In 1919 he published articles about the work of Iolo in Y Beirniad. As a result he was awarded a fellowship of the University of Wales so that he could continue his studies in this
WILLIAMS, HENRY (1624 - 1684), Puritan preacher, prominent as a free-communion Baptist other hand are the persistent traditions about the quasi-miraculous wonders of ' Cae'r Fendith ' (the Field of Blessing); Joshua Thomas the historian had a good look at the field in 1745; Dr. William Richards gave a prominent place to the story in his Cambro-British Biography, and David Davies (1849 - 1926) a more prominent place still in his biography of Vavasor Powell. Henry Maurice, in 1675, said
WILLIAMS, Sir HUGH (1718 - 1794), soldier and Member of Parliament Born in 1718, the son of Griffith Williams of Ariannws (Llangelynnin, Conway valley) and grandson of Edmund Williams, brother of Sir Hugh Williams of Marl; when his kinsman Sir Robert Williams of Marl died (1745), he succeeded as 8th baronet 'of Penrhyn' (J. E. Griffith Pedigrees, 186 and 43). He married, in 1761, Emma, widow of lord James Bulkeley and heiress of Caerau and Castellior (see under
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1843 - 1911), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and church historian also in France and Germany; it will remain the basis of future studies in this field. He possessed an immense store of accurate knowledge, a retentive memory, a robust intellect, and an unyielding determination. Refusing all second-hand conclusions, he always went to the fountain-head for his facts. As a teacher (and preacher) he was slow and deliberate in his speech, but he left upon his students a
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1862 - 1953), minister (Presb.), and Biblical commentator Davies Lecture, The God-man. He visited Germany and learned German to a fair level. He returned to Anglesey and was ordained in 1897. Between 1901 and 1923 he published a series of eight or nine commentaries on New Testament books which proved to be very popular in Sunday schools. The Doctrine of Atonement was his field of study over many years and he delivered the Davies Lecture on that subject in
WILLIAMS, IESTYN RHYS (1892 - 1955), Director General Labour Relations Department, National Coal Board occupy such an office with this organisation. Widely regarded as being one of the most knowledgeable figures in the coal industry of his time, he earned his greatest reputation in the field of labour relations. He was an outstanding negotiator, much respected by coalowners and union officials alike, and served as joint secretary of the South Wales Conciliation Board. He was also either secretary or a
WILLIAMS, Sir IFOR (1881 - 1965), Welsh scholar Welsh language (Cymmrodor, xxvi). Sir Ifor's studies in this field were new and original and made a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the background of Dafydd ap Gwilym's life and work. It was the same desire to produce texts for the use of students that prompted the publication of Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill in 1925, jointly with Thomas Roberts and Henry Lewis. Sir Ifor also edited the works
WILLIAMS, IOLO ANEURIN (1890 - 1962), journalist, author and art historian vice-president of the Zoological Society of London. He wrote Flowers of marsh and stream (1946) and was an experienced field naturalist. He honoured the memory of his ancestor Iolo Morganwg (Edward WILLIAMS), a collection of whose papers he presented to the National Library of Wales, by taking a keen interest in Welsh matters, including the language, and he served on the Council of the National
WILLIAMS, ISAAC (1802 - 1865), cleric, poet, and theologian the subject 'Ars Geologica' He suffered a serious illness because of over-work and was obliged to content himself with a pass degree, which he obtained on 25 May 1826; proceeding M.A. in 1831, and B.D. in 1839. In December 1829 he was ordained deacon, and licensed to the curacy of Windrush-cum-Sherborne, Gloucestershire. On 30 May 1831 he obtained a Fellowship at Trinity College, and the following

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