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WILLIAMS, DAVID (1717 - 1792), Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister , but it is known that he subsequently preached a great deal in North Wales. ' He was a kindly man,' says John Evans of Bala, ' and the freshness of the dew was on his sermons '; Robert Jones of Rhos-lan adds that he was an able theologian. He went to live at Llyswyrny (' Lisworney ') village, near Cowbridge, where he was in charge of the small local societies and where he married Elizabeth, daughter
WILLIAMS, DAVID JOHN (1885 - 1970), writer Roberts he brought distinction to the Welsh short story and most of his published stories were collected together in Detholiad o Storïau'r Tir (1966). Some of his earliest stories, with a number of portraits and essays which are an index to his most important themes, are in Y Gaseg Ddu (1970). He sought to shame some of the most prominent writers of Wales who wanted no part in the battle to 'save the
WILLIAMS, DAVID REES (1st BARON OGMORE), (1903 - 1976), politician and lawyer Alexandra Constance Wills, the daughter of Walter Robert Wills, Lord Mayor of Cardiff 1945-46. They had three children: Gwilym Rees, Joan Elizabeth, and Morgan Rees. Lord Ogmore died at the Westminster Hospital on 30 August 1976; the funeral was held on 3 September at the United Reform Church, Allen Street, London, and, later on the same day, at the Mid-Glamorgan Crematorium, Coychurch. Constance, Lady
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1750 - 1813), Independent divine and tutor and Arianism of the 'men of Carmarthen,' had veered towards the higher Calvinism, as (later on) the Methodists of John Elias's time were to do in reaction against Wesleyanism. It was Edward Williams who was largely responsible for turning the tide. One of his pupils was John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair, father of the 'new system,' who influenced men like Michael Jones to oppose the 'old
WILLIAMS, EVAN (1749 - 1835), bookseller and publisher Vindication of the Celts, Sharon Turner's Vindication of the genuineness of the Ancient British poems, and Peter Roberts's History of the Cymry. All the books published by E. Williams on the history, poetry, philology, and antiquities of Wales, cannot be listed here, but the following should be noted: E. Pugh's Cambria Depicta, 1811; The poetical works of Edward Richard, 1811; Peter Roberts, Cambrian
WILLIAMS, EVAN (1706 - ?), harpist Born at Llangybi, Caernarfonshire. (The following entry is in the baptisms register of Llangybi church - ' September about 29 was baptized Evan, son of Humphrey Robert (Singer) and Jane Griffith his wife.' Nothing is known of his youth. He was an excellent harpist. Like many Welsh musicians he went to London (c. 1740). He assisted John Parry, Ruabon, to collect material for and bring out his
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 Bay, which had been the destination originally intended for a settlement and penal colony. During the journey or shortly afterwards, Frances began a relationship with a private in the Marines 32nd (Portsmouth) Company of the Prince of Wales, Robert Ryan (b. 1758) from Newry, Armagh. By March 1790 the pair had reached Norfolk Island, Frances nursing their daughter, Sarah Williams, who had been born
WILLIAMS, Sir GLANMOR (1920 - 2005), historian College of Swansea, where he remained until retirement in 1982. His colleague Glyn Roberts went to Bangor as University registrar, and this enabled him to be appointed to a permanent post in Welsh history at Swansea. He married Fay Davies on 6 April 1946, and they settled near the university in Swansea and had two children, Margaret born in 1952 and Huw born in 1953. His MA on Richard Davies was
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 and he died within a few days on 10 January 1963. In 1922 G. J. Williams married Elizabeth Elen Roberts of Blaenau Ffestiniog, a fellow student in the college at Aberystwyth (1910-14) who taught Welsh at the girls' county school, Treforest, Pontypridd (1914-18) and at Ebbw Vale county school, Monmouthshire (1918-22). They had no children and she died in St. David's Hospital, Cardiff on 31 January
WILLIAMS, GWILYM IEUAN (1879 - 1968), minister (Presb.) ordained in 1909, and became minister of Tabernacl, New Quay, Cardiganshire (1908-20). During this period he was also a chaplain in the army, serving in Egypt and Palestine. In 1920 he received a call to Tŵr-gwyn church, Bangor, where he remained until 1966. In 1939 he married Phyllis Roberts of Bangor. He died 1 February 1968. His ashes were transferred from Colwyn Bay Crematorium to the family grave in

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