WILLIAMS, JOHN (1833 - 1872), antiquary and lawyer
Date of birth: 1833
Date of death: 1872
Parent: John Williams
Gender: Male
Occupation: antiquary and lawyer
Area of activity: History and Culture; Law
Author: Emyr Gwynne Jones
Born 7 December 1833, eldest son of John Williams of Trosyrafon, perpetual curate of Llanfaes, Llangoed, and Penmon. He became a solicitor at Beaumaris in partnership with his brother, and also acted as agent for the Carreg-lwyd estate. He was a diligent antiquary, of some standing, his principal interest being in the history of the old county families of Anglesey. Among his published works are: David Hughes, M.A., and his Free Grammar School at Beaumaris (Bangor, 1864); ' Penmynydd and the Tudors ' (Archæologia Cambrensis, 1869); Hen Blas (The Old Palace) in Beaumaris (Holyhead, 1869); and ' The History of Berw ' (Supplement, Transactions of the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and Field Club, 1915); other fruits of his labours are to be found in the National Library of Wales. He died 8 January 1872.
Author
- Emyr Gwynne Jones, (1911 - 1972)
- J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (1914), 134
- Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1872, 65
- introduction to 'The History of Berw' (Anglesey Antiquarian Society & Field Club Transactions, Suppl., 1915)
- Sir Ralph Williams, How I became a Governor (1913), 22
- For a list of his unpublished works, see Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, i, 123-5
Sources
Published date: 1959
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