John Williams (schoolmaster)

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John Williams (1760 – 1826) was a Welsh cleric and schoolteacher.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km² (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

Life

Williams's father, also called John, was agent to the Gwydir Estate in Llanrwst. Williams was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 15 May 1777, then obtaining degrees of Bachelor of Arts (1781) and Master of Arts.^[1] He was appointed to a Fellowship of the college in 1783.^[2] He was ordained on 19 September 1784, in the Diocese of Bangor, and was licensed to the chapelry in Betws-y-Coed. In 1791, he became master of the Free school in Llanrwst (holding this post until 1812), and also became perpetual curate of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig. He became rector of Llanbedr-y-Cennin and Caerhun in 1802. He died in 1826 and was buried at Llanbedr-y-Cennin.^[1]

Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of the large village of Trefriw. An example of a fortified manor house dating back to c1500, it is located on the edge of the floodplain of the river Conwy, and overlooked from the west by the now-forested slopes of Gwydir Forest.

Llanrwst is a small market town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The town developed around the wool trade, but also became renowned for harp and clock manufacture. Today, lying on the edge of Snowdonia, its main industry is tourism. Notable buildings in Llanrwst include the almshouses, two 17th-century chapels and the Parish Church of St Grwst, which holds the stone coffin of Llywelyn the Great. In the 2011 census the population of the town was 3,323.

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References

1 2 3 Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "WILLIAMS, JOHN (1760–1826), cleric and schoolmaster". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
↑ Hardy, Ernest George (1899). "Appendix III – List of Fellows". Jesus College. London: F. E. Robinson & Co.

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[WBO-1] 1 2 3 Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "WILLIAMS, JOHN (1760–1826), cleric and schoolmaster". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales . Retrieved 2008-04-25.

[2] Hardy, Ernest George (1899). "Appendix III – List of Fellows". Jesus College. London: F. E. Robinson & Co.