From the Dictionary of Welsh Biography
WILLIAMS family, of Bron Eryri , later called Castell Deudraeth, Mer.
WILLIAMS , DAVID ( Dewi Heli ; 1799 - 1869 ), solicitor and Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth ; b. 30 June 1799 at Saethon in the parish of Llanfihangel-Bachellaeth, Caerns. , son of David Williams and Margaret his wife.[***NOTE*** This is an error as Jane Jones was his wife] He was articled to his brother John Williams ( high sheriff of Merioneth , 1841-2 ), then a solicitor at Llanfyllin, Mont. , and practised at Pwllheli and Portmadoc , becoming also controller of the Madocks estate . In course of time he acquired much property , forming the estate associated with the house called Castell Deudraeth , Merioneth , formerly called Bron Eryri , where his brother John formerly resided. David Williams had literary interests and contributed to some Welsh periodicals ; letters which he wrote to Ebenezer Thomas ( Eben Fardd ) and John Thomas ( Siôn Wyn o Eifion ) are preserved in N.L.W. Cwrt Mawr MS. 404 . He was clerk of the peace for Merioneth , 1842-59 , one of the deputy-lieutenants for Merioneth and Caernarvonshire , high sheriff for Merioneth , 1861-2 , and for Caernarvonshire , 1862-3 . He contested Merioneth as a Liberal in 1859 and 1865 , unsuccessfully, but he won the seat in 1868 . He m. 25 Sept. 1841 , Annie Louisa Loveday (d. 16 June 1904 ), daughter of William Williams , of Peniarthucha, Mer. , barrister-at-law , and they had a large family; the eldest and the youngest sons are briefly noticed below. He d. 15 Dec. 1869 , and was buried at Penrhyndeudraeth .
David Williams was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son ( Sir ) ARTHUR OSMOND WILLIAMS ( 1849 - 1927 ), 1st baronet , Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth , 1900-10 . Born 17 March 1849 , he was educated at Eton , was justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for Caernarvonshire , chairman of quarter sessions for Merioneth , constable of Harlech castle , lord-lieutenant of Merioneth , 1909-27 , and created a baronet in 1909 . Sir Osmond Williams d. 28 Jan. 1927 , in Australia . He had m., 3 Aug. 1880 , Frances Evelyn Greaves ; their elder son, OSMOND TRAHAEARN DEUDRAETH WILLIAM ( 1883 - 1915 ), served in the South African War , was a captain in the newly-formed Welsh Guards in the first Great War , and was killed in action in the battle of Loos , 1915 .
The youngest son of David Williams was Leonard Llewelyn Bulkeley Williams ( 1861 - 1939 ), physician in London and writer . Born 2 Oct. 1861 , he was educated at Marlborough , at the University of Glasgow (where he took his medical degrees), and in France and Germany . He wrote articles to medical and scientific journals and was the author of numerous books dealing, mainly, with medicine , Paris , Spain , and the Spanish language; for titles of some of his publications see Who's Who , 1939 , and the obituary notice in The Times , 21 Aug. 1939 . He d. 20 Aug. 1939 .
David's Siblings:
Anne Williams (1793-1865)
Dr. Edward Williams Esq. (1794-1848)
John Williams Esq. (1797-1846)
Margaret Williams (1801-1879)
Robert Williams Esq., (1804-1869)
Jane Williams (1808- )
Mary Wynne Williams (1812- 1854)
Dr. Abraham Jones Williams Esq., (1812-1887)
David and Annie's children:
William Edward Wynn Williams 1842-1876
Edward Wynn Williams 1844-1845
Angharad Wynn Williams 1844-1927
Fanny Caroline Wynn Williams 1845-1943
Dorthea Louisa Wynn Williams 1846-1933
Sir Arthur Osmond Wynn Williams 1849-1927
Harriet Gertrude Williams 1851-1945
Florence Gay Octavia Wynn Williams 1852-1943
Blanche Winifred Wynn Williams 1853-1929
Edward Herbert Vychan Wynn Williams 1854-1930
David Glyn Williams 1858-1867
Edmund Trevor Lloyd Williams 1859-1946
Dr. Leonard Llewellyn Bulkeley Williams 1861-1939
Alice Helena Alexandra Williams 1863-1957
WILLIAMS family, of Bron Eryri , later called Castell Deudraeth, Mer.
WILLIAMS , DAVID ( Dewi Heli ; 1799 - 1869 ), solicitor and Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth ; b. 30 June 1799 at Saethon in the parish of Llanfihangel-Bachellaeth, Caerns. , son of David Williams and Margaret his wife.[***NOTE*** This is an error as Jane Jones was his wife] He was articled to his brother John Williams ( high sheriff of Merioneth , 1841-2 ), then a solicitor at Llanfyllin, Mont. , and practised at Pwllheli and Portmadoc , becoming also controller of the Madocks estate . In course of time he acquired much property , forming the estate associated with the house called Castell Deudraeth , Merioneth , formerly called Bron Eryri , where his brother John formerly resided. David Williams had literary interests and contributed to some Welsh periodicals ; letters which he wrote to Ebenezer Thomas ( Eben Fardd ) and John Thomas ( Siôn Wyn o Eifion ) are preserved in N.L.W. Cwrt Mawr MS. 404 . He was clerk of the peace for Merioneth , 1842-59 , one of the deputy-lieutenants for Merioneth and Caernarvonshire , high sheriff for Merioneth , 1861-2 , and for Caernarvonshire , 1862-3 . He contested Merioneth as a Liberal in 1859 and 1865 , unsuccessfully, but he won the seat in 1868 . He m. 25 Sept. 1841 , Annie Louisa Loveday (d. 16 June 1904 ), daughter of William Williams , of Peniarthucha, Mer. , barrister-at-law , and they had a large family; the eldest and the youngest sons are briefly noticed below. He d. 15 Dec. 1869 , and was buried at Penrhyndeudraeth .
David Williams was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son ( Sir ) ARTHUR OSMOND WILLIAMS ( 1849 - 1927 ), 1st baronet , Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth , 1900-10 . Born 17 March 1849 , he was educated at Eton , was justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for Caernarvonshire , chairman of quarter sessions for Merioneth , constable of Harlech castle , lord-lieutenant of Merioneth , 1909-27 , and created a baronet in 1909 . Sir Osmond Williams d. 28 Jan. 1927 , in Australia . He had m., 3 Aug. 1880 , Frances Evelyn Greaves ; their elder son, OSMOND TRAHAEARN DEUDRAETH WILLIAM ( 1883 - 1915 ), served in the South African War , was a captain in the newly-formed Welsh Guards in the first Great War , and was killed in action in the battle of Loos , 1915 .
The youngest son of David Williams was Leonard Llewelyn Bulkeley Williams ( 1861 - 1939 ), physician in London and writer . Born 2 Oct. 1861 , he was educated at Marlborough , at the University of Glasgow (where he took his medical degrees), and in France and Germany . He wrote articles to medical and scientific journals and was the author of numerous books dealing, mainly, with medicine , Paris , Spain , and the Spanish language; for titles of some of his publications see Who's Who , 1939 , and the obituary notice in The Times , 21 Aug. 1939 . He d. 20 Aug. 1939 .
David's Siblings:
Anne Williams (1793-1865)
Dr. Edward Williams Esq. (1794-1848)
John Williams Esq. (1797-1846)
Margaret Williams (1801-1879)
Robert Williams Esq., (1804-1869)
Jane Williams (1808- )
Mary Wynne Williams (1812- 1854)
Dr. Abraham Jones Williams Esq., (1812-1887)
David and Annie's children:
William Edward Wynn Williams 1842-1876
Edward Wynn Williams 1844-1845
Angharad Wynn Williams 1844-1927
Fanny Caroline Wynn Williams 1845-1943
Dorthea Louisa Wynn Williams 1846-1933
Sir Arthur Osmond Wynn Williams 1849-1927
Harriet Gertrude Williams 1851-1945
Florence Gay Octavia Wynn Williams 1852-1943
Blanche Winifred Wynn Williams 1853-1929
Edward Herbert Vychan Wynn Williams 1854-1930
David Glyn Williams 1858-1867
Edmund Trevor Lloyd Williams 1859-1946
Dr. Leonard Llewellyn Bulkeley Williams 1861-1939
Alice Helena Alexandra Williams 1863-1957
From the Dictionary of Welsh Biography
WILLIAMS family, of Bron Eryri , later called Castell Deudraeth, Mer.
WILLIAMS , DAVID ( Dewi Heli ; 1799 - 1869 ), solicitor and Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth ; b. 30 June 1799 at Saethon in the parish of Llanfihangel-Bachellaeth, Caerns. , son of David Williams and Margaret his wife.[***NOTE*** This is an error as Jane Jones was his wife] He was articled to his brother John Williams ( high sheriff of Merioneth , 1841-2 ), then a solicitor at Llanfyllin, Mont. , and practised at Pwllheli and Portmadoc , becoming also controller of the Madocks estate . In course of time he acquired much property , forming the estate associated with the house called Castell Deudraeth , Merioneth , formerly called Bron Eryri , where his brother John formerly resided. David Williams had literary interests and contributed to some Welsh periodicals ; letters which he wrote to Ebenezer Thomas ( Eben Fardd ) and John Thomas ( Siôn Wyn o Eifion ) are preserved in N.L.W. Cwrt Mawr MS. 404 . He was clerk of the peace for Merioneth , 1842-59 , one of the deputy-lieutenants for Merioneth and Caernarvonshire , high sheriff for Merioneth , 1861-2 , and for Caernarvonshire , 1862-3 . He contested Merioneth as a Liberal in 1859 and 1865 , unsuccessfully, but he won the seat in 1868 . He m. 25 Sept. 1841 , Annie Louisa Loveday (d. 16 June 1904 ), daughter of William Williams , of Peniarthucha, Mer. , barrister-at-law , and they had a large family; the eldest and the youngest sons are briefly noticed below. He d. 15 Dec. 1869 , and was buried at Penrhyndeudraeth .
David Williams was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son ( Sir ) ARTHUR OSMOND WILLIAMS ( 1849 - 1927 ), 1st baronet , Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth , 1900-10 . Born 17 March 1849 , he was educated at Eton , was justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for Caernarvonshire , chairman of quarter sessions for Merioneth , constable of Harlech castle , lord-lieutenant of Merioneth , 1909-27 , and created a baronet in 1909 . Sir Osmond Williams d. 28 Jan. 1927 , in Australia . He had m., 3 Aug. 1880 , Frances Evelyn Greaves ; their elder son, OSMOND TRAHAEARN DEUDRAETH WILLIAM ( 1883 - 1915 ), served in the South African War , was a captain in the newly-formed Welsh Guards in the first Great War , and was killed in action in the battle of Loos , 1915 .
The youngest son of David Williams was Leonard Llewelyn Bulkeley Williams ( 1861 - 1939 ), physician in London and writer . Born 2 Oct. 1861 , he was educated at Marlborough , at the University of Glasgow (where he took his medical degrees), and in France and Germany . He wrote articles to medical and scientific journals and was the author of numerous books dealing, mainly, with medicine , Paris , Spain , and the Spanish language; for titles of some of his publications see Who's Who , 1939 , and the obituary notice in The Times , 21 Aug. 1939 . He d. 20 Aug. 1939 .
David's Siblings:
Anne Williams (1793-1865)
Dr. Edward Williams Esq. (1794-1848)
John Williams Esq. (1797-1846)
Margaret Williams (1801-1879)
Robert Williams Esq., (1804-1869)
Jane Williams (1808- )
Mary Wynne Williams (1812- 1854)
Dr. Abraham Jones Williams Esq., (1812-1887)
David and Annie's children:
William Edward Wynn Williams 1842-1876
Edward Wynn Williams 1844-1845
Angharad Wynn Williams 1844-1927
Fanny Caroline Wynn Williams 1845-1943
Dorthea Louisa Wynn Williams 1846-1933
Sir Arthur Osmond Wynn Williams 1849-1927
Harriet Gertrude Williams 1851-1945
Florence Gay Octavia Wynn Williams 1852-1943
Blanche Winifred Wynn Williams 1853-1929
Edward Herbert Vychan Wynn Williams 1854-1930
David Glyn Williams 1858-1867
Edmund Trevor Lloyd Williams 1859-1946
Dr. Leonard Llewellyn Bulkeley Williams 1861-1939
Alice Helena Alexandra Williams 1863-1957
WILLIAMS family, of Bron Eryri , later called Castell Deudraeth, Mer.
WILLIAMS , DAVID ( Dewi Heli ; 1799 - 1869 ), solicitor and Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth ; b. 30 June 1799 at Saethon in the parish of Llanfihangel-Bachellaeth, Caerns. , son of David Williams and Margaret his wife.[***NOTE*** This is an error as Jane Jones was his wife] He was articled to his brother John Williams ( high sheriff of Merioneth , 1841-2 ), then a solicitor at Llanfyllin, Mont. , and practised at Pwllheli and Portmadoc , becoming also controller of the Madocks estate . In course of time he acquired much property , forming the estate associated with the house called Castell Deudraeth , Merioneth , formerly called Bron Eryri , where his brother John formerly resided. David Williams had literary interests and contributed to some Welsh periodicals ; letters which he wrote to Ebenezer Thomas ( Eben Fardd ) and John Thomas ( Siôn Wyn o Eifion ) are preserved in N.L.W. Cwrt Mawr MS. 404 . He was clerk of the peace for Merioneth , 1842-59 , one of the deputy-lieutenants for Merioneth and Caernarvonshire , high sheriff for Merioneth , 1861-2 , and for Caernarvonshire , 1862-3 . He contested Merioneth as a Liberal in 1859 and 1865 , unsuccessfully, but he won the seat in 1868 . He m. 25 Sept. 1841 , Annie Louisa Loveday (d. 16 June 1904 ), daughter of William Williams , of Peniarthucha, Mer. , barrister-at-law , and they had a large family; the eldest and the youngest sons are briefly noticed below. He d. 15 Dec. 1869 , and was buried at Penrhyndeudraeth .
David Williams was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son ( Sir ) ARTHUR OSMOND WILLIAMS ( 1849 - 1927 ), 1st baronet , Liberal Member of Parliament for Merioneth , 1900-10 . Born 17 March 1849 , he was educated at Eton , was justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for Caernarvonshire , chairman of quarter sessions for Merioneth , constable of Harlech castle , lord-lieutenant of Merioneth , 1909-27 , and created a baronet in 1909 . Sir Osmond Williams d. 28 Jan. 1927 , in Australia . He had m., 3 Aug. 1880 , Frances Evelyn Greaves ; their elder son, OSMOND TRAHAEARN DEUDRAETH WILLIAM ( 1883 - 1915 ), served in the South African War , was a captain in the newly-formed Welsh Guards in the first Great War , and was killed in action in the battle of Loos , 1915 .
The youngest son of David Williams was Leonard Llewelyn Bulkeley Williams ( 1861 - 1939 ), physician in London and writer . Born 2 Oct. 1861 , he was educated at Marlborough , at the University of Glasgow (where he took his medical degrees), and in France and Germany . He wrote articles to medical and scientific journals and was the author of numerous books dealing, mainly, with medicine , Paris , Spain , and the Spanish language; for titles of some of his publications see Who's Who , 1939 , and the obituary notice in The Times , 21 Aug. 1939 . He d. 20 Aug. 1939 .
David's Siblings:
Anne Williams (1793-1865)
Dr. Edward Williams Esq. (1794-1848)
John Williams Esq. (1797-1846)
Margaret Williams (1801-1879)
Robert Williams Esq., (1804-1869)
Jane Williams (1808- )
Mary Wynne Williams (1812- 1854)
Dr. Abraham Jones Williams Esq., (1812-1887)
David and Annie's children:
William Edward Wynn Williams 1842-1876
Edward Wynn Williams 1844-1845
Angharad Wynn Williams 1844-1927
Fanny Caroline Wynn Williams 1845-1943
Dorthea Louisa Wynn Williams 1846-1933
Sir Arthur Osmond Wynn Williams 1849-1927
Harriet Gertrude Williams 1851-1945
Florence Gay Octavia Wynn Williams 1852-1943
Blanche Winifred Wynn Williams 1853-1929
Edward Herbert Vychan Wynn Williams 1854-1930
David Glyn Williams 1858-1867
Edmund Trevor Lloyd Williams 1859-1946
Dr. Leonard Llewellyn Bulkeley Williams 1861-1939
Alice Helena Alexandra Williams 1863-1957
Inscription
In memory of DAVID WILLIAMS Esq. of Castell Deudraeth M.P. for Merionethshire, born June 30, 1799. Died December 15, 1869.
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Erected in affectionate remembrance by his Widow.
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