Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu)
Robert Williams, bardic name Robert ap Gwilym Ddu (1766–1850) was a Welsh bard.
Life
Son of William Williams, he was born at Betws Fawr in the parish of Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. His father was a small freeholder, and he succeeded him in the occupation of Betws Fawr, moving, however, towards the end of his life to Mynachty in the same district.[1]
Williams was a home-loving farmer. A close friend and the bardic tutor of his neighbour David Owen (1784–1841) ("Dewi Wyn o Eifion"), he shared Owen's mistrust of the eisteddfod authorities of the day. He died on 11 June 1850, and was buried at Aber Erch.[1]
Works
"Robert ap Gwilym Ddu", as William was styled, became first known as the winner in 1792 of the
Family
Williams married late in life. His only child, a daughter Jane Elizabeth, died in 1834, at the age of seventeen, and Gardd Eifion contains an elegy upon her.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Williams, Robert (1767-1850)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co.