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James Williams (priest, died 1872)

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Williams helped to establish the Anglesey Association of the Preservation of Lives from Shipwreck, in the wake of a storm that caused a boat to sink with 140 deaths. The association later became part of the
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and also had an interest in agriculture, contributing some notes to a book on cattle breeding in 1869. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the
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His elder brother, John Williams, also studied at Jesus College and became a barrister. One of John Williams' grandsons was
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cleric. Williams was the great-grandfather of famous Welsh artist
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James Williams was the son of John Williams, the rector of
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degree in 1820. After being ordained, he was appointed
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of Jesus College from 1813 to 1822, and was awarded a
129:, who at that time was teaching in Anglesey, to 22:(baptized 26 July 1790 – 24 March 1872) was a 58:). John Williams was the younger brother of 8: 177: 175: 173: 169: 141:and Principal of Jesus College itself. 48:St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy 88:St Mary's Church, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll 187:"Williams, James (1790–1872), cleric" 7: 291:19th-century Welsh Anglican priests 104:Royal National Lifeboat Institution 121:. He was also instrumental, with 14: 301:Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford 155:Governor of the Windward Islands 106:. The 19th-century antiquarian 92:St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd 296:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford 252:A History of the Island of Mona 50:(all parishes on the island of 1: 217:Jones, Geraint I. L. (2006). 192:Dictionary of Welsh Biography 44:St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo 70:in 1807, and obtaining his 317: 74:degree in 1810. He was a 197:National Library of Wales 135:Jesus Professor of Celtic 125:, in the introduction of 159:Governor of Newfoundland 151:Ralph Champneys Williams 183:Jenkins, Robert Thomas 64:Jesus College, Oxford 286:People from Anglesey 255:. R. Jones. p.  145:Other family members 139:University of Oxford 80:Bachelor of Divinity 223:Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 153:, who later became 119:National Eisteddfod 219:Anglesey Churches 308: 261: 260: 243: 237: 236: 214: 208: 207: 205: 203: 179: 131:Charles Williams 96:Bangor Cathedral 72:Bachelor of Arts 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 266: 265: 264: 247:Llwyd, Angharad 245: 244: 240: 233: 216: 215: 211: 201: 199: 181: 180: 171: 167: 147: 123:Morris Williams 113:Williams was a 60:Thomas Williams 36: 28:Kyffin Williams 17: 12: 11: 5: 314: 312: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 268: 267: 263: 262: 238: 231: 225:. p. 89. 209: 168: 166: 163: 146: 143: 108:Angharad Llwyd 35: 32: 20:James Williams 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 271: 258: 254: 253: 248: 242: 239: 234: 232:1-84527-089-4 228: 224: 220: 213: 210: 198: 194: 193: 188: 184: 178: 176: 174: 170: 164: 162: 160: 156: 152: 144: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 68:matriculating 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 33: 31: 29: 25: 21: 251: 241: 218: 212: 200:. Retrieved 190: 148: 112: 100: 40:Llanddeusant 37: 19: 18: 16:Welsh cleric 281:1872 deaths 276:1790 births 56:North Wales 270:Categories 165:References 115:magistrate 127:John Rhys 98:in 1851. 249:(1833). 202:29 April 52:Anglesey 42:church, 137:at the 229:  84:curate 76:Fellow 46:, and 24:Welsh 227:ISBN 204:2008 157:and 90:and 34:Life 257:256 86:of 272:: 221:. 195:. 189:. 185:. 172:^ 161:. 66:, 54:, 30:. 259:. 235:. 206:.

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Welsh
Kyffin Williams
Llanddeusant
St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo
St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy
Anglesey
North Wales
Thomas Williams
Jesus College, Oxford
matriculating
Bachelor of Arts
Fellow
Bachelor of Divinity
curate
St Mary's Church, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd
Bangor Cathedral
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Angharad Llwyd
magistrate
National Eisteddfod
Morris Williams
John Rhys
Charles Williams
Jesus Professor of Celtic
University of Oxford
Ralph Champneys Williams
Governor of the Windward Islands
Governor of Newfoundland

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