William Williams (Carw Coch), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Williams (Carw Coch)

Welsh literary figure, born 1808

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1808

Place of Birth: Aberpergwm, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1872

Profession: writer, musician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William Williams (Carw Coch)

  • William Williams (6 March 1808 – 26 September 1872), known by his bardic name, Carw Coch (literally Red Stag), was a prominent literary figure in Aberdare, and south Wales generally, during the mid-nineteenth century, and an important figure in the development of the eisteddfod movement.
  • His bardic name was derived from the Stag Inn, the public house that he ran at Trecynon, Aberdare. Williams was born on 6 March 1808 near Aberpergwm in the Vale of Neath, the son of Noah and Joan Williams, who attended the Unitarian chapel at Blaengwrach.
  • At a young age he moved to Tredegar, and later to Llwydcoed, Aberdare, where, in 1832, he married, raised a family, and spent the rest of his life running the Stag Inn.He first became politically active during the time of the Chartists and contributed to their Welsh journal, Udgorn Cymru.
  • At this time, he was also a member of a society known as the 'Free Enquirers' at Aberdare.In 1841, Williams held the first of many eisteddfodau at the Stag, and a friendly society known as the 'Cymreigyddion of the Carw Coch' was established.
  • Amongst those associated with this movement was David Williams (Alaw Goch), the Rev.
  • Thomas Price of Calfaria, Aberdare and many other local poets and writers.
  • The Carw Coch eisteddfod continued for many years and many of the compositions published in a volume known as Gardd Aberdâr (1853 onwards).Williams was a staunch Unitarian, a leading member of Hen Dy Cwrdd at Trecynon and a contributor to their journal, Yr Ymofynydd.
  • He was also one of the founders of the newspaper Y Gwladgarwr ( 1857–83) and wrote a regular column for the paper until his death. During the 1868 General Election he played a peripheral role in the campaign of Henry Richard and sought assurances at a meeting held at Ebenezer, Trecynon that Richard supported the reform of the House of Lords.Williams died on 26 September 1872, and was buried at St Fagan's, Aberdare.
  • His son, Lewis Noah Williams (Ap Carw Coch) became a leading public figure and a member of the Aberdare Urban District Council.

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