Jonathan Williams (antiquary)

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Jonathan Williams (c. 1752 – 19 August 1829), was a Welsh clergyman, schoolmaster and antiquarian writer.

He was born at Rhayader, some time between 1752 and 1754, the son of a draper, and had two brothers who also went into the church. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, going on to teach at the grammar school in Leominster on the English-Welsh border. He was also curate of nearby Eyton. At Leominster he got married, and had two daughters.

Works

History of Leominster
History of Radnorshire (1905) (posthumously published)

Sources

Welsh Biography Online

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Name	Williams, Jonathan
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Short description	Welsh historian
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Date of death	1829
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