Jonathan Williams (c. 1752 – 19 August 1829) was a

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clergyman, schoolmaster and antiquarian writer. He was born at

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, some time between 1752 and 1754, the son of a draper, and had two brothers who also went into the church. He studied at

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, going on to teach at the

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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
1750s births 1829 deaths 18th-century Welsh historians 19th-century Welsh historians Year of birth uncertain People from Powys {{Wales-writer-stub