Short Name: | Robert Williams |
Full Name: | Williams, Robert, 1782-1821 |
Birth Year: | 1782 |
Death Year: | 1821 |
Robert Williams (b. Mynydd Ithel, Anglesey, Wales, 1781; d. Mynydd Ithel, 1821) lived on the island of Anglesey. A basket weaver with great innate musical ability, Williams, who was blind, could write out a tune after hearing it just once. He sang hymns at public occasions and was a composer of hymn tunes.
Bert Polman