Draft:William Owen (composer)

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William Owen of Prysgol

Welsh hymn writer, born December 1813, at Bangor, Wales. He is noted as the composer of the Welsh hymn tune Bryn Calfaria, and a number of other hymns. After marriage, he resided at Prysgol, a farmhouse near Caeathro, a few kilometers inland from Caernarfon. He died 20 July 1893, aged 79, and is buried in Caeathro chapel burial ground.

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  • Owen, Wiliam (Dictionary of Welsh Biography) [1]
  • William Owen, Prysgol, Papers (The National Library of Wales) [2]
  • Bryn Calfaria (The National Library of Wales) [3]
  • Prysgol farmhouse [4]