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WILLIAMSON, EDMOND, only son of Edmond Williamson (adm. 1722/3, qv), and his second wife; bapt. 5 Aug 1761; adm. 16 Feb 1773; in school lists 1775; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1778, matr. Mich. 1780; BA 1782; MA 1786; Rector of Lolworth, Cambs., from 1786; Rector of Campton with Shefford, Beds., from 1790; Rector of Aspley Guise, Beds. (disp. to hold with Campton with Shefford 1790); m. 4 Feb 1793 Phoebe, younger dau. of Rev. Richard Bisse Riland, Rector of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.; d. 13 Jan 1839, aged 62.

WILLIAMSON, CAESAR, son of Francis Williamson, Lincoln’s Inn Grange, and Susan, dau. of John Hunt LLD, advocate, Court of Arches; bapt. 15 Jun 1609; adm.; KS in 1625; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1627, adm. scholar 1628, matr. Mich. 1627; BA 1631/2; MA 1635; BD Oxford 1642; MA Dublin 1659; DD Dublin 1661; Fellow, Trinity Coll., 1633 – c. 1642, Tutor 1635-8; a petition from Williamson against Mr. Auditor Povey, a Middlesex JP who had unjustly committed him on suspicion of felony, appears CSP Dom 1635, 284-5; ordained priest (Lincoln) 20 Dec 1640; Rector of Wappenham, Northants, 13 Jan 1640/1; Prebendary of York 12 Aug 1641 – c. Feb 1662/3; joined Royalist army and was present at battle of Edgehill 23 Oct 1642; sequestered from his benefices and went to Ireland in 1646; Fellow, Trinity Coll., Dublin 1654; Public Orator, Dublin Univ.; Rector of Ardstran, co. Derry 1660; Rector of Dromiskin and of Kilsaramn, co. Louth, from 1666; Dean of Cashel from 1671; d. 29 Nov 1675.

WILLIAMSON, SIR ADAM, only son of Lieut. -Gen. George Williamson, Royal Artillery, and Jane, dau. of Capt. Robert Pedley; b.; adm. (aged 10) Oct 1744 (Hawkins'); Cadet Gunnner, Royal Artillery 1 Jan 1748; RMA Woolwich 1750; Practitioner Engineer 1 Jan 1753; Ensign, 6th Foot 14 Oct 1755; Lieut., 5th Foot 25 Sep 1757; Engineer Extraordinary and Capt. -Lieut., 4 Jan 1758; Capt., 40th Foot 21 Apr 1760; Maj., 61st Foot 16 Aug 1770; Engineer in Ordinary and Capt., 4 Dec 1770; Lieut. -Col. in Army 12 Sep 1775; 18th Foot 9 Dec 1775; Col., 15 Feb 1782; Major-Gen., 28 Apr 1790; Col., 47th Foot 16 Jul 1790 – Mar 1794, 72nd Foot (Highlanders) from 19 Mar 1794; Lieut. -Gen., 26 Jan 1797; nominated KB 18 Nov 1794, invested 21 Apr 1795; served in Braddock’s expedition to Virginia 1755, wounded at battle of Du Quesne; took part in Canadian campaign during Seven Years’ War, being wounded at Montmorency during siege of Quebec Aug 1759; accompanied expedition to West Indies 1761-3; present at battle of Bunkers Hill Jun 1775; Deputy Adjutant-Gen., Forces in South Britain 23 Dec 1778; Lieut. -Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica 1790- Oct 1794; established British protectorate at St. Domingo Sep 1793; appointed Governor of St. Domingo 24 Oct 1794, but owing to losses caused by yellow fever and desultory fighting was compelled to evacuate the island; returned to England 1798; m. 10 Aug 1771 (IGI) Anne, dau. of Thomas Jones, Comptroller of Artillery, Woolwich; d. from effects of a fall 21 Oct 1798. DNB.

WILLIAMSON, ---; b.; in school list 1754.

WILLIAMSON, ---; b.; at school 1660 (Busby’s Account Book).

WILLIAMSON, ---; b.; at school 1658-60 (Busby’s Account Book).

WILLIAMS-BULKELEY, SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, BART., eldest son of Sir Robert Williams, Bart. (qv); b. 23 Sep 1801; adm. 20 Feb 1815 (Packharness'); left 10 Apr 1819; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Nov 1820; assumed additional surname of Bulkeley 3 Jun 1826, having inherited the estates of his father’s older step-brother, Thomas James Warren- Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley (I) (qv); succ. father as 10th baronet 1 Dec 1830; MP (Whig/Liberal) Beaumaris 8 Feb 1831-2, Anglesey 1832-7, Flint 1841-7, Anglesey 1847-68; Lord Lieut., Caernarvonshire 7 Mar 1851 – 14 Sep 1866; High Sheriff, Anglesey 1870; a well-known sportsman; m. 1st, 27 May 1828 his cousin Hon. Charlotte Mary Hughes, eldest dau. of William Hughes, 1st Baron Dinorben; m. 2nd, 20 Aug 1832 Maria Frances, only dau. of Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, Bart.; d. 28 Aug 1875.

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, brother of John Williams (at school under Busby, qv); b.; adm.; KS 1639; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1642, matr. 1642, scholar 1647; BA 1647/8; MA 1657; Lic. Med. 1657 (incorp. Oxford 1657); ordained; Rector of Beaumaris, Anglesey 3 Sep 1660; Master, Beaumaris Sch.; Rector of Llansannan, Denbighshire 1663-78; Rector of St. George, Denbighshire [check county] 1668-84; Vicar of Northop, Flintshire 1669/70-7; Vicar of Abergele, Denbighshire (in 1676); Vicar of Rhuddlan, Flintshire 1678-84; Prebendary of St. Asaph 1679.

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1747/8; in school list 1754.

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, son of Roger Williams, Westminster; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jun 1729; KS 1730.