Draft:William Owen (composer)

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.