ional ▁effect . ▁Tw enty ▁years ▁later , ▁though ▁in ▁his ▁si xt ies ▁and ▁devoted ly ▁married , ▁he ▁was ▁re inv ig or ated ▁by ▁a ▁love ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁much ▁younger ▁woman , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁his ▁second ▁wife . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁compos ing ▁through ▁his ▁sevent ies ▁and ▁eight ies , ▁producing ▁his ▁last ▁sym phony ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y - five . ▁His ▁works ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁concert ▁re per toire , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁major ▁compos itions ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁ones ▁have ▁been ▁recorded . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Down ▁A mp ney , ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁and ▁younger ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁vic ar , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Arthur ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 8 7 5 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Margaret , ▁n ée ▁Wed g wood ▁( 1 8 4 2 – 1 9 3 7 ). ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁for eb ears ▁were ▁of ▁mixed ▁English ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁descent ; ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁law ▁or ▁the ▁Church . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁and ▁Sir ▁Roland ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁were ▁respectively ▁Arthur ' s ▁father ▁and ▁brother . ▁Margaret ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Jos iah ▁Wed g wood ▁and ▁nie