Williams was married with one son. He and Bowen booked passage through the Cardiff office of Dean and Dawson, tourist and steamship agents, 67 St. Mary Street, Cardiff (ticket number 54636, £16 2s). They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as third class passengers, both died in the sinking. Williams' body was later recovered by the Mackay-Bennett (#14) and was buried at sea on 22 April 1912.