Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JARMAN, ELDRA MARY (1917 - 2000), harpist and author . Describing Eldra as 'the last of Wales' true Gypsy harpists', Bowen released a CD in 2006 reflecting his experience of learning the traditional harp tunes of the Roma directly from Eldra or from recordings of her playing, and including tunes in the style of the jig, hornpipe, waltz and polka. Eldra Jarman died on 24 September 2000 at Pontypridd Cottage Hospital. She had been suffering from bone marrow
JEFFREYS, JOHN GWYN (1809 - 1885), conchologist removed to London in 1856 and was called to the Bar, but in 1866 totally abandoned the law. Meantime, he had begun to produce a standard work on British shells; the first volume appeared in 1862, and the fifth and last in 1869. Afterwards, he began dredging at depths hitherto deemed unapproachable, and in this way greatly enlarged our knowledge of conchology (1869, 1870, 1880). He died suddenly, 24
JENKINS, DAVID CYRIL (1885 - 1978), musician music, delivered in a lecture in Manchester on 30 September 1921 and reported in both the English and Welsh editions of the Manchester Guardian (1 Oct 1921), that tainted his reputation with the Welsh music establishment. His feelings on the subject were apparent as early as 1913 in an article in the journal Wales (3 March 1913: 163-4), but the 1921 lecture was more focused and strident. He denounced
JENKINS, JABEZ EDMUND (Creidiol; 1840 - 1903), cleric and poet Born at Gelli-groes, in the parish of Mynydd-islwyn, Monmouthshire, 24 December 1840, he was christened 16 July 1858 by the minister of the Congregational chapel at Mynydd-islwyn. He was ordained deacon 25 February 1872, with a title to the curacy of Llanedy, Carmarthenshire, and priest 24 February 1877, with a title to Llanfihangel Cwm-du, Brecknock. On 17 April 1879 he was licensed to the
JENKINS, JOHN (1779 - 1853), Baptist minister, theologian, editor, and publisher y Bedyddwyr, 1833-7, Ystorfa y Bedyddwyr, 1838-41, Y Gwir Fedyddiwr, 1842-3, Y Bedyddiwr, 1844, and booklets for the Sunday school. He was acutely critical (in the periodicals) of the Baptist Academy at Abergavenny, but came into even greater prominence as an exponent of the higher Calvinism as against Fullerism. He married, 1801, Martha Edmunds (1769 - 1830). Of the children of this marriage
JENKINS, JOHN (1656? - 1733), Baptist minister the acknowledged leader of the church. He acquired much prominence as the result of his disputation on the question of baptism with John Thomas (fl. 1689-1710), Congregational minister, of Llwyn-y-grawys, Llangoedmor, in 1691, and became involved in a serious split in his church around 1724-6. It is said that he, in 1718, was the first to receive assistance from the Baptist Fund. He died 3 July 1733
JENKINS, JOSEPH (1859 - 1929), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Tan-y-chwarel, Cwmystwyth, Cardiganshire. According to the christening register of Cwmystwyth chapel, he was born 2 November 1859, and registered at Lampeter, 3 December 1859. His father was John Jenkins, lead miner, and his mother was Mary (née Howells). In his youth he was apprenticed to John Lloyd, draper, of Pentre, Rhondda, and became a member of Nazareth chapel where he began to
JENKINS, KATHRYN (1961 - 2009), scholar and hymnologist Llangybi, Ceredigion, on 3 May 2009. The funeral service was held in Maesyffynnon chapel, Llangybi, 11 May, followed by cremation in Aberystwyth crematorium.
JENKINS, ROY HARRIS (1920 - 2003), politician and author Park from 1944 until war's end. He met Jennifer Morris (1921-2017) at a Fabian Summer School in Devon in 1940, and they married on 20 January 1945 in London. They had two sons, Charles and Edward, and a daughter, Cynthia. Now 24, Jenkins attempted to get himself elected to Parliament. Despite trying in several Midlands constituencies, he was only able to secure the candidacy in Solihull for the 1945
JOHN, EWART STANLEY (1924 - 2007), theologian, Welsh Congregationalist minister, college professor and principal who, on occasions, in spite of his disciplined and controlled approach, would be utterly overwhelmed by the nature of the faith to which he dedicated his whole life to proclaim and elucidate. His latter years were spent at Y Gilfach Glyd, Heol Emrys, Fishguard. He died at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest on Friday, 24 August 2007, and his funeral service was held at Parc Gwyn Cremtorium chapel
JOHN, GEORGE (1918 - 1994), minister (Bapt) and college principal . His essay Paul y Dyledwr (Paul the Debtor) was published in Efrydiau Beiblaidd Bangor 3 (1978), a collection of theological essays by staff of the University College of Wales, Bangor. George John died 6 January 1994 and was buried in Pen-y-bont, Llandysul.
JOHN, GWENDOLEN MARY (1876 - 1939), artist , and a series of copy portraits of the founder of their order. Her tiny gouaches of people in church and of children were painted in 'sets' of almost identical copies. During 1918-24 she began to paint more frequently, exhibited at the salons, and made her outstanding and unique series of portraits painted with dry touches of thick colour in a harmony of close tones. Frequently her subject was a

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