Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, BENJAMIN (P[rif] A[rwyddfardd] Môn; 1788 - 1841), poet, writer, and Baptist apologete Born 1788, son of William Jones, Treddaniel, one of the earliest Baptist deacons at Holyhead, and Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of William Roberts, Garreg-fawr. He was baptized at Holyhead by Christmas Evans in 1811, and spent his whole life there, as a draper, until his death on 19 February 1841. He married, 12 October 1810, Mary, daughter of Edward Parry of Holyhead, and thirteen children were
JONES, CAIN, almanac-maker MS 1891E, verses in NLW MS 1817E, psalm-tunes in NLW MS 1932E, a poem giving an account of a drunkard from Cymdu in NLW MS 6729B, and a poem greeting Edward Bennion, a physician, in NLW MS 12868B. John Cain Jones is said to have died in 1826, leaving a daughter, Leah Evans, a gifted poetess, at Glyn Ceiriog.
JONES, Sir CYNAN (ALBERT) EVANS (Cynan; 1895 - 1970), poet, dramatist and eisteddfodwr Born 14 April 1895, the son of Richard Albert Jones and Hannah Jane (née Evans), Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. He received his education at the elementary school and the County School at Pwllheli, and University College, Bangor (on a Baptist scholarship), where he graduated in 1916. In the same year he enlisted in the R.A.M.C., serving in Salonika and France as a member of the 86th Field Ambulance
JONES, DANIEL (1813 - 1846), Calvinistic Methodist missionary .) College, and in 1844 took a further course of training in missionary work in London. Later he was ordained, and after serving churches for some time from Rossett, near Wrexham, he and his wife, Ann Evans, sailed for India in 1845, reaching the Khasi Hills in the following year. After a survey of the hinterland, he returned for supplies to the station at Cherrapoonjee, where he died of jungle fever. He
JONES, DANIEL OWEN (1880 - 1951) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary Born at Tŷ-gwyn, Rhiw-Siôn, Cwm-cou, Cardiganshire, near Newcastle Emlyn, 23 February 1880, son of David and Rebecca Jones. He was educated at Tre-wen British School. At 16 years of age he began preaching in Tre-wen chapel under the ministry of David Evans (who later became his brother-in-law). He received further education at Newcastle Emlyn grammar school, the Old College School in Carmarthen
JONES, DAVID (1834 - 1890) Wallington, local historian and genealogist itself. At Somerset House, e.g. he made abstracts of every Welsh will down to 1650 and every South Wales will down to 1700. Under the terms of his own will his Welsh collections passed to Illtyd B. Nicholl, The Ham, Llantwit Major, and half a century later Nicholl presented the greater portion of them to Cardiff City Library, where the numerous letters which David Jones wrote to T. C. Evans (Cadrawd
JONES, DAVID HUGH (Dewi Arfon; 1833 - 1869), minister (CM), schoolmaster and poet Born in Ty Du, Llanberis, Caernarfonshire, 6th July 1833, to Hugh and Ellen Jones. He was the eldest of 4 children; one brother was Griffth Hugh Jones, ('Gutyn Arfon'), composer of the hymn-tune ' Llef ', written in memory of Dewi Arfon. When Dewi Arfon was about 5, he went to a school kept by Ellis Thomas, in Capel Coch, Llanberis, and then to a school kept by John Evans, Ceunant Coch. He left
JONES, DAVID JOHN TAWE (1885 - 1949), musician extensive to be included in this article. He suffered a great deal from the effects of World War I when he was gassed and received a shrapnel wound in his head. Shortly before his death he completed a five-act opera, The Enchantress, based on the biblical theme of ' Jezebel ' - the libretto by J. Dyfnallt Owen and an English translation by ' Wil Ifan ' (William Evans). The opera is scored for full
JONES, DAVID STANLEY (1860 - 1919), Congregationalist minister of Bethesda and Llantysilio, Pembrokeshire. His renown as a preacher grew rapidly, and in 1895 he was called to succeed E. Herber Evans at Salem, Caernarvon. He was very successful at Caernarvon, and remained there till his death on 7 February 1919; he was buried in Llanbeblig new cemetery. As is customary, Stanley Jones's published sermons give little idea of his power in the pulpit. He had become
JONES, DAVID WATKIN (Dafydd Morganwg; 1832 - 1905), poet, historian, and geologist Born at Merthyr Tydfil, 14 February 1832, he was the son of John Jones, a Cardiganshire man and cousin of Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion, 1792 - 1846). He was at work underground before he was 10, and after declining an offer to be educated for orders in the Church of England, he became, through his own perseverance, an underground fireman by 1859, and in the same year achieved his first
JONES, ELEN ROGER (1908 - 1999), actress and teacher Evans as a 'one take' actress. One thing that is common in the variety of roles she played is that they were very strong and bold women. As well as continuing to perform in the autumn of her life, this period was one of Elen's busiest, as she filmed, gave talks, wrote for community newspapers and magazines, held classes for Welsh learners and continued to adjudicate in eisteddfodau. She also founded
JONES, ELIAS HENRY (1883 - 1942), administrator and author repatriated only a fortnight before the Armistice. The book was reprinted seventeen times and then ran into three editions. He married in 1913 Mair Olwen, the youngest daughter of Dr Griffith Evans of Brynkynallt, Bangor.

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