Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, ROBERT THOMAS (1874 - 1940), Labour leader
JONES, ROBERT TUDUR (1921 - 1998), theologian, church historian and public figure deeply influenced the parents' devotion and piety. Robert Tudur had an excellent education at Rhyl Secondary School under teachers such as Lewis Angell in Welsh, T. I. Ellis (the Headmaster) in classics and A. M. Houghton in history. Houghton was an Evangelical Calvinist (and father of physicist Sir John Houghton FRS) who combined respect for academic discipline with steadfast religious dedication
JONES, ROBERT WILLIAM (Erfyl Fychan; 1899 - 1968), historian, litterateur and eisteddfodwr Born New Year's Day, 1899, in Penygroes, Caernarfonshire, the younger son of Robert William Jones, Brynllwyni, quarryman and small-holder, and Jane his wife, the daughter of Robert Thomas, Drws-y-coed, Nantlle. Educated at Pen-y-groes county school, he entered the teachers' training dept at U.C.W. after World War I and taught for 2 years in Birmingham. He was appointed head-teacher at Trisant
JONES, Sir ROBERT (1857 - 1933), orthopaedic surgeon Born at Rhyl, 28 June 1857, son of Robert Jones, journalist, and Mary Hughes, Rhuddlan. When the boy was 5 years old his father moved to London. Educated at Sydenham College, he afterwards studied medicine at Liverpool, living and serving an apprenticeship with his uncle Dr. H. O. Thomas at 11 Nelson Street, which on his father's death two years later became his permanent home. He qualified in
JONES, SAMUEL (1898 - 1974), journalist, broadcaster and Head of the BBC in Bangor Sam Jones was born in Clydach in the Swansea Valley on 30 November, 1898, the ninth child born to Samuel Cornelius Jones (1865-1939), tinplate worker, and Mary Ann Jones (1866-1921). She gave birth to fifteen children, but only eight survived infancy - David Robert (born 1887); Hannah Mary (born 1889); Cornelius (born 1890); Ifor (born 1892); Annie (born 1896); Garfield (born 1897); Samuel (born
JONES, SAMUEL (1628 - 1697), Nonconformist minister and schoolmaster Born in the district of Chirk, Denbighshire, son of John Roberts, Corwen - the son taking his father's Christian name as a surname. Nothing is known of his early education. He matriculated in the University of Oxford as from All Soul's College, became a Fellow of Jesus College [ c. 1653 ] and a lecturer there, received holy orders at Taunton, Somerset, and was appointed vicar of Llangynwyd
JONES, SARAH RHIANNON DAVIES (1921 - 2014), author and lecturer . Jenkins. In 1945, after leaving college and gaining a Certificate of Education, she became a teacher at Brynhyfryd Grammar School, Rhuthin. It was there that she began writing, encouraged by the support of acquaintances with literary interests in the area. There she also met Robert Clwyd Parry who became a close friend, but died at a young age in 1960. In 1963 Rhiannon Davies Jones was appointed to a
JONES, THOMAS (Y Bardd Cloff; 1768 - 1828), poet Gwyneddigion for the third time in 1821, and received a silver medal on the occasion of its jubilee. As a poet he was also successful in various eisteddfodau held in Wales. When he died, 19 February 1828, the Cymmrodorion's silver medal was awarded to Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn) for the best elegy composed in his memory.
JONES, THOMAS (Twm Shôn Catti; 1532 - 1609), landowner, antiquary, genealogist, and bard Of Fountain Gate near Tregaron, Cardiganshire, the natural son of a Cardiganshire landowner. According to the diary of John Dee he was born 1 August or 10 August 1532 (J. Roberts and Andrew G. Watson, John Dee's Library Catalogue (1990, 45-46). Thomas Jones visited Dee in London in 1590 and Manchester in 1596, and they corresponded with each other in 1597 : Dee called him 'my cousin'. He is
JONES, THOMAS (1769 - 1850), Baptist minister Born at Llangollen, he had his religious upbringing in the celebrated church of Glynceiriog. On his father's side he was descended from the Dôl Hir family of Glynceiriog. He and his neighbour, John Edwards, were ordained joint ministers of Glynceiriog 2 July 1794. By 1796 the views of Robert Sandeman had set the people by the ears and there was a schism in the church, one party under the
JONES, THOMAS (1777 - 1847), translator, schoolmaster and minister (CM) Born in Llanfwrog, Anglesey, in 1777. He was fortunate enough to receive some schooling with a cleric in his home area. He and two of his brothers, Rice Jones, Pen-clawdd, Glamorganshire, and Robert Jones, Congl. minister, Corwen, Meironnydd, were preachers. In 1803 he and his wife, Margaret, moved to Ty'nyrefail, Llanynghenedl, Anglesey, where they had at least 8 children. He was elected an
JONES, THOMAS (Glan Alun; 1811 - 1866), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters sermons, political speeches, and verse, flowed without effort. Daniel Owen in Y Geninen, 1886, describes him as hasty and busy, dabbling in everything, but kindly and simple; Ceiriog commemorated him in Y Drysorfa, 1868; and Gwalchmai in Y Dysgedydd, 1879. It may be remarked that few have won tributes from three such men of letters as these. One of his daughters married the missionary John Roberts (1842

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