Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JOHN, JAMES MANSEL (1910 - 1975), Baptist minster and college professor J. Mansel John was born in Trecynon, Aberdare, on 22 April 1910. He was the eldest of the three children of Thomas David John and his wife, Jennet (née George). Beryl was the second of their three children and Esmor the third. His father was an overman in a local colliery. The family were faithful and active members of the Baptist church meeting in Heol-y-felin and it was there that Mansel John
JOHN, MARY HANNAH (1874 - 1962), singer and revivalist do.' In January 1905 May John was working in North Wales with the young Calvinistic Methodist minister W. Llewelyn Lloyd. She then worked in Bristol with John Cynddylan Jones, where they shared responsibility for leading meetings in the Broadmead Wesleyan Chapel. She also worked there with Thomas 'Awstin' Davies, the well-known Revival reporter. By May 1905, May John was part of a large group of
JOHN, THOMAS GEORGE (1880 - 1946), engineer and businessman
JOHN, Sir WILLIAM GOSCOMBE (1860 - 1952), sculptor and medallist foundation of the National Museum of Wales. He was knighted in 1911 and in 1913-16 was given the pre-eminent position of Welsh sculptors which was the commission to sculpt St. David for the City Hall, Cardiff. His fluent, brilliant style reflected his passion and vigour. He could execute designs for portraits, figures and emblematic subjects in Rodinesque Romanticism, Neo-Baroque and careful balanced
JOHNS, DAVID (1796 - 1843), one of the London Missionary Society missionaries in Madagascar co-operated with David Griffiths and David Jones in founding over twenty-five schools with a total attendance of over 2,000. Working ceaselessly in the face of bitter persecution, he helped to translate the Bible; he also translated the Pilgrim's Progress into Malagasy, brought out a Malagasy-English dictionary, and edited a number of books. He wrote, jointly with Freeman, A Narrative of the
JOHNS, DAVID (fl. 1569-1586), cleric and poet A native of Merioneth. In a letter to be found in B.M. MS. 9817 he calls himself 'David Johns al's ap John ap Hugh ap Howel,' and 'Howel ap Jenkyn o Ynys y Maengwyn,' in whose praise Tudur Aled had written, was his ancestor. David ap John was ordained deacon on 1 November 1569, and priest (' David ap John, alias Johns ') Christmas Day 1570. He was collated to Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, 22 September
JOHNS, WILLIAM (1771 - 1845), Unitarian minister, tutor, and writer Born in 1771 in Cilmaenllwyd parish on the Pembrokeshire border of Carmarthenshire. Nothing is known of his family, but it may be noted that the surname John(s) recurs frequently in the records of the Independent congregation of Glandŵr, Pembrokeshire (see J. Lloyd James, Hanes Eglwys Glandŵr, 141-3), which had charge of the Independents of Cilmaenllwyd. The accounts of his early years are
JONES family, smiths, poets, musicians and preachers Cilie, blacksmith's craft, although the main occupation of the smithy at Cilie was dealing with horses and farm machinery. A number of the boys and girls, especially Tom, the third, and Ann, the sixth child, made an outstanding contribution to the singing in the area around Capel y Wig. Except for Tom, the other boys - Frederick, David ('Isfoel'); John ('Tydu'); Evan George ('Sioronwy'); Simon Bartholomeus; and
JONES family Llwyn-rhys, added at right angles to the house to serve, it is said, as the meeting house. Preaching continued there until 19 October 1735. The house became an irreparable ruin about 1918. John Jones (1640? - 1722) traced his descent, through his father, John ap Ieuan Lloyd, from the Clements, lords of Caron, and through his mother, Angharad, daughter of Ieuan ap Thomas, from Rhydderch of Glyn Aeron (Golden Grove
JONES, Syr THOMAS (d. 1622?), cleric and poet The older biographical dictionaries have wrongly associated him with Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd - perhaps confusing him with David Johns, who was vicar of that parish in 1573 and until c. 1598 - no other Johns or Jones appears in D.R. Thomas's list (A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, ii, 100) of Llanfair D.C. incumbents during the relevant period. Every allusion to the cleric who is the subject
JONES, ALICE GRAY (Ceridwen Peris; 1852 - 1943), author Born December 1852 at Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, daughter of David and Ellen Jones. Her father was a brother of Rev. John Jones, Brynrodyn, and her mother a cousin of Rev. John John Roberts, ' Iolo Caernarfon '. She was educated at Dolbadarn primary school and at the Swansea Training College, and was headmistress of her old school prior to her marriage in 1881 to Rev. William Jones, minister at
JONES, ARTHUR (fl. 18th century), poet, of Llangadwaladr, Denbighshire, and sexton of Ruabon (where he died) two englynion addressed to Richard Lloyd, a doctor at Llanfyllin (NLW MS 6729B).

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