Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, WILLIAM (1726 - 1795), antiquary and poet Son of William John David and Catherine his wife. The father was a guard on the coach which ran between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth but also farmed Dôl Hywel, Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire, where William Jones lived all his life. He was christened in Llangadfan parish church, 18 June 1726. The only education he had was when one of Griffith Jones's schools was set up for a short time in the
JONES, WILLIAM (1806 - 1873), cleric and man of letters Born, it is said, at Newborough (Anglesey). He received baptism at Liverpool, 2 September 1821, at the hands of Daniel Jones (1788 - 1862), and soon began to preach; from 1823 till 1827 he was in the Baptist college at Bradford, and afterwards for a short time at Glasgow University. He was ordained minister at Llangefni, Christmas 1828, but removed to Holywell in 1830. There, he set on foot a
JONES, WILLIAM (1762 - 1846), Scotch-Baptist minister, editor, and author Born 17 June 1762, at Parkside, Gresford, son of William and Mary Jones; he spent his early youth at Poulton. He moved to Chester in 1780 and was baptized there by Archibald McLean. In 1793 he opened a bookshop at Liverpool, and was appointed elder of the new church formed there by McLean and J. R. Jones 'of Ramoth ', around 1798-9. Finally, in 1812, he became minister of Windmill Street church
JONES, WILLIAM (1790 - 1855), Baptist Minister and writer
JONES, WILLIAM (1896 - 1961), poet and minister Born 24 September 1896 at Trefriw, Caernarfonshire, son of Henry Jones, Congregationalist minister, and his wife Margaret (Madgie), daughter of William Jones, Presbyterian minister of Trawsfynydd. He was educated at Llanrwst county school (1908) and he entered University College of North Wales Bangor in 1914 and Bala-Bangor College 1914-16. He graduated in Welsh and Hebrew in 1917. He was
JONES, WILLIAM (1814? - 1895), Wesleyan Reformer,' afterwards Independent minister Bunting; unlike the ' Little Wesleyan ' movement it took little root in North Wales (where Thomas Aubrey, was strong enough to check it), but in South Wales it was more successful, and received the benediction of Independents and Baptists, but not Calvinistic Methodists, save for individuals like David Charles III. William Jones was pastor of four 'Reformer' churches : Elim (Tredegar, Monmouth), Merthyr
JONES, WILLIAM (1851 - 1931), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 27 July 1851, second son of William and Elizabeth Jones of Pantydeuddwr, Pen-twyn, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at the Board School, Llannon, Parcyfelfed school, Carmarthen, and Trevecka College. He began to preach in 1874, was ordained in 1879, and became successively minister of Moriah (Treboeth, 1879-80; Bethania, Morriston, 1880-1904; retiring to Cross Hands for a year; Seion (Forest
JONES, WILLIAM (1834 - 1895), Baptist minister Born at Brymbo 10 August 1834, son of John Robert Jones (Alltud Glyn Maelor, 1800 - 1881), he became a member of Brymbo Baptist church on 4 December 1853, started to preach on 25 November 1855, and was admitted to Haverfordwest Academy in July 1858. He was ordained to the charge of Pen-y-fron, Flintshire, in 1860, and subsequently moved to Bargoed, 1864; Hermon, Fishguard, 1869; Castle Street
JONES, WILLIAM (d. 1893) - see JONES, ABEL
JONES, Sir WILLIAM (1746 - 1794), philologist - see JONES, WILLIAM
JONES, WILLIAM (d. 1820), president - see JONES, EDWARD
JONES, WILLIAM ARTHUR (1892 - 1970), musician Born at Caernarfon, 5 April 1892, son of J.R. Gwyndaf Jones, proof-reader for Y Genedl, and Elizabeth Jones his wife. On his father's side he was related to Richard Jones, ' Gwyndaf Eryri ', while his mother was the daughter of John Jones, ' Eos Bradwen '. Because of his mother's family connections he was known as ' William Bradwen ' when he was a child at school, and he chose to keep the name to

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