Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, THOMAS HYWEL (1875 - 1945), Congregational minister, theologian, and philosopher Born 10 July 1875, at Penclawdd, Gower, son of Daniel and Ann Hughes. According to the Rev. W. Glasnant Jones, Swansea, Hughes worked for a brief period as a shoemaker in Gowerton before becoming a student at Gwynfryn Academy, Ammanford. Educated at New College and London University where he graduated B.A., (1st class hons. in Philosophy) and B.D. (1st class hons. in Biblical Theology), he was
JENKINS, JOHN (GWILI) (1872 - 1936), poet, theologian, and man of letters Born at Hendy, Pontardulais, Carmarthenshire, 8 October 1872, son of John and Elizabeth Jenkins. He began preaching (with the Baptists) in 1891, and after a short period at Gwynfryn (Ammanford), the school kept by Watcyn Wyn (Watkin Hezekiah Williams), went in 1892 to Bangor and thence (1896) to University College, Cardiff; at both alike, preaching and poetry seemed to him more important than
JENKINS, JOSEPH (1886 - 1962), minister (Meth.) and author Born 4 November 1886, in Tynewydd, Pontrhydygroes, Cardiganshire, his father being a cousin of Joseph Jenkins (1859 - 1929) who was also a minister. He was educated in Ysbyty Ystwyth school and started work at the age of 13 in one of the local lead mines. He had a further period of education in Gwynfryn School, Ammanford, before going as a lay agent on the Llandeilo circuit. After being accepted
JOB, JOHN THOMAS (1867 - 1938), Calvinistic Methodist minister, hymn writer, and poet Born 21 May 1867 at Sunny Hill, Llandebïe, Carmarthenshire, the youngest of the five children of John and Mary Job - he was also a nephew of Thomas Job, Conwil. He was educated at Llandebïe National School, Watcyn Wyn's school at Gwynfryn (Ammanford), and Trevecka College, and held pastorates at Nazareth, Aberdare, 1893-8, Carneddi, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, 1898-1917, Pentour, Fishguard, 1917
JONES, DAVID GWYNFRYN (1867 - 1954), minister (Meth.)
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1873 - 1946), minister (Congl.) and Principal of Bala-Bangor College, Bangor Gwynfryn Academy, Ammanford. In 1891 he was admitted to Brecon Memorial College and graduated with honours in English at University College Cardiff in 1894. He began his theology course at Brecon in 1895 but moved to Mansfield College, Oxford, in 1896 and graduated B.A. in the theology schools in 1899. Then followed a year's stay at the University of Berlin under the tuition of the church historian Adolf
JONES, Sir LEWIS (1884 - 1968), industrialist and politician University of Wales in 1954. Lewis Jones was a native Welsh -speaker, and was one of the first members of Gwynfryn Independent chapel, Ammanford, when it was founded in 1903. For many years he was a member of Swansea Cricket and Swansea Football Club. He married in 1911 Alice Maud, daughter of Frederick W. Willis of Bath. There were two sons. The younger was killed while on active service in India in 1947
JONES, WILLIAM BASIL (TICKELL) (1822 - 1897), bishop Son of William Tilsley Jones of Gwynfryn, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, and Jane his wife. Born at Cheltenham, 2 January 1822, he was educated at Shrewsbury and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was scholar in 1842-5, and was placed in the second class in Lit. Hum. in 1844. He took his B.A. in 1844 and M.A. in 1847, was a Fellow successively of Queen's and University Colleges, and took a prominent
LLOYD, DANIEL LEWIS (1843 - 1899), schoolmaster and bishop to Gwynfryn, Llanarth, and died there, 4 August; he is buried in the churchyard at Llanarth. He married Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of the Rev. D. Lewis of Trawsfynydd, who, with three daughters, survived him. Lloyd was the first Welsh -speaking bishop for 200 years (see Evans, John, 1651? - 1724) to be appointed to Bangor. During his tenure of the see he brought out a hymn-book, Emyniadur yr
MAURICE family Clenennau, Glyn (Cywarch), Penmorfa kindred, the one lineally descended of Owen Gwynedd, prince of Wales, consisting then and now of four houses, viz., Keselgyfarch, y Llys ynghefn y fann, now called Ystymkegid, Clenenny, and Brynkir, Glasfryn or Cwmstrallyn; the other sect descended of Collwyn [ap Tangno], wherof are five houses or more, viz. Whelog, Berkin, Bron-y-foel, Gwynfryn, Talhenbont, and the house of Hugh Gwyn ap John Wynne ap
MAURICE, HENRY (1634 - 1682), Independent minister daughter of the Royalist squire Jeffrey Glynn of Gwynfryn, by Pwllheli. Following a short stay in Shrewsbury prison on a charge of debt - he was throughout his life somewhat careless in money matters - he moved to Much Wenlock in the same county; there he was when Charles II published his Indulgence of 1672; Maurice at once took out three licences, one for his own house, one for another house in the same
MORRIS, LEWIS (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn; 1701 - 1765), poet and scholar , who was the father of the poet Sir Lewis Morris. In 1772, Anne Morris became the second wife of William Jones of Gwynfryn, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, from whose first marriage was descended the bishop and antiquary William Basil Jones. She died in 1785.

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