Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, ELEN ROGER (1908 - 1999), actress and teacher Merch Gwern Hywel in 1976. After her seventieth birthday, she became a more regular face on television, acting the part of Miss Brooks in Joni Jones and Ann Robaits, Heidden Sur in Hufen a Moch Bach. She also performed in two series that became very popular on S4C, Gwely a Brecwast and Minafon, an adaptation of a novel by Eigra Lewis Roberts, Mis o Fehefin, where she became well known as the character
JONES, ELIZABETH JANE LOUIS (1889 - 1952), scholar three years, mostly in London and Oxford libraries. During her time in London she and her close friend Morfydd Llwyn Owen were assisted by Sir John Herbert Lewis and his wife, Ruth. In 1912 she won a prize and medal at Wrexham national eisteddfod for the principal essay on the history of the Eisteddfod. The following year she gained her M.A. degree for a thesis on this topic. She was appointed a
JONES, EVAN (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820 - 1852), Independent minister, and journalist John Cassel), London. There he was an editorial assistant on The Pathway, a young people's magazine, and edited Almanac y Cymru, 1849. In December 1848 he married Rachel, fifth daughter of the Rev. Walter Lewis of Tredwstan. In August 1849 he had to give up his post and return to Cardiff because of ill-health. There he undertook the editorship of Y Gymraes, under the patronage of lady Llanover, and
JONES, EVAN (1836 - 1915), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and publicist , Caernarfonshire (1855); at the Herald Cymraeg office, Caernarvon (1856); at Holyhead (1857), where he was in partnership with Lewis Jones (1836 - 1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. From their office was published Y Pwnch Cymraeg, a satirical paper; Evan Jones's connection with it was brief but it was long remembered. In 1859 he set up for himself as printer in Machynlleth, where he
JONES, EVAN (TALFRYN) (1857 - 1935), Baptist minister . Further, he took a keen interest in the history of his denomination, and Trafodion Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru contains three valuable papers by him - in 1908-9 on Titus Lewis, in 1913-14 on the Cilfowyr church, and in 1932 on the Baptist historian David Jones of Carmarthen.
JONES, EVAN DAVID (1903 - 1987), librarian and archivist edit the work of Lewis Glyn Cothi but he was soon recruited by the National Library of Wales, having first, forewarned by a well-wisher, successfully bargained for his salary. He brought to the library palaeographical and diplomatic skills which owed something to the summer courses given at UCW by Hubert Hall. The post to which E. D. (that is how he was commonly known) was appointed was designated
JONES, GWILYM EIRWYN (EIRWYN PONTSHÂN; 1922 - 1994), carpenter, entertainer, nationalist failed his medical examination and became a coalminer in the Cross Hands area. In 1947 he married Elizabeth Mary Thomas from Trisant. They had two children, a daughter Blodeuwedd and a son Idwal who became a carpenter like his father. The former was named in tribute to Saunders Lewis and the latter after another hero, the author and comedian Idwal Jones. The couple lived for a while in two rooms in a
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator , and then the University College of North Wales, Bangor, where he graduated with an M.A. degree in Law. In 1936, whilst working as a solicitor in Pwllheli, he was appointed as official court translator for the trial of the 'Penyberth Three' - Saunders Lewis, Lewis Valentine, and D. J. Williams - at Caernarfon and then at the Old Bailey in London when the case was transferred there. In 1938, he became
JONES, HENRY (d. 1592), civil lawyer of the earl of Pembroke) in the Parliaments of 1558-9. He acquired a high reputation as a civil lawyer, and on 17 October 1571 he was one of the five learned doctors, including also William Aubrey, and David Lewis, judge, consulted by Elizabeth on the amenability of John Leslie, bishop of Ross, to the English courts for his intrigues against the English queen while ambassador here for the Queen of
JONES, HUGH (Huw Myfyr; 1845 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet son of Evan and Elinor Jones, of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Denbighshire. He was apprenticed to a medical man at Cerrig-y-drudion, but decided to enter the ministry, and went to Bala C.M. College in 1867. In 1871 he was called to a group of churches at and near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (he was ordained in 1873) where he married Margaret Lewis. He removed, in 1878, to Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire
JONES, HUGH WILLIAM (1802 - 1873), Baptist minister and editor Philip Davies. He died 1 June 1873. He had been twice married; his first wife was a daughter of Titus Lewis, his second the widowed daughter-in-law of Joshua Watkins.
JONES, HUMPHREY OWEN (1878 - 1912), chemist Born at Goginan, Cardiganshire, 20 February 1878. The family removed to Ebbw Vale, and the son was educated at Lewis' School, Pengam. Entering the University College of Aberystwyth, 1894, he was in the first group of graduates of the University of Wales in 1897. Proceeding to Clare College, Cambridge, he graduated with high distinction in 1900. In 1902 he was appointed Jacksonian Demonstrator in

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