Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, DANIEL (1771 - 1810), General Unitarian Free-communion Baptist minister the General Baptists of Trowbridge, where he died 14 March 1810 in his 40th year.
JONES, DANIEL OWEN (1880 - 1951) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary that same year. His first station was Ambohimanga, the old capital, where he ministered to eight churches and a school. On 1 May 1912, at Faravohitra Memorial Church, Antananarivo, he married Hilda Victoria Smith, a member of the Anglican church at Watford, who had travelled out there in March to marry him. They had four daughters. He was moved to Ambopotsy in 1915 to superintend a wide circle of
JONES, DAVID (c. 1630 - 1704?), Puritan Harris, writing at Llangeitho, 28 March 1743, says that he had ' much sweetness in hearing a farewell sermon of one David Jones, 1691, being turned out for preaching ye Truth.' The date cannot refer to his ejection, but it is possible that he ceased to preach to the northern branches of the Cilgwyn church in 1691. The lost Cilgwyn Church Book resumed its record after a break of thirty-three years in
JONES, DAVID BEVAN (Dewi Elfed; 1807 - 1863), minister (B, and Church of Christ and Latter Day Saints - Mormons) summer session of the Glamorgan assizes a verdict was reached in favour of the Baptists. In November 1851 the Baptists organised a march of 2,000 supporters under the leadership of Price to repossess Gwawr chapel because Dewi Elfed had refused to surrender the building to them despite the court decision. Dewi Elfed was sent by the Saints as an eloquent and well-known missionary through Glamorgan and
JONES, DAVID MORRIS (1887 - 1957), minister (Presb.) and professor Born 14 March 1887 at Maes-y-groes, Maenan, Caernarfonshire, son of William Maurice and Elisabeth Jones. He was educated at the elementary and free schools in Llanrwst, the University College, Bangor (where he graduated with honours in Welsh and philosophy), Bala College, and Cambridge. He joined the armed forces in 1915, but was recalled from Salonica in 1916 to receive a commission as chaplain
JONES, EDGAR (1912 - 1991), minister, pastor, scholar Edgar Jones, a miner's son, was born in Ynys-hir, Rhondda 11 March 1912. He was educated in the village school and the Rhondda Boys' County School, Porth. He was obliged to leave school to work in the local colliery but he continued to study with the aim of entering the ministry. He was accepted to University College Cardiff where he graduated B.A. with honours in Hebrew, and then proceeded to
JONES, EDMUND (1702 - 1793), Independent minister, and author first time in Monmouthshire in March and April 1738, at Ebwy Fawr (probably in Ty-llwyn), on which occasions the subsequent leaders of Methodism in Monmouthshire were converted, notably John Powell and Morgan John Lewis. Though friendly to Harris, Jones feared that the progress of Methodism among Nonconformists might draw many of them to the Established Church, as Harris desired, in hope of reforming
JONES, EDMUND OSBORNE (1858 - 1931), cleric 1923; he was rural dean of Arwystli, and canon residentiary of Bangor. In 1923 he accepted the rectory of Rushton, near Kettering, which he held till his death on 11 March 1931. He married (1886), Ada Howells, by whom he had three sons (two of whom were killed in the first world war) and one daughter. In 1896 he published Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century, and in 1906 Welsh Poets of Today and
JONES, EDWARD (1826 - 1902), Calvinistic Methodist historian till 1879, and where he married Elizabeth Roberts. In 1879 he removed to Bangor, becoming an elder in Hirael C.M. church - at his death he had been an elder for forty-three years all told, in three churches. He married as his second wife a daughter of John Owen (1808 - 1876) of Tyn-llwyn. At 73, he removed to Portdinorwic (Felinheli), where he died 1 March 1902; he was buried in Pant Glas burial
JONES, EDWARD (Bardd y Brenin; 1752 - 1824), harpist, arranger and publisher of harp music, collector and publisher of old penillion, national melodies, and translations into English; historian of Welsh literature and of Welsh musical instruments; collector of manuscripts and antiquary Born at Henblas, Llandderfel, Meironnydd, and christened 29 March 1752, he was the fourth child of John and Jane Jones, in a family of nine children. The father is said to have been an able musician, skilled in playing several instruments, a harpist, and harp-maker. He taught some of his children to play various instruments. Edward was prepared for the musical profession, and took an early
JONES, EDWARD (1761 - 1836), poet, farmer, and schoolmaster Born at Tan-y-Waen, Prion, Llanrhaeadr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, 19 March 1761, son of John Jones, farmer, and his wife, Ann, daughter of William Williams, Rhyd-y-Cilgwyn. When he was about a year old the family moved to Bryn-y-gwynt-isaf in the same parish. The father died when Edward was about 10 years old. He had little formal education, and that from Daniel Lloyd, Independent minister at
JONES, EDWARD (1749 - 1779), musician letter in Y Cerddor Cymreig, March 1870). He died in 1779, and was buried in the churchyard of Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire.

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