Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JARMAN, ELDRA MARY (1917 - 2000), harpist and author a style which reflected her family's history of six generations of harpists. Specific names to the tunes which she played were rare, and as an accompanist she made use of improvisatory methods. Her work with Bryn-mawr Dancers, a group founded by Jessie and Hector Williams in 1952, for instance, saw her play a string of tunes until she fell on one which suited the dancers' needs, since neither she
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge point of making him viscount Wrexham and earl of Flint (October 1685). On 26 March 1688 he had the distasteful duty of conveying to his old rival Williams (now solicitor general) royal orders to suggest names of local Dissenters suitable to serve as magistrates - a preliminary step towards the issue of the Declaration of Indulgence nine days later. He finally surrendered the Great Seal (which James
JEFFREYS, JOHN (1718? - 1798), musician Born at Llanynys, Denbighshire, c. 1718. A contemporary of John Williams (Ioan Rhagfyr), he was a good musician. His hymn-tune ' Hero ' appeared in Haleliwia Drachefn (G. Harries) and a ' Traethdon ' (chant) in Y Cerddor Cymreig, August 1867; he is better known, however, for the hymn-tune called ' Dyfrdwy.' He died in 1798.
JENKINS, DANIEL (1856 - 1946), schoolmaster and devotee of Welsh literature and music , Elizabeth, daughter of William and Ann Williams of Llanfair Clydogau. He died at Pentrefelin, the farmhouse where he was born, 18 November 1946.
JENKINS, DAVID (1912 - 2002), librarian and scholar 1992 and 1993. He attended Ardwyn grammar school, Aberystwyth and then, in 1932, he became a student at the University College of Wales Aberystwyth where he graduated in Welsh Literature in 1935. As the Sir John Williams Research Student 1937-39 he began his research on the life and work of the poet Huw Morys (Eos Ceiriog, 1624-1709). He published a valuable article in The Bulletin of the Board of
JENKINS, DAVID (1848 - 1915), musician student at Aberystwyth College under Joseph Parry, and graduated Mus.Bac. at Cambridge in 1878. Shortly after the University of Wales had received its Charter in 1893, he was appointed lecturer in the newly-formed Music Department at Aberystwyth, and in 1910 was made Professor, a post which he held until his death. During his active professional life he became a prominent figure at the national and
JENKINS, DAVID ARWYN (1911 - 2012), barrister and historian of Welsh law volume, Tân yn Llŷn: hanes brwydr gorsaf awyr Penyberth, was published in 1937 in the wake of the arson at the site of the bombing school and the subsequent trial of the defendants Saunders Lewis, D. J. Williams and Lewis Valentine. An English language translation by Ann Corkett was published as A Nation on Trial: Penyberth 1936. His literary efforts continued thereafter, with his history of the Welsh
JENKINS, DAVID CYRIL (1885 - 1978), musician Welsh music as insular, backward and ignorant of modern trends (he cited Sibelius as a composer virtually unknown in Wales). He further argued that this insularity was directly caused and sustained by undue deference to a few composers, particularly Joseph Parry, who was a target of his discontent throughout his life and to whom he was reported to have referred as a 'ready imitator of commonplace and
JENKINS, EVAN (1794 - 1849), cleric and schoolmaster doubt learnt English, Latin and Greek under the headmaster Rev. John Williams. It is likely that after some years at ysgol Ystrad Meurig, Evan followed in his brother's footsteps to Chelsea to teach the Classics until he reached the age of twenty-three, the earliest age that a man could be ordained. The Cheyne House Academy was now run by the Felix brothers, one of whom had surely been at school with
JENKINS, JOHN (1779 - 1853), Baptist minister, theologian, editor, and publisher sell his books. His most important volume, Gwelediad y Palas Arian, comprising a corpus of theology 'to display the strength of the evangelical Church,' was published in 1811 (2nd imp. 1820, 3rd 1864). In 1815 he started, with the co-operation of Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morgannwg, 1778 - 1835), Y Parthsyllydd; neu Eirlyfr Daearyddol, and between 1819 and 1831 published his laborious Esponiad, a
JENKINS, JOHN (Ifor Ceri; 1770 - 1829), cleric and antiquary are in the N.L.W. His main interest was the collection of old airs and melodies, some of which were published by Maria Jane Williams of Aberpergwm in Ancient Welsh Music, and many by Bardd Alaw in his Welsh Harper.
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

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