Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, Sir CYNAN (ALBERT) EVANS (Cynan; 1895 - 1970), poet, dramatist and eisteddfodwr Born 14 April 1895, the son of Richard Albert Jones and Hannah Jane (née Evans), Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. He received his education at the elementary school and the County School at Pwllheli, and University College, Bangor (on a Baptist scholarship), where he graduated in 1916. In the same year he enlisted in the R.A.M.C., serving in Salonika and France as a member of the 86th Field Ambulance
JONES, DANIEL (1813 - 1846), Calvinistic Methodist missionary Born 12 September 1813 according to Not. W., son of Edward Jones, the hymnist (1761 - 1836), of Maes-y-plwm, Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire When he was 15 he committed himself to a covenant of dedication at the small church of Llyn-y-pandy, near Mold, and on account of his devout life was marked out for the Christian ministry, and later destined for the mission field. In 1842 he entered Bala (C.M
JONES, DAVID (Dafydd Brydydd Hir, Dafydd Siôn Pirs; 1732 - 1782?), poet, tailor, and schoolmaster Christened 29 October 1732, son of John Pierce and his wife Anne who kept the 'Harp' inn at Llanfair-talhaearn, Denbighshire. The poet Talhaiarn quotes David Jones's self-portrait: 'long, lanky, hirsute, and thirsty.' He was the boon-companion of Ieuan Fardd when Ieuan was curate of Llanfair; other cronies of his were Robert Thomas and John Powel - according to Additional Letters of the Morrises
JONES, DAVID (1834 - 1890) Wallington, local historian and genealogist the older inscriptions in the churches and churchyards and made extensive extracts from such records as parish registers and the remarkable diary kept by the schoolmaster William Thomas (1727 - 1795). The value of his transcripts and abstracts is greatly enhanced by the detailed indexes which he prepared, and in some respects his collections cover a far wider field than the county of Glamorgan
JONES, DAVID HUGH (Dewi Arfon; 1833 - 1869), minister (CM), schoolmaster and poet a teacher in the British School, Llanrwst. He became a close friend of Trebor Mai (Robert Williams) and other local poets. While in Llanrwst he became interested in poetry. He was the teacher when John Lloyd Williams, musician and botanist, was a pupil there. Towards the end of this period, he began to preach. However, it was in Capel Coch, Llanberis, in 1861, that he was officially accepted by
JONES, EDWARD (fl. 1781-1840), member, from 1781 of the London Gwyneddigion he was secretary in 1782, president in 1785, and life-member of council; as his nickname implies, he hailed from Anglesey. Though he was generally spoken of as ' Jones of the Temple,' his name appears in no register of any Inn of Court, and it seems more probable that he was a lawyer's clerk - so also Robert Hughes (1744 - 1785), known to have been a clerk, is described as 'of the Temple.' Gwilym
JONES, EDWARD (d. 1586), conspirator was the eldest son of Edward Jones of Plas Cadwgan, Denbighshire, and of Cornhill, London - tailor to Mary Tudor and master of the wardrobe to Elizabeth I - who was the son of John ap David ap Robert, a descendant of Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon. Edward Jones the elder (sheriff of his county in 1576), died at Cadwgan in 1581, leaving substantial legacies to North Wales relations and money for founding a
JONES, EDWARD (1790 - 1860), minister (Presb.) excelled not so much as a preacher but as an educator and an expert on the property, constitution and discipline of his Connexion. He married Mary, daughter of David Davies, Machynlleth, and sister of Robert Davies (1790 - 1841). He died 29 August 1860, and was the first to be interred in Aberystwyth town cemetery.
JONES, ELIZABETH MAY WATKIN (1907 - 1965), teacher and campaigner interest in educational problems'; for devoting much time to the study of elements of pedagogy, especially in the field of teaching Welsh; and for her abilities as a musician. For one pupil at Bala School, she was 'Miss Watkin Jones, the harpist', and in a photograph taken during her time there, she is seen sitting by the school harp, accompanying a group of over twenty enthusiastic cerdd dant singers
JONES, EMRYS (1920 - 2006), geographer State. His first academic post was an assistant lectureship in the Department of Geography at University College London, 1947-50. However that was not followed by promotion to a full lectureship since the then Head of Department considered his work to be in the field of sociology. This incident reflected the marked differences in the field of geography at the time and the conflict between the
JONES, EMYR WYN (1907 - 1999), cardiologist and author numerous journals. His main interests were the Liverpool Welsh, the Quakers, Henry Tudor and the Battle of Bosworth, and Henry Morton Stanley. In Henry Stanley: Pentewyn Tân a'i Gymhlethdod Phaetonaidd ('A Firebrand and his Phaetonian Complex', 1992) he demonstrated that Stanley was a consummate liar. In his own field he published several volumes of essays which reflect his interest in traditional
JONES, ENID WYN (1909 - 1967), a prominent worker in religious, social and medical fields Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire. She made a very substantial contribution in the field of medical and nursing administration as Vice-Chairman of the Nursing Advisory Council, Welsh Hospital Board; as a member of North Wales Mental Hospital and later Clwyd and Deeside Hospital Management Committees; and as a member of the Medical Executive Committee of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and of the

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