Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, RICHARD (Glan Alaw; 1838 - 1925), minister (Presb.) Born 3 June 1838 in Llanfachraeth, Anglesey. Initially he was a shoemaker and poet. In 1875 he was called to serve the home mission at Millom, Cumberland, and stayed there for about 6 years. He moved from there to Holyhead where he continued to preach. In January 1884 he was called to be pastor of Brynrefail church, Caernarfonshire. His culture was self-acquired for his path to the ministry led
JONES, ROBERT (1745 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter and author (1768), Rhuddlan (1769), Brynsiencyn (1770), Llangybi (1772-3), and Brynengan (1778). In 1768 he began to exhort among the Calvinistic Methodists and became a prominent figure in their assemblies. He preached throughout North and South Wales, and in 1779 got as far as London. He married Magdalen Prichard at Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, 2 November 1772; his wife was the daughter of Richard Griffiths, one of
JONES, ROBERT (1806 - 1896), Baptist minister and author . He was an ardent Liberal (see Y Faner, 2 December 1868), and was constantly lecturing on political, religious, and social subjects. He died 3 March 1896.
JONES, ROBERT (WILFRID) (1862 - 1929), musician in eisteddfodau. He was one of the editors of Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau y Methodistiaid Wesleyaidd, 1904, and of Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau y Methodistiaid Wesleyaidd a Chalfinaidd, 1929. He died 3 February 1929 and was buried in the Wrexham cemetery.
JONES, ROBERT (1706? - 1742), country gentleman Born at Fonmon Castle, Glamorganshire, son of Robert Jones (1681 - 1715?), M.P. for Glamorgan (1710, 1713, and 1714), and great-grandson of colonel Philip Jones. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was a contemporary of Charles Wesley (matriculated 24 April 1724), but returned to his estate at Fonmon without graduating. He was sheriff of Glamorgan in 1729. In 1732 he married Mary
JONES, ROBERT AMBROSE (1848 - 1906), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, and publicist Born 24 March 1851, the eldest child of John and Maria Jones, at Bryn Aber, near Abergele, where his father was a gardener. The knowledge of the fact that his great-grandfather had married a French woman who was a lady's companion at Gwrych Castle helped to foster Emrys's interest in France and the Continent generally. After leaving the elementary school at Abergele, he went, at the age of 14, to
JONES, ROBERT LLOYD (1878 - 1959), schoolmaster, children's writer and dramatist Y Goleuad. At the time his novels and stories filled a considerable gap in writing in Welsh for children. In addition he published 24 popular, short one-act plays in Welsh entitled: Y pymtheg mil, Y walet, Y census, Nos Sadwrn, Y doctor, Yr etifedd, Y basgedi, Dau ben blwydd, Wyt ti'n cofio?, Arian modryb, Y troseddwr, Anghofio, Brawd a chwaer, Croeso, Y drws agored, Gweinidog Tabor, Y gwir a'r
JONES, ROBERT THOMAS (1874 - 1940), Labour leader Born at Blaenau Ffestiniog 14 October 1874. He was secretary of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union, 1908-33 - the first quarryman to become secretary of the Union - and M.P. for Caernarvonshire, 1922-3. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Metalliferous Mines and Quarries, 1910-14, of the General Council of the Trades Union Conference, 1921-1932, and of numerous public bodies in Wales. He
JONES, ROWLAND (1722 - 1774), philologist , consisting of English signs and voices, 1768; (3) The Philosophy of words in two dialogues between the Author and Crito, 1769; (4) The Circles of Gomer, or, an Essay towards an Investigation and Introduction of the English as an Universal Language, 1771; (5) The 10 Triads; or the Tenth Muse, wherein the origin, nature, and connection of the Sacred Symbols, Sounds, Words, Ideas are discovered, 1773. [ Mr
JONES, SAMUEL (1898 - 1974), journalist, broadcaster and Head of the BBC in Bangor 1898) and Gwenhwyfar (born 1905). This was a faithful family of Baptists who worshipped at Calfaria Chapel, Clydach. Affectionately known as 'Sammy bach', Sam Jones was educated at the local primary school and then in 1910/11 at the Ystalyfera County Intermediate School. In 1912 the school was relocated to Pontardawe and called Pontardawe Higher Elementary School. On 3 September, 1917 Sam Jones
JONES, THOMAS (1756 - 1820), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Jones of Mold, a devout and wealthy woman who died in 1797 leaving him most of her property; (2) 1804, A. Maysmor of Llanelidan; (3) 1806, Mary Lloyd of Llanrwst. In 1784 he met Thomas Charles of Bala, and their close friendship brought him into touch with the religious world outside Wales and with such movements as the Bible Society, the London Missionary Society, and the circulating schools. He
JONES, THOMAS (d. 1676), cleric He was appointed vicar of Llangamarch, Brecknock, 24 January 1661, and his successor was appointed (after his death) on 17 August 1676. There is extant a written by him to praise God for the health of Rowland Gwynne of Glan-brân, and two englynion to his brother, Dafydd Jones of Maes Mynys (near Builth).

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