Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, GWENAN (1889 - 1971), educationalist and author Gwenan Jones was born on 3 November 1889 on Gelli Isaf farm, Waun y Bala. She was baptised by the Rev. Michael D. Jones, and the name given to her was Gwen Ann, a combination of the names of her mother, Ann Catherine, and her grandmother, Gwen Jones. (It was at university that she started to use the name Gwenan.) Her grandmother, a poor but able and gifted widow, was the central figure in her
JONES, JOHN (Tegid, Ioan Tegid; 1792 - 1852), cleric and man of letters Born at Bala, 10 February 1792, first son and third child of Henry and Catherine Jones; according to Elizabeth Davis, the mother had a pretty large millinery business, and Tegid's prolonged sojourn at schools suggests that his family was not too badly off. He speaks of a brother, David (born 1794, a banker), a sister Elen christened 29 January 1787, and another Gwen, born 1788, who died young
LLOYD, JOHN MEIRION (1913 - 1998), missionary and author who became his life partner, Joan Maclese (1923-2017), and they married on 28 October 1944. A few days after the wedding he sailed to India on the Stirling Castle, in the company of other missionaries from Wales including Gwen Rees Roberts. He arrived in the town of Aizawl in Mizoram in December 1944. His wife was not able to get a ship until November 1945. Three children were born to them in India
MARDY-JONES, THOMAS ISAAC (1879 - 1970), economist and politician Born in 1879, the son of Thomas Isaac and Gwen Jones, Brynaman, Carmarthenshire. His father and both his grandfathers were killed in coal-mining accidents. He received his early education at Ferndale board school, and began working in a local coal mine at 12 years of age. His wages had to support a family of six. He took advantage of the opportunity to study political and economic history at
MORRIS, JOHN WILLIAM (1896 - 1979), lawyer and judge John Morris was born on 11 September 1896 at 189 Faulkener Street, Liverpool, the second child of Daniel Morris (1852-1946), a bank manager, and his wife Ellen (née Edwards, 1857-1946.) His sister Gwen was born two years earlier. The family were from Porthmadog and regularly spent holidays there during his childhood. He was educated at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Morris was
MORYS, HUW (Eos Ceiriog; 1622 - 1709), poet lands in the commotes of Rhiwlas and Hafodgynfor, at the time of his marriage to Gwen, daughter of Thomas ap Llywelyn ap John of Rhiwlas. As far as we know the poet had two brothers, John, his senior (it appears that Huw made his home with him), and Humphrey, his junior. We have no proof that he received a better schooling than was the common lot of boys of his locality, though it is possible that he
MOSS, GWENFRON (1898 - 1991), missionary in China and India but was grieved at the decline in Christian witness in Wales, especially amonsgt the young. Gwen Moss died at the age of 93 on 10 August, 1991, her funeral was held on 19 August. Hetty Edwards, her sister, died a fortnight later.
OWEN, DANIEL (1836 - 1895), novelist Drysorfa; these afterwards appeared under the title of Offrymau Neilltuaeth. He afterwards agreed, again at the request of Roger Edwards, to write Y Dreflan, for publication, chapter by chapter. He then wrote his novel, Rhys Lewis, which was printed, chapter by chapter, in Y Drysorfa between 1882 and 1885. Afterwards Enoc Huws and Gwen Tomos were published in Y Cymro, a Liverpool weekly newspaper. He
OWEN, DAVID (Dafydd y Garreg Wen; 1711 - 1741), harpist Christened 27 January 1711, son of Owen Humphreys of Ynyscynhaearn, Caernarfonshire, and Gwen (Roberts), Isallt Fawr, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Caernarfonshire (See J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 353). He attained fame both as harpist and as the reputed composer of the airs called ' Dafydd y Garreg Wen ' ('David of the White Rock'), ' Codiad yr Ehedydd ' ('The rising of the lark'), and ' Difyrrwch gwyr
PARRY, OWEN HENRY (1912 - 1956), jazz musician wife was Gwen Davies. After a divorce he married Jessie Bradbury, a professional singer, but that marriage failed. They were childless. He thought highly of his home town, but seldom had the opportunity to return there. Harry Parry died 11 October 1956 in his room in Adam's Row, Mayfair, London. His ashes were buried in Golders Green crematorium, London.
PARRY, RICHARD (1560 - 1623), bishop and biblical translator impropriation and the lack of a learned, resident, ministry. Parry is chiefly remembered for his revised versions of the Welsh Bible and Book of Common Prayer, published in 1620 and 1621. Though Parry received the credit, his brother-in-law, Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd (c. 1567 - 1644), was mainly responsible for the work. He married, c. 1598, Gwen ferch John ap Rhys Wyn, and had four sons and seven daughters
PAYNE, ELVIRA GWENLLIAN ('Gwen'; née Hinds) (1917 - 2007), politician and community activist a Pontypool munitions factory, and for seventeen years as a school meals supervisor. In 1951, she married Colin Montgomery Payne from Barbados, and they had three sons together. Gwen and her brother were members of the Labour Party. Her brother had also converted to Islam, and when he was elected to Barry Council in 1958 he became Wales's first Black and first Muslim councillor. Gwen herself then

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