Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, NANSI RICHARDS (Telynores Maldwyn; 1888 - 1979), harpist Nansi Richards was born on 14 May 1888 at Penybont Farm, Pen-y-bont-fawr, Montgomeryshire. Her baptismal name was Jane Ann. She was one of seven children born to Ann Richards (née Evans), Penybont Farm, and Thomas Richards of yr Hafod. Thomas was an accomplished tenor and a local singing teacher. Ann played the piano and it was she who first taught Nansi to read staff notation. Nansi's first
JONES, NATHANIEL CYNHAFAL (1832 - 1905), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet Born in the district of Gellifor, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, 19 April 1832. At an early age he moved to Mold, to work as a tailor in the shop of Angel Jones, where Daniel Owen was his fellow-worker for a short time. In 1855 he moved to Holywell as travelling salesman in the employment of P. M. Evans, publisher. He began to preach in 1859, and for a short time attended a private school at
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher Born 2 November 1867 in 110, Clarendon St., Paddington, fourth of the six sons of David Jones, stonemason, and his wife Eliza (née Griffiths), both of Barmouth, Meironnydd. His mother died in 1882 (his father in 1890) and Owen and his only sister Nellie (Margaret Ellen) made their home with a cousin and her husband, Alderman John Evans, 11 Brogyntyn, Barmouth, where Welsh was the language of the
JONES, OWEN VAUGHAN (1907 - 1986), obstetrician and gynaecologist Owen Vaughan Jones was born at Pengwern, Llanwnda, Gwynedd, on 27 December 1907, the second son of John Edmund Jones (1874-1965), farmer, and his wife Mary (née Jones, 1877-1960). After primary school in Llanwnda he attended Caernarfon County School, and went on to Liverpool University to study medicine, graduating in 1931. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 1934
JONES, RICHARD (1787 - 1855?), printer and publisher Printer and publisher with presses at Dolgelley, Pontypool, Merthyr Tydfil, Machynlleth, and Llanfyllin. Born 26 May 1787 at Bryntirion, Bont-ddu, Meironnydd, the son of William Jones and Catherine (Evans). Numerous details concerning the career of this important Welsh printer and publisher are given by Ifano Jones in his History of Printing and Printers in Wales, 1925; a summary must, therefore
JONES, RICHARD IDWAL MERVYN (1895 - 1937), schoolmaster, poet, and dramatist Guardian, South Wales News, and The Dragon (the journal of Aberystwyth College students). He wrote the following plays: Codwn Hwyl (in manuscript); Gwrid y Wawr (in manuscript); My Piffle, a skit on the work of Caradoc Evans (in typescript); P'un, a one-act comedy, 1927; Toddi'r Ia, a short comedy in the dialect of mid-Cardiganshire, 1926; Pobl yr Ymylon, a play in four acts, 1927; Yr Anfarwol Ifan
JONES, ROBERT (1745 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter and author William Prichard (1702 - 1773) of Clwchdernog's servants, the niece of Morris Griffiths, (1721 - 1769), and the grand-daughter of Francis Evans of Cae'r Tyddyn. They took a seven years lease of a cottage known as Tir Bach, Rhos-lan, where Robert Jones erected a building large enough to be used in part as a chapel and where he gathered round him a strong Methodist society. When the lease expired they
JONES, ROBERT (1806 - 1896), Baptist minister and author Born at Dolwenith, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, 14 November 1806, eldest son of John Evans, quarryman, and Mary his wife. In 1810 the family moved to Cae'r-waun in the same district. He learned to read in the Calvinistic Methodist Sunday school and, when he was 12 years of age, went for a year to the National School. Some time about 1831 he was converted to the principle of adult baptism by Alsi
JONES, ROBERT ISAAC (Alltud Eifion; 1813 - 1905), pharmacist, littérateur and printer beginning of 1859 it became a monthly magazine; Daniel Silvan Evans was co-editor till 1860, but owing to lack of support publication ceased in 1863. He was a keen eisteddfodwr, and wrote a good deal of verse, but did not excel. He published and edited Gwaith Barddonol Sion Wyn o Eifion, 1861; Cyff Beuno (Eben Fardd), 1863; Cell Meudwy (Ellis Owen), 1877; John Ystumllyn, 1888; Yr Emynydd Cristionogol
JONES, SAMUEL (1898 - 1974), journalist, broadcaster and Head of the BBC in Bangor Jones learnt a lot about radio entertainment from the Londoners. He was also aware of the danger of copying the English. When they left he set about producing Welsh entertainment. Among his successes were 'Noson Lawen' (traditional entertainment) that combined the talents of students - Triawd y Coleg [The College Trio: Meredydd Evans, Cledwyn Jones, Robin Williams] - with Charles Williams as Presenter
JONES, SAMUEL (fl. 1715-1764), Congregational minister and tutor Born probably in the parish of Llanedy, Carmarthenshire (but Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, has also been suggested). He was at the Carmarthen Academy, under William Evans, c. 1715, and it is thought that he looked after some church at the same time. He was minister of Capel Seion, Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire, 1720-52, and of Tirdoncyn, Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, 1720-59. He resided at Pen-tŵyn
JONES, SAMUEL (1681? - 1719), Dissenting Academy tutor uncles) minister at Nailsworth (Walter Evans in NLW MSS 10327B)]. Samuel Jones was at Abergavenny under Roger Griffith. When Griffith conformed (1702), it is alleged that the Academy was transferred to Knill, Radnorshire, in charge of John Weaver, but this is incorrect - it was to Shrewsbury, under the care of James Owen, that Samuel Jones and the other students removed. On James Owen's death (1706

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