Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JENKIN, JOHN (Ioan Siengcin; 1716 - 1796), poet and schoolmaster Born at Cwm Du, Llechryd, Cardiganshire, 1716, son of Siencyn Thomas. He learned the boot-maker's craft from his father and followed it at Cardigan until 1754 when he was persuaded by Griffith Jones of Llanddowror to go to Nevern to open a Welsh school. In 1780 this became an English school, but he continued to be its master until at least 1793. He was taught the art of poetry by his father but
JENKINS, ALBERT EDWARD (1895 - 1953), rugby player Born 11 March 1895 at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, he became the town's idol. His talent on the rugby field flowered when he played as full back for the 38th Division during World War I, but it was as a centre for Llanelli club that he came into prominence. Llanelli was the most successful club for a period during the 1920s, with men like Dai John, Ernie Finch and Ifor Jones in its ranks, but it
JENKINS, DANIEL (1856 - 1946), schoolmaster and devotee of Welsh literature and music Born 7 November 1856, son of Griffith and Catherine Jenkins, Pentrefelin, Nancwnlle, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Bwlch-y-llan primary school, Holt Academy, and Bangor Normal College. He was appointed headmaster of Cilcennin school in 1877, and Llanfair Clydogau in 1878, both in Cardiganshire, and Llan-y-crwys school, Carmarthenshire, in 1897 where he remained until his retirement in 1920
JENKINS, DAVID (1912 - 2002), librarian and scholar was the result of many years' original research. It won a Welsh Arts Council Prize and the University of Wales Ellis Jones Griffith Prize. The illustrated Bro a Bywyd T. Gwynn Jones appeared in 1984. The T. Gwynn Jones biography was followed in 1978 by Erthyglau ac Ysgrifau Llenyddol Kate Roberts, an edited collection of the author's literary essays with an important introduction. On the eve of his
JENKINS, DAVID ERWYD (1864 - 1937), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian by Thomas James (1834 - 1915) at Llandysul, and thence to University College, Aberystwyth. In 1893 he became pastor at Llanbadarn-fawr, and in 1895 at Tremadoc (English); there, in 1899, he published Bedd Gelert, Facts and Fancies [see Jones, William (1829? - 1903) ]; he also published several Welsh translations of religious handbooks. He was called in 1901 to the pastorate of the C.M. English
JENKINS, EVAN (1895 - 1959), poet for military service during World War I but apparently worked in a munitions factory. In 1919 he went to the University College, Aberystwyth and graduated B.A. in 1921. It is said in Cofiant Idwal Jones, by D. Gwenallt Jones (D. James Jones ' Gwenallt '), that he and Philip Beddoe Jones, composed cywyddau in a poetic contention when they were students of T. Gwynn Jones. He taught for a period in
JENKINS, HERBERT (1721 - 1772), early Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister at Howel Harris's call, and also to co-operate with the English Methodists. Indeed, though he had exhorted with great acceptance in Pembrokeshire in 1741 (despite a severe 'dressing-down' by Griffith Jones at Llanddowror) and again in 1743 (Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, iv, 7-8), and though Welsh hymns of his were printed in 1742 and 1744, and a Welsh version of James
JENKINS, ISAAC (1812 - 1877), Wesleyan minister . He edited Trysor i Blentyn, 1839-41, Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, 1839-41, and again in conjunction with Thomas Jones, 1857-9, and was one of the founders of Y Winllan, 1848; he was also the author of many articles in Yr Eurgrawn and of a number of books, mostly commentaries, and edited Bywyd a Gweinidogaeth Hugh Hughes, 1856. In addition, he was one of the editors of Casgliad o Hymnau, 1845.
JENKINS, JENKIN (d. 1780), tutor of Carmarthen Academy . Abraham Rees and the painter Thomas Jones (1742 - 1803) were pupils of his at Llanfyllin (Jeremy, Presbyterian Fund, 88). As a pastor, Jenkins is not well spoken of. In November 1759 he joined Samuel Thomas as tutor at Carmarthen Academy and at the grammar school connected with it. It may indeed be believed that Jenkins was at his best as a schoolmaster, and particularly as a classical teacher, for when
JENKINS, JOHN (GWILI) (1872 - 1936), poet, theologian, and man of letters which hardly anyone before him (excepting maybe Owen Thomas) had worked systematically. A list of his other writings in prose and verse, with a selection of his sermons, will be found in his biography by E. Cefni Jones, 1937. In 1931 he was elected archdruid. He died 16 May 1936 and was buried in the graveyard of the old Independent Meeting-house at Llanedy, Carmarthenshire. Gwili was a jovial man
JENKINS, KATHRYN (1961 - 2009), scholar and hymnologist personal devotion. A collecton of her articles, Cân y Ffydd (ed. Rhidian Griffiths) was published posthumously in 2011, a collection that contains the lecture she gave in Halifax which reveals the new and theoretical approach that she was beginning to develop in her studies of hymnody. Kathryn Jenkins married Alan Jones in 1993; there were no children from the marriage. She died suddenly at her home in
JENKINS, ROBERT THOMAS (1881 - 1969), historian, man of letters, editor of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography Apêl at hanes), and from 1922 he contributed without intermission to Y Llenor until 1951. The Cardiff years were exceedingly fruitful. In 1928 there appeared a history of Wales in the 18th cent, Hanes Cymru yn y Ddeunawfed Ganrif (in the series entitled Y Brifysgol a'r Werin), which won him a secure place amongst Welsh historians, and in 1930 Yr Apêl at hanes, Ffrainc a'i Phobl and Gruffydd Jones

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