Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JOHN, Sir WILLIAM GOSCOMBE (1860 - 1952), sculptor and medallist foundation of the National Museum of Wales. He was knighted in 1911 and in 1913-16 was given the pre-eminent position of Welsh sculptors which was the commission to sculpt St. David for the City Hall, Cardiff. His fluent, brilliant style reflected his passion and vigour. He could execute designs for portraits, figures and emblematic subjects in Rodinesque Romanticism, Neo-Baroque and careful balanced
JOHNES, JOHN (1800 - 1876), barrister-at-law and county court judge much to keep his own district quiet, and in 1843 he wrote An Address to the Inhabitants of Conwil-Caio …; this was also published by William Rees, Llandovery, in a Welsh translation: Annerchiad at Drigolion Plwyf Conwil-Gaio, yn Swydd Gaerfyrddin a'r Plwyfau Cym'Dogaethol. Besides being an able lawyer, he was a keen agriculturist and antiquary. He was murdered by his Irish butler at Dolau Cothi on 19
JOHNS, DAVID (1796 - 1843), one of the London Missionary Society missionaries in Madagascar co-operated with David Griffiths and David Jones in founding over twenty-five schools with a total attendance of over 2,000. Working ceaselessly in the face of bitter persecution, he helped to translate the Bible; he also translated the Pilgrim's Progress into Malagasy, brought out a Malagasy-English dictionary, and edited a number of books. He wrote, jointly with Freeman, A Narrative of the
JOHNS, DAVID (fl. 1569-1586), cleric and poet A native of Merioneth. In a letter to be found in B.M. MS. 9817 he calls himself 'David Johns al's ap John ap Hugh ap Howel,' and 'Howel ap Jenkyn o Ynys y Maengwyn,' in whose praise Tudur Aled had written, was his ancestor. David ap John was ordained deacon on 1 November 1569, and priest (' David ap John, alias Johns ') Christmas Day 1570. He was collated to Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, 22 September
JONES family, smiths, poets, musicians and preachers Cilie, blacksmith's craft, although the main occupation of the smithy at Cilie was dealing with horses and farm machinery. A number of the boys and girls, especially Tom, the third, and Ann, the sixth child, made an outstanding contribution to the singing in the area around Capel y Wig. Except for Tom, the other boys - Frederick, David ('Isfoel'); John ('Tydu'); Evan George ('Sioronwy'); Simon Bartholomeus; and
JONES family Llwyn-rhys, book, Castell Gorfod transcript in N.L.W., xiv, L1671). His brother, JENKIN JONES, of Coed Mawr, Llanddewi-brefi (buried at Cardigan, 1705), was a prominent figure in that neighbourhood, and his distinctive signature is preserved on a large number of local documents for a period of over forty years. The DAVID JONES of Llanddewi-brefi who had a licence to preach in his own house in 1672 (Richards, loc
JONES, Syr THOMAS (d. 1622?), cleric and poet The older biographical dictionaries have wrongly associated him with Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd - perhaps confusing him with David Johns, who was vicar of that parish in 1573 and until c. 1598 - no other Johns or Jones appears in D.R. Thomas's list (A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, ii, 100) of Llanfair D.C. incumbents during the relevant period. Every allusion to the cleric who is the subject
JONES, ALICE GRAY (Ceridwen Peris; 1852 - 1943), author Born December 1852 at Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, daughter of David and Ellen Jones. Her father was a brother of Rev. John Jones, Brynrodyn, and her mother a cousin of Rev. John John Roberts, ' Iolo Caernarfon '. She was educated at Dolbadarn primary school and at the Swansea Training College, and was headmistress of her old school prior to her marriage in 1881 to Rev. William Jones, minister at
JONES, BENJAMIN (P[rif] A[rwyddfardd] Môn; 1788 - 1841), poet, writer, and Baptist apologete born to them. He is best remembered for his disputations on the question of baptism with David Owen (Brutus) and Michael Roberts, Pwllheli. He contributed much to Seren Gomer, and published Athrawiaeth Bedydd, 1830; Y Cronicl: neu Draethawd ar Fedydd, 1831; Temperance v. Teetotalism, 1838; An Elegy on the death of Benjamin B. Jones, the eldest surviving child of B. Jones of Holyhead, 1824; and
JONES, DAFYDD RHYS (1877 - 1946), schoolmaster and musician to Wales to be educated in Cardigan board school; Ardwyn school, Aberystwyth; and Newcastle Emlyn grammar school. Contemporaries at Newcastle Emlyn were William and David Davies of Pontrhydygroes with whom he spent part of his holidays, thus beginning his very long association with that area. He gained a teacher's certificate at Aberystwyth College, and taught in Corris, Bryn-mawr, and Park Boys
JONES, DANIEL OWEN (1880 - 1951) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary Born at Tŷ-gwyn, Rhiw-Siôn, Cwm-cou, Cardiganshire, near Newcastle Emlyn, 23 February 1880, son of David and Rebecca Jones. He was educated at Tre-wen British School. At 16 years of age he began preaching in Tre-wen chapel under the ministry of David Evans (who later became his brother-in-law). He received further education at Newcastle Emlyn grammar school, the Old College School in Carmarthen
JONES, DAVID (1663 - 1724?), cleric

Search results

625 - 636 of 1514 for "david rees"