Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, FRANCIS WYNN (1898 - 1970), statistician and writer Born in Branas Lodge, Llandrillo, Meironnydd, 15 January 1898, second of 4 sons of Thomas Francis and Catherine (née Edwards) Jones. He received his early education at Bala grammar school but went to London, aged 16, to work as a Post Office clerk before joining the army in 1916. He was reported missing in March 1918 but was afterwards found to be a prisoner of war. He enrolled in the University
JONES, FRED (1877 - 1948), Independent minister - see JONES
JONES, FREDERICK CADWALADR (1877 - 1948), Independent minister - see JONES
JONES, GARETH RICHARD VAUGHAN (1905 - 1935), linguist and journalist Born 13 August 1905, son of Edgar and Gwen Jones, Barry, Glamorganshire. He was educated at Barry County School (of which his father was headmaster), Aberystwyth College (first class hons. French), Trinity College, Cambridge (Modern Languages Tripos I and II, first class hons. French, German, Russian). In 1930, he became foreign affairs secretary to David Lloyd George. From 1931 to 1933 he was
JONES, GARETH RICHARD VAUGHAN (1905 - 1935), journalist Gareth Jones was born on 13 August 1905 at Eryl, Romilly Road, Barry, the youngest of three children of Edgar William Jones (1868-1953), a schoolmaster, and his wife Ann Gwenllian (née Jones, 1867-1965). He was first educated at home by his mother, and then attended Barry County School where his father was headmaster. His mother had worked as a tutor to the grandchildren of the industrialist John
JONES, GEORGE DANIEL (1877 - 1955), master printer Born 1877 in Lampeter, Cardiganshire, the son of Daniel and Margaret (née Rees) Jones, Red Lion Fach, later of Harford Row, Lampeter, Cardiganshire. George was apprenticed to T.L. Davies, Caxton Press, Lampeter and thereafter joined the staff of a well-known firm of printers at Gloucester as an improver. Within a few years, on the advice of J. Gwenogvryn Evans, he joined the Oxford University
JONES, GLADYS MAY (1899 - 1960), pianist, composer and producer of light programmes on radio Born 16 February 1899 in Newport, Monmouth, the only child of Thomas John Jones, stationmaster of Newport and his wife Beatrice. When she was 8 yrs old D. Vaughan Thomas heard her playing the piano at an eisteddfod and he suggested to her mother that she had a brilliant future as a pianist provided she was sent to a competent teacher. At the age of 10 she was appointed organist of Mynydd Seion
JONES, GLANVILLE REES JEFFREYS (1923 - 1996), historical geographer Glanville Jones was born in Felindre, parish of Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, 12 December 1923, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Jones (née Jeffreys). The family moved first to Pontlliw and then to Neath, and he received his secondary education at Neath Grammar School. His scholastic progress was interrupted by war service, 1943-46, during which, commissioned in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, he saw active
JONES, GLYN - see JONES, MORGAN GLYNDWR
JONES, GRIFFITH (Glan Menai; 1836 - 1906), schoolmaster and author
JONES, GRIFFITH (1683 - 1761), cleric and educational reformer on the mountains, to hundreds of auditors,' On 18 June 1713, Griffith Jones became a corresponding member of the S.P.C.K., and on 13 July 1713 he appeared before the Committee in London as a candidate for the post of schoolmaster and missionary to Tranquebar, India, under the East Indian Mission, but afterwards declined the appointment. Between 1714 and 1716, Griffith Jones had to appear several
JONES, GRIFFITH (1808 - 1886), Calvinistic Methodist minister

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