Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, WILLIAM (1851 - 1931), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 27 July 1851, second son of William and Elizabeth Jones of Pantydeuddwr, Pen-twyn, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at the Board School, Llannon, Parcyfelfed school, Carmarthen, and Trevecka College. He began to preach in 1874, was ordained in 1879, and became successively minister of Moriah (Treboeth, 1879-80; Bethania, Morriston, 1880-1904; retiring to Cross Hands for a year; Seion (Forest
JONES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Myrddin; 1863 - 1946), poet
JONES, Sir WILLIAM (1888 - 1961), administrator and politician
JONES, WILLIAM (1896 - 1961), poet and minister Born 24 September 1896 at Trefriw, Caernarfonshire, son of Henry Jones, Congregationalist minister, and his wife Margaret (Madgie), daughter of William Jones, Presbyterian minister of Trawsfynydd. He was educated at Llanrwst county school (1908) and he entered University College of North Wales Bangor in 1914 and Bala-Bangor College 1914-16. He graduated in Welsh and Hebrew in 1917. He was
JONES, WILLIAM (d. 1820), president - see JONES, EDWARD
JONES, Sir WILLIAM (1746 - 1794), philologist - see JONES, WILLIAM
JONES, WILLIAM (d. 1893) - see JONES, ABEL
JONES, WILLIAM ARTHUR (1892 - 1970), musician Born at Caernarfon, 5 April 1892, son of J.R. Gwyndaf Jones, proof-reader for Y Genedl, and Elizabeth Jones his wife. On his father's side he was related to Richard Jones, ' Gwyndaf Eryri ', while his mother was the daughter of John Jones, ' Eos Bradwen '. Because of his mother's family connections he was known as ' William Bradwen ' when he was a child at school, and he chose to keep the name to
JONES, WILLIAM BASIL (TICKELL) (1822 - 1897), bishop Son of William Tilsley Jones of Gwynfryn, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, and Jane his wife. Born at Cheltenham, 2 January 1822, he was educated at Shrewsbury and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was scholar in 1842-5, and was placed in the second class in Lit. Hum. in 1844. He took his B.A. in 1844 and M.A. in 1847, was a Fellow successively of Queen's and University Colleges, and took a prominent
JONES, WILLIAM BRADWEN - see JONES, WILLIAM ARTHUR
JONES, WILLIAM COLLISTER (1772 - ?), printer Christened 12 July 1772, son of William and Sarah Jones, Chester. W. C. Jones and Thomas Crane were printing Welsh books in partnership from about 1796; in 1797 they began to print George Lewis, Drych Ysgrythyrol. In 1798 they arranged to print Welsh religious works for Thomas Charles, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Denbigh; in that year, however, the name of Crane disappears from the imprints. W. C
JONES, WILLIAM ELLIS (Cawrdaf; 1795 - 1848), poet and man of letters

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