Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, EVAN DAVID (1903 - 1987), librarian and archivist medieval documents to nonconformist history, from heraldry to bibliography, run into hundreds; many of them are very substantial contributions to scholarship. They are listed in the bibliography by Huw Walters (1992). Yet his death brought with it a regret that he had not published more; such was the erudition and the authority. One rather different publication which combined his historical interest with
JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor tinworks he was transferred to the new Tostre works and the family moved away from Pontarddulais to Llanelli. There, when Gwen was 33 their son Huw was born and Gwen spent the following 12 years caring for her family. Yet within her was the gnawing need to create. She started to experiment with wood carving and joined an evening class on the subject. Her imagination was fired when she realised that she
JONES, HUGH (Huw Myfyr; 1845 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet
JONES, HUW (1700? - 1782), poet, publisher, and one of the principal Welsh balladists of the 18th century another book, Diddanwch teuluaidd, edited by Huw Jones, made its appearance; this included the works of the Anglesey poets - Goronwy Owen, Lewis Morris, Hugh Hughes, and others. It was printed in London. A 2nd impression appeared in 1817 (Caernarvon), and a 3rd in 1879 (Liverpool). Huw Jones did his people a great service as a bookseller and editor of books. He tramped the fairs and markets of the
JONES, JOHN EVANS (1839 - 1893), journalist the author of a series of sketches for children, under the general heading ' Huw Huws y Go a Ninnau,' which ran in Trysorfa y Plant from February 1862. He had a considerable reputation as an editor, but he was little known personally to his contemporaries. He died in June 1893 and was buried in Llanbeblig churchyard, Caernarvon.
JONES, OWEN (Owain Myfyr; 1741 - 1814), a skinner in London and one of the most prominent figures in the literary life of Wales at the end of the 18th cent, and the beginning of the next in the history of the literature of Wales and in the literary life of the period. At this time he called himself ' Owain ap Huw.' With his friend, Robin Ddu o Fôn (Robert Hughes, 1744 - 1785), he is found in 1768 copying from the manuscripts of the Morris brothers the work of Dafydd ap Gwilym, together with all kinds of other material which they saw in the old manuscripts. This was one of his main
JONES, OWEN VAUGHAN (1907 - 1986), obstetrician and gynaecologist death rates of mothers and babies in the area were the highest in Britain; through his own hard work, his organisational talent and his inspirational leadership he succeeded in bringing them down into line with the UK average. He married Gwyneth Jane Davies (1907-1995) of Llanilar, Ceredigion, in 1942, and they made their home at Carreg Lwyd in Menai Bridge, Anglesey. They had two children, a son, Huw
JONES, THOMAS (1908 - 1990), trade unionist and Spanish Civil War veteran association with that town. The regional secretary of the union in north Wales at that time was Huw T. Edwards who had become a prominent figure in Welsh political and public life in general. Although Jones was later to be critical of Edwards, they worked well together despite differing approaches to union work. Whereas Edwards often sought to charm owners with his genial personality, Jones was a straight
JONES, Sir WILLIAM (1888 - 1961), administrator and politician collaborated effectively with Huw T. Edwards. He resigned from the Council in 1959 as a protest against the appointment of Henry Brooke, Minister for Welsh Affairs, as its chairman. Jones was considered one of the most distinguished administrators in Welsh local government. He was a native Welsh speaker, a member of the Council of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, and he served as a member of the
KADWALADR, SION (fl. 1750-1765), writer of ballads and interludes stealing half-a-crown, says Ioan Pedr. His interludes appear to have been written after his return; they are: (1) 'Einion a Gwenllian' (NLW MS 552B), written c. 1756 - the suggestion that it was written jointly with Huw Jones may be dismissed; (2) 'Gaulove a Clarinda' between 1756 and 1762 (Cwrtmawr MS 39B); (3) Y Brenin Dafydd a Gwraig Urias, published at Chester c. 1765, written jointly with Huw Jones
LEWIS family Llwyn-du, Llangelynnin Huw ap Dafydd ap Hywel ap Gronw, of Llangelynnin. Their son, HUMPHERY OWEN I 'ap Huw,' of Llwyn-du, 'gent.', married Elizabeth Powell of Llangynog, Montgomeryshire. Of their numerous children, four were: Owen Humphrey II (below), JOHN, who emigrated to Pennsylvania, SAMUEL, who also emigrated but returned to Llangelynnin and died there in 1677, and ANNE, who married Ellis ap Rees of Bryn Mawr
LEWIS HUDOL (fl. 16th century), poet The cywydd 'Y ddyn winfaeth ddynionfawr' is attributed to him in four manuscripts (Cwrtmawr MS 5B (i-ii) (386), Cwrtmawr MS 27E (329); NLW MS 1246D (42), NLW MS 5269B (2586), but it is also attributed to Ieuan ap Gronwy (Peniarth MS 99 (57), NLW MS 3056D (383)), and Ieuan ab Huw (Jesus College MS. 17 (675), whilst in two manuscripts the name of the author is not given (NLW MS 3057D (292

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