Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, THOMAS ISAAC MARDY - see MARDY-JONES, THOMAS ISAAC
JONES, THOMAS IVOR (1896 - 1969), solicitor Born July 13, 1896 at Caergai, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire, the seventh child of John Morris and Jane Jones (the latter born at Cefngwyn, Llanuwchllyn). Educated at the village school, Llanuwchllyn, Bala County School and Towyn County School, which was then attracting pupils from a large area, he also owed much to the Rev. Owen Ellis, the Presbyterian minister at Llanuwchllyn, and Mrs Ellis
JONES, THOMAS JERMAN (1833 - 1890), missionary for twenty years with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists Born 10 August 1833 at Llangristiolus, Anglesey, son of John Jones and Jane, née Jerman; he worked in early life on the farm and later as a quarryman at Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, where he was temporarily disabled through an accident. He studied at Clynnog school under Eben Fardd and later at Bala C.M. College (1860-3). He was ordained and ministered amongst the Welsh in the North of England
JONES, THOMAS JESSE (1873 - 1950), educationalist, statistician, and sociologist Ethiopia (as they were then known). As a result of these reports the Colonial Education Department was set up. A dinner in honour of Jesse Jones was given by the British Government in 1925 at Lancaster House, London. Besides his work over 33 years for the Phelps-Stokes Fund, Jones undertook educational inquiries in Liberia (one result of this was the establishment of the Booker Washington Institute at
JONES, THOMAS JOHN RHYS (1916 - 1997), teacher, lecturer and author T. J. Rhys Jones was born in Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, on 19 June 1916, the eldest of the three sons of Evan Thomas Jones (1879-1948), a miner who later became an insurance collector, and his wife Elizabeth (Bessie) Jones (née Rees, 1884-1962), a milliner. Brought up in Gellinudd on the outskirts of Pontardawe, he attended Pontardawe Grammar School before moving on to University College of
JONES, THOMAS LLECHID (1867 - 1946), cleric, author and bibliographer Born 4 December 1867, at Tyddyn Uchaf, Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire, son of Hugh Jones and Catherine his wife. He was educated at the University College, Bangor and St. David's College, Lampeter, where he took his B.A. degree in 1896. In the following year he was ordained deacon with licence to the curacy of St. David's, Blaenau Ffestiniog. He proceeded to priest's orders in 1899, and became
JONES, THOMAS LLEWELYN (1915 - 2009), poet and prolific writer T. Llew Jones, who published about 100 books for children and adults, was born at 1 Bwlch Melyn, Pentre-Cwrt, Carmarthenshire, 11 October 1915, the eldest son of James and Hannah Mary Jones and brother to Edwin Sieffre and Megan Eluned. His father was a weaver at the Derw Mill in Pentre-cwrt. T. Llew married Margaret Enidwen Jones, descended from the Cilie family and they had two children, Emyr
JONES, THOMAS LLOYD (Gwenffrwd; 1810 - 1834), poet Jones (1802 - 1851), a solicitor whose office was in Chapel Street, Holywell. From an early age he wrote poetry (his Welsh translation of ' Hymn of the Seasons ' (Thompson won a prize at the Trelawnyd eisteddfod in 1829), and contributed verse to the periodicals. His only book is Ceinion Awen y Cymry, published at Denbigh in 1831; it is an anthology of Welsh poems including some of his own work and
JONES, THOMAS MICHAEL - see MICHAELIONES, THOMAS
JONES, THOMAS MORRIS (Gwenallt; 1859 - 1933), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and journalist at Chester, 21 January 1933, and was buried in the Coed Bell cemetery, 25 January During his stay at Bagillt he married the daughter of Thomas Roberts, the relieving officer of that district. He was survived by a son and two daughters. T. M. Jones wrote extensively to Welsh periodicals and newspapers, but is best remembered for two books, Llenyddiaeth fy Ngwlad, which is a history of the Welsh
JONES, THOMAS OWEN (Gwynfor; 1875 - 1941), librarian, dramatist, actor and producer Born 19 January 1875 in Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, son of William and Ellen Jones, New Street. He was educated at the town council school and then apprenticed in a local grocery shop. Between 1916 and 1917 he kept his own business at Caernarfon before being appointed county librarian on a salary of £130 per annum. This was the first county library established in Wales and was located in two rooms
JONES, THOMAS PARRY (1935 - 2013), inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Parry Jones was born on 27 March 1935 at Dwyran, Anglesey, and was brought up at Carreglefn in the same county, the eldest of three children of Owen Thomas Jones (1916-1999, a farmer, and Grace Parry (1917-2018), his wife. He attended Carreglefn Primary School and the Sir Thomas Jones School, Amlwch. After leaving school he worked at an ICI factory in Northwich, Cheshire, subsequently

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