Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, EDWARD (Iorwerth Ceitho; 1838? - 1930), carpenter and eisteddfodwr Born c. 1838, the youngest of six children of Thomas and Eleanor Jones of Ffos-dwn, Dihewyd, Cardiganshire. When he was about 5 years old the family moved to the tenement of Bryn Haidd in Nantcwnlle. He was apprenticed as a carpenter with David Davies, Brynhyfryd, Bwlch-y-llan, who specialized in the making of threshing machines. He migrated to London to serve in a milk-walk and to tend cattle
JONES, EDWARD (1761 - 1836), poet, farmer, and schoolmaster worked at times in the Liverpool Custom House. He took charge of the school at Denbigh for a short time after the death of Daniel Lloyd. In 1805, he went to Chester to supervise the publication of the Welsh translation of Samuel Clarke's Bible for J. Humphreys, Caerwys. His second wife died in 1818. In January 1825 he made the Maes-y-plwm farm over to his son Edward, and went to Llyn-y-Pandy
JONES, EDWARD ALFRED (1871 - 1943), connoisseur of silverware Born 1871, one of the four children of Thomas (died 1877) and Mary Jones, Upper Cross Keys Inn, Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire. The mother moved to Porthmadog (c. 1895) and to Pwllheli (c. 1910). The son had private tuition before joining the Royal Welch Fusiliers but he did not pursue that path and resigned from the army. Having developed a deep interest in gold and silver antiques, he began to
JONES, ELEN ROGER (1908 - 1999), actress and teacher child, who was named Thomas in memory of his father. Within two years of Elen's birth her sister Siarlot (1910-1993) was born, followed two years later by her brother Hugh Griffith (1912-1980), the world famous actor who won an Oscar for his performance in Ben Hur. Elen was educated at Llanallgo School, three quarters of a mile from her home, Angorfa, Marian-Glas, and then had the opportunity to sit
JONES, ELIAS HENRY (1883 - 1942), administrator and author repatriated only a fortnight before the Armistice. The book was reprinted seventeen times and then ran into three editions. He married in 1913 Mair Olwen, the youngest daughter of Dr Griffith Evans of Brynkynallt, Bangor.
JONES, ELIZABETH MARY (Moelona; 1877 - 1953), teacher and novelist (Congl.) chapel where ' Moelona ' became a member. At that time there was a flourishing literary and eisteddfodic tradition in the local churches and surrounding district, and her upbringing left a life-long impression on her. One of her contemporaries at school was D. Caradoc Evans) and she was appointed pupil-teacher when they both applied for the post. As her mother died in 1890, she had to care for
JONES, ELIZABETH MAY WATKIN (1907 - 1965), teacher and campaigner Elizabeth May Watkin Jones was born on 10 May 1907 at Capel Celyn, Merioneth, the first child of Watkin Jones ('Watcyn o Feirion'; 1882-1967), postmaster, and his wife Annie (née Thomas; 1881-1924). She was raised in a home which set great store on Welsh culture and on education. Her father was a prize-winning poet in local eisteddfodau and successful in the art of singing to the harp (cerdd dant
JONES, EMRYS (1920 - 2006), geographer Emrys Jones was born at 3 Henry Street, Aberaman, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, 17 August 1920. His parents were Samuel and Annie (née Williams) Jones. The geologist Sir Alwyn Williams, his mother's nephew, was a cousin. From his upbringing in the mining valleys, and like many of his contemporaries of the depression years, he inherited a tradition of total commitment to Wales, its language and
JONES, EMYR WYN (1907 - 1999), cardiologist and author YWCA World Conference in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband by her side. Emyr published a moving tribute to her in Y Traethodydd, 'Teyrnged Serch' ('A Tribute of Love', 1969), and edited In Memoriam (1968) and Cyfaredd Cof (1970) in her memory. In 1973 he married Megan, the widow of Professor Thomas Jones Pierce. They moved initially to Manchester, where Megan worked as Warden of Ellis Llwyd
JONES, EVAN (Gwrwst ab Bleddyn Flaidd, Gwrwst; 1793 - 1855), Baptist minister and littérateur Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) and David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), and was an active member of the Cymreigyddion Society at Dolgelley. He published Gwentwyson: sef Ymdrechfa Y Beirdd; neu Awdlau Galarnadol am … Y Parch. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1849, and the translation of Traethawd ar Faddeuant Pechod, 1809, by Abraham Booth is attributed to him, although he was then but a youth (see under Evan
JONES, EVAN (1777 - 1819), Baptist minister had ever had - in our own time, again, Thomas Shankland averred that Jones was the ablest of the opponents of William Richards (1749 - 1818). If we are to take David Jones's date as correct, then Evan Jones was already in his college days involved in the West Wales Baptist controversies of the time, for William Richards insinuates that Jones took the lead at the Pen-y-bont meeting of the Association
JONES, EVAN (1836 - 1915), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and publicist Born 27 October 1836, at Esgair Goch, Pennal, Meironnydd, son of John Jones of Maestirau, Darowen, and his wife, Catherine Jervis, of Llanbryn-mair; his maternal grandmother was a sister to Abraham Wood, a preacher in lady Huntingdon's connexion. His early education was soon over, and in 1849 he was apprenticed to Adam Evans, a Machynlleth printer. He subsequently worked as a printer at Bethesda

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