Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, OWEN (1833 - 1899), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters Born 12 October 1833 at Weirglodd-ddu, Llanuwchllyn; his father, Thomas Jones, was an ex- Independent who had quitted the 'Old Chapel' during the 'New System' controversy (see Jones, Michael); his mother was sister to Sir Owen M. Edwards's father. The family removed to Fron-gain (Llidiardau, Meironnydd), where Owen Jones began preaching. He had already, as a boy, spent a few months at Bala C.M
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher Born 2 November 1867 in 110, Clarendon St., Paddington, fourth of the six sons of David Jones, stonemason, and his wife Eliza (née Griffiths), both of Barmouth, Meironnydd. His mother died in 1882 (his father in 1890) and Owen and his only sister Nellie (Margaret Ellen) made their home with a cousin and her husband, Alderman John Evans, 11 Brogyntyn, Barmouth, where Welsh was the language of the
JONES, OWEN THOMAS (1878 - 1967), Woodwardian Professor of Geology in the University of Cambridge Born 16 April 1878, at Plasnewydd Farm, Beulah, Cardiganshire, near Newcastle Emlyn, the only son of David Jones and Margaret Thomas. He attended the British School in Tre-wen near Newcastle Emlyn and later entered Pencader grammar school. Up to this time O.T. Jones spoke Welsh only, and throughout his life continued to speak and write in Welsh with the greatest fluency. Already at his grammar
JONES, (WILLIAM JOHN) PARRY (1891 - 1963), singer joined the Blaina Choral Society and came to the notice of Norman McLeod, a teacher of voice production. He decided to follow a career as a professional tenor, and with the help of Lord Rhondda (David Alfred Thomas and others, he went to the Royal College of Music in London to study with Albert Visetti, Thomas Frederick Dunhill and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. He later studied singing in Italy (with
JONES, PHILIP (1618 - 1674), colonel in the Parliamentary army and member of Cromwell's Second (or 'Other') House . One of the witnesses of his last will was Robert Thomas of Llanfihangel by Cowbridge, M.P. for Cardiff, and one of the five commissioners at Neath in 1655 who declared that the Propagation accounts of Philip Jones and his co-adjutors were correct to the nearest penny. And the name of his youngest son, Oliver, born in 1654, was a living memory of the old friendship with Cromwell and his family.
JONES, REES CRIBIN (1841 - 1927), Unitarian minister and teacher , School Board and the Board of Guardians. He was interested in spiritualism. Watcyn Samuel Jones (1877 - 1964) was a child of his first marriage to Mari Jones (10 January 1873). She died on 11 March 1898. His second wife, Mary Ann, died on 8 February 1945 and he himself died on 11 August 1927. His son dedicated his book, Helyntion hen bregethwr a'i gyfoedion, 1940, to his stepmother.
JONES, RICHARD (1757? - 1814), cleric and writer was the author of Undeb Crefyddol, neu Rybudd yn erbyn Schism (Wrexham, 1792), which provoked, in 1793, a reply (Sylwadau ar Draethawd a elwir Undeb Crefyddol, etc.) by Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820).
JONES, RICHARD (1603 - 1655/6?), cleric and author Born 1603; son of John Pew of Henllan, Denbighshire, according to A. Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, and Foster, Alumni Oxonienses, but John ap Hugh of Hendre Caerwys in Northop, Flint, according to Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford, he graduated B.A. in February 1625-6, and M.A. in July 1628. He was appointed vicar of Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire
JONES, RICHARD (1848 - 1915), itinerant bookseller at his stall in Dinas Mawddwy fairs. He had business dealings with Thomas Gee and Hughes and Son, Wrexham. Richard Jones always insisted on persons reading good literature, and he invariably read all the books himself first before recommending them to his customers. He distributed the popular Welsh periodicals of the day e.g. Trysorfa'r Plant, Cymru, Cymru'r Plant, biographies, theological books
JONES, RICHARD (1771? - 1833), Calvinistic Methodist minister and writer , Richard Jones manfully held his ground - a fairly full account of this controversy will be found in Cofiant John Jones, Tal-y-sarn, by Owen Thomas, vol. ii, 560-77. Although he was not an eloquent preacher, he always found a ready hearing, for his message was satisfying and fresh. In 1829 his Drych y Dadleuwr was published. In the introduction he writes: ' My intention… is not to argue… but to
JONES, RICHARD (1787 - 1855?), printer and publisher , suffice here. Richard Jones was apprenticed in the printing office of Thomas Williams, Dolgelley (for him also see Ifano Jones, op. cit.); he became his former master's partner in 1807, and, in 1808, when Williams retired, sole owner of the business. He. married Catherine Evans at Dolgelley on 7 May 1809. Richard Jones was the first printer of Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, a journal which began its career in
JONES, RICHARD IDWAL MERVYN (1895 - 1937), schoolmaster, poet, and dramatist Born 8 June 1895 at Rhoslwyn, LampeterLampeter, Cardiganshire, the son of D. Teifi Jones, a native of Cwmerfin who became a well-known Liberal and conductor of eisteddfodau, and his wife Mary, who was descended from the Jones family of Llwynrhys - she was the daughter of the Rev. Thomas Jones, Tynygwndwn and Bethel Parc-y-rhos. He was educated at the Lampeter primary school (1900-8) and S

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