Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HAYWARD, ISAAC JAMES (1884 - 1976), miner, trade unionist and local politician Isaac Hayward was born on 17 November 1884 in a two-bedroomed terraced house in King Street, Blaenafon, Monmouthshire, the third of five children to survive out of eight born to Thomas Hayward (1848-1925), engine fitter, and his wife Mary Elizabeth (née French, 1848-1925). He had two brothers and two sisters: Thomas, Elizabeth, Alice Louisa, and William Frederick. Isaac was raised a Baptist and
HEMP, WILFRID JAMES (1882 - 1962), archaeologist Born 27 April 1882 in Richmond, Surrey, the only child of James Kynnerly Hemp and his wife, Alice Challoner (née Smith). Her sister had married J. Lloyd-Jones, rector of Cricieth 1883-1922, and this gave Hemp a connection with north Wales, where he spent his summer holidays in Caernarfonshire. He was educated at Highgate School, London, and his first appointment was at the Principal Probate
INNES, JAMES DICKSON (1887 - 1914), artist Born at Llanelly, 27 February 1887, was the youngest of the three sons of John Innes, accountant, and his wife, Alice Anne Mary (née Rees). He was educated at Christ College, Brecon, and then studied at the Carmarthen School of Art. In 1905 he won a scholarship at the Slade School of Art, London, where he stayed for two years. Innes was never of robust health and, in 1908, the doctors diagnosed
INNES, JOHN (1853? - 1923), accountant and antiquary Born at Campbelltown, Argyleshire. His father, Robert Vertue Innes, was appointed collector of the South Wales District of Customs at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, and played a prominent part in the foundation of a higher grade school in the town c. 1863. Innes was an accountant in the service of Messrs. Nevill Druce at Llanelly. On 9 August 1883, at All Saints church, Llanelly, he married Alice Ann
JENKIN, THOMAS JAMES (1885 - 1965), plant breeder and Professor of Agricultural Botany Born 8 January 1885 at Budloy, Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, younger son of David and Sarah Alice Jenkin. After leaving the elementary school at Garn'rochor he worked on the farm with his parents and brother. He went to U.C.W., Aberystwyth, in October 1907 to attend a short course in agriculture (one term), and returned for a follow-up course of two terms in 1908-09. He went to the Old College
JONES, ALICE GRAY (Ceridwen Peris; 1852 - 1943), author
JONES, DAVID LEWIS (1945 - 2010), Librarian of the House of Lords David Jones was born at Riversdale, Aberaeron on 4 January 1945, the son of Gwilym and Joyce Jones, and he had two sisters Alice and Elinor. He received his education at Aberaeron Grammar School and Jesus College Oxford, where he graduated in history. He was one of the earliest and most distinguished students to pass through the College of Librarianship Wales at Llanbadarn Fawr in its early days
JONES, GWILYM CLEATON (1875 - 1961) Cape Town, Johannesburg, bank manager Race Relations. He had four sisters. He married (1) Esther Anne Davies, Llandeilo; one son and four daughters were born to them. Their son died in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1941 where he was serving as a captain in the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. After his wife's death in 1940 he married (2) Mrs. Alice Lilian Williams, Johannesburg. Cleaton Jones died in Cape Town 30 September 1961 and was cremated.
JONES, Sir LEWIS (1884 - 1968), industrialist and politician University of Wales in 1954. Lewis Jones was a native Welsh -speaker, and was one of the first members of Gwynfryn Independent chapel, Ammanford, when it was founded in 1903. For many years he was a member of Swansea Cricket and Swansea Football Club. He married in 1911 Alice Maud, daughter of Frederick W. Willis of Bath. There were two sons. The younger was killed while on active service in India in 1947
JONES, ROBERT LLOYD (1878 - 1959), schoolmaster, children's writer and dramatist Alice Jones, Minffordd (died 1942), and three sons were born to them; (2) in 1944 to Sarah Roberts, Bethesda (died 1962). He died at Tre-garth 3 February 1959 and was buried at Coetmor cemetery, Bethesda.
JONES, WALTER DAVID MICHAEL (1895 - 1974), painter and poet David Jones is one of the great literary artists of British modernism, as well as being an important engraver, illustrator and painter, and an accomplished essayist. He was born in Brockley, Kent, on 1 November 1895, the third child of James and Alice Jones, and baptized Walter David (by the age of nine he had succeeded in dropping his first name, which he considered too Anglo-Saxon). When he
JONES, WILLIAM (1857 - 1915), Member of Parliament Born in 1857 at Ceint Bach near Llangefni, to Richard and Alice Jones. He became pupil, and afterwards pupil-teacher, at the British school there; for two years (1873-5) at the Bangor Normal College. For a short period he was head master of the Goginan school in north Cardigan, before migrating to London to become assistant at Wallington Road in north London (1879-88). He was a member of the

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