Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, JOHN (Glanystwyth; 1842 - 1902), Wesleyan minister Born 15 April 1842 at Cwmagwr Isaf, near Cnwch Coch, Cardiganshire. After a little elementary education at Llanfihangel y Creuddyn school he became a farm labourer (1854), a lead worker, a farm labourer once again, and then a quarryman at Blaenau Ffestiniog (1863), where he began to preach. In 1865 he went to the 'Jasper House' academy at Aberystwyth and two years later was received into the
HUGHES, JOHN (1787 - 1860), archdeacon, Evangelical cleric, and writer Born at Llwyn-glas, Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig in the days of John Williams (son of John Williams, 1745/6 - 1818). After that he was, for eighteen months, an assistant master at a school at Putney. In 1811 he was ordained deacon and priest by the bishop of St Asaph. His first curacy was at Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, Colwyn, Denbighshire, where he remained
HUGHES, JOSEPH (Carn Ingli; 1803 - 1863), cleric and eisteddfodic poet Born on Palm Sunday 1803 at Parcau, Newport, Pembrokeshire, son of David and Hannah Hughes. He was educated at the Carmarthen, Cardigan, and Ystrad Meurig (1824) grammar schools and at S. David's College, Lampeter (1827). He was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids, 1828, and priest, 1829. The only curacy he held in Wales was that of Llanfihangel Penbedw, Pembrokeshire. He was then
JACOB, SARAH (1857 - 1869), fasting girl Born 12 May 1857, third daughter of Evan and Hannah Jacob, Llether-neuadd-uchaf, Llanfihangel Iorath, Carmarthenshire. In February 1867, during an illness, she became unconscious and did not recover for a whole month, whereupon she refused all but a little milk food. By 10 October 1867 it was stated that she had ceased to eat and drink, and it was claimed that she lived thus until 17 December
JAMES, ISAAC (1766 - 1840), Calvinistic Methodist preacher Rees averred that he was 'a great preacher, though few thought so'. He died, aged 74, 14 April 1840, and was buried at Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn.
JAMES, IVOR (1840? - 1909), first registrar of the University of Wales Born Ivor James, or IVOR BARNOLD ROBERT JAMES, as be called himself, 21 September 1840, at Britannia, in the village of Rock, and the parish of Bedwellte, Monmouth, son of Robert James and Mary (Arnold), his wife. Hence, on the distaff side, he had connections with the Arnold family of Llanthony and The Court, Llanfihangel Crucorney. The family moved to Llansamlet where the father was
JAMES, THOMAS DAVIES (Iago Erfyl; 1862 - 1927), clergyman, and popular preacher and lecturer evening 7 August, when a memorial service was held in Llanerfyl church, every chapel and church in the vale of Banw was closed. In his funeral sermon the Reverend Canon J.R. Roberts, Llanfihangel (son of Ellis Roberts, ' Elis Wyn o Wyrfai') declared that he deserved to be reckoned among the chief stalwarts of the pulpit in Wales, together with the likes of John Elias and 'Williams o'r Wern ' (William
JAMES, WILLIAM (1833 - 1905), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 15 March 1833 to Thomas and Anne James, Tyn-rhos, Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn, Cardiganshire. He was at the local grammar school, but left at 15 to be a shepherd-boy on his father's farm. The father intended him to become a tanner (at Aberayron) but the leaders of Garn C.M. church, impressed by his diligence in Sunday-school work and with congregational singing, urged that he should train for
JENKINS, EVAN (1895 - 1959), poet Taliesin and Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn schools. Being of poor health he left the teaching profession and in 1924 he became secretary to the Union of Cardiganshire Friendly Societies, a post which he held until 1948. He was primarily responsible for encouraging the work of poets in the Ffair-rhos district and was a member of the Cardiganshire team in bardic contests. He won the South Wales bardic chair at
JENKINS, JABEZ EDMUND (Creidiol; 1840 - 1903), cleric and poet Born at Gelli-groes, in the parish of Mynydd-islwyn, Monmouthshire, 24 December 1840, he was christened 16 July 1858 by the minister of the Congregational chapel at Mynydd-islwyn. He was ordained deacon 25 February 1872, with a title to the curacy of Llanedy, Carmarthenshire, and priest 24 February 1877, with a title to Llanfihangel Cwm-du, Brecknock. On 17 April 1879 he was licensed to the
JENKINS, WALTER (d. 1661), early Welsh Quaker Born in the mansion of Pant, Llanfihangel Ystum ('Ystern') Llewern, Monmouthshire, son of Thomas Jenkins, squire and rector of that parish (died 1649). The son met George Fox, so Fox says, in a conference in Leicestershire in 1655. When in 1657 Fox visited South Wales, ' Justice Jenkins ' was with him at a meeting in a church somewhere between Brecon and Pontypool. He suffered for his Quakerism
JONES, DAVID (1788 - 1859), Independent minister Born at Pant-y-blawd (or ' Bryn-blawd'), Llanfihangel-Cilfargen, Carmarthenshire. He was a great-grandson of Thomas William (1697 - 1778), minister at Capel Isaac, and became a member of that church. He was well educated, and became a skilful veterinary surgeon - according to Gwilym Lleyn (in Enw. F.) he published a book on the horse. He was a married man, living on his freehold, Pant-arfon, when

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