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JONES, DAFYDD RHYS (1877 - 1946), schoolmaster and musician Born 10 June 1877 in Maes Comet, Drofa Dulog, Patagonia, one of the 10 children of Dafydd Jones and Rachel (née Williams) his wife. The father was among the first group to land on the beaches of Patagonia. He came from the Blaenporth area, Cardiganshire, of the same family as John Jones, Blaenannerch (1807 - 1875). His mother's family had emigrated from Bryn-mawr to the Welsh settlement in Rio
JONES, DANIEL (1725? - 1806), poet a native of Ruabon, who, on his own evidence, received no formal education. A selection of his ballads and carols is included in Cynulliad Barddorion i Gantorion sef Carolau, Cerddi ac Englynion, a volume of poetry which he edited and published in 1790. From these poems it may be deduced that he was accustomed to great poverty, and was grateful for the occasional patronage of the Myddelton family
JONES, DANIEL JENKYN (1912 - 1993), composer Daniel Jones was born on 7 December 1912 in Pembroke, the second son of Jenkyn Davies Jones, a bank manager, and his wife Margaret Falconer Jones. The family moved soon afterwards to Swansea, and Daniel Jones's name is inextricably linked with that city. His father was a composer and his mother a singer, and he showed early musical promise. As a pupil at Swansea Grammar School he became a close
JONES, DAVID (c. 1630 - 1704?), Puritan His parents, and the time and place of his birth, are not known. Samuel Palmer states that he was born in Cardiganshire, that he was well educated, a man of good learning, a plain and successful preacher, ordained by Presbyters. 'When he was ejected, he maintained himself and his family by keeping a grammar-school, preaching as he had opportunity, for which he was several times in trouble. He
JONES, DAVID (Dewi Wyllt; 1836 - 1878?), musician Born in 1836 at Mallwyd, Merionethshire. His father was a weaver who gave him a good education. ' Dewi Wyllt ' played the organ in Mallwyd church and at the age of 23 published a collection of 142 tunes under the title Udgorn Seion, which included works by Ambrose Lloyd, ' Owain Alaw ' and ' Eos Llechid '. The family moved from Mallwyd to Caernarfon c. 1859. He was apprenticed as a medical
JONES, DAVID GWYNFRYN (1867 - 1954), minister (Meth.) Born in Bryn-crug, Merionethshire, 1 November 1867. When he was seven, the family moved to Treorchy, but they returned to Bryn-crug two years later and he received a little education in the Board School there. At 12 he went to work in the colliery, but he sought more education in a private school in the Rhondda and later in a preparatory school in Cardiff. In 1890 he went to Dinas Mawddwy as a
JONES, DAVID JAMES (Gwenallt; 1899 - 1968), poet, critic and scholar Born 18 May 1899 at Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, the eldest of three children of Thomas ('Ehedydd') Jones and his wife Mary. His parents were from Carmarthenshire and his consciousness of his roots was an important element in his personality, as is seen in his essay on Rhydycymerau in the D.J. Williams presentation Festschrift (ed, J. Gwyn Griffiths, 1965). The family moved to Allt-wen and
JONES, DAVID JOHN (1906 - 1978), opera singer David John Jones was born on 29 June 1906 in Pant-teg in the Swansea Valley, the youngest of the five children (three sons and two daughters) of Daniel and Maria Jones. His father, Daniel Jones, spent the years 1910-20 working in the tinplate industry in Russia, before returning to the post of foreman at the Dyffryn tinplate works in Pontardawe. The family moved to Commercial Road, Rhyd-y-fro
JONES, EDGAR (1912 - 1991), minister, pastor, scholar of a son, Gareth, and daughter, Valerie. Eirlys, his life partner who shared in all his work – she knew all his students and shared in his pastoral care for them – died in February 2006. Edgar Jones will be remembered for his enthusiasm in interpreting the scriptures for the ordinary members of his churches, his humanity and love for his family, his care for his students, his ready friendship for
JONES, EDWARD (Bardd y Brenin; 1752 - 1824), harpist, arranger and publisher of harp music, collector and publisher of old penillion, national melodies, and translations into English; historian of Welsh literature and of Welsh musical instruments; collector of manuscripts and antiquary Born at Henblas, Llandderfel, Meironnydd, and christened 29 March 1752, he was the fourth child of John and Jane Jones, in a family of nine children. The father is said to have been an able musician, skilled in playing several instruments, a harpist, and harp-maker. He taught some of his children to play various instruments. Edward was prepared for the musical profession, and took an early
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 Born at Tan-y-Waen, Prion, Llanrhaeadr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, 19 March 1761, son of John Jones, farmer, and his wife, Ann, daughter of William Williams, Rhyd-y-Cilgwyn. When he was about a year old the family moved to Bryn-y-gwynt-isaf in the same parish. The father died when Edward was about 10 years old. He had little formal education, and that from Daniel Lloyd, Independent minister at

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