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JONES, ENID WYN (1909 - 1967), a prominent worker in religious, social and medical fields 9 September 1936 she married Emyr Wyn Jones of Waunfawr, Caernarfon, a physician and cardiologist at Liverpool Royal Infirmary; and there were two children of the marriage. Her home was at Llety'r Eos, Llansannan, and she spent a portion of her time in Liverpool. By virtue of her various offices she travelled widely throughout Wales and England. Her work with the Y.W.C.A. involved Presidency of
JONES, ENOCH ROWLAND (1912 - 1978), euphonium player and singer Rowland Jones was born on 19 July 1912 in the village of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in the Amman Valley, Glamorganshire,the son of Timothy Jones, a coal miner, and his wife Annie (née Lloyd). He had a younger and an older sister: Peggy and Nellie Bronwen respectively. He demonstrated some musical talent as a child, and at the age of twelve, three years before he started working in the local coal mine, he
JONES, ERASMUS (1817 - 1909), novelist
JONES, EVAN (1790 - 1860), the last of the Usk japanners was an alderman of Usk and was six times portreeve. He was a close friend of Edward John Trelawny (1792 - 1881; see D.N.B.) during Trelawny's residence (1840-58) at Twyn Bell near Usk, on the estate of Cefn Ila which he had purchased. Evan Jones was a trustee of Twyn Congregational Church. He died 12 March 1860 and was buried at Twyn. He bequeathed his japannery to his niece Elizabeth Jones, who in
JONES, EVAN (Ieuan Buallt; 1850 - 1928), farmer, and local antiquary , yn bennaf fel y'i clybuwyd yng Nghantref Buallt, o gasgliad Evan Jones (Swansea, 1925). He died 3 February 1928, at Tyn-y-pant, Llanwrtyd. Part of his collection was bequeathed to the National Library of Wales. Extensive collections of his MSS are in the Museum of Welsh Life, St. Fagans - nos. 1793/1-654, 2038/1-137 and 2384/1-186.
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 (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820 - 1852), Independent minister, and journalist Born at Bryn Tynoriad near Dolgelley, 5 September 1820, one of the six children of Evan and Catherine Jones. In 1824 the family moved to Ty Croes, Bontnewydd, Dolgelley. He suffered from ill-health all his life and, because of this, his attendance at various schools at Brithdir, Rhyd-y-main, Llanfachreth, and Dolgelley between 1826 and 1836 was extremely erratic. In 1836 he was given an
JONES, EVAN (1777 - 1819), Baptist minister Born at Llandysul, Cardiganshire, but his family was of Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, and William Richards of Lynn calls him 'the man from Eglwyswrw.' He began preaching as a member at Pen-y-bont, Llandysul - according to David Jones (Bed. Deheubarth) in 1796, but according to other data in 1792. He spent four years at Bristol Baptist Academy under Ryland, who said that he was the ablest student he
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
JONES, EVAN (TALFRYN) (1857 - 1935), Baptist minister Born 26 May 1857 at Moel-y-crio, Halkin, Flintshire, the eleventh of the twelve children of Evan and Mary Jones. His parents were Calvinistic Methodists, but the son joined the Baptist church of Ainon, Pont-y-gof, was baptized there 24 March 1872, and began preaching in 1878. He went to a school at Llangollen in 1879, and to the Baptist college there in 1880, and afterwards became minister at
JONES, EVAN (PAN) (1834 - 1922), Independent minister damages against him to the tune of £1,200, but, as he said, 'the public paid every penny of this.' He edited Y Celt (1881-4). He published an annual, Llawlyfr yr Annibynwyr, which by 1891 had a circulation of 5,000, and a number of books and pamphlets: Cofiant y Parch. S. Griffiths, Horeb; Cofiant y Y Tri Brawd o Lanbrynmair; Oes a Gwaith y Prif Athraw M. D. Jones; Ein Hen Philistiaid; Y Dydd Hwn
JONES, EVAN (Gurnos; 1840 - 1903), Congregational and Baptist minister, poet, critic, lecturer, and eisteddfod conductor Born 14 April 1840 at Hendrelywarch (others say Penrhipyn), Gwernogle, Carmarthenshire, the son of John and Mary Jones. The family removed to Ystalyfera about 1848. Within two years his mother died, and he lost his father five years later. He was educated at a school kept by the Rev. Daniel Evans at the Plough and Harrow in Gwernogle, and at the works school at Ystalyfera. He became interested in

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649 - 660 of 1754 for "enid wyn jones"