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JONES, JAMES IFANO (1865 - 1955), librarian and bibliographer of his age, was truly remarkable. He was twice married: (1) to Nellie George, daughter of Thomas George, ' fineworker ', 20 January 1901 at Neath registry office. She died in 1911; (2) to Jessie Mary, second daughter of Thomas and Mary Charles, Havod House, Blaenavon, who died 9 June 1953. He died in his home in Penarth, 7 March 1955.
JONES, JAMES RHYS (KILSBY; 1813 - 1889), Congregational minister brought out (1867) an edition of the works of William Williams of Pantycelyn.
JONES, JOHN (EMLYN) (Ioan Emlyn; 1818 - 1873), Baptist minister, poet, and man of letters Fawr (by Titus Lewis), published Tiriad y Ffrancodym Mhencaer in 1856 and Gramadeg Cerddorol in 1860, not to speak of other books. He undertook the resumption of Y Parthsyllydd, a large-scale treatise on geography which had been begun by John Jenkins of Hengoed and Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morgannwg), but failed to complete it (it was completed in 1875 by J. Spinther James). Two bardic chairs fell to
JONES, JOHN (c. 1578-1583 - 1658?) Gellilyfdy, Loveday, Ysgeifiog, calligrapher and transcriber of manuscripts Court of the Marches at Ludlow; Robert Williams (Enwogion Cymru: a Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen) states that he was then an attorney. Two years later he is found in London, in prison, this being (probably) the first of many periods which he was destined to spend in prison. In 1612, however, he is at Cardiff, transcribing 'the Book of Llandaff.' In 1617 he is back in prison, this time
JONES, JOHN (1645 - 1709), cleric on 29 August 1678 to marry Mary Starkey of New Windsor. He died 22 August 1709 and is buried near the west door of Llandaff cathedral.
JONES, JOHN (1761 - 1822), Calvinistic Methodist minister -gwyn, to Anglesey he was convinced and in 1784 began to preach. He was a strong, powerfully built man, and his ministry was incisive and convincing. He is said to have converted 180 in the course of one meeting. When he was 35 years of age he married Mary Williams, heiress of Pen-y-bryn, Edern, where he spent the remainder of his life; he is usually known as ' John Jones of Edern.' He was ordained in
JONES, JOHN (1773 - 1853), cleric , ' Alun ' at the commencement of their careers. He was a scholar and in 1834 he published the second edition of British Antiquities Revived by Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt (1662). Occasional references in his letters reveal that he was also quite critical of the scholarship of John Williams, ' Ab Ithel ' affected by its Iolo mania and druidism. He paid for the monument to ' Dafydd Ionawr ' in Dolgellau old
JONES, JOHN (Mathetes; 1821 - 1878), Baptist minister and littérateur Born at Bancyfelin, Cilrhedyn, 16 July 1821, eldest child of Roger and Mary Jones, and brought up at Tan-yr-helyg, Cenarth. He went to work in a colliery at Dowlais in 1837, and became a member of Caersalem Church in 1839. He delivered his first sermon at Hirwaun in 1841, and entered Haverfordwest College in August 1843, after a short course at Cardigan grammar school. He was ordained at Porth-y
JONES, JOHN (1801 - 1856), Independent minister, and controversialist Born 10 April 1801 at Tan-yr-ogof near Abergele. He worked as a miner and collier until he went to Llangollen as Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's clerk. He first came into prominence as a lecturer on temperance, and it was he who was the secretary of the great temperance meeting held at Caernarvon in 1837. In 1839 he moved to Rhosllannerchrugog where he joined the Independents and began to preach. He
JONES, JOHN (Ivon; 1820 - 1898), man of letters 9th in Aberystwyth cemetery; his wife Mary (born 3 February 1823) died 21 January 1895.
JONES, JOHN (1650 - 1727), dean of Bangor, educationist, and antiquary Born at Plas Gwyn, Pentraeth, Anglesey, 2 June 1650, son of Rowland Jones and Margaret, daughter of John Williams of Chwaen Issa, Llantrisant, Anglesey. His brother's grandchild married Paul Panton, the antiquary. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A., 1668, and later B.D. and D.D., 1689, he took holy orders and was preferred in 1672 to Rhoscolyn and its chapelries of
JONES, JOHN (1766? - 1827), classical scholar and Unitarian divine George Dyer, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. He was a member of the Philological Society of Manchester, and (in 1818?) was awarded the LL.D. degree of Aberdeen University. He was also a trustee of the Dr. Daniel Williams foundations, and a few years before his death became a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died at Great Coram Street, London, 10 January 1827. His publications are indicative

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