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JOHN ap JOHN (1625? - 1697), the apostle of the Quakers in Wales acquired disciples of some distinction such as Richard Davies of Cloddiau Cochion and the Lloyd family of Dolobran. From 1667 on, he was organizing and consolidating the movement, establishing monthly meetings, half-yearly meetings, and, in 1682, a yearly meeting. By 1686 the Quakers had begun to infiltrate into Anglesey - ' truth hath got some entrance into Anglesey.' But, so severe was the persecution
JOHN, AUGUSTUS EDWIN (1878 - 1961), artist Born 4 January 1878, third child of Edwin William John and his wife Augusta (née Smith); younger brother of Gwendolen Mary John. The family moved to Tenby from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, after the death of their mother in 1884. After being educated locally and at Clifton, Augustus John went to London in 1894, where he studied art at the Slade School for four years under Henry Tonks and
JOHN, EDWARD THOMAS (1857 - 1931), industrialist and politician later still these works joined forces with Bolckow Vaughan's works at Linthorpe to form the Linthorpe-Dinsdale smelting company. After retiring from active management, John took up politics. He was Liberal M.P. for east Denbighshire 1910-18, but was defeated in the 'coupon' election of 1918 by Sir D.S. Davies, and was again unsuccessful as a Labour candidate in Anglesey (1922) - he resided at that
JOHN, EWART STANLEY (1924 - 2007), theologian, Welsh Congregationalist minister, college professor and principal Stanley John was born on the outskirts of Goodwick, Fishguard, in the parish of Llanwnda, on 20 May 1924, the sixth of the seven children of Dafydd (a deacon and precentor in the church at Rhosycaerau) and Mary Ann John, Bwlch y Rhos (his birthplace), and later Ffynnon Clun and Brynhyfryd. He was educated at Goodwick elementary school and Fishguard County School, where his English master, D. J
JOHN, GEORGE (1918 - 1994), minister (Bapt) and college principal of his own sermons and talks entitled Gardd Duw was published in 1999 under the editorship of Desmond Davies. His other publications are sparce, although, for ten years, he was a member of the panel entrusted with the translation of the Apocrypha for new Welsh translation of the Bible, Y Beibl Cymraeg Newydd and he prepared the draft translation of some of the longest books, including 1 Macabees
JOHN, GWENDOLEN MARY (1876 - 1939), artist
JOHN, MARY HANNAH (1874 - 1962), singer and revivalist May John was born at 4 Canning Street, Ton Pentre in the Rhondda on 26 January 1874, the sixth of the seven children of Morgan John (1841-1909), manager of a shoeshop, and his wife Mary (née James, 1840-1930). The Johns were a devout Calvinistic Methodist family, Morgan John being a deacon at Jerusalem Chapel in Ton Pentre. The family was a very musical one, and May began to sing when still very
JOHN, WALTER PHILLIPS (1910 - 1967), minister (B) Born 31 January 1910 at Gilfach, Bargoed, Glamorganshire, the second of five children of the Rev. Daniel Robert John (d. 1948) and his wife, Susannah Mary (née Rees), both from Penygroes near Ammanford. The father was minister at Bargoed, Porth (Rhondda), Abercynon and the historic church at Rhydwilym. Walter P. John was educated at Mountain Ash Grammar School and the Baptist College and
JOHNES, ARTHUR JAMES (1809 - 1871), county court judge Born 4 February 1809, the son of Edward Johnes of Garthmyl, Montgomeryshire, and Mary his wife, who was a Davies of Llifior, and thus connected with the family of Owen of Cefn-hafodau. He was educated at Oswestry grammar school and University College, London, and called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1835. In 1847 he was appointed a county court judge in North Wales and part of South Wales, and
JOHNS, DAVID (1796 - 1843), one of the London Missionary Society missionaries in Madagascar Son of John Jones of Llain, Llanina, Cardiganshire. He was a member of the Independent church at Penrhiwgaled. After being trained at Neuadd-lwyd Academy, Newtown Academy, and at Gosport, he was ordained to the mission field, 16 February 1826. He married Mary, daughter of William Thomas (1749 - 1809), Independent minister at Bala. He took out to Madagascar a printing press and spinning-jenny and
JOHNSON, AUBREY RODWAY (1901 - 1985), university professor and Hebrew scholar specialists in schools, he responded, as head of the Semitics Department in Cardiff, by arranging a new Biblical Studies degree alongside its language degree. In 1947, he married Winifred Mary Rowley, the daughter of Professor H. H. Rowley, Manchester, in Fallowfield Baptist Church, Manchester. They had two children, Janet Mary and Susan Elizabeth. Aubrey Johnson's academic brilliance did not allow him to
teulu JONES Llwyn-rhys, ) married Peter Davies of Caerllugest and Glyn (died 30 August 1766, aged 41, at Cefn-y-bedd, Brecknock, on his way home from the harvest in Herefordshire). It was he who gave land for building a chapel for the use of Daniel Rowland, who was married to his sister Eleanor. Mary married, at Llangeitho, 19 June 1740, her cousin Timothy Davis (above), one of the pastors of the Cilgwyn flock, and Sarah married

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