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JONES, WILLIAM BASIL (TICKELL) (1822 - 1897), bishop Son of William Tilsley Jones of Gwynfryn, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, and Jane his wife. Born at Cheltenham, 2 January 1822, he was educated at Shrewsbury and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was scholar in 1842-5, and was placed in the second class in Lit. Hum. in 1844. He took his B.A. in 1844 and M.A. in 1847, was a Fellow successively of Queen's and University Colleges, and took a prominent
JONES, WILLIAM BRADWEN - gweler JONES, WILLIAM ARTHUR
JONES, WILLIAM COLLISTER (1772 - ?), printer Christened 12 July 1772, son of William and Sarah Jones, Chester. W. C. Jones and Thomas Crane were printing Welsh books in partnership from about 1796; in 1797 they began to print George Lewis, Drych Ysgrythyrol. In 1798 they arranged to print Welsh religious works for Thomas Charles, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Denbigh; in that year, however, the name of Crane disappears from the imprints. W. C
JONES, WILLIAM ELLIS (Cawrdaf; 1795 - 1848), poet and man of letters Born 9 October 1795, at Tyddyn Siôn, Abererch, Caernarfonshire. Having received his education at a local school and from his father, Ellis Jones, who was himself a schoolmaster, he was in 1808 apprenticed as a printer with his cousin, Richard Jones (1787 - 1855). On completing his apprenticeship he was engaged by another cousin of his, Lewis Evan Jones, at Caernarvon. There he came to know Dafydd
JONES, WILLIAM ELWYN EDWARDS (1904 - 1989), Labour politician He was born on 4 January 1904 [some sources cite 1905], the son of the Reverend Robert William Jones, a minister with the Calvinistic Methodists at Bootle, and Elizabeth Jane, his wife. He was educated at Bottle Secondary School and Ffestiniog Grammar School and the University College of North Wales, Bangor and the University of London. He qualified as a solicitor in 1927, was appointed clerk to
JONES, WILLIAM GARMON (1884 - 1937), professor of history and librarian of Liverpool University Born 15 November 1884 at Birkenhead, son of William Jones of Birkenhead (of the firm of Jones, Burton and Co., engineers, Liverpool) and Jane Jones of Mold. He was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, his intention being to qualify for a business career. He actually worked in a Liverpool office for two years and in 1903 went to Liverpool University to study for a degree in engineering
JONES, WILLIAM HENRY (1860 - 1932), journalist and local historian Born 4 February 1860 at the Mumbles, near Swansea, the son of William Henry Jones (1826 - 1912) and his wife Ann (Fisher). He was educated at the Goat Street British School, Swansea. For years afterwards he worked as a journalist and editor of newspapers at Swansea, Caernarvon (1879), Exeter, Norwich, and Yarmouth; he returned to Swansea in 1913. He married, 1885, Annie Elizabeth, daughter of
JONES, WILLIAM JENKYN (1852 - 1925) Brittany, Calvinistic Methodist missionary Scriptures and religious tracts. He was helped for a period by his brother, Evan Jones. He published a Breton hymnary, Telen ar Cristen and with Professor le Braz translated Genesis into Breton. He was elected a member of the Société Archéologique. He married Fanny Wilhelm. In 1922 he was given the degree of M.A., Wales (honoris causa). He died 10 February 1925.
JONES, WILLIAM LEWIS (1866 - 1922), professor of English Born 20 February 1866; son of William Jones, Llangefni, and Hannah Lewis, sister of Thomas Lewis, M.P. for Anglesey. Educated at Friars School, Bangor, he obtained an open scholarship at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in the Easter term, 1884. He read for the Classical Tripos and graduated in 1888; he had won the Members' University Prize in the previous year. After graduation
JONES, WILLIAM OWEN (Eos y Gogledd; 1868 - 1928), musician Born in Llanbedr, in the Conway Valley, 29 December 1868, the son of Owen Jones and his wife; they moved in 1877 to Dolrhedyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog. He went to Tanygrisiau elementary school and afterwards started to work as a quarryman in Cwmorthin slate quarry; he worked later in Maenofferen slate quarry. In 1901 he married Margaret Jones, Capel Garmon. He went to Cardiff University College to
JONES, WILLIAM OWEN (1861 - 1937), minister of the 'Free Church of the Welsh', Liverpool Born 7 April 1861, at Penbryn, Chwilog, the son of Richard Jones, farmer, and Ellen Hughes. He attended several schools in the district, including that of Llanystumdwy. He also went to the Holt Academy, and to Clynnog School. He was subsequently at the Calvinistic Methodist Theological College, Bala, the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and S. John's College, Cambridge, where he took
JONES, WILLIAM PHILIP (1878 - 1955), minister (Presb.) and Principal of Trefeca College Born 21 November 1878 at Rock House, Tre-fin, Pembrokeshire, son of Edward and Margaret Jones. His father died when he was five years old, and his mother returned to her native district of Nevern. He was educated at Nevern elementary school, and at Llandysul and Newcastle Emlyn grammar schools. He began preaching at the age of 15 at Gethsemane, Nevern, and entered the University College, Cardiff

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1153 - 1164 of 1927 for "Griffith Hartwell Jones"