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JONES, OWEN (Owain Myfyr; 1741 - 1814), a skinner in London and one of the most prominent figures in the literary life of Wales at the end of the 18th cent, and the beginning of the next in the history of the literature of Wales and in the literary life of the period. At this time he called himself ' Owain ap Huw.' With his friend, Robin Ddu o Fôn (Robert Hughes, 1744 - 1785), he is found in 1768 copying from the manuscripts of the Morris brothers the work of Dafydd ap Gwilym, together with all kinds of other material which they saw in the old manuscripts. This was one of his main
JONES, OWEN (1787 - 1828), pioneer in Sunday school work 1820, a catechism, Arweinydd i Wybodaeth. It has been said of him that no one but Thomas Charles did more than he to promote Sunday schools in North Wales. Lewis Edwards (then only a lad of 19) published an elegy upon him in Goleuad Cymru (1829, 311), and John Hughes (1775 - 1854) of Pontrobert in 1830 published a memoir of him, with an elegy.
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher Born 2 November 1867 in 110, Clarendon St., Paddington, fourth of the six sons of David Jones, stonemason, and his wife Eliza (née Griffiths), both of Barmouth, Meironnydd. His mother died in 1882 (his father in 1890) and Owen and his only sister Nellie (Margaret Ellen) made their home with a cousin and her husband, Alderman John Evans, 11 Brogyntyn, Barmouth, where Welsh was the language of the
JONES, OWEN VAUGHAN (1907 - 1986), obstetrician and gynaecologist Owen Vaughan Jones was born at Pengwern, Llanwnda, Gwynedd, on 27 December 1907, the second son of John Edmund Jones (1874-1965), farmer, and his wife Mary (née Jones, 1877-1960). After primary school in Llanwnda he attended Caernarfon County School, and went on to Liverpool University to study medicine, graduating in 1931. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 1934
JONES, OWEN WYNNE (Glasynys; 1828 - 1870), cleric, antiquary, story-writer, and poet , where Eben Fardd was his neighbour. In 1855 he was sent to take charge of a school at Llanfachreth, Meironnydd, where he came into contact with Ab Ithel, who was then at Llan-ym-mawddwy; they co-operated in arranging eisteddfodau in which Glasynys competed. He then joined the Rev. William Hughes at Beddgelert and probably went on to a college in Birmingham. He was ordained deacon 2 December 1860 by
JONES, (WILLIAM JOHN) PARRY (1891 - 1963), singer Born 14 February 1891 in Blaina, Monmouthshire, son of John Rees Jones, butcher, and Mary Jones (née Parry) his wife. At 11 years of age he won a scholarship to Abertillery county school, but he left after 18 months owing to the family's financial circumstances, and went to work in the colliery. After studying in evening classes and being appointed librarian at the Miners' Institute there, he
JONES, PETER (KAHKEWAQUONABY, DESAGONDENSTA) (1802 - 1856), Methodist minister, political leader and author alcohol. In the mid-1810s, Augustus decided to remove Peter and his brother John from this environment, sending Peter to school and bringing the two boys to live at the farm he had established on Haudenosaunee lands at Grand River with the boys' stepmother, Sarah Tekarihogen, daughter of a Kanien'kehá:ka chief. Peter spent the next seven years there, where he was adopted by the Kanien'kehá:ka and given
JONES, REES (Amnon; 1797 - 1844), farmer and poet Born at Talgarreg, 8 October 1797, the elder brother of John Jones (1802 - 1863). He lost his father when he was 12 years of age. He had been to David Davis of Castellhywel's school and could read Latin, but, owing to his family's straitened circumstances, was withdrawn from school and spent the remainder of his life farming. As a young man he married Mary, daughter of the Nantyrymenyn family
JONES, REES CRIBIN (1841 - 1927), Unitarian minister and teacher Born at Talgarreg Mill, Cardiganshire, 9 September 1841, one of four children. David Jones, his father, was from Rhandir, Talgarreg, and his mother was from Caer-foel, Ystrad. At one time a shepherd, he was educated at Dewi Hefin's school, Cribyn, John Davies's school at the Three Horse Shoes, Cribyn, Pont-siân school (1860-63), and the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen (1863-67). He conducted
JONES, REES JENKIN (1835 - 1924), Unitarian minister, schoolmaster, historian, and hymn-writer Born 17 September 1835, eldest son of John Jones (1802 - 1863) of Aberdare. On his mother's side he was descended from the family of Jones of Llwyn-rhys, pioneers of Nonconformity in Cardiganshire. He was educated at his father's school, Carmarthen Presbyterian College (1855-9), and the University of Glasgow (1859-62), where he graduated M.A., 1863. His father having died 19 December 1863, he
JONES, RHYS (1713 - 1801), antiquary and poet Eldest son of John Jones of Blaenau, Llanfachreth, Meironnydd. He was educated at Dolgelley and Shrewsbury, it being his intention to become a lawyer. When, however, he was 18 years of age his father died, and he returned home to Blaenau where he spent the remainder of his life. In 1741 he married Ann, daughter of Richard Griffith of Tan-yr-allt, Caernarfonshire. He published Cerdd Newydd iw
JONES, RICHARD (1603? - 1673), schoolmaster and translator of religious works Son of John Lewis of Llansannan, Denbighshire. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he graduated B.A. February 1628-9, and M.A. June 1633. Under the Commonwealth he became an itinerant minister and subsequently a schoolmaster in Denbigh Free School. He is known to have been appointed to Denbigh School before February 1656-7, probably a short time previously. He was ejected in 1660. He died August

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