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JONES, EVAN (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820 - 1852), Independent minister, and journalist the Adolygydd, a quarterly. Both efforts were financial failures, and within two years were taken over by D. Rees (1801 - 1869) of Llanelly who was prepared to let Ieuan Gwynedd continue as joint editor with him. Ieuan, however, died 23 February 1852, and was buried at Groes-wen. He wrote verse, and on several occasions competed at the eisteddfodau, but by now his poetry is little esteemed. He
JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor twentieth century interest in figurative and historical art was waning; Ezzelina, now in her eighties, was aware of this but faced the future with confidence. In her studio she had been experimenting with new ideas and producing sculpture and bowls of an abstract nature. This late period of innovation was cruelly terminated by a disease that eventually extinguished the creative flame within her. Ezzelina
JONES, GRIFFITH (Glan Menai; 1836 - 1906), schoolmaster and author Born at Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire, 15 March 1836, in a cottage where Castle Buildings now stand. He was educated at the Church school and at the Training College, Carmarthen. He became a schoolmaster successively at Llanddeusant (Anglesey), Llanfrothen, Aberaeron (twice), and Llandybïe. He then bought a house at Caernarvon, where he settled. He had shown literary ability from his boyhood
JONES, GWILYM RICHARD (Gwilym Aman; 1874 - 1953), musician, conductor of choirs and singing festivals, hymnist Symphony Orchestra, with a memorable performance, for the first time in Wales, of Bach s C Minor Mass. Another remarkable success occurred when the choir won the most important prize at three eisteddfodau on the same day in 1924 - Burry Port, Carmarthen and Clunderwen. Gwilym R. Jones was awarded a silver crown by the Clunderwen eisteddfod for his work as the conductor of the choir; this crown is now in
JONES, IORWERTH (1913 - 1992), minister, author and editor - the free library in Brock Street, the baths in the poorest areas of the city, the films and the 'variety' and plays in the theatres, and the football in Goodison Park. His dedication to the blue shirts of Everton was constant and unyielding! By the time he reached the sixth form his mind was set on serving in the Christian Ministry. By now his family were members of Great Mersey St. Independent
JONES, JOHN (c. 1578-1583 - 1658?) Gellilyfdy, Loveday, Ysgeifiog, calligrapher and transcriber of manuscripts Jones's transcripts of Welsh and other manuscripts were made by him whilst he was in prison. His first transcript (now Peniarth MS 361) was made in 1598, whilst he was at Shrewsbury. Thereafter he was very assiduous; over a hundred manuscript volumes in his hand, and most of them in the particular type of orthography which he adopted (for details of his orthography see the thesis mentioned above) have
JONES, JOHN (Idris Fychan; 1825 - 1887), shoemaker and harpist (Bardd y Brenin), which had on it a brass plate with the following inscription: 'Edward Jones Henblas Llandderfel 1765.' This is now in the National Library of Wales. He died 3 November 1887 and was buried in Ardwick cemetery.
JONES, JOHN (Tegid, Ioan Tegid; 1792 - 1852), cleric and man of letters which he prepared for the S.P.C.K. in 1828; strong protests came from W. Bruce Knight and John Roberts of Tremeirchion (1775 - 1829). Tegid had in 1820 published a tract, Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg, championing Pughe's views; and now he published (1829) a reply to Roberts, a Welsh tract on 'the correct spelling of Welsh' (1830), and a reply (1831) to Knight. Fortunately the Old
JONES, JOHN (Jac Glan-y-gors; 1766 - 1821), satirical poet acquired the licence of 'The King's Head' tavern, Ludgate Street, and from that time until his death in 1821 his home was the regular resort of the London Welsh, although it is not officially recorded that the Gwyneddigion ever met at the ' King's Head,' and the Cymreigyddion only met there for three months [in 1818 ]. John Jones is now chiefly remembered because of his lampoons, some of which can be
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' (now dead) as M.P. for Merioneth. The outbreak of the second Civil War brought him back into the field in June 1648, when he helped to prevent the surprise of Denbigh castle (4 July) and to effect a second reduction of Anglesey (2 October). Back at Westminster he attended regularly the 'court of justice' which tried Charles I (whom he held responsible for the Irish massacres of 1641), signed the
JONES, JOHN (1790 - 1855), printer and publisher were a little too advanced for his highly conservative fellow-members; in 1838 he was again excommunicated. He now joined the Liverpool Welsh Congregationalists, and was active in his services to them. But in 1844 he returned to the C.M. fold, and soon resumed his ascendancy, as well as his preaching activities. Round about 1850 he went to live at Brookhouse, Denbigh, leaving the business in the
JONES, JOHN RICHARD (1765 - 1822), Sandemanian Baptist minister to be a fair exposition of New Testament teaching and a better portrayal of the simple Christianity of the Apostolic church. He now sought to revert to the sacraments and rites of the Early Church, to emphasize the intellectual side of faith, to abjure the popular style of preaching with its Methodist fervour and its perpetual use of parables, and to frown upon the ecstatic 'jumping' of the

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