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JONES, ELIZABETH MARY (Moelona; 1877 - 1953), teacher and novelist Born 21 June 1877, in Moylon, Rhydlewis, Cardiganshire, the youngest of the 13 children of John Owen (a carrier who took farm produce by horse and cart to the industrial centres of south Wales before taking the tenancy of the farm, Moylon) and Mary, daughter of Abraham Jones (who was also a carrier). One of the children died young while the parents were in the cemetery at the burial of two others
JONES, ELIZABETH MAY WATKIN (1907 - 1965), teacher and campaigner competition at the National Eisteddfod held at Swansea in 1964. She won first prize and the praise of the judge Geraint Dyfnallt Owen (1908-1993), for 'entering directly into the society of a foreign country rather than wandering around the edges'. Even whilst she clearly delighted in 'my dear adopted country', Elizabeth did not forget the destiny of her native region on these journeys: on a visit to
JONES, EMYR WYN (1907 - 1999), cardiologist and author Emyr Wyn Jones was born on 23 May 1907 in Waunfawr, Caernarfonshire, the second son of the Rev. James Jones (1858-1926), a Methodist minister, and his wife Ellen (née Jones). His brother James died in 1923 at the age of twenty-four. Emyr attended primary school in Waunfawr and Sir Hugh Owen County School in Caernarfon, and went on to follow in his elder brother's footsteps at Liverpool University
JONES, EVAN (Gwrwst ab Bleddyn Flaidd, Gwrwst; 1793 - 1855), Baptist minister and littérateur Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) and David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), and was an active member of the Cymreigyddion Society at Dolgelley. He published Gwentwyson: sef Ymdrechfa Y Beirdd; neu Awdlau Galarnadol am … Y Parch. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1849, and the translation of Traethawd ar Faddeuant Pechod, 1809, by Abraham Booth is attributed to him, although he was then but a youth (see under Evan
JONES, HUGH (1837 - 1919), Wesleyan minister and historian published memoirs of Samuel Davies II and R.T. Owen, commentaries on Jeremiah and S. John's Epistles, a hand-book on Dissent, Y Goleuni Cristionogol, Hanes Wesleaeth Gymreig (4 vols.); he also edited Y Winllan (1883-5), and Yr Eurgrawn (1902-11). He represented his denomination in every national movement, was one of the most powerful preachers of his generation, possessed outstanding organizing ability in
JONES, HUGH (1749 - 1825), translator and hymnist religious nature. His first work was Cydymmaith i'r hwsmon, 1774 (reprinted by Sir Owen M. Edwards, and in 1949 by the University of Wales Press). He published two volumes of verse - Gardd y Caniadau, 1776, and Hymnau Newyddion, 1797. This latter volume contained his well-known hymn 'O tyn y gorchudd yn y mynydd hyn.' Among the works he translated was Thomas Brooks 'Golden Apples for young people, and a
JONES, HUMPHREY (Bryfdir; 1867 - 1947), poet and 'compère' of eisteddfodau poetry during his youth from Richard Jones Owen ('Glaslyn '; 1831 - 1909) and before he was 20 yrs of age he had won several prizes. He was admitted to the Gorsedd of Bards in 1890. He won over 60 bardic chairs, and contributed regularly to Y Geninen and Cymru. He was a very successful eisteddfod 'compere' for many years, noted for his ready wit and control of large audiences. Two volumes of his poetry
JONES, HUMPHREY OWEN (1878 - 1912), chemist
JONES, HUW (1700? - 1782), poet, publisher, and one of the principal Welsh balladists of the 18th century History of a Pennyworth of Sense,' ' Captain Factor,' and ' Discussion between a Protestant and a Dissenter.' In 1759 he edited Dewisol Ganiadau yr oes hon, which included the work of William Wynn (Llangynhafal), Goronwy Owen, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, and others, together with the work of poets not hitherto published, his own amongst them; this book went through five impressions between 1759 and 1827. In 1763
JONES, JAMES IFANO (1865 - 1955), librarian and bibliographer . Dyfnallt Owen's grandmother. He was educated at the Park Board School, Trecynon, popularly known as ' Ysgol y Comin ', which he left at the age of 11 to attend for one year a private school kept by Owen Rees in Seymour Street, Aberdare. He started work at the age of 12 as an apprentice in the printing works of the newspaper Tarian y Gweithiwr. In 1884 he joined as a compositor and proof reader the
JONES, JOHN (Myrddin Fardd; 1836 - 1921), writer, antiquary, and collector of old letters and manuscripts Born on a small homestead called Tan-y-ffordd, in the parish of Llangïan, Llŷn, Caernarfonshire, son of John and Ann Owen. They had five children, three daughters and two sons, namely Owen Jones (Manoethwy) and John Jones (Myrddin Fardd). He married Ann Jones of the Ynys neighbourhood, Eifionydd, and their son was the musician Owen Gough Jones, who was organist of one of the Birmingham churches
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' John Done; by 1639 he was in employ of Sir Hugh Myddelton's son Sir William. He had a good education, including a competent knowledge of Latin and probably some legal training, though the terms in which he declined a legal commission (2 April 1642) from Sir Owen Wynn of Gwydir suggest that he had not fully qualified. He married, before 1639, Margaret, daughter of John Edwards of Stansty, settling on

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