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JONES, RICHARD (1771? - 1833), Calvinistic Methodist minister and writer Christened 11 January 1772, the only son of John and Margaret Prichard of Coed-cae-du, in the parish of Llanystumdwy. He went for a few short terms to the school kept by Robert Jones of Rhos-lan (1745-1829) at Brynengan and afterwards to that kept by John Roberts (1753 - 1834). He also spent two terms as the pupil of Evan Richardson at Llangybi and Brynengan. When he was 14 years of age he had to
JONES, ROBERT (1745 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter and author Born 13 January 1745, son of John and Margaret Williams of Suntur, Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. He was taught to read by his mother, and he attended one of Griffith Jones's circulating schools, kept by Thomas Gough. Robert Jones succeeded in persuading Bridget Bevan to reopen the circulating schools in North Wales, and he himself was a teacher at Llangybi (1766), Beddgelert (1767), Capel Curig
JONES, ROBERT (1806 - 1896), Baptist minister and author Garn, 1842; Bedydd y Testament Newyddyn yn cael ei Amddiffyn, 1846, an answer to William Roberts of Clynnog's book on infant baptism; Casgliad o Hymnau ar Destynau Efengylaidd, 1851, containing 918 hymns, many of them by Robert Jones himself; Ystyriaethau ar Fedydd, 1853; Traethawd ar Babyddiaeth, 1855 - this was the book to which he devoted most time; Gemau Duwinyddol, 1865, a collection of notes
JONES, ROBERT (WILFRID) (1862 - 1929), musician Born 5 July 1862 at Tyddyn-bach, Arthog, Meironnydd, the son of Meredith and Jane Jones. He joined a band when he was quite young and became a competent player of the cornet. He was sent to Chester to receive music lessons from John Owen (Owain Alaw), and stayed there until his teacher died in 1883. After a course of lessons given him by J. H. Roberts he went to the Royal Academy of Music, London
JONES, ROBERT (1891 - 1962), aerodynamicist founders of the science of aerodynamics. He also studied Welsh philology under Sir J. Morris-Jones. An outstanding student, he won several prizes including the R.A. Jones prize in mathematics (1910). In 1911 he graduated with a 2nd-class honours degree in Pure Mathematics, following this with a 1st-class honours degree in Applied Mathematics in 1912. The award of a substantial scholarship (Isaac Roberts
JONES, ROBERT AMBROSE (1848 - 1906), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, and publicist list of over eighty of his letters and articles to the press which appeared between 1876 and his death. They appeared mostly in Y Faner and Y Geninen. Much of his work is also found in the additions to Y Gwyddoniadur. In the year of his death appeared a volume of his 'homilies' (Homiliau), edited by the Rev. Ezra Roberts; another volume appeared in 1909. Yet another collection of his sermons appeared
JONES, ROBERT ISAAC (Alltud Eifion; 1813 - 1905), pharmacist, littérateur and printer Born at Tyddyn Iolyn, Pentrefelin, near Portmadoc. On his mother's side he claimed descent from the family of Roberts of Isallt, Eifionydd, renowned as physicians, and he also claimed special gifts as a physician and veterinary surgeon. He was educated in his home neighbourhood, and about 1831 was apprenticed to a pharmacist at Pwllheli; he was afterwards at Caernarvon and London. At Tremadoc in
JONES, ROBERT LLOYD (1878 - 1959), schoolmaster, children's writer and dramatist Alice Jones, Minffordd (died 1942), and three sons were born to them; (2) in 1944 to Sarah Roberts, Bethesda (died 1962). He died at Tre-garth 3 February 1959 and was buried at Coetmor cemetery, Bethesda.
JONES, ROBERT TUDUR (1921 - 1998), theologian, church historian and public figure Tudur Jones, the son of Thomas Jones, a railway worker, and Elizabeth Jane (neé Williams), a nurse, was born in Tyddyn Gwyn, Llanystumdwy, Eifionydd, Caernarfonshire on June 28 1921. Along with his brother and sister, he was raised in Rhyl, Flintshire. The family were zealous Independents, worshipping regularly at Carmel chapel, under the ministry of Rev T. Ogwen Griffith. The 1904-5 Revival
JONES, SAMUEL (1898 - 1974), journalist, broadcaster and Head of the BBC in Bangor Welsh and History. As a student at Bangor he met Maud Ann Griffith. They were married on 2 September 1933 at the Welsh Wesleyan chapel in Cardiff. Their only child, Dafydd Gruffydd Jones, financial consultant, was born on 4 May 1942. Mrs Maud Jones died on 3 January 1974. On 8 September, 1924 Sam Jones began his teaching career at Harrington Road School, Liverpool. He left Liverpool for Cardiff in
JONES, SAMUEL (1681? - 1719), Dissenting Academy tutor uncles) minister at Nailsworth (Walter Evans in NLW MSS 10327B)]. Samuel Jones was at Abergavenny under Roger Griffith. When Griffith conformed (1702), it is alleged that the Academy was transferred to Knill, Radnorshire, in charge of John Weaver, but this is incorrect - it was to Shrewsbury, under the care of James Owen, that Samuel Jones and the other students removed. On James Owen's death (1706
JONES, SAMUEL (1628 - 1697), Nonconformist minister and schoolmaster Born in the district of Chirk, Denbighshire, son of John Roberts, Corwen - the son taking his father's Christian name as a surname. Nothing is known of his early education. He matriculated in the University of Oxford as from All Soul's College, became a Fellow of Jesus College [ c. 1653 ] and a lecturer there, received holy orders at Taunton, Somerset, and was appointed vicar of Llangynwyd

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