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HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer Alun Huws was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, on 26 September 1948, the eldest son of Richard Wynne Hughes (1921-1989) and Catherine Anne Hughes (née Davies, 1920-1972). The family home was in Penrhyndeudraeth. His father worked at Cookes Explosives Ltd., part of the ICI Group, while his mother was a teacher. The couple had one other son, John Wyn Hughes. Alun changed the spelling of his surname to the
HUWS, WILLIAM PARI (1853 - 1936), Independent minister Born 27 September 1853 at Penrhyndeudraeth, son of Gwilym Prysor, a cultured poet and writer. The family moved to Dolwyddelan where he and his brothers, the Rev. G. Parry Hughes (Calvinistic Methodist) of Morfa Nefyn and the Rev. Rowland Hughes of Cardiff, were brought up. After leaving elementary school he worked for a time in the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries, after which he went to Llanrwst
HYWEL ap GRUFFYDD ap IORWERTH (fl. c. 1300-1340) Caernarvonshire (see J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 14-15, 29, 58, 71, 76, 95-6, 136, 228). It may confidently be suggested that Hywel 'y Pedolau' of the legend represents the historical Hywel ap Gruffydd who figures prominently during the early years of the 14th century as a member of that Welsh official class, led by Sir Gruffydd Llwyd in North Wales and Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd in South Wales which showed such
HYWEL GETHIN (fl. c. 1485), poet cent, and beginning of the 16th century (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 129, 170). It is said that he was a genealogist, but no example of such work by him has yet been discovered, nor any further examples of his poetry.
IEUAN ap MADOG ap DAFYDD (fl. c. 1500), poet details of his life are unknown, but some of his work remains in manuscript. This includes poems in praise of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn, and John Puleston, an elegy to the poet Syr Dafydd Trefor, a bardic controversy, or ymryson, with Ieuan Dylyniwr, and a satirical poem to Padrig Wyddel (Patrick the Irishman).
IEUAN LLWYD SIEFFRAI (fl. c. 1599-1619), poet of Rhûg (see the article on that family), which asserts a close relationship between himself and the poet, englynion of praise to Pirs Griffith of Penrhyn, others welcoming Richard Hughes to Penllyn, a cywydd of thanks to Robert Vaughan of Llwydiarth (see article on that family) for welcoming the poet to his home, another begging a sword from Maredudd ap Huw Lewys for Foulkes Holland, and a few
JAMES, EDWARD (1839 - 1904), Congregational minister Born at Llanfachraeth, Anglesey, 12 June 1839, the eldest child of John and Margaret James, and brother of O. Waldo James. He became a member at Bodedern in 1853, and started to preach at Tabernacle, Holyhead, in 1858, under the ministry of William Griffith. In 1859, at the request of his intimate friend William Ambrose (Emrys), Portmadoc, he moved to Gorseddau, near Penmorfa, to conduct
JAMES, THOMAS (Llallawg; 1817 - 1879), clergyman, antiquary, and eisteddfodwr ; she died two years later. An antiquary by inclination, he was F.S.A., and one of the founders of the Cambrian Archaeological Association (Archæologia Cambrensis, 1846, 463-5). He was also one of the pillars of the ' Association of Welsh Clergy in the West Riding of the County of York.' He wrote biographies of Joseph Hughes (Carn Ingli) and Lewis Jones (of Almondbury) and was a frequent contributor
JARMAN, ALFRED OWEN HUGHES (1911 - 1998), Welsh scholar
JARMAN, ELDRA MARY (1917 - 2000), harpist and author months working at Baron Hill, Anglesey, a mansion requisitioned by the government at the beginning of the war. It was around this time that she came to know her husband, Alfred Owen Hughes Jarman (1911-1998), then tutor in the Extramural Department of the University College of North Wales, Bangor. They were introduced by a friend on Jarman's request; he had been captivated when he heard that she
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge Jeffreys's cousin Sir John Trevor (1637 - 1717), another 'protégé.' Bishop Lloyd was, however, disappointed in his hope that as justice of Chester Jeffreys would atone for the slackness of the Denbighshire magistrates (including his nephew Griffith Jeffreys, sheriff 1683) by rigours against local Dissenters; at the Mold assizes of 1682 he quashed proceedings against Philip Henry and let off with a scolding
JEFFREYS, Sir GRIFFITH Acton Hall (bu farw 1695) - gweler JEFFREYS, GEORGE

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