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JONES, GRIFFITH HUGH (Gutyn Arfon; 1849 - 1919), musician
JONES, GRIFFITH RHYS (Caradog; 1834 - 1897), conductor of a once well-known South Wales choir, 'Côr Caradog'
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator Assistant Solicitor of Caernarfonshire County Council. In 1942, he was appointed Deputy Clerk of Caernarfonshire County Council, and in 1945 Clerk of the Council. Whilst a student at Bangor, he met Marion Hughes from Llanelli, who was studying in the Department of Welsh. They married in 1940, and made their home at 'Penlan', 2 Llys Meirion, Caernarfon. They had three sons: Geraint (b. 1942), who died of
JONES, HUGH (1831 - 1883), Baptist minister and college principal sufficiently educated for a preacher, he attended school at Llanrhuddlad for fifteen months, and in June 1853 was accepted for four years at the Haverfordwest Baptist College. He married, in 1858, Catherine, only daughter of John Hughes, Llangollen; there were thirteen children of the marriage. His first intention was the mission field, but he was persuaded to give up the idea and consequently accepted the
JONES, HUW (1700? - 1782), poet, publisher, and one of the principal Welsh balladists of the 18th century another book, Diddanwch teuluaidd, edited by Huw Jones, made its appearance; this included the works of the Anglesey poets - Goronwy Owen, Lewis Morris, Hugh Hughes, and others. It was printed in London. A 2nd impression appeared in 1817 (Caernarvon), and a 3rd in 1879 (Liverpool). Huw Jones did his people a great service as a bookseller and editor of books. He tramped the fairs and markets of the
JONES, JENKIN (bu farw 1689) Kilgerran, captain in the Parliamentary army, Puritan preacher, Independent He dwelt at Rhos-y-Gilwen in the lower reaches of the parish, and came into prominence in 1656 as a supporter of the Protectorate of Cromwell by signing his name on the Humble Representation and Address. In Restoration times he secured, through Stephen Hughes, a licence under the Declaration of 1672 to preach in his own house; his followers were few, according to the report of Henry Maurice in
JONES, JOHN (1837 - 1906), minister (Presb.) and writer Born December 1837, son of George Jones, Abercin (Abercain), Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire, see Caernarvonshire Historical Society Transactions, 1945, 46-8, 54, and the chart in J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 211 (although this particular branch of the pedigree is not included in it). He served in drapers' shops in Caernarfon and London, but he began to preach and went to Bala College in 1861. He was
JONES, JOHN (c. 1578-1583 - 1658?) Gellilyfdy, Loveday, Ysgeifiog, calligrapher and transcriber of manuscripts . It has been suggested that John Jones ' transcripts came to Vaughan in repayment for loans made by the latter to the transcriber. The exact date of John Jones's death has not been ascertained, but it is possible that he was alive in 1658. (Drafts of letters from Robert Vaughan to 'Mrs. Jones of Kelliloveday' and to her father, Peter Griffith, Caerwys, are in Peniarth MS 270.)
JONES, JOHN (1766? - 1827), classical scholar and Unitarian divine Born at Wernfelen near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, the son of a farmer. When about 14 years of age, he entered Christ College School, Brecon, then under David Griffith (1726 - 1816), and remained there until 1783. He later became a divinity student at Hackney College, London. In 1792 he became assistant tutor at the Presbyterian Academy at Swansea, but left in 1795, when he became minister of
JONES, JOHN (1786 - 1865), printer and inventor and Bangor). John Jones produced the smallest books ever printed in Welsh; but his printing masterpieces were Mawl yr Arglwydd by John Ellis (1816) and Gronoviana (1860), the first edition of the complete works of Goronwy Owen. These poems were collected by John Jones' son Edward (1826-81), father of Griffith Hartwell Jones, author of Celtic Britain and the Pilgrim Movement (1915). John Jones who
JONES, JOHN (1790 - 1855), printer and publisher volume (1829) commemorating Thomas Hughes (1758 - 1828) and Thomas Edwards, Calvinistic Methodist ministers in that city; and also a monthly, Y Pregethwr (1835-1845?). He himself was, in 1821, recognized as a C.M. lay preacher and, as an elder, was one of the signatories of the C.M. Trust Deed (1826); but in November 1830 was excommunicated for accepting a bribe at the parliamentary election of that
JONES, JOHN DAVID RHEINALLT (1884 - 1953), philanthropist, founder and Director of the South African Institute of Race Relations Born 5 July 1884 in Llanrug, Caernarfonshire, the youngest son of John Eiddon Jones and Sarah Jones. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, but in 1897 became a boarder at David Hughes' grammar school, Beaumaris. It was there, in 1900, that he won a School Certificate in English, history, arithmetic, Latin, Welsh (with distinction). He emigrated to South Africa in October 1905. According to

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