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JARDINE, DAVID (1732 - 1766), Independent minister and head of an academy Wales, 27 February 1757, and was appointed head of the new Academy at Abergavenny, 7 March 1757, with Benjamin Davies (1739? - 1817) as his assistant. Jardine continued to minister to the church at Abergavenny and to be head of the Academy until he died 1 October 1766. He married the daughter of Lewis Jones, Bridgend, Glamorganshire (1702? - 1772). David Jardine was an excellent teacher and many of
JARMAN, ELDRA MARY (1917 - 2000), harpist and author . The fact that the conductor of the band encouraged him to improve by his own invention the accompaniments to the tunes played is an indication of his ability. He assisted Nansi Richards Jones ('Telynores Maldwyn') to learn the harp, but his main pupil was his daughter. Eldra learnt by listening to him play, a few bars at a time, and repeating what she heard, without resorting at all to written
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge Henry's friend Ambrose Lewis, the Puritan schoolmaster who, after conforming in 1662, had come under fresh suspicion - and that despite the panic arising from Monmouth's recent ovation at Chester. After the death of his first wife he married Anne, widow of Sir John Jones of Fonmon, Glamorganshire (son of the Cromwellian 'lord' Philip Jones, 1616 - 1674). The peerage became extinct with his son John, who
JEFFREYS, THOMAS TWYNOG (1844 - 1911), poet his house for more than fifteen years before his death, on his birthday, in 1911. He published in 1904 a small volume of his poetry, Tannau Twynog; and in 1911 a memorial volume, Twynog, appeared, edited by Dyfed (Evan Rees). Thomas Ieuan Jeffreys-Jones was his grandson.
JEFFREYS-JONES, THOMAS IEUAN (1909 - 1967), scholar, lecturer, and warden of Coleg Harlech Born 27 June 1909 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, son of David Jones and Myfanwy his wife, daughter of Thomas Twynog Jeffreys. He received his elementary education in Ystrad Mynach where his father was schoolmaster. Then he went to Lewis' School, Pengam, and in 1928 to the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff. He graduated in 1931 with first-class honours in Economics and
JENKIN, JOHN (Ioan Siengcin; 1716 - 1796), poet and schoolmaster Born at Cwm Du, Llechryd, Cardiganshire, 1716, son of Siencyn Thomas. He learned the boot-maker's craft from his father and followed it at Cardigan until 1754 when he was persuaded by Griffith Jones of Llanddowror to go to Nevern to open a Welsh school. In 1780 this became an English school, but he continued to be its master until at least 1793. He was taught the art of poetry by his father but
JENKINS, ALBERT EDWARD (1895 - 1953), rugby player Born 11 March 1895 at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, he became the town's idol. His talent on the rugby field flowered when he played as full back for the 38th Division during World War I, but it was as a centre for Llanelli club that he came into prominence. Llanelli was the most successful club for a period during the 1920s, with men like Dai John, Ernie Finch and Ifor Jones in its ranks, but it
JENKINS, DAVID (1912 - 2002), librarian and scholar Celtic Studies (vol. 8, 1925-37, 140-5) on the personal and place-names in the poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym. The subject had been suggested to him by his teacher, T. Gwynn Jones, as one who knew the topography and place-names of the area and the result was a study that places the poet and his associations firmly in the commote of Genau'r Glyn, an important step in reclaiming the historical poet. David
JENKINS, DAVID ERWYD (1864 - 1937), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian by Thomas James (1834 - 1915) at Llandysul, and thence to University College, Aberystwyth. In 1893 he became pastor at Llanbadarn-fawr, and in 1895 at Tremadoc (English); there, in 1899, he published Bedd Gelert, Facts and Fancies [see Jones, William (1829? - 1903) ]; he also published several Welsh translations of religious handbooks. He was called in 1901 to the pastorate of the C.M. English
JENKINS, EVAN (1895 - 1959), poet for military service during World War I but apparently worked in a munitions factory. In 1919 he went to the University College, Aberystwyth and graduated B.A. in 1921. It is said in Cofiant Idwal Jones, by D. Gwenallt Jones (D. James Jones ' Gwenallt '), that he and Philip Beddoe Jones, composed cywyddau in a poetic contention when they were students of T. Gwynn Jones. He taught for a period in
JENKINS, HERBERT (1721 - 1772), early Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister Born in Mynydd-islwyn parish, Monmouthshire. According to Bradney (Hist. of Mon., I, ii, 442), his father was Herbert Jenkins and his grandfather that William Jenkins of Aberystruth parish who was curate (and kept school) at Trevethin (Pontypool) from 1726 till 1736. It may be that the parents had 'dissented'; tradition asserts that they were attached to the church of Edmund Jones, and certainly
JENKINS, ISAAC (1812 - 1877), Wesleyan minister . He edited Trysor i Blentyn, 1839-41, Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, 1839-41, and again in conjunction with Thomas Jones, 1857-9, and was one of the founders of Y Winllan, 1848; he was also the author of many articles in Yr Eurgrawn and of a number of books, mostly commentaries, and edited Bywyd a Gweinidogaeth Hugh Hughes, 1856. In addition, he was one of the editors of Casgliad o Hymnau, 1845.

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