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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, EVAN (Ieuan ap Iago, Iago ap Ieuan; 1809 - 1878), author of the words of 'Hen Wlad fy Nhadau' Pontypridd) and Mountain Ash; he also lived for a time with his son at the Swan Hotel, Aberaman. He died 11 January 1902 at 6 Hawthorne Terrace, Aberdare, and was buried in the Aberdare cemetery. A memorial to father and son, the work of Sir William Goscombe John, R.A., was unveiled in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd, 23 July 1930.
JAMES, FRANK TREHARNE (1861 - 1942), solicitor, art connoisseur Merthyr Museum Committee. He became a M.B.E. in 1919. He died on 15 February 1942. A bronze bust of him, by Sir William Goscombe John, is in the National Museum of Wales.
JAMES, ISAAC (1766 - 1840), Calvinistic Methodist preacher Rees averred that he was 'a great preacher, though few thought so'. He died, aged 74, 14 April 1840, and was buried at Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn.
JAMES, JOSHUA (1665 - 1728), one of the earliest ministers of the Baptists received into membership in 1689, but styled ' minister,' as assistant to William Prichard (died 1713) in 1699, and in sole charge after Prichard's death. He was a man of influence in Baptist circles in London and Bristol; he died in August 1728, aged 63, and was buried at Llanwenarth.
JAMES, THOMAS (Llallawg; 1817 - 1879), clergyman, antiquary, and eisteddfodwr Born 21 August 1817 at Manordivy, north Pembrokeshire. Ordained deacon in 1840 (and priest, 1841), his first curacies were in Much Wenlock and Derby. Persuaded by Lewis Jones (Almondbury) he went to Yorkshire in 1846 and was vicar of All Saints, Netherthong, for a period of thirty-three years. He remained single until 1870 when he married Jane, daughter of William Hammett, Appledore Court, Devon
JAMES, THOMAS DAVIES (Iago Erfyl; 1862 - 1927), clergyman, and popular preacher and lecturer , 1892. He was curate of Llanfair Caereinion from December 1891 to October 1896; Northop, Flintshire, 1896-97; and chaplain of the Welsh church of St. Martin, Chester, from 1897 to 1901 when he was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the living of Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire (which was in the gift of the Crown), and he spent the rest of his life there. He succeeded ' Penfro ' (William Morgan) as Dean of
JAMES, THOMAS EVAN (Thomas ap Ieuan; 1824 - 1870), Baptist minister, and author Pontestyll, near Brecon, 1853-6. He also served pastorates at Cwm-bach, Aberdare, 1856-8; Neath, 1858-61; and Glyn-neath, 1861-70. He died 21 June 1870. Amongst his works are Marwnad Joel Jones; Coffadwriaeth y Cyfiawn neu sylwedd pregeth … ar farw Dafydd Jones o Gaerdydd a Stephen Edwards o Rymni; Cofiant … James Davies, gweinidog y Bedyddwyr yn yn Cincinatti, Ohio; Deigryn ar ol Cyfaill … John Jones
JAMES, WILLIAM (1769 - 1847), Methodist and member of the 'Trevecka Family' He died 13 June 1847, aged 78, is recorded here as having been the last survivor of the ' Trevecka Family' established by Howel Harris. Possibly he was the son of the Glamorganshire William James who (with wife and two daughters) entered the Family in 1776.
JAMES, WILLIAM (1833 - 1905), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 15 March 1833 to Thomas and Anne James, Tyn-rhos, Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn, Cardiganshire. He was at the local grammar school, but left at 15 to be a shepherd-boy on his father's farm. The father intended him to become a tanner (at Aberayron) but the leaders of Garn C.M. church, impressed by his diligence in Sunday-school work and with congregational singing, urged that he should train for
JAMES, WILLIAM (1836 - 1908), Calvinistic Methodist minister
JAMES, WILLIAM (1761 - 1845), minister (Congl.) Born on Palm Sunday [15 March] 1761 at Abersŵn, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire. He became a member of Rhyd-y-bont church and began preaching when he was young. He kept school at Glyn Tawe, and then (1785-89) went to 'Carmarthen' academy, which was at the time located in Swansea. He was ordained minister of the churches of Watford and of Trinity, Cardiff, and lived at Ysguborwen farm. About 1826 he

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721 - 732 of 1867 for "William Glyn"