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JONES, THOMAS (1756 - 1820), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Jones of Mold, a devout and wealthy woman who died in 1797 leaving him most of her property; (2) 1804, A. Maysmor of Llanelidan; (3) 1806, Mary Lloyd of Llanrwst. In 1784 he met Thomas Charles of Bala, and their close friendship brought him into touch with the religious world outside Wales and with such movements as the Bible Society, the London Missionary Society, and the circulating schools. He
JONES, THOMAS (1860 - 1932), farmer and poet Born at Tyn-y-gors, Nantglyn, Denbighshire, 10 June 1860, son of Thomas and Margaret Jones - the mother belonging to the Tyn-y-gors family and the father to that of Llidiard-ygwartheg, Cerrig-y-drudion. He was brought up by his grandparents, moving to Tai-isaf in 1872. He had six months schooling at Pentrefoelas and two periods of six months each at Cerrig-y-drudion. He married Mary, daughter of
JONES, THOMAS (1761 - 1831), Calvinistic Methodist minister and Biblical commentator Williams, published in 1770, but the dates show that this cannot be right, and D. E. Jenkins has suggested that Jones was concerned rather with the press-correcting of ' John Canne's Bible,' in the edition published in 1796 to compete with Peter Williams and David Jones's edition of the same work. Thomas Jones became a pillar of Calvinistic Methodism in the town, and was one of the trustees of the 1813
JONES, THOMAS (1756 - 1807), mathematician Born at Berriw, Montgomeryshire, 23 June 1756, an illegitimate child. There remains uncertainty as to his parents. According to the tradition recorded by Williams, Montgomeryshire worthies, he was the illegitimate son of Owen Owen, Llifior, Berriew and there is an entry in Berriew register of baptisms 29 June 1756 'Thomas son of Catherine Evans of Llivior'. (Owen had married the heiress of
JONES, THOMAS (1810 - 1849), Calvinistic Methodist missionary Born 24 January 1810 to Edward and Mary Jones, Tan-y-ffridd, Llangynyw, Montgomeryshire. Originally a wheelwright, he became miller at Llifior, Berriw. About 1835 he began preaching; he was one of the first of Lewis Edwards's students at Bala (1837). Desiring to become a missionary, he offered himself to the London Missionary Society, which however refused to send him to India, thinking that his
JONES, THOMAS (1910 - 1972), Welsh scholar seriously ill in 1965 and heart problems obliged him to take early retirement in 1970. Nevertheless, he continued his work in spite of increasing debility and in 1971-72 he was able to complete his edition of the first part of 'Ystoryaeu Seint Greal', the Welsh translation of La queste del Saint Graal, which was published in 1992. Thomas Jones married Mary (Mair) Sivell in 1947 and they had two daughters
JONES, THOMAS (Canrhawdfardd; 1823 - 1904), preacher, printer, and musician Born 2 July 1823 at Bwlch-y-creigiau, near Nannerch, Flintshire, the son of John and Mary Jones. He learned to read music when quite young; when only 16 he led the singing in the local Wesleyan chapel. He also started to hold music classes in the districts surrounding his home. In 1849 he began to preach with the Wesleyans; in 1851 he moved to a place near Holywell and, from there, to Lixwm. In
JONES, THOMAS (1908 - 1990), trade unionist and Spanish Civil War veteran Although he was a proud Welsh-speaking Welshman, Tom Jones was in fact born in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, on 13 October 1908, the son of a Welsh collier and an English kitchen maid. His father, William Jones, was a native of the Mold area of Flintshire who had moved to Lancashire with his Staffordshire-born wife Mary (née Clayton) because of the higher wages paid at the Bryn Hall colliery
JONES, THOMAS (c. 1622 - 1682), Protestant controversialist Born at Oswestry, the son of John Williams (son of William ap Meredith of Pwllheli), and probably nephew of Henry Williams, town clerk of Oswestry in 1623. His studies at Jesus College, Oxford, interrupted by the Civil War, were resumed in 1646, when on taking the covenant he was awarded a Fellowship at University College by the parliamentary visitors before graduating (B.A. 23 February 1650, M.A
JONES, Sir THOMAS ARTEMUS (1871 - 1943), journalist, judge and historian degree of LL.D. honoris causa by the University of Wales. From 1939 until July 1941 he was Chairman of the North Wales Conscientious Objectors' Tribunal. He was a Parliamentary candidate (Liberal) in Macclesfield (1922), Swansea East (1923) and Keighley (1924). In 1927 he married Mildred Mary, (eldest daughter of T.W. David, Ely Rise, Llandaff), who edited a volume of his articles published
JONES, THOMAS GRIFFITHS (Cyffin; 1834 - 1884), antiquary -singer. In the summer of 1861 he succeeded in founding the Powys Cymreigyddion society, and became its first president. When the Powysland club was formed he became an active member, and contributed to the Mont. Coll. He was a Nonconformist (Independent) and a Liberal. He married, 7 February 1871, Mary Anna, daughter of Samuel Pryce, Gwern-y-pant; they had six children.
JONES, THOMAS GWYNN (1871 - 1949), poet, writer, translator and scholar . Upon his retirement in 1937 he was awarded hon. D. Litt. degrees by the two universities closest to his heart - Wales and Ireland - and made a C.B.E. A special memorial number of Y Llenor (28, 2) was published in 1949. There is a good bibliography to 1937 in Owen Williams, A bibliography of Thomas Gwynn Jones (1938), with a supplement by David Thomas (1956). Both are now superseded by D. Hywel E

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