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JONES, EVAN (Gurnos; 1840 - 1903), Congregational and Baptist minister, poet, critic, lecturer, and eisteddfod conductor Born 14 April 1840 at Hendrelywarch (others say Penrhipyn), Gwernogle, Carmarthenshire, the son of John and Mary Jones. The family removed to Ystalyfera about 1848. Within two years his mother died, and he lost his father five years later. He was educated at a school kept by the Rev. Daniel Evans at the Plough and Harrow in Gwernogle, and at the works school at Ystalyfera. He became interested in
JONES, EVAN DAVID (1903 - 1987), librarian and archivist friendly and relaxed department. His small staff coped nobly with listing the massive influx of archives. If there was a fault, it might be seen in the belatedness of his recognition of the value of indexes; material to his attitude to indexes - such, at least, was the popular belief - was the fact that he himself scarcely needed them, so formidable were his powers of memory. E. D. Jones succeeded Thomas
JONES, Sir EVAN DAVIES (1859 - 1949), 1st baronet, of Pentower, Fishguard, civil engineer, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire Born 18 April 1859, elder son of Thomas Jones, sea-captain, of Pentower, Fishguard, and Martha Philipps, his wife. He was educated at Fishguard national school, privately, and at University College, Bristol. Deciding to become a civil engineer he worked on the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester Ship Canal, eventually becoming a partner, and, later, managing director of Topham, Jones, & Railton, a
JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor Ezzelina Samuel, the daughter of one of Gwen's father's co-workers, who tragically died at the age of 24 in 1919. Gwen and her sisters had a secure and happy childhood and the family were an integral part of the vitality that was the hallmark of village life at the time. When Gwen was eight this happiness was cruelly shattered by the death of her mother, an experience which was to influence her
JONES, FRANCIS WYNN (1898 - 1970), statistician and writer Born in Branas Lodge, Llandrillo, Meironnydd, 15 January 1898, second of 4 sons of Thomas Francis and Catherine (née Edwards) Jones. He received his early education at Bala grammar school but went to London, aged 16, to work as a Post Office clerk before joining the army in 1916. He was reported missing in March 1918 but was afterwards found to be a prisoner of war. He enrolled in the University
JONES, GEORGE DANIEL (1877 - 1955), master printer Born 1877 in Lampeter, Cardiganshire, the son of Daniel and Margaret (née Rees) Jones, Red Lion Fach, later of Harford Row, Lampeter, Cardiganshire. George was apprenticed to T.L. Davies, Caxton Press, Lampeter and thereafter joined the staff of a well-known firm of printers at Gloucester as an improver. Within a few years, on the advice of J. Gwenogvryn Evans, he joined the Oxford University
JONES, GLADYS MAY (1899 - 1960), pianist, composer and producer of light programmes on radio Born 16 February 1899 in Newport, Monmouth, the only child of Thomas John Jones, stationmaster of Newport and his wife Beatrice. When she was 8 yrs old D. Vaughan Thomas heard her playing the piano at an eisteddfod and he suggested to her mother that she had a brilliant future as a pianist provided she was sent to a competent teacher. At the age of 10 she was appointed organist of Mynydd Seion
JONES, GRIFFITH (1683 - 1761), cleric and educational reformer Born at Pant-yr-efel, Cwmhiraeth, Penboyr, Carmarthenshire, 1683; christened 1 May 1684, son of John ap Gruffydd and Elinor John. Educated in the village school, he afterwards became a shepherd. He then determined to be a clergyman, and, after some preparation, entered Carmarthen grammar school, under John Maddocks. About 1707 he applied for ordination, and, according to John Evans of Eglwys
JONES, GWILYM EIRWYN (EIRWYN PONTSHÂN; 1922 - 1994), carpenter, entertainer, nationalist Eirwyn Pontshân was born on 31 August 1922 at Preswylfa, Talgarreg, the son of Mary Theodosia Jones. He had a sister, Margaret Irene (Magina) Jones (later Thomas). The greatest influence on him in his childhood was his grandmother, Ruth Jones, Mynachlog. At the age of over eighty she published her autobiography, Atgofion Ruth Mynachlog (Gwasg Gomer 1939). Eirwyn left the local school at the age
JONES, GWILYM RICHARD (Gwilym Aman; 1874 - 1953), musician, conductor of choirs and singing festivals, hymnist . Jones was given music lessons by Joseph Parry, then choirmaster at Ebenezer Independent chapel, Swansea. In Brynaman, there was a famous choir, conducted by John Jones (Pen-crug) and with David Vaughan Thomas as the accompanist; this rich musical tradition was an inspiration to a young musician like Gwilym R. Jones who was born to be a conductor of choirs. The first post he held was choirmaster at
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator Gwilym T. Jones was born on 27 June 1908 at 21 Penlan Street, Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, the eldest of five children of William Thomas Jones (1877-1960), painter and decorator, and his wife Margery Lilian (1880-1953). The family were members of Salem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Pwllheli, where Gwilym later became a deacon. He was educated at Troedyrallt Elementary School, Pwllheli County School
JONES, HARRY LONGUEVILLE (1806 - 1870), archaeologist and educationalist Harry Longueville Jones was born in Piccadilly, London, on 16 April 1806, the eldest of three children (and only son) of Edward Jones (1774-1815), linen draper and his wife Charlotte Elizabeth (née Stephens, 1784-after 1832). Jones had Welsh connections through his paternal grandfather, Captain Thomas Jones of Wrexham, killed in a duel in 1799, who had added the name Longueville on succeeding to

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