JONES, James Felix. Midshipman of the Palinurus in H.E.I. Co.’s navy 14 June 1828; commander 13 Sep. 1847, captain 1 Feb. 1858–62; surveyed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers 1843–8; political agent at Bagdad and consul general in Turkish Arabia 1853; political agent at Bushire in the Persian Gulf 1855–8; F.R.G.S.; contributed to Geographical Mag.; most important of his numerous memoirs are included in Selections from the records of the Bombay government. 1857, new series No. 43. d. Fernside, Church road, Upper Norwood, Surrey 3 Sep. 1878. Geographical Mag., Oct. 1878 p. 264.
JONES, James Rhys, known as Kilsby Jones, (son of Rhys Jones, farmer and preacher). b. Penylan farm near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire 4 Feb. 1813; ed. at Blackburn coll. and Carmarthen coll.; independent minister at Kilsby, Northamptonshire 1840–50; minister at Birmingham, then at Bolton; pastor of Tonbridge congregational chapel, London; preacher at Rhayadr 1857–60, at Caebach, Llandrindod Wells 1868 to death; assumed additional name of Kilsby before 1850; the most popular lecturer in Wales; Welsh editor for William Mackenzie of Glasgow; published Welsh versions of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s progress 1869; A Family Bible 1869; translated many books into Welsh and Welsh books into English; in M. E. Braddon’s Hostages to Fortune 1875 he is described under name of rev. Slingsby Edwards. d. 10 April 1889. bur. Llanwrtyd ch. yard where is monu. Congregational Year book (1890) 156–7.
JONES, John (2 son of Henry Jones). b. Bala, Merionethshire 10 Feb. 1792; ed. at Carmarthen gr. sch. and Jesus coll. and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1817, M.A. 1821; chaplain of Ch. Ch. 1819–43, precentor 1823; P.C. of St. Thomas, Oxf. 1823–41; V. of Nevern, Pembrokeshire 1841 to death; preb. of St. David’s cath. 1848 to death; took a leading part in the Welsh eisteddfods from 1841; known as Tegid; published The book of the prophet Isaiah, a translation 1830, 2 ed. 1842; The New Testament in Welsh 1828, in his own system of spelling, which was not generally popular; transcribed the Mabinogion and other Welsh romances for lady Charlotte Guest, who used his text in her edition 3 vols. 1838–49. d. 2 May 1852. Gwaith Barddonawl. By Tegid (1859), with a memoir.
JONES, John. b. Northamptonshire 1823; beat Edward Hill 1846 and W. Cole 1847; beaten by Joseph Rowe 1849; beat Harry Martin 1850 and G. Crockett £50 a side 15 Oct. 1850; beaten by Mike Madden £50 a side 5 March 1851; beaten by Wm. Hayes £50 a side 2 Dec. 1851 and £200 a side 15 Nov. 1853; fought Edward Donnelly £50 a side at East Tilbury when darkness came on 30 March 1853; beat Donnelly £100 a side at Brandon Heath 1 June 1853; fought Robert Brettle £100 a side at Purfleet 21 Nov. 1854 when darkness came on, a new place was appointed for 25 Nov. when stakes were given to Jones, Brettle having got himself apprehended; struck on the left side of the head by Mike Madden at Long Reach, Kent 11 Dec. 1855 in a 23 round fight for £50 a side lasting one hour and nine minutes, d. Long Reach tavern 12 Dec. bur. Westminster cemet. Brompton 19 Dec. Fistiana (1868) 69, 77; Bell’s Life in London 16 Dec. 1855 p. 7, 23 Dec. p. 7.
JONES, John (eld. child of a small farmer). b. Tanycastell, Dolyddelen, Carnarvonshire 1 March 1796; a farmer, afterwards a quarryman; began to preach about 1820, ordained 1829, one of the greatest of Welsh preachers; known as Talsarn; composed 40 tunes published in Jeduthrum, a collection of Congregational tunes, psalms and hymns, ed. by Morris Davis at Bangor. d. 17 Aug. 1857. bur. Llanllyfni.
JONES, John. b. Llanasa, Flintshire 1788; apprenticed to a cotton-spinner at Holywell 1796–1803; served in the navy 1805–15; worked as a cotton-spinner at Stalybridge, Cheshire 1820 to death; wrote a poetical version of Æsop’s and other fables; author of two poems, The Cotton Mill 1821, The Sovereign 1827; a collection of his works was published as Poems. By John Jones 1826; known as the Welsh bard. d. Stalybridge 19 June 1858.
JONES, John. d. Newborough villas, St. Paul’s road, Highbury park, London 15 Feb. 1861 aged 102. bur. Highgate cemet.
JONES, John. b. London 1796; appeared at Adelphi theatre in an operetta The Conjurer 1816; came out in New York as Mr. Dulcet in Amateurs and Actors, at Niblo’s garden 1828; at Chestnut st. theatre, Philadelphia 28 Nov. 1831 as Felix in Cinderella; sang at Park theatre, New York 1831–44; the leading tenor in La Dame Blanche, Norma and Cinderella; teacher of vocal music 1844 to death; had a pension from Dramatic fund association; composer of The Mellow horn, a popular song. d. New York 1 Nov. 1861.
JONES, John. b. 1788; ed. at univ. of Edinb.; studied at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospitals; M.R.C.S. 1809; founded a self supporting dispensary at Derby; contributed numerous papers to Medical Physical Journal, Provincial Medical Journal, Lancet and Association Journal; author of On self supporting dispensaries, their adaptation to the relief of the poor and working classes 1862. d. 27 Friargate, Derby 23 June 1863.
JONES, John. b. the Harp inn, Llanfairtalhaiarn near Abergele 1810; brought up as an architect; general manager to sir Joseph Paxton; a writer of Welsh words to the old Welsh airs, which are more often sung with his words than with those of any other writer; published 3 vols. of poetry in 1855, 1862 and 1869. d. Falhaiarn 13 Oct. 1869 from the effects of an attempt on his own life. Works of J. Jones in Welsh and English (1855).