JONES, John Wynne (2 son of rev. Hugh Jones). b. 1805; ed. at Jesus coll. Oxf., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1829; R. of Heneglwys, Anglesey 1844–68; canon and archdeacon of Bangor 1863–86; V. of Bodedern, Anglesey 1868 to death. d. Chester 8 Feb. 1888.
JONES, Joseph (son of rev. David Jones of Longham, Gloucester). b. 1782; ed. at Jesus coll. Oxf., B.A. 1803, M.A. 1807; P.C. of Repton, Derbyshire 1843 to 1856; author of Family devotions, a course of prayers 1820; Serious musings 1822; Moral hours, a poem 1823; Osborne or the country gentleman, a tale 1833; An essay on episcopacy 1839; The books of psalms, with reflections 1846; Spiritual piety, meditations of the Christian in hours of retirement 1855, and upwards of 40 other books. d. Repton, in Oct. 1856. S. A. Pear’s Sermon on late rev. J. Jones (1856).
JONES, Joseph. J.P. for West Riding of Yorkshire; resided at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire; sheriff of Worcs. 1874. d. Abberley hall, Stourport, Worcestershire 15 Oct. 1880, will proved 3 Jany. 1881, personalty under £500,000 in the United Kingdom.
JONES, Joseph. Always known as the eccentric Joey Jones; a well known attendant on race courses and at prize fights, where his sayings and doings amused all classes of society; he was often fortunate in making money on horses; a master of the ceremonies at benefits and other sporting meetings; the oldest knight of the Royal Antidiluvian order of Buffaloes. d. 19 April 1889. Sporting Life 20 April 1889 p. 7; Illust. sporting news, iii 129, 132 (1864), portrait.
JONES, Joseph David (son of a farmer and local preacher). b. Bryncrugog, parish of Llanfair-Caereinion, Montgomeryshire 1827; held singing classes at Towyn, Merionethshire 1848–57; in charge of the British school, Ruthin 1857–66; kept a private school at Ruthin 1866 to death; published Perganiedydd 1847, a collection of congregational tunes; Tonau ac Emynau 1868, a collection of hymns and tunes; composer of Riflemen form, a new song. Ruthin 1862; Llys Arthur or Arthur’s court, a cantata 1864. d. Ruthin 17 Sep. 1870.
JONES, Latimer Maurice (son of rev. Thomas William Jones, P.C. of Llanybri). b. 8 July 1833; ed. at Lampeter coll., B.D. 1864; V. of St. Peter’s, Carmarthen 1863 to death; proctor to lower house of convocation 1874; travelled in Palestine and on his return lectured on Egypt and the Holy Land 1874; author of The Welsh people and the Welsh tongue 1862. d. Carmarthen 11 Oct. 1877. The Carmarthen Journal 12 Oct. 1877 p. 5, 19 Oct. p. 5.
JONES, Lestock Boileau. Entered Bengal army 16 July 1842; captain 56 Bengal N.I. 9 March 1852; deputy judge advocate general Peshawur 27 April 1857; commandant 3 Punjab cavalry 11 Nov. 1859 to death; col. in the army 16 July 1873. d. Hampstead 5 May 1879.
JONES, Lewis. b. Penponpren, Cardiganshire 14 Feb. 1793; a master at Clitheroe gram. sch. Lancashire; P.C. of Llandevaud, Monmouthshire 1822–52; V. of Almondbury, Yorkshire 13 March 1823 to death; P.C. of Meltham, Yorkshire 1829–38; instrumental in erecting 14 churches in Almondbury 1822–66. d. Almondbury 26 Aug. 1866. Hulbert’s Annals of Almondbury (1882) 49, 64, 79, 452–4, 592.
JONES, Lloyd. b. Bandon, co. Cork, March 1811; a fustian-cutter at Manchester 1827–37; joined a co-operative society in Salford 1829; chief advocate of Robert Owen’s plan of village communities; the best public lecturer and debater of his day; had a chief part in organisation and development of co-operative movement 1837 to death; pres. of the Oldham congress 1885; established the Leeds Express 1857; an editor of the London Reader 1863; editor of Miner’s Watchman and labour sentinel 1878; author of Life, times and labours of Robert Owen 1889 and of many pamphlets; author with J. M. Ludlow of The progress of the working classes 1867. d. 23 May 1886. Notice of life of Lloyd Jones (1885); L. Jones’s Life of R. Owen (1889), memoir.
JONES, Loftus Francis. Second lieut. 95 rifles 7 Feb. 1811, lieut. 1812, placed on h.p. 25 Dec. 1818; lieut. 59 foot 1822; lieut. 2 foot 1823; lieut. 96 foot 1824, captain 9 March 1834, placed on h.p. 14 Jany. 1848; major 62 foot 2 Nov. 1849 to 23 May 1851; lieut. col. 2 West India regiment 23 May 1851 to death; served in the Peninsula, June 1811 to end of the war 1814. d. St. Vincent, West Indies 13 Feb. 1853.