JONES, Margaret Charlotte (elder dau. of sir George Campbell of Edenwood, Fifeshire). b. 1825. (m. (1) 28 July 1845 at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, David Jones of Pantglos, Carmarthen, M.P. co. Carmarthen 1852–74; m. (2) 10 Feb. 1870 sir Richard George Augustus Levinge, baronet of Knockdrin castle, co. Westmeath); an exhibitor at Exhibition of Water colours; author of Scattered leaves, or twilight trifles 1853; Lottery, a tale 1858. d. Lowndes sq. London 5 Nov. 1871. The Court Album (1854), portrait.
JONES, Maria B. (dau. of Charles Jones, actor, and of Mrs. C. Jones of theatre royal, Brighton). b. 1846; first appeared on the stage at Bradford; leading lady of Prince of Wales theatre, Liverpool 3 seasons; first appeared in London at Olympic theatre as Florence Conway, in Tom Taylor’s Handsome is that handsome does 3 Sep. 1870; leading lady at Surrey theatre 1871; at Drury Lane, Sep. 1872 as the Lady of the Lake. (m. July 1871 Francis Charles Philips of 2nd foot). d. London 11 Feb. 1873. bur. Brompton cemetery 18 Feb. Era 16 Feb. 1873 p. 11, 23 Feb. p. 11.
JONES, Michael (2 son of Michael Jones of Caton, Lancashire). b. 1774; barrister L.I. 13 May 1809; collected books and MSS. and materials for pedigrees of R.C. families; claimed that the ancient barony of Scrope was vested in his family 1815. d. 1851 or 1852. Gillow’s English Catholics, iii 668–70 (1887).
JONES, Nathaniel. Entered Bengal army 1815; lieut. col. of 58 Bengal N.I. 12 Aug. 1847, of 17 N.I. 1850, of 49 N.I. 1853, of 64 N.I. 1855–46; colonel 49 Bengal N.I. 31 May 1857 to death; M.G. 30 May 1859. d. Murree 21 July 1869.
JONES, Oliver John. b. 15 March 1813; entered navy 7 Sep. 1826; captain 29 Sep. 1855, retired R.A. 25 Aug. 1873; author of Recollections of a winter campaign in India. 1859. d. Westfield house, Bramston, Northants. 11 Jany. 1878.
JONES, Owen (only son of Owen Jones, antiquary 1741–1814). b. 148 Upper Thames st. London 15 Feb. 1809; ed. Charterhouse; pupil of Louis Vulliamy 1825–31; travelled in the East and took much notice of Arabic decorations 1833 and 1837; superintendent of works of Great Exhibition 1851 and helped to decorate and arrange the building; joint director of decoration of Crystal palace 1852 and designer of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Alhambra courts; employed in decorating private houses; decorated palace of viceroy of Egypt; architect of St. James’ hall, London 1857; exhibited 12 architectural drawings at R.A. 1831–61; gold medal of R. Instit. of B.A. 1857; author of Plans, elevations, etc. of the Alhambra 2 vols. 1842–5; The polychromatic ornaments of Italy 1846; The grammar of ornament 1856, another ed. 1865; One thousand and one initial letters 1864. d. 9 Argyll place, Regent st. London 19 April 1874. bur. Kensal green. Practical Mag. iii 400 (1874), vii 257–60 (1877), portrait; Graphic, ix 433 (1874), portrait; I.L.N. xix 487, 508 (1851) portrait, lxiv 445, 446 (1874) portrait.
JONES, Owen (son of John Thomas of Y Gaerwen Bach, in parish of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesea). b. 15 July 1806; a farm servant, then a schoolmaster; a lay methodist preacher about 1827; pastor successively at Llangoed, Mold 1833, Manchester 1844 and Llandudno 1866; ordained 1842; preached 12,000 times and left 6000 manuscript sermons; Welsh editor for Messrs. Blackie of Glasgow 1867 to death; author, translator or editor of 40 works in Welsh. d. Llandudno 10 Oct. 1889. Bye Gones relating to Wales for 16 Oct. 1889 p. 240.
JONES, Rice. Second lieut. R.E. 1 Feb. 1806, captain 1814, placed on h.p. 1 Feb. 1819; captain R.E. 18 Nov. 1820, col. 9 Nov. 1846 to death; present at passage of the Douro and capture of Oporto; K.H. 1834. d. Gibraltar 20 March 1854.
JONES, Richard (son of a builder). b. Birmingham 1779; ed. for an architect; acted in Lichfield, Birmingham and other towns to 1799; appeared at Crow st. theatre, Dublin 20 Nov. 1799 and remained in Ireland till 1807; made his début in London at Covent garden as Goldfinch in The road to ruin 9 Oct. 1807, the original Count Ignatio in Dibdin’s Two faces under one hood 17 Nov.; played the Copper Captain in Rule a wife and have a wife, at the Haymarket 5 June 1809; became a most popular comedian and was always known as Gentleman Jones; the best Roderigo on the stage; gave an entertainment called a Carnival, which was not successful; last appeared on stage 3 June 1833; a teacher of elocution, especially for the pulpit 1833 to death; author of The Green man, a comedy played at the Haymarket 15 Aug. 1818; Too late for dinner, a farce, Covent Garden 22 Feb. 1820; The School for gallantry, a comedy; Peter Fin’s trip to Brighton, a farce; and with Theodore Hook, of Hoaxing. d. 14 Chapel st. Belgrave sq. London 30 Aug. 1851. bur. St. Peter’s ch. Pimlico. Oxberry’s Dramatic Biog. ii 181 (1825), portrait; Monthly Mirror, Aug. 1809 pp. 67–9, portrait; Mark Boyd’s Reminiscences of 50 years (1871) 251–67.
JONES, Richard (son of Richard Jones, solicitor). b. Tunbridge Wells 1790; ed. at Caius coll. Camb., B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819; C. of Brasted, Kent 1822–33; professor of political economy, King’s coll. London 1833–5; professor of political economy and history in Haileybury coll. 1835 to death; commissioner under tithe commutation act 183– to 1851; sec. to capitular commission 1851–3; third Charity estate commissioner 24 Oct. 1853 to death; author of An essay on the distribution of wealth and on the sources of taxation 1831; A few remarks on the proposed commutation of tithes 1833; Remarks on the government bill for the commutation of tithes 1836, 2 ed. 1836; Remarks on the manner in which tithe should be assessed to the poor’s rates 1838, to which there were 4 replies; Text book of lectures on the political economy of nations. Hertford 1852. d. East India coll. Haileybury 26 Jany. 1855. G.M. xliii 316–7 (1855); Illustrated Mag., Aug. 1855 pp. 95–104; Literary remains of R. Jones (1859), portrait.