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.
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.