Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES

[ShaunJ]

Looking for information on the ministry of John Grey Jones who was a Calvinistic Methodist minister in Llanfair Caereinion in the late 1870's/ early 1880's. Per the 1881 census he lived in the High Street at that time. 

[Lloydy]

It may be an idea for you to contact the National Library of Wales in Aberyswyth:

The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru/Wales  SY23 3BU
Ffôn/Tel: +44 (0)1970 632 800     Ffacs/Fax: +44 (0)1970 615 709

http://www.llgc.org.uk/dacy/dacy_s003.htm


Good Luck

[The Gardener]

I have a photograph of a non conformist minister in a old family album. Rev Jones of Llanfair Caereinion circa 1880? is this your Rev i wonder?

[ShaunJ]

Hi Gardener,

It's certainly possible that your photograph is of "my" Reverend Jones - right place, right time - any chance that you could scan it and post it on RootsChat? Is he a relative of yours ?

[The Gardener]

It is likely that he is a relative however i have not identified where he fits in yet. you can view the photo at www.llgc.org.uk go to the John Thomas Collection and search for JTH01973. What is your connection with Revd Jones?

[ShaunJ]

Thanks for that - I can't see a family resemblance though !

The family connection is on my wife's side. John Grey Jones married Anne Ellen Thomas in 1879. They had two children - Myfanwy Grey Jones and Idwal Lloyd Jones. Myfanwy is my wife's grandmother.

[ShaunJ]

I think I've been able to identify some of the "Rev Jones" Llanfair Caereinion photographs in the John Thomas Collection:

JTH01973 and JTH01974: Reverend Jones of the Wesleyan Chapel (identified by "W" in the photographers notes)

http://delwedd.llgc.org.uk/delweddau/jth/jth01973.jpg

JTH00113 and JTH00114: Reverend William Jones of the Calvinistic Methodist church (identified by "CM" and "MC" in the photographer's notes). This is John Grey Jones' predecessor

http://delwedd.llgc.org.uk/delweddau/jth/jth00113.jpg

[cennydd]

Came to Llanfair C Sept 1878. married Beaumaris MC chapel 23 Sept b1879

[ShaunJ]

Thanks for your interest, Cennyd. You caused me to look again in the Welsh newspapers and I found this lengthy article in the Cambrian News of 11 October 1878:


http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3309059/3309067/99

(Column 5: "Induction Service" )