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Title: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 13 July 06 11:36 BST (UK)

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. 

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey Jones
Post by: Lloydy on Sunday 16 July 06 17:46 BST (UK)

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 :)

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey Jones
Post by: The Gardener on Monday 14 August 06 14:32 BST (UK)

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?

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 14 August 06 15:32 BST (UK)

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 ?

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: The Gardener on Monday 14 August 06 15:49 BST (UK)

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?

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 14 August 06 16:08 BST (UK)

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.

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 09 June 15 10:23 BST (UK)

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

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: cennydd on Friday 06 November 15 20:02 GMT (UK)

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

Title: Re: Llanfair Caereinion Calvinistic Methodist Minister John Grey JONES
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 06 November 15 20:21 GMT (UK)

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

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