Welsh Methodist Ministers Anglesey

[SmithyNZ]

Hello,

Can anyone guide me on the best way to find information on Welsh Methodist ministers from the late 1700s / early 1800s?
I've tried all sorts of things but to no avail.
I'm specifically looking for anything on David Jones who was born in the 1770s (I think) in Anglesey and later in life lived in Dwyran but had also been in Ty Newydd and perhaps LLanidan or LLanbeblig. He is a direct ancestor.
I'm on the other side of the world in New Zealand so visiting anywhere to research is not an option.
Any assistance much appreciated.

[chempat]

Just to start - how did you find the information on David Jones being a Methodist minister?

What sort of things have you tried to no avail?

Also, are you aware that there are responses to your Gledhill posting?

[SmithyNZ]

Hi,

A handwritten note in some family papers left by a now deceased relative indicated that David Jones had been a minister in Dwyran, as well as being a small scale merchant.

At this stage I've attempted to find info via Methodist Church websites, archives, newspapers, historical articles and the like without success.

Re the Gledhill reference - I know I had one reply - are there others? I do have a wee bit of difficulty in knowing how to navigate around this site.

Thanks.

[rosie99]

Re the Gledhill reference - I know I had one reply - are there others? I do have a wee bit of difficulty in knowing how to navigate around this site.

Thanks.

This is the link to your Gledhill post which you did not respond to https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=810913.

You can see any of your posts that you have not read by selecting 'new replies' at the top of this page

[Gibel]

Dwyran Calvinistic Methodist Chapel appears to possibly  be still in existence. Have you contacted them? They may well have a list of their ministers. From what I can see online they still have some of their own records and others are at Anglesey Record Office.

Their is a post from 2011 on the Anglesey Roots Chat from from 2011 about this chapel. I’m sorry bunt I have no idea how to link it to this post.

[Gibel]

When and where did David Jones die? Who, when and where did he marry? On his children’s baptisms what is given as David’s occupation?

[Gibel]

If the chapel I found is the correct one you are looking for Calvinistic Methodist chapels in the other places. Is that correct?

[spendlove]

Hi,

When researching this sort of info., it is useful to look in old books many of which can be found on
archive.org

This is connection to such a book, which contains info re David Jones of Llangan

https://archive.org/details/MN5137ucmf_2/page/n89


When connection opens there is a search box on right hand side. “Search inside”.  Enter David Jones
Blue markers will appear to indicate on which page this appears.

Book Title:-

Biographical Dictionary of Ministers and Preachers of the Welsh Calvanist Methodist Body or Presbyterians of Wales.

Spendlove

[hanes teulu]

Welsh Journals on line  http://journals.library.wales

Y cylchgrawn 1 April 1879 ( a Welsh language, monthly, religous periodical serving the Calvinist Methodist denomination).
In an article describing the funeral of the Rev. W. Jones of "Brynceinwen, Dwyran, Mon" in February that year it mentions

"... This is the most numerous funeral procession seen in Dwyran since the burial of the Rev. David Jones, 26 years ago ...".

Most of the responses I've had are in Welsh and I haven't got a lot of time at the moment to go thru' them. Does the above fit with what you know about "your" David Jones?