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- 1826-1863 (Creation)
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Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
3 folders, 3 envelopes, 16 vols., 1 bundle
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Name of creator
Biographical history
John Jones, a Unitarian minister and schoolteacher, was born in Llanarth, Ceredigion in 1802. He was educated at the Davis Castellhywel School and the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, 1925-1927. In 1831 he set up a school at Cribyn in conjunction with the Rev. Rees Davies and, in 1833, was inducted minister of Hen Dŷ Cwrdd Unitarian chapel, Aberdare. He also opened a secondary school at Heol-y-felin and published numerous works.
In 1834 he married Anne Rees of Gilgellisaf, near Lampeter. Rees Jenkin Jones was their son. John Jones died in Aberdare in 1863.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The group mainly comprises papers, 1826-1863, relating to the Rev. John Jones's work as a schoolmaster and Unitarian minister.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into five series: correspondence, 1829-1863; diaries, 1836-1859; sermons, 1826-1833; Pantydefaid congregation, 1833; and Welsh periodicals, 1838-1842.
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Language and script notes
Welsh, English
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Note
Preferred citation: FJ
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- Jones, John, 1802-1863 -- Archives (Subject)