James, David Howell (d.1793)
In the parish of Devynock on 12 December 1792 David James assaulted Elizabeth John, single woman, with his hands and a stick beating her to death. He was tried at Breconshire Great Sessions 1793 for murder and found guilty. The Hereford Journal reported his hanging in August that year.
[Mossop]
[Mossop]
James, John (1774-1875)
Born at Buttington Green near Welshpool, he enlisted in the Montgomeryshire Militia in 1798 before moving on to serve with 63rd Regiment of the line, with whom he saw active service under the Duke of York in Holland. He recovered sufficiently from wounds received there to transfer again, this time to the 50th with whom he saw service in Egypt in 1801. He fought at the Battle of Corunna, being present at the death of Sir John Moore, and went on to serve throughout the arduous Peninsular Campaign, being finally discharged in 1813 after serious leg wounds. Throughout this last campaign he was accompanied by his wife. She it was who found him wounded on the battlefield and tended his wounds.
After his discharge from the service he worked as a lock-keeper on the Shropshire Union Canal at Pool Quay. This post he held into his late eighties despite reputed great pain from his war wounds. After his death at over 100 years of age he was buried at Welshpool.
[MW]
After his discharge from the service he worked as a lock-keeper on the Shropshire Union Canal at Pool Quay. This post he held into his late eighties despite reputed great pain from his war wounds. After his death at over 100 years of age he was buried at Welshpool.
[MW]
James, Margaret Ellen (b.1881)
Mother of Mr Godfrey James, proprietor of the Hampton Hotel. Born in 1881 at Mount Pleasant, where her father went to live on being appointed as a railwayman to Llandrindod. After an accident at work when he lost a leg he was transferred to Llangammarch as Station Master. Because he could not get about sufficiently was transferred back to Llandrindod as a signalman where he became known as "Evans the Box". M.E. James moved to Shrewsbury after marrying a farrier and later had a family of four sons and one daughter. Followed a career in public service, first in workhouse management and then in housing administration.
[County Times of 2 Aug 1969]
[County Times of 2 Aug 1969]
Jenkin, David Lloyd (fl.1574)
David Lloyd ap Jenkin was a member of a family who had settled at Berth Llwyd near Llanidloes for generations. His father Jenkin ap Evan ap Philip was Mayor of Llanidloes. David succeeded his father as Mayor and was soon after appointed escheator of Montgomeryshire (an officer appointed by the Lord Treasurer to deal with escheats or cases of property being left when a person dies with no heir). He may also have been deputy steward of the manor of Arwystli. He was appointed one of the attorneys for delivering possession to some of the manor’s trustees by the Earl of Leicester. He was Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1574 and died during a second term in 1587 when his second son Edward Lloyd was his deputy.
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
Jenkins, David (1848-1915)
Born the son of a cooper at Bear House, Trecastle, Breconshire. He was educated locally before being apprenticed to a local tailor. He showed an aptitude for music at an early age through singing in the chapel. In the Welsh language community in which he grew up the natural outlet for his musical talents and enthusiasm was throught the eisteddfodau where he won many prizes. He became involved in the new Tonic Solfa movement teaching himself through a postal course until he was able to follow a course at the branch of the Tonic Solfa College established at Brecon.
He progressed quickly and was the first student in Wales to be awarded the Advanced Certificate. He taught the system himself around the small communities of Breconshire until he 1874 when he enrolled as a student under Joseph Parry at Aberystwyth College. When the department closed down there he was given a job teaching music to trainee teachers. He was very much involved in the musical life of the community, training choirs and instrumental groups and receiving his B.Mus. from Cambridge in 1878. When the University of Wales received its Charter in 1893 and the music department was established he was invited on to its staff serving there until he was appointed Professor of Music in 1910. He was a well known conductor at Cymanfa Ganu and worked hard at improving the musical activities of nonconformist chapels. Many of his own hymn tunes have become standard repertoire through to the present day. He composed many cantatas and oratorios, one of which The Psalm of Life was performed by 2,000 performers at the Crystal Palace. For a number of years he served as the editor of Y Cerddor, in which he wrote articles encouraging higher standards in Welsh musical life.
[Davies; DWB]
He progressed quickly and was the first student in Wales to be awarded the Advanced Certificate. He taught the system himself around the small communities of Breconshire until he 1874 when he enrolled as a student under Joseph Parry at Aberystwyth College. When the department closed down there he was given a job teaching music to trainee teachers. He was very much involved in the musical life of the community, training choirs and instrumental groups and receiving his B.Mus. from Cambridge in 1878. When the University of Wales received its Charter in 1893 and the music department was established he was invited on to its staff serving there until he was appointed Professor of Music in 1910. He was a well known conductor at Cymanfa Ganu and worked hard at improving the musical activities of nonconformist chapels. Many of his own hymn tunes have become standard repertoire through to the present day. He composed many cantatas and oratorios, one of which The Psalm of Life was performed by 2,000 performers at the Crystal Palace. For a number of years he served as the editor of Y Cerddor, in which he wrote articles encouraging higher standards in Welsh musical life.
[Davies; DWB]
Jenkins, Dr J. Emrys (b.1902)
G.P. of Chalfont, Llandrindod Wells. Born at Penarth in 1902, and came to Llandrindod Wells in 1938 and involved himself in public life. Had held posts at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital before coming to Llandrindod Wells to take over the practice of Dr John Murray, OBE. An appointment to Sheriff of Breconshire followed in 1948. President of the North Breconshire Show at Builth Wells in 1947.
[Newspaper cutting with photo, un-named, but dated March 1948 - ]
[Newspaper cutting with photo, un-named, but dated March 1948 - ]
Jenkins, Rev. Evan
Rector of Manafon, Montgomeryshire from 1880 to 1893. He was the son of Thomas Jenkins of Llantrisant in Glamorganshire and graduated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1855. After serving in Flintshire parishes he was appointed to Manafan, arguing with his bishop over the need to provide services in Welsh, Jenkins arguing that few parishioners were monoglot welsh speakers. Bishop Hughes had pointed out the need for Welsh language services when appointing Jenkins and later required him to appoint a curate to help with these, the curate's salary coming out of the living. Jenkins failed to comply and complaints were lodged against him by a parishioner who pointed out that lay readers were actually taking part of the service for him. Disputes with parishioners over promised tithe reductions and his drinking eventually led to further unpopularity and he spent two years his in mental asylums by the arrangement of his family after convictions for drunken behaviour.
On his release he bitterly attacked his family and the Bishop of St. Asaph who, he claimed, had conspired to lock him away in order to get their hands on his money. He was returned to his parish in 1892 but persistent drunkenness and disorderly conduct led to two further convictions and permanent removal from the parish.
[Roger Brown in MC 83]
On his release he bitterly attacked his family and the Bishop of St. Asaph who, he claimed, had conspired to lock him away in order to get their hands on his money. He was returned to his parish in 1892 but persistent drunkenness and disorderly conduct led to two further convictions and permanent removal from the parish.
[Roger Brown in MC 83]
Jenkyns, Caesar August Llewllyn (1866-1941)
Footballer from Builth who played centre half for a number of clubs including Small Heath St Andrews; Walsall and Coventry winning 8 international caps for Wales 1892-1898. After retirement from football, Jenkyns took a public house in Moxley, Birmingham and later served in the police force.
[Davies & Garland]
[Davies & Garland]