Simon Jones (Lôn) 1 2

Birth Name Jones (Lôn), Simon
Gramps ID I0018
Gender male
Age at Death 79 years, 5 months, 27 days

Narrative

Elizabeth Owen of Talardd is Simon's aunt.
Someone suggests that Thomas Roberts alias Scorpion was apprenticed to Simon, but he grew up in Denbigh and came to Llanuwchllyn later: https://biography.wales/article/s-ROBE-THO-1816

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Religion [E0870]     Calvinistic Methodist rather than Wesleyan or Congregationalist. Piece about the foundation of the chapel in Llanuwchllyn (he's on p616): https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l8PRZ7MVIvIC&dq=%22llan-uwchllyn%22&pg=PA615#v=onepage&q=%22llan-uwchllyn%22&f=false 3
Birth [E0121] 30/10/1774 Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire PB: 30 Oct 1774. 1841 estimates 1775-6, 1851 says 1773-4, obelisk in Llanuwchllyn says aged 80 at death i.e. 1773-4. 1 4 5 6 7
Occupation [E0797] 1807 Pandy Chapel, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire 1807 starts as Sunday school teacher at this new Calvinistic Methodist chapel, one of the first teachers, together with Thomas Ffowc, Owen Edward and Ifan Tomos o'r Ceunant. His two most talented pupils are Thomas Jones, his son, who goes to Utica, and Robert Thomas aka Ap Vychan. Ap Vychan says that Simon Snr. was a Methodist, and Y Pandy was Methodist, i.e. Calvinistic Methodist. Simon Jnr was a Congregationalist. 8a
Occupation [E0087] between 1826 and 1841   Smith. Ap Vychan begins his 2 year 8 month apprenticeship on 1 March 1826 and returns for the winter and spring of 1829/30. 1841 is from the census. 5 9
Occupation [E0879] between 1826 and 1828   Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan) is apprenticed to him.  
Residence [E0468] 1841 Lôn, Castell, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire Simon Lôn 65-69, Mary 70-74, Thomas Jones 14, perhaps (bastard) son of (dead) child, e.g. (given ages) of David (dead), Edward (Sheffield?), Thomas (Utica). or Jane (dead). Could also be son of Richard Cadwalader of Ty Coch and Sarah Williams, named in 1829 bastardy bond. 5
Occupation [E0320] 1851   Scythe seller 1
Death [E0019] 26/4/1854 Lôn, Castell, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire Location guessed. Date is from obelisk via LLANGRAV. Another Simon Jones died 11 Mar 1853 aged 79 at Llanycil. 4 10a 6

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John David (Simon) [I0068]20/12/173211/1805
Mother Lowry [I0069]before 1777
    Sister     Gwen David (Simon) [I1380] 26/9/1773
         Simon Jones (Lôn) 30/10/1774 26/4/1854
    Sister     Elizabeth David (Simon) [I1463] 23/6/1776
 
Father John David (Simon) [I0068]20/12/173211/1805
Stepmother Ellin [I0219]
    Half-brother     David Jones [I0070] after 1776 1846

Families

Family of Simon Jones (Lôn) and Mary/Mari Thomas [F0006]
Married Wife Mary/Mari Thomas [I0019] ( * 1768 + 31/10/1852 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage [E0139] 13/11/1797 Llanfor, Merionethshire   11a
Residence [E0319] 1851 Lôn, Castell, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire 77, scythe seller; 88 1
Event Note

Says "Castell".

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
David Jones [I0032]between 1798 and 17991/1833
Edward Jones [I0033]between 1799 and 18007/1846
Thomas Jones [I0034]between 1800 and 18011/6/1847
Jane Jones [I0035]between 1803 and 18045/1833
Simon Jones (Bala) [I0009]180521/2/1873
Margaret Jones [I0036]between 1808 and 18098/1832
Mary Jones [I0037]between 1811 and 18124/1837

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Family Map