Thomas Gwynn Jones and Arthur ap Gwynn

Thomas Gwynn Jones was born at Gwyndy Uchaf, Betws-yn-Rhos, Denbighshire on October 10 1871, the eldest son of Isaac and Jane Jones. His father was a farmer, but also a Methodist preacher who wrote poetry and prose himself. Christened Thomas Jones, he began taking the name Gwynn (from the name of his home, Gwyndy) from about 1890 onwards, using Gwynvre ap Iwan and other variations as bardic pseudonyms.

Jones received his formal education at the elementary schools of Llanelian, Old Colwyn and Denbigh. He was subsequently taught in mathematics, Latin and Greek by a neighbour, with a view to attending university at Oxford. But his poor health meant that he had to abandon this ambition, leaving him to educate himself.

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