William Wynn Jones

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William Wynn Jones

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Wynn-Jones's five siblings included The Rev. Matthew Kenneth Jones (b. 1891), Rector of [[St Andrew's Anglican Church, Roseville]], Australia,The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July 1947, p.4, New Bishop Appointed who was taken prisoner, to the P.O.W. Camp Changi, at the fall of Singapore whilst serving as senior chaplain to the Commonwealth armed forces in Malaya;The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January 1943, p.9, Assistant Bishop's Consecration Major Eric Ford Jones {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MC}} (b. 1889) of the [[Royal Field Artillery]]; Cyril Jones (b. 1891) who emigrated to [[Victoria, British Columbia]]; and Jenny Jones (b. 1901).
Wynn-Jones's five siblings included The Rev. Matthew Kenneth Jones (b. 1891), Rector of [[St Andrew's Anglican Church, Roseville]], Australia,The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July 1947, p.4, New Bishop Appointed who was taken prisoner, to the P.O.W. Camp Changi, at the fall of Singapore whilst serving as senior chaplain to the Commonwealth armed forces in Malaya;The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January 1943, p.9, Assistant Bishop's Consecration Major Eric Ford Jones {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MC}} (b. 1889) of the [[Royal Field Artillery]]; Cyril Jones (b. 1891) who emigrated to [[Victoria, British Columbia]]; and Jenny Jones (b. 1901).


Wynn-Jones's father Matthew Tertius Jones committed suicide, using Prussic acid which he claimed to need to kill a dog, during February 1912. He left a note to his wife that asserted that he had treated her badly and been a poor father to his children.
Wynn-Jones's father Matthew Tertius Jones committed suicide, using Prussic acid which he claimed to need to kill a dog, during February 1912. He left a note to his wife that asserted that he had treated her badly and that he had been a poor father to his children.


Wynn-Jones's paternal uncle was the [[Chile|Vice-Consul for Chile]]{{London Gazette|issue=28726|page=3991|date=6 June 1913}} and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce Edwin Price Jones (1855 - 1924). Wynn-Jones's cousins included the [[maritime transport|international chartered shipbroker]] [[Ernest William Jones]], who inherited M. Jones and Brothers (1856 - 1942), and the same's son the choral educator [[James William Webb-Jones]];{{cite book|chapter=WEBB-JONES, James William (1904–1965)|title=Who's Who, Oxford Index|publisher=Oxford University Press|url= http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U49421?rskey=nXcB43&result=1}} and the prominent gynaecologist [[Arthur Webb-Jones]].1851–1901 inc. Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851–1901 inc. Kew, Surrey, England: Records for Ernest W Jones: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO)
Wynn-Jones's paternal uncle was the [[Chile|Vice-Consul for Chile]]{{London Gazette|issue=28726|page=3991|date=6 June 1913}} and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce Edwin Price Jones (1855 - 1924). Wynn-Jones's cousins included the [[maritime transport|international chartered shipbroker]] [[Ernest William Jones]], who inherited M. Jones and Brothers (1856 - 1942), and the same's son the choral educator [[James William Webb-Jones]];{{cite book|chapter=WEBB-JONES, James William (1904–1965)|title=Who's Who, Oxford Index|publisher=Oxford University Press|url= http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U49421?rskey=nXcB43&result=1}} and the prominent gynaecologist [[Arthur Webb-Jones]].1851–1901 inc. Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851–1901 inc. Kew, Surrey, England: Records for Ernest W Jones: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO)
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