JONES, MARGARET ('Y Gymraes o Ganaan '; 1842 - 1902) traveler and writer
Pseudonym: Y Gymraes O Ganaan
Date of birth: 1842
Date of death: 1902
Spouse: Josey
Gender: Female
Occupation: traveler and writer
Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Travel and Exploration
Author: Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
A native of Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire. She became well known for her travels in foreign lands. She spent a fairly long time in Palestine and in Morocco. A selection of her letters from Palestine to her family were published as Llythyrau Cymraes o Wlad Canaan, 1869, and a description of her experiences in Morocco appeared under the title, Morocco a'r hyn a welais yno, 1883.
She settled in Australia, and married a farmer from that country called Josey. She died 18 October 1902 in Redbank Plains, Queensland, Australia.
Author
- Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
- T. R. Roberts, Eminent Welshmen: a short biographical dictionary of Welshmen... from the earliest times to the present (1908)
- H. Blackwell, NLW MS 9263A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
- Y Tyst, 10 December 1902
Sources
- Eirian Jones, The Welsh Lady from Canaan: The Adventures of Margaret Jones on Five Continents (Y Lolfa 2012)
Further reading
- John Thomas, [Miss Margaret Jones (Y Gymraes o Gaanan, -1902)]
- John Thomas, [Miss Margaret Jones (Y Gymraes o Gaanan, -1902)]
Images
- Wikidata: Q20738132
Additional Links
Published date: 2001
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