Talk:William Jones (haberdasher)

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Did you know... that William Jones bequeathed money to the Company of Haberdashers to found Monmouth School and provide almhouses for people "as blind and lame as it shall seem best to them"?

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The "Golden lectureship" in London[edit]

Does anyone have any idea what that might be? Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:57, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Now answered it myself - see article. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

William Jones, William Jones, and Treowen[edit]

Who knows, I might answer this one myself as well. Does anyone know whether this William Jones was related to William Jones (of Treowen), who was Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1615, and (according to our article) responsible for the building of Treowen House near Dingestow? The will of this William Jones (haberdasher) - here - refers to a bequest of £4000 to his brother's son, William Jones, to be paid when he reached 18. The timing doesn't seem to match up - but Newman says that Treowen was "built for William Jones between c.1615 and 1627", which might fit, and the Treowen website - here - states that "Treowen was probably built in 1627 by William Jones after he inherited a fortune from his uncle, a London merchant" - which again may fit. If anyone has the answer, it will save me further research! Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:40, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ghmyrtle - Six years late unfortunately, so I doubt I've saved you any research. The 2014 history of the school says "it is much more likely he was related to local gentry, the Morgans, to whose coat of arms his own bears striking resemblance; it also seems unlikely that his considerable commercial success could have been achieved without initial capital behind him." So, nothing about the Jones's of Treowen, but local gentry almost certainly.

On a very related matter, I've been doing a bit on the school's entry and have put it up for GA review. I know you hate these - but if you fancied a read and making any suggestions for improvement, that would be much appreciated. Best wishes. KJP1 (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]