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Extracted from the Dictionary of Welsh Biography 23/1/2015:
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist; born in Prestatyn, Flints., in 1874, the son of Griffith Eames and his wife Margaret Dowell from Prestatyn. His father was a carpenter who had been apprenticed in Liverpool after working, for a time, on the land in his native Anglesey. He settled in Barrow-in-Furness where he met his future wife as a fellow chorister in the choir conducted born Peter Edwards, ' Pedr Alaw ' (DWB, 193). Margaret Eames insisted on returning to Prestatyn so that the child was born in Wales, although he was raised in Barrow for two years before the family moved to Maes-y-Groes, Prestatyn. William Eames was educated at the church school until he was 12 when he left to work with his father. However, at the age of 17 he became a pupil-teacher at the new British School in Prestatyn. In Oct. 1894, he was one of the first students at the education department of University College Bangor and he studied there for two years. When he had completed his course, he took a post as assistant teacher in the Wesleyan School at Dartford, Kent. He spent two years there and began to write for the press \emdash Illustrated Bits, Sketchy Bits \emdash and for John Hugh Edwards' (see below) Young Wales. He moved to a school in Surbiton and, after two years, accepted in 1900 a post at the Board School, Caernarfon, where he began to use the Welsh language in lessons, against accepted practice but with the support of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. At Caernarfon, Eames established close relations with the leading figures of Welsh journalism, e.g., R. Gwyneddon Davies (DWB, 136, under John Davies, ' Gwyneddon '); Beriah Gwynfe Evans (DWB, 220-1); Daniel Rees (DWB, 823-4); T. Gwynn Jones (see below) and John R. Lloyd, the cartoonist and, later, his brother-in-law. Eames already had an interest in journalism and it is not surprising that the contacts he made at Caernarfon turned his mind towards journalism. When R. Gwyneddon Davies went to America for three months in 1902, he chose Eames to write, in his place, the leading article and a weekly column in the North Wales Observer. In Sept. 1902, Eames left teaching in order to succeed John Thomas, ' Eifionydd ' (DWB, 954-5) as editor of Y Genedl, a post he held until 1907 when he was appointed one of the sub-editors on the Manchester Guardian which he joined in Jan. 1908. He kept his connection with the Guardian after he was appointed financial secretary to the Manchester Stock Exchange. He became the secretary of the Exchange in 1919. Together with the sons of C.P. Scott, he founded in 1920 the Manchester Guardian Commercial Supplement, a commercial weekly, which first appeared in June 1920 and became very popular, especially for its supplements, in the commercial world. This publication was issued up to 1939 and it gave publicity to Charles Tonge's suggestion that white lines should born painted on roads in order to control traffic. Eames settled in Prestatyn when he returned to Wales in 1931 and began to broadcast from the Bangor studios. Sir John Reith appointed him press secretary to the Ministry of Information in 1940; he moved to Cardiff where he became friendly with D.T. Davies (see above) and Caleb Rees (see below), school inspectors. He spoke frequently on the radio from Cardiff. In 1947, he was appointed M.B.E.
He married on 25 July 1902 Jane Myfanwy Hughes, the sister of Howel Harris Hughes (see below) and the author of Llyfr prydiau bwyd (1932). As ' Megan Ellis ', she was the editor of the women's pages in Y Ford Gron and she also broadcast from Bangor and Cardiff. Together, they wrote a novel, Melin y dd?l (1948). William Eames died at Colwyn Bay on 29 Sept. 1958; his wife had died at Cardiff on 23 June 1955.
Bibliography:
The Biographical Index of W.W. Price, Aberd?r (at the National Library of Wales and Aberdare Public Library);
Y Genhinen, 10-15, 1959-65;
Prestatyn Weekly, 4 Oct. 1958;
Office of Population and Census Studies Indexes deaths Oct.-Dec. 1958.
Author:
Evan David Jones, F.S.A., (1903-87), Aberystwyth
http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-EAME-WIL-1874.html?query=william+eames&field=content
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1881 Wales Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 20/1/2015
RG11 Piece 5594 Folio 67 Page 68
Information for John Rich. HUGHES
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Monmouth, Wales
Civil Parish: Holyhead
County/Island: Anglesey
Country: Wales
Street address: 13 Stanley Crescent
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Welsh Calvanistic Minister
Registration district: Anglesey
Sub registration district: Holyhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Piece: 5594
Folio: 67
Page Number: 68
Household Members:
John Rich. HUGHES: Age 52 (1829)
Jane HUGHES: Age 42 (1839)
Sarah E. Evans HUGHES: Age 13 (1868)
Howell Harris HUGHES: Age 7 (1874)
John R. Lloyd HUGHES: Age 4 (1877)
Jane M. HUGHES: Age 2 (1879)
William H.N. HUGHES: Age (1881)
Ellen HUMPHREYS: Age 15 (1866)
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1891 Wales Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 22/1/2015
RG12 Piece 4675 Folio 55 Page 8
Information for John R. HUGHES
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf
Ecclesiastical parish: Llanbedrgoch
Town: Llandudno
County/Island: Anglesey
Country: Wales
Registration district: Anglesey
Sub registration district: Llangefni
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 4675
Folio: 55
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
John R HUGHES: Age 63 (1828)
Jane HUGHES: Age 53 (1838)
Howell H HUGHES: Age 17 (1874)
John R H HUGHES: Age 14 (1877)
Jane M HUGHES: Age 12 (1879)
William H N HUGHES: Age 10 (1881)
Jane L JONES: Age 18 (1873)
John WILLIAMS: Age 15 (1876)
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1901 Wales Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 22/1/2015
RG13 Piece 5291 Folio 48 Page 19
Information for Jane HUGHES
Age in 1901: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Relation: Wife
Gender: Female
Where born: Bettws, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf
Ecclesiastical parish: Llanddyfnan and Llanfair Mathefarn Eithaf
County/Island: Anglesey
Country: Wales
Registration district: Anglesey
Sub-registration district: Llangefni
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 121
Piece: 5291
Folio: 48
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Jane HUGHES: Age 62 (1839)
Jane Myganny HUGHES: Age 22 (1879)
Llewelyn LLOYD: Age 14 (1887)
Mary WILLIAMS: Age 38 (1863)
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=uki1901wales&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&gss=angs-d&gsfn=jane&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=hughes&gsln_x=XO&msbdy=1837&msbdy_x=1&msbpn__ftp=Denbighshire%2c+Wales&msbpn=5363&msbpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c5250%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c5363%7c0%7c0%7c&msbpn_x=XO&msbpn__ftp_x=1&dbOnly=_F0003038%7c_F0003038_x%2c_F00032ED%7c_F00032ED_x%2c_F0003039%7c_F0003039_x%2c_F000303A%7c_F000303A_x%2c_F00032DB%7c_F00032DB_x%2c_83004006%7c_83004006_x%2c_F000303D%7c_F000303D_x%2c_F00032F2%7c_F00032F2_x%2c_F00032F6%7c_F00032F6_x&uidh=e72&msbdp=5&pcat=35&fh=21&h=33344223&recoff=&ml_rpos=22RG13 Piece 5291 Folio 48 Page 19
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1911 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 25/1/2015
Information for William EAMES
Age in 1911: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales
Civil Parish: South Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 42 Scarsdale Rd Victoria Park Manchester
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Journalist Sub Editor
Registration district: Chorlton
Registration District Number: 464
Sub-registration district: Ardwick
ED, institution, or vessel: 69
Piece: 23770
Household Members:
William EAMES: Age 36 (1875)
Jane Myfanwy EAMES: Age 32 (1879)
Rose MURPHY: Age 16 (1895)
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&MS_AdvCB=1&db=1911England&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=william&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=eames&gsln_x=XO&msbdy=1874&msbdy_x=1&dbOnly=_F0006301%7c_F0006301_x%2c_F0005DFC%7c_F0005DFC_x%2c_83004005%7c_83004005_x%2c_83004006%7c_83004006_x%2c_F0006866%7c_F0006866_x%2c_F0006867%7c_F0006867_x%2c_F0005DFD%7c_F0005DFD_x%2c_F0006300%7c_F0006300_x%2c_F000686E%7c_F000686E_x%2c_F800686D%7c_F800686D_x&uidh=e72&msbdp=2&pcat=35&fh=16&h=20742512&recoff=&ml_rpos=17RG14PN23770 RG78PN1378B RD464 SD2 ED69 SN165
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Eames\emdash Hughes.\emdash Gorphenaf 22, yn nghapel (M.C.) Tabernacl, Brynteg, ger Llangefni, gan y Parch Howell H. Hughes, B.A., B.D., Penmachno, yn cael ei gynorthwyo gan y Parch John Roberts, Tabernacl, yn mhresenoldeb y Parch R. Thomas, Llanerchymedd, cofrestrydd, Mr W. Eames, meistr cynorthwyol yn Ysgol y Bwrdd, Caernarfon, a Miss Jennie Myfanwy Hughes, merch diweddar Barch J. R. Hughes, Brynteg.
Eames - Hughes.- July 22, in the Tabernacle Chapel (M.C.), Brynteg, near Llangefni, by the Rev. Howell H. Hughes, BA, BD, Penmachno, will be assisted by the Rev. John Roberts, Tabernacle, in the presence of the Rev. R. Thomas, Llanerchymedd, registrar, Mr W. Eames, assistant master at the School Board, Caernarfon, and Miss Jennie Myfanwy Hughes, daughter of the late Reverend J. R. Hughes, Brynteg .
Gwalia; 29 Jul 1902, page 8.
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