Elizabeth Watkin Jones

Elizabeth WatkinJones was a Welsh childrens book author, who wrote in the Welsh language.

WatkinJones was born in Nefyn, Caernarfonshire as Elizabeth Parry, the only daughter of Jane and Henry Parry. Henry Parry was a sea captain who drowned in Iquique harbour in Chile without seeing his daughter. WatkinJones was educated in the school in Nefyn, Pwllheli county school, and in the Normal College, Bangor. She became an infants teacher and taught in several schools, in South and North Wales, including Aberdare, Onllwyn, Porthmadog, Trefriw and Nefyn . In February 1916 she married John WatkinJones, who was also a school teacher. After World War I, she lived for a short time in Merthyr before returning to Nefyn in 1920 after her husband was appointed headteacher there. She died in 1966 and was cremated at Colwyn Bay where her ashes were scattered.

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