Enid Wyn Jones (17 January 1909 – 15 September 1967) was a

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nurse. Jones was born in

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, the daughter of Dr. David Llewelyn Williams and Margaret Williams. Just before

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, she moved with her family to

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but re-located to Rhyl where she was brought up during the war. She trained as a nurse at

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but during her childhood, she went to Ashford Welsh Girls' school from 1919-1926. On 9 September 1936, she married Emyr Wyn Jones of Waunfawr,

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, who was a cardiologist and physician at

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. They had two children. She traveled abundantly throughout Wales and England due to her work but her home was at Llety'r Eros, Llansannan. Her work primarily surrounded religious, social and medical fields in England and Wales.

Young Women's Christian Association

Jones was heavily involved with the

Young Women's Christian Association The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

(YWCA). Through this connection she was: * Involved with the Presidency of the Welsh Council and Vice-Presidency of the British Council from 1959-1967 * Representative the Welsh Council at meetings/conferences abroad and was a member of the World Council * President of the Women's Section of the National Free Church Council of England and Wales, 1958-1959 * President of the Women's Branch of the New Wales Union, 1966-1967

Medical career

Jones made meaningful and considerable contributions towards the field of nursing and medical administration. She was: * Vice-chairman of the Nursing Advisory Council * Member of the Welsh Hospital Board * Member of North Wales Mental Hospital administration * Contributor to the Clwyd and Deeside Hospital Management Committees * Member of the Medical Executive Committee of

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and Flintshire, plus in the Central Committee of the

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* County Vice-President and Commandant of the Denbighshire Branch of the

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Society. Jones attended various meetings regarding social, religious and medical matters all over the world representing YWCA and was a member of

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Religious Committee. While on a flight home from

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, where she had been representing Wales at the World Council of YWCA, she died on 15 September 1967. She was buried in Llansannan.

Young Women's Christian Association

Medical career

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