Elen Roger Jones

Elen Roger Jones (27 August 1908 – 15 April 1999) was a Welsh actress and teacher. Early life and education Elen was born in Marian-Glas (Llaneugrad), Anglesey, the daughter of William Griffith (1873–1935), (who was the Anglesey Education Committee Secretary) and his wife Mary (née Williams, d.1961). She was her father's first child and her mother's second. She had an older brother, Thomas, from her mother's previous marriage (which ended due to Thomas' father dying during a storm at sea a few months before Thomas' birth). Elen's younger sister, Siarlot, was born two years later (1910–1993), followed by her brother Hugh Griffith (1912–1980), who became a world-famous actor, winning an Oscar for his part in the movie Ben-Hur. Jones was educated at Llanallgo school, which was 3/4 mile from her home. She, along with another pupil, Gwilym Roger Jones, the minister's son, had the opportunity to sit a scholarship exam to continue their education at Llangefni County School, which she was able to do. After winning the advanced certificate, she studied for two years at Bangor Normal College At the age of 20 she passed her final examinations and gained a teaching position. Personal life In 1938, she married Gwilym Roger Jones (1907–1988), a banker who had just gained a position in Ruthin. Just over a year after settling in Ruthin, Elen gave birth to a daughter, Meri Rhiannon. Towards the end of the Second World War, she gave birth to a son, William Roger.