He was born in 1929 in the Cae Clyd area, Manod, Blaenau Ffestiniog. He attended Manod and Maenofferen schools before moving to Ffestiniog Grammar School in 1940. He lost his parents when he was only 9 years old and was adopted by Martha and Humphrey Williams, 8 Stryd Dorfil, Blaenau Ffestiniog.

J H was born at Ty ar y Graig in Talsarnau on May 29th 1860 to William and Beti Jones. His father worked for Mr Barker who was a gardener at the mansion, Glyn Cywarch. When JH was born his father earned fourteen shillings a week and on that eleven children were brought up.

John Kelt Edwards was born on 4th March 1875 one of 6 children to Jonathan and Margaret Edwards who kept an Ironmongers Shop called Berlin House in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

He was born in 1924 and had his primary education at Ysgol Talsarnau and then at Barmouth Grammar School.