John Arthur Edward Jones was born on 12 October 1818. His father was John Jones of
Llanarth Court and his mother was Lady Harriet James Plunkett, daughter of
Arthur Plunkett, 8th Earl of Fingall. On 2 October 1848 he changed his surname to Herbert by
Royal sign-manual. On 12 November 1846 he married the Honourable Augusta Charlotte Elizabeth Hall, daughter of
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover, a prominent
Liberal member of Parliament and later a
Cabinet Minister and his wife
Augusta, a patron of
Welsh culture. The children from this marriage were: • Henrietta Mary Arianwen Herbert (26 July 1848), married the Honourable Walter Constable Maxwell on 24 November 1898 • Florence Catherine Mary Herbert (17 April 1850), married
Joseph Monteith •
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert (16 July 1851), became Major General (army), MP, ennobled as 1st Baron Treowen •
Arthur James Herbert (22 August 1855), MA, married Helen Louise Gammell, daughter f William Gammell of Rhode Island, became a diplomat, envoy to Norway • Edward Bleiddian Herbert (23 January 1858), married the Honourable Mary Elizabeth Dalberg Acton, daughter of
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, became Lieutenant-Colonel (army) • Stephen Sulien Charles Herbert (18 December 1864) ==References==