Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, EDWARD (1798 - 1854), publisher and antiquary Chester to Holyhead, 1848 (2nd ed. 1849); Railway Companion from Chester to Shrewsbury. His last and most important work was Royal Visits and Progresses to Wales, which he published in 1850 (2nd ed. 1851). This is a repertory of facts, the collection of which does credit to his painstaking research over many years. He died 25 March, 1854, and was buried at Chester.
PARRY, GEORGE (1613? - 1678), cleric, and author of a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms January 1662/3). He became vicar of Cheriton and Llanmadoc, Gower, c. 1649. Browne Willis (Survey of Llandaff, 1719) says that he died at the beginning of 1678, and was buried at Cheriton. George Parry's metrical version of the Psalms (NLW MS 641C) is partly in free and partly in strict metre. But unlike that of the other translators, his version has a parallel version in Latin also.
PARRY, HENRY (1766? - 1854), cleric and antiquary Born c. 1766, son of Henry Parry, Brynllech, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 1 June 1786, aged 20; B.A. 1790). He was vicar of Llanasa, Flintshire, for a long period, namely from 1798 until 1854; he also served as rural dean and, on 3 May 1833, became a canon of St Asaph. He was prominent as an eisteddfodwr (see a reference in Seren Gomer, 1834
PARRY, IDRIS FREDERICK (1916 - 2008), scholar of German literature, writer and broadcaster Folk-tale (OUP 1972), Hand to Mouth and Other Essays (Carcanet Press 1981), Speak Silence (Carcanet Press 1989), The Trial (translation, Penguin 1994). During his time at Bangor he had met Eirwen Lloyd Jones from Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire (died 1992), and they married in 1941. They had two daughters. Idris Parry died in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, on 25 January, 2008 and was cremated at Weeley (Essex).
PARRY, JAMES RHYS (fl. 1570?-1625?), poet and author of a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms He was a member of some branch of the old-established family of Parry of Poston, Herefordshire (cf. Parry, Blanche), and Llandefaelog-tre'r-graig, Brecknock - for pedigree, see Theophilus Jones, Brecknock [iv, 2-3, 155], and Llyfr Baglan. James Parry may be the James ap Rhys Parry mentioned in Llyfr Baglan, 37; at the time that his son George Parry went to Oxford (17 January 1633/4) the father
PARRY, JOHN (Bardd Alaw; 1776 - 1851), musician -tunes published in Seren Gomer. He died 8 April 1851. He was a member (and president in 1819) of the Gwyneddigion society, and 'Registrar of Music' in the second Cymmrodorion society. JOHN ORLANDO PARRY (1810 - 1879), musician, actor and entertainer Music Performing Arts John Parry's son was born 3 January 1810 in London. He was taught the harp by Boscha, and when he was 15 appeared in public as a
PARRY, JOHN (1770 - 1820), poet were six children of the marriage. Parry lived in or near Llanelian for the whole of his life, and for a period he and his wife kept an inn in the village. He died 25 June 1820, and was buried three days later in Llanelian churchyard. He composed a number of poems, mainly of a religious nature, and was noted for his gift of repartee. A selection of his works is to be found in Robert Humphreys, Y
PARRY, JOHN (1835 - 1897), leader of the Anti-tithe movement first Denbighshire county council, he was an eloquent speaker and wise leader; he addressed many meetings in Wales and England on land reform. He died 3 June 1897.
PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS (1786 - 1825), antiquary in some very notable cases, e.g. the Tichborne case, and Whistler v. Ruskin. Another (the fourth) of Edward Parry's sons was THOMAS PARRY (1795 - 1870), bishop. According to D.N.B. (which misnames his father), he was born 'in Denbighshire ' - possibly, therefore, at Llanferres. He went up to Oriel College in 1812, 'aged 17,' graduated with distinction in 1816, and was Fellow of Balliol, 1818-25. In
PARRY, ROBERT IFOR (1908 - 1975), minister (Cong.) and school teacher Siloa, to became Head of Religious Studies at that school. He rejoiced in the opportunity given to him to train and influence young boys. His preaching ceased and his teaching increased. Ifor Parry died on 18 December 1975, two months after the death of Mona, his wife (see Y Tyst 25 December 1975). He left a substantial sum of money to the Aberdare Boys' Grammar School to endow the 'Mona and Ifor
PARRY, WILLIAM (1719 - 1775?), civil servant, secretary of the first Cymmrodorion Society invites Parry to Northolt; there are two letters to him in J. H. Davies's edition of Goronwy's letters, and numerous references to him in others of the letters, e.g. in Goronwy's last letter (1767) to Richard Morris, and in Morris's last letter (1772-3, Additional Morris Letters) to Goronwy. He should not be confused with another William Parry, a sailor, who is frequently mentioned in the Morris Letters.
PARRY, WILLIAM (1754 - 1819), Independent minister and tutor, and author Born 25 November 1754 at Abergavenny, where his father (who however soon afterwards moved to London) was a deacon among the Baptists. In 1774, the son became an Independent. He went to Homerton academy, and was minister in Essex from 1780 till 1799; there, he strove energetically to better the livelihood of the Independent ministers of the county, and further (though without effect in those days

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