Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Ddu Glan Hafren;; 1788 - 1838), schoolmaster and musician exposition of the art of congregational singing and a collection of hymn-tunes; this book was dedicated to John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), incumbent of Kerry, Montgomeryshire. He died 8 October 1838, and was buried at Newtown.
OWEN, WILLIAM HUGH (1886 - 1957), civil servant of Shipping. He played hockey for Wales against Ireland in 1910. He married 8 October 1919, Enid Strathearn, daughter of Sir John Hendrie, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, and they had three daughters. He made his home at Montreal and died 21 February 1957.
OWENS, JOHNNY RICHARD (JOHNNY OWEN; 1956 - 1980), boxer defended his British title for the third time by defeating Dave Smith in the twelfth round, and thus won the Lonsdale Belt outright. The chance came to gain revenge on Juan Francisco Rodriguez in Ebbw Vale on 28 February 1980, when Johnny won on points by a unanimous decision, and was proclaimed the new Bantamweight Champion of Europe. He defended his British title again on 28 June, beating John Feeney
PAGE, JOHN (Ioan Glan Dyfrdwy; 1830? - 1852), poet Of unknown (English) origin, was brought up at Bala. He was one of the four founders of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Penllyn' (see under John Peter). He died 17 June 1852. A booklet of his verse, Briallu o lanau y Dyfrdwy, was published at Bala in 1852.
PAINTER family, printers The Wrexham printing and publishing business of Marsh (see Marsh, Richard) was bought in at the end of 1795 by JOHN PAINTER. He married, 3 October 1798, Catherine, daughter of Hugh Burton, Wrexham. John Painter was succeeded by his son, also JOHN PAINTER, who was killed by a fall from his horse, 15 October 1833, aged 32; John Painter, junior, was succeeded by his brother, THOMAS PAINTER, who sold
PALMER, ALFRED NEOBARD (1847 - 1915), historian Son of Alfred Palmer, coachbuilder, of Thetford, and of Harriet Catherine, daughter of John Neobard, wine merchant; born 10 July 1847 in a part of Thetford then attached to Suffolk, now in Norfolk, he attended the local grammar school (1855-60) and a private academy kept by Morgan Lloyd, an Independent minister who awoke his interest in natural science (1860-2). After a brief trial as pupil
PALMER, HENRY (1679 - 1742), Independent minister affect the district, Palmer again gave proof of his good will; Howel Harris stayed under his roof on the night of 10 March 1740; and Palmer was one of the signatories of a letter (Trevecka Letter 231) inviting Harris to return to the neighbourhood. Palmer died 12 December 1742. One of his sons, GEORGE PALMER (died 1750), became a minister at Swansea; another, JOHN PALMER, was for many a long year an
PANTON, PAUL (1727 - 1797), barrister-at-law and antiquary Ednywain Bendew, and Margaret Griffith was a great-grand-daughter of John Jones (c. 1578 - 1658) of Gellilyfdy. Paul Panton was educated at Westminster School (from 1739 to 1740), and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (from 25 June 1744). He matriculated in 1746, and had been admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 21 December 1744. Called to the Bar, 14 November 1749, he practised for some time. He married, 1 March 1756, Jane
PARKER, JOHN (1798 - 1860), cleric and artist , Salop. John Parker had considerable alterations and restoration work carried out to his own designs and largely at his own expense to the churches at Llanmerewig and Llanyblodwel. To the former he added a tower and a porch, and to Llanyblodwel a tower; he also built a school and a schoolmaster's house in Llanyblodwel. He died 31 August 1860, and was buried in Llanyblodwel churchyard. He had succeeded
PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) ground for calling Thomas Parry the 'queen's cofferer' (died 1560), Blanche's 'father' (at other times he is called her 'husband') - in fact, his real surname was Vaughan (of Tretower) - though he may well have been distantly akin. Again, some have made overmuch of her alleged kinship with John Dee, but in fact Dee refers to her only three times - it is true that she acted (by deputy) as godmother of
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels Cecil / Sisilt family of Al(l)t-yr-Ynys (near Bacton) where William Cecil, cousin of the great Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley lived; Olif / Olive Parry of Poston (cf. the article Parry, James Rhys), who was descended from Miles ap Harry's brother John, married into this family. The relationship of the Parrys and the Cecils was recognised by Lord Burghley - he calls Blanche 'my cousin' and she calls
PARRY, DAVID (1682? - 1714), scholar matriculated from Jesus College; in 1704 Lhuyd strove to get him a scholarship, but though ' all were fond of Parry,' that 'cold' Fellow John Wynne (afterwards bishop) prevented this. Parry graduated in 1705 (M.A. 1708), and became unpaid under-keeper at the Ashmolean, under Lhuyd. In Lhuyd's Archaeologia, 1707 (270-89), ' an Essay towards a British Etymologicon,' are by Parry. On Lhuyd's death, Parry was

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