Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, JOHN (The Blind Harpist; 1710? - 1782), harpist and publisher of music
PARRY, JOHN - see SALUSBURY, JOHN
PARRY, JOHN (1789 - 1868), stonemason and musician John Parry was born on 10 February 1789 in Newmarket in Flintshire, the son of Bernard Parry, farmer and singing master, and his wife Elizabeth (née Saunders). In the 1841 census John Parry and his wife Mary Williams Parry (1784-1849) were said to be living with their two youngest sons, William and Caleb, at Ochr-y-gop, to the northeast of the village. He was a stonemason by trade, employing
PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS (1786 - 1825), antiquary somewhat hasty and overbearing.' He left a widow and five children in great poverty; the Gwyneddigion and Cymmrodorion, chiefly through the efforts of Bardd Alaw, collected more than £1,000 for their benefit. One of these children was JOHN HUMPHREYS PARRY (1816 - 1880), a barrister, and one of the last to be entitled 'Serjeant'; he appears in D.N.B. - a strong radical and a famous pleader, who appeared
PARRY, JOHN HUMPHREYS - see PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS
PARRY, JOHN ORLANDO (1810 - 1879), musician - see PARRY, JOHN
PARRY, JOSHUA (1719 - 1776), Nonconformist minister, and writer Born 17 June 1719 at Llan-gan, Pembrokeshire, of a family that had once been well-to-do, but the father was one of twenty-one children. Parry was educated at Haverfordwest under Evan Davies (1694? - 1770), but before Davies opened the Academy there; he was afterwards at Moorfields under John Eames. He became pastor at Midhurst (1741-2), and then at Cirencester, where he died 6 September 1776. He
PARRY, MORRIS (fl. 1661-1683), cleric and bard 3057D, Wynnstay MS. 6, NLW MS 11993A, and B.M. Add. MSS. 14891, 14892, 14975, and 14994. An elegy composed on his death by Siôn Dafydd of Penllyn is found in NLW MS 3027E. He appears to have been the possessor of a manuscript copy of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir's work, 'The history of the Gwydir family,' about 1674. He was buried at Llanelian, 26 September 1683.
PARRY, RICHARD (Gwalchmai; 1803 - 1897), Independent minister, poet, and man of letters February 1897, and was buried in Llan-rhos churchyard, Llandudno. He was one of the joint editors of Y Dysgedydd from 1853 to 1864. He won ten eisteddfod chairs and a great number of other prizes. He published: Adgofion am John Elias, 1859; Enwogion Môn, 1877; Glan Geirionydd, with notes; Yr Adroddiadur Barddonol, 1877; and History of Ancient Eisteddfodau. He was one of the most prolific Welsh writers of
PARRY, RICHARD (1560 - 1623), bishop and biblical translator Born in 1560, son of John ap Harri, of Pwllhalog, Cwm, Flintshire, and Ruthin, and his wife, Elen ferch Dafydd ap John, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Richard Parry was educated at Westminster School under Camden. In 1579 he entered Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. 5 February 1584. He was ordained a deacon by bishop Robinson of Bangor, 5 April 1584, and on 4 May was instituted to a
PARRY, ROBERT (Robyn Ddu Eryri; 1804 - 1892), poet did not stay long. He was at different times, a schoolmaster, a lawyer's clerk, a preacher, a lecturer on temperance, an advocate of Mormonism, and, between 1850 and 1852, editor of Y Wawr, a periodical published in Cardiff. He was best known as a speaker on temperance; many doubted his sincerity, in view of his own conduct, but John Davies (Gwyneddon), who knew him well, believed him to have been
PARRY, ROBERT (fl. 1810-1863), poet Born probably at Llanbryn-mair, son of Robert Parry, curate of that parish, and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Jones of Esgair Ifan. While he was still a small child his father was given the living of Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire (1810-26) and the family went to live in that place (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, ii, 311). He himself had originally intended to take orders, and was

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