Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRICHARD, THOMAS JEFFERY LLEWELYN (d. 1875?), travelling actor and author Born in the parish of Trallong, Brecknock. He was married at Abergavenny, 14 January 1826, to Naomi Jones of Builth (Seren Gomer, 1826, 122). He is known to have taken part in plays given at Brecon in (e.g., 1841) and at Aberystwyth; it is also said that for some time he was employed by lady Llanover (when she was lady Hall) to catalogue the library in her Monmouthshire home. The work by which he
PRICHARD, WILLIAM (d. 1713), Particular Baptist (according to Henry Maurice's report in 1675) this new departure caused some uneasiness, if not schism, in the church. Through the loss of the Llandaff consistory records little is known of the fortunes of Prichard as a Nonconformist in the days of the Restoration, but there is plenty of evidence about the visit of William Jones of Rhydwilym (died c. 1700) to eastern Wales, in 1666 or 1667, to be baptized
PRITCHARD, EVAN (Ieuan Lleyn; 1769 - 1832), poet His name sometimes occurs as Evan Richards, and his bardic name as Ieuan ap Rhisiart, Ifan Lleyn, and Bardd Bryncroes. He was the son of Richard Thomas, a stonemason, and Mary Charles, daughter of Siarl Marc, Tŷ-mawr, Bryncroes, one of the early Methodist preachers in Llŷn. Mary Charles was well known as a writer of verse. On his parents emigrating to America about 1795, Pritchard made his home
PRITCHARD, JOHN THOMAS (1859 - 1890), musician Born 10 July 1859 at Cefn Capel Cwta, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the son of Thomas and Jane Pritchard. A pupil-teacher at the local day school, he also received instruction in organ playing from Dr. Roland Rogers, Bangor. In 1878 he was appointed organist of S. Mark's church, Wrexham. He was a talented piano accompanist and officiated as such in national eisteddfodau held at Liverpool and Wrexham
PRITCHETT family, clerical family Medicine He came from Richard's Castle (on the boundary between Salop and Herefordshire) to Narberth, in the later 17th century, as a licensed medical practitioner, and practised there 'for many years'; he married Sarah, daughter of Charles Evans of Pen-y-wenallt and sister of the historian Theophilus Evans (Theophilus Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd ed., ii, 247). Two of his sons call for
PROBERT, ARTHUR REGINALD (1909 - 1975), Labour politician . Following the death of the sitting Labour MP D. Emlyn Thomas, Probert was elected MP for the Aberdare constituency in a by-election in October 1954 and held the seat until his retirement in February 1974. In the 1954 by-election he was opposed by Michael Roberts for the Conservatives and Gwynfor Evans, president of Plaid Cymru since 1945. He was secretary to the Welsh PLP, 1956-59, an opposition whip
PROGER family claiming to be a branch of the Herbert family - in Blome's List of Gentry (1673) the surname ' Herbert ' is attached to several of the persons named in this article. Its original seat was Wern-ddu in Llandeilo-bertholau, Monmouth, but a younger branch is associated with Gwern-vale (in the 14th century, ' tir Gronw Foel'), Crick-howell, Brecknock. The pedigree is given by Theophilus Jones, G. T
PROSSER, DAVID LEWIS (1868 - 1950), archbishop Born 10 June 1868, son of David Prosser of Tŷ Gwyn, Llangynnor, Carmarthenshire and Elizabeth, his wife. He was educated at Llandovery College and Keble College, Oxford, where he graduated with a third-class honours degree in history; he took his B.A. in 1891 and his M.A. in 1895. He was ordained deacon, 18 December 1892, by Bishop Basil Jones of St. David's and licensed to the curacy of Holy
PROTHERO, CLIFFORD (1898 - 1990), organiser of the Labour Party in Wales the Fellowship, in 1981. He played a major role in the devolution debate, but his successor, Emrys Jones added greatly to his input. Prothero co-operated with David Thomas, a pioneer of the Labour movement in Gwynedd, in the printing of material in the Welsh language for use in the Welsh heartland where Labour did so well during his tenure as General Secretary of the Labour Party in Wales. Cliff
PROTHERO, THOMAS (1780 - 1853), solicitor, colliery proprietor, and influential citizen He was the son of Thomas Prothero of Usk, attorney, clerk of the peace for Monmouthshire, recorder of Usk, and steward of the duke of Beaufort. He is believed to have been illegitimate, and this seems to be confirmed, as he filled in his birthplace in the Census of 1851 as ' Monmouthshire,' without naming the parish as was usual. Early in life he became an attorney at Newport and was admitted a
PROTHEROE, DANIEL (1866 - 1934), musician Born 5 November 1866 at Ystradgynlais, Brecknock, the son of Daniel and Eleanor Protheroe. His first instructors in music were Philip Thomas, J. T. Rees, and D. M. Lewis. A good vocalist, he won prizes when he was quite young at national eisteddfodau held in Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil, 1880-1. When he was only 16 he conducted the Ystradgynlais choir which won the prize at the Llandeilo eisteddfod
PRYCE family Newtown Hall, ), whose son DAVID was the subject of an ode and an elegy by Lewis Glyn Cothi, and whose grandson RHYS was killed, 'pro rege Edwardo,' at Banbury in 1469. The first to hold the shrievalty of the county was Rhys's grandson, MATTHEW GOCH AP THOMAS, who was sheriff in 1548. JOHN, son of Matthew Pryce by Joyce verch Evan Gwynn of Mynachdy, Radnorshire, was sheriff of Montgomery, 1566 and 1586, of Cardigan

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