Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, GRIFFITH (1827 - 1901), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born at Caernarvon in December 1827; his mother was sister to Robert Owen (Eryron Gwyllt Walia) and a niece of the famous Calvinistic Methodist preachers Robert Roberts of Clynnog and John Roberts of Llangwm - appropriately enough, Parry was to edit the poems of Robert Owen and the sermons of Robert Roberts. He went to Bala C.M. College (1847-1851), and began preaching. In 1851, while continuing
PARRY, HUMPHREY (c. 1772 - 1809), schoolmaster, member of the Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies of London Born about 1772 at Cwm-mawr, in Clynnog-fawr parish, Caernarfonshire. He went up to London to be a lawyer's clerk, but afterwards became assistant in the Brewers' Company's grammar school at Sadler's Wells, under David Davies. On Davies's death (1797), Parry opened a private school at Hackney; it seems to have been successful, for we find him in 1806 speaking of spending £700 on enlarging the
PIERCE, THOMAS MORDAF (1867? - 1919), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born 23 December 1867 (?), in the parish of Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire. He began to preach in 1886, went to Clynnog school in 1887, and to Bala College in 1888. He ministered at Llanfairfechan (1891), Llanidloes (1895), and Dolgelley (1910). He was twice married. He died 13 May 1919 at Dolgelley. Mordaf Pierce published (Llanidloes, 1908; 2nd ed., 1909) a biography of Humphrey Gwalchmai
PRYS, EDMWND (1544 - 1623), archdeacon of Merioneth, and poet at Cambridge from Queens' College in the Lent term, 1615/6, graduated 1618/9 (M.A. 1622). With regard to the EDMUND PRICE who became vicar of Clynnog in May 1692 and who died (according to J. E. Griffith) in February 1718 (1719?), Foster (Index Ecclesiasticus) says that he was the son of Edw. Price of Llanbedr, Meironnydd, that he matriculated at the University of Oxford, (as 'pauper'), from Jesus
PUGHE, ELIZABETH ('Eliza') (1826 - 1847), deaf illustrator Eliza Pughe was born in 1826 at Chwaen Wen, Tref Alaw, Anglesey, the youngest of three children of David Roberts Pughe and his wife Elizabeth. Chwaen Wen was the home of her maternal grandparents. The family moved to Coch-y-Bug, Pontllyfni near Clynnog around 1828. Eliza's eldest brother was John Pughe (1814-1874), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and known in Welsh literary circles as
PUGHE, JOHN (Ioan ab Hu Feddyg; 1814 - 1874), physician and littérateur Born 8 September 1814 at Ysgubor Fawr, Chwaen-wen, Anglesey, the eldest son of David Roberts Pughe and Elizabeth his wife. He qualified as a doctor after training at S. Thomas's Hospital, London, where he received the degree of F.R.C.S. He first practised at Barmouth but later moved to Aberdovey where he spent most of his life. In his early days he lived at Clynnog-fawr, Caernarfonshire, and was
RHYDDERCH HAEL (or HEN), king of Alclyde (Dumbarton, near Glasgow) Son of Tudwal Tudclyd ap Clynnog ap Dyfnwal Hen (Harl. MS. 3859; Cymm., ix, 173). According to the Saxon genealogies, Rhydderch Hen fought along with Urien (Rheged), Gwallawg, and Morgant against Hussa, king of Northumbria, c. 590. Adamnan (624 - 704) in his ' Life of S. Columba ' states that he was king of Alclyde (Dumbarton, near Glasgow) and that he was a friend of S. Columba (521 - 597
RHYS PENNARDD (fl. c. 1480), a poet it is said that he lived either at Conway or at Clynnog, Caernarfonshire, and that he was buried at Llandrillo, Meironnydd. A number of his poems remain in manuscript, including cywyddau addressed to Elisau ap Gruffudd ab Einion of Plas yn Iâl, Gruffudd Fychan ap Hywel ap Madog, and Rhys ap Hywel ap Madog of Talhenbont, Hywel Ddu of Anglesey and his wife Mallt, and also to William, constable of
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet Rhys of Llanddeiniolen, a clergyman. Catrin was an elder relative of Wiliam Cynwal; she was also a staunch recusant, and poems on religious themes are attributed to her. It is certainly the case that during his lifetime, Gruffydd Robert was believed in Milan to be descended from the nobility. He was one of seven children, whose names are not given; it is noted that Morys Clynnog was his uncle. Robert
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet Oxford or Cambridge. In 1558 he was appointed archdeacon of Anglesey, but as queen Mary died about a month afterwards it can be surmised that his stay there was but short. He refused to acknowledge the authority of queen Elizabeth in spiritual matters, and went to the Continent with Morys Clynnog. The latter stayed in Brussels and Louvain, and perhaps Gruffydd Robert did likewise, although one might
ROBERTS, ELLIS (Eos Llyfnwy, Robin Ddu Eifionydd; 1827 - 1895) , for about six months, to the school kept at Clynnog by Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd), who wrote a 'Cywydd Brud i Ellis Roberts, bardd ieuanc, ac un o ysgolorion Eben Vardd yn 1850.' From this school at Clynnog he went to the Caernarvon training college for intending teachers; he afterwards taught at Waun-fawr, Caernarfonshire, and at Llwyn-y-gell, Ffestiniog. When he was at the latter place he
ROBERTS, HOWELL (Hywel Tudur; 1840 - 1922), poet, preacher and inventor '). He decided to settle in Clynnog where Eben Fardd (Ebenezer Thomas), 'aged patriarch', kept a school and post office. He was invited to design a new school for the village which could be adapted as houses, should that be necessary. He is referred to as running a school in Llanllyfni but his interests turned increasingly towards inventions, and especially to the principle of 'perpetual motion'. He

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