Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY-WILLIAMS, Sir THOMAS HERBERT (1887 - 1975), author and scholar the BBC's Welsh Council and Warden of the University of Wales Guild of Graduates. Knighted in 1958, he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Wales in 1960 and was made honorary fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1968. He died of a heart attack at his home, Wern, North Road, Aberystwyth, on 3 March 1975. A memorial service was held at Bangor Crematorium and his ashes were buried in the
PASCOE, Sir FREDERICK JOHN (1893 - 1963), industrialist Born at Truro, Cornwall, 19 March 1893, son of Frederick Richard Pascoe. He married in 1936 Margaret Esson, daughter of Col. F.J. Scott, and had one son and one daughter. He was educated at Exeter School and St. John's College, Cambridge (B.A. Mechanical Sciences). He entered industry as an apprentice at the Leeds Forge. During World War I he served as an officer with the Durham County Light
PASK, ALUN EDWARD ISLWYN (1937 - 1995), rugby player and teacher Paris on 25 March 1961. He scored a try just before the interval putting Wales on level terms but the French proved the stronger in the second half and were the victors (8-6). The following year against the same opposition in Cardiff he would famously chase down and tackle French winger Rancoule, which saved the match and won him a place on the 1962 Lions tour. Alun Pask married Marilyn Jakeways (b
PAUL AURELIAN (fl. late 5th century), saint identification of S. Paul with the Carmarthenshire S. Paulinus led Wrmonoc to attach to S. Paul traditions from the Llandovery district which appertained to the Welsh saint. S. Paul is named as a pupil of S. Illtud in the 'Life of S. Illtud' (chapter xi) and the Rhuys 'Life of S. Gildas' (chapter iii). Both 12 March and 10 October are quoted as his feast-day.
PAYNE, ELVIRA GWENLLIAN ('Gwen'; née Hinds) (1917 - 2007), politician and community activist Elvira Gwenllian Payne was born on 28 March 1917 in Morgan Street, Barry, the eldest of two children of Leonard Hinds (1887-1942), a merchant seaman from Barbados, and his wife Gwenllian (née Lloyd) from Barry. Her younger brother was John Darwin Hinds (1922-1981). Her father served as a merchant ship fireman during World War One, and later became a coalminer. She worked as a carer in London, in
PEARCE, EVAN WILLIAM (1870 - 1957), minister (Presb.), and author , Porthcawl, where he was minister for 25 years, retiring in 1927. He served as Moderator and secretary of East Glamorgan presbytery. On 31 March 1898 he married Rachel James in Swansea and they had a daughter. He lived most of his life in Gorlan, Green Avenue, Porthcawl, and died 30 August 1957. He took a great interest in local history and in the history of his own denomination, and was one of the first
PENNANT family Penrhyn, Llandygâi -Pennant in 1841), who was raised to the British peerage in 1866 as lord Penrhyn. Previous to that he had sat in the Commons for Caernarvonshire for twenty-five years. He died 31 March 1886. It was his son, the 2nd baron (born 30 September 1836 - 1907) who lost the famous election of 1868 to Sir Love Jones Parry, but who won it back in 1874. Though one of the most generous landlords in the country, he
PENRY, JOHN (1563 - 1593), Puritan author Son of Meredith Penry of Cefn-brith, Llangamarch, Brecknock. He matriculated from Peterhouse, Cambridge, 11 June 1580, and graduated B.A. 21 March 1584. He was at S. Alban's Hall, Oxford, from 28 May 1586 and proceeded M.A. at Oxford 11 July 1586. His concern about the lack of preaching ministers in Wales is expressed in his first book, A Treatise containing the Aeqvity of an Humble Svpplication
PERRI, HENRY (1560/1 - 1617) Maes Glas (Greenfield) He was of gentle birth. It is believed that he was the ' Henry Parry ' who became a member of Balliol College, Oxford, at the age of 18, 20 March 1578/9; B.A. Gloucester Hall, 1579/80; M.A. 1582/3; B.D. Jesus College, 1597. Humphrey Humphreys testified - on the authority of his son-in-law - that he had travelled considerably and had married before he came to Anglesey as Sir Richard Bulkeley's
PERROT family Haroldston, Williams, his secretary in Ireland, and Adam Loftus had taken care they should reach the right quarter, namely Perrot's successor as lord deputy Sir William Fitzwilliam. They became the subject of investigation by the Privy Council and, in March 1591, Perrot was removed to the Tower. He was tried for treason in April 1592 and was sentenced to death. He died in the Tower in November 1592, before sentence
PERROT family Haroldston, state of profound peace. In 1589 he was made a member of the Privy Council but it was not long before rumours of treasonable activity were current about him. These had been instigated in the first instance by Philip Williams, his secretary in Ireland, and Adam Loftus had taken care they should reach the right quarter. They became the subject of investigation by the Privy Council and, in March 1591
PERRY, STANLEY HOWARD HEDLEY (1911 - 1995), professor of theology Elizabeth Jones, Blaenplwyf, near Aberystwyth, but her death on 22 March 1953 at a young age weighed heavily upon him the rest of his days. He himself died 30 November 1995, in Newport and his ashes were interred in his wife's grave in Aberystwyth town cemetery.

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