Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, MORRIS (fl. 1661-1683), cleric and bard Little is known of his early life. He was appointed rector of Llanelian in the county of Denbigh and diocese of St Asaph, 11 March 1660/1, and served that parish for nearly twenty-three years. He was one of the poets of the second half of the 17th century who continued to sing in the old tradition of praising the aristocratic families. Examples of his poems can be seen in NLW MS 3027E and NLW MS
PARRY, RICHARD (1560 - 1623), bishop and biblical translator comportion of Llanelidan, the endowment of Ruthin free school. While master of Ruthin, he proceeded M.A. 4 June 1586, and later, 4 March 1594, became a B.D. On 24 December 1592 he became chancellor of Bangor; 1 January 1593, vicar of Gresford; in 1596, rector of Cilcain; and 11 April 1599, dean of Bangor. Consecrated bishop of St Asaph, 30 December 1604, he retained in commendam the archdeaconry of St
PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS (1884 - 1956), poet, university lecturer Born 6 March 1884 at Madog View, Tal-y-sarn, Caernarfonshire, son of Robert and Jane Parry (his father was a half-brother of Henry Parry-Williams). He received his education at Tal-y-sarn elementary school, Caernarfon county school, 1896-98, and the new Pen-y-groes county school for one year. He spent three years, 1899-1902, as a pupil-teacher. He entered the University College of Wales
PARRY, SARAH WINIFRED (1870 - 1953), writer, and editor of Cymru'r Plant from 1908 to 1912 , Hilda Alice Moore, arranged to have her buried in Croydon. Sioned was undoubtedly her masterpiece and it won high praise from time to time (see E.M. Humphreys, Yr Herald Cymraeg, 9 March 1953). It is said that R. Williams Parry thought highly of it and referred to it in his W.E.A. lectures (but see also Kate Roberts, Baner, 29 April 1953).
PARRY, WILLIAM (d. 1585), Roman Catholic conspirator , following Parry's condemnation in the House of Commons in 1584 of a bill against Jesuits. He was found guilty, and executed 2 March 1585. Doubts exist whether he was guilty, and still more whether he had the necessary determination and ability to have executed the plot.
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

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