Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRICE THOMAS, CLEMENT (1893 - 1973), pioneering surgeon Wales. Clem and Dorrie, as they were affectionately known, were a devoted couple whose home in St John's Wood was an hospitable place for a wide circle of friends and colleagues. Sir Clement died on 19 March 1973 aged 79 and was buried in the grave of his parents in the New Bethel chapel cemetery, Mynyddislwyn, now in the County Borough of Caerphilly. On 29 May 1973 a well-attended memorial service
PRICE, CHARLES (d. 1646) Pilleth,, soldier and politician Cabinet, 23 March 1646) before May 1645, and his family never enjoyed the Monachdy estate which he had been promised on his lending £1,000 to the king. His widow compounded for Pilleth in 1653. He was a friend and correspondent of James Howell.
PRICE, EDWARD MEREDITH (1816 - 1898), musician . After returning home he settled in his native parish where he continued to compose. In his later years, however, he lived at Builth, where he died 5 March 1898 at the age of 82; he was buried 9 March in Builth churchyard. In 1935 a memorial stone was erected over his grave.
PRICE, Sir JOHN (1502? - 1555), notary public, the king's principal registrar in causes ecclesiastical, and secretary of the Council in Wales and the Marches out of this appointment, the privy council ruled that he should be secretary of the Council in Wales and the Marches. He was placed on commissions of the peace in Monmouthshire and all the March shires, on the chantries commissions of North and South Wales, 1546, and on commissions for church plate and properties in Herefordshire, 1552-3. He was sheriff of Brecknock, 1543, and Herefordshire, 1554
PRICE, JOHN (1830 - 1906), principal of the Normal College, Bangor Born at Oswestry, 9 March 1830, son of the Rev. Edward Price. He attended schools first in Birmingham and then in Montgomeryshire before going to Bala College under Lewis Edwards in 1848. After being there for four years he went to the Borough Road training college, London, for the year 1852-3, and here he was an exceptionally successful student. There followed two years as a schoolmaster at
PRICE, JOHN (Old Price; 1803 - 1887), cleric, naturalist, and eccentric Llandudno and how to enjoy it (1869), and Old Price's Remains, an extremely odd monthly periodical (April 1863-March 1864), of great interest to dwellers in the Llandrillo-yn-Rhos district. The chapter on natural history in the History of Aberconwy by Robert Williams (1810 - 1881) is by Price. He died at Chester, 14 October 1887, aged 84.
PRICE, JOHN (1735 - 1813), Bodley's librarian, Oxford Born on 1 March 1735, son of the Rev. Robert Price vicar of Llandegla from 1731 to 1737, and then of Llangollen until his death in 1771 - he was buried 9 September. John Price was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculated 26 March 1754. He graduated B.A. 1757, M.A. 1760, and B.D. 1768. He was appointed janitor of the Bodleian in 1757; sub-librarian, 1765; acting librarian, 1765
PRICE, JOHN (1857 - 1930), musician Born 5 March 1857 at Llangamarch, Brecknock, the son of Dafydd and Ann Price. The family moved to Beulah, near Garth, in the same county, and it was here that John Price spent the rest of his life. As a child he was taught the Hullah system of music. He joined a Tonic Sol-fa class, held by D. Buallt Jones; he also received lessons from D. W. Lewis, Brynaman, and took the diplomas of G. and
PRICE, JOSEPH TREGELLES (1784 - 1854), Quaker and ironmaster ore working at Aberpergwm, and in copper smelting in the locality. On 6 December 1817 Joseph Tregelles Price advertised the iron-works for sale, but on 31 March 1818, obtaining a new lease, he, with his brother, H. H. Price, and others, signed a contract to take over the works, paying therefor £1,000. Joseph became managing director of the new company in 1818. For a long period of years the firm had
PRICE, ROBERT (1655 - 1733), judge Born 14 January 1655, second son of Thomas Price, Giler, Cerrigydrudion, by his wife Margaret, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wynne of Bwlchybeudy in the same parish. From Ruthin school he went to S. John's College, Cambridge, 28 March 1672; he left without graduating, was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 8 May 1673, and qualified as a barrister in July 1679. A useful (and quite interesting) biography
PRICE, THOMAS (MALDWYN) (1860 - 1933), musician the 'Maldwyn' was added to his name in later years; born at Talerddig in Llanbryn-mair parish, Montgomeryshire, 19 March 1860, son of Thomas Price, a blacksmith employed at the time on the building of the railway, under David Davies (1818 - 1890); the mother's name was Jane (Howell). Thomas Price, sen., had a rich bass voice and was a well-known choir-conductor; and his daughter, Jenny, won a
PRICE, THOMAS (Carnhuanawc; 1787 - 1848), historian and antiquary visitor at the home of Theophilus Jones, then engaged on the second volume of his History of Brecknockshire. The drawings for the illustrations in this volume were largely his work while a letter of 1811 from him to Jones concerning Roman remains near Llandrindod was published in Archaeologia, xvii. He was ordained deacon on 10 March 1811 and licensed to the curacies of Llan-llyr and Llanfihangel

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