Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, JOSEPH (1841 - 1903), musician .) Parry was now much in demand as adjudicator and busy with his students, giving concerts in which his own compositions were prominent. From 1881 to 1888 he worked at Swansea as organist of Ebenezer and head of a musical college, which he founded. From 1888 until his death at Penarth, near Cardiff, 17 February 1903, he was lecturer in music at University College, Cardiff. Parry was a prolific and facile
PARRY, JOSHUA (1719 - 1776), Nonconformist minister, and writer Born 17 June 1719 at Llan-gan, Pembrokeshire, of a family that had once been well-to-do, but the father was one of twenty-one children. Parry was educated at Haverfordwest under Evan Davies (1694? - 1770), but before Davies opened the Academy there; he was afterwards at Moorfields under John Eames. He became pastor at Midhurst (1741-2), and then at Cirencester, where he died 6 September 1776. He
PARRY, MORRIS (fl. 1661-1683), cleric and bard
PARRY, OWEN HENRY (1912 - 1956), jazz musician Born 22 January 1912 at Caepella, Bangor, Caernarfonshire, the eldest son of Henry Parry, railway worker, and Emily Jane (née Rowlands). He was educated at Glanadda school and the Central School. He joined the department of physics, University College of North Wales, as an apprentice instrument maker. He showed an early interest in playing musical instruments and when twelve years old joined one
PARRY, R. WILLIAMS - see PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS
PARRY, RHISIART (1665? - 1749), poet stated to have been a native of Dyserth, Flintshire. Examples of his work are found in manuscripts, and also in Blodau-Gerdd Cymry and Y Cydymaith Diddan. Most of his poems are in free metre, and they include religious carols and various ballads. It is not clear whether he is the Richard Parry, school teacher of Ro Wen, who is represented in Bibliog. of Welsh Ballads. It is said that he died in
PARRY, RICHARD (Gwalchmai; 1803 - 1897), Independent minister, poet, and man of letters Born 19 January 1803 at Llannerch-y-medd. His father, Richard Parry, was a currier and leather manufacturer; his mother (Margaret Williams) was from Gwalchmai, and had inherited a fairly considerable portion from her family; Thomas Parry (1809 - 1874) was his brother; all were Calvinistic Methodists. He received a sound elementary education at a local church school, but left at the age of 12 to
PARRY, RICHARD (1710 - 1763) Newborough, poet, schoolmaster, and sexton His published work includes ' Araith Wgan ar Gân ' (Brython, 1863), and also a number of other poems (one of them at least a translation from English) which were published in the 18th century; a list of these is given by Myrddin Fardd in Y Traethodydd, 1886. A carol composed by him is found in NLW MS 1666B (209b); it is also probable that he is the Richard Parry whose poems are found in Bodewryd
PARRY, RICHARD (1560 - 1623), bishop and biblical translator Born in 1560, son of John ap Harri, of Pwllhalog, Cwm, Flintshire, and Ruthin, and his wife, Elen ferch Dafydd ap John, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Richard Parry was educated at Westminster School under Camden. In 1579 he entered Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. 5 February 1584. He was ordained a deacon by bishop Robinson of Bangor, 5 April 1584, and on 4 May was instituted to a
PARRY, ROBERT (Robyn Ddu Eryri; 1804 - 1892), poet Born at Caernarvon, 7 February 1804, son of a tailor who was also a bonesetter and a versifier. He was for a period a pupil at Evan Richardson's school and showed some signs of talent which won for him the patronage of Peter Bailey Williams. He failed to master any craft or trade and spent years of his life wandering from place to place in Wales and England; he once visited the United States, but
PARRY, ROBERT (fl. 1810-1863), poet Born probably at Llanbryn-mair, son of Robert Parry, curate of that parish, and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Jones of Esgair Ifan. While he was still a small child his father was given the living of Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire (1810-26) and the family went to live in that place (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, ii, 311). He himself had originally intended to take orders, and was
PARRY, ROBERT (fl. 1540?-1612?), author and diarist Son of Harry ap Robert (of the Parry family of Tywysog, in the parish of Henllan, Denbighshire), and Elin, daughter of Rhys Wynn ap Gruffydd ap Madog Fychan, of Ffynogion. He married Dorothy, daughter of John Wynn Panton. Parry owed friendly allegiance to the Salusbury family of Lleweni, Denbighshire; an English elegy written by him on the death of his cousin, Katheryn of Berain, mother of Sir

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