Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, HENRY - see PERRI, HENRY
PARRY, JAMES RHYS (fl. 1570?-1625?), poet and author of a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms information is given by James Parry's son, George Parry, himself the author of another version; the son says that the father was a well-born layman of Ewias Lacy in Herefordshire, a patron of poets and himself a distinguished one - he calls his father 'Eos Eyas.' The father presented his manuscripts to William Morgan, bishop of Llandaff; this proved an incentive to Edmund Prys and provided the first, rather
PARRY, JOHN (Bardd Alaw; 1776 - 1851), musician stage in 1842 for the concert-room, and in 1850 he came out as an entertainer. He gave this up in 1853 for health reasons, and became organist of S. Jude's church, Southsea. He joined Thomas German Reed, musician and entertainer, in 1860, but retired in 1869 owing to ill health. He married, 30 June 1835, Anne, daughter of Henry Combe, surgeon (died 1883). He died 20 February 1879, at East Molesey
PARRY, JOSEPH (1744 - 1826), painter and engraver Manchester.' Another of his pictures, ' Eccles Wake,' contains 200 figures - all separate studies from nature. He was also a portrait painter and etched a fine portrait of himself, only ten impressions of which were taken. He died in Manchester in 1826. His son, DAVID HENRY PARRY, born in Manchester 7 June 1793, became a painter after studying in his father's studio. In 1816 he married Elizabeth Smallwood
PARRY, JOSHUA (1719 - 1776), Nonconformist minister, and writer was a literary (and a social) figure, rather than a theologian, and Edmund Jones in 1770 speaks slightingly of him. He is noticed in D.N.B., in an article based mainly on the Memoir (1872) written by his grandson Charles Henry Parry. Joshua Parry had notable descendants. His eldest son, CALEB HILLIER PARRY (1755 - 1822), was a physician of great repute at Bath [he is repeatedly mentioned in Jane
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, ROBERT (fl. 1540?-1612?), author and diarist published a prose novel, Moderatus, the most delectable and famous Historie of the Black Knight (dedicated to … ' Henry Townshend … one of her Maiesties Iustices of Assise of the countie Pallatine of Chester, and one of her Highnesse honourable Counsell, established in the marches and principality of Wales '). Two years later (1597) appeared an exceedingly rare book (facsimile in N.L.W.) entitled, Sinetes
PARRY, ROBERT IFOR (1908 - 1975), minister (Cong.) and school teacher ordained in June 1933, as the successor of the Revs. David Price (1843-78) and D. Silyn Evans (1880-1930). In 1940, he married Mona, the only daughter of Richard Morgan, a deacon at Siloa. The author of these words remembers staying in September 1959 at their home in Newlands, Aberdare, during a Collecting Journey towards the Bala-Bangor College – as was the custom in those days. The vicar of Aberdare
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 connections with Wales. At the beginning of World War II E. Morgan Humphreys tried to persuade her to reprint Sioned, and the B.B.C. tried to adapt some of her work for the Welsh Children's Hour. As late as 1949 she was still looking for a publisher for Sioned, but circumstances were difficult and by then she was old and infirm. She died in an old people's home in Croydon on 12 February 1953, and her friend
PARRY, Sir THOMAS (d. 1560), courtier was the son of Harry Vaughan and grandson of Sir Thomas Vaughan, who had been knighted but subsequently beheaded by Richard III and was himself an illegitimate son of Sir Robert Vaughan of Tretower (ancestor of Henry Vaughan, ' Silurist'), and a grandson, through Sir Dafydd Gam, of Sir Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine, slain at Agincourt (1415). His mother was Gwenllian, daughter of William ap Grono
PARRY, Sir THOMAS (1904 - 1985), scholar, Librarian of the National Library of Wales, University Principal, poet and reviews, he continued to adjudicate at the National Eisteddfod (as he had done throughout his career), and he was called upon to act as a leading consultant to several significant projects. He co-edited Llyfryddiaeth Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg, 1976, with Merfyn Morgan. Until his death he was the Chairman of the Literature Committee of the New Welsh Bible that was published in 1988. And for many years

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