Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRYTHERCH, WILLIAM (1804 - 1888), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 25 April 1804 at Tŷn-yr-heol, Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas William Rytherch. He was educated at Carmarthen and used to help David Charles (I) in the public services. In 1825 he began to preach in Caeo chapel, and in 1831 he married Joyce, daughter of Thomas Evans of Pumpsaint. After leaving Caeo he lived in various places in Carmarthenshire - Llanegwad, Llanfynydd, Betws
PUDDICOMBE, ANNE ADALISA (Allen Raine; 1836 - 1908), novelist Born 6 October 1836 in Bridge Street, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, the eldest child of Benjamin and Letitia Grace Evans. Her father was a lawyer, and a grandson of David Davis of Castellhywel (1745 - 1827), whilst her mother was the daughter of Thomas Morgan, a surgeon of Newcastle Emlyn, and grand-daughter of Daniel Rowland of Llangeitho (1713 - 1790). During childhood she attended a school
PUGH family Mathafarn, The first prominent member of the family was Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, the poet who fl. c. 1480 and who was the author of a number of vaticinatory poems about Henry Tudor (Henry VII). He apparently possessed an extensive estate on both sides of the river Dyfi above Machynlleth. The line was continued by EVAN AP DAVID LLOYD and by HUGH AB EVAN, whose son, JOHN AP HUGH, served as a county
PUGH, DAVID (1739 - 1816), cleric amicably disposed towards the Methodists, liking their 'Societies' and their Sunday schools, and attended their preaching meetings; but he took no part in their other meetings. When the movement towards separate 'Ordination' began - it culminated in 1811 - Pugh changed his attitude and, influenced by his neighbour, David Griffiths, Nevern, began to attack the sponsors of the movement (Thomas Charles in
PUGH, ELLIS (1656 - 1718), Quaker London in 1782 and 1801. A translation into English was also published in 1727. This also was printed at Philadelphia, but by S. Keimer for W. Davies, bookbinder. The English translation was entitled A Salutation to the Britains … Translated from the British Language by Rowland Ellis, Revis'd and corrected by David Lloyd. (There were London editions in 1732, 1739, and 1793).
PUGH, JOHN (1744 - 1799), Evangelical cleric Born at Dolgelley, second son of Hugh and Jane Pugh, and brother to David Pugh and Robert Pugh. He was educated at Hertford College, Oxford, 1767, graduating in 1771. He was vicar of Rauceby and Cranwell, Lincs, from 1771 until his death. His friend, Joseph Jane, the Evangelical cleric of Iron Acton (1795), left him the greater part of his wealth; much of this Pugh himself bequeathed to
PUGH, JOHN (Ieuan Awst; 1783 - 1839), lawyer and poet Born August 1783 in Melinfraenen, Llangelynnin, Meironnydd, the fifth child of David and Catherine Pugh. He only received nine months' schooling, but, despite this lack of education, he gained a local reputation for scholarship in his later years. He moved to Dolgelley when he was 13 years old and became a clerk in a solicitor's office. He was later apprenticed to Thomas Williams, a printer at
PUGH, LEWIS HENRY OWAIN (1907 - 1981), soldier plan and lead an attack in 1941 on four German merchant ships in Goa harbour which were sending information to German U-boats. When restrictions on secret information were lifted, the expedition was made the subject of a book by James Leasor, Boarding Party (1978) and in 1980 this was made into a film, 'Sea Wolves', with Gregory Peck (who played Lewis Pugh), David Niven and Roger Moore. Leasor's book
PUGH, PHILIP (1679 - 1760), Independent minister Born in 1679 at Hendre, Blaenpennal, Cardiganshire. His father was also Philip Pugh, while his mother, Ann, was a daughter of Dafydd Jones of Coedmor and a step-sister, on her mother's side, of Peregrine Musgrave, the Haverfordwest Quaker. Pugh was educated at Brynllywarch Academy and later, after the death of Samuel Jones in 1697, at Abergavenny. In 1709 he was ordained joint minister with David
PUGH, ROBERT (1749 - 1825), cleric Born at Dolgelley in 1749, youngest son of Hugh and Jane Pugh - he was, therefore, brother to David Pugh and John Pugh (1744 - 1799). He was at Dr. Conant's School in Truro, Cornwall, before he went, in 1768, to Exeter College, Oxford; he graduated in 1772. He was curate at Neston and perpetual curate of Lee Brockhurst, Salop, before he became vicar of Donnington, Lincolnshire (1794-1825). He is
PUGHE, ELIZABETH ('Eliza') (1826 - 1847), deaf illustrator Eliza Pughe was born in 1826 at Chwaen Wen, Tref Alaw, Anglesey, the youngest of three children of David Roberts Pughe and his wife Elizabeth. Chwaen Wen was the home of her maternal grandparents. The family moved to Coch-y-Bug, Pontllyfni near Clynnog around 1828. Eliza's eldest brother was John Pughe (1814-1874), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and known in Welsh literary circles as
PUGHE, DAVID WILLIAM (1821 - 1862), physician - see PUGHE, JOHN

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