Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) work over to him - Powel describes 'the right worshipfull Mistres Blanch Parry,' as 'a singular well willer and furtherer of the weale publike' of Wales. Powel printed the tractate in full in his Historie - on this matter, see G. J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg, 197-9.
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1782 - 1818), composer of the hymn-tune 'Llanfair' which appears in all Welsh congregational tune-books and in Songs of Praise and other English hymn-books; Dr. R. Vaughan Williams has composed variations upon it. Robert Williams was born at Mynydd Ithel farm, Llanfechell, Anglesey, son of Owen Williams and Mary (née Davies). He was baptised at Llanfechell on 27 October 1782. He was blind from birth and earned his living by basket-making, but was
ELWYN-EDWARDS, DILYS (1918 - 2012), composer Turle Scholarship at Girton College, Cambridge and a Joseph Parry Scholarship at the University College in Cardiff, and chose the latter, studying under David Evans. Her compositional gifts were developed during her time at Cardiff and some of her songs were broadcast by the BBC. After taking her B.Mus. she taught for three years at Dr Williams School before gaining an open scholarship in composition
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1769 - 1855), harpist Since John Parry ('Bardd Alaw') referred to him in 1808 as a very good harpist who had been collecting the works of the poets for many years, 1769 should be accepted as his year of birth, as given by R. Griffith in Cerdd Dannau. According to M. Davies (Meurig Idris) he was born in the commote of Ardudwy, Merioneth, but John Parry (Bardd Alaw) said that his birthplace was Cefn-y-mein, Llŷn
PARRY family Madryn, Llŷn Madryn was not the original home of the Parrys. The first of the family in Wales was GEOFFREY PARRY (died 24 April 1658), an officer in the Parliamentary army, a zealous Puritan who hailed from Paston in Salop, and married one of the daughters of Cefn Llanfair in Llŷn (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 224); their son was the first LOVE PARRY (1654 - 1707) - there were as many as six of the name in the
DAVIES, RICHARD (Isgarn; 1887 - 1947), farmer-shepherd and poet , Caniadau Isgarn having an introduction by T.H. Parry-Williams and an appreciation by S.M. Powell. He was deeply interested in local history and antiquities, and was buried, as he had wished, at Strata Florida.
PARRY, JOHN (The Blind Harpist; 1710? - 1782), harpist and publisher of music Born at Bryn Cynan, near Nevin, Caernarfonshire, c. 1710. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) says that his harp teacher was Robert Parry, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire; Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) says that he received lessons from Stephen Shôn Jones, Penrhyndeudraeth. He became one of the best harpists in the kingdom and took part at concerts given in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Dublin. He was family
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, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels . J. Williams, Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg (1948), 197-9. This adds further support to the circumstantial evidence that Blanche may have helped to finance the printing of the Welsh Bible in 1588. Blanche Parry was at the centre of the Elizabethan Court and was the person in closest contact with the queen for the longest period of time. Her position was unassailable and was recognised by everyone
PARRY, WILLIAM (1754 - 1819), Independent minister and tutor, and author ) to have the legal disabilities of Dissenters removed. In 1799, he was appointed tutor in what had been Coward's Academy, on the occasion of its removal to Wymondley, Hertfordshire. In 1808, he engaged in controversy against the ideas of Edward Williams (1750 - 1813) of Rotherham. He died 9 January 1819. The D.N.B. has an article on him (with a list of his works), on which the present notice has
GRIFFITHS, EZER (1888 - 1962), physicist (1918; 2nd ed., 1925; 3rd ed., 1947); Pyrometers (1926); Refrigeration principles and practice (1951), and many scientific papers in his field. His brothers included Edgar A. Griffiths, a physicist with the South African government, Jenkin Arthur Griffiths, the editor of the Colliery Guardian, and Roosevelt Griffiths, a lecturer in metallurgy at the University College, Swansea.
PARRY, DAVID (Dewi Moelwyn; 1835 - 1870), Independent minister, and poet Born 1835, the son of John Parry, Ffestiniog, Meironnydd. He received some measure of education as a boy, and in 1850, at the age of 15, was successful at a Ffestiniog eisteddfod with a Welsh poem on 'The Printing Press.' He was received as a member of the church of Saron, Ffestiniog, but moved to Caernarvon in 1856. There he became a member of Pen-dref chapel, and in 1857 he began to preach. He

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