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PUGHE, ELIZABETH ('Eliza') (1826 - 1847), deaf illustrator the translator of Meddygon Myddfai ('The Physicians of Myddfai'). He was a friend of the teacher and poet Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd). Eliza's other brother, David William Pughe (1821-1862), was a poet and antiquarian as well as being an accomplished surgeon. According to a biographical note in her pictorial bilingual English/Welsh dictionary, Eliza Pughe lived from 1831 to 1850 (sic) in Coch y Big
PUGHE, JOHN (Ioan ab Hu Feddyg; 1814 - 1874), physician and littérateur a close friend of Eben Fardd. In Eben's Cyff Beuno there are many notes by Pughe. He published an entertaining biography of the bard: Eben Fardd: ei nodion a'i hynodion. He also translated Meddygon Myddfai, the Physicians of Myddfai, edited by John Williams, Ab Ithel, and published by the Welsh MSS. Society, 1864. He married Catherine Samuel, daughter of Samuel Samuel, Caernarfon, 21 February 1839
teulu PULESTON Emral, Plas-ym-mers, Hafod-y-wern, Llwynycnotiau, since 1611. The male line of Emral terminated in 1732 with the death of THOMAS PULESTON, who left the estate by will to JOHN PULESTON of Pickhill, a descendant of a younger son of the Roger Puleston who lived temp. Henry VI. His son died without leaving a male heir, and Emral came to his daughter's husband, Richard Parry Price of Bryn-y-pys, who adopted the surname Puleston and was created a baronet
PURNELL, THOMAS (1834 - 1889), author
teulu PUW, prominent Roman Catholic family Penrhyn Creuddyn, with the earl of Powis at Powys Castle. He was probably living there in 1659 when he published in Paris De Anglicani Cleri Retinenda in Apostolican Sedem observantia, and in 1661, when his second book, Excantationis Amuletum, appeared. In these he attacked the views expressed by Thomas White or Blackloe with regard to the governance of the Roman Catholic Church in England at the time; later, he was
PYRKE, JOHN (1755 - 1834), japanners He came from London (where he sold japan-ware, principally tea-urns) to Usk in 1799, and in 1814 became owner of the japannery of Thomas Hughes (1740 - 1828). Pyrke popularized the chocolate-brown lacquer for which Usk japan became noted; and also used papier-maché as a base. His decoration was artistic, but the quality of his lacquer deteriorated. Pyrke (a burgher of Usk in 1815, and portreeve
QUARRELL, THOMAS (bu farw 1709), Puritan preacher, free-communion Baptist Monmouthshire. It is clear from Maurice's account that he was a Baptist, a free-communionist, pastor of the flock, once attended by William Thomas (died 1671) before his death in 1671, with its headquarters at Llantrisant. Quarrell represented this extensive church in the London Assembly of 1689, an assembly open to all Baptists, 'free' as well as 'close.' He died in 1709.
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teulu RAVENSCROFT Ravenscroft, grandson Ralph Ravenscroft, we come to two of this Ralph's sons, (I) George and (II) John. (I) GEORGE RAVENSCROFT 'of Bretton ', Ralph's eldest son, opens a line of squires who were prominent in Flintshire; he was alive in 1517, and his son THOMAS RAVENSCROFT was alive in 1547. Thomas's eldest son was GEORGE RAVENSCROFT, sheriff in 1578-9, who died in 1592 and is commemorated (like others of the family
RECORDE, ROBERT (bu farw 1558) Born at Tenby, son of Thomas Record and his wife Rose, daughter of Thomas Jones of Machynlleth. He graduated at Oxford and was elected Fellow of All Souls College in 1531. Migrating to Cambridge, he studied mathematics there and qualified in medicine. After a further period of teaching at Oxford he settled in London where he practised medicine and is said to have been physician to king Edward VI
RECORDE, ROBERT (c. 1512 - 1558), mathematician and physician Robert Recorde was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the second of two sons of Thomas Recorde of Tenby and Ros Johns, daughter of Thomas ap John ap Sion, of Machynlleth. This was a second marriage for Thomas, the first to Joan Ysteven of Tenby being of short duration and childless. Thomas Recorde inherited a mercantile business founded in the town by the boys' paternal grandfather Roger Recorde. It
REDMOND, THOMAS (1745? - 1785), miniaturist

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