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PRYCE, THOMAS (1833 - 1904), antiquary
PRYCE, THOMAS MALDWYN (1949 - 1977), racing driver
PRYCE-JONES, Sir PRYCE (1834 - 1920), pioneer of mail order business Born Pryce Jones, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 16 October 1834, second son of William Jones, solicitor, and Mary Ann Goodwin, whose father was a cousin of Robert Owen, the social reformer. After being apprenticed at the age of 12 to a Newtown draper, he established his own business in 1859, in which year he married Eleanor Rowley Morris. He began his mail order business by sending patterns to the
PRYS, ELIS (Y Doctor Coch, The Red Doctor; 1512? - 1594) Plas Iolyn, Rhiwlas and Vaughan of Pant Glas). He was born at the beginning of the 16th century, and was educated at Cambridge, graduating Ll.B. in 1533, and D.C.L. in 1534, and from the red gown of his degree he was known as 'Y Doctor Coch' ('The Red Doctor'). He married Ellyw, daughter of Owen Pool of Llandecwyn, Merioneth, by whom he had seven children, two sons and five daughters, Thomas being the elder son. In
PRYS, JOHN PRICHARD (fl. c. 1704-1721) Eglwys-ael, Llangadwaladr, poet Some of his work remains in manuscripts, including englynion addressed to T. Jones in reply to englynion by the latter in his Almanac for 1704, and a number of free-metre poems on themes of love, religion, and morality. A collection of some of his religious poems, entitled Difyrwch Crefyddol, was published in 1721. One of his carols is the first of Dwy o Gerddi Duwiol (see J. H. Davies, Bibliog
PRYS, SION (bu farw 1640?), poet According to some of the manuscripts which contain his work, he was heir to the Caerddinen and Llwyn Ynn estates in Denbighshire. A large number of his poems remain, including cywyddau to Roland Jones of Llanferais, Siôn Wyn Lewys, Siôn Hope, William Wynn of Nercwys, Peter Wynn of Manechdid, a satirical poem to a tavern-keeper of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. A number of free-metre poems by him also
PRYS, STAFFORD (1732 - 1784), bookseller and printer of books christened in 1732, the second son of Stafford Price, M.D., and Mary (Evans) - the father of the family of Pertheirin, Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire, and the mother of the family of Stradling, S. Donats, Glamorganshire Stafford Prys was apprenticed to Thomas Durston, 21 November 1750, and became a freeman of the ' Combrethren of Saddlers … ', Shrewsbury, on 24 May 1758, the year in which he started
PRYS, THOMAS (1564? - 1634) Plas Iolyn,, poet and adventurer , and (2) to Jane, daughter of Hugh Gwynn of Berth-ddu and Bodysgallen. He had three children by the first wife, and ten by his second. After his father's death Thomas Prys held the manor of Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, with the livings held by his father; in 1599 he was sheriff of Denbighshire. He fought in the wars of the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century under Sir Robert Dudley, earl of
teulu PRYSE Gogerddan, of 'Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch,' 'The White Book of Roderick,' now Peniarth MS 4 and Peniarth MS 5 in N.L.W. (The present whereabouts of 'Llyfr Gwyrdd Gogerddan,' 'The Green Book of Gogerddan' are not known). The pedigree of the family up to the year 1588 is given by Lewis Dwnn (Visitations, i, 44-5), based, probably, on tables compiled by Thomas Jones (c. 1530 - 1609), Fountain Gate, Tregaron; see also
PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN (Gweirydd ap Rhys; 1807 - 1889), man of letters at Cae-crin, Llanrhyddlad, Anglesey, 10 June 1840. He was educated at the British School, Llanrhyddlad, after which he was sent to R. E. Williams ('Apeles'), Independent minister of Llanddeusant, to learn Greek and Latin. When he was 13 or 14 years of age he was apprenticed to Dr. Jones of Llanfachraeth and Holyhead, but continued with his other studies. In 1855 he was sent to the Andersonian
PRYTHERCH, WILLIAM (1804 - 1888), Calvinistic Methodist minister , Nantgaredig, and Ferryside. He was ordained in 1839. In 1861 he married, as his second wife, Mrs. Jones of Llandeilo-yr-ynys. William Prytherch had a place of his own as an original and natural preacher, eloquent in speech and homely in manner. Dr. Owen Thomas thought one of his sermons the greatest he could remember. He died 20 November 1888 at Ferryside. His son WILLIAM ELIEZER PRYTHERCH (1846 - 1931
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

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