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OWEN, HENRY (1844 - 1919), antiquary the honorary degree of D.Litt. He bequeathed a selection of his valuable library of period books to the N.L.W. and the remainder to the town of Haverfordwest; all his manuscripts he bequeathed to the N.L.W. (now NLW MS 1341-1453). He died at Poyston 14 April 1919.
OWEN, JEREMY (fl. 1704-1744), Presbyterian minister and writer man of considerable parts, was called (1711) to succeed him. The date of his birth is unknown; but he was educated at his uncle's Academy at Shrewsbury, where Thomas Perrott was his contemporary and friend. His uncle had imparted to him not only a sound classical scholarship but also the 'moderate' views associated with his name. Fresh troubles now broke out at Henllan, and another secession to Rhyd
OWEN, Sir JOHN (1600 - 1666), royalist commander considerately over the work of sequestration. Owen now lived absorbed in dogs and hawks at Clenennau, forbidden to travel without a pass, and three times put under preventive restraint: at Denbigh (with several absences on pass) in August - September 1651; at Chester in July 1655 (when plots were rife) until appeals to the Protector and his henchmen (including John Jones the regicide (1597? - 1660), procured
OWEN, JOHN (1836 - 1915), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author of the popular ballad 'Cân y Mochyn Du' ('the Ballad of the Black Pig') Welshmen gathered. Its author, however, remained deeply ashamed of his composition to the end of his days. He forbade its further publication and could not tolerate its strains. There is but one brief mention of the work in his manuscript autobiography: ' During this period (i.e. 1850-57) I wrote “ Y Mochyn Du ”, now so well known throughout the land; a song that will continue to corrupt the tastes of
OWEN, ROBERT (1858 - 1885), schoolmaster and poet not go to Bangor to receive training as a schoolmaster because, owing to the death of his parents, the care of a younger brother and two young sisters fell upon his shoulders. He became assistant master at Jasper House School, Aberystwyth, and later at Bourne College, Birmingham. Because he was now beginning to suffer from tuberculosis he decided to sail for Australia in the hope of having his
PALMER, ALFRED NEOBARD (1847 - 1915), historian Son of Alfred Palmer, coachbuilder, of Thetford, and of Harriet Catherine, daughter of John Neobard, wine merchant; born 10 July 1847 in a part of Thetford then attached to Suffolk, now in Norfolk, he attended the local grammar school (1855-60) and a private academy kept by Morgan Lloyd, an Independent minister who awoke his interest in natural science (1860-2). After a brief trial as pupil
PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) erected a tomb for herself at Bacton, but afterwards changed her mind, and was actually buried in S. Margaret's, Westminster, where her grave can now be seen - but there is a confused story that her entrails (or perhaps her heart) were interred in the Bacton tomb which still survives. In 1811, Mrs. Burton, wife of the then vicar of Atcham, near Shrewsbury, and a descendant of the Newcourt family, had
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels Confidante now provides considerable detail about her and additional information is being posted on the companion web site: www.blancheparry.com. The evidence suggests that it was Blanche Parry's aunt Blanche Herbert, Lady Troy who first brought her to the royal Court. Lady Troy was the Lady Mistress to Edward VI and Elizabeth I as children. Blanche Parry herself wrote in her Bacton epitaph that she was
PARRY, EDGAR WILLIAMS (1919 - 2011), surgeon and the naturalist who discovered it, Edward Lhwyd. He retired in 1984. Enid and Edgar had a long and happy marriage and they had a reputation for warm hospitality in their welcoming home. As well as medicine they shared interests in music and in art. They had two children: John (b. 1950) is a Urologist, now retired, and Jane Anne (Carr, b. 1955) is a musician who specialises in playing the harp
PARRY, JOHN (1789 - 1868), stonemason and musician Salt Lake Valley, he was asked by then President of the church, Brigham Young, to form a choir with his singing group as the core. The choir he directed became the nucleus of the now world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He continued to direct the choir until 1854. John Parry settled in Salt Lake City with his second wife Harriet (also from Flintshire). They had two sons, Joseph Hyrum and Edwin. He
PARRY, JOHN (1835 - 1897), leader of the Anti-tithe movement Born at Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, 24 July 1835, son of the Rev. Hugh Parry. He was carpenter, shepherd, estate agent, writer, and poet, and owner of an exceptionally rich and varied library (now in N.L.W.). He was the author of the supplement in the 1893 edition of Hanes y Merthyron (by Thomas Jones of Denbigh) (1756 - 1820), of an article on ' Helynt y Degwm ' (Y Traethodydd, 1887), etc. A member of the
PARRY, JOSEPH (1841 - 1903), musician .) Parry was now much in demand as adjudicator and busy with his students, giving concerts in which his own compositions were prominent. From 1881 to 1888 he worked at Swansea as organist of Ebenezer and head of a musical college, which he founded. From 1888 until his death at Penarth, near Cardiff, 17 February 1903, he was lecturer in music at University College, Cardiff. Parry was a prolific and facile

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