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OWEN, ROBERT LLUGWY (1836 - 1906), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and schoolmaster
OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Alaw;; 1762 - 1853), farmer who lived for a long time at Chwaen Wen, Llannerch-y-medd. He wrote to the periodicals, more especially to Goleuad Gwynedd and Goleuad Cymru, and in 1813 published a little book of verse Lloffion o Faes Boaz (this should not be confused with a booklet bearing the same title by Robert Thomas, 1796 - 1866); a stanza in this book has become a well-known hymn which appears in our modern hymnaries.
OWEN, WILLIAM (William Owen; 1813 - 1893) Prysgol,, musician Born 12? December 1813 in Lônpopty, Bangor, the son of William and Ellen Owen. The father was a quarryman at Cae Braich-y-cafn quarry, Bethesda, and the son began to work in the same quarry when he was ten years old. He learnt music at classes held by Robert Williams (Cae Aseth), at Carneddi, and from William Roberts, Tyn-y-maes, the composer of the hymn-tune ' Andalusia.' He wrote his first hymn
teulu PAGET (marquesses of Anglesey), Plas Newydd, Llanedwen - 1802) formed, in 1785, the Mona Mine Company to work the rich deposits of copper discovered on the eastern side of Parys Mountain, near Amlwch. Henry Bayly Paget died 13 March 1812, and was succeeded by his eldest son, HENRY WILLIAM PAGET (1768 - 1854), born 17 May 1768, who had a brilliant military career and was created 1st marquess of Anglesey 4 July 1815 as a reward for his prowess on the field
PAGET, GEORGE CHARLES HENRY VICTOR (7th Marquess of Anglesey), (1922 - 2013), soldier, historian, conservationist advanced DBE in 1983. The combination of their overlapping but also diverse interests meant that, over decades, 'the Angleseys' together made a distinctive contribution to public life in Wales and beyond. Neither was content to rest idly on whatever social or literary advantage heredity had given them but developed their own talents, sometimes unexpected ones, to their own and public benefit. Henry
PANTON, PAUL (1727 - 1797), barrister-at-law and antiquary school at Warrington, and from the latter year to September 1775 at the King's School, Chester (under Robert Vanbrugh). He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 22 March 1775, but did not reside there until November 1777, spending the intervening period at the University of Edinburgh. In January 1779, his letters, under the pseudonym ' Monensis,' printed in the Chester papers, led the opposition to the
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels the queen's servant, 'whose cradle saw I rocked', from Elizabeth's birth in 1533; Blanche was then 25 or 26 years old. Thereafter she hardly left Elizabeth, staying with her until her own death fifty-six years later. According to Sir Robert Tyrwhitt (Cal. State Papers, Edward VI, 31 January 1549) Lady Troy trained Blanche to be her successor but Kate Ashley was promoted instead from governess to
PARRY, Sir DAVID HUGHES (1893 - 1973), lawyer, jurist, university administrator He was born on 3 January 1893, the second child and eldest son of John Hughes Parry, farmer, and his wife Anne (née Hughes), at Uwchlaw'r-ffynnon, Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire. His mother was a granddaughter of Robert Hughes, Uwchlaw'r-ffynnon. He was educated at the elementary school in Llanaelhaearn and later at Pwllheli Grammar School. In 1910, he enrolled at the University College of Wales
PARRY, EDGAR WILLIAMS (1919 - 2011), surgeon Surgery at Liverpool University working under the direction of Professor Charles Wells and added the qualification Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1955. In 1956 he was appointed Consultant Surgeon at Bootle, Waterloo and Broadgreen Hospitals in Liverpool. He was appointed as a general surgeon which encompassed a very wide field of surgery. Vascular surgery was in its infancy but
PARRY, EDWARD (1798 - 1854), publisher and antiquary comforts of his countrymen in the city. At Chester Parry was associated with Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) and Y Gwladgarwr. In 1836 he bought the publishing rights after Ieuan himself had suffered financial loss. Hugh Jones (Erfyl) was the editor from 1836 but in 1841 its publication was undertaken by Robert Lloyd Morris at Liverpool. Parry was responsible for the publication of several Welsh books
PARRY, GRIFFITH (1827 - 1901), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born at Caernarvon in December 1827; his mother was sister to Robert Owen (Eryron Gwyllt Walia) and a niece of the famous Calvinistic Methodist preachers Robert Roberts of Clynnog and John Roberts of Llangwm - appropriately enough, Parry was to edit the poems of Robert Owen and the sermons of Robert Roberts. He went to Bala C.M. College (1847-1851), and began preaching. In 1851, while continuing
PARRY, JOHN (1770 - 1820), poet were six children of the marriage. Parry lived in or near Llanelian for the whole of his life, and for a period he and his wife kept an inn in the village. He died 25 June 1820, and was buried three days later in Llanelian churchyard. He composed a number of poems, mainly of a religious nature, and was noted for his gift of repartee. A selection of his works is to be found in Robert Humphreys, Y

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