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PRICE, JOHN (Old Price; 1803 - 1887), cleric, naturalist, and eccentric Llandudno and how to enjoy it (1869), and Old Price's Remains, an extremely odd monthly periodical (April 1863-March 1864), of great interest to dwellers in the Llandrillo-yn-Rhos district. The chapter on natural history in the History of Aberconwy by Robert Williams (1810 - 1881) is by Price. He died at Chester, 14 October 1887, aged 84.
PRICE, JOHN (1735 - 1813), Bodley's librarian, Oxford Born on 1 March 1735, son of the Rev. Robert Price vicar of Llandegla from 1731 to 1737, and then of Llangollen until his death in 1771 - he was buried 9 September. John Price was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculated 26 March 1754. He graduated B.A. 1757, M.A. 1760, and B.D. 1768. He was appointed janitor of the Bodleian in 1757; sub-librarian, 1765; acting librarian, 1765
PRICE, JOHN (1857 - 1930), musician Born 5 March 1857 at Llangamarch, Brecknock, the son of Dafydd and Ann Price. The family moved to Beulah, near Garth, in the same county, and it was here that John Price spent the rest of his life. As a child he was taught the Hullah system of music. He joined a Tonic Sol-fa class, held by D. Buallt Jones; he also received lessons from D. W. Lewis, Brynaman, and took the diplomas of G. and
PRICE, JOSEPH TREGELLES (1784 - 1854), Quaker and ironmaster ore working at Aberpergwm, and in copper smelting in the locality. On 6 December 1817 Joseph Tregelles Price advertised the iron-works for sale, but on 31 March 1818, obtaining a new lease, he, with his brother, H. H. Price, and others, signed a contract to take over the works, paying therefor £1,000. Joseph became managing director of the new company in 1818. For a long period of years the firm had
PRICE, ROBERT (1655 - 1733), judge Born 14 January 1655, second son of Thomas Price, Giler, Cerrigydrudion, by his wife Margaret, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wynne of Bwlchybeudy in the same parish. From Ruthin school he went to S. John's College, Cambridge, 28 March 1672; he left without graduating, was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 8 May 1673, and qualified as a barrister in July 1679. A useful (and quite interesting) biography
PRICE, THOMAS (MALDWYN) (1860 - 1933), musician the 'Maldwyn' was added to his name in later years; born at Talerddig in Llanbryn-mair parish, Montgomeryshire, 19 March 1860, son of Thomas Price, a blacksmith employed at the time on the building of the railway, under David Davies (1818 - 1890); the mother's name was Jane (Howell). Thomas Price, sen., had a rich bass voice and was a well-known choir-conductor; and his daughter, Jenny, won a
PRICE, THOMAS (Carnhuanawc; 1787 - 1848), historian and antiquary visitor at the home of Theophilus Jones, then engaged on the second volume of his History of Brecknockshire. The drawings for the illustrations in this volume were largely his work while a letter of 1811 from him to Jones concerning Roman remains near Llandrindod was published in Archaeologia, xvii. He was ordained deacon on 10 March 1811 and licensed to the curacies of Llan-llyr and Llanfihangel
PRICE, THOMAS (1820 - 1888), Baptist minister to those Reports, are well known. He took a most active part in the local government of Aberdare, and in various public movements in the town - he was the first secretary of the Aberdare British School Committee which established the first British School in the Aberdare Valley in 1848, the 'Park School,' better known as 'Ysgol y Comin.' He married, 16 March 1847, Mrs. Ann Gilbert, the youngest
PRICE, THOMAS (1809 - 1892), musician chiefly remembered as the composer of the hymn-tune called ' Cysur.' He died 7 March 1892 at Hereford, and was buried at S. Edmund's churchyard, Crickhowell.
PRICE, THOMAS SEBASTIAN (bu farw 1704), antiquary and popish recusant Monmouth tradition. According to Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), he wrote in defence of the British history in answer to bishop William Lloyd, 8 December 1681, and also in answer to a work by Sir George Mackenzie. In the Brogyntyn collection there is a letter of 13 March 1681 by him in which he discusses books of travel. On 15 March 1685, when interrupted in London on a proposed journey to Italy by invitation
PRICE, WILLIAM (1800 - 1893), eccentric Born 4 March 1800 at Ty'nycoedcae, in the parish of Rudry, Monmouthshire, third son of the Rev. William Price and his wife, Mary. He attended school at Machen, and later became was apprenticed to Evan Edwards, Caerphilly, and became a student at Bart's and at London Hospital, qualifying as a L.S.A. (September 1821) and M.R.C.S. (October 1821). He practised at Nantgarw, Treforest, and Pontypridd
PRICE-WHITE, DAVID ARCHIBALD PRICE (1906 - 1978), Conservative politician parliamentary constituencies. He was appointed Principal Assistant Midland Regional HQ of the General Electricity Board in 1957. He lived at Dolanog, Pwllycrochan Avenue, Colwyn Bay. He married in 1934 Gwyneth Harris, and they had one son and one daughter. He died 6 March 1978.

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