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PARRY, JOHN (1770 - 1820), poet Born 29 June 1770 in a farm called Y Wern, near Llanelian, Denbighshire. He may be the John Parry, son of Edward and Catherine Parry, whose christening is recorded on 31 August 1770 in the bishops' transcripts for the parish of Llanelian. He received a good education, as is evident from the character of his poetry. At the age of 28 Parry married Elsbeth Hughes, Ffermnant, Llanelian, and there
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, JOHN (1775 - 1846), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, and editor Born 7 May 1775, son of Owen and Jane Parry of Groeslon-grugan, Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire. He received a better education than most boys of his time. He was for a time at Madam Bevan's school at Bryn'rodyn, at John Roberts's (1753 - 1834) school at Llanllyfni, and at Evan Richardson's school at Caernarvon. In 1793 he went to Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, where he kept a day school for the children and
PARRY, JOHN (Bardd Alaw; 1776 - 1851), musician Born 18 February 1776 at Denbigh, the son of Thomas Parry, a stonemason from Aberchwiler. His first lessons in music were given him by a dancing master who taught him the clarinet. In 1793 he joined the Denbighshire volunteers' band of which, four years later, he became the conductor. He settled in London in 1807, began to be in demand at concerts as a player on wind instruments, and started to
PARRY, JOHN (1812 - 1874), Calvinistic Methodist minister, college tutor, and editor preacher, the suspicious authorities gave only very tardy consent - indeed, Lewis Edwards admitted Parry to Bala C.M. College (1838) before that consent was given. Between 1841 and 1843 he put in some broken terms at Edinburgh University - broken, because of want of means. But in 1843 Lewis Edwards chose him as his assistant at Bala, where he remained for the rest of his life. He put his duties as tutor
PARRY, JOHN (The Blind Harpist; 1710? - 1782), harpist and publisher of music Born at Bryn Cynan, near Nevin, Caernarfonshire, c. 1710. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) says that his harp teacher was Robert Parry, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire; Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) says that he received lessons from Stephen Shôn Jones, Penrhyndeudraeth. He became one of the best harpists in the kingdom and took part at concerts given in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Dublin. He was family
PARRY, JOHN - gweler SALUSBURY, JOHN
PARRY, JOHN (1789 - 1868), stonemason and musician John Parry was born on 10 February 1789 in Newmarket in Flintshire, the son of Bernard Parry, farmer and singing master, and his wife Elizabeth (née Saunders). In the 1841 census John Parry and his wife Mary Williams Parry (1784-1849) were said to be living with their two youngest sons, William and Caleb, at Ochr-y-gop, to the northeast of the village. He was a stonemason by trade, employing
PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS (1786 - 1825), antiquary His father, Edward Perry (1752 - 1805), cleric, was the son of Edward Parry, ' gent. ', of Nerquis, Flintshire; he went up to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1772, but Foster has no record of his graduation; W. D. Leathart attributes ' high literary attainments ' to him; he was rector of Llangar, 1784-9, and of Llanferres, 1789-1805 (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph), but lived at Mold
PARRY, JOHN HUMPHREYS - gweler PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS
PARRY, JOHN ORLANDO (1810 - 1879), musician - gweler PARRY, JOHN
PARRY, JOSEPH (1744 - 1826), painter and engraver Manchester.' Another of his pictures, ' Eccles Wake,' contains 200 figures - all separate studies from nature. He was also a portrait painter and etched a fine portrait of himself, only ten impressions of which were taken. He died in Manchester in 1826. His son, DAVID HENRY PARRY, born in Manchester 7 June 1793, became a painter after studying in his father's studio. In 1816 he married Elizabeth Smallwood

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