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PRICE, PETER (1864 - 1940), Independent minister Born 11 July 1864 at Dewisbren-isaf, a smallholding about 3 miles from Dolgellau, Merionethshire, the eldest of ten children of Thomas and Jane Price. Thomas Price was the eldest son of Peter and Catherine Price, Fronolau, a prominent farmhouse on the steep road from Dolgellau to Gwanas crossroads. This is the neighbourhood of the indentured land, famous in the history of the Quakers in
PRICE, ROGER (1834 - 1900), missionary under the London Missionary Society, and linguist christened 24 February 1834 at [ Alltarnog ], Merthyr Cynog, Brecknock [son of Roger and Jane Price, who moved to Penbryn-glas, Llandyfaelog, Brecknock, c. 1838 ]; he was a member at Bethania, Merthyr Cynog. He studied at Western College, Plymouth, and was appointed by the L.M.S. in 1858 for the Makololo mission in Africa. Fever and war delayed the expedition, taking from him his wife and child
PRICE, THEODORE (1570? - 1631), prebendary of Westminster he was prebendary of Winchester, from 1609 rector of Launton, Oxfordshire, from 1621 prebendary of Leighton Buzzard in Lincoln cathedral, from 1623 prebendary of Westminster. John Williams (1582 - 1650), then dean of Westminster, who was his kinsman, arranged for Price to act as sub-dean for the Westminster chapter; he also tried to arrange (as did Laud) for him to have a bishopric - see D.N.B. and
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 (1852 - 1909), Australian politician Born at Brymbo, Denbighshire, 19 January 1852, son of John and Jane Price. As a boy, he went to Liverpool, where he was for many years a stone-mason. He married (1881) Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Lloyd, a timber-merchant; they had seven children. In 1883 ill-health drove him to Adelaide, South Australia, where in 1891 he became secretary of his trade union. In 1893 he became a labour
PRICE, THOMAS (Carnhuanawc; 1787 - 1848), historian and antiquary . Carnhuanawc was always clad in clothes made entirely of home-produced materials. A remarkably handsome man, he was by nature generous and ingenuous, noble and lovable. He died on 7 November 1848, and was buried at Llanfihangel Cwm-du. A number of his essays were collected in the Literary Remains (Llan-dovery, 1854-5), a biography by Jane Williams (Ysgafell), appearing as a second volume.
PRICE, WATKIN WILLIAM (1873 - 1967), schoolmaster, researcher of that year. Eventually, however, he turned to Plaid Cymru, supporting Gwynfor Evans in the Aberdare by-election in 1954. Because of the luke-warm support of some of the chapels for Labour, ' W.W. ' left Saron (Congl.) chapel, Aberaman, and joined the Welsh Unitarians meeting in Yr Hendy-cwrdd, Trecynon. In 1901 he married Margaret Williams, Henbant Hall, Llandysul, Cardiganshire. She died in 1950
PRICHARD, CARADOG (1904 - 1980), novelist and poet Caradog Prichard was born on 3 November 1904 in Bethesda, the youngest of the three sons of John Pritchard and his wife Margaret Jane (née Williams). (The spelling 'Prichard' was Caradog's whim.) John Pritchard worked at the Penrhyn Quarry and had been one of the 2,800 quarrymen involved in the bitter 1900-3 industrial dispute there, although he probably returned to work before the end of the
PRICHARD, CATHERINE JANE (1842 - 1909), poet - gweler PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN
PRICHARD, JOHN (1796 - 1875), Baptist minister and tutor Born 25 March 1796, son of John and Jane Prichard of Tan-y-graig, Llaneilian, Amlwch. The family moved to Llandudno where he worked in a mine until he had saved sufficient money to go to Toxteth Park school, Liverpool. He returned to Llandudno where, for some time, he kept a school. In 1816 he became a Baptist, and in 1819 began to preach. He went to Abergavenny College in 1821, and in 1823 was
PRICHARD, JOHN WILLIAM (1749 - 1829), man of letters
PRITCHARD, JOHN THOMAS (1859 - 1890), musician Born 10 July 1859 at Cefn Capel Cwta, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the son of Thomas and Jane Pritchard. A pupil-teacher at the local day school, he also received instruction in organ playing from Dr. Roland Rogers, Bangor. In 1878 he was appointed organist of S. Mark's church, Wrexham. He was a talented piano accompanist and officiated as such in national eisteddfodau held at Liverpool and Wrexham

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