PARRY Family History

Famous PARRYs

First name alphabetical listing of Parrys who appear in various biographical dictionaries. Where the name is set up as a link, it will lead to further information, on this site, about the person. The main sources used are listed at the end of the page to enable researchers to follow up any references that are relevant to their own research.

These days, of course, there are also many online biographies, e.g. World Biographical Index 11 by K. G. Saur Publishing. Since such information is available to anyone who can access my web pages, I have not included the details of any additional Parrys from there on this page. A search on the Saur Site for 'Parry' produces over 300 references.

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   V   W   Sources used

A

• Abel Jones Parry : Baptist Minister : 1833 - 1911. [S.2]

B

• Benjamin Parry : Bishop of Ossory : 1634 - 1678. [S.1] [S.3]
• Blanche Parry : Gentlewoman to Queen Elizabeth I : 1507/8 - 1590. [S.2]

C

• Caleb Parry : American soldier : 1735 - 1776. [S.1]
• Caleb Hillier Parry : English physician : 1755 - 1822. [S.1] [S.2 Under father Joshua's entry] [S.3]
• Charles Henry Parry : English medical and economic writer : 1779 - 1860. [S.1] [S.3]
• Charles James Parry : English landscape painter : 1824 - 1894. [S.1] [S.2 Under grandfather Joseph's entry] [S.3 Under grandfather Joseph's entry]

D

• David Parry : keeper of the Ashmolean Museum : 1682? - 1714. [S.2]
• David Parry : Calvinistic Methodist Minister : 1760 - 1821. [S.2]
• David Parry : cleric, known as "Y Gloch Arian" ("the silver bell") : 1794 - 1877. [S.2]
• David Parry (Dewi Moelwyn) : Independent minister and poet : 1835 - 1870. [S.2]
• David Henry Parry : English portrait painter : 1793 - 1826. [S.1] [S.2 Under father Joseph's entry] [S.3 Under father Joseph's entry]

E

• Edmund Wynne Parry : Calvinistic Methodist : 1855 - 1897. [S.2 Under father Griffith's entry]
• Edward Parry : Methodist exhorter, poet and hymn-writer : 1723 - 1786. [S.2]
• Edward Parry : Bishop of Killaloe : - 1650. [S.1] [S.3]
• Edward Parry : publisher and antiquary : 1798 - 1854. [S.2]
• Edward Parry : suffragan Bishop of Dover : 1830 - 1890. [S.1] [S.2 Under grandfather Joshua's entry] [S.3]

G

• Geoffrey Parry : Parliamentary Army officer : - 1658 [S.2 Under Parry (and Jones-Parry) family]
• George Parry : cleric, author of a Welsh metrical version of the psalms : 1613? - 1678. [S.2]
• Griffith Parry : Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author : 1827 - 1901. [S.2]

H

• Harri Parri ('Harri Bach o Graig-y-gath') : strolling poet : 1709? - 1800. [S.2]
• Henry Parry : Bishop of Worcester : 1561 - 1616. [S.1] [S.3 But states that he was never married, although his Will implies that he was.]
• Henry Parry : cleric and antiquary : 1766? - 1854. [S.2]
• Henry Hutton Parry : Bishop of Western Australia : 1827 - 1893. [S.3 Under his father Thomas's entry]
• Hugh Parry : Baptist minister, poet and theologian : 1826 - 1895. [S.2]
• Humphrey Parry : schoolmaster, member of the Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies of London : 1772 - 1809. [S.2]

J

• James Parry : English painter and engraver : - 1871. [S.1] [S.2 Under father Joseph's entry] [S.3 Under father Joseph's entry]
• James Rhys Parry ('Eos Eyas') : poet and author of a Welsh metrical version of the psalms : 1570? - 1625?. [S.2 But incorrectly identified as being of the Parrys of Poston, Herefordshire]
• John Parry : Bishop of Ossory : - 1677. [S.1] [S.3]
• John Parry ('The Blind Harpist') : Welsh musician : 1710? - 1782. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• John Parry : poet : 1770 - 1820. [S.2]
• John Parry : Calvinistic Methodist minister and editor : 1775 - 1846. [S.2]
• John Parry ('Bardd Alaw') : Welsh musician and composer : 1776 - 1851. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• John Parry : Calvinistic Methodist minister, Bala College tutor : 1812 - 1874. [S.2]
• John Parry : leader of the Anti-tithe movement : 1835 - 1897. [S.2]
• John Docwra Parry : English topographer : - 1833?. [S.1] [S.3] [Death date more likely to be about 1846, src - Cambridge Alumni]
• John Humffreys (or Humphreys) Parry : Welsh antiquary : 1786 - 1825. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• John Humffreys Parry : barrister, Welsh serjeant-at-law : 1816 - 1880. [S.1] [S.2 Under his father John's entry] [S.3]
• John Orlando Parry : Welsh comic singer and musician : 1810 - 1879 [S.1] [S.2 Under father John's entry] [S.3]
• Joseph Parry : English subject painter, and engraver : 1744 - 1826. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• Joseph Parry : Welsh musical composer : 1841 - 1903. [S.1] [S.2]
• Joseph Haydn Parry : [English re S.1] Musical composer : 1864-1894. [S.1]
• Joshua Parry : Welsh Nonconformist minister : 1719 - 1776. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]

L

• Love Parry : Churchman, benefactor of Llanbedrog church : 1654 - 1707. [S.2 Under Parry (and Jones-Parry) family]
• Love Parry Jones Parry (Sir) : British lieutenant-general : 1781 - 1853. [S.1] [S.2 Under Parry (and Jones-Parry) family] [S.3]

M

• Morris Parry : 1661 - 1683. [S.2 Appendix]

R

• Rhisiart Parry : poet : 1665? - 1749. [S.2]
• Richard Parry : Bishop of St. Asaph : 1560 - 1623. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• Richard Parry : poet and schoolmaster : 1710 - 1763. [S.2]
• Richard Parry : English theologian : 1722 - 1780. [S.1] [S.3]
• Richard Parry : Independent minister and poet : 1803 - 1897. [S.2]
• Robert Parry : translator and English romance writer : fl. 1595.* [S.1] [S.3]
• Robert Parry : author and diarist : 1540? - 1612?.* [S.2]
• Robert Parry : poet : 1810 - 1863. [S.2]
• Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri') : poet : 1804 - 1892. [S.2]

S

• Sefton Henry Parry : English theatrical manager : 1822 - 1887. [S.1] [S.3]

T

• Thomas Parry (Sir) : English Controller of the Household : - 1560. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3] [Actually Welsh, son of Harry Vaughan, of Tretower, Cwmdu, Breconshire]
• Thomas Parry (Sir) : English ambassador : - 1616. [S.1] [S.2 Under his father Thomas's entry] [S.3]
• Thomas Parry : Particular Baptist minister : - 1709. [S.2]
• Thomas Parry : Anglican Bishop of Barbados : 1795 - 1870. [S.1] [S.3]
• Thomas Parry : poet : 1809 - 1874. [S.2]
• Thomas Gambier Parry : English 'Spirit-Fresco' inventor : 1816 - 1888. [S.1] [S.3]

W

• William Parry : English Roman Catholic conspirator : - 1585. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3] [More likely Welsh, from Northop, in Flintshire]
• William Parry : English traveller : fl. 1601. [S.1] [S.3]
• William Parry : English caligrapher and numismatist : 1687-1756?. [S.1] [S.3]
• William Parry : Civil servant, secretary of the Cymmrodorion Society : 1719 -1775?. [S.2]
• William Parry : Welsh portrait painter : 1742? - 1791. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• William Parry : Welsh Nonconformist writer : 1754 - 1819. [S.1] [S.2] [S.3]
• William Parry : English major in Greece : fl. 1825. [S.1] [S.3]
• William Edward Parry (Sir) : British admiral and Arctic explorer : 1790 - 1855. [S.1] [S.2, Also mentioned under father Joshua's entry] [S.3]
• William John Parry : Labour leader and author : 1842 - 1927. [S.2]

Sources

S.1 - A Dictionary of Universal Biography of all ages and of all peoples, by Albert M Hyamson, 1916. Written with the ideal of "one person, one line", this lists names, nationality, country of adoption and profession, plus dates if known and, occasionally, principal works. Use the other references for more detailed information.

S.2 - The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, under the auspices of the honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pub. B H Blackwell Ltd, 1959.

S.3 - The Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. XV From earliest Times to 1900, Owen-Pockrich. [More up-to-date versions than the one I used are probably available]