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PARRY Family History
Has it been done before?
This is one of the first questions to ask when starting to research your family history. Although it is unlikely that someone will have researched your immediate family without you being aware of it, as you move back to the earlier generations, the possibility increases that someone, somewhere, will have done so.
This page shows my progress in tracking down and examining sources for information concerning research into PARRY families. If you have further details from any of these sources, or knowledge of any other sources containing Parry information, then please let me know.
Sources:
Parry Family History Home Page
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Published Sources
Four books are recommended by the Society of Genealogists which should all be checked for published accounts of research in England and Wales:
- T R Thomson, Catalogue of British family histories (3rd edn, London, 1980). [No PARRYs in main section or Addenda]
- Dr. G W Marshall, The genealogist's guide (4th edn, 1903; reprinted London & Baltimore, 1967). [References]
- Major J B Whitmore, A genealogical guide (London, 1953). [References]
- G B Barrow, The genealogist's guide (London & Chicago, 1977) [References]
[Both Marshall's and Whitmore's books are available on cdrom from Archive CD Books.]
However, the above resources do not list all published biographical works, and there are several that I know of concerning Parrys, and Parry families. I have detailed them here, and if you are aware of any more then please let me know. Other books, such as County Histories, also include items on Parrys and I will be adding details from those as I find them.
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Deposited unpublished material
The question of what happens to your research after you die is one that all genealogists should consider. Do you want your hard work to be destroyed because nobody knows what to do with it? Think about future researchers, perhaps even your own descendants - How often, when hunting in the records for some elusive ancestor, have you thought, "if only they'd left something to show me where they were", or, on finding an entry in an unexpected place, have you asked, "Why? Why there? Why then?"?
But will your descendants be asking the same questions about you?
Take the opportunity to help them by ensuring that your work is preserved, whether it is in some form of "Family Archive", or handed over to one of the Genealogical Societies, such as the Society of Genealogists.
I gather that there is already some work relating to Parry families at the SoG. If anyone can help me by accessing this, or if you are aware of other research which has been deposited elsewhere, then please, let me know, so that I can add the details here, and some information about the researcher to the following section.
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Parry researchers in the past
Finding published, or deposited, unpublished, work is one way of examining what research has already been carried out. However, having a record of who has been researching when, and in what areas, might also help to bring to light other items which do not yet fit either of those categories.
These are the people I have come across so far who, in some way, have contributed to our knowledge of Parry families. Some of their work has been published, but for others perhaps it still exists in family archives and private collections. Sadly I imagine that some of it will have been lost. If you know anything of these people, or of what happened to their research, then please let me know. For several of them I have little information on them other than their name, so would be grateful for anything which helps to identify which families they were from.
- Mr Parry [first initial perhaps J. or F., followed by C.?] - some sheets deposited in Hereford library indicate that he was researching in the 1840s, and was in touch with a Miss Anne Parry and also probably Mrs Burton of Atcham.
- Mrs Burton of Atcham - I do not know whether Mrs Burton was specifically carrying out research herself. However, she claimed descent from the Parrys of the Golden Valley in Herefordshire, which is why she arranged for the removal from Bacton church, in 1811, of the stained glass commemorating Miles Parry. The glass was reinstalled in Atcham, Shropshire, where her husband was the vicar. [Some reports of the story use the word "stole" rather than "arranged"!]
- Gilbert Sydney Parry - author of Abstracts of Parry Wills proved in the PCC and of some parish register transcripts. I have found a tree which I think relates to his family on one of the LDS films and I will be including the details on this site soon.
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Dr. G W Marshall, The genealogist's guide
[Available from Archive CD Books.]
AB HARRI
History of Powys Fadog, by J. Y. W. Lloyd, vi. 48
AP HARRI or APPARY
Dwnn's Visitations of Wales, 1. 56, 57.
Weaver's Visitation of Herefordshire, 3, 5.
Harleian Society, xxi. 3.
JONES-PARRY
Burke's Landed Gentry, (of Madryn and Llwyn Onn), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Burke's Visitation of Seats and Arms, 2nd Series, i.4.
Burke's Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders' Kin, 13.
MEALY (formerly PARRY)
Burke's Landed Gentry, 3, 4.
OAKDEN
Burke's Landed Gentry, 4, 5.
See OKEDEN
OKEDEN
Croston's edn. Of Baines's Lancaster, iii.83.
Hutchins' Dorset, iii.469.
Hoare's Wiltshire, IV. Ii. 60.
Burke's Landed Gentry, 5, 6, 7, 8.
See OAKDEN.
PARRY
Pedigree of Parry of Noyadd Trefawr, Co. Cardigan, [T.P.] 1860, folio.
Dwnn's Visitations of Wales, i. 332, 341; ii. 332, 337.
Burke's Landed Gentry, (of Noyadd Trefawr,) 2, 3, 4, 5; (of Highnam Court) 2 supp., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Jones' History of the County of Brecknock, ii.557.
Cardiganshire Pedigrees, 81.
Pembrokeshire Pedigrees, 163.
Hutchins' Dorset, iv. 460.
Meyrick's History of the Co. of Cardigan, 135, 165, 287, 344.
Archaeologica Cambrensis, 4 S. vi. 239; vii. 259.
Memoir of Gabriel Goodman, by R. Newcome, App. S.
The Sheriffs of Cardiganshire, by J. R. Phillips, 49.
Notes and Queries, 4 S. x. 299, 458.
History of Powys Fadog, by J.Y. W. Lloyd, iii. 45, 345-352; iv. 373; v.208-225; vi. 239, 372, 430.
Weaver's Visitation of Herefordshire, 3, 5.
The Irish Builder, xxviii. 307, 320.
Burke's Family records, 458.
See JONES-PARRY, MEALY
PARRY-COOKE
Burke's Landed Gentry, 8.
PARRY-OKEDEN
See OKEDEN
PARRY-PRICE
W. Mortimer's History of the Hundred of Wirral, 321.
PENRY
Dwnn's Visitations of Wales, i. 24, 131, 305; ii. 29, 33.
Glamorganshire Pedigrees, edited by Sir T. Phillipps, 14, 17, 37.
Caermarthenshire Pedigrees, 34, 57.
Genealogies of Morgan and Glamorgan, by G. T. Clark, 102, 107, 211.
Burke's Landed Gentry, 8.
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Major J B Whitmore, A genealogical guide
[Available from Archive CD Books.]
AB HARRI
Arch. Cambr., 4th Ser., x, 50.
See PARRY
JONES-PARRY
Anglesey Peds., 332.
OKEDEN
Vis. Hants. 1622, Harl. Soc. Lxiv, 29
[But note that it is not cross-referenced to PARRY in this book. BMG]
PARRY
Vis. Berks. II, Harl. Soc. Lvii, 191.
Vis. England and Wales, xv, 101.
Pedigree Register, ii, 174; iii, 249.
Brecknock, iv, 2.
Arch. Cambr., 4th Ser., x, 93; 5th Ser., vii, 142, 144; 6th Ser., xv, 135.
Montgom. Coll., xvii, 49, 351; xix, 148, 214, 223.
Anglesey Peds., 120, 224, 298, 347, 387, 409.
Oliver, Antigua, iii, 4.
Griffith of Garn, 279, 286.
Burke, L. G. (1937), and at p. 1707.
Bradney, Monmouthshire, I, 214; iii, 83.
Llangranog and the Pigeonsford Family (E. Hope, 1931), 28.
Bye-Gones, N.S., vii, 370.
Carmarthenshire Sheriffs, 29, 59, 126.
Garniers of Hampshire, 46.
Woolhope Club (1924-6), 75.
See AB HARRI
Appendix to Whitmore
JONES-PARRY
Bart., 1886; extinct 1891.
PARRY
Bart., 1902; extinct 1918.
See JONES-PARRY
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G B Barrow, The genealogist's guide
A PARRY
See A PENRY
A PENRY, A PARRY
Harl. Soc., CIX/CX, 144
BURNETT
Burke, II, 73.
See PARRY-BURNETT
JONES-PARRY
Burke, L.G., II, 490.
OKEDEN
See PARRY-OKEDEN
PARRY
Shropsh. Arch. Soc., LIV, 217.
Family History, I, 52, 75.
See JONES-PARRY
PARRY-BURNETT
Burke, L.G., III 127.
PARRY-CROOKE
Burke, L.G., III 222.
PARRY-OKEDEN
Burke, L.G., I 538.
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Other published works
Blanche Parry, Queen Elizabeth's Gentlewoman
By Charles Angell Bradford F.S.A., privately printed, London, 1935.
One of the Parrys from the Golden Valley in Herefordshire, Blanche served Queen Elizabeth I for over fifty years, until her death in 1589/90. [A page about Blanch will be included on this site at some time]
The Parrys of the Golden Vale.
By Anthony Boden, Thames Publishing, 1998
Predominantly concerned with Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, and his life and works, but also contains some genealogical information. [But the link to the Parrys of the Golden Vale is not proven. BMG]
Thomas Parry, free merchant of Madras 1768-1824
By G. H. Hodgson, published by Higginbothams, 1938
An account of Thomas Parry's 36 years as a Free Merchant in Madras, written 150 years after his landing there in 1788. Compiled from records held by the company, including Parry's own letters written between 1806 - 1809, this provides a more personal insight into his life than the following book about the company.
Parry's of Madras - A story of British Enterprise in India
By Hilton Brown, published privately by Parry & Co, Ltd., Madras, 1954.
The story of Parry & Co, which is described as the "oldest European mercantile house in the City and State of Madras", from 1788 until the time of writing. Although concentrating on the history of the company, it includes much on the social and economic events of the times.
For an insight into Thomas Parry's legacy in Madras, see The Hindu, Dec 11, 2002, or the present company, EID Parry (India) Ltd.
Joseph Parry 1841 - 1903
By Owain T Edwards, published 1970
Biography of the composer from Merthyr Tydfil, written in both Welsh and English.
Cofiant Dr Joseph Parry
By E. Keri Evans, 1921
A collection of essays by men who actually knew Joseph Parry. Written in Welsh. [Information concerning this book was taken from the previous one by Owain T Edwards BMG]
John Parry (1710?-1782)
By Huw Williams, 1982
Published by the Clwyd County Library with the assistance of the North Wales Arts Association to mark the bi-centenary of John Parry, Ruabon - 'The Blind Harper'. Written in Welsh and English.
My Own Way. An Autobiography
By Sir Edward Parry, pub. Cassell & Company Ltd, 1932
Sir Edward Abbott Parry was a judge and dramatist, a descendant of a Parry family from Welshpool.
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Last amended: 8 July 2003