A name that has resonated throughout the pages of the colourful tableau that is the historical record from earliest times, Parry is of uniquely Welsh origin.
• While some served as loyal servants of royalty, others were involved in high intrigue and dark conspiracy, while the Parrys have also gained fame and acclaim in endeavours and pursuits ranging from the worlds of art, music and scholarship to sport and exploration.
• Born in about 1508 in Herefordshire, Blanche Parry served as a ‘gentlewoman’ to Queen Elizabeth I from the time she had been a three-year-old princess. Ranked as ‘first gentlewoman’ to the monarch, she was one of her most trusted friends and confidantes.
• In music Joseph Parry, born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1848, is noted as the composer of Aberystwyth, the hymn tune used in the South African national anthem Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.
Hopkins Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
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Howells Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
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Pearce Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
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Harris Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
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Rowlands Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
A name of ancient roots, ‘Rowlands’ and its popular spelling variant of ‘Rowland’ feature prominently in the colourful tableau that is the historical record – not only in their original heartland of...
Hopkins Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
A name whose roots stretch back through the dim mists of time to those Germanic tribes who invaded a…
Howells Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
A surname that, along with its equally popular spelling variant of Howell, can be traced back to adm…
Pearce Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
With the bloodlines of the ancient Britons, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans flowing through their …
Harris Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
Bearers of a name that resonates throughout the pages of the colourful drama that is the historical …
Rowlands Welsh Ancestry Family History Booklet
A name of ancient roots, ‘Rowlands’ and its popular spelling variant of ‘Rowland’ feature prominentl…