Researching Thomas Parry
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22792 people with the Parry surname? In that year Parry was ranked number 147 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Parry on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Parry and the Parry Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Parry Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Parry family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 25825 people with the Parry surname in the UK? Parry is now ranked number 197 for popularity in the UK. |
Parry Genealogy Databases
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Parry Forums
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Miscellaneous Parry Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Parry. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Parry
Thomas Gambier Parry
Thomas Gambier Parry, J.P., D.L., (22 February 1816 – 28 September 1888) was a British artist and art collector. He is best remembered for his development of the Gambier Parry process of fresco painting, and for forming the significant collection of early Italian paintings and objects that his heirs gave to the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where many are displayed in the Courtauld Gallery.
Thomas Gambier Parry is the father of composer Hubert Parry.
Source: Thomas Gambier Parry, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Parry (Chennai merchant)
alt=if you need more information please visit the Historical church in Cuddalore Port which consist of more than 15 cemetery inside the church|thumb|200pxMemorial to Thomas Parry, St. George's Cathedral, Madras|thumb|200px
Thomas Parry (1768–1824) was a Welsh merchant based in India. He was instrumental in realizing the potential for business and commerce in India. Parry became a household name in Chennai. Parry set up the EID Parry company in 1787 (Parry was in London until late 1788), the corporate headquarters of which stand on the corner.
Parry's Corner, a well-known central business district of Chennai was named after him.
Source: Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Parry (author)
Sir Thomas Parry FBA (4 August 1904 – 22 April 1985) was a Welsh author and academic. He was Professor of Welsh at the University College of North Wales, Bangor from 1947 to 1953, Librarian of the National Library of Wales from 1953 to 1958, Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth from 1958 to 1969 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1961 to 1963 and 1967 to 1969.
He was knighted in the 1978 Birthday Honours.
The Thomas Parry Library located on Aberystwyth University's Llanbadarn Campus was named in his honour in 1995.
Source: Thomas Parry (author), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Parry (ambassador)
Sir Thomas Parry (1541 – 30 May 1616) was an English politician and diplomat during the Tudor period.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Parry Senior of Welford Park in Berkshire, the Controller of the Royal Household, by his wife, Anne, the daughter of Sir William Reade of Boarstall in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Winchester School (1558).
He first entered Parliament in 1571 as member for Bridport. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire for 1575–76 and 1587–88 and made a deputy lieutenant for Berkshire in 1593.
From 1586 to 1587, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, he was the Member of Parliament for Berkshire. and for St Albans in 1610.
In 1601, he was knighted and appointed English ambassador to France for four years. Upon his return to England, he was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1614 he was again reelected to Parliament for Berkshire but, after being censured for interference in the election at Stockbridge, was dismissed from the House. He also temporarily lost his position as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
He died intestate in 1616 at his home, Hamstead Marshall House, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He had married Dorothy Brooke of Bristol, maid of honour to the Queen; they had no children.
Source: Thomas Parry (ambassador), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Parry
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