Priestman, John David, son of Bernard Priestman, civil servant, of Hull, Yorks, and Hermione Henriette Clotilde, BBC European Service, d. of Edouard-Auguste Bréal of Marseille, France; b. 29 Mar. 1926; adm. Sept. 1938 (KS); left July 1944; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxf. July 1944; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1944; 2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards July 1945, served Germany 1946, temp. Capt. Brit. Military Mission Paris, France 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., BA 1949, MA 1959; HM Foreign Service Dec. 1949, served Belgrade 1950-3; asst. private sec. to Sec. of State 1953-5; Secretariat, Council of Europe 1955-, head of private office, Sec. -Gen. 1961-6, sec. Committee of Ministers 1966-8; dep. clerk, Parl. Assembly, Council of Europe 1968-71, Clerk 1971-86; retd. Antibes, France; m. 20 Apr. 1951 Nada, d. of Lazar Valic, Yugoslavia; d. 12 Mar. 2009.
Priestley-Cooper, Edward Becher, son of Edward Priestley-Cooper MC FRIBA and Violet Elizabeth, d. of Maj. Edward French Becher RA, of Capri, Italy; b. 20 Nov. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left July 1940; Roy. Signals 1943-59 (Capt. ), served Middle East, Egypt, Malaya and Germany, retd. and transf. to RARO Dec. 1959; took the additional name of Becher by deed poll 10 Nov. 1982; m. 22 Apr. 1950 Hilda Mary, d. of Maj. Alfred Reginald Roberts RE, of Broughton, Lancs; d. 1 Dec. 1994.
PRIDEAUX, HUMPHREY, third son of Edmund Prideaux MP, Padstow, Cornwall, and Bridget, dau. of John Moyle, Bake, Cornwall; b. 3 May 1648; at school in 1660; a boarder; KS 1665; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1668, matr. 11 Dec 1668, Westminster Student 26 Dec 1668 – void by marriage 16 Feb 1686, Tutor 1673-80; ordained; Rector of Llandewi Velfrey, Pembs., c. 1677-86; Rector of St. Clement, Oxford 1679 [check]; Prebendary of Norwich 15 Aug 1681 – Jun 1702; Rector of Bladon, Oxfordshire 1682-6; Rector of Saham Tony, Norfolk, 8 Jun 1686-94; Archdeacon of Suffolk from 21 Dec 1688; Rector of Trowse and Newton, Norfolk 12 Feb 1696/7-1710; declined Regius Professorship of Hebrew, Oxford 1691; Dean of Norwich from 8 Jun 1702; author, Life of Mahomet, 1697, The Old and New Yestament connected in the History of the Jews and neighbouring nations, 1716-8, and other works; his correspondence with John Ellis (qv) was edited by Sir E. Maunde Thompson, 1875 (Camden Soc., 2nd series, vol. xv); m. 16 Feb 1686 Bridget, only child of Rev. Anthony Bokenham, Rector of Helmingham, Suffolk; d. 1 Nov 1724. DNB.
PRIDEAUX, ---; b.; adm. Jun or Jul 1716; in under school lists 1716, 1717.
PRIDEAUX, ---; b.; adm. 28 Apr 1656 (Busby’s Account Book), boarder.
PRICKARD, NATHAN SEDDON, son of Thomas Prickard, Dderw, Radnorshire, and Dean’s Yard, Westminster, Coroner for Westminster, and Ann, dau. of Nathan Seddon; b.; adm. 26 May 1777; in school lists 1786; Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 24 Mar 1787, aged 18; BA 1790; of Dderw, Radnorshire; m. 1795 Elizabeth, dau. of Evan Evans, Noyadd; d. 15 Dec 1808.
Prichard, William; Son of Richard David Prichard, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire ; b. ; Jesus Coll.Oxford, matr. 30 Apr 1624, aged 19 ; BA 9 Feb 1625/6 ; MA 1629 (incorp.Cambridge 1629, as Pritchard) ; Usher, Westminster School, to 1626 ; Under Master, Westminster School 18 Dec 1626 (date of patent) - 1631 ; ordained ; Vicar of Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, from 28 May 1631 ; also Rector of Hodgeston, Pembs., from 7 Oct 1662 ; dead by 22 Oct 1675. [note William Prichard, MA Jesus College, Oxford, ordained priest 1 Jun 1634 (Oxford)]
PRICHARD, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Prichard, Llwyndu, Merioneth; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1581; Jesus Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Nov 1581, aged 18; migrated to Christ Church, Westminster Student 12 Jan 1581/2 – c. 1597; BA 1585; MA 1588; Proctor 1595; ordained; Vicar of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire 1589-99; Vicar of Caerwent, Monmouthshire 1601; Rector of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, from 1606; Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 13 Jun 1620; nominated Fellow, Jesus Coll. Oxford, by third charter of 1622, and was benefactor to college; buried Ewelme, Oxfordshire 11 Apr 1629.
PRICHARD, THOMAS, son of Robert Prichard, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire; b.; in school lists 1656; KS (aged 16) 1660; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1662, adm. pens. 27 Jun 1662, scholar 1663; BA 1665/6; MA 1669; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 3 Oct 1668 – c. 1673; ordained deacon (Ely) 24 Sep 1670, perhaps priest (London) 17 Feb 1678/9.
PRICHARD, RICHARD KNIGHT, only child of Hopkin Llewellyn Prichard, Craig Afon, Glamorgan, and Caroline Fanny, dau. of Francis Bramah, civil engineer; b. 11 Feb 1845; adm. 27 Jan 1857; left Dec 1858; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1864; of Craig Afon, Glamorgan; JP Glamorgan 1874, High Sheriff 1879; m. 16 Nov 1870 Bridget, third dau. of James C. Cooper, Cooper Hill, co. Limerick; d. 2 May 1914.