1820 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1820 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
[edit]- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford[2][11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[12][2][13]
- Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie[14][15]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Herbert Marsh (until 28 April);[16] William Van Mildert (from 31 May)[17]
- Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore[18][19][20]
- Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess[20][21][22][23]
Events
[edit]- 29 January – The Prince of Wales becomes King George IV of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, King George III.
- 14 April – At the completion of the United Kingdom general election:
- Henry Paget, later Marquess of Anglesey, is elected as member for Anglesey.
- Wyndham Lewis is elected for Cardiff.[24]
- Christopher Cole is re-elected for Glamorganshire.
- 24 June – The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion is revived, having been in abeyance since 1787.[25]
- date unknown
- The first "colliery school" in the South Wales coalfield is established at Hirwaun.[26]
- Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) founds a Welsh school at Gelli Felen.[27]
- Crawshay Bailey becomes a partner at Nant-y-glo ironworks with his brother, Joseph Bailey.
- Tondu Ironworks is built by Sir Robert Price.
- John Scandrett Harford meets Bishop Thomas Burgess and offers to donate the site of Lampeter Castle for the construction of St David's College.[28]
Arts and literature
[edit]New books
[edit]- Felicia Hemans – The Sceptic
- John Jones (Tegid) – Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg
- Robert Jones – Drych yr Amseroedd
- William Probert - Y Gododdin (first English translation)
Music
[edit]- Edward Jones – Hen Ganiadau Cymru[29]
Births
[edit]- 13 May – Robert Owen, theologian (d. 1902)[30]
- 21 May – Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician and landowner (d. 1877)
- 22 May – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet, politician (d. 1885)[31]
- 20 June – Thomas Essile Davies (Dewi Wyn o Essyllt), poet (d. 1891)[32]
- 5 September – Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), minister and journalist (d. 1852)[33]
Deaths
[edit]- 20 January – Eliezer Williams, clergyman and genealogist, 75[34]
- 29 January – King George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales 1751–1760, 81[35]
- 6 May – Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne, landowner, 64[36]
- 16 June – Thomas Jones of Denbigh, Methodist preacher and writer, 64[37]
- 27 June – William Lort Mansel, bishop and academic, 67[38]
- 23 August – Edward Randles, harpist, 57[39]
- 28 August – Henry Mills, musician, 63
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ a b c d J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ R. G. Thorne (1986). "Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Bertie George Charles (1959). "Philipps family, of Picton". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
- ^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ Venables, Edmund. . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. pp. 211–215.
- ^ Varley, Elizabeth (2007) [2004]. "Mildert, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28096. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ The Church of the people and free church penny magazine. 1859. p. 179.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ a b Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
- ^ "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry, Their Lineage, Alliances, Appointments, Armorial Ensigns, and Residences ... Longmans. p. 634.
- ^ Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1877). A Sketch of the History of the Cymmrodorion. Cymmrodorion society. p. 10.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1958. p. 139.
- ^ Thomas Price (1855). The Literary Remains of the Rev. Thomas Price, Carnhuanawc. Rees. p. 74.
- ^ Ceredigion. Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. 1955. p. 134.
- ^ Phyllis Kinney (15 April 2011). Welsh Traditional Music. University of Wales Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7083-2358-8.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Owen, Robert (1820-1902), cleric and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Emyr Gwynne Jones; Evan David Jones; Brynley Francis Roberts (1959). "Wynn family, of Wynnstay Ruabon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700–1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office.
- ^ Frank Price Jones (1959). "Jones (Evan (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820-1852), Independent minister and journalist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ The Carmarthenshire Historian. 1969.
- ^ Black, Jeremy (2006). George III: America's Last King. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 410. ISBN 0-300-11732-9.
- ^ "Deaths". The New Annual Register: (180). 1821.
- ^ Idwal Jones. "Jones, Thomas (1756-1820), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Mansel, William Lort (MNSL770WL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Country Life. July 1948.