1831 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1831 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 – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby[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 Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[12][2][13]
- Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell[14][15]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston[16]
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Carey[17][18][16]
- Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson[16][19][20][21]
Events[edit]
- 28 April–1 June – In the UK general election:
- Robert Fulke Greville is defeated in Pembrokeshire by Sir John Owen of Orielton.[22]
- Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn becomes MP for Flintshire.
- John Jones of Ystrad is injured in rioting during the election at Carmarthen, causing polling there to be postponed.[23]
- 3 June – The Merthyr Rising reaches its climax.[24]
- 5 August – Charles Darwin travels from Shrewsbury to Llangollen with his tutor, Rev Adam Sedgwick, to carry out geological studies. They remain in Wales for more than two weeks.[25]
- 18 August – The paddle steamer Rothsay Castle is wrecked at the eastern end of the Menai Strait with the loss of 93 lives.[26]
- August – John Jones of Ystrad holds the constituency of Carmarthen.
- 22 October – John Jones of Ystrad and Robert Fulke Greville fight a duel at Tafarnspite.
- Repeal of the slate tax.
- Port Talbot ironworks opens.
- William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) becomes a minister.
Arts and literature[edit]
New books[edit]
- John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) – Hanes yr Iddewon
New publications[edit]
- Autumn – Y Drysorfa, a Calvinistic Methodist publication, restarts under the editorship of John Parry.[27]
Music[edit]
Births[edit]
- 13 January – William Hugh Evans, minister and author (d. 1909)
- May – Dewi Havhesp, poet (d. 1884)
- 3 May – Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1916)
- 16 May – David E. Hughes, musician and professor of music (d. 1900)
- 21 July – Edward Lewis, Welsh-born New Zealand clergyman (d. 1913)
- 16 October – John Jones (Eos Bradwen), composer (d. 1899)[28]
- 8 December
- William Dykins, poet (d. 1872)
- Edward Payson Evans, historian and linguist (d. 1917)
- 14 December – Griffith John, missionary (d. 1912)
- 20 December – William T. Davies, Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
- date unknown – William Davies (Gwilym Teilo), writer (d. 1892)
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Charles Heath, printer, writer, and radical Mayor of Monmouth, about 70[29]
- 7 January – Edward "Celtic" Davies, author, 74[30]
- 17 April – Sir Thomas Mostyn, 6th Baronet, politician, 54[31]
- 30 April – Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, 93
- 18 May – John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne, landowner and politician, 62[32]
- 8 June – Sarah Siddons, actress, 75[33]
- 11 August – Cradock Glascott, Evangelical clergyman and associate of the Wesley brothers, 88[34]
- 13 August – Dic Penderyn, labourer, 23 (executed)[35]
- probable – Joseph Davies, editor of Y Brud a Sylwydd, age unknown[36]
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 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.
- ^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OWEN, Sir John, 1st bt. (1776-1861), of Orielton, Pemb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ David Williams. "JONES, JOHN (1777-1842), 'of Ystrad', politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ David Egan (1 January 1987). People, Protest, and Politics: Case Studies in Nineteenth Century Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978-0-86383-350-2.
- ^ Lucas, Peter (1 January 2010). "The recovery of time past: Darwin at Barmouth on the eve of the Beagle". Darwin Online. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Joseph Adshead (1834). A Circumstantial Narrative of the Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steampacket: On Her Passage from Liverpool to Beaumaris, August 17, 1831 ... Hamilton, Adams, and Company. p. 169.
- ^ The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. 1963. p. 172.
- ^ Humphreys, Maggie (1997). Dictionary of composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London Herndon, VA: Mansell. p. 190. ISBN 9780720123302.
- ^ "Heath, Charles". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Griffith John Williams (1959). "Davies, Edward ('Celtic Davies'; 1756-1831), cleric and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "MOSTYN, Sir Thomas, 6th Bt. (1776-1831), of Mostyn, Flints. and Gloddaeth, Caern". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Thorne, R.G. "Cardiganshire". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Daniel Williams (1959). "Glascott, Cradock (1743-1831), an Evangelical cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ David Williams (1959). "Lewis, Richard ('Dic Penderyn'; 1807/8-1831), miner and revolutionary martyr". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Parry, Thomas. "Joseph Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
