1834 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1834 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]- 12 February - The city of Bangor, Maine, is incorporated in the United States.[22] It is said to have been named after the Welsh hymn tune "Bangor".[23]
- 23 June - HMS Tartarus is launched at Pembroke Dock. It is the Royal Navy's first steam-powered man-of-war (a paddle gunvessel).[24]
- 27 December - A ferry from Penally to Caldey sinks and 15 people drown.
- 29 December - The West of England and South Wales District Bank is established in Bristol.[25]
- unknown dates
- William Williams of Wern starts the "General Union" movement.[26]
- The government begins to make grants of 50% towards the erection of new elementary schools in England and Wales;[27] hence the Treasury awards £84 for a school to be set up at Abergwili.
- Border Breweries (Wrexham) begin operation at the Nag's Head public house.[28]
- Walter Rice Howell Powell inherits the Maesgwynne estate. Nicholas, Thomas.[29]
Arts and literature
[edit]- At an eisteddfod held in Cardiff, Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover, wins a prize for her essay on the Welsh language. Taliesin Williams wins the chair.
New books
[edit]- Sir Harford Jones Brydges - An Account of His Majesty's Mission to Persia in the years 1807-11
- Thomas Medwin - The Angler in Wales: Or, Days and Nights of Sportsmen[30]
- John Humffreys Parry - The Cambrian Plutarch: Comprising Memoirs of Some of the Most Eminent Welshmen[31]
Music
[edit]- Foulk Robert Williams - Llyfr Cerddoriaeth o Gerddi Sion... (unpublished MS)
Births
[edit]- 15 February - Sir William Henry Preece, engineer (d. 1913)[32]
- 31 March - Thomas Rees Jones, engineer and inventor (d. 1897)
- 14 April - Arthur John Williams, lawyer, author and politician (d. 1911)
- 2 July - Stuart Rendel, 1st Baron Rendel, politician (d. 1913)[33]
- 23 August - Hugh Owen Thomas, orthopaedic surgeon (d. 1891)[34]
- 16 October - Pryce Pryce-Jones, mail order entrepreneur (d. 1920)[35]
- 21 December - Griffith Rhys Jones, choirmaster and conductor (d. 1897)[36]
- date unknown - William Thomas (Gwilym Marles), minister (d. 1879)[37]
Deaths
[edit]- 17 February - John Thelwall, Welsh-descended orator, writer, political reformer, journalist, poet, elocutionist and speech therapist, 69[38]
- 29 March - John Mytton, eccentric squire and politician of the Welsh border country, 37 (alcohol-related)[39]
- 13 May - John Jones, clergyman and writer, 58[40]
- 20 June - John Wynne Griffith, politician, 71[41]
- 9 July - Dafydd Cadwaladr, preacher, 82[42]
- 11 August - William Crawshay I, industrialist, about 70 (b. 1764)[43]
- 2 September - David Charles, hymn-writer (b. 1762)[44]
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.
- ^
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.
- ^ Harrie Badger Coe (1928). Maine, Resources, Attractions, and Its People: A History. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 893.
- ^ Best Books on (1937). Maine, a Guide 'down East,'. Best Books on. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-62376-018-2.
- ^ Guard, John (5 January 2004). "History of Pembroke Dockyard". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "West of england and South Wales District Banking Company". British Banking History Society. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Berry, George (1970). Discovering Schools. Tring: Shire Publications. ISBN 0-85263-091-3.
- ^ Richmond, Lesley (1990). The Brewing industry : a guide to historical records. Manchester New York New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780719030321.
- ^ Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales. Genealogical Publishing Company. 1991. p. 299.
- ^ Engelberg, Karsten (1988). The making of the Shelley myth : an annotated bibliography of criticism of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1822-1860. London, England Westport, CT, USA: Mansell Pubd Meckler. p. 406. ISBN 9780720119688.
- ^ Parry, John H.. The Cambrian Plutarch: Comprising Memoirs of Some of the Mosts Eminent Welshmen.... United Kingdom: Simpkin, 1834.
- ^ Edwin Augustine Owen. "Preece, Sir William Henry (1834-1913), electrical engineer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis. "Rendel, Stuart (1834-1913), 1st baron Rendel, industrialist, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Arthur Rocyn Jones. "Thomas, Hugh Owen (1834-1891), orthopaedic surgeon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Maurice Richards. "Pryce-Jones, Sir Pryce (1834-1920), pioneer of mail order business". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Robert David Griffith. "Jones, Griffith Rhys (Caradog; 1834-1897), conductor of a once well-known South Wales choir, 'Côr Caradog'". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ David Jacob Davies. "Thomas, William (Gwilym Marles; 1834-1879), Unitarian minister, social reformer, writer, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ David Jenkins. "Thelwall, John (1764-1834), reformer, lecturer and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Jack Mytton". Bye-gones Relating to Wales and the Border Counties: 294. February 1900. hdl:10107/2099670.
- ^ Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth (2007). "Jones, John (1775–1834), cleric". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ Jacob Youde William Lloyd (1885). The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog: And the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd. T. Richards. p. 295.
- ^ "Dafydd Cadwaladr". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Price, Watkin William (1959). "Crawshay family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Gomer M. (1959). "David Charles, Calvinistic Methodist minister, and hymn-writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2021.)
