1740s in Wales
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| 1730s 1730s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1730 - 1739 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Frederick, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha -Events:1730... | 1750s 1750s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1750 - 1759 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales**Frederick, Prince of Wales **George, Prince of Wales... | Other years in Wales |
| Other events of the decade 1740s - In Fiction :* The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy is set in the late 1740s.... |
This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1740 - 1749 to Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
.
Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- Frederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria... - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- Augusta of Saxe-GothaPrincess Augusta of Saxe-GothaPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. She was one of only three Princesses of Wales who never became queen consort...
Events
1740- November 6 - Charles WesleyCharles WesleyCharles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
records in his diary a visit to the Glascott family home at Cardiff. - William Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams Pantycelyn , also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. He was also one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Daniel Rowland and Howell Harris. As a poet and prose writer he is...
is appointed curate to Theophilus EvansTheophilus EvansTheophilus Evans was a Welsh clergyman and historian.Originally from Cardiganshire, Evans served curacies in Brecknockshire and incumbencies in both counties...
at Llanfaes.
1741
- June - In the general electionBritish general election, 1741The British general election, 1741 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...
, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet at DenbighshireDenbighshireDenbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
is targeted by the government. Sir Watkin wins by 1352 to 933, but the sheriff, a member of the Salusbury familySalusbury FamilyThe Salusbury family is an Anglo-Welsh family notable for their social prominence, wealth, literary contributions and philanthropy. The family started a bank, Salusbury and Co., which later shut down during the Great Depression.-Rise to prominence:...
, disallows 594 of his votes and returns a cousin of Salusbury, John Myddelton of Chirk.
1742
- July - The result of the previous year's election for Denbighshire is overturned in favour of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet.
- Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
, Daniel RowlandDaniel RowlandDaniel Rowland —sometimes spelt as Rowlands—was one of the foremost leaders of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist revival along with Howell Harris and William Williams. For most of his life he served as curate in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llangeitho, Ceredigion...
and their converts form the Methodist Association in Wales.
1744
- May 18 - Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
marries Anne Williams. - Richard MorrisRichard Morris (folklorist)Richard Morris was a Welsh folklorist, a younger brother of Lewis Morris.Morris was born in Anglesey, one of four notable brothers whose surviving correspondence is a valuable record of the time. He went to work in London as a clerk and court interpreter. In 1757, he became Chief Clerk to the...
is selected by the S.P.C.K. to supervise the production of its edition of the WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
Bible.
1745
- Following the failure of the JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
Rebellion, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet, is suspected of involvement and seeks protection from his father-in-law, Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort.
1746
- William EdwardsWilliam Edwards (architect)William Edwards was a Welsh Methodist minister who also practised as a stonemason, architect and bridge engineer....
begins his first attempt at building a bridge over the River TaffRiver TaffThe River Taff is a large river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons — the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr — before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil...
at PontypriddPontypriddPontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
. - Sidney GriffithSidney GriffithSidney Griffith , known in her time as "Madam" Griffith, was an important figure in the Welsh Methodist revival of the mid-18th century....
joins the Methodist movement.
1747
- William Morgan of Tredegar ParkTredegar ParkTredegar Park is a large municipal park located near the housing estates of Duffryn, Maesglas, and Gaer in the city of Newport in South Wales.- History :...
becomes MP for Monmouthshire.
1748
- Richard WilsonRichard Wilson (painter)Richard Wilson was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '...the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He is considered to be the...
paints the two eldest sons of Frederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
. - Joseph HarrisJoseph HarrisJoseph Vikram "Joe" Harris is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand off-break bowler....
becomes Assay-Master at the Royal Mint. - A major eisteddfod is held at SelattynSelattynSelattyn is the name of a village close to Oswestry in Shropshire, England, on the Anglo-Welsh border.The village, which is considerable, is situated near Offa's Dyke, which bounds the parish on the West...
. - William Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams Pantycelyn , also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. He was also one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Daniel Rowland and Howell Harris. As a poet and prose writer he is...
marries Mary Francis of Llansawel. - The Salusbury family leave Lleweni HallLleweni HallLleweni Hall was a stately home in Denbighshire, northeast Wales Lleweni Hall (Welsh, Plas Lleweni, sometimes also referred to as Llewenny Palace) was a stately home in Denbighshire, northeast Wales Lleweni Hall (Welsh, Plas Lleweni, sometimes also referred to as Llewenny Palace) was a stately...
.
1749
- April 8 - Charles WesleyCharles WesleyCharles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
marries Sarah Gwynne of Garth. - July 19 - "Madam" Sidney GriffithSidney GriffithSidney Griffith , known in her time as "Madam" Griffith, was an important figure in the Welsh Methodist revival of the mid-18th century....
accompanies Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
to the LlangeithoLlangeithoLlangeitho is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales situated on the upper river Aeron about 6 km due west of Tregaron and 11 km north of Lampeter. It has a population of 874....
association - the beginning of a relationship that would cause considerable controversy. - September 23 - Harris finds "Madam Griffith" awaiting him at Trevecka, with the news that her husband, now bankrupt, had beaten her and thrown her out of the house for refusing to give him any more money.
New books
1740- John DyerJohn DyerJohn Dyer was a painter and Welsh poet turned clergyman of the Church of England who maintained an interest in his Welsh ancestry...
- The Ruins of Rome - Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)Griffith Jones was a minister of the Church of England famous for his work in organising circulating schools in Wales. His name is usually associated with that of Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire....
- Welsh Piety - Zachariah Williams - The Mariners Compass Completed
1742
1744
- Jane BreretonJane BreretonJane Brereton was an English poet notable as a correspondent to The Gentleman's Magazine.-Biography:Jane was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Hughes, of Bryn Gruffydd near Mold, Flintshire by Anne Jones, his wife, and was born in 1685. Unusually for the time, Jane was educated, at least up to the age...
- Poems on several occasions (posthumously published)
1746
- Anna WilliamsAnna WilliamsAnna Williams may refer to:*Anna Eliza Williams, , supercentenarian and oldest person in the world upon her death*Anna Wessels Williams, pioneering female doctor and bacteriologist who helped develop the diphtheria antitoxin...
- Life of the Emperor Julian (translation from the French)
1749
- Zachariah Williams - A True Narrative of certain Circumstances relating to Zachariah Williams in the Charterhouse
Music
1740- Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
- Llyfr o Hymneu o Waith Amryw Awdwyr (collection of hymns)
1742
- Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
& Daniel RowlandDaniel RowlandDaniel Rowland —sometimes spelt as Rowlands—was one of the foremost leaders of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist revival along with Howell Harris and William Williams. For most of his life he served as curate in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llangeitho, Ceredigion...
- Sail, Dibenion, a Rheolau'r Societies (collection of hymns)
1744
- William Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams Pantycelyn , also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. He was also one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Daniel Rowland and Howell Harris. As a poet and prose writer he is...
- Aleluia (hymns: first part)
Births
1740- date unknown - Sir Watkin LewesWatkin LewesSir Watkin Lewes was a Welsh politician in England.Lewes was the second son of Reverend Watkin Lewes, Pen-Y-Benglog, Melinau, and Ann Williams, Treamlod , Pembrokeshire. He was educated in Shrewsbury School and in Magdalene College, Cambridge where he graduated in 1763...
, politician (d. 1821)
1741
- January 16 - Hester ThraleHester ThraleHester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.-Biography:Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales...
, diarist and friend of Dr Johnson (d. 1821) - August 20 - Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC , known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.-Background and education:Herbert was the son of Major-General the...
(d. 1811) - September 3 - Owen JonesOwen Jones (antiquary)Owen Jones was a Welsh antiquary.He was born on the Llanfihangel Glyn y Myfyr in Denbighshire. In 1760 he entered the service of a London firm of furriers, to whose business he ultimately succeeded....
, antiquary (d. 1814)
1742
- September 26 - Thomas JonesThomas Jones (artist)Thomas Jones was a British landscape painter. He was a pupil of Richard Wilson and was best known in his lifetime as a painter of Welsh and Italian landscapes in the style of his master. However, Jones's reputation grew in the 20th century when more unconventional works by him, ones not been...
, landscape painter (d. 1803) - December 3 - Sir Erasmus GowerErasmus GowerSir Erasmus Gower naval officer and colonial governor born Cilgerran, Wales and died Hambledon, Hampshire, England....
, naval commander (d. 1814)
1745
- February 14 - David Davis (Castellhywel)David Davis (Castellhywel)David Davis , known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet....
, poet (d. 1827)
1746
- September 28 - William JonesWilliam Jones (philologist)Sir William Jones was an English philologist and scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages...
, philologist (d. 1794)
1747
- January - Richard FentonRichard Fenton-Life:Fenton was born at St. David's, Pembrokeshire, received his education in the cathedral school there, and at an early age obtained a situation in London in the custom house...
, poet and author (d. 1821)
1748
- September 1 - Thomas JohnesThomas JohnesThomas Johnes , born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England was a Member of Parliament, landscape architect, farmer, printer, writer and social benefactor...
, landowner (d. 1816)
1749
- September 23 - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th BaronetSir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th BaronetSir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet was a Welsh politician and patron of the arts.Sir Watkin was the eldest son of the second marriage of his father, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet, to Frances Shackerley of Cheshire...
, politician (d. 1789)
Deaths
1740- August 7 - Jane BreretonJane BreretonJane Brereton was an English poet notable as a correspondent to The Gentleman's Magazine.-Biography:Jane was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Hughes, of Bryn Gruffydd near Mold, Flintshire by Anne Jones, his wife, and was born in 1685. Unusually for the time, Jane was educated, at least up to the age...
, poet, 55 - October 20 - Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's InnSir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's InnSir William Williams, 2nd Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1708 to 1710....
, politician, 75?
1741
- August - David OwenDavid Owen (harpist)David Owen was a Welsh harpist, best remembered as the composer of the popular song, "Dafydd y Garreg Wen"...
, 29 ("David of the White Rock"), harpist, - date unknown
- Wil Hopcyn, poet, 41?
- Robert RobertsRobert Roberts (cleric)Robert Roberts was a Welsh Anglican cleric and writer. He was vicar of the parish of Chirk in north-east Wales for over thirty years, and during his time there he wrote a bi-lingual explanation of the Creed, Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer for the use of the inhabitants of Chirk and the...
, theologian, 61?
1743
- July 15 - John WynneJohn WynneJohn Wynne was Bishop of St Asaph and of Bath and Wells , having previously been Principal of Jesus College, Oxford .-Life:...
, bishop, 83? - date unknown
- Thomas MorganThomas Morgan (deist)-Biography:Morgan was first a dissenter preacher, then a practicer of healing among the Quakers, and finally a writer.He was the author of a large three-volume work entitled The Moral Philosopher. It is a dialogue between a Christian Jew, Theophanus, and a Christian deist, Philalethes...
, Deist theologian - Robert WynneRobert Wynne (cleric)-Life:Wynne, from Llanvaur, Caernarvonshire, was the eldest son of Robert Wynne and his wife Catherine Madryn, heiress of Llannerch Fawr). The youngest son of that marriage was William Wynne. Robert Wynne was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, as his father and brother had been...
, clergyman and academic
- Thomas Morgan
1744
- March 2 - William Maxwell, 5th Earl of NithsdaleWilliam Maxwell, 5th Earl of NithsdaleWilliam Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale was a Catholic nobleman, who took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1715.He was the eldest son of Robert, fourth Earl of Nithsdale , and Lady Lucie Douglas , daughter of William, eleventh earl of Angus and first Marquess of Douglas. He was probably born at...
, Jacobite, husband of Winifred HerbertWinifred HerbertWinifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale , formerly Lady Winifred Herbert, is best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716....
1745
- May 7 - Sir Thomas HanmerThomas Hanmer (politician)Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality...
, politician and literary editor, 68
1746
- May 21 - Lewis Morris, Welsh-descended Governor of New Jersey, 74
1748
- August 27 - Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet, 53
1749
- May - Winifred HerbertWinifred HerbertWinifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale , formerly Lady Winifred Herbert, is best known for arranging the daring escape of her husband from the Tower of London in 1716....
, Countess of Nithsdale, 58? - August - Angharad JamesAngharad James-Life:She was born in Gelliffrydau farm at Baladeulyn in the Nantlle Valley on 16 July 1677. When still a young woman, she married William Prichard, a man far older than herself, who farmed Cwm Penamnen, a valley to the south of Dolwyddelan...
, poet , 72 - September 26 - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet, 57