1818 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1818 to Wales
and its people
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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...
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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...
- George, Prince RegentGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... - 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...
- Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
Events
- March 31 - Joseph Tregelles Price takes out a new lease on Neath AbbeyNeath AbbeyNeath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in southern Wales, UK.It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw...
ironworks. - June - In the United Kingdom general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1818The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...
:- Samuel HomfraySamuel HomfraySamuel Homfray was an English industrialist during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, associated with the early iron industry in South Wales....
becomes MP for Stafford. - John Jones of YstradJohn Jones of YstradJohn Jones "of Ystrad" , was a Welsh politician, MP for Carmarthen from 1821 to 1832.He was born in King Street, Carmarthen, the son of a solicitor. Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, he went on to Lincoln's Inn to qualify as a barrister...
fails to win CarmarthenCarmarthenCarmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
. - Berkeley Thomas Paget, MP for Anglesey, retires from Parliament.
- John Edwards becomes MP for Glamorganshire.
- Samuel Homfray
- August - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)John Jenkins was a Welsh priest in the Church of England and an antiquarian...
, parson of Kerry, and Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's, agree "to make an attempt to rekindle the bardic skill and ingenuity of the principality ... by holding eisteddfodau in different places in the four provinces". - The Sirhowy Ironworks, previously run by Richard FothergillRichard FothergillRichard Fothergill was an English ironmaster and coal-owner in Wales and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880....
, is leased to Messrs. Harford of Ebbw Vale. - Joseph Harris (Gomer)Joseph Harris (Gomer)Joseph Harris was a Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor. A Welsh language poet, he took the Biblical name of Gomer as his bardic name. On 1 January 1814 he launched the first Welsh-language weekly Seren Gomer in Swansea.Gomer was born on a farm in Wolf's Castle, Pembrokeshire...
founds the periodical Seren Gomer. - John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors)John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors)John Jones , better known by his bardic name Jac Glan-y-gors, was a Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer, born in Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, north Wales....
becomes landlord of the King's Head in Ludgate Street, London. - Felicia HemansFelicia Hemans-Ancestry:Felicia Heman's paternal grandfather was George Browne of Passage, co. Cork, Ireland; her maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Haydock Wagner of Lancashire and Benedict Paul Wagner , wine importer at 9 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool. Family legend gave the Wagners a Venetian origin;...
separates from her husband.
Awards
- Evan EvansEvan EvansEvan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans , off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans Evan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans (racer), off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans (academic) Evan Evans...
(Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) wins the chair at an eisteddfod in St AsaphSt AsaphSt Asaph is a town and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 3,491.The town of St Asaph is surrounded by countryside and views of the Vale of Clwyd. It is situated close to a number of busy coastal towns such as Rhyl, Prestatyn, Abergele,...
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New books
- Nicholas Carlisle - A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales
- Charles NorrisCharles NorrisCharles Norris was an English topographical etcher and writer who is best known for his landscape work of the Welsh countryside, especially the area around Tenby....
- A Historical Account of Tenby
Births
- January 11 - Daniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan Evans was a Welsh scholar and lexicographer.He was born at Fron Wilym Uchaf, Llanarth, Ceredigion. Having started to preach to the Independent congregation of which he was a member, Evans decided at a relatively young age, to train for the ministry...
, lexicographer (d. 1903) - February 10 - David Lloyd Isaac, author (d. 1876)
- February 27 - Joseph JenkinsJoseph JenkinsJoseph Jenkins , was an educated tenant farmer from Tregaron, Ceredigion, mid-Wales who, when aged over 50, suddenly deserted his home and large family to seek his fortune in Australia...
, the "Welsh Swagman", poet and diarist (d. 1898) - November 5 - Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (d. 1891)
- November 16 - Evan LewisEvan Lewis (Dean)Evan Lewis was a Welsh clergyman who was Dean of Bangor Cathedral from 1884 until his death.-Life:...
, Dean of Bangor (d. 19011901 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom ; The Prince George, son of the preceding Prince of Wales *Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark ; Mary...
) - November 29 - Richard DaviesRichard Davies (MP)Richard Davies was a Welsh businessman and ship-owner and non-conformist Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1886....
, MP (d. 1896) - December 18 - David Davies (Llandinam)David Davies (industrialist)David Davies was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam , in order to differentiate him from others of the same name.Davies was the son of David Davies and his wife Elizabeth...
, industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1890) - date unknown - George Augustus Frederick Paget, politician
Deaths
- March 21 - Charles MorganCharles Morgan (British Army officer)Lieutenant General Charles Morgan was Commander-in-Chief, India.-Military career:Brought up in Caernarfon, Morgan was for many years a senior officer of the Bengal establishment. He officiated as Commander-in-Chief, India from 1797 to 1798 at the time that Zaman Shah threatened to invade the...
, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in India, 76 - September 12 - John Thomas (Eos Gwynedd), poet, 76
- September 17 - Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of LindseyAlbemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of LindseyLieutenant-General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey was a British nobleman and general.He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, a barrister and great-great-grandson of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey....
, father of Lady Charlotte GuestLady Charlotte GuestLady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest, , later Lady Charlotte Schreiber, was an English businesswoman and translator...
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