1828 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1828 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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Events
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of SussexPrince Augustus Frederick, Duke of SussexThe Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex , was the sixth son of George III of the United Kingdom and his consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or naval career.- Early life :His Royal Highness The Prince Augustus...
, visits the eisteddfod at DenbighDenbighDenbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
, making it the first to receive a royal visit. - The Llanelly Railway is established by Act of Parliament.
- David Owen (Brutus)David Owen (Brutus)David Owen David Owen David Owen (?December 1796 - 16 January 1866, known by the pseudonym Brutus, was a Welsh satirical writer, editor and preacher.He was born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire where he was brought up as a Congregationalist. Thereafter he spent periods of time in other parts...
becomes editor of the periodical Lleuad yr Oes at Aberystwyth. - Welsh architect John NashJohn Nash (architect)John Nash was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London.-Biography:Born in Lambeth, London, the son of a Welsh millwright, Nash trained with the architect Sir Robert Taylor. He established his own practice in 1777, but his career was initially unsuccessful and...
creates Marble ArchMarble ArchMarble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument that now stands on a large traffic island at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park in London, England...
in London.
New books
- Ellis EvansEllis EvansEllis Evans is a Welsh scholar and academic. He was born in the Towy Valley in Carmarthenshire and went to Llandeilo Grammar School....
- Unoliaeth a Gweledigaeth yr Eglwys, sef, Llythyr Cymanfa Cefn Mawr - Thomas PrichardThomas PrichardThomas Prichard was a Welsh clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford.-Life:Prichard, from Pembrokeshire, matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 19 June 1610 at the age of 19. He obtained his BA degree on 4 November 1612 and his MA on 4 July 1615...
- The Adventures and Vagaries of Twm Shôn Catti - David Saunders (Dafydd Glan Teifi) - Awdl ar Fordaith yr Apostol Paul
- John Thomas - Telyn y Cantorion
- John WaltersJohn WaltersJohn Walters was a British radio producer and presenter and musician, educated at Durham University...
- An English and Welsh Dictionary - Thomas Wiliam - Cwyn yr Unig
Music
- William OwenWilliam OwenSir William Francis Langer Owen, KBE, PC , Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia....
(Gwilym Ddu Glan Hafren) - Y Caniedydd Crefyddol (collection of hymn tuneHymn tuneA hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm , and no refrain or chorus....
s)
Births
- 30 January - John David JenkinsJohn David JenkinsJohn David Jenkins was a Welsh clergyman and historian. He spent six years ministering in Pietermaritzburg; after his return to England, he became known as the "Rail men's Apostle" for his work with railway workers in Oxford. He was Vice-President, and then President, of the Amalgamated Society of...
, philanthropist (d. 1876) - 4 March - Owen Wynne JonesOwen Wynne JonesOwen Wynne Jones , often known by his bardic name of Glasynys, was a Welsh clergyman and author.Owen Wynne Jones was born at a house called Ty'n-y-ffrwd, in the village of Rhostryfan, near Caernarfon. At the age of ten, he was sent to work in the quarry, but later returned to full-time education...
(Glasynys), clergyman and writer (d. 1870) - 13 March - Thomas Morgan Thomas, missionary (d. 1884)
- 6 May - Sir Hugh RowlandsHugh RowlandsGeneral Sir Hugh Rowlands VC, KCB was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, soldier (d. 1909) - 4 June - David Thomas (Dewi Hefin)David Thomas (Dewi Hefin)David Thomas was a Welsh poet and teacher.-Life:Thomas was born in Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, south Wales on 4 June 1828. He went to school in Cribyn and later ran schools in various places in Cardiganshire until his retirement in 1883...
, poet (d. 1909) - 23 September - Charles James Watkin WilliamsCharles James Watkin WilliamsCharles James Watkin Williams was a Welsh judge, doctor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.-Life:...
, politician (d. 1884) - 30 October - Henry James, 1st Baron James of HerefordHenry James, 1st Baron James of HerefordHenry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford GCVO, PC, QC , known as Sir Henry James between 1873 and 1895, was an Anglo-Welsh lawyer and statesman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Solicitor General in 1873 and as Attorney-General between 1873 and 1874 and 1880 and 1885...
, lawyer and statesman (d. 1911) - 13 December - David Lewis Wooding, genealogist (d. 1891)
- date unknown
- John Richard Hughes, evangelist (d. 1893)
- John PryceJohn PryceJohn Pryce was a Welsh clergyman and writer on church history, who became Dean of Bangor Cathedral.-Life:Pryce was the second son of Hugh Price . He was educated at Dolgellau grammar school before matriculating at Jesus College, Oxford in 1847. He obtained his B.A. degree in 1851...
, clergyman and writer (d. 1903)
Deaths
- 19 February - Thomas Jones (Y Bardd Cloff), 59
- 29 March - Griffith Rowlands, surgeon, 65
- 12 May - Thomas Assheton Smith I, industrialist, 75
- September - William MadocksWilliam MadocksWilliam Alexander Madocks was a landowner and Member of Parliament for the town of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1802 to 1820, and then for Chippenham in Wiltshire from 1820 to 1826...
, landowner, 55 - 29 December - Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. On 23 February 1779, she married Sir Peter Burrell and they later had two children...
, 67 - date unknown
- Edward CharlesEdward CharlesEdward Charles Edmond Hemsted , better known by the pen name Edward Charles, was an English author, educator, social advocate and sexologist....
(Siamas Gwynedd), writer, 70? - Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1669 to 1678. He was a Royalist during the English Civil War and raised troops for Charles I. In his personal life he was a keen horticulturists...
, politician
- Edward Charles