1829 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1829 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
- May 6 - The Cymmrodorion hold an eisteddfod in London.
- The Ecclesiastical Courts Act, 1829, is passed, largely at the instigation of Sir John NichollJohn NichollSir John Nicholl was a Welsh Member of Parliament and judge. As a judge he was noted 'for inflexible impartiality and great strength and soundness of judgement'.-Early history:...
. - Formation of the North Wales and South Wales MMs (monthly meetings) by the Society of Friends.
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....
- Arddangosiad Syml o Syniadau Gwahaniaethol, neu Egwyddorion Priodol, y Bedyddwyr Crediniol - John Jones (Tegid)John Jones (Tegid)John Jones , commonly known by his bardic name of Ioan Tegid or simply Tegid, was a Welsh clergyman and writer....
- A Defence of the Reformed System of Welsh Orthography - Thomas Love PeacockThomas Love PeacockThomas Love Peacock was an English satirist and author.Peacock was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work...
- The Misfortunes of ElphinThe Misfortunes of ElphinThe Misfortunes of Elphin is the fifth novel by Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1829. It is set in a somewhat historically-fanciful Arthurian Britain which incorporates many Welsh legends, but avoids all supernatural and mystical elements. Seithenyn appears as a major character.-External links:*... - Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Reverend Thomas Price was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century....
- An Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain
Births
- January 27 - Isaac RobertsIsaac RobertsIsaac Roberts was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society...
, astronomer (d. 1904) - June 2 - Sir John Henry PulestonJohn Henry PulestonSir John Henry Puleston was a Welsh journalist and entrepreneur in the United States and later a Conservative politician who represented Devonport.-Biography:...
, banker and politician (d. 1908) - December 23 - Thomas Walter Price (Cuhelyn), journalist and poet (d. 1869)
Deaths
- January 26 - Benjamin Millingchamp, collector of manuscripts, 72
- June - Elizabeth RandlesElizabeth RandlesElizabeth Randles was a Welsh harpist and pianist of the early 19th century. She was born in Wrexham on the 24 May 1801 , the daughter of Edward Randles, the blind organist of the parish church, Wrexham...
, harpist, 28? - August 19 - Jonathan WilliamsJonathan Williams (antiquary)Jonathan Williams , was a Welsh clergyman, schoolmaster and antiquarian writer.He was born at Rhayader, some time between 1752 and 1754, the son of a draper, and had two brothers who also went into the church. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, going on to teach at the grammar school in...
, antiquary, 77 - November 20 - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)John Jenkins was a Welsh priest in the Church of England and an antiquarian...
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