1848 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1848 to Wales
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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...
- Prince Albert EdwardEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, son of Queen Victoria of the United KingdomVictoria of the United KingdomVictoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... - 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...
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Events
- March 1 - Llandovery CollegeLlandovery CollegeLlandovery College is an independent school in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was founded and endowed by Thomas Phillips in 1847 to provide a classical and liberal education in which the Welsh language; the study of Welsh literature and history were also to be cultivated.Llandovery...
opens in the building known as the "Depot". - August 24 - An American sailing ship, Ocean Monarch, catches fire off Colwyn BayColwyn Bay- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
, with the loss of 178 lives. - October - Completion of the North Wales HospitalNorth Wales HospitalThe North Wales Hospital was a hospital for people with psychiatric illnesses located in Denbigh, North Wales....
. - Michael D. JonesMichael D. JonesMichael Daniel Jones was a Welsh Congregationalist minister and principal of a theological college, but is best remembered as a founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia known as Y Wladfa and as one of the fathers of modern Welsh nationalism.Jones was born in Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth in 1822...
becomes a minister in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. - Trinity College, CarmarthenTrinity College, CarmarthenTrinity University College was a university college in Carmarthen, Wales. In 2010, it merged with the University of Wales, Lampeter to become the new University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.- History :...
, is founded, to train teachers for the Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
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New books
- John Hughes - The Self-Searcher
- John JenkinsJohn JenkinsJohn Jenkins may refer to:*John Jenkins , Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for Governor of Maine*John Jenkins , English composer*John Jenkins , colonial governor of North Carolina...
- National Education - Richard Williams MorganRichard Williams MorganRichard Williams Morgan was a Welsh clergyman and author. He was born in Llangynfely, Cardiganshire and educated at Saint David's College in Lampeter...
- Maynooth and St. Asaph - Edward ParryEdward ParryAdmiral Sir William Edward Parry KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy and the Royal Indian Navy.During World War II, he served in the New Zealand Division commanding HMS Achilles at the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939...
- Railway Companion from Chester to Holyhead
Births
- February 12 - Beriah Gwynfe EvansBeriah Gwynfe EvansBeriah Gwynfe Evans , was a journalist, Congregationalist, dramatist, Liberal politician and Welsh Nationalist.- Early life :...
, journalist and dramatist (died 1927) - October 5 - Sir John Purser Griffiths, civil engineer (died 1938)
- September 18 - Robert HarrisRobert Harris (painter)Robert Harris was a Welsh-born Canadian painter most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation....
, painter (died 1919) - November 2 - Alfred George EdwardsAlfred George EdwardsAlfred George Edwards was elected the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in Wales.The son of a priest of the Church of England, Edwards was born in Llanymawddwy in Gwynedd. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford before being appointed Warden of Llandovery College in 1875...
, first Archbishop of Wales (died 1917) - December 30 - David JenkinsDavid Jenkins (composer)David Jenkins was a Welsh composer, best known for his choral works and hymn tunes.Born at Trecastle near Brecon, Jenkins was at first apprenticed to a tailor, but in 1874 he began studying music at Aberystwyth under Joseph Parry. In 1893 he returned to Aberystwyth as a lecturer, rising to...
, composer (died 1915)
Deaths
- January 17 - Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of PowisEdward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis- External links :...
, 63 (accidentally shot by his son) - March 18 - John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, KT, FRS was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton...
, creator of modern Cardiff, 54 - March 27 - William Ellis Jones, poet, 52
- April 2 - Sir Samuel Rush MeyrickSamuel Rush MeyrickSir Samuel Rush Meyrick was an English collector. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, and introduced the systematic study of arms and armour.-Life:...
, antiquary, 64 - November 7 - Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Reverend Thomas Price was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century....
, poet and historian, 61