1854 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1854 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...
— The 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 Kingdom - 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...
— vacant
Events
- 31 October — David Davies (Dai'r Cantwr)David Davies (Dai'r Cantwr)David Davies, also known as Dai'r Cantwr , was a Welsh poet and lay-preacher. He was convicted and sentenced to transportation to Australia for his actions during the Rebecca Riots.-Early life:...
receives a conditional pardon for his role in the Rebecca RiotsRebecca RiotsThe Rebecca Riots took place between 1839 and 1843 in South and Mid Wales. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to perceived unfair taxation. The rioters, often men dressed as women, took their actions against toll-gates, as they were...
. - 5 November — At the Battle of InkermanBattle of InkermanThe Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol...
, 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:...
carries out the actions that lead to his becoming the first Welshman to win the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
. - 11 November — In Australia, Welsh-born John Basson HumffrayJohn Basson HumffrayJohn Basson Humffray was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales and became active in the Chartist movement before migrating to Victoria, Australia in 1853, arriving in Ballarat in November that year....
is elected the first president of the Ballarat Reform LeagueBallarat Reform LeagueThe Ballarat Reform League was formed in November 11 1854 at Ballarat as a protest against the regulation of the gold diggings, specifically the League was formed with the view of abolishing the Miner's Licence and having the miners connected with the death of "John Martin", arrested...
. - Beti Cadwaladr leaves home to nurse in the Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. - Love Jones-Parry is High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire.
- The Telegraphic Despatch is published in SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, the first newspaper in Wales to come out more than once a week. - John Williams (Ab Ithel) becomes editor of the Cambrian Journal.
- A penny newspaper, the Herald Cymraeg, is founded at CaernarfonCaernarfonCaernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
, with James Evans as editor.
New books
- John Edwards (Eos Glan Twrch) — Llais o'r Llwyn: sef Barddoniaeth, ar Amryfal Destynau
- Samuel Evans (Gomerydd) — Y Gomerydd
- 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...
— Fy Oriau Hamddenol - 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 Heroines of Welsh History - William Thomas (Islwyn)William Thomas (Islwyn)William Thomas, bardic name Islwyn , was a Welsh language poet, born near Ynysddu, then in the old county of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.- Early life :...
— Barddoniaeth - Samuel Prideaux TregellesSamuel Prideaux TregellesSamuel Prideaux Tregelles was an English biblical scholar, textual critic, and theologian.- Life :Tregelles was born at Wodehouse Place, Falmouth, of Quaker parents, but he himself for many years was in communion with the Plymouth Brethren and then later in life became a Presbyterian...
— Account of the Printed Text of the New Testament
Births
- 8 April — Robert Arthur Williams (Berw), clergyman and poet (died 1926)
- 17 April — Sir John Eldon Bankes, judge (died 1946)
- 30 April — William Critchlow HarrisWilliam Critchlow HarrisWilliam Critchlow Harris was an architect noted mainly for his ecclesiastical and domestic projects in Maritime Canada....
, Welsh-Canadian architect (died 1913) - 10 July — John Lloyd Williams, botanist and composer (died 1945)
- 16 December — J. D. Rees, colonial administrator (died 1922)
Deaths
- 14 January — Charles Rodney MorganCharles Rodney MorganCharles Rodney Morgan was a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon from 1852 until his death in 1854, in Marseilles. He was the son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar.-References:*...
, politician, 25 - 3 April — Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron MostynEdward Lloyd, 1st Baron MostynEdward Pryce Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn , known as Sir Edward Lloyd, 2nd Baronet, from 1795 to 1831, was a British politician....
, politician, 85 - 10 April — William Edward PowellWilliam Edward PowellWilliam Edward Powell was a British Lord Lieutenant and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Thomas Powell, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Brought up in France by his widowed mother, he finally occupied his father's estate at Nanteos, near Aberystwith at the age of 21 in 1809...
, politician, 66 - 29 April — Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyField Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
, soldier and politician,85 - 24 May — John Rowlands of Y Llys, alleged father of Sir Henry Morton StanleyHenry Morton StanleySir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands , was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley allegedly uttered the now-famous greeting, "Dr...
, 39 - 12 November — Charles KembleCharles KembleCharles Kemble was a British actor.-Life:The youngest son of Roger Kemble, and younger brother of John Philip Kemble, Stephen Kemble and Sarah Siddons, he was born at Brecon, South Wales. Like John Philip, he was educated at Douai...
, actor, 79 - 28 December — Rowland WilliamsRowland Williams (cleric)Rowland Williams was a Welsh Anglican clergyman and writer.-Life:Williams, from Mallwyd, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened on 27 March 1779...
, clergyman and writer, 75