1870 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1870 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...
— Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
Events
- January — Francis KilvertFrancis KilvertRobert Francis Kilvert , always known as Francis, or Frank, was born at The Rectory, Hardenhuish Lane, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to the Rev. Robert Kilvert, Rector of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, and Thermuthis, daughter of Walter Coleman and Thermuthis Ashe...
begins his famous diary. - 10 February — In a mining accident at Morfa Colliery, Port TalbotPort TalbotPort Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
, 30 men are killed. - 2 May — The Welsh Harp railway stationWelsh Harp railway stationWelsh Harp railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1870 on its extension to St. Pancras station.-History:The station opened on 2 May 1870. With a single island platform between the slow lines, it was important for people escaping from the City for a day out, fishing or boating on the...
opens at Hendon (named after a tavern, the Old Welsh Harp). - Sir George Gilbert ScottGeorge Gilbert ScottSir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
completes the restorationVictorian restorationVictorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
of Bangor CathedralBangor CathedralBangor Cathedral is an ancient place of Christian worship situated in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol....
. - The Druids of Rhiwabon are formed, the first footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Wales. - George Osborne MorganGeorge Osborne MorganSir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet PC, QC, was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician.Born at Gothenburg, Sweden, he was educated at Friars School, Bangor, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford, and was a scholar of Worcester College, Oxford from 1847.He became a barrister of Lincoln's...
introduces the Burials Bill and the Places of Worship (Acquisition of Land) Bill to Parliament. - Timothy Richards Lewis discovers a nematoid worm, later Filaria sanguinis hominis.
- William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr of Senghenydd, begins acquiring the collieries later known as the Lewis Merthyr collieries in RhonddaRhonddaRhondda , or the Rhondda Valley , is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley...
. - Jacob Lloyd is created a Knight of the Order of S. Gregory by Pope Pius IXPope Pius IXBlessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
. - Thomas William Rhys DavidsThomas William Rhys DavidsThomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.-Life:...
begins a series of articles for the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Journal.
New books
- John Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog Hughes , was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes. Sometimes referred to as the "Robert Burns of Wales"...
— Oriau'r Haf - David Lloyd Davies — Ceinwen Morgan neu y Rian Ddiwylliedig
- Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies was a popular Welsh language poet.He was born in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, in a house called "Y Fron"....
— Yr Ail Gynnig
Sport
- BilliardsBilliardsCue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
— John Roberts, Sr. loses the English billiardsEnglish billiardsEnglish billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, is a hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table. Billiards is less well known as "the English game", "the all-in game" and "the common game".The game is for...
championship after 21 years.
Births
- 13 January — Conway ReesConway ReesJohn Conway Rees was a Welsh international rugby union player.-Life:Rees was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford and was the first Welshman to captain Oxford University RFC. He introduced the four three quarters system,...
, rugby player (died 1932) - 11 March — Ivor Llewelyn Foster, singer (died 1959)
- 20 March — Eluned MorganEluned Morgan (author)Eluned Morgan , was a Welsh-language author from Patagonia.Born aboard the ship Myfanwy en route from Britain to Patagonia in South America, she was the daughter of Lewis Jones who gave his name to the city of Trelew, in Argentina...
, author - 25 March — Wallace WattsWallace Watts| ru_amclubcaps =| ru_amclubpoints =| ru_amupdate =| ru_nationalteam = Wales| ru_nationalyears = 1892–1896| ru_nationalcaps = 12| ru_nationalpoints = | ru_ntupdate =| ru_coachclubs =| ru_coachyears =| ru_coachupdate =| other =| occupation =...
, Wales international rugby union player (died 1950) - 19 June — Charles NichollCharles NichollCharles "Boomer" Bowen Nicholl was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Llanelli...
, Wales international rugby union player (died 1939) - 29 June
- Arthur BoucherArthur BoucherArthur Boucher was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport. Boucher was an adaptable player, who although selected mainly as a forward, often played at centre. He was strong, quick for his position and passed well on the run...
, Wales international rugby union player (died 1948) - Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament who briefly represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire....
, politician (died 1951)
- Arthur Boucher
- 27 July — Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, historian (died 1948)
- 18 August — William Cope, 1st Baron CopeWilliam Cope, 1st Baron CopeWilliam Cope, 1st Baron Cope , known as Sir William Cope, Bt, between 1928 and 1945, was a Welsh Conservative Party politician, who was also notable as an international rugby union player for Wales...
, politician and Wales international rugby player (died 1946) - 1 September — Robert Roberts (Bob Tai'r Felin), folk singer (died 1951)
- 27 September — Thomas Jones (T. J.), civil servant (died 1955)
- 3 November — Norman BiggsNorman BiggsNorman Witchell Biggs was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and county rugby for Glamorgan. Both Biggs and his brother Selwyn played international rugby for Wales, though they never played together in the same match for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1908) - 15 November — William ElseyWilliam Elsey (rugby player)William Elsey was an English-born rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and won a single international cap for Wales in 1895.-Rugby career:...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1936) - 20 December — Sir David Davies, politician (died 1958)
- 29 December - Robert Dewi WilliamsRobert Dewi WilliamsRobert Dewi Williams was a Welsh schoolteacher, Presbyterian minister and author.-Life:Williams was born on 29 December 1870 at Llwyn-du Isaf, Pandy Tudur in what was then the county of Denbighshire...
, teacher, minister and writer (died 1955) - 31 December - David John JonesDavid John JonesDavid John Jones was a Welsh Anglican priest, who served as Dean of Llandaff from 1931 to 1948.-Life:...
, Dean of Llandaff (died 1949) - date unknown
- John Hughes MorrisJohn Hughes MorrisJohn Hughes Morris was born in Penrhosllugwy, Anglesey but moved to Liverpool as a young lad. He only received elementary education at Chatsworth School, Liverpool but he had considerable talent, and when he was 22 years of age he came to work at the office of the Foreign Mission in Falkner...
, missionary (died 1953) - John Henry WilliamsJohn Henry Williams (Welsh politician)Dr John Henry Williams was a Liverpool-born Welsh Labour Party politician.Williams was a medical practitioner in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire and was elected to Carmarthenshire County Council where he was the chairman of the health committee.At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of...
, Welsh politician (died 1936)
- John Hughes Morris
Deaths
- 16 March — Thomas ParryThomas Parry (bishop)Thomas Parry was a Welsh clergyman and Bishop of Barbados from 1842 to 1869.-Background and education:He was born the fourth son of Edward Parry, a clergyman in North Wales, who at that time was rector of Llanferres, Denbighshire...
, Bishop of Barbados, 74 - 4 April — 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...
, writer, 42 - 1 May — Ivor Fostor, singer, 58
- 15 May — Charles Hinde, soldier, 49
- 21 June — Thomas Evan James (Thomas ap Ieuan), minister and author, 46
- 1 August — Levi GibbonLevi GibbonLevi Gibbon was a Welsh balladeer. Born in Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire in approximately 1807, he was a well known fiddler and writer and performer of ballads, in South, mid and West Wales....
, balladeer, 92 - 8 September — David Parry (Dewi Moelwyn), poet, 35
- 17 September — Joseph David JonesJoseph David JonesJoseph David Jones was a Welsh composer and schoolmaster, commonly known as J. D. Jones. He was the father of industrialist Sir Henry Haydn Jones....
, composer, 43 - 16 November — Harry Longueville JonesHarry Longueville Jones-Life:Jones was the son of Edward Jones by Charlotte Elizabeth Stephens, was born in Piccadilly, London, in 1806. His father was second son of Captain Thomas Jones of Wrexham, who adopted the additional name of Longueville on succeeding to a portion of the Longueville estates in Shropshire. Jones...
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