1875 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1875 to Wales
and its people
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- Jack Evans
Wales international rugby player (died 1947)
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...
- Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
Events
- August - First publication of The Usk Gleaner and Monmouthshire Record.
- December - South Wales miners, led by William Abraham, come to agreement on a sliding scale of wages in relation to prices and profits.
- 4 December - In a mining accident at Old Pit, New TredegarNew TredegarNew Tredegar is a former coal mining community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales , within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire....
, 22 men are killed. - 5 December - In a mining accident at Llan Colliery, PentyrchPentyrchPentyrch is a suburban community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.-Geography:...
, twelve men are killed. - The first imports of North American wheat come through CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. - The United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Immigration and Naturalization ServiceImmigration and Naturalization ServiceThe United States Immigration and Naturalization Service , now referred to as Legacy INS, ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were transferred from the Department of Justice to three new components within the newly created Department of Homeland Security, as...
recognises Welsh as a distinct nationality - the first official body ever to do so. - Ordnance SurveyOrdnance SurveyOrdnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
publishes the first complete maps of Wales. - David Davies LlandinamDavid Davies (industrialist)David Davies was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam , in order to differentiate him from others of the same name.Davies was the son of David Davies and his wife Elizabeth...
is elected treasurer of the University of WalesUniversity of WalesThe University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
. - Major eisteddfod held at PwllheliPwllheliPwllheli is a community and the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It has a population of 3,861, of which a large proportion, 81 per cent, are Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones -...
. Future archdruid Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn)Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn)Rev. Rowland Williams , commonly known by his bardic name of "Hwfa Môn", was a Welsh clergyman and poet, who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1895 to 1905.- Early Life and education:...
is a leading adjudicator. - Francis Wallace Grenfell takes part in the expedition which claims Griqualand West (site of the Kimberley diamond fields) for the UK.
- Bodnant GardenBodnant GardenBodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, in the county borough of Conwy, Wales. Bodnant Garden is situated above the River Conwy and overlooks the Conwy valley towards the Carneddau range of mountains.- History :...
is begun by Baron AberconwayBaron AberconwayBaron Aberconway, of Bodnant in the County of Denbigh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 June 1911 for the industrialist and Liberal politician Sir Charles McLaren, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Bodnant, Gwylgre and Hilders, on 8 August...
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Arts and literature
- Christopher Rice Mansel TalbotChristopher Rice Mansel TalbotChristopher Rice Mansel Talbot FRS was a landowner, industrialist and Liberal politician. He developed his estate at Margam near Swansea as an extensive ironworks, served by railways and a port, which was re-named Port Talbot.-Early life:Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot was born at Penrice, Swansea,...
buys James Milo GriffithJames Milo GriffithJames Milo Griffith was a Welsh sculptor, who after originally training as an artisan mason, became notable for his memorial statues.-Life history:Griffith was born in Pontseli, Pembrokeshire in 1843...
's Summer Flowers for Margam CastleMargam CastleMargam Castle is a large mansion house built in Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, for the Talbot family. It was built on a site which had been occupied for some 4000 years and from the 11th century was an abbey. The "castle" is actually a comfortable Victorian era country house, one of many "mock" or...
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New books
- William AmbroseWilliam AmbroseWilliam Ambrose KC was an English judge and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1899....
- Gweithiau y Parch. W. Ambrose (posthumously published) - David Stephen Davies - Adroddiad
- Isaac Foulkes - Y Ddau Efell, neu Llanllonydd
- Owen Jones (Meudwy Môn) (ed.) - Cymru, yn Hanesyddol, Parthedegol, a Bywgraphyddol
- John Goronwy Mathias - Y Dywysen Aeddfed
- Evan Rees (Dyfed)Evan Rees (Dyfed)Evan Rees , known by the bardic name Dyfed, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.-Early life:...
- Caniadau Dyfedfab - Hugh Owen ThomasHugh Owen ThomasHugh Owen Thomas was a Welsh surgeon. He is considered the father of orthopaedic surgery in Britain.-Early life:...
- Diseases of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints
Music
- Robert Griffiths becomes the first secretary of the tonic solfa college.
- Sarah Edith WynneSarah Edith WynneSarah Edith Wynne was a Welsh operatic soprano and concert singer. She was born in Holywell, Flintshire, and studied singing with Scarisbrick in Liverpool and Pinsuti at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was Westmorland Scholar from 1863 to 1864. She subsequently studied with Romani and...
marries and retires from her singing career.
Births
- 3 January - Cliff BowenCliff BowenClifford "Cliff" Alfred Bowen was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played for club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player and county cricketer (died 1929) - 4 January – William Williams (Crwys)William Williams (Crwys)William Williams , better known by his bardic name of "Crwys", was a Welsh poet in the Welsh language. He served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1939 to 1947....
, poet and Archdruid (died 1968) - 19 January – Thomas Owen Jones, dramatist, actor and producer (died 1941)
- 23 February – David Brazell, singer (died 1959)
- 23 May - Nathaniel WaltersNathaniel WaltersNathaniel "Danny" Walters was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales.-Rugby career:...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1956) - 26 May
- Jack Evans
John William Evans (rugby player)
John "Jack" William Evans was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Blaina and international rugby for Wales...
Wales international rugby player (died 1947)
- 31 May - Dan JonesDaniel Jones (rugby player)Daniel "Dan" Jones was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Aberavon and international rugby for Wales. He is notable as being the first player to represent Aberavon at international level...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1959) - 11 June - Will OsborneWill OsborneWilliam Osborne was a Welsh international rugby forward who played rugby union for Mountain Ash and Glamorgan Police. Osborne played in six international matches, becoming a Triple Crown winner when he played for Wales in all three matches of the 1902 Home Nations Championship...
, Wales international rugby player - 10 September
- John EvansJohn Evans (Welsh politician)John Evans was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Ogmore at a by-election in 1946, but stood down at the 1950 general election.- References :...
, Welsh politician (died 1961) - Harry Vaughan WatkinsHarry Vaughan WatkinsHarry Vaughan Watkins was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli and London Welsh and gained six caps for the Wales national team...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1945)
- John Evans
- 26 October – Sir Lewis CassonLewis CassonSir Lewis Thomas Casson MC was a British actor and theatre director and the husband of Dame Sybil Thorndike.-Early life:...
, artist (died 1969) - 11 November – Johnny JenkinsJohnny Jenkins (racing driver)Johnny Jenkins was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
, racing driver (died 1945) - 20 December (in Shirley, DerbyshireShirley, DerbyshireShirley is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.-History:Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings.....
) – T. F. PowysT. F. PowysTheodore Francis Powys was a British novelist and short story writer, born in Shirley, Derbyshire on the 20 December, 1875, the son of the Reverend Charles Francis Powys , vicar of Montacute, Somerset for thirty-two years, and Mary Cowper Johnson, a descendent of the poet William Cowper. He came...
, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1953) - 25 December – George DaviesGeorge Davies (rugby player)George Davies was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Llandeilo and Swansea. A two time Triple Crown winner, Davies would represent his country on nine occasions. A skillful player, Davies was unfortunate to be playing during the same period as Rhys Gabe, who was...
, international rugby player (died 1959)
Deaths
- 4 January – Thomas Stephens, historian and critic (born 1821)
- 4 March – John Evans (I. D. Ffraid), minister and author (born 1814)
- April - Frances BunsenFrances BunsenFrances Bunsen , or Baroness Bunsen, was a Welsh painter and author, the wife of Christian Charles Josias Bunsen and the older sister of Lady Llanover....
, painter - 27 July – Connop ThirlwallConnop ThirlwallConnop Thirlwall was an English bishop and historian.-Early life:Thirlwall was born at Stepney, London, of a Northumbrian family. He was a prodigy, learning Latin at three, Greek at four, and writing sermons at seven.He went to Charterhouse School, where George Grote and Julius Hare were among...
, bishop (born 1797) - 19 August – Robert Elis (Cynddelw), writer (born 1812)
- 7 September – John Prichard, minister, author and teacher (born 1796)
- 29 November - Thomas JonesThomas Jones (librarian)Thomas Jones was a Welsh librarian, who was librarian of Chetham's Library in Manchester from 1845 to 1875.-Life:...
, librarian (born 1810)