1901 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales
and its people
.
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...
.
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 Edward AlbertEdward 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 (until 22 January); The Prince GeorgeGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, son of the preceding Prince of Wales (from 9 November) - 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...
(until 22 January); Mary of TeckMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
(from 9 November) - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— Hwfa MônRowland 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:...
Events
- January — Samuel Thomas EvansSamuel Thomas EvansSir Samuel Thomas Evans GCB PC QC , was a Welsh barrister, judge and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
becomes the last QC appointed by Queen Victoria. - 22 January — The Prince of WalesEdward 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...
accedes to the throne, following the death of Queen Victoria. - 31 March — The 10-yearly CensusCensusA census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of England and WalesEngland and WalesEngland and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
is taken. - 3 April — Frederick Rutherfoord HarrisFrederick Rutherfoord HarrisDoctor Frederick Rutherfoord Harris was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament between 1900 and 1906....
, MP for Monmouth Boroughs, is unseated for alleged electoral malpractice. - 7 May — In the by-election at Monmouth Boroughs, Joseph Lawrence becomes the new Conservative MP.
- 24 May — 81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, SenghenyddSenghenyddSenghenydd is a town in the Aber Valley, roughly four miles north-west of the town of Caerphilly and is within the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It is traditionally within the county of Glamorgan...
. - 10 September — Twelve miners are killed in a mining accidentMining accidentA mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals.Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year, especially in the processes of coal mining and hard rock mining...
at LlanbradachLlanbradachLlanbradach is a village in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales less than 3 miles north of the town of Caerphilly....
Colliery in Glamorgan. - 9 November — Prince George, Duke of YorkGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
and his wife Mary of TeckMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
officially become Prince and Princess of Wales. - Gomer Berry and William Ewart BerryWilliam Berry, 1st Viscount CamroseWilliam Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose was a British newspaper publisher.The second of three brothers born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901...
co-found Advertising World. - Samuel Walker Griffith helps draft the AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n constitution. - Shipping magnate Alfred Lewis JonesAlfred Lewis JonesSir Alfred Lewis Jones , British ship-owner, was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales.At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to the managers of the African Steamship Company at Liverpool, making several voyages to the west coast of Africa. By the time he was twenty-six he had risen to be manager of the...
is knighted. - Construction of the 156-room Grand HotelGrand Hotel (Llandudno)The Grand Hotel is a large hotel in Llandudno, Wales, overlooking the Promenade on the North Shore. It is owned by Britannia Hotels.-History:The history of the Grand Hotel begins with the construction of the bathhouse in 1855...
at LlandudnoLlandudnoLlandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
, the largest in Wales at the time.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— held in Merthyr TydfilMerthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...
- Chair — Evan Rees
- Crown — John Gwili JenkinsJohn Jenkins (Gwili)John Jenkins , known by his bardic name of Gwili, was a Welsh poet and theologian, and served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1932 to 1936.-Early life and education:...
New books
- Morris Williams (Nicander) — Damhegion Esop ar Gân (published posthumously)
- The Dau Wynne — A Maid of Cymru
Sport
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- 9 February - Scotland beat Wales 18–8 at Inverleith, Edinburgh.
- Pontypool RFCPontypool RFCPontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...
and Tenby United RFCTenby United RFCTenby United Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Tenby in West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.-Early history:...
are founded.
Births
- 4 January — Lonza BowdlerLonza BowdlerFrank "Lonza" Bowdler was a Welsh rugby union hooker who played club rugby for Cross Keys and was capped 15 times for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1963) - 20 January — Cecil GriffithsCecil GriffithsCecil Redvers Griffiths was a Welsh athlete.- Olympic Gold Medal 1920 :Cecil Griffiths was a winner of the Olympic Gold medal in 4 x 400m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics....
, athlete (died 1973) - 18 February — Will OwenWill OwenWilliam James Owen was a British miner and politician, whose career as a Member of Parliament was ended by his trial under the Official Secrets Act 1911 for giving secrets to Czechoslovak intelligence...
, politician (died 1981) - 27 February — Iorwerth PeateIorwerth PeateIorwerth Peate also known as Cyfeiliog, was a Welsh poet and scholar, best known as the founder, along with Cyril Fox, of St Fagans National History Museum. Born in Llanbrynmair, his interest in folk studies and anthropology was kindled when studying at Aberystwyth under professor Herbert John...
, poet, author and founder of the Museum of Welsh LifeSt Fagans National History MuseumSt Fagans National History Museum , commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture and architecture of the Welsh people...
(died 1982) - 4 March — Edward Prosser Rhys, journalist and poet
- 18 April — Mel RosserMel RosserMelvin "Mel" Aaron Rosser sometimes recorded as Melville and Melvyn was a Welsh international rugby centre who played rugby union for Penarth and Cardiff and later turned to professional rugby league joining first Leeds, and then York...
, dual-code international rugby player (died 1988) - 19 April — John Ellis WilliamsJohn Ellis WilliamsJohn Ellis Williams was a novelist and writer, writing in both English and Welsh.-Life:Williams was born in Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, on 20 August 1924, and was from a farming family....
, novelist - 1 July — Candy EvansCandy EvansArthur 'Candy' Evans was a Welsh miner, boxer, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Pontypool RFC, playing at Lock, i.e...
, miner, boxer, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer (died 1952) - 10 September — Rowe HardingRowe HardingW. Rowe Harding was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Swansea. An intelligent player, Harding played for several teams at club and international level. In 1926 he attended Cambridge University and played for Cambridge in a varsity match...
, Wales and British Lions rugby player (died 1991) - 9 November — Rhys DaviesRhys DaviesRhys Davies was a Welsh novelist and short story writer, who wrote in the English language....
, writer (died 1978) - 10 December — Ivor JonesIvor JonesIvor Egwad Jones CBE was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back-row forward, mainly at flanker, for Llanelli and won 16 caps for Wales, three of them as captain....
, rugby player (died 1982) - 24 December — Hilary MarquandHilary MarquandHilary Adair Marquand was a British Labour Party politician.He was educated at Cardiff High School and at University College, Cardiff where he studied history and economics...
, economist and MP (died 1972)
Deaths
- 7 February — Leonard WatkinsLeonard WatkinsLeonard Watkins was a Welsh international rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Cardiff Rugby Football Club and international rugby for Wales. He won just a single game for Wales when he was selected for the first ever Welsh rugby international.- Rugby career :Watkins was born in...
, Wales international rugby union player, 41 - 21 February — John Deffett Francis, artist
- June — Abel Jones (Bardd Crwst), balladeer (born 1830)
- 1 June
- John Viriamu JonesJohn Viriamu JonesJohn Viriamu Jones, FRS , was a British scientist, who worked on measuring the ohm, and an educationalist who was instrumental in establishing the University of Sheffield and Cardiff University.-Early life and studies:...
, scientist - Morgan Albert Ellis, Welsh-American preacher (born 1832)
- John Viriamu Jones
- 18 August — Evan JamesEvan James (rugby player)Evan James was a Welsh rugby half back who played club rugby for Swansea under the rugby union code, and professional rugby league for Broughton Rangers. While playing with Swansea, James was paired with his brother, David James and together they were nicknamed the 'Swansea gems' and the 'Curly...
, rugby player, 32 - 5 September — Rhys Gwesyn Jones, minister and author
- 15 September — John Richards (Isalaw), musician (born 1843)
- 22 September — William Davies (Mynorydd), artist (born 1826)
- 24 November — Evan LewisEvan Lewis (Dean)Evan Lewis was a Welsh clergyman who was Dean of Bangor Cathedral from 1884 until his death.-Life:...
, Dean of Bangor, 83 - 26 November — Robert ClaytonRobert Clayton (cricketer)Robert Owen Clayton was a Welsh first-class cricketer.Born Penygroes, Caernarvonshire, Clayton was a right arm fast bowler, he played 70 matches for Yorkshire between 1870 and 1879, and 121 in all, with 33 appearances for the MCC between 1872 and 1881, plus appearances for the North of England ,...
, cricketer, 57