1847 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1847 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Penry Williams (until 16 January);[5] John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins (from 17 February)[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis[13]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet[14]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite[15][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell[16][17]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston[18]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Thomas Vowler Short[19][20][18]
- Bishop of St Davids – Connop Thirlwall[21][18][22]
Events[edit]
- 14 January - All thirteen members of the Point of Ayr lifeboat crew are drowned when it capsizes off Rhyl.[23]
- 8 April - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is transferred from Norfolk Island to Tasmania.
- In the UK general election:
- Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis becomes MP for Radnor Boroughs.
- Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet, loses his Flintshire seat to Edward Lloyd-Mostyn for the second time.
- 24 May - Five people are killed in the Dee bridge disaster, when Robert Stephenson's railway bridge on the Chester and Holyhead Railway at Chester collapses.[24]
- 1 July - "Treachery of the Blue Books": Publication of a government report ("blue book") on education in Wales containing opinions hostile to Welsh culture.
- Prince Albert is unsuccessfully challenged for the chancellorship of the University of Cambridge by The Earl of Powis. The winning margin is less than 120 votes.
- Sir William Robert Grove is awarded the medal of the Royal Society.
Arts and literature[edit]
New books[edit]
- Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of education in Wales
- John Lloyd - Poems
- Morris Williams (Nicander) - Llyfr yr Homiliau[25]
Music[edit]
- John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) - Y Salmydd Eglwysig[26]
Births[edit]
- 27 January - Owen Owens Roberts, choirmaster and conductor (died 1926)[27]
- 9 February - Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist social reformer (died 1902)[28]
- 22 April - Charles Henry Wynn, landowner (died 1911)[29]
- 20 June - Evan Thomas Davies (Dyfrig), clergyman and author (died 1927)[30]
- 10 July - Alfred Neobard Palmer, historian and ancient monuments inspector (died 1915)[31]
- 12 September - John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, Cardiff landowner (died 1900)[32]
- 13 October - Owen Owen, draper (died 1910)[33]
- 14 November - Roland Rogers, musician (died 1927)[34]
- date unknown - Llewelyn Kenrick, footballer (died 1933)[35]
Deaths[edit]
- 13 February - Sharon Turner, historian, 78
- 16 February - Taliesin Williams, poet and author, son of Iolo Morganwg, 59[36]
- 17 March - Sir Harford Jones Brydges, diplomat and author, 83[37]
- 29 March - Humphrey Gwalchmai, Calvinistic Methodist leader, 59
- 7 June - David Mushet, Scottish metallurgist (in Monmouth), 74[38]
- 27 September - Lucy Thomas, colliery owner ('The Mother of the Welsh Steam Coal Trade')[39]
- 6 October - John Evans (Methodist), 68[40]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ a b c J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
- ^ "Editorial". Welshman. 6 October 1865. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.
- ^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ a b c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
- ^ Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1857). The historic peerage of England: Revised, corrected, and continued ... by William Courthope. John Murray. p. 533.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ Old Yorkshire, volume 3. 1882. p. 90.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.
- ^ Michael R. Bailey (5 July 2017). Robert Stephenson – The Eminent Engineer. Taylor & Francis. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-351-90272-4.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Williams, Morris (Nicander; 1809-1874), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Gwilym Prichard Ambrose (1959). "Mills, John (Ieuan Glan Alarch; 1812-1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ John Hughes (1959). "Roberts, Owen Owens (1847-1926), schoolmaster and choral conductor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Hughes, Hugh Price (1847-1902), Wesleyan Methodist minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies (1959). "Wynn family, of Rûg, Meironnydd, and Boduan (or Bodfean), Caernarvonshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Davies, Evan Thomas (Dyfrig; 1847-1927), cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Arthur Herbert Dodd (1959). "Palmer, Alfred Neobard (1847-1915), historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Hannah, Rosemary (2012). The Grand Designer : Third Marquess of Bute. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 1506. ISBN 9780857902276.
- ^ "Owen Owen Victorian Draper". Owen Owen Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Robert David Griffith (1959). "Rogers, Roland (1847-1927), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Kenrick family of Wynn Hall, Denbighshire, and Bron Clydwr, Merionethshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Griffith John Williams. "Williams, Taliesin (Taliesin ab Iolo; 1787-1847), poet and author". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ George Fisher Russell Barker; Milverton Godfrey Dauglish (1886). Historical and Political Handbook. Chapman. p. 339.
- ^ Fred Marmaduke Osborn (1952). The story of the Mushets. T. Nelson. p. 27.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1958. p. 416.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Evans, John (1779-1847)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
