1809 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1809 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
[edit]- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Thomas Johnes[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford[2][11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[12][2][13]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Randolph (until 9 August);[14] Henry Majendie (from 5 October)[15]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Watson[16]
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Cleaver[17][18][19]
- Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess[19][20][21][22]
Events
[edit]- 9 February - South Stack Lighthouse off Anglesey first illuminated.[23]
- 10 May - Stapleton Cotton plays a prominent role in the Battle of Grijó.[24]
- date unknown
- David Hughes, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, donates £105 towards scholarships to give South Wales the same level of support as North Wales.
- Hawarden Castle is enlarged.[25]
- Restoration of Brecon Castle as a hotel begins.[26]
- John Rice Jones begins lead mining across the Mississippi in the future state of Missouri.
- Jeremiah Homfray opens a level at Richard Griffiths' lease in Trehafod in the Rhondda; the first full scale attempt to mine coal in the area.
Arts and literature
[edit]New books
[edit]- Edward Davies - The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids[27]
- Zaccheus Davies - Cân am y Farn[28]
- Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - An English-Welsh Dictionary neu Eir-Lyfr Saesneg a Chymraeg
- Theophilus Jones - History of the County of Brecknock, vol. 2
- Henry Parry (editor) Grammatica Britannica, 2nd edition (1st edition by John Davies of Mallwyd)[29]
Music
[edit]- George Thomson - A Selected Collection of Original Welsh Airs (1st edition)[30]
Births
[edit]- 18 January - John Gwyn Jeffreys, conchologist (died 1885)[31]
- 15 February - Owen Jones, architect (died 1874)[32]
- 17 April - Thomas Brigstocke, painter (died 1881)[33]
- 24 May - William Chambers, politician (died 1882)[34]
- 26 May - G. T. Clark, engineer (died 1885)
- 12 July - David Williams (Alaw Goch), coal owner (died 1863)[35]
- 11 August - Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan), writer (died 1880)
- 20 August - Morris Williams (Nicander), writer (died 1874)[36]
- 27 October - Lewis Edwards, Nonconformist minister and educator (died 1887)
- 22 December - John Hanmer, 1st Baron Hanmer, politician (died 1882)[37]
- 18 January - Evan James, weaver and mill-owner, lyricist of the Welsh national anthem (died 1878)
- unknown date - David Price, Independent minister (died 1887)[38]
Deaths
[edit]- 23 January - Hugh Barlow, politician, 79/80[39]
- 10 February - Hugh Bold, lawyer, 77/78[40]
- April - Charles Francis Greville, founder of Milford Haven, 59[41]
- October 28 - Hugh Pugh, Independent minister, 29
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 d 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.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
- ^ 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.
- ^ R. G. Thorne (1986). "Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Bertie George Charles (1959). "Philipps family, of Picton". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ John Henry James (1898). A History and Survey of the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter, Paul, Dubritius, Teilo, and Oudoceus, Llandaff. Western Mail. p. 16.
- ^ The Church of the people and free church penny magazine. 1859. p. 179.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ a b Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
- ^ "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Roger Cragg (1997). Wales and West Central England. Thomas Telford. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7277-2576-9.
- ^ "No. 16633". The London Gazette. 16 August 1812. p. 1633.
- ^ Daniel Paterson (1838). Paterson's Roads ... The sixteenth edition ... Remodelled, augmented, and improved ... By Edward Mogg. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 192.
- ^ Parry, Edward. "History of the Brecon Castle" (PDF). breconcastlehotel.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Edward Davies (1809). The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids, Ascertained by National Documents... J. Booth.
- ^ Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940. Paratowyd dan nawdd Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion. Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion. 1953. p. 150.
- ^ Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "Parry, Henry (1766?–1854), cleric and antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ Phyllis Kinney (15 April 2011). Welsh Traditional Music. University of Wales Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-78316-299-4.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Jeffreys, John Gwyn (1709-1885), conchologist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "Jones, Owen (1809-1874), architect and ornamental designer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Megan Ellis (1959). "Brigstocke, Thomas (1809-1881), portrait painter". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ David Williams. "Chambers, William (1774-1855), industrialist and public figure". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Price, Watkin William. "David Williams (Alaw Goch)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Williams, Morris (Nicander; 1809-1874), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Porter, Bertha (1890). "Hanmer, John (1809-1881)". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Bwrdd y Llenor". Y Celt (Bala). 10 July 1896. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "OWEN (afterwards BARLOW), Hugh (1729-1809), of Great Nash, Pemb". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Bold, Hugh (1631-1709), lawyer, of Brecon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
