1739 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1739 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Events
- March - Diarist William Bulkeley of Brynddu is a bearer at the funeral of Richard Bulkeley, 5th Viscount Bulkeley, and leaves an account in his diary.[1]
- 20 May - The roof of St Mary's Church, Swansea, collapses into the nave just before a Sunday morning service; the congregation is waiting outside for the officiating priest, who is running late.[2]
- date unknown
- Samuel and Nathaniel Buck tour Wales to produce the first of their prints of the country, following on from their prints of England.
- A new parish church is completed at Willington Worthenbury near Wrexham, designed by Richard Trubshaw.[3]
Arts and literature
New books
- Rowland Ellis - A Salutation to the Britains (2nd London edition)[4]
- John Reynolds - The Scripture Genealogy and Display of Herauldry
Music
Births
- January - Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), dramatist and poet (died 1810)
- March 14 - Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, second son and third child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 1767)
- April 3 - Hugh Davies, botanist (died 1821)
- date unknown - Richard Crawshay, industrialist (died 1810)
Deaths
- May 5 - Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet, 65
- June - John Griffith, MP for Caernarvonshire
References
- ^ Thomas Richards. "BULKELEY, WILLIAM (1691-1760), squire and diarist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ St. Mary's vestry book. "St. Mary's Church". Explore Gower. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "St Deiniol's Church, Worthenbury". Coflein. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Robert (Bob) Owen. "ELLIS, ROWLAND (1650-1731), Welsh-American Quaker". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2018.