1888 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1888 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Albert Edward
- Princess of Wales – Alexandra
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Clwydfardd
Events
- January – Plans are presented for a Welsh Presbyterian Chapel in Charing Cross Road, London.[1]
- March – Construction work begins on the Dowlais steelworks at East Moors, Cardiff.[2]
- May – Owen Glynne Jones climbs Cadair Idris by the east ridge of the Cyfrwy.[3]
- 13 May – The young Beatrix Potter records a trip to Machynlleth in her diary.
- 14 May – Five miners are killed in an accident at the Aber Colliery, Porth, Rhondda.
- August – Joshua Hughes, Bishop of St Asaph, has a seizure while staying in Scotland, and is paralysed until his death a few months later.[4]
- 27 September – A new dock at Milford Haven is opened.[5]
- 5 October – Five sailors are drowned at Colwyn Bay while returning to their ship by boat.
- date unknown
- University of Wales, Bangor, opens its agriculture department – the first in a British university.[6]
- The Welsh Parliamentary Liberal Party is formed.[7]
- Henry Morton Stanley "discovers" Lake Edward and names it after the Prince of Wales.[8]
- R. J. Lloyd Price opens a whisky distillery at Frongoch.[9]
- The remains of Llantwit Major Roman Villa are discovered.[10]
Arts and literature
Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales – held at Wrexham
- Chair – Thomas Tudno Jones, "Peroriaeth"[11]
- Crown – Howell Elvet Lewis, "Y Sabath yng Nghymru"[12]
New books
- Daniel Owen – Y Siswrn
- J. Rhys – Lectures of the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Celtic
Music
- William Griffith – "I Will Extol Thee"[13]
Sport
- Cricket – Glamorgan County Cricket Club founded.[14]
- Golf – Tenby Links becomes the first golf course in Wales.[15] The first competition held by the club is held on 25 October over 9 holes and is won by Mr T A Rees.
- Rugby union
- Briton Ferry RFC, Builth Wells RFC, Llantrisant RFC, Newbridge RFC and Tonna RFC are founded.
- Willie Thomas is the only Welsh international to take part in the first overseas tour by a British rugby union team.
- Wales win their first international game against Scotland, during the 1888 Home Nations Championship.
- Wales face their first international opposition, the New Zealand Native football team. Wales win by a goal to nil.
Births
- February – Grace Wynne Griffiths, novelist (died 1963)
- 23 March – Fred Hando, writer and artist (died 1970)
- 29 April – Fred Dyer, boxer and baritone singer
- 14 May – Nansi Richards, harpist (died 1979)
- 21 May – William Cove, politician (died 1963)
- 24 May – Howell Lewis, Wales international rugby player (died 1971)
- 16 August – T. E. Lawrence, writer and war hero (died 1935)
- 24 August – Valentine Baker, pilot and war hero (died 1942)
- 5 September – Rhys Hopkin Morris, politician (died 1956)
- 19 October – Peter Freeman, politician (died 1956)
- 27 November – Ezer Griffiths, physicist (died 1962)
- 29 December – Reg Plummer, Wales and British Lion rugby union player (died 1953)
Deaths
- 23 February – Evan Davies (Myfyr Morganwg), poet and archdruid, 87[16]
- 29 February – Thomas Price, Baptist minister and author, 67[17]
- 7 March – Hugh Hughes (Cadfan), Patagonian colonist, 63
- 16 March – Thomas Thomas, chapel architect and minister, c. 81
- 22 March – Henry Robertson, Scottish engineer and founder of Brymbo Steel Works, 72[18]
- 24 March – Benjamin Piercy, civil engineer, 61[19]
- 29 May – Edward Pryse, politician, 70[20]
- 7 June – Charles William Nevill, industrialist and politician, 72
- 2 August – David Davies (Dewi Emlyn), poet, 70
- 5 August – Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan, politician, historian and antiquary, 84[21]
- 20 August – Henry Richard, politician and peace campaigner, 76[22]
- 3 September – Robert H. Roberts, Welsh-born US senator, 51 (boatyard accident)[23]
- 20 September – Elias Owen, footballer, 35 (suicide)[24]
- 23 November – Edward John Sartoris, politician, 74/75
- date unknown
- John Evans (Y Bardd Cocos), poet
- Morgan Morgans, mining engineer, 73/4
References
- ^ The Building News and Engineering Journal. Office for Publication and advertisements. 1888. p. 90.
- ^ Andrew Lorenz (16 April 2012). GKN: The Making of a Business, 1759–2009. John Wiley & Sons. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-470-68588-4.
- ^ Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1967). The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. p. 304.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 28.
- ^ The Railway News ... 1912. p. 141.
- ^ David Roberts (1 November 2009). Bangor University 1884–2009. University of Wales Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7083-2280-2.
- ^ John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book. 1989. p. 838.
- ^ Stuart Perry (1980). The New Zealand Whisky Book. Collins. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-00-216973-8.
- ^ National Museum of Wales (1928). Annual Report. The Museum. p. 20.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 February 2020.
- ^ Griffith, Robert David. "GRIFFITH, WILLIAM (Gwilym Caledffrwd, 1832–1913)". National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ Bamber Gascoigne (1994). Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-333-63739-5.
- ^ The Golfing Annual. H. Cox. 1898. p. 518.
- ^ "DAVIES, EVAN (Myfyr Morganwg; 1801 – 1888), bard and 'archdruid' | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Price, Watkin William. "Thomas Price". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Journal. 1888. p. 4.
- ^ Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Herald Office. p. 400.
- ^ "Death of Colonel Pryse". Cambrian News. 1 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "Morgan, Charles Octavius Swinnerton (1803–1888), antiquary and local historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Death of Mr. Henry Richard, M.P.". Huddersfield Chronicle. 25 August 1888. Retrieved 20 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ EX-SENATOR ROBERTS KILLED in NYT on September 4, 1888
- ^ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 155. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.