1845 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1845 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Albert Edward
- Princess of Wales – vacant
Events
- 1 March — Work begins on the construction of the Chester and Holyhead Railway;[1] Robert Stephenson is chief engineer on the project.
- 2 August — 26 men are killed in a mining accident at Cwmbach, Aberdare.[2]
- exact date unknown
- Halkyn-born Mormon missionary Dan Jones returns to Wales from the United States to proselytise for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]
- Thomas Gee inherits his father's printing business.[4]
- Henry Hussey Vivian becomes manager of the Hafod Smelting Works.[5]
- March — Thomas Brigstocke exhibits his painting of General Nott before Queen Victoria.[6]
- Penry Williams paints the portrait of Lady Charlotte Guest.
- Lewis Edwards founds the periodical Y Traethodydd.
- The Welsh language periodical Y Trysorfa is founded.
Arts and literature
New books
- Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) — Galar-Cerdd ar Farwolaeth William Bruce Knight, Deon Llandaf
- John Jones (Idrisyn) — Yr Esboniad Beirniadol
- John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) — Y Beirniadur Cymreig
- Samuel Prideaux Tregelles — Hebrew Reading Lessons
Music
- Rosser Beynon — Telyn Seion
- Casgliad o Hymnau (hymns)
- John Ambrose Lloyd — Y Ganaan Glyd
Births
- 1 January – Francis Jayne, Principal of St David's College, Lampeter, and Bishop of Chester (died 1921)
- 24 February – Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate (died 1909)
- 16 May – Amy Dillwyn, businesswoman and novelist (died 1935)
- 21 June – Samuel Griffith, Premier of Queensland (died 1920)[7]
- 10 October – Timothy Richard, missionary (died 1919)
Deaths
- 1 January – Sir William Nott, military leader, 62[8]
- 26 January – Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd), poet, 69
- 12 April – John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny, 55[9]
- 8 August – William Bruce Knight, Dean of Llandaff, 59[10]
- 16 October – Martha Llwyd, poet, 79
- 17 November – Sir Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, naval officer, 66
References
- ^ John Maxwell Dunn (1948). The Chester & Holyhead Railway. Oakwood Press.
- ^ Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries During the Years ... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1897.
- ^ "Wales". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1994.
- ^ Ralph Alan Griffiths (1991). The City of Swansea: Challenges and Change. A. Sutton. ISBN 978-0-86299-676-5.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1968.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Griffith, Samuel Walker". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1842). History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire; of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the Medals, Clasps, and Crosses, Conferred for Naval and Military Services. J. Hunter. pp. 5.
- ^ Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. p. 43.
- ^ Lawrence Thomas. "Knight, William Bruce (1785-1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.