1761 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1761 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet (from 25 November)^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire- Thomas Wynn (from 4 July)^[5]
  • Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet (from 10 July)
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – vacant
• Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (from 4 July)
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice^[7]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne^{[8] [2]}
• Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton^[9]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome (until 9 July); John Ewer (from 28 December)
• Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond (until June)^[10] Richard Newcome (from 9 July)
• Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys (until 16 January)^[11] Samuel Squire (from 24 March)

Events

• Edward Allgood II (1712–1801) establishes a japannery at Usk.^[12]
• Goronwy Owen takes up his position as a rector in Virginia, and his salary is agreed.^[13]

Arts and literature

New books

• Thomas Pennant – British Zoology, volume 1
• John Wesley – Rules of the United Societies, translated into Welsh by John Evans of Bala.^[14]

Music

• John Parry – A Collection of Welsh, English and Scotch Airs^[15]

Births

• 16 February – Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, Welsh-descended noblewoman and Baroness Gwydyr (died 1828)
• 15 July – Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), writer (died 1849)
• 11 October – David Charles, hymn-writer (died 1834)
• date unknown
  • Charles Heath, Radical printer and writer, twice Mayor of Monmouth, in Worcestershire (died 1831)
  • Elizabeth Whitlock, sister of Sarah Siddons and Julia Ann Hatton
  • Helen Maria Williams, novelist and poet, in Scotland (died 1827)^[16]

Deaths

• 16 January – Anthony Ellys, Bishop of St Davids, 70^[11]
• 4 February – Samuel Davies, Welsh-descended evangelist in America, 37 (pneumonia)
• 8 April – Griffith Jones Llanddowror, pioneer in education, 77^[17]
• 27 April – Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton, Welsh-descended politician, ?31

Notes and References

1. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 24.
2. Book: J.C. Sainty . John Sainty (civil servant) . List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd . London . 1979.
3. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 695.
4. Book: Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. 169.
5. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 26.
6. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 612.
7. Rice, George.
8. Web site: Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec.. Namier. Lewis. History of Parliament Online. 7 October 2017.
9. Book: John McClintock. James Strong. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. 1981. 324.
10. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
11. Ellys, Anthony.
12. s-ALLG-OOD-1640. Allgood family.
13. Book: Goronwy Owen. The Poetical Works of the Rev. Goronwy Owen (Goronwy Ddu O Fon): With His Life and Correspondence. 1876. Longmans, Green. 11.
14. s-EVAN-JOH-1723. Evan, John (1723-1817).
15. Book: Phyllis Kinney. Welsh Traditional Music. 15 April 2011. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-2358-8. 52.
16. http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/cgi-bin/auth.pl?W003783 Author and Book Info.com
17. Book: Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. 1982. University of Wales Press. 449.