1771 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1771 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera (until 15 May)^{[5] [2]} Charles Morgan of Dderw (from 23 December)^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn^[7]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice^[8]
  • • Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth (until 21 April)^[9]
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis^[11]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer^{[12] [2]}
• Bishop of Bangor – John Ewer^[13]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington
• Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley^[14]
• Bishop of St Davids – Charles Moss^[15]

Events

• 4 February - First meeting of the Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion is held; Owen Jones is its president.^[16]
• 21 December - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, marries, as his second wife, Charlotte Grenville.^[17]

Arts and literature

New books

• Henry Evans - Cynghorion Tad i'w Fab (translated from English)^[18]
• David Williams - The Philosopher, in Three Conversations

Music

• Elis Roberts - Tair Rhan Oes Dyn^[19]
• Peter Williams (1722-1796) - Hymns on Various Subjects (includes "Prayer for Strength", the first English translation of the hymn "Cwm Rhondda")

Births

• 14 May - Robert Owen, socialist businessman, founder of the cooperative movement (died 1858)^[20]
• 27 July - Simon Yorke, politician (died 1858)^[21]
• date unknown - Hannibal Evans Lloyd, English-born translator of Welsh parentage (died 1847)^[22]

Deaths

• 21 April - Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, 39^[23]
• 15 May - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician, 43^[24]
• 9 June - Richard Trevor, former bishop of St David's, 63^[25]
• 17 November - Lewis Hopkin, poet, 63^[26]
• date unknown - Alban Thomas, physician^[27]

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. Web site: MORGAN, Thomas (1727-71), of Tredegar, Mon. . History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). 19 October 2021.
6. Book: Edwin Poole. 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. 1886. 378.
7. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 26.
8. Rice, George.
9. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 612.
10. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 29.
11. Book: George Grenville. Additional Grenville Papers 1763-1765. Manchester University Press. 1962. 176.
12. Book: Jonathan Williams. The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. 1859. 115.
13. Book: John McClintock. James Strong. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. 1981. 324.
14. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
15. Book: Thomas Duffus Hardy. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales.... University Press. 1854. 305.
16. Book: R.T. . Jenkins . Robert Thomas Jenkins . Helen M. . Ramage . A History of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and of the Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies (1751-1951) . London . Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion . Y Cymmrodor . 50 . 1951 . 91–128.
17. Web site: WYNN, Sir Watkin Williams, 4th Bt. (1748-89), of Wynnstay, Denb.. History of Parliament Online. 3 October 2018.
18. s-EVAN-HEN-1690. EVANS, HENRY (‘Harri Evan William’; fl. end of 17th cent.), poet and translator. Walter Thomas Morgan. 3 October 2018.
19. Book: University of Wales. Board of Celtic Studies. Llên Cymru. 1950. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. 83.
20. Encyclopedia: Douglas F. Dowd . Robert Owen . Encyclopædia Britannica . Online academic . Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. . 8 September 2017.
21. Web site: YORKE, Simon (1771-1834), of Erddig, Denb. . History of Parliament Online. 21 October 2021.
22. 16835. Lloyd, Hannibal Evans. John D.. Haigh.
23. Book: Bernard Burke. Ashworth Peter Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. Harrison. 1910. 121.
24. s-MORG-TRE-1384. Morgan family, of Tredegar Park, Monmouth. Walter Thomas Morgan. yes. 1 October 2019.
25. s-TREV-TRE-1500. TREVOR family, of Trevalun, Denbs., Plas Têg, Flints., and Glynde, Sussex. yes. 13 February 2018.
26. Hopkin, Lewis. 27.
27. s-THOM-ALB-1740. Thomas, Alban. William Llewelyn Davies. yes. 1 October 2019.