1819 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1819 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell^[2]
  • • Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster^[7]
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute^[8]
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet^[9]
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford^{[2] [11]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney^{[12] [2] [13]}
• Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie^{[14] [15]}
• Bishop of Llandaff – Herbert Marsh (until 28 April); William Van Mildert (from 31 May)^[16]
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore^{[17] [18]}
• Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}

Events

• August - Thomas Telford begins construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge.^[23]
• date unknown
  • The embankment on Telford's Holyhead Road through the Nant Ffrancon Pass is completed.
  • The Welsh colony of Cardigan is established in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[24]
  • Robert Bamford Hesketh begins construction of Gwrych Castle.^[25]
  • Scottish-born London India merchant John Christie purchases a substantial tract of the Great Forest of Brecknock from the Crown.^[26]
• Approximate date - John Scandrett Harford and his brothers acquire the Peterwell estate at Lampeter

Arts and literature

• Major eisteddfodau are held at Carmarthen and Denbigh. The Gorsedd tradition (begun by Iolo Morganwg) becomes formally linked with the eisteddfod at Carmarthen.

New books

• William Owen Pughe - Coll Gwynfa (translation of Milton's Paradise Lost)

Music

• "From Greenland’s Icy Mountains", a hymn by Reginald Heber, is sung for the first time, at St Giles' Church, Wrexham.

Births

• 3 March - William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech (died 1904)
• 4 November - Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (died 1894)
• 7 November - Enoch Salisbury, barrister, politician and bibliophile (died 1890)
• 15 November - Arthur Wynn Williams, physician (died 1886)
• 7 December - John Cambrian Rowland, painter (died 1890)^[27]
• 9 December - John Roose Elias, writer (died 1881)

Deaths

• 9 January - William Parry, minister and teacher, 74^[28]
• 31 January - Thomas Bevan, missionary, about 24^[29]
• 3 February - Mary Bevan, missionary, wife of Thomas Bevan, age unknown^[29]
• 6 February - David Davies, clergyman and author, 76^[30]
• 8 February - Sydenham Teak Edwards, botanist, 51^[31]
  • • 25 June John Abel, minister, 49^[32]
  • Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet, industrialist, 73^[33]
• 11 November - Moses Griffiths, artist, 72^[34]

See also

• 1819 in Ireland

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: 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.
6. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 26.
7. Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. not known. William Retlaw Williams. "Old Wales" Office. 1907. 3. 106.
8. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 612.
9. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 29.
10. Web site: R. G. Thorne. Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. 1986. 13 November 2021.
11. s-PHIL-PIC-1491. Philipps family, of Picton. Bertie George Charles. 1959. 19 October 2021.
12. Book: Jonathan Williams. The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. 1859. 115.
13. Book: William Stockdale. Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. 1833. 86.
14. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Handbook of British chronology . New York Cambridge University Press . Cambridge England . 1996 . 9780521563505 . 292.
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. 28096. Mildert, William. 2004. 2007. Varley. Elizabeth.
17. Book: The Church of the people and free church penny magazine. 1859. 179.
18. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
19. Book: Thomas Duffus Hardy. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales.... University Press. 1854. 307.
20. Book: The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. 95.
21. Book: The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. George III (King of Great Britain). University Press. 1967. 434.
22. Web site: Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas . The Royal Society . 30 October 2020.
23. Book: The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal. 1840. William Laxton. 269.
24. Book: Proceedings of the Annual Eastern Snow Conference. 1995. Eastern Snow Conference. 184.
25. Book: John Davies. Nigel Jenkins. Menna Baines. The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. 2008. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-1953-6. 33.
26. Book: Hughes, Stephen. 1990. The Brecon Forest Tramroads. RCAHMW. Aberystwyth. 1-871184-05-3.
27. Book: John Davies. Nigel Jenkins. Menna Baines. The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. 2008. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-1953-6. 778.
28. Parry, William (1754-1819). 43.
29. s-BEVA-THO-1796. Bevan, Thomas (1796?-1819), missionary in the service of the London Missionary Society. Evan Lewis Evans. 1959. 22 November 2021.
30. James Frederick. Rees. Davies, David. s-DAVI-DAV-1741. 21 November 2021.
31. Book: Thompson Cooper. A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Concise Notices of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Countries: and More Particularly of ... Great Britain and Ireland. 1873. Bell. 524.
32. s3-ABEL-JOH-1770. Abel, John (1770-1819), Welsh Independent minister. Robert Thomas Jenkins. National Library of Wales. 8 March 2019.
33. s-MORR-ROB-1768. Morris, Robert (died 1768), industrialist. Robert Thomas Jenkins. 1959. 22 November 2021.
34. s-GRIF-MOS-1747. Griffith, Moses (1747-1819), draughtsman and water-colour painter. Megan Ellis. 8 March 2019.