1820 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1820 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

• 29 January – The Prince of Wales becomes King George IV of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, King George III.
• 14 April – At the completion of the United Kingdom general election:
  • Henry Paget, later Marquess of Anglesey, is elected as member for Anglesey.
  • Wyndham Lewis is elected for Cardiff.^[23]
  • Christopher Cole is re-elected for Glamorganshire.
• 24 June – The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion is revived, having been in abeyance since 1787.^[24]
• date unknown
  • The first "colliery school" in the South Wales coalfield is established at Hirwaun.^[25]
  • Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) founds a Welsh school at Gelli Felen.^[26]
  • Crawshay Bailey becomes a partner at Nant-y-glo ironworks with his brother, Joseph Bailey.
  • Tondu Ironworks is built by Sir Robert Price.
  • John Scandrett Harford meets Bishop Thomas Burgess and offers to donate the site of Lampeter Castle for the construction of St David's College.^[27]

Arts and literature

New books

• Felicia Hemans – The Sceptic
• John Jones (Tegid) – Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg
• Robert Jones – Drych yr Amseroedd
• William Probert - Y Gododdin (first English translation)

Music

• Edward Jones – Hen Ganiadau Cymru^[28]

Births

• 13 May – Robert Owen, theologian (d. 1902)^[29]
• 21 May – Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician and landowner (d. 1877)
• 22 May – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet, politician (d. 1885)^[30]
• 20 June – Thomas Essile Davies (Dewi Wyn o Essyllt), poet (d. 1891)^[31]
• 5 September – Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), minister and journalist (d. 1852)^[32]

Deaths

• 20 January – Eliezer Williams, clergyman and genealogist, 75^[33]
• 29 January – King George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales 1751–1760, 81^[34]
• 6 May – Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne, landowner, 64^[35]
• 16 June – Thomas Jones of Denbigh, Methodist preacher and writer, 64^[36]
• 27 June – William Lort Mansel, bishop and academic, 67
• 23 August – Edward Randles, harpist, 57^[37]
• 28 August – Henry Mills, musician, 63

See also

• 1820 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: Thomas Nicholas. Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry, Their Lineage, Alliances, Appointments, Armorial Ensigns, and Residences .... 1872. Longmans. 634.
24. Book: Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England). A Sketch of the History of the Cymmrodorion. 1877. Cymmrodorion society. 10.
25. Book: Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. 1958. Council of the National Library of Wales. 139.
26. Book: Thomas Price. The Literary Remains of the Rev. Thomas Price, Carnhuanawc. 1855. Rees. 74.
27. Book: Ceredigion. 1955. Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. 134.
28. Book: Phyllis Kinney. Welsh Traditional Music. 15 April 2011. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-2358-8. 58.
29. s-OWEN-ROB-1820. Owen, Robert (1820-1902), cleric and author. Robert Thomas Jenkins. 1959. 23 November 2021.
30. s2-WYNN-WYN-1600. Wynn family, of Wynnstay Ruabon. Emyr Gwynne Jones. Evan David Jones. Brynley Francis Roberts. 1959. 23 November 2021.
31. Book: Thomas Mardy Rees. Notable Welshmen (1700–1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. 1908. Herald Office.
32. s-JONE-EVA-1820. Jones (Evan (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820-1852), Independent minister and journalist. Frank Price Jones. 1959. 23 November 2021.
33. Book: The Carmarthenshire Historian. 1969.
34. Book: Black, Jeremy . George III: America's Last King . 2006 . Yale University Press . 0-300-11732-9 . New Haven . Jeremy Black (historian). 410.
35. Deaths . The New Annual Register . 1821 . (180) .
36. s-JONE-THM-1756. Jones, Thomas (1756-1820), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author. Idwal Jones. 1 March 2021.
37. Book: Country Life. July 1948.