1826 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1826 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Assheton Smith^{[6] [7]}
• 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^[8]
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute^[9]
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis^[11]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet^[12]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney^{[13] [2] [14]}
• Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie^{[15] [16]}
• Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert (until 24 April);^[17] Charles Sumner (from 21 May)
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore^{[18] [19]}
• Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson^{[20] [21] [22] [23]}

Events

• 30 January - Opening of the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford.^[24]
• 1 July - Opening of Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge.
• Wrexham Maelor Hospital's predecessor founded.
• The Calvinistic Methodist "connexion" produces its Constitutional Deed. It incorporates all property (such as chapels) as the property of the connexion as a whole.

Arts and literature

New books

• Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) - Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd^[25]
• James Humphreys - Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code

Music

• 24 May - John Parry (Bardd Alaw) is given a benefit concert by the Society of Cymmrodorion.

Births

• 13 January (in Ceylon) - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (d. 1913)^[26]
• 10 February - Edward Williams, iron-master (d. 1886)^[27]
• 26 February - John Llewelyn Davies, English theologian of Welsh parentage (d. 1916)^[28]
• 1 March - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913)
• 22 March - Lewys Glyn Dyfi (Lewis Meredith), poet and preacher (d. 1891)^[29]
• 27 April - Owen Phillips, Dean of St Davids (d. 1897)^[30]
• 8 May - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897)
• 11 May - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader (d. 1891)^[31]
• 26 June - Evan Davies, educationalist and lawyer (died 1872)^[32]
• 18 December - Henry Parry, Anglican bishop of Welsh parentage (d. 1893 in Australia)

Deaths

• April - Ned Turner, prize-fighter, 34
• 21 April - Thomas Johnes, clergyman, chancellor and canon of Exeter, about 76^[33]
• May (approximate) - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda, 70^[34]
• October - John Williams, clergyman, teacher and collector of manuscripts, about 76^[35]
• 7 December - John Vivian, industrialist, 76^[36]
• 18 December - Iolo Morganwg, poet and antiquary, 79^[37]
• 28 December - Nathaniel Williams, theologian and hymn-writer, 84

See also

• 1826 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. Web site: ASSHETON SMITH, Thomas (c.1752-1828), of Faenol, Caern. and Tidworth, Hants.. History of Parliament Online. 6 June 2013.
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. Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. not known. William Retlaw Williams. "Old Wales" Office. 1907. 3. 106.
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. 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.
12. Web site: Thorne . R.G. . John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire . History of Parliament . 27 March 2020.
13. Book: Jonathan Williams. The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. 1859. 115.
14. Book: William Stockdale. Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. 1833. 86.
15. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Handbook of British chronology . New York Cambridge University Press . Cambridge England . 1996 . 9780521563505 . 292.
16. Book: Thomas Duffus Hardy. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales.... University Press. 1854. 305.
17. 28096. Mildert, William. 2004. 2007. Varley. Elizabeth.
18. Book: The Church of the people and free church penny magazine. 1859. 179.
19. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
20. Book: Thomas Duffus Hardy. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales.... University Press. 1854. 307.
21. Book: The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. 95.
22. Book: The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. George III (King of Great Britain). University Press. 1967. 434.
23. Web site: Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas . The Royal Society . 30 October 2020.
24. Book: Strait MENAI. The Tourists' Guide to the Shores of the Menai Straits ... With a Full ... Account of the Suspension Bridge; by J. Pring, etc. 1832. Chronicle Office. 20.
25. Book: Daniel EVANS (called Daniel Ddu o Geredigion.). Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon Cerdd. 1826. 3.
26. Book: The Law Times. 1908. Office of The Law Times. 267.
27. s-WILL-EDW-1826. Williams, Edward (1826-1886), iron-master. Walter Thomas Morgan. 1959. 28 November 2021.
28. [s:The Times/1916/Obituary/John Llewelyn Davies|Obituary of John Llewelyn Davies]
29. s-MERE-LEW-1826. Meredith, Lewis (1826-1891), preacher and writer. Griffith Thomas Roberts. National Library of Wales. 6 December 2019.
30. s-PHIL-OWE-1826. Phillips, Evan Owen (1826-1897), dean of S. Davids. Robert Thomas Jenkins. 1959. 28 November 2021.
31. s-DAVI-CHA-1826. Davies, David Charles (1826-1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, theologian, and principal of Trevecka College. Gwilym Arthur Edwards. 1959. 28 November 2021.
32. Evan Davies. s-DAVI-EVA-1826. Jenkins. Robert Thomas. 18 April 2017.
33. [s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Johnes, Thomas (1)]
34. s-GRIF-RIC-1756. Griffiths, Richard. Robert Thomas Jenkins. National Library of Wales. 1 April 2019.
35. s-WILL-JOH-1760. WILLIAMS, JOHN (1760 - 1826), cleric and schoolmaster. Davies. Sir William Llewelyn. 28 November 2021.
36. Book: Joseph Polsue. Lake's Parochial History of the County of Cornwall. EP Publishing [for] Cornwall County Library. 1974. 256.
37. s-WILL-EDW-1747. Williams, Edward (Iolo Morganwg, 1747-1826), poet and antiquary. Griffith John Williams. 1959. 28 November 2021.