1841 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1841 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Penry Williams[5][6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis[13]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet[14]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[15][2][16]
- Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell[17][18]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston[19]
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Carey[20][21][19]
- Bishop of St Davids – Connop Thirlwall[22][19][23]
Events[edit]
- 19 February - The Governor Fenner, carrying emigrants to America, sinks off Holyhead after colliding with a steamer, with the loss of 123 lives.[24]
- 9 March - The first known photograph is taken in Wales, of Margam Castle by Calvert Jones.[25]
- 12 April - The Taff Vale Railway is extended to Merthyr Tydfil
- 26 July - The proprietors of The Skerries Lighthouse off Anglesey, the last privately owned light in the British Isles, are awarded £444,984 in compensation for its sale to Trinity House.
- 19 August - In the United Kingdom general election, William Edwards stands as a Chartist candidate in Monmouth Boroughs and becomes the only Parliamentary candidate in Wales, ever, not to win a single vote.
- 8 December - The month-old Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, is created Prince of Wales by letters patent.[26]
- date unknown
- Founding of Bala-Bangor Congregational College.[27]
- Poor Law Amendment Act is passed, largely thanks to the efforts of Sir George Cornewall Lewis.
- Mordecai Jones opens a brewery at Brecon.
- The Brymbo ironworks are bought out of Chancery after a long period of litigation and reopened by a limited company.
- Opening of Swansea Museum by the Royal Institution of South Wales.[28]
- Land is earmarked by Welsh immigrants in Ohio for the building of Tyn Rhos Chapel.[29]
Arts and literature[edit]
New books[edit]
- David Owen (Brutus) - Gweithrediadau yr Eglwys Sefydledig[30]
- Welsh Book of Common Prayer (new edition)
Music[edit]
Births[edit]
- 28 January - Sir Henry Morton Stanley, explorer (as John Rowlands;[31] died 1904)
- 14 February
- Sir John Gibson, journalist (died 1915)
- William Reginald Herbert, horseman (died 1929)
- 5 April - Robert Rees, singer and musician (died 1892)
- 23 April - Henry Hughes, minister and historian (died 1924)
- 29 April - Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, soldier (died 1925)[32]
- 21 May - Joseph Parry, composer (died 1903)[33]
- 26 June (in London) - James Cholmeley Russell, railway entrepreneur (died 1912)
- 9 November (in London) - Edward Albert, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of the United Kingdom (died 1910)
Deaths[edit]
- 17 January - David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), poet, 56[34]
- 12 May - Joseph Tudor Hughes, harpist, 13 (drowning)
- 19 May - John Blackwell (Alun), poet, 42[35]
- 1 May - David Jones, missionary, 44[36]
- 24 May - Thomas Roberts, Llwyn'rhudol, co-founder of Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion, 75-80[37]
- 8 June - John Elias, preacher, 67[38]
- 4 December - David Daniel Davis, physician, 64[39]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ a b c J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ "Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Edwin Poole (1886). 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. p. 378.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.
- ^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
- ^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ a b c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
- ^
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ Old Yorkshire, volume 3. 1882. p. 90.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ Joseph Haydn; Benjamin Vincent (1860). A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations: For Universal Reference; Comprehending Remarkable Occurrences, Ancient and Modern ...particularly of the British Empire. E. Moxon. p. 721.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1987). Annual Report - National Library of Wales.
- ^ Allison, Ronald (1991). The Royal encyclopedia. London: Macmillan Press. p. 155. ISBN 9780333538104.
- ^ Alan P. F. Sell (24 October 2014). One Ministry, Many Ministers: A Case Study from the Reformed Tradition. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-62564-892-1.
- ^ Glanmor Williams (1 January 1990). Swansea: An Illustrated History. Christopher Davies. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7154-0714-1.
- ^ Anne Kelly Knowles (February 1997). Calvinists Incorporated: Welsh Immigrants on Ohio's Industrial Frontier. University of Chicago Press. pp. 145. ISBN 978-0-226-44853-4.
- ^ Catalogue of Welsh Books, Books on Wales, and Books by Welshmen, A.D. 1800-1862, at Glan Aber, Chester. 1870. p. 37.
- ^ William G. Stairs; Roy D. MacLaren (18 March 1998). African Exploits: The Diaries of William Stairs, 1887-1892. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7735-1640-3.
- ^ "Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Cooper, Thompson (1886). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 146–147.
- ^ Evan Lewis Evans. "Jones, David (1797-1841), missionary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Roberts, Thomas (1765/6–1841), author". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62917. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Edward Morgan (1973). John Elias - life, letters and essays. Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh. ISBN 0-85151-174-0.
- ^ The London and Edinburgh Monthly Journal of Medical Science. 1842. p. 82.
