1845 in Wales

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1845 in The United Kingdom Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1845 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 (until 17 January); Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet (from 25 April)^[9]^[10]
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute^[11]
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn^[12]
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh^[13]
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis^[14]
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet^[15]
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite^[16]^[2]

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 (from 9 August)^[22]^[19]^[23]

Events[edit]

1 March — Work begins on the construction of the Chester and Holyhead Railway;^[24] Robert Stephenson is chief engineer on the project.
2 August — 26 men are killed in a mining accident at Cwmbach, Aberdare.^[25]
exact date unknown
- Halkyn-born Mormon missionary Dan Jones returns to Wales from the United States to proselytise for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[26]
- Henry Hussey Vivian becomes manager of the Hafod Smelting Works.^[27]

Arts and literature[edit]

Literature and new books[edit]

1 January – Lewis Edwards founds the periodical Y Traethodydd.^[28]
The Welsh language periodical Y Trysorfa is founded.
Thomas Gee inherits his father's printing business.^[29]
Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) — Galar-Cerdd ar Farwolaeth William Bruce Knight, Deon Llandaf
John Jones (Idrisyn) — Yr Esboniad Beirniadol
John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) — Y Beirniadur Cymreig
Samuel Prideaux Tregelles — Hebrew Reading Lessons

Music[edit]

Rosser Beynon — Telyn Seion
Casgliad o Hymnau (hymns)
John Ambrose Lloyd — Y Ganaan Glyd

Visual arts[edit]

March — Thomas Brigstocke exhibits his painting of General Nott before Queen Victoria.^[30]
Penry Williams paints the portrait of Lady Charlotte Guest.

Births[edit]

1 January – Francis Jayne, Principal of St David's College, Lampeter, and Bishop of Chester (died 1921)
24 February – Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate (died 1909)
16 May – Amy Dillwyn, businesswoman and novelist (died 1935)
21 June – Samuel Griffith, Premier of Queensland (died 1920)^[31]
10 October – Timothy Richard, missionary (died 1919)

Deaths[edit]

1 January – Sir William Nott, military leader, 62^[32]
17 January – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire, 77^[33]
26 January – Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd), poet, 69
12 April – John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny, 55^[34]
8 August – William Bruce Knight, Dean of Llandaff, 59^[35]
16 October – Martha Llwyd, poet, 79
17 November – Sir Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, naval officer, 66^[36]

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.
^ "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ John Maxwell Dunn (1948). The Chester & Holyhead Railway. Oakwood Press.
^ Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries During the Years ... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1897.
^ "Wales". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ Ralph Alan Griffiths (1991). The City of Swansea: Challenges and Change. A. Sutton. ISBN 978-0-86299-676-5.
^ D. Densil Morgan. "'Et Incarnatus Est': The Christology of Thomas Charles Edwards (1837–1900)" (PDF). p. 58. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1994.
^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1968.
^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Griffith, Samuel Walker". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
^ Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1842). History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire; of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the Medals, Clasps, and Crosses, Conferred for Naval and Military Services. J. Hunter. pp. 5.
^ Tedder, H. R., rev. H. C. G. Matthew (2004) 'Grosvenor, Robert, first marquess of Westminster (1767–1845)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Retrieved on 12 April 2010. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. p. 43.
^ Lawrence Thomas. "Knight, William Bruce (1785-1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Davenport, Salusbury Pryce" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

[1] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.

[Sainty-2] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.

[5] "Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[6] 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.

[7] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.

[8] "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[9] "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[10] "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.

[11] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[12] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.

[13] Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.

[14] Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[15] Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[16] Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.

[17] Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.

[Fasti305-18] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[Fasti307-19] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.

[20] 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.

[21] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[22] Old Yorkshire, volume 3. 1882. p. 90.

[23] The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.

[24] John Maxwell Dunn (1948). The Chester & Holyhead Railway. Oakwood Press.

[25] Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries During the Years ... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1897.

[26] "Wales". Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[27] Ralph Alan Griffiths (1991). The City of Swansea: Challenges and Change. A. Sutton. ISBN 978-0-86299-676-5.

[28] D. Densil Morgan. "'Et Incarnatus Est': The Christology of Thomas Charles Edwards (1837–1900)" (PDF). p. 58. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[29] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1994.

[30] Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1968.

[31] Serle, Percival (1949). "Griffith, Samuel Walker". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

[32] Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1842). History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire; of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the Medals, Clasps, and Crosses, Conferred for Naval and Military Services. J. Hunter. pp. 5.

[33] Tedder, H. R., rev. H. C. G. Matthew (2004) 'Grosvenor, Robert, first marquess of Westminster (1767–1845)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Retrieved on 12 April 2010. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[34] Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. p. 43.

[35] Lawrence Thomas. "Knight, William Bruce (1785-1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[36] O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Davenport, Salusbury Pryce" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

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Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

Arts and literature[edit]

Literature and new books[edit]

Music[edit]

Visual arts[edit]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]