1862 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1862 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins[5][6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Edward Pryse[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover[13]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Thomas Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite[14][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – James Colquhoun Campbell[15][16]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Alfred Ollivant[17][18]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Thomas Vowler Short[19][20][18]
- Bishop of St Davids – Connop Thirlwall[21][18][22]
Events[edit]
- 1 January – South Wales Railway leased to Great Western Railway prior to merger.
- 19 February – Gethin Pit disaster, Abercanaid: the first of two firedamp explosions at this colliery near Merthyr Tydfil kills 47 men and boys.[23]
- 5 May – Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, makes an important speech on the subject of education in Wales. He is later appointed vice-president of the Committee of Council on Education.
- 2 June – Llangollen is linked to the rail network for the first time.
- 4 July – Sarah Edith Wynne, noted soprano, makes her London début.
- c. August – First train through the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway's Torpantau Tunnel.[24]
- 7 August – Ferry from Porthmadog to Talsarnau sinks with the loss of 8 lives.[25]
- 28 October – The incomplete Moel Famau Jubilee Tower collapses in a storm.
- 1 December – Great Orme's Head lighthouse at Llandudno, erected by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, is first illuminated.[26]
- Guillermo Rawson, Interior Minister of Argentina, meets Love Jones-Parry and Lewis Jones to discuss the Welsh colonisation of Patagonia.
- The Clogau mine begins producing gold.
- Snowdon Mill, a steam-powered flour mill, is opened at Porthmadog.
Arts and literature[edit]
- "Religion", by Joseph Edwards, and "The Tinted Venus" by John Gibson are among sculptures shown at the Great Exhibition.
Awards[edit]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Caernarfon. The chair is won by Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn).
New books[edit]
English language[edit]
- George Borrow – Wild Wales[27]
- Rees Howell Gronow – Reminiscences of Captain Gronow[28]
- Jane Williams (Ysgafell) – Celtic Fables, Fairy Tales and Legends versified
Welsh language[edit]
- John Ceiriog Hughes – Oriau'r Bore[29][30]
Music[edit]
- Henry Brinley Richards – "God Bless the Prince of Wales"[31]
- Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) – Hymnau
Sport[edit]
Births[edit]
- 5 January – John Fisher, Celtic scholar (d. 1930)
- 16 January – Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader, politician (d. 1939)[32]
- 17 January – Buckley Roderick, Wales international rugby player (d. 1908)
- 23 January – Evan Richards, Wales international rugby player (d. 1931)
- 1 February – Thomas Pryce-Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (d. 1922)
- 16 February
- Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb, academic (d. 1915)[33]
- Philip Tanner, folk singer (d. 1950)[34]
- 22 March – Edward Treharne, Wales international rugby player (d. 1904)
- 11 April – Charles Evans Hughes, American politician of Welsh parentage (d. 1948)
- 27 April – Sir Hugh Vincent, solicitor and Wales international rugby player (d. 1931)[35]
- 28 April – William Norton, Wales international rugby player (d. 1898)
- 17 May – Sir William Rice Edwards, surgeon (d. 1923)[36]
- 5 August - Robert Mills-Roberts, footballer (d. 1935)
- 16 September – Thomas Baker Jones, Wales international rugby player (d. 1959)
- 27 October – Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, admiral (d. 1928)[37]
- 16 November – Sir David Rocyn-Jones, medical practitioner and President of the WRU (d. 1953)[38]
- 7 December – Humphrey Jones, footballer (d. 1946)
- 9 December – John John Evans, journalist (d. 1942)
- date unknown
- John Daniel Evans, Patagonia settler (d. 1943)
- Seth Powell, footballer (d. 1945)
Deaths[edit]
- 3 January – Dan Jones, Mormon missionary, 51
- 8 February - Hans Busk, poet, 89[39]
- 25 March – Timothy Davies, clergyman[40]
- 1 May – Frederick Richard West, politician, 62/63[41]
- 28 May – James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor, 82[42]
- 2 August – Anthony Hill, industrialist, 78[43]
- 27 August – John Williams (Ab Ithel), antiquary, 51
- 9 December – Edward Hughes (Eos Maldwyn), harpist, age unknown (tuberculosis)[44]
- 31 December – Daniel Jones, Baptist minister, 74[45]
- date unknown – Robert Edwards, hymn writer, 66?[46]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ "Editorial". Welshman. 6 October 1865. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thomas John Hughes (1887). The Welsh magistracy, by Adfyfr. South Wales and Monmouthshire Liberal Federation Offices. p. 5.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TALBOT, Christopher Rice Mansel (1803-1890), of Penrice Castle and Margam Park, Glam". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ "Past Lord Lieutenants". Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ Frederick Arthur Crisp; Joseph Jackson Howard (1898). Visitation of England and Wales. p. 15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1857). The historic peerage of England: Revised, corrected, and continued ... by William Courthope. John Murray. p. 533.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
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- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ Gethin Pit Disaster 1862 Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine pp. 22–23.
- ^ "Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway". Welsh Railways Research Circle. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Sinking of the Ferry". gwefan gymundedol Talsarnau. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Great Orme's Head Lighthouse (34158)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Prys Morgan, "Early Victorian Wales and its crisis of identity" in Brockliss, L. W. B. (1997). A union of multiple identities: the British Isles, c. 1750-c. 1850. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. p. 93. ISBN 9780719050466.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Gronow, Rees Howell (1794-1865), writer of memoirs". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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- ^ The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (in Welsh). The Society. 1986. p. 100.
- ^ Stephens, Meic (1998). The new companion to the literature of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780708313831.
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- ^ Idwal Lewis (1959). "Edwards, Sir William Rice (1862-1923), surgeon, director-general, Indian Medical Service". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Idwal Lewis (1959). "Evan-Thomas, Sir Hugh (1862-1928), admiral". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Emyr Wyn Jones (2001). "Rocyn-Jones, Sir David Thomas (1862-1953), medical officer of health and a public figure". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Sir Alfred Edward Pease (1923). Edmund Loder, Naturalist, Horticulturist, Traveller and Sportsman. J. Murray. p. 37.
- ^ John Williams James. "Davies, Timothy (1802-1862), cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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- ^ William HUGHES (Vicar of Llanuwchllyn, Bala.) (1874). The Life and Speeches of the Very Rev. J. H. Cotton ... Edited by the Rev. William Hughes. Nixon & Jarvis; London: Simpkin Marshall & Company. p. 144.
- ^ Watkin William Price. "HILL family, of the Plymouth iron-works, Merthyr Tydfil". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Jones, Daniel (1788-1862), Baptist minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Robert David Griffith. "Edwards, Robert (1796-1862), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.