1849 in Wales

1849 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1849 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*May 13 - A case of cholera is recorded in Cardiff, the beginning of an outbreak that spreads to Merthyr, Dowlais and Aberdare, and kills 800 people.
*November 1 - Alfred Ollivant becomes Bishop of Llandaff.
*December 13 - Foundation stone of Llandovery College is laid.
*Official opening of the Conwy Railway Bridge designed by Robert Stephenson.
*A temperance festival is held at Carmarthen.

Arts and literature

Awards

*David Griffith (Clwydfardd) is appointed official bard of the Aberffraw eisteddfod. Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) is also invested as a bard.

New books

*Anne Beale - "Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry"
*Robert Elis (Cynddelw) - "Yr Adgyfodiad"
*Hugh Derfel Hughes - "Y Gweithiwr Caniadgar"
*Rowland Hughes - "Cyfarchiad Caredig i rai newydd ddychwelyd"
*John Jones (Talhaiarn) - "Awdl y Greadigaeth"
*John Lloyd - "The English Country Gentleman"
*Samuel Lewis - "Topographical Dictionary of Wales"
*Thomas Stephens - "The Literature of the Kymry"

Music

*"Haleliwia" (hymns)

Births

*April 21 - Sir David Treharne Evans, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1907)
*May 2 - William Cadwaladr Davies, educationist (d. 1905)

Deaths

*March 21 - William Sherley Williams, Welsh-descended pioneer
*September 16 - Thomas Jones, missionary, 39
*December 5 - Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), poet


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