1820s in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1820 - 1829 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent (until January 29, 1820)
*Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick (until January 29, 1820)

Events

*1820
*1821
*1822
*1823
*1824
*1825
*1826
*1827
*1828
*1829

Arts and literature

New books

*John Elias - "Golygiad Ysgrythurol ar Gyfiawnhad Pechadur" (1821)
*Felicia Hemans - "The Forest Sanctuary" (1825)
*Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) - "An Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain" (1829)
*David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) - "Cywydd y Dilyw" (1821)

Music

*John Ellis - "Eliot" (hymn tune) (1823)
*Edward Jones - "Hen Ganiadau Cymru" (1820)
*" Peroriaeth Hyfryd" (collection of hymns including "Caersalem" by Robert Edwards) (1827)
*"Seren Gomer" (collection of hymns including "Grongar" by John Edwards) (1824)

Births

*1820
**May 21 - Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician and landowner (d. 1877)
*1821
**June 24 - Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian politician (d. 1890)
**July 16 - John Jones (Mathetes), preacher and writer (d. 1878)
*1822
**March 2 - Michael D. Jones, Patagonian settler (d. 1898)
*1823
**January 8 - Alfred Russel Wallace, biologist (d. 1913)
**March - Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), poet and archdruid (d. 1905)
**November 23 - Sir John Evans, archaeologist (d. 1908)
*1824
**"date unknown" - John Basson Humffray, political reformer in Australia (d. 1891)
*1825
**June 7 - R. D. Blackmore, novelist (d. 1900)
*1826
**January 13 - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (d. 1913)
**March 1 - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913)
**May 8 - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897)
**May 11 - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader (d. 1891)
*1827
**October 27 - Joseph Tudor Hughes (Blegwryd), harp prodigy (d. 1841)
*1828
**January 30 - John David Jenkins, philanthropist (d. 1876)
*1829
**January 27 - Isaac Roberts, astronomer (d. 1904)

Deaths

*1820
**January 29 - King George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales 1751-1760
**June 16 - Thomas Jones of Denbigh, Methodist preacher and writer (b. 1756)
**June 27 - William Lort Mansel, bishop and academic (b. 1753)
**August 23 - John Randles, harpist (b. 1763)
**August 28 - Henry Mills, musician (b. 1757)
*1821
**May 2 - Hester Thrale, diarist (b. 1741)
**August 7 - Caroline of Brunswick, former Princess of Wales (1795-1820), 53
*1822
**March 30 - David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), poet (b. 1759)
**"date unknown" - Stephen Kemble, actor, brother of Sarah Siddons (b. 1758)
*1823
**February 26 - John Philip Kemble, actor, brother of Sarah Siddons (b. 1757)
*1825
**February 24 - Thomas Bowdler, editor (b. 1754)
**June 9 - Abraham Rees, encyclopaedist (b. 1743)
**August 10 - Joseph Harris (Gomer), Baptist minister, poet and editor (b. 1773)
*1827
**"date unknown" - Helen Maria Williams, novelist and poet (b. c. 1761)
*1828
**September - William Madocks, landowner
*1829
**January 26 - Benjamin Millingchamp, collector of manuscripts (b. 1756)
**June - Elizabeth Randles, harpist (b. 1801)