1805 in Wales

1805 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1805 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
*Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick

Events

*Alban Thomas Jones-Gwynne builds the town of Aberaeron.
*Opening of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen branch of the Ellesmere Canal.

Arts and literature

New books

*Thomas Charles - "Geiriadur Ysgrythyrol"
*Theophilus Jones - "History of the County of Brecknock", vol. 1
*Titus Lewis - "A Welsh — English Dictionary, Geiriadur Cymraeg a Saesneg"

Music

*Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) takes up residence in St James's Palace.

Births

*December 13 - Robert Griffiths, inventor (d. 1883)
*December 19 - John David Edwards, hymn-writer (d. 1885)
*"date unknown"
**Hugh Hughes (Tegai), writer (d. 1864)
**John William Thomas, mathematician (d. 1840)

Deaths

*August - Ann Griffiths, poet and hymn-writer, 29
*November 25 - Jonathan Hughes, poet, 84


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