1802 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1802 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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

Events

*August - Sir William and Lady Hamilton visit Milford Haven, along with Admiral Nelson.
*October 8 - A Unitarian Association is formed in South Wales, with Josiah Rees and Iolo Morganwg among its leaders.
*Admiral Horatio Nelson visits Cyfarthfa Ironworks, in recognition of its contribution to the war effort.
*Sir John Nicholl is elected to Parliament for the first time.
*Sir Robert Williames Vaughan marries Anna Maria Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet.
*North Wales Baptist Association is launched by Christmas Evans.

Arts and literature

New books

*Thomas Charles - "The Welsh Methodists Vindicated"
*Abraham Rees - "The New Cyclopaedia", vol. 1

Music

*Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) - "The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards", vol. 2

port

*Royal Anglesey Yacht Club founded at Beaumaris.

Births

*July 15 - James Allen, Bishop of St David's (d. 1897)
*August - Ebenezer Thomas, poet (d. 1863)
*August 24 - William Rowlands (Gwilym Lleyn) (d. 1865)
*November 8
**Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover (d. 1867)
**William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), poet and author (d. 1883)
*December 4 - Calvert Jones, pioneer photographer (d. 1877)
*December 12
**John Ryland Harris, printer (d. 1823)
**Isaac Williams, poet (d. 1865)
*"date unknown" - Thomas Robert Jones, founder of the True Ivorites (d. 1856)

Deaths

*November 28 - Robert Roberts, preacher, 40
*November 30 - Thomas Williams of Llanidan, industrialist, 65
*December 31 - Francis Lewis, signatory of the Declaration of American Independence, 80
*"date unknown" - Joseph Hoare, academic (b. 1709)