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1811 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1811 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George IV)
  • Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick

    • Events

  • 5 January - The Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent.
  • 25 March - Sir Joseph Bailey takes over Nantyglo Ironworks.
  • August - Thomas Sheasby resigns as engineer of the Aberdare Canal, to be replaced by George Overton. As part of the canal works, a free-standing metal rail bridge is built at Robertstown, Aberdare - the first of its kind in the world.
  • 17 September - Completion of The Cob embankment across Traeth Mawr by William Madocks is celebrated. His nearby model town of Tremadog is also completed by this year.
  • The first Methodist Association for the ordaining of new ministers is held at Llandeilo. Thomas Charles plays a leading role.
  • The Presbyterian Church of Wales secedes from the Church of England.
  • At Hereford Assizes, Samuel Homfray and his partners in the Penydarren ironworks sue the Dowlais Company for fouling the Morlais brook with cinders and slag.
  • Pont-y-gwaith built near Merthyr Tydfil.

    • New books

  • Thomas Charles - Biblical Dictionary, vol. 4
  • Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - Cyfansoddiad o Hymnau
  • Richard Fenton - A Tour in Quest of Genealogy
  • Ann Hatton - Poetic Trifles
  • Peter Roberts - Brut Tysilio (English translation)

    • Music

  • John James - Pigion o Hymnau

    • Births

  • 14 January - Rowland Prichard, musician (d. 1887)
  • 26 January - Roger Edwards, minister (d. 1886)
  • 11 March - Thomas Jones (Glan Alun), poet (d. 1866)
  • 12 March - Mary Pendrill Llewelyn, translator and writer (d. 1874)
  • 7 April - John Williams (Ab Ithel), antiquary (d. 1862)
  • 29 May - Charles Meredith, pioneer grazier and politician in Tasmania (d. 1880 in Australia)
  • 11 July - William Robert Grove, inventor (d. 1896)
  • date unknown - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), Rebecca rioter (d. 1858)

    • Deaths

  • 1 May - Titus Lewis, Baptist minister and writer, 38
  • 30 May - Nicholas Owen, priest and antiquarian, 59
  • 25 September - Joshua Eddowes, printer and bookseller, 87

    • References

    1811 in Wales Wikipedia
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