1830 in Wales

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1830 in The United Kingdom Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1830 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort^[5]
Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby^[6]
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell^[2]
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster^[7]
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute^[8]
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet^[9]
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (until 20 November;^[10] Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis (from 20 November)^[11]
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet^[12]
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney^[13]^[2]^[14]

Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie (until 9 July);^[15] Christopher Bethell (from 28 October)^[16]^[17]
Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston^[18]
Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore (until 31 January)^[19]William Carey (from 12 November)^[20]^[21]^[18]
Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson^[18]^[22]^[23]^[24]

Events

February 23 - William Carey becomes Bishop of St Asaph.
April 23 - John Montgomery Traherne marries Charlotte Louisa Talbot, daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam.^[25]
September 1 - In the 1830 United Kingdom general election, Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot is elected for Glamorganshire as a Whig; he will continue to sit for a Glamorganshire constituency until his death in 1890.
The Penydarren works at Merthyr Tydfil produce the rails for the world's first steam railway.
The Plymouth ironworks produces over 12,000 tons of bar-iron, compared with 7,941 tons ten years earlier.
Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis is appointed Treasurer of the Navy by the Duke of Wellington.

Arts and literature

New books

Ellis Evans - Anogaeth i Athrawon ac Athrawesau ein Hysgolion Sabothol^[26]
Felicia Hemans - Songs of the Affections
Benjamin Jones (PA Môn) - Athrawiaeth Bedydd (1830)
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick - Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour, from the Collection at Goodrich Court

Music

Thomas Griffiths (Tau Gimel) - Casgliad o Hymnau

Births

23 January - Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn, politician (d. 1861)
22 April - Sarah Emily Davies, educator (d. 1921)^[27]
May - Richard Davies (Tafolog), poet and critic (d. 1904)
25 May - Robert Williams (Trebor Mai), poet (d. 1877)
2 June - Sir John Henry Puleston, banker and politician (d. 1908)
12 December - Edwin Hughes ("Balaclava Ned"), soldier, last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade (d. 1927)

Deaths

12 January - Owen Davies, Wesleyan Methodist leader
31 January - John Luxmoore, Bishop of St Asaph, 64^[19]
26 June - King George IV of the United Kingdom, formerly the second longest-serving Prince of Wales (1762–1820), 67^[28]
9 July - Henry William Majendie, Bishop of Bangor^[15]
18 November - John Howell (Ioan ab Hywel or Ioan Glandyfroedd), poet
29 November - James Humphreys, lawyer, about 62^[29]

References

^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b ^c J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
^ R. G. Thorne (1986). "Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
^ ^a ^b Sylvanus Urban (1830). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, from July to December,1830. Volume C. (Being the Twenty-Third of New Series.) Part the Second. p. 274.
^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
^ ^a ^b This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Luxmoore, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
^ "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. 1860. p. 518.
^ Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940. Paratowyd dan nawdd Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion. Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorioa. 1953.
^ Ann B. Murphy; Deirdre Raftery (3 March 2004). Emily Davies: Collected Letters, 1861-1875. University of Virginia Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8139-2391-8.
^ Smith, E. A. (1999). George IV. Yale University Press. p. 275. ISBN 0-300-07685-1.
^ Elwyn Evans (1959). "Humphreys, James (c.1768-1830), legal writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[1] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.

[Sainty-2] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.

[5] Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.

[6] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.

[7] "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.

[8] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[9] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.

[10] R. G. Thorne (1986). "Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[11] Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[12] Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[13] Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.

[14] William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.

[Majendie-15] Sylvanus Urban (1830). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, from July to December,1830. Volume C. (Being the Twenty-Third of New Series.) Part the Second. p. 274.

[16] Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.

[Fasti305-17] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[Fasti307-18] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.

[DNB-19] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Luxmoore, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[20] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[21] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[22] The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.

[23] George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.

[24] "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[25] Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. 1860. p. 518.

[26] Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940. Paratowyd dan nawdd Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion. Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorioa. 1953.

[27] Ann B. Murphy; Deirdre Raftery (3 March 2004). Emily Davies: Collected Letters, 1861-1875. University of Virginia Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8139-2391-8.

[28] Smith, E. A. (1999). George IV. Yale University Press. p. 275. ISBN 0-300-07685-1.

[29] Elwyn Evans (1959). "Humphreys, James (c.1768-1830), legal writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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1830 in Wales

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

New books

Music

Births

Deaths

See also

References