1861 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1861 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- Edward AlbertEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant
Events
- June - In a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP, Richard GrosvenorRichard Grosvenor, 1st Baron StalbridgeRichard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge PC , styled Lord Richard Grosvenor between 1845 and 1886, was a British politician and businessman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1872 and 1874 and as Parliamentary...
becomes MP for Flintshire, holding it on behalf of the Liberals. - July - Baner ac Amserau Cymru begins twice-weekly publication.
- Japanese knotweedJapanese knotweedJapanese Knotweed is a large, herbaceous perennial plant, native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea...
is recorded at MaestegMaestegMaesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2001, Maesteg had a population of 17,859, but it is now at an estimate of 20,000....
- the first record of it growing wild in the UK. - Excavation of Long Hole Cave in Glamorgan reveals prehistoric flintFlintFlint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
artefacts. - Pryce Pryce-JonesPryce Pryce-JonesSir Pryce Pryce-Jones was a Welsh entrepreneur who was one of the first to succeed in the mail order business.-Life history:...
starts his mail order company in Newtown, Montgomeryshire. - David Davies LlandinamDavid Davies (industrialist)David Davies was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam , in order to differentiate him from others of the same name.Davies was the son of David Davies and his wife Elizabeth...
builds the Oswestry and Newtown railway. - John Dillwyn-Llewelyn marries Caroline Hicks Beach.
- Griffith JohnGriffith JohnGriffith John was a British Christian missionary and translator in China. A member of the Congregational church, he was a pioneer evangelist with the London Missionary Society , a writer and a translator of the Holy Bible into the Chinese language.-Biography:Griffith John was born on 14 December...
becomes the first Christian missionary to penetrate into central China.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
is held at AberdareAberdareAberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
. The chair is won by Lewis William Lewis.
New books
- Autobiography and Correspondence of Mrs. Delaney, ed. Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover
- Griffith Jones (Glan Menai) - Hywel Wyn
- John Jones (Vulcan) - Athrawiaeth yr Iawn
- David Owen (Brutus)David Owen (Brutus)David Owen David Owen David Owen (?December 1796 - 16 January 1866, known by the pseudonym Brutus, was a Welsh satirical writer, editor and preacher.He was born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire where he was brought up as a Congregationalist. Thereafter he spent periods of time in other parts...
- Cofiant y Diweddar Barch. Thomas Williams - Thomas ReesThomas ReesThomas Rees may refer to:* Thomas Ifor Rees , Welsh diplomat and translator* Thomas M. Rees , a U.S. Representative from California* Thomas Rees , Welsh Congregationalist minister...
- History of Protestant Nonconformity in Wales: From Its Rise to the Present Time - William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog)William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog)The Rev. William Rees , usually known in Wales by his bardic name of Gwilym Hiraethog, was a Welsh poet and author, one of the major figures of Welsh literature during the 19th century....
- Emmanuel - Jane Williams (Ysgafell)Jane Williams (Ysgafell)Jane Williams , was a Welsh writer, often known by her bardic name of Ysgafell. She is sometimes confused with her contemporary, Maria Jane Williams....
- The Literary Women of England - Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)Robert Williams , usually referred to by his bardic name Trebor Mai, was a Welsh language poet, born in Llanrhychwyn, near Llanrwst, in the old county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales....
- Fy Noswyl
Sport
- Cricket
- 18 July - South Wales Cricket Club defeat MCC at Lord's.
Births
- 1 January - John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr)John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr)John Owen Jones , commonly known by his bardic name of Ap Ffarmwr , was a Welsh campaigning journalist.-Early education:...
, journalist (died 1899) - 22 March - Dick KedzlieDick KedzlieQuentin Dick Kedzlie was a Scottish-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1820) - 7 April - Clara Novello DaviesClara Novello DaviesClara Novello Davies was a well-known Welsh singer, teacher and conductor.Clara Novello Davies was born in Cardiff to Jacob, a miner, and Margaret Davies and named after Clara Novello, a famous soprano . Her father, leader of the church choir, taught her to play the harmonium...
, singer (died 1943) - 5 May - John Edward LloydJohn Edward LloydSir John Edward Lloyd , was a Welsh historian, the author of the first serious history of the country's formative years, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, 2 vols...
, historian (died 1947) - 31 July at GarneddwenGarneddwenGarneddwen is a hamlet in the south of the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the valley of the Afon Dulas in the Meirionnydd area.It consists primarily of a single row of terraced houses, built for the workers at Aberllefenni Slate Quarry....
- Alfred William Hughes, surgeon and founder of the Welsh Hospital in South Africa - 10 September - Sir John Lynn-Thomas, surgeon (died 1939)
- 19 September - Evan RobertsEvan Roberts (rugby player)Evan Roberts was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales.-Rugby career:...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1927) - 26 October - Richard Griffith (Carneddog), writer (died 1947)
- 28 December - David GwynnDavid GwynnDavid 'Dai' Gwynn was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Swansea and county rugby for Lancashire...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1897) - date unknown
- Reginald Brooks-KingReginald Brooks-KingReginald Brooks-King was a Welsh archer.- Olympic Silver Medal :He won the silver medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics....
, archer (died 1936) - William StaddenWilliam StaddenWilliam James Wood "Buller" Stadden was a Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Cardiff and Dewsbury. Stadden won eight caps for Wales over a period of seven years and is most remembered for scoring the winning try in 1890 to give Wales their first victory over England...
, rugby player (died 1906) - William Henry Griffith ThomasWilliam Henry Griffith ThomasWilliam Henry Griffith Thomas was an Anglican clergyman and scholar from the English-Welsh border country. He has been quoted by theologian Alister McGrath in the science-versus-religion debate.-Life and work:...
, clergyman and academic (died 1924) - John WilliamsJohn Williams (Welsh politician)John Williams was a Welsh Labour Party politician.Williams was a Miners Agent, a close associate of William Abraham and a prominent Liberal-Labour politician....
, politician (died 1922)
- Reginald Brooks-King
Deaths
- 6 February - Sir John Owen, 1st BaronetSir John Owen, 1st BaronetSir John Owen, 1st Baronet , born John Lord, was a British Tory, later Conservative Party, politician from Wales who was a Member of Parliament for over fifty years....
, 84 - 8 May - Thomas Lloyd-MostynThomas Lloyd-MostynThomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn , was a British Conservative Member of Parliament .Lloyd-Mostyn was the eldest son and heir apparent of Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn...
, politician, 31 - 17 May - Ellis Owen Ellis, artist, 48?
- 2 August - Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of LeaSidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of LeaSidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea PC was an English statesman and a close ally and confidante of Florence Nightingale.-Early life:...
, statesman, 50 - 26 September - Morris Davies (Meurig Ebrill), poet, 71
- 25 October - Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet, former MP for Pembroke, 69