1870s in Wales
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| 1860s 1860s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1860–1869 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark -Events:*1860*1861*1862... | 1880s 1880s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1880–1889 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark... | Other years in Wales |
| Other events of the decade 1870s The 1870s continued the trends of the previous decade, as new empires, imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia. America was recovering from the Civil War. Germany declared independence in 1871 and began its Second Reich. Labor unions and strikes occurred worldwide in the later part of... |
This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1870–1879 to Wales
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...
— The Prince Albert EdwardEdward 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 - 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...
— Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom... - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the 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 :...
— Clwydfardd (from 1876)
Events
- 18701870 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1870 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18711871 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1871 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18721872 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1872 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18731873 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1873 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18741874 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1874 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18751875 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1875 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18761876 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1876 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark...
- 18771877 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1877 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark...
- 18781878 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1878 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
- 18791879 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1879 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark-Events:...
Awards
National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— no National Eisteddfod officially took place during this decade.
1872 — William Thomas (Islwyn)
William Thomas (Islwyn)
William Thomas, bardic name Islwyn , was a Welsh language poet, born near Ynysddu, then in the old county of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.- Early life :...
wins a bardic chair at Rhyl
Rhyl
Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south...
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1874 — Islwyn wins a bardic chair at Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
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1877 — Islwyn wins a bardic chair at Treherbert
Treherbert
Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining village which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920...
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New books
- R. D. BlackmoreR. D. BlackmoreRichard Doddridge Blackmore , referred to most commonly as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. Over the course of his career, Blackmore achieved a close following around the world...
— The Maid of Sker (1872) - Rhoda BroughtonRhoda BroughtonRhoda Broughton was a novelist.-Life:Rhoda Broughton was born in Denbigh in North Wales on 29 November 1840. She was the daughter of the Rev. Delves Broughton youngest son of the Rev. Sir Henry Delves-Broughton, 8th baronet. She developed a taste for literature, especially poetry, as a young girl...
— Nancy (1873) - Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies was a popular Welsh language poet.He was born in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, in a house called "Y Fron"....
- Yr Ail Gynnig (1870)
- Y Trydydd Cynnig (1877)
- Robert Elis (Cynddelw) — Manion Hynafiaethol (1873)
- Beriah Gwynfe EvansBeriah Gwynfe EvansBeriah Gwynfe Evans , was a journalist, Congregationalist, dramatist, Liberal politician and Welsh Nationalist.- Early life :...
— Owain Glyndwr (play) (1879) - Daniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan Evans was a Welsh scholar and lexicographer.He was born at Fron Wilym Uchaf, Llanarth, Ceredigion. Having started to preach to the Independent congregation of which he was a member, Evans decided at a relatively young age, to train for the ministry...
— Celtic Remains (1878) - John Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog Hughes , was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes. Sometimes referred to as the "Robert Burns of Wales"...
— Oriau'r Haf (1870) - 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....
- Helyntion Bywyd Hen Deiliwr (1877)
- Llythyrau 'Rhen Ffarmwr (1878)
- Thomas Thomas (minister) — Hynodion Hen Bregethwyr Cymru (1872)
Sport
- 1873 — Major Walter Wingfield of Nantclwyd Hall patents nets for the game of lawn tennis, which he calls "sphairistike".
Births
- 1870
- 18 August — William Cope, 1st Baron CopeWilliam Cope, 1st Baron CopeWilliam Cope, 1st Baron Cope , known as Sir William Cope, Bt, between 1928 and 1945, was a Welsh Conservative Party politician, who was also notable as an international rugby union player for Wales...
, politician (died 1946) - 27 September — Thomas Jones (T. J.), civil servant (died 1955)
- 20 December — Sir Sir David Davies, politician (died 1958)
- 18 August — William Cope, 1st Baron Cope
- 1871
- 6 April — Prince Alexander John of WalesPrince Alexander John of WalesPrince Alexander John Charles Albert of Wales was the youngest son and sixth child of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales and grandson of Queen Victoria and Christian IX of Denmark.-Life:Prince Alexander John Charles Albert of Wales was born...
, youngest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 7 April 1871)
- 6 April — Prince Alexander John of Wales
- 1872
- 18 May — Bertrand RussellBertrand RussellBertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
, philosopher (died 1970) - 27 August — Charles Stewart Rolls, aviator (died 1910)
- 8 October — John Cowper PowysJohn Cowper Powys-Biography:Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire, in 1872, the son of the Reverend Charles Francis Powys , who was vicar of Montacute, Somerset for thirty-two years, and Mary Cowper Johnson, a descendent of the poet William Cowper. He came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also...
, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1963)
- 18 May — Bertrand Russell
- 1873
- 23 April — Sir Robert Thomas, 1st BaronetSir Robert Thomas, 1st BaronetSir Robert John Thomas, 1st Baronet was a Welsh businessman and Liberal Party politician, who was twice elected to parliament. Thomas was a ship and insurance broker. He was Member of Parliament for Wrexham from 1918 to 1922, and for Anglesey from 1923 to 1929...
, politician (died 1951) - 2 June — Anna Eliza WilliamsAnna Eliza WilliamsAnna Eliza Williams was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in the world during 1987....
, supercentenarian (died 1987)
- 23 April — Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet
- 1874
- 6 February — David EvansDavid Evans (composer)David Evans was a Welsh musician and composer.Evans was born at Resolven, Glamorgan. He worked in the coal industry as a teenager, but music was always his primary interest. He won a music scholarship and became a pupil of Joseph Parry, which led to his qualifying at University of Wales, Cardiff,...
, composer (died 1948) - 3 October — James Henry ThomasJames Henry ThomasJames Henry "Jimmy" Thomas was a British trade unionist and Labour politician. He was involved in a political scandal involving budget leaks.-Early career and Trade Union activities:...
, politician (died 1949) - December — Nantlais WilliamsNantlais WilliamsWilliam Nantlais Williams , better known simply as Nantlais, was a Welsh poet and a Presbyterian Christian leader during the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.- Background :...
, poet and religious leader (died 1959) - date unknown — Albert BethelAlbert BethelAlbert Bethel was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Eccles at the 1924 general election, but was defeated at the 1929 general election by the Labour Party candidate, David Mort. He did not stand for Parliament again.- External links :...
, politician (died 1935)
- 6 February — David Evans
- 1875
- 10 September — John EvansJohn Evans (Welsh politician)John Evans was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Ogmore at a by-election in 1946, but stood down at the 1950 general election.- References :...
, Welsh politician (died 1961) - 11 November — Johnny JenkinsJohnny Jenkins (racing driver)Johnny Jenkins was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
, racing driver (died 1945)
- 10 September — John Evans
- 1876
- 22 June — Gwen JohnGwen JohnGwendolen Mary John was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. She is noted for her still lifes and for her portraits, especially of anonymous female sitters...
, artist (died 1939) - 18 September — Charles Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron WhartonCharles Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron WhartonCharles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton JP . Son of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte.He was a JP Monmouth & Somerset, hon Lieutenant in the Army 1915–1918...
(died 1934)
- 22 June — Gwen John
- 1877
- 19 August — John EvansJohn Evans (supercentenarian)John Evans of Fforestfach, Swansea was the longest-lived authenticated man ever from the United Kingdom from 27 May 1989 until 29 March 2009, when Henry Allingham broke his record...
, supercentenarian (died 1990) - 26 September — Edmund GwennEdmund GwennEdmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895...
, actor (died 1959) (long believed to have been born in Wales, but birth certificate proves otherwise)
- 19 August — John Evans
- 1878
- 4 January — Augustus JohnAugustus JohnAugustus Edwin John OM, RA, was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom....
, painter (died 1961) - 3 March — Edward ThomasEdward Thomas (poet)Philip Edward Thomas was an Anglo-Welsh writer of prose and poetry. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. Already an accomplished writer, Thomas turned to poetry only in 1914...
, poet (died 1917) - 16 April — Owen Thomas JonesOwen Thomas JonesOwen Thomas Jones, FRS FGS was a Welsh geologist.He was born in Beulah, near Newcastle Emlyn, Cardiganshire, the only son of David Jones and Margaret Thomas. He attended the local village school in Trewen before going to Pencader Grammar School in 1893. In 1896 he went up to University College,...
, geologist (died 1967) - 26 May — Abel J. JonesAbel J. Jones-Early years:Jones was born in Rhymney, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. His parents, David Rees Jones and Hannah Jones and his sister Annie and brothers Rees and David Rees spoke only Welsh whereas Abel spoke Welsh and English fluently....
, writer (died 1949) - 28 June — Evan RobertsEvan Roberts (minister)Evan John Roberts , was a leading figure of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival who suffered many setbacks in his later life.His obituary in The Western Mail summed up his career thus:- Early life :...
preacher (died 1951) - 31 December — Caradoc EvansCaradoc EvansDavid Caradoc Evans , was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. Caradoc met and later married the Countess Helene Marguerite Barcynska, who wrote romantic novels under the name Oliver Sandys...
, writer (died 1945)
- 4 January — Augustus John
- 1879
- 4 September — Eliot Crawshay-WilliamsEliot Crawshay-WilliamsEliot Crawshay-Williams , was a British author, officer, and Liberal Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lloyd George and Winston Churchill....
, politician and writer (died 1962) - 2 October — Idris BellIdris BellSir Harold Idris Bell CB OBE was a British papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature....
, papyrologist (died 1967)
- 4 September — Eliot Crawshay-Williams
Deaths
- 1872
- 3 August — William Davies EvansWilliam Davies EvansCaptain William Davies Evans was a seafearer and inventor, though he is best known today as a chess player. He is buried at the Belgian port of Ostend.- Early life :...
, chess player (born 1790)
- 3 August — William Davies Evans
- 1874
- 19 April — Owen JonesOwen Jones (architect)Owen Jones was a London-born architect and designer of Welsh descent. He was a versatile architect and designer, and one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century...
, architect (born 1809)
- 19 April — Owen Jones
- 1875
- 27 July — Connop ThirlwallConnop ThirlwallConnop Thirlwall was an English bishop and historian.-Early life:Thirlwall was born at Stepney, London, of a Northumbrian family. He was a prodigy, learning Latin at three, Greek at four, and writing sermons at seven.He went to Charterhouse School, where George Grote and Julius Hare were among...
, bishop (born 1797)
- 27 July — Connop Thirlwall
- 1876
- 19 July — George E. PughGeorge E. PughGeorge Ellis Pugh was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pugh attended Miami University. He began practicing law in 1843, later serving as a Captain in the 4th Ohio Regiment in the Mexican-American War...
, Welsh-American politician (born 1822)
- 19 July — George E. Pugh
- 1877
- 24 June — Robert Dale OwenRobert Dale OwenRobert Dale Owen was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
, Welsh-American politician (born 1801) - 14 July — Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies (Mynyddog)Richard Davies was a popular Welsh language poet.He was born in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, in a house called "Y Fron"....
, poet (born 1833) - 5 August — 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....
, poet (born 1830)
- 24 June — Robert Dale Owen
- 1878
- 3 January — Morris Williams (Nicander), writer (born 1809)
- 30 September — Evan JamesEvan JamesEvan James , a weaver and poet from Pontypridd, Wales, wrote the lyrics of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau , the national anthem of Wales....
, poet, lyricist of the Welsh national anthem (born 1809) - 20 November — William Thomas (Islwyn)William Thomas (Islwyn)William Thomas, bardic name Islwyn , was a Welsh language poet, born near Ynysddu, then in the old county of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.- Early life :...
, poet (born 1832)
- 1879
- 23 September — Francis KilvertFrancis KilvertRobert Francis Kilvert , always known as Francis, or Frank, was born at The Rectory, Hardenhuish Lane, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to the Rev. Robert Kilvert, Rector of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, and Thermuthis, daughter of Walter Coleman and Thermuthis Ashe...
, diarist (born 1840)
- 23 September — Francis Kilvert