1880s in Wales
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| 1870s 1870s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1870–1879 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark... | 1890s 1890s in Wales This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1890–1899 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 1880s The 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel... |
This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1880–1889 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...
.
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
Events
- 18801880 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1880 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales — Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark...
- 18811881 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1881 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...
- 18821882 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1882 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...
- 18831883 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1883 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...
- 18841884 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1884 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...
- 18851885 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1885 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...
- 18861886 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1886 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...
- 18871887 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1887 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...
- 18881888 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1888 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...
- 18891889 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1889 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark...
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 :...
- 1880 — CaernarfonCaernarfonCaernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
- 1881 — Merthyr TydfilMerthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...
- Chair — Evan Rees ("Dyfed")
- Crown — Watkin Hezekiah Williams
- 1882 — DenbighDenbighDenbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
- Chair — withheld
- Crown — Dafydd Rees Williams
- 1883 — CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
- Chair — withheld
- Crown — Anna Walter Thomas
- 1884 — LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
- Chair — Evan Rees ("Dyfed")
- Crown — Edward Foulkes
- 1885 — 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...
- Chair — Watkin Hezekiah Williams
- Crown — Griffith Tecwyn Parry
- 1886 — CaernarfonCaernarfonCaernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
- Chair — Richard Davies
- Crown — John Cadfan Davies
- 1887 — LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Chair — Robert Arthur Williams
- Crown — John Cadfan Davies
- 1888 — WrexhamWrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
- Chair — Thomas Tudno Jones
- Crown — Howell Elvet LewisHowell Elvet LewisHowell Elvet Lewis CH known by his bardic name Elfed , independent minister, hymn-writer, and poet served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 1928.-Early life:...
- 1889 — BreconBreconBrecon is a long-established market town and community in southern Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. It was the county town of the historic county of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of Powys, it remains an important local centre...
- Chair — Evan Rees
- Crown — Howell Elvet LewisHowell Elvet LewisHowell Elvet Lewis CH known by his bardic name Elfed , independent minister, hymn-writer, and poet served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 1928.-Early life:...
New books
- 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...
— Doctor Cupid (1886) - 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"....
— Pedwerydd Llyfr Mynyddog (1882) - Amy DillwynAmy DillwynElizabeth Amy Dillwyn was a Welsh novelist, businesswoman and social benefactor.She was the daughter of Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, Liberal MP and owner of the Dillwyn Spelter Works at Swansea. Following her father's death, she managed the works herself. Her unorthodox appearance and lifestyle made...
- The Rebecca Rioter (1880)
- Jill and Jack(1887)
- 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...
— Dictionary of the Welsh Language (Geiriadur Cymraeg) (1887) - Frances HogganFrances HogganFrances Elizabeth Hoggan MD was the first British woman to receive a doctorate in medicine from a university in Europe, and the first female doctor to be registered in Wales....
— Education for Girls in Wales (1882) - Daniel OwenDaniel OwenDaniel Owen was a Welsh novelist, generally regarded as the foremost Welsh-language novelist of the 19th century.-Early life:...
- Y Dreflan (1881)
- Rhys Lewis (1885)
- 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....
— Gwaith Barddonol Trebor Mai (1883)
Sport
- 1881 — Welsh Rugby UnionWelsh Rugby UnionThe Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...
is formed. - 1884 — The Cardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
hosts its first rugby international (between Wales and Ireland). - 1889 — In a footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
match between Wales and Scotland at WrexhamWrexhamWrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, the referee allows the injured Welsh goalkeeper to be replaced — the first ever substitution in a soccer match.
Births
- 1880
- 9 May — Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de WaldenThomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de WaldenThomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford , was a British peer, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
, patron of the arts (died 1946) - 11 May — David Davies, 1st Baron DaviesDavid Davies, 1st Baron DaviesDavid Davies, 1st Baron Davies , was a politician and public benefactor, the grandson of the famous industrialist, David Davies "Llandinam"....
, politician (died 1944) - 22 June — Rhys GabeRhys GabeRhys Thomas "Rusty" Gabe born as Rees Thomas Gape, was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli, London Welsh and Cardiff and gained 24 caps for Wales, mainly as a centre.-Rugby career:...
, rugby player (died 1967) - 2 September — Isaac Daniel HoosonIsaac Daniel HoosonIsaac Daniel Hooson , or I. D. Hooson as he was commonly known, solicitor and poet was born in Victoria House, Market St. in the village of Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales....
, poet (died 1948) - 15 September — William Charles WilliamsWilliam Charles WilliamsWilliam Charles Williams VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, VC recipient (died 1915) - date unknown
- George Maitland Lloyd DaviesGeorge Maitland Lloyd DaviesGeorge Maitland Lloyd Davies was a Welsh pacifist and Member of Parliament for the University of Wales.Davies, who had originally volunteered as an officer in the Territorial Army, but was imprisoned during World War I as a conscientious objector, was the grandson of a noted Welsh preacher, John...
, pacifist (died 1949) - Edward Tegla DaviesEdward Tegla DaviesEdward Tegla Davies was a Methodist minister and a popular Welsh language writer, born at Llandegla-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, north Wales....
, author (died 1967) - Harry Grindell MatthewsHarry Grindell MatthewsHarry Grindell Matthews was an English inventor who claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920s.-Earlier life and inventions:...
, inventor (died 1941)
- George Maitland Lloyd Davies
- 9 May — Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
- 1881
- 3 January — Lewis Pugh EvansLewis Pugh EvansBrigadier General Lewis Pugh Evans VC, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar, DL was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early years:Lewis Pugh Evans was born at Abermadd to Sir...
, VC recipient (died 1962) - 14 February — William John GruffyddWilliam John GruffyddProfessor William John Gruffydd was a Welsh academic, poet, writer, and politician.-Family and Education:...
, academic and politician (died 1954) - 16 April — Ifor WilliamsIfor WilliamsSir Ifor Williams was a Welsh scholar who laid the foundations for the academic study of Old Welsh, particularly early Welsh poetry....
, academic (died 1965) - 5 May — Rupert Price HallowesRupert Price HallowesRupert Price Hallowes VC MC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, VC recipient (died 1915) - 16 June — David GrenfellDavid GrenfellDavid Rhys Grenfell PC, CBE, LlD was a British Member of Parliament. He represented the Gower constituency for the Labour Party from 1922 to 1959.-Early life:...
, politician (died 1968) - 20 June — John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute KT was a Scottish peer, the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute....
, landowner (died 1947) - August — John Lewis, footballer (died 1954)
- 30 September — Philip Lewis GriffithsPhilip Lewis GriffithsPhilip Lewis Griffiths KC was an Australian jurist.Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, he studied for a Master of Arts degree at the Trinity College of the University of Melbourne. He then wrote for The Mercury in both Hobart and Launceston, before studying law at the University of Tasmania...
, lawyer (died 1945) - 28 October — Edward Evans, 1st Baron MountevansEdward Evans, 1st Baron MountevansAdmiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO , known as "Teddy" Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer...
, explorer (died 1957) - December — George Henry HallGeorge Henry HallGeorge Henry Hall, 1st Viscount Hall PC was a British Labour politician. He served Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1945 and 1946 and as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1946 and 1951.-Background:...
, politician (died 1965) - date unknown
- David ThomasDavid Thomas (composer)David John Thomas , often known by his bardic name of "Afan", was a Welsh composer, conductor, and organist.Thomas is remembered mainly for his hymn tunes and songs such as "Drosom ni" and "Cymru fach i mi"...
("Afan"), composer (died 1928) - Robert WilliamsRobert Williams (trade union leader)Robert Williams was a British trade union organiser.He was born in Swansea, Wales, and began his working life as a coal trimmer at the docks. He became active in his union, the National Amalgamated Labourers' Union, at the age of 16 and eventually became its president...
, trade union leader
- David Thomas
- 3 January — Lewis Pugh Evans
- 1882
- 24 July — Reginald ClarryReginald ClarrySir Reginald George Clarry, , was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1922 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1945....
, politician (died 1945) - 6 November — David Rees GriffithsDavid Rees GriffithsDavid Rees Griffiths , also known by his bardic name of Amanwy, was a Welsh poet, and an older brother of politician Jim Griffiths....
, poet (died 1953) - 16 December — Cyril FoxCyril FoxSir Cyril Fred Fox , born, Chippenham, Wiltshire, was an English archaeologist.Cyril Fox became keeper of archaeology at the National Museum of Wales...
, archaeologist (died 1967) - date unknown — Ivor LewisIvor LewisIvor Rhys Lewis was a Canadian artist and business director.Lewis was born in Wales, but emigrated to Canada as a small boy. He trained as an artist at the Ontario School of Art, and was hired in the art department of the Eaton's department store chain in Toronto...
, artist (died 1958)
- 24 July — Reginald Clarry
- 1883
- 30 April — David John de LloydDavid John de LloydDr David John de Lloyd was a Welsh musician and composer.Born in Skewen, de Lloyd grew up in Aberystwyth, where he attended both school and university. In 1905, he became the college's first B.Mus. graduate. He also studied in Leipzig and Dublin. In 1926, he replaced Sir Walford Davies as...
, composer (died 1948) - 28 May — Clough Williams-EllisClough Williams-EllisSir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC was an English-born Welsh architect known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.-Origins, education and early career:...
, architect (died 1978) - date unknown
- John Jones (Tydu), poet (died 1968)
- James WalkerJames Walker (UK politician)James Walker, , was a Labour Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1929 to 1931 and Motherwell from 1935 until his death in 1945, aged 61....
, politician
- 30 April — David John de Lloyd
- 1884
- 19 February — Clement DaviesClement DaviesClement Edward Davies KC, MP was a Welsh politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1945 to 1956.-Life:...
, politician (died 1962) - date unknown
- Jack JonesJack Jones (novelist)Jack Jones was a Welsh novelist and playwright who began writing in the 1930s.-Early years:Jack Jones was born in 1884 at Tai-Harri-Blawdd in Merthyr Tydfil, the son of a coal miner. He joined his father to work in the mine aged 12. At the age of 17 he joined the army and was posted to South...
, novelist (died 1970 - Arthur JenkinsArthur Jenkins (politician)Arthur Jenkins was a Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician.Jenkins was a coal miner's agent who studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Ruskin College, Oxford, before becoming Vice-President of the South Wales Miners Federation...
, politician (died 1946) - Thomas JonesThomas Jones (Welsh footballer)Thomas Daniel Jones was a Welsh footballer and football club manager. He represented Wales at international level on one occasion....
, footballer (died 1958)
- Jack Jones
- 19 February — Clement Davies
- 1885
- 2 August — Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron AberdareClarence Bruce, 3rd Baron AberdareClarence Napier Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare, GBE , styled The Honourable from 1895 to 1929, was a British military officer, cricketer, tennis player, and also an excellent golfer...
(died 1957) - 21 November — Robert EvansRobert Evans (footballer born 1885)Robert "Bobby" Ernest Evans was an English professional footballer, who played as a left-winger for Aston Villa and Sheffield United . He won the FA Cup with Sheffield United in 1915 and played international football for both Wales and England.-Career:Evans was born in Chester, England of Welsh...
, footballer (died 1965) - date unknown
- Ernest EvansErnest Evans (politician)Ernest Evans was a Liberal Party politician from Wales.-Family and education:Ernest Evans was born at Aberystwyth, the son of Evan Evans, the Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council and his wife Annie Davies...
, politician (died 1965) - David John Williams, writer and politician (died 1970)
- Ernest Evans
- 2 August — Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare
- 1886
- 28 March — John Osborn WilliamsJohn Osborn WilliamsJohn Osborn Williams was the owner of the logging and pit prop exporting business known as The Labrador Development Company limited based in Port Hope Simpson from 1934-1948....
, entrepreneur (died 1963) - 3 May — Morgan JonesMorgan Jones (Welsh politician)Morgan Jones was a Welsh Labour Party politician.He was educated at Reading University, and became a teacher by profession. He first entered politics as a Glamorgan County Councillor...
, Welsh politician (died 1939) - 29 September — Jack Williams, VC recipient (died 1953)
- 28 March — John Osborn Williams
- 1887
- 13 January — Hedd WynHedd WynHedd Wyn was a Welsh language poet who was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod...
, poet (died 1917) - date unknown
- James Dickson InnesJames Dickson InnesJames Dickson Innes was a British painter, mainly of mountain landscapes but occasionally of figure subjects. He worked in both oils and water-colours.-Biography:...
, painter (died 1914) - Huw MenaiHuw MenaiHuw Owen Williams , who wrote as Huw Menai, was a Welsh poet, a Welsh-language speaker who nevertheless wrote only in the English language. His poems were among the first classic works to be republished as a result of a 2004 incentive on the part of the Welsh Assembly Government.Huw Menai was...
, poet (died 1961)
- James Dickson Innes
- 13 January — Hedd Wyn
- 1888
- 21 May — William CoveWilliam CoveWilliam George Cove was a British politician. He served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1959....
, politician (died 1963) - 16 August — T. E. LawrenceT. E. LawrenceLieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
, writer and war hero (died 1935) - 19 October — Peter FreemanPeter Freeman (politician)Peter Freeman was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Biography:He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire at the 1929 general election, defeating the Conservative MP Walter D'Arcy Hall by only 187 votes...
, politician (died 1956) - 5 September — Rhys Hopkin MorrisRhys Hopkin MorrisSir Rhys Hopkin Morris was a Welsh Liberal politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1923–1932 and from 1945–1956....
, politician (died 1956)
- 21 May — William Cove
- 1889
- 1 February — John LewisJohn Lewis (philosopher)John Lewis was a British Unitarian minister and Marxist philosopher and author of many works on philosophy, anthropology, and religion....
, philosopher (died 1976) - 11 December — Cedric MorrisCedric MorrisSir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet was a British artist, art teacher and plantsman. He was born in Swansea but worked mainly in East Anglia...
, artist (died 1982)
- 1 February — John Lewis
Deaths
- 1880
- 23 April — Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan), minister and writer (b. 1809)
- 1881
- 20 April — William BurgesWilliam Burges (architect)William Burges was an English architect and designer. Amongst the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, Burges sought in his work an escape from 19th century industrialisation and a return to the values, architectural and social, of an imagined mediaeval England...
, architect - 20 November — Hugh Owen, educationist (born 1804)
- 20 April — William Burges
- 1882
- August — John Dillwyn LlewelynJohn Dillwyn LlewelynJohn Dillwyn Llewelyn was a botanist and pioneer photographer.-Early life:He was born in Swansea, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn, née Adams, the natural daughter of Col. John Llewelyn of Penllergare and Ynysygerwn...
, botanist and photographer (born 1810) - 16 December — Alfred OllivantAlfred OllivantAlfred Ollivant was an academic who went on to become bishop of Llandaff.Born in Manchester, he was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He won the Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholarship in 1822 and was elected to a fellowship at Trinity College. In 1827, he was appointed the first...
, Bishop of Llandaff (born 1798)
- August — John Dillwyn Llewelyn
- 1883
- 8 November — 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....
, poet (born 1802)
- 8 November — William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog)
- 1884
- 17 March — Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron MostynEdward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron MostynEdward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn , was a British peer and Member of Parliament .Mostyn was the son of Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn...
(born 1795) - 24 May — Henry Thomas EdwardsHenry Thomas EdwardsHenry Thomas Edwards was a Welsh preacher.He was born at Llan-ym-Mawddwy, Merioneth, where his father was vicar. He was educated at Westminster and at Jesus College, Oxford , and after teaching for two years at Llandovery went to Llangollen as his father's curate.He became vicar of Aberdare in...
, preacher (born 1837) - 6 November — George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of LondonderryGeorge Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of LondonderryGeorge Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry KP , styled Viscount Seaham between 1823 and 1854 and known as The Earl Vane between 1854 and 1872, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, businessman, diplomat and Conservative politician.-Background and education:Born George...
, industrialist
- 17 March — Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn
- 1885
- 1 May — Henry Brinley RichardsHenry Brinley RichardsHenry Brinley Richards was a Welsh composer.Richards was born in Hall Street, Carmarthen, his father being organist at St Peter's Church in the town and an organiser of local musical events. Richards won a prize at the Gwent-Morgannwg Eisteddfod of 1834, held at Cardiff, for his arrangement of...
, composer (born 1817) - 1 August — Sidney Gilchrist ThomasSidney Gilchrist ThomasSidney Gilchrist Thomas was an English inventor.-Life:Thomas was born at Canonbury, London and was educated at Dulwich College....
, inventor (born 1850)
- 1 May — Henry Brinley Richards
- 1886
- 31 March — Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (born 1800)
- 1887
- 25 January — Rowland PrichardRowland PrichardRowland Huw Prichard was a Welsh musician. A native of Graienyn, near Bala, he lived most of his life in the area, serving for a time as a loom tender's assistant in Holywell, where he died...
, musician (born 1811) - 23 April — 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"...
, poet (born 1832) - 19 July — Lewis EdwardsLewis EdwardsLewis Edwards was a Welsh educator and Nonconformist minister.He was born in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr in Ceredigion, Wales, and educated at Aberystwyth and at Llangeitho. He then ran schools in both these places...
, educationist (born 1809)
- 25 January — Rowland Prichard
- 1888
- 20 August — Henry RichardHenry RichardRev. Henry Richard MP , "the Apostle of Peace", was a Congregational minister and Welsh Member of Parliament, 1868-88. The son of the Rev...
, politician and peace campaigner (born 1812)
- 20 August — Henry Richard
- 1889
- 21 January — Joshua HughesJoshua HughesJoshua Hughes was Bishop of St Asaph, an Anglican diocese in Wales, United Kingdom.Hughes was educated at Cardigan and Ystradmeurig grammar schools and at St David's College, Lampeter , where he was placed in the first class in the examinations every year and gained prizes for Latin and Welsh essays...
, Bishop of St Asaph (born 1807) - 8 June — Gerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley HopkinsGerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous 20th-century fame established him among the leading Victorian poets...
, Anglo-Welsh poet (born 1844) - date unknown — John HughesJohn Hughes (businessman)John James Hughes was a Welsh engineer, businessman and founder of a city in Ukraine. The city was originally named Yuzovka or Hughesovka after Hughes, but was renamed Stalino in 1924 .-Biography:Hughes was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales,...
, industrialist (in St Petersburg)
- 21 January — Joshua Hughes