1807 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1807 to Wales and its people.
Incumbent[]
- Monarch - George III
Events[]
- 9 March - Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, assumes the name and arms of Herbert only in lieu of those of Clive by Royal licence, in order to inherit the Powis Castle estates of his uncle.[1]
- 25 March - Opening of the world's first fare-paying passenger railway - the horse-drawn Oystermouth Railway between Oystermouth and Mumbles.[2]
- 7 May - The first Welsh language Bible issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society is published.[3]
- 29 September - The world's oldest international football stadium, the Racecourse Ground, opens in Wrexham for horse racing;[4] it will not host football games until 1872.
- December (approximate) - Welsh Wesleyan preachers make their first visit to Brecon.[5]
- unknown dates
- North Wales Chronicle begins publication in Bangor.[6]
- Walter Coffin opens the first coal seam at Dinas Rhondda, after purchasing farmland.[7]
- William Taitt of the Dowlais Company brings a libel action against Samuel Homfray. Damages of £500 are awarded.[8]
- The red dragon on a green mount is adopted as the Royal Badge of Wales.[9]
Arts and literature[]
New books[]
- Thomas Charles - Hyfforddwr
- Peter Bailey Williams - Trysorfa Gwybodaeth[10]
Music[]
- Anthem y Saint… gan Evan Dafydd (collection of hymns)
Births[]
- 23 May - Samuel Warren, barrister, novelist and MP (died 1877)
- 22 September - Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet, landowner and politician (died 1874)
- 7 October - Joshua Hughes, Bishop of St Asaph (died 1889)[11]
- date unknown - Sir William Milbourne James, judge (died 1881)
- probable - Levi Gibbon, balladeer (died 1870)[12]
Deaths[]
- April - Edward Owen, Anglican priest, headmaster and translator, 78?
- 18 July - Thomas Jones, mathematician, 51
- date unknown - Joseph Turner, architect.[13]
- probable - John Lloyd, clergyman and academic, 53?[14]
References[]
- ^ The later correspondence of George III. 1968. p. 547.
- ^ Lee, Charles E. (1942). The First Passenger Railway: the Oystermouth or Swansea and Mumbles Line. London: Railway Publishing Co.
- ^ Journal of Irish Studies. National University of Ireland (Adam Boyd Simpson Bequest). 1983. p. 290.
- ^ "An architectural look at Wrexham FC's Racecourse Ground". d2 Architects. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ David Young, The origins and history of Methodism in Wales and the borders (1893), p 142
- ^ "North Wales Chronicle". British Newspapers 1800-1900. British Library. 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Former Literature Director Meic Stephens; Welsh Academy (1986). The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-19-211586-7.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1993). Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. p. 25.
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1983). Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (in Welsh). Council of the National Library of Wales. p. 46.
- ^ Welsh Biography Online
- ^ "GIBBON, LEVI (1807? - 1870), ballad-writer and singer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Joseph Turner - Summary, Parks and Gardens Data Services, archived from the original on 6 September 2012, retrieved 6 November 2011
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "JOHN LLOYD (1754-1807?)". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
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