1811 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1811 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

For United Kingdom incumbents, see 1811 in the United Kingdom § Incumbents.

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort ^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley ^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Thomas Johnes ^[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 Stuart, 1st 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 ^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford ^{[2] [11]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney ^{[12] [2] [13]}

• Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie ^{[14] [15]}
• Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Watson ^[16]
• Bishop of St Asaph – William Cleaver ^{[17] [18] [19]}
• Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}

Events

• 5 February - The Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent. ^[23]
• 25 March - Sir Joseph Bailey takes over Nantyglo Ironworks. ^[24]
• 25 May - The Hay Railway is authorised by an Act of Parliament. ^[25]
• 19 June - The first Methodist Association for the ordination of new ministers is held at Llandeilo. Thomas Charles plays a leading role. ^[26] The Presbyterian Church of Wales thus secedes from the Church of England. ^[27]
• 20 August - Thomas Sheasby resigns as engineer of the Aberdare Canal, ^[28] to be replaced by George Overton. ^[29] As part of the canal works, a free-standing metal rail bridge is built at Robertstown, Aberdare - the first of its kind in the world. ^[30]
• 17 September - Completion of The Cob embankment across Traeth Mawr by William Madocks is celebrated. ^[31] His nearby model town of Tremadog is also completed by this year.
• date unknown
  • At Hereford Assizes, Samuel Homfray and his partners in the Penydarren ironworks sue the Dowlais Company for fouling the Morlais brook with cinders and slag. ^[32]
  • Pont-y-gwaith is built over the River Taff near Merthyr Tydfil. ^[33]

Arts and literature

New books

English language

• Thomas Charles - Biblical Dictionary, vol. 4
• Richard Fenton - A Tour in Quest of Genealogy ^[34]
• Ann Hatton - Poetic Trifles
• Peter Roberts - Brut Tysilio (English translation)

Welsh language

• Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - Cyfansoddiad o Hymnau ^[35]
• John Williams (ed.) - Gwaith Prydyddawl … W. Williams ^[36]

Music

• John James - Pigion o Hymnau

Births

• 14 January - Rowland Prichard, musician (d. 1887) ^[37]
• 26 January - Roger Edwards, minister (d. 1886) ^[38]
• 11 March - Thomas Jones (Glan Alun), poet (d. 1866) ^[39]
• 12 March - Mary Pendrill Llewelyn, translator and writer (died 1874) ^[40]
• 7 April - John Williams (Ab Ithel), antiquary (d. 1862) ^[41]
• 29 May - Charles Meredith, pioneer grazier and politician in Tasmania (died 1880 in Australia)
• 25 June - Jane Hughes, poet (died 1880)
• 11 July - William Robert Grove, inventor (d. 1896)
• date unknown - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), Rebecca rioter (died 1858) ^[42]

Deaths

• 1 May - Titus Lewis, Baptist minister and writer, 38 ^[43]
• 30 May - Nicholas Owen, priest and antiquarian, 59 ^[44]
• 4 July - Mariamne Johnes, botanist, 27 ^[45]
• 25 September - Joshua Eddowes, printer and bookseller, 87 ^[46]
• 3 October - Sir John Stepney, 8th Baronet, politician, 68 ^[47]

See also

• 1811 in Ireland

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