1847 in Wales

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1847 in The United Kingdom Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1847 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Penry Williams (until 16 January);^[5] John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins (from 17 February)^[6]
Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby^[7]
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell^[2]
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph^[8]
Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet^[9]
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute^[10]
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn^[11]
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh^[12]
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis^[13]
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet^[14]
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite^[15]^[2]

Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell^[16]^[17]
Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston^[18]
Bishop of St Asaph – Thomas Vowler Short^[19]^[20]^[18]
Bishop of St Davids – Connop Thirlwall^[21]^[18]^[22]

Events

14 January - All thirteen members of the Point of Ayr lifeboat crew are drowned when it capsizes off Rhyl.^[23]
8 April - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is transferred from Norfolk Island to Tasmania.
In the UK general election:
- Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis becomes MP for Radnor Boroughs.
- Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet, loses his Flintshire seat to Edward Lloyd-Mostyn for the second time.
24 May - Five people are killed in the Dee bridge disaster, when Robert Stephenson's railway bridge on the Chester and Holyhead Railway at Chester collapses.^[24]
1 July - "Treachery of the Blue Books": Publication of a government report ("blue book") on education in Wales containing opinions hostile to Welsh culture.
Prince Albert is unsuccessfully challenged for the chancellorship of the University of Cambridge by The Earl of Powis. The winning margin is less than 120 votes.
Sir William Robert Grove is awarded the medal of the Royal Society.

Arts and literature

New books

Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of education in Wales
John Lloyd - Poems
Morris Williams (Nicander) - Llyfr yr Homiliau^[25]

Music

John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) - Y Salmydd Eglwysig^[26]

Births

27 January - Owen Owens Roberts, choirmaster and conductor (died 1926)^[27]
9 February - Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist social reformer (died 1902)^[28]
22 April - Charles Henry Wynn, landowner (died 1911)^[29]
20 June - Evan Thomas Davies (Dyfrig), clergyman and author (died 1927)^[30]
10 July - Alfred Neobard Palmer, historian and ancient monuments inspector (died 1915)^[31]
12 September - John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, Cardiff landowner (died 1900)^[32]
13 October - Owen Owen, draper (died 1910)^[33]
14 November - Roland Rogers, musician (died 1927)^[34]
date unknown - Llewelyn Kenrick, footballer (died 1933)^[35]

Deaths

13 February - Sharon Turner, historian, 78
16 February - Taliesin Williams, poet and author, son of Iolo Morganwg, 59^[36]
17 March - Sir Harford Jones Brydges, diplomat and author, 83^[37]
29 March - Humphrey Gwalchmai, Calvinistic Methodist leader, 59
7 June - David Mushet, Scottish metallurgist (in Monmouth), 74^[38]
27 September - Lucy Thomas, colliery owner ('The Mother of the Welsh Steam Coal Trade')^[39]
6 October - John Evans (Methodist), 68^[40]

References

^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b ^c J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
^ "Editorial". Welshman. 6 October 1865. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
^ "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
^ Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.
^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
^ Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1857). The historic peerage of England: Revised, corrected, and continued ... by William Courthope. John Murray. p. 533.
^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
^ Old Yorkshire, volume 3. 1882. p. 90.
^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
^ Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.
^ Michael R. Bailey (5 July 2017). Robert Stephenson – The Eminent Engineer. Taylor & Francis. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-351-90272-4.
^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Williams, Morris (Nicander; 1809-1874), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ Gwilym Prichard Ambrose (1959). "Mills, John (Ieuan Glan Alarch; 1812-1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ John Hughes (1959). "Roberts, Owen Owens (1847-1926), schoolmaster and choral conductor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Hughes, Hugh Price (1847-1902), Wesleyan Methodist minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ William Llewelyn Davies (1959). "Wynn family, of Rûg, Meironnydd, and Boduan (or Bodfean), Caernarvonshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Davies, Evan Thomas (Dyfrig; 1847-1927), cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Arthur Herbert Dodd (1959). "Palmer, Alfred Neobard (1847-1915), historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Hannah, Rosemary (2012). The Grand Designer : Third Marquess of Bute. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 1506. ISBN 9780857902276.
^ "Owen Owen Victorian Draper". Owen Owen Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Robert David Griffith (1959). "Rogers, Roland (1847-1927), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Kenrick family of Wynn Hall, Denbighshire, and Bron Clydwr, Merionethshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Griffith John Williams. "Williams, Taliesin (Taliesin ab Iolo; 1787-1847), poet and author". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ George Fisher Russell Barker; Milverton Godfrey Dauglish (1886). Historical and Political Handbook. Chapman. p. 339.
^ Fred Marmaduke Osborn (1952). The story of the Mushets. T. Nelson. p. 27.
^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1958. p. 416.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Evans, John (1779-1847)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[1] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.

[Sainty-2] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.

[5] Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.

[6] "Editorial". Welshman. 6 October 1865. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[7] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.

[8] "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[9] "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[10] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[11] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.

[12] Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.

[13] Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[14] Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[15] Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.

[16] Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.

[Fasti305-17] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[Fasti307-18] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.

[19] Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1857). The historic peerage of England: Revised, corrected, and continued ... by William Courthope. John Murray. p. 533.

[20] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[21] Old Yorkshire, volume 3. 1882. p. 90.

[22] The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.

[23] Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.

[24] Michael R. Bailey (5 July 2017). Robert Stephenson – The Eminent Engineer. Taylor & Francis. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-351-90272-4.

[25] Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Williams, Morris (Nicander; 1809-1874), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[26] Gwilym Prichard Ambrose (1959). "Mills, John (Ieuan Glan Alarch; 1812-1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[27] John Hughes (1959). "Roberts, Owen Owens (1847-1926), schoolmaster and choral conductor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[28] Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Hughes, Hugh Price (1847-1902), Wesleyan Methodist minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[29] William Llewelyn Davies (1959). "Wynn family, of Rûg, Meironnydd, and Boduan (or Bodfean), Caernarvonshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[30] Thomas Iorwerth Ellis (1959). "Davies, Evan Thomas (Dyfrig; 1847-1927), cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[31] Arthur Herbert Dodd (1959). "Palmer, Alfred Neobard (1847-1915), historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[32] Hannah, Rosemary (2012). The Grand Designer : Third Marquess of Bute. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 1506. ISBN 9780857902276.

[33] "Owen Owen Victorian Draper". Owen Owen Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[34] Robert David Griffith (1959). "Rogers, Roland (1847-1927), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[35] "Kenrick family of Wynn Hall, Denbighshire, and Bron Clydwr, Merionethshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[36] Griffith John Williams. "Williams, Taliesin (Taliesin ab Iolo; 1787-1847), poet and author". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[37] George Fisher Russell Barker; Milverton Godfrey Dauglish (1886). Historical and Political Handbook. Chapman. p. 339.

[Osborn1952-38] Fred Marmaduke Osborn (1952). The story of the Mushets. T. Nelson. p. 27.

[39] Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1958. p. 416.

[40] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Evans, John (1779-1847)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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1847 in Wales

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

New books

Music

Births

Deaths

See also

References