1773 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1773 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Robert Clive (from 17 June)[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[11][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Ewer[12]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington[13]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley[14]
- Bishop of St Davids – Charles Moss[15]
Events[edit]
- 22 April - An earthquake occurs in the Caernarfon area, with an estimated strength of 3.7.[16]
- 7 November - Richard Morris makes his will.[17]
- 25 November - Walter Siddons marries Sarah Kemble.[18]
- date unknown
- Dolauhirion Bridge is built on the Llandovery to Cilycwm road by William Edwards.[19]
- David Williams, having resigned from the ministry, opens a school in Chelsea.[20]
Arts and literature[edit]
New books[edit]
- Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) - Rhybudd Cyfr-drist i'r Diofal a Difraw[21]
- John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) - Geirlyfr Ysgrythurol[22]
Music[edit]
- James Rivington settles in New York, where he begins selling musical instruments, including "Welsh harps".[23]
Births[edit]
- 21 February - Titus Lewis, preacher and writer (died 1811)[24]
- 21 April - Christopher Bethell, English clergyman, Bishop of Bangor 1830-1859 (died 1859)[25]
- 14 November - Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, military leader (died 1865)[26]
- date unknown
- Catherine Davies, royal governess and memoirist (died c.1841)[27]
- Joseph Harris (Gomer), writer (died 1825)
Deaths[edit]
- 16 February - Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet, 71[28]
- 21 July - Howell Harris, Methodist leader, 59[29]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 d 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.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Montgomeryshire Collections. Clifton Press. 1972. p. 116.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
- ^ "Barrington, Shute (at Llandaff) (CCEd Appointment ID 275358)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ "Notes on individual earthquakes". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Parry, William (1719-1775), civil servant, secretary of the first Cymmrodorion Society". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Walter Calvert (1897). Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry: A Record of Over Twenty Years at the Lyceum Theatre. H.J. Drane. p. 3.
- ^ A. W. Skempton (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland. Thomas Telford. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7277-2939-2.
- ^ H. P. Richards (1980). David Williams (1738-1816): Author, Philosopher, Educationist, Politician and Founder of the Royal Literary Fund. D. Brown. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-905928-05-0.
- ^ Aneirin Lewi. "EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd or Ieuan Brydydd Hir 1731-1788), scholar, poet, and cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ John ROBERTS (called Siôn Robert Lewis.) (1773). Geir-lyfr Ysgrythurol: Neu Egwyddor, Yn Dangos Arwyddoccad Y Rhan Fwyaf O Eiriau, Ac Ymadroddion Caled, a Natturiaethu [sic] Creaduriaid, a Gynnhwysir, Yn Yr Hen Destament A'r Newydd ... Wedi Ei Dalfyru, Gan Mwyaf Allan O Eirlyfr Y Parchedig Mr. Wilson, Etc. S. Powell.
- ^ David Nicholls; Kate V. Keller; Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje (19 November 1998). The Cambridge History of American Music. Cambridge University Press. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-521-45429-2.
- ^ Rhys, William Joseph. "Biography of Titus Lewis". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Bethell, Christopher (BTL791C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Shand, Alexander Innes (1902). Wellington's Lieutenants. Smith, Elder & Company. p. 394.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Davies, Catherine". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 18 February 2012
- ^ Gomer Morgan Roberts. "Harris, Howel(l) 1714–1773". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
