1790s in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1790 - 1799 to Wales and its people.

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[edit] Events

  • 1790
    • Richard Griffiths opens a coal mine at Gyfeillon in the Rhondda, becoming the first to exploit the coal-seams of the region.
    • Herbert Mackworth gives up the Parliamentary seat of Cardiff when John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart, comes of age.
    • The world's first railway viaduct (used by horse drawn wagons to carry coal from the mines) is built at Blaenavon.
    • Construction of the Glamorganshire Canal begins.
  • 1791
  • 1792
  • 1793
    • A clipper, the Pennsylvania, is wrecked on The Smalls with the loss of 75 lives.
    • A group of Quakers from Nantucket Island settle at Milford Haven, where they attempt to set up a whaling industry.
    • Y Cylchgrawn Cymraeg is the first political journal to be published in the Welsh language.
  • 1794
    • April 21 - Charles Kemble, Brecon-born brother of Sarah Siddons, makes his first appearance on the London stage as Malcolm in Macbeth.
    • Richard Crawshay buys out Anthony Bacon to become sole proprietor of Cyfarthfa ironworks.
    • Completion of the Pontypridd to Cardiff section of the Glamorganshire Canal.
    • Richard Hill is accused by the owners of the Glamorganshire Canal of improperly taking water from the Taff river which for his Plymouth ironworks.
    • Mumbles Lighthouse is built.
    • Henry Paget commands the 80th Foot in Flanders.
  • 1795
    • April 8 - The Prince of Wales marries his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick.
    • July - Ezekiel Hughes, Edward Bebb and others leave Llanbryn-mair on foot, bound for Philadelphia.
    • Samuel Homfray brings an unsuccessful suit, at Hereford Assizes, of the commoners against the Dowlais Company.
  • 1796
  • 1797
  • 1798
    • First recorded use of the word "tramroad", in the minutes of the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Company.
    • "Great Debate" held at Ramoth Chapel in Llanfrothen, Merionethshire, as a result of which John Richard Jones forms the "Scottish Baptist" connexion.
    • The Gwyneddigion Society launches its project of publishing ancient Welsh manuscripts.
    • William Lort Mansel becomes Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
    • Morgan John Rhys buys a tract of land in the Allegheny mountains of North America for the purpose of founding a Welsh colony, which he names Cambria.
  • 1799
    • Following the failure of the Pembrokeshire fish harvest, Richard Fenton imports grain from the Mediterranean to relieve the plight of local people.
    • Peter Price becomes manager of Neath ironworks, and brings his family, including his wife Anna and his son Joseph Tregelles Price.
    • Japanner John Pyrke relocates to Usk from London.
    • Iolo Morganwg travels to North Wales to collect material for the Myvyrian Archaiology.
    • Launch of the quarterly periodical Trysorfa Ysprydol by Thomas Charles.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

  • 1790
    • Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) - Gardd o Gerddi
    • Thomas Pennant - Indian Zoology
    • Peter Williams - Tafol i Bwyso Sosiniaeth
  • 1792
  • 1793
    • Edward Daniel Clarke - A Tour Through the South of England, Wales, and Part of Ireland, Made During the Summer of 1791
  • 1794
    • Iolo Morganwg - Poems Lyric and Pastoral
    • Peter Williams -Gwreiddyn y Mater
  • 1795
  • 1797
    • Edward Charles - Epistolau Cymraeg at y Cymry
    • John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors) - Toriad y Dydd
    • Nathaniel Williams - Pregeth a Bregethwyd yn Llangloffan ar Neilltuad … Joseph James a James Davies
  • 1798
    • Thomas Roberts of Llwyn'rhudol - Cwyn yn erbyn Gorthrymder
    • Hester Thrale - Three Warnings to John Bull before he dies. By an Old Acquaintance of the Public
  • 1799
    • Philip Yorke - The Royal Tribes of Wales

[edit] Music

  • 1798
    • Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) - Popular Cheshire Melodies

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[edit] Deaths