1805 in Wales

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1805 in the United Kingdom

1805 in Ireland

Other events of 1805

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1805 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 New books 3.2 Music 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
• Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick

[edit] Events

• Alban Thomas Jones-Gwynne builds the town of Aberaeron.
• Opening of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen branch of the Ellesmere Canal.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

• Thomas Charles - Geiriadur Ysgrythyrol
• Theophilus Jones - History of the County of Brecknock, vol. 1
• Titus Lewis - A Welsh — English Dictionary, Geiriadur Cymraeg a Saesneg

[edit] Music

• Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) takes up residence in St James's Palace.

[edit] Births

• December 13 - Robert Griffiths, inventor (d. 1883)
• December 19 - John David Edwards, hymn-writer (d. 1885)
• date unknown
  • Hugh Hughes (Tegai), writer (d. 1864)
  • John William Thomas, mathematician (d. 1840)

[edit] Deaths

• August - Ann Griffiths, poet and hymn-writer, 29
• November 25 - Jonathan Hughes, poet, 84