1853 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1853 to Wales and its people.

[edit] Incumbents

January 23 - Six members of the Rhyl lifeboat crew are drowned.
November 2 - Opening of the Vale of Neath Railway line from Gelli Tarw to Merthyr Tydfil.
David Williams (Alaw Goch) opens a new colliery at Cwmdare.
John Williams (Ab Ithel) quarrels with his friend and co-editor Harry Longueville Jones, and resigns the editorship of Archaeologia Cambrensis.
Two translations of Uncle Tom's Cabin are published: Caban F'Ewyrth Twm by Hugh Williams (Cadfan) and Caban ‘Newyrth Tom by William Williams (Y Lefiad).
William Roberts (Nefydd) is appointed South Wales agent for the British and Foreign Schools Society.
Hugh Owen becomes Chief Clerk of the Poor Law Commission.
Robert Fulke Greville the younger returns to his family estate at Milford Haven.

William Thomas (Islwyn) wins his first major eisteddfod prize at Cefn-Coed-y-Cymer.

B. B. Davies - The History of Wales
W. Downing Evans - The Gwyddonwyson Wreath
John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) - British Jews
Richard Williams Morgan - Raymonde de Monthault, The Lord Marcher
Thomas Rowland - Welsh Grammar
William Spurrell - English-Welsh Dictionary
Isaac Williams - Sermons on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Holy Days
Benjamin Thomas Williams - Desirableness of a University for Wales