1778 in Wales

1778 in Wales
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1778 in: Great Britain • Ireland
Other events of 1778

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1778 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

Incumbents

Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
Princess of Wales - vacant

Events

A furnace is built at Sirhowy by Thomas Atkinson and William Barrow of London. This is the first stage of the Tredegar ironworks.

Arts and literature

New books

Robert Jones - Drych i'r Anllythrennog
Thomas Pennant - Tour in Wales
Nathaniel Williams - Dialogus

Music

Births

September 29 - Benjamin Hall, industrialist and politician (died 1817)
November - Sir Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, admiral (died 1845)

Deaths

April 25 - James Relly, Methodist minister, 56?
October 6 - William Worthington, clergyman and author, 74
date unknown - William Owen, Royal Navy officer