1849 in Wales

1849 in Wales
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1849 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland
Other events of 1849

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1849 to Wales and its people.

Contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
4 Births
5 Deaths

Incumbents

Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria
Princess of Wales — vacant

Events

May 13 — A case of cholera is recorded in Cardiff, the beginning of an outbreak that spreads to Merthyr, Dowlais and Aberdare, and kills 800 people.
November 1 — Alfred Ollivant becomes Bishop of Llandaff.
December 13 — Foundation stone of Llandovery College is laid.
Official opening of the Conwy Railway Bridge designed by Robert Stephenson.
A temperance festival is held at Carmarthen.

Arts and literature

Awards

David Griffith (Clwydfardd) is appointed official bard of the Aberffraw eisteddfod. Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) is also invested as a bard.

New books

Anne Beale — Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry
Robert Elis (Cynddelw) — Yr Adgyfodiad
Hugh Derfel Hughes — Y Gweithiwr Caniadgar
Rowland Hughes — Cyfarchiad Caredig i rai newydd ddychwelyd
John Jones (Talhaiarn) — Awdl y Greadigaeth
John Lloyd — The English Country Gentleman
Samuel Lewis — Topographical Dictionary of Wales
Thomas Stephens — The Literature of the Kymry

Music

Haleliwia (hymns)

Births

April 21 — Sir David Treharne Evans, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1907)
May 2 — William Cadwaladr Davies, educationist (d. 1905)

Deaths

March 21 — William Sherley Williams, Welsh-descended pioneer
September 16 — Thomas Jones, missionary, 39
December 5 — Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), poet, 88