1822 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1822 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Events
- April - Launch of the Chester Cymmrodorion Society.
- Beginning of "Rhyfel y Sais Bach", a dispute over enclosureEnclosureEnclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to the owner, and it ceases to be common land. In England and Wales the term is also used for the...
s in Pembrokeshire. - Horse-drawn tramTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s begin a passenger service between TredegarTredegarTredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...
and NewportNewportNewport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
. - St David's College, LampeterUniversity of Wales, LampeterUniversity of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...
, is founded. - Sir Thomas Philipps, 1st Baronet, establishes a private printing press in Broadway Tower on his estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.
- Sir William LloydWilliam Lloyd (mountaineer)Sir William Lloyd was a Welsh military commander, and was one of the first Europeans to ascend a Himalayan peak....
journeys through the foothills of the Himalayas as far as Boorendo Pass.
New books
- John Hughes - An Essay on the Ancient and Present State of the Welsh Language
- William Owen PugheWilliam Owen PugheWilliam Owen Pughe was a Welsh antiquarian and grammarian best known for his Welsh and English Dictionary, published in 1803, but also known for his grammar books and 'Pughisms' ....
- Hu Gadarn - John Montgomery Traherne - Lists of Knights of the Shire of Glamorgan
Births
- January 2 - William Basil JonesWilliam Basil JonesWilliam Basil Jones was a Welsh priest and scholar who became the Bishop of St David's in 1874, holding the post until his death in 1897.-Personal history:...
, bishop (d. 1897) - March 2 - Michael D. JonesMichael D. JonesMichael Daniel Jones was a Welsh Congregationalist minister and principal of a theological college, but is best remembered as a founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia known as Y Wladfa and as one of the fathers of modern Welsh nationalism.Jones was born in Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth in 1822...
, Patagonian settler (d. 1898) - August 3 - John Rhys Morgan, minister, teacher and poet (d. 1900)
- October 27 - Aneurin Jones (Aneurin Fardd), writer (d. 1904)
- December 15 - Edward StephenEdward StephenEdward Jones Stephen , often known by his bardic name of Tanymarian, was a Welsh musician, singer and composer, mainly of hymns and songs....
(Tanymarian), musician (d. 1885)
Deaths
- March 30 - David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), poet, 62
- June 5 - George LewisGeorge LewisGeorge Lewis may refer to:*George Lowys or Lewis , mayor of Winchelsea*George Lewis , track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago*George Lewis , New Orleans jazz clarinettist...
, theologian, 59 - date unknown - Stephen KembleStephen KembleGeorge Stephen Kemble was a successful theatre manager, British actor, writer, and a member of the famous Kemble family....
, actor, brother of Sarah SiddonsSarah SiddonsSarah Siddons was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character,...
(b. 1758)