1811 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1811 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 5 January - The Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent.
• 25 March - Sir Joseph Bailey takes over Nantyglo Ironworks.
• August - Thomas Sheasby resigns as engineer of the Aberdare Canal, to be replaced by George Overton.^[1] As part of the canal works, a free-standing metal rail bridge is built at Robertstown, Aberdare - the first of its kind in the world.^[2]
• 17 September - Completion of The Cob embankment across Traeth Mawr by William Madocks is celebrated. His nearby model town of Tremadog is also completed by this year.
• The first Methodist Association for the ordaining of new ministers is held at Llandeilo. Thomas Charles plays a leading role.
• The Presbyterian Church of Wales secedes from the Church of England.
• At Hereford Assizes, Samuel Homfray and his partners in the Penydarren ironworks sue the Dowlais Company for fouling the Morlais brook with cinders and slag.
• Pont-y-gwaith built near Merthyr Tydfil.

Arts and literature

New books

• Thomas Charles - Biblical Dictionary, vol. 4
• Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - Cyfansoddiad o Hymnau
• Richard Fenton - A Tour in Quest of Genealogy
• Ann Hatton - Poetic Trifles
• Peter Roberts - Brut Tysilio (English translation)

Music

• John James - Pigion o Hymnau

Births

• 14 January - Rowland Prichard, musician (d. 1887)
• 26 January - Roger Edwards, minister (d. 1886)
• 11 March - Thomas Jones (Glan Alun), poet (d. 1866)
• 12 March - Mary Pendrill Llewelyn, translator and writer (d. 1874)
• 7 April - John Williams (Ab Ithel), antiquary (d. 1862)
• 29 May - Charles Meredith, pioneer grazier and politician in Tasmania (d. 1880 in Australia)
• 11 July - William Robert Grove, inventor (d. 1896)
• date unknown - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), Rebecca rioter (d. 1858)

Deaths

• 1 May - Titus Lewis, Baptist minister and writer, 38
• 30 May - Nicholas Owen, priest and antiquarian, 59
• 25 September - Joshua Eddowes, printer and bookseller, 87

References

1. Rowson, Stephen; Wright, Ian L. (2001). The Glamorganshire and Aberdare Canals 1. Black Dwarf Publications. pp. 117–119. ISBN 0-9533028-9-X.
2. "Robertstown Tramway Bridge". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 2013-10-11.