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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1843 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Events

  • 15 April – Death of William Howells, the notorious "Laleston poisoning" case. His sister and brother-in-law are later acquitted of his murder.
  • June – After disturbances in Carmarthenshire, George Rice Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor, takes on the responsibility for administering order in the county.
  • 22 June – The Times sends a special correspondent to South Wales to cover the Rebecca Riots.[1]
  • 25 August – "The Great Meeting" (Y Cyfarfod Mawr) to seek political solutions to the problems underlying the Rebecca Riots is held on Mynydd Sylen in the Gwendraeth valley.
  • October – Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis is appointed to chair the commission of enquiry into the Rebecca Riots.[2]
  • 1 November – The foundation stone for the first Beaumaris Pier is laid.[3]
  • 22 December – John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), one of the ringleaders of the Rebecca Riots is sentenced to transportation to Australia.
  • Pontardawe Tinplate Works established.
  • Llewelyn Lewellin becomes Dean of St David's.

Arts and literature

New books

Music

  • David Hughes (Cristiolus Môn) – Y Perorydd Cysegredig[4]
  • John Orlando Parry – The Accomplished Young Lady

Births

  • 8 January – John Bryn Roberts, lawyer and politician (died 1931)[5]
  • 12 February – John Graham Chambers, sportsman who codified the Marquess of Queensberry rules (died 1883)
  • 17 April – Richard John Lloyd Price, sportsman and squire of Rhiwlas (died 1923)
  • 12 May – Thomas William Rhys Davids, founder of the Pali Text Society (died 1922)[6]
  • 21 May – John Hugh Jones, Roman Catholic priest, translator, and tutor (died 1910)[7]
  • 11 June – James Milo Griffith, sculptor (died 1897)
  • 18 July – Sir Morgan Morgan, politician (died 1894)[8]
  • 4 August – Margaret Townsend Jenkins, social reformer and educator who worked in Chile and Canada (died 1923)[9]
  • 30 August – Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea, MP for Brecon 1880–1885 (died 1907)
  • 12 September – William Morris, Baptist minister (died 1922)
  • 17 September – Hugh Williams, historian (died 1911)[10]
  • 14 November – Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Unitarian minister in the United States (died 1918)
  • 23 November – Daniel Lewis Lloyd, Bishop of Bangor (died 1899)[11]
  • 20 December – Frances Hoggan, first British woman to qualify as a doctor (died 1927)
  • date unknown – Peter Rees Jones, businessman (died 1905)[12]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ John Davies (25 January 2007). A History of Wales. Penguin Adult. p. 575. ISBN 978-0-14-028475-1.
  2. ^ John Davies (25 January 2007). A History of Wales. Penguin Adult. p. 575. ISBN 978-0-14-028475-1.
  3. ^ Martin Easdown; Darlah Thomas (15 July 2010). Piers of Wales. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-4456-2385-6.
  4. ^ Aled Jones (1993). Press, politics and society: a history of journalism in Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7083-1167-7.
  5. ^ Jack Eaton (1989). Judge John Bryn Roberts. University of Wales Press.
  6. ^ Ridding, C. Mary; Tin, Pe Maung (1923). "Obituary: Professor T. W. Rhys Davids". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies University of London. Cambridge University Press. 3: 201–210. JSTOR 607190.
  7. ^ Humphreys, Edward Morgan. "Jones, John Hugh (1843–1910), Roman Catholic priest". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Death of a Welsh Knight – Sir Morgan Morgan suddenly expires – widespread sorrow in South Wales". Weekly Mail. (Wales and the West of England). 15 December 1894. p. 7 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  9. ^ Melanie Buddle, "Margaret Townsend" Dictionary of Canadian Biography (University of Toronto 2005).
  10. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Williams, Hugh" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  11. ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis. "Lloyd, Daniel Lewis (1843–1899), schoolmaster and bishop". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  12. ^ Ben Weinreb; Christopher Hibbert (1 January 1983). The London Encyclopedia. MacMillan. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-333-32556-8.
  13. ^ "SCOURFIELD, William Henry (1776–1843), of Robeston Hall, Robeston West and New Moat, Pemb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. ^ Brooke, John (1964). "NEVILL, Henry, Visct. Nevill (1755–1843).". In Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John (eds.). The House of Commons 1754-1790. The History of Parliament Trust.
  15. ^ "VAUGHAN, Sir Robert Williames, 2nd bt. (1768–1843), of Nannau Hall, nr. Dolgellau, Merion". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  16. ^ Edward Morgan Humphreys. "Apperley, Charles James (1779–1843), writer on sport, known as 'Nimrod'". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  17. ^ Gruffydd Parry. "Jones, Richard Robert (1780–1843), polyglot". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Mary Fryer Todd (née Evans) (1770–1843)". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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