1780 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – Thomas Johnes (until 28 April);^[7] John Vaughan (from 28 April
  • • Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart^[8]
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet^[9]
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer^{[10] [2]}
• Bishop of Bangor – John Moore^[11]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington
• Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley^[12]
• Bishop of St Davids – John Warren^{[13] [14]}

Events

• January - Admiral Sir Thomas Foley plays an important role in the relief of Gibraltar.
• 1 July - Anthony Bacon acquires the lease of the Hirwaun ironworks.
• 26 August - Edward Williames Salusbury Vaughan succeeds to the Rûg estate.^[15]
• 29 September - Sir Watkin Lewes is elected Lord Mayor of London.
• unknown dates
  • Thomas Parry Jones-Parry marries his cousin Margaret and acquires the Madryn estate.^[16]
  • The Ladies of Llangollen settle at Plas Newydd.^[17]
  • St David's Club established in Aberystwyth, the oldest gentlemen's club in Wales.^[18]
  • Richard Price devises the "Northampton Tables" for calculating actuarial valuation for assurance and pensions.
  • The development of Ebbw Vale Steelworks begins.

Arts and literature

New books

• John Walters - Poems with Notes

Music

• Henry Mills of Llanidloes impresses Thomas Charles so much with his singing that he is appointed to supervise the improvement of congregational singing in the district.^[19]

Births

• 10 February - James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor (died 1862)
• 15 April - Angharad Llwyd, antiquary (died 1866)^[20]
• 14 May - Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, politician (died 1855)^[21]
• 7 October - Wyndham Lewis, MP (died 1838)
• date unknown
  • Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones), traveller and linguist (died 1843)^[22]
  • Thomas Prothero, lawyer and businessman (died 1853)^[23]

Deaths

• 6 March - Sir John Meredith, lawyer, 65^[24]
• 1 April - Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet, 35 (ruptured blood-vessel)^[25]
• May - Thomas Johnes, Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire, about 59^[7]
• date unknown
  • Howell Gwynne, former MP and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, 61/62^[26]
  • Richard Thomas, genealogist, 46^[27]

Notes and References

1. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 24.
2. Book: J.C. Sainty . John Sainty (civil servant) . List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd . London . 1979.
3. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 695.
4. Book: Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. 169.
5. Book: Edwin Poole. The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. 1886. 378.
6. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 26.
7. Web site: JOHNES, Thomas (c.1721-80), of Croft Castle, Herefs.. History of Parliament Online. 7 October 2017.
8. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 612.
9. Book: Edward Breese. Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. 1873. 29.
10. Book: Jonathan Williams. The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. 1859. 115.
11. Book: The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature. R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row. Tobias Smollett. 1775. 159.
12. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
13. Book: Thomas Duffus Hardy. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales.... University Press. 1854. 305.
14. Book: The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. 95.
15. s-SALU-RUG-1525 . SALUSBURY, SALESBURY family, of Rug and Bachymbyd. . Emyr Gwynne . Jones . William James . Smith . 1959 . 31 March 2016.
16. s-PARR-MAD-1658 . PARRY (and JONES-PARRY) family, Madryn, Llŷn . Thomas . Richards . Thomas Richards (historian) . 1959 . 27 May 2018 . yes.
17. Book: Whittle, Elisabeth . The historic gardens of Wales : an introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales . Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments . Cardiff . 1992 . 9780117015784 . 60.
18. Plaque on premises.
19. Web site: Mills family. Owain Edwards. Trevor Herbert. Grove Music Online. 27 May 2018.
20. s-LLWY-ANG-1780. Llwyd, Angharad (1780-1866), antiquary. Evan Gilbert Wright. 1959 . 25 October 2021.
21. s-LEWI-FRA-1780. Lewis, Sir Thomas Frankland (1780-1855), politician. David Williams. David Williams (historian). 1959 . 25 October 2021.
22. Humphreys, H. The Celebrated Cambrian Linguist, or the History of Dick Aberdaron (Carnarvon: H. Humphreys, 1866).
23. s1-PROT-THO-1780 . PROTHERO, THOMAS (1780 - 1853), solicitor, colliery proprietor, and influential citizen of Newport, Monmouth . Watkin William . Price . Watkin William Price . 1959 . yes.
24. s-MERE-JOH-1714 . MEREDITH, Sir JOHN (1714-1780), lawyer, of Brecon . Robert Thomas . Jenkins . Robert Thomas Jenkins . 1959 . yes . 27 May 2018.
25. s-GLYN-PEN-1603 . GLYNNE family, of Hawarden, Flintshire . David . Jenkins . 1959 . 27 May 2018 . yes.
26. Web site: GWYNNE, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec.. Namier. Lewis. History of Parliament Online. 25 October 2021.
27. s-THOM-RIC-1753 . Thomas, Richard (1753–1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist . 1959 . Davies . Sir William Llewelyn . William Llewelyn Davies . 25 October 2021.