1770 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1770 in Great Britain Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Bishop of Bangor – John Ewer^[12]
Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington^[13]
Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley^[14]
Bishop of St Davids – Charles Moss^[15]

Events

September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay.^[16]
Approximate date - Bridge at Pontardawe built by William Edwards.

Arts and literature

New books

Robert Jones (Calvinistic Methodist) - Lleferydd yr Asyn^[17]
Thomas Meredith - An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture
John Walters - A Dissertation on the Welsh Language
Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet - History of the Gwydir Family (posthumously published)^[18]

Music

Daines Barrington - Some Account of Two Musical Instruments Used in Wales^[19]

Births

15 January - Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth, politician (died 1850)^[20]
8 April - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquarian (died 1829)^[21]
14 April - John Evans, explorer (died 1799)^[22]
30 April - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)

Deaths

13 January - Howel Davies, Methodist leader, about 54^[23]
19 June - Thomas Williams, Congregational minister, about 45^[24]
8 August - John Jones, clergyman and author, 70^[25]

References

^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
^ "MORGAN, Thomas (1727-71), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
^ "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
^ George Grenville (1962). Additional Grenville Papers 1763-1765. Manchester University Press. p. 176.
^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
^ John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
^ "Barrington, Shute (at Llandaff)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Appointment ID 275358. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
^ "Sir Watkin & The Arts - A Lifelong Obsession". Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Branwen Jarvis; Dafydd Johnston (31 March 2000). A Guide to Welsh Literature: c. 1700-1800. University of Wales Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7083-1482-1.
^ John Wynne (1 January 1878). History of the Gwydir family. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 5.
^ Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity. Society of Antiquaries of London. 1786. p. 28.
^ Glyn Roberts. "Edwards, Sir John (1770-1850), baronet and M.P.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Stephens, Meic (October 2006). "Jenkins, John (1770–1829)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ David Williams. "Evans, John (1770-1799), explorer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Williams, Griffith John. "Howel Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ "Williams, Thomas (?-c.1770)". Dr Williams’s Centre for Dissenting Studies. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ Stephens, John. "Jones, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15029. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.

[Sainty-2] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.

[5] "MORGAN, Thomas (1727-71), of Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[6] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.

[7] "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[8] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[9] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.

[10] George Grenville (1962). Additional Grenville Papers 1763-1765. Manchester University Press. p. 176.

[11] Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.

[12] John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.

[13] "Barrington, Shute (at Llandaff)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Appointment ID 275358. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

[14] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[Fasti305-15] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[16] "Sir Watkin & The Arts - A Lifelong Obsession". Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[17] Branwen Jarvis; Dafydd Johnston (31 March 2000). A Guide to Welsh Literature: c. 1700-1800. University of Wales Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7083-1482-1.

[18] John Wynne (1 January 1878). History of the Gwydir family. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 5.

[19] Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity. Society of Antiquaries of London. 1786. p. 28.

[20] Glyn Roberts. "Edwards, Sir John (1770-1850), baronet and M.P.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[21] Stephens, Meic (October 2006). "Jenkins, John (1770–1829)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[22] David Williams. "Evans, John (1770-1799), explorer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[WBO-23] Williams, Griffith John. "Howel Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[Daca1-24] "Williams, Thomas (?-c.1770)". Dr Williams’s Centre for Dissenting Studies. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

[25] Stephens, John. "Jones, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15029. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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1770 in Wales

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

New books

Music

Births

Deaths

References

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