1783 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s; 1800s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1783 in Great Britain Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1783 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Bishop of Bangor – John Moore (until 26 April)^[10] John Warren (from 26 April)^[11]^[12]
Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Watson^[13]
Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley^[14]
Bishop of St Davids – Edward Smallwell (from 6 July)^[15]

Events

20 August - Thomas Charles marries Sally Jones and settles in Bala.^[16]
26 September - Industrialist and slave-owner Richard Pennant is created 1st Baron Penrhyn in the county of Lough.^[17]
Welsh emigrant Evan Williams founds a whiskey distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States, which will still be operating in the 21st century.

Arts and literature

New books

Julia Ann Hatton - Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects^[18]

Music

Evan Hughes (Hughes Fawr) - Rhai Hymnau Newyddion o Fawl i'r Oen^[19]

Births

11 February - Thomas Richard, minister (died 1856)
16 March - Henry Williams-Wynn, politician (died 1856)^[20]
May - Cadwaladr Jones, minister and literary editor (died 1867)^[21]
unknown dates
- Hugh Jones, archdeacon of Essex (died 1869)^[22]

Deaths

19 June - Henry Lloyd, soldier and military writer^[23]
7 August - Thomas Llewellyn, Baptist minister and writer, 63?^[24]
2 September - Edward Edwards, academic
6 September - Anna Williams, friend of Dr Johnson, 77?^[25]
16 December - Sir William James, 1st Baronet, naval commander, 61-62^[26]

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Edwin Poole (1886). 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. p. 378.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
^ 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.
^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
^ Tobias Smollett, ed. (1775). The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature. R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row. p. 159.
^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
^ John Henry James (1898). A History and Survey of the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter, Paul, Dubritius, Teilo, and Oudoceus, Llandaff. Western Mail. p. 16.
^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
^ Guides and Handbooks. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). 1939. p. 163.
^ "Thomas Charles". Banner of Truth. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ George Nicholson (1813). The Cambrian Traveller's Guide: In Every Direction; Containing Remarks Made During Many Excursions, in the Principality of Wales, and Bordering Districts, Augmented by Extracts from the Best Writers. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. pp. 1059–.
^ Philip H. Highfill; Kalman A. Burnim; Edward A. Langhans (1973). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. pp. 34. ISBN 978-0-8093-1526-0.
^ Robert (Bob) Owen. "Hughes, Evan ('Hughes Fawr'; d. 1800), cleric and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wynn, Henry Watkin Williams" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ Richard Griffith Owen. "Jones, Cadwaladr (1783-1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ Archives, The National. "Jones, Hugh Chambres (1783-1869) Archdeacon of Essex, The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
^ Samuel Henry Fergus Johnston. "Lloyd, Henry (c.1720-1783), soldier and military writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office.
^ Rogers, Pat (1996). The Samuel Johnson encyclopedia. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 428. ISBN 9780313294112.
^ "JAMES, William (?1721-83), of Park Farm Place, Eltham, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

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

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

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

[Sainty-4] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[5] Edwin Poole (1886). 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. p. 378.

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

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

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

[10] Tobias Smollett, ed. (1775). The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature. R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row. p. 159.

[Fasti305-11] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[12] The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.

[13] John Henry James (1898). A History and Survey of the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter, Paul, Dubritius, Teilo, and Oudoceus, Llandaff. Western Mail. p. 16.

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

[15] Guides and Handbooks. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). 1939. p. 163.

[16] "Thomas Charles". Banner of Truth. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[17] George Nicholson (1813). The Cambrian Traveller's Guide: In Every Direction; Containing Remarks Made During Many Excursions, in the Principality of Wales, and Bordering Districts, Augmented by Extracts from the Best Writers. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. pp. 1059–.

[18] Philip H. Highfill; Kalman A. Burnim; Edward A. Langhans (1973). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. pp. 34. ISBN 978-0-8093-1526-0.

[19] Robert (Bob) Owen. "Hughes, Evan ('Hughes Fawr'; d. 1800), cleric and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[20] Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wynn, Henry Watkin Williams" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[21] Richard Griffith Owen. "Jones, Cadwaladr (1783-1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[22] Archives, The National. "Jones, Hugh Chambres (1783-1869) Archdeacon of Essex, The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.

[23] Samuel Henry Fergus Johnston. "Lloyd, Henry (c.1720-1783), soldier and military writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[24] Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office.

[25] Rogers, Pat (1996). The Samuel Johnson encyclopedia. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 428. ISBN 9780313294112.

[26] "JAMES, William (?1721-83), of Park Farm Place, Eltham, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

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