1761
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
1761 in
Great Britain
Scotland
Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1761 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Events

  • Edward Allgood II (1712–1801) establishes a japannery at Usk.[14]
  • Goronwy Owen takes up his position as a rector in Virginia, and his salary is agreed.[15]

Arts and literature

New books

Music

  • John Parry – A Collection of Welsh, English and Scotch Airs[17]

Births

February: Lady Willoughby de Eresby

Deaths

References

  1. Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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. Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
  6. Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
  7. "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  8. Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
  10. "Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  11. "Ewer, John (EWR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  12. The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
  13. 1 2 "Ellys, Anthony" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  14. "Allgood family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  15. Goronwy Owen (1876). The Poetical Works of the Rev. Goronwy Owen (Goronwy Ddu O Fon): With His Life and Correspondence. Longmans, Green. p. 11.
  16. "Evan, John (1723-1817)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  17. Phyllis Kinney (15 April 2011). Welsh Traditional Music. University of Wales Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7083-2358-8.
  18. Author and Book Info.com
  19. Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1982. p. 449.
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