1865 in Wales

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See also:	List of years in Wales; 1865 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1865 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
Princess of Wales — Alexandra

Events

5 January — The Festiniog Railway officially opens to passengers, the first narrow gauge railway in the British Isles to do so.^[1]
14 January — An American Confederate paddle steamer, Lelia, sinks off the north Wales coast, with the loss of eighteen lives.
1 February — The Vale of Neath Railway is amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.
14 April
- Opening of the Royal Pier, Aberystwyth, built by Eugenius Birch at a cost of £13,600.
- Paddle steamer Great Empress collides with Beaumaris Pier.
May
- Opening of Talyllyn Railway.^[2]
- A branch of The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites Friendly Society is established and registered at Colwinston.^[3]
28 May — The Mimosa sets sail with emigrants for Patagonia.^[4]
10 June — Opening of Penarth Dock.
3 July — Opening of Barmouth Junction on the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway.
28 July — The town of Puerto Madryn and the Patagonian colony is founded by Michael D. Jones.^[5]
29 November — Two men die when a coal train falls into the North Dock at Swansea.
1 December — Llandrindod Wells is linked to the rail network for the first time.^[6]
The only outbreak of yellow fever ever to occur in Britain kills fifteen people in Swansea.
Francis Kilvert becomes curate of Clyro in Radnorshire.
Sale of the Pwyllycrochan estate, leading to the development of Colwyn Bay.
John Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute, meets architect and designer William Burges.
Robert Jones Derfel retires from the ministry and sets up a Welsh bookshop and press in Manchester.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Aberystwyth. The chair is won by Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo).

New books

Morris Davies — Cofiant Ann Griffiths
John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) — Coll Gwynfa (translation of Milton's Paradise Lost)
John Ceiriog Hughes — Y Bardd a'r Cerddor
John Jones (Mathetes) — Pregeth i Fyfyrwyr Coleg Hwlffordd ...
John Thomas (Ifor Cwmgwys) — Diferion Meddyliol

Music

Thomas Gruffydd Jones (Tafalaw Bencerdd) — Gwarchae Harlech (cantata)

Sport

Cricket
- 17 July — South Wales Cricket Club travels to Gravesend to play the Gentlemen of Kent.
- August — Morriston Cricket Club is founded.

Births

2 February — Henry Davies, cricketer (died 1934)
28 February — Arthur Symons, poet and critic (died 1945)
7 March — Martyn Jordan, Wales international rugby player (died 1902)
30 April — Max Nettlau, German historian and Welsh learner (died 1944)
3 June — Prince George, second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales and himself Prince of Wales 1901–1910 (later King George V; died 1936)
6 August — Lewis Cobden Thomas, Wales international rugby player (died 1928)
22 August — Stephen Thomas Wales international rugby player (died 1937)
8 September — David Williams, Swansea politician (died 1941)
23 September — William Brace, politician (died 1947)
20 October — Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet, judge (died 1955)
26 October — Hugh Ingledew, Wales international rugby player (died 1937)
October — Jack Doughty, footballer (died 1937)
16 December — George Rowles, footballer (died 1922)
December — Richard Bagnall-Oakeley, Olympic archer (died 1947)
date unknown
- Dickie Garrett, rugby player (died 1908)
- Albert Hybart, rugby player (died 1945)
- George Owen, footballer (died 1922)
- Robert Roberts, footballer (died 1945)

Deaths

21 February — Stapleton Cotton, military leader, 91
26 April — William Williams, MP, 77
29 April — Thomas Evans (Telynog), poet, 24
18 June — William Parker Foulke, Welsh-descended American geologist, 49
10 August — Hugh Pugh, mariner, 71
28 September — John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, politician, 63
20 November — Rees Howell Gronow, soldier, politician and memoirist, 70

References

↑ Johnson, Peter (2007). An Illustrated History of the Festiniog Railway 1832–1954. Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-603-9.
↑ Boyd, J.I.C. (1988). The Tal-y-Llyn Railway. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. p. 45. ISBN 0-906867-46-0.
↑ "County Treasures" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
↑ Wilkinson, Susan (September 1998). "Welsh immigrants in Patagonia: Mimosa, the old ship that sailed into history". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
↑ Williams, R. Bryn (2000). The Welsh colony in Patagonia 1865–2000. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-653-3.
↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: a Chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5.

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[1] Johnson, Peter (2007). An Illustrated History of the Festiniog Railway 1832–1954. Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-86093-603-9.

[2] Boyd, J.I.C. (1988). The Tal-y-Llyn Railway. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. p. 45. ISBN 0-906867-46-0.

[3] "County Treasures" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[4] Wilkinson, Susan (September 1998). "Welsh immigrants in Patagonia: Mimosa, the old ship that sailed into history". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-26.

[5] Williams, R. Bryn (2000). The Welsh colony in Patagonia 1865–2000. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-653-3.

[Quick-6] Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: a Chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5.