1766 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1766 in Great Britain Scotland

Events from the year 1766 in Wales.

Incumbents

Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton[12]
Bishop of Llandaff – John Ewer[13]
Bishop of St Asaph – Richard Newcome[14]
Bishop of St Davids – Samuel Squire (until 7 May); Robert Lowth (from 14 June); Charles Moss (from 30 November)[15]

Events

19 February - Thomas Kymer is granted an Act of Parliament allowing him to construct the Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal.[16]
12 May - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet, marries Margaret, daughter of Rev Hugh Wynn and heiress to the Bodysgallen estate.
12 November - John, Lord Mountstuart marries Charlotte Jane, granddaughter of Thomas Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor.[17]
unknown date - The Welsh-language periodical Yr Awstralydd is launched by William Meirion Evans in Australia.[18]

Arts and literature

English language

Anna Williams - Miscellanies in Prose and Verse[19]

Welsh language

David Jones of Trefriw (ed.) - Cydymaith Diddan[20]
John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) - Drych y Cristion[21]

Music

Elis Roberts - Oliffernes a Jiwdath[22]

Paintings

Richard Wilson - Meleager and Atalanta

Births

March - William Turner, industrialist (died 1853)
10 November - John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors), satirical poet and radical pamphleteer (died 1821)[23]
6 December - Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu), poet (died 1850)[24]
25 December - Christmas Evans, preacher (died 1838)[25]
unknown date - Martha Llwyd, hymnodist (died 1845)[26]

Deaths

1 January - James Francis Edward Stuart, 77, nominally Prince of Wales from his birth until 1701[27]
19 January - Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne, landowner[28]
30 January - John Jeffreys, 59, politician[29]
June - Evan Edwards, 32, harpist[30]
7 May - Samuel Squire, 51/52, Bishop of St Davids[15]
17 November - Morgan Morgan, 78, Welsh-born American colonist (in America)[31]

References

Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
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.
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.
Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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.
"Ewer, John (EWR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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.
Joseph Priestley (1831). Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways of Great Britain: As a Reference to Nichols, Priestley & Walker's New Map of Inland Navigation. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green. pp. 365.
Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales: Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry ... with Many Ancient Pedigrees and Memorials of Old and Extinct Families. Longmans, Green, Reader. p. 619.
James Jupp; Director Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies James Jupp (October 2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-521-80789-0.
Teresa Barnard (15 April 2016). Anna Seward: A Constructed Life: A Critical Biography. Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-317-18067-8.
Ffion Mair Jones (14 June 2010). 'The Bard is a Very Singular Character': Iolo Morganwg, Marginalia and Print Culture. University of Wales Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-1-78316-407-3.
Thomas Isfryn Jones. "ROBERTS, John (Siôn Robert Lewis; 1731-1806), author, almanack-maker, and hymn-writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
Gruffydd Glyn Evans. "ROBERTS, ELIS (d. 1789), cooper, ballad-writer, and composer of interludes". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
David Rowland Hughes. "Jones, John ('Jac Glan-y-gors': 1766-1821), satirical poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
Stephen Joseph Williams. "WILLIAMS, ROBERT (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu; 1766-1850), poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
D. Densil Morgan (2008). Wales and the Word: Historical Perspectives on Religion and Welsh Identity. University of Wales Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7083-2121-8.
"Merched y gân". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
Deborah C. Fisher (2006). Princes of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7083-2003-7.
Morgan, Gerald (1993). "The Trawsgoed inheritance". Ceredigion. XII (1): 33.
"JEFFREYS, John (1706–66), of the Priory, Brecon, and Sheen, Surr". The History of Parliament (1715-1754). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Robert David Griffith. "EDWARDS, EVAN (1734-1766), harpist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
Callahan, James Morton (1912). Butcher, Bernard Lee (ed.). Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia. Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishers. p. 950.

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

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

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

[10] Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[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] "Ewer, John (EWR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[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] Joseph Priestley (1831). Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways of Great Britain: As a Reference to Nichols, Priestley & Walker's New Map of Inland Navigation. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green. pp. 365.

[17] Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales: Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry ... with Many Ancient Pedigrees and Memorials of Old and Extinct Families. Longmans, Green, Reader. p. 619.

[18] James Jupp; Director Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies James Jupp (October 2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-521-80789-0.

[19] Teresa Barnard (15 April 2016). Anna Seward: A Constructed Life: A Critical Biography. Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-317-18067-8.

[20] Ffion Mair Jones (14 June 2010). 'The Bard is a Very Singular Character': Iolo Morganwg, Marginalia and Print Culture. University of Wales Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-1-78316-407-3.

[21] Thomas Isfryn Jones. "ROBERTS, John (Siôn Robert Lewis; 1731-1806), author, almanack-maker, and hymn-writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[22] Gruffydd Glyn Evans. "ROBERTS, ELIS (d. 1789), cooper, ballad-writer, and composer of interludes". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[23] David Rowland Hughes. "Jones, John ('Jac Glan-y-gors': 1766-1821), satirical poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[24] Stephen Joseph Williams. "WILLIAMS, ROBERT (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu; 1766-1850), poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[25] D. Densil Morgan (2008). Wales and the Word: Historical Perspectives on Religion and Welsh Identity. University of Wales Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7083-2121-8.

[26] "Merched y gân". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[27] Deborah C. Fisher (2006). Princes of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7083-2003-7.

[28] Morgan, Gerald (1993). "The Trawsgoed inheritance". Ceredigion. XII (1): 33.

[29] "JEFFREYS, John (1706–66), of the Priory, Brecon, and Sheen, Surr". The History of Parliament (1715-1754). Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[30] Robert David Griffith. "EDWARDS, EVAN (1734-1766), harpist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[31] Callahan, James Morton (1912). Butcher, Bernard Lee (ed.). Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia. Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishers. p. 950.