1741 in Wales

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
• Bishop of Bangor – Thomas Herring
• Bishop of Llandaff – John Gilbert
• Bishop of St Asaph – Isaac Maddox
• Bishop of St Davids – Nicholas Clagett

Events

• June – In the general election, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Denbighshire is targeted by the government. Sir Watkin wins by 1352 to 933, but the sheriff, a member of the Salusbury family, disallows 594 of his votes and returns a cousin of Salusbury, John Myddelton of Chirk. Sir Watkin is elected for Montgomeryshire instead.
• Carpenter Siarl Marc is converted and quickly becomes the most important Calvinistic Methodist exhorter in the Llyn peninsula.
• Lewis Morris resumes his survey of Welsh ports on behalf of the Navy Office.

Arts and literature

New books

• Evan Davies – ''Newyddion Mawr Oddiwrth y Ser''

Music

• Morgan John Lewis – Hymnau Duwiol o Gasgliad Gwyr Eglwysig M.J. ac E.W.
• David Owen composes Dafydd y Garreg Wen on his deathbed, according to tradition

Births

• 27 January – Hester Thrale, diarist and friend of Dr Johnson
• 20 August – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
• 3 September – Owen Jones, antiquary

Deaths

• May – Isaac Carter, publisher
• August – David Owen, 29, harpist
• date unknown
• *Wil Hopcyn, poet, 41?
• *Edward Owen, artist
• *Robert Roberts, theologian, 61?