1830s in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1830–1839 to Wales and its people.
Events
Arts and literature
New books
- Charles James Apperley - The Chace, the Road, and the Turf
- Eliza Constantia Campbell - Tales about Wales
- John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) - Hanes yr Iddewon
- Y Fwyalchen
- Felicia Hemans - Songs of the Affections
- Benjamin Jones (PA Môn) - Athrawiaeth Bedydd
- Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick - Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour, from the Collection at Goodrich Court
- Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) - Hanes Cymru a Chenedl y Cymry o'r Cynoesoedd hyd at Farwolaeth Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, vol. 1
- William Williams (Caledfryn) - ''Drych Barddonol''
Music
- Thomas Griffiths (Tau Gimel) - Casgliad o Hymnau
- David James - ''Myfyrdawd''
Births
- 1830
- *23 January - Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn, politician
- *22 April - Sarah Emily Davies, educator
- *May - Richard Davies (Tafolog), poet and critic
- *25 May - Robert Williams (Trebor Mai), poet
- 1831
- *20 December - William T. Davies, Governor of Pennsylvania
- 1832
- *5 January - Love Jones-Parry, politician and Patagonian settler
- *3 April - William Thomas (Islwyn), poet
- *25 September - John Ceiriog Hughes, poet
- 1833
- *date unknown
- **Richard Davies (Mynyddog), poet
- **James James, harpist and composer
- 1834
- *16 October - Pryce Pryce-Jones, mail order entrepreneur
- *date unknown - William Thomas (Gwilym Marles), minister
- 1836
- *30 January - Lewis Jones, Patagonian settler
- *5 July - Evan Herber Evans, minister
- *30 September - George Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, industrialist
- *6 October - Allen Raine, novelist
- *20 October - Daniel Owen, novelist
- *date unknown - John Jones (Myrddin Fardd), poet
- 1837
- *5 August - William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr, industrialist
- *6 September - Henry Thomas Edwards, preacher
- *22 September - Thomas Charles Edwards, minister, writer and first principal of the University of Wales
- *26 December - Sir William Boyd Dawkins, geologist
- *date unknown - William Bowen Rowlands, politician
- 1838
- *date unknown - Charles Gresford Edmondes, clergyman and teacher
- 1839
- *7 March - Ludwig Mond, German-born industrialist
- *24 September - John Neale Dalton, royal chaplain and tutor
- *date unknown - Sarah Jane Rees (Cranogwen), writer
Deaths
- 1830
- *26 June - King George IV of the United Kingdom, formerly the second longest-serving Prince of Wales
- 1831
- *7 January - Edward "Celtic" Davies, author, 74
- *8 June - Sarah Siddons, actress
- *13 August - Dic Penderyn, labourer
- 1834
- *11 August - William Crawshay I, industrialist
- *2 September - David Charles, hymn-writer
- 1835
- *13 May - John Nash, architect
- *3 June - William Owen Pughe, grammarian and lexicographer
- *date unknown - Robert Davies (Robin Ddu o'r Glyn), poet
- 1836
- *22 November - Peter Bailey Williams, antiquarian
- 1837
- *19 February - Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's, 80
- 1838
- *14 March - Wyndham Lewis, MP, 57
- *19 July - Christmas Evans, preacher
- *26 December - Ann Hatton, novelist
- 1839
- *16 May - Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis