1829 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1829 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

 * Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
 * Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort
 * Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
 * Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell
 * Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
 * Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
 * Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
 * Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
 * Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
 * Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
 * Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet
 * Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney


 * Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie
 * Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston
 * Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore
 * Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson

Events

 * January - The first issue of the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory appears.
 * 6 May - The Cymmrodorion hold an eisteddfod in London.
 * 24 November - The Ecclesiastical Courts Act, 1829, is passed, largely at the instigation of Sir John Nicholl.
 * Formation of the North Wales and South Wales MMs (monthly meetings) by the Society of Friends.
 * Beaumaris Gaol is built, to the design of Joseph Hansom.

New books

 * Ellis Evans - Arddangosiad Syml o Syniadau Gwahaniaethol, neu Egwyddorion Priodol, y Bedyddwyr Crediniol
 * John Jones (Tegid) - A Defence of the Reformed System of Welsh Orthography
 * Thomas Love Peacock - The Misfortunes of Elphin
 * Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) - An Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain

Music

 * Felix Mendelssohn visits Wales and transcribes some Welsh music.

Births

 * 27 January - Isaac Roberts, astronomer (d. 1904)
 * 28 August - Samuel C. Hughes, Welsh-born American businessman and politician (d. 1917)
 * 20 December - Morgan Jones, cricketer (d. 1905)
 * 23 December - Thomas Walter Price (Cuhelyn), journalist and poet (d. 1869)
 * unknown date - G. Phillips Bevan, statistician (d. 1889)

Deaths

 * 26 January - Benjamin Millingchamp, collector of manuscripts, 72
 * June - Elizabeth Randles, harpist, 28?
 * 19 August - Jonathan Williams, antiquary, 77
 * 20 November - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquary, 59