This article is about the particular significance of the year 1811 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Thomas Johnes 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 Stuart, 1st 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 – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney
Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie
Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Watson
Bishop of St Asaph – William Cleaver
Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess
Events
5 February - The Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent. 25 March - Sir Joseph Bailey takes over Nantyglo Ironworks. 25 May - The Hay Railway is authorised by an Act of Parliament. 19 June - The first Methodist Association for the ordination of new ministers is held at Llandeilo. Thomas Charles plays a leading role. The Presbyterian Church of Wales thus secedes from the Church of England. 20 August - Thomas Sheasby resigns as engineer of the Aberdare Canal, to be replaced by George Overton. As part of the canal works, a free-standing metal rail bridge is built at Robertstown, Aberdare - the first of its kind in the world. 17 September - Completion of The Cob embankment across Traeth Mawr by William Madocks is celebrated. His nearby model town of Tremadog is also completed by this year. date unknown At Hereford Assizes, Samuel Homfray and his partners in the Penydarren ironworks sue the Dowlais Company for fouling the Morlais brook with cinders and slag. Pont-y-gwaith is built over the River Taff near Merthyr Tydfil.
Arts and literature
New books
English language
Thomas Charles - Biblical Dictionary, vol. 4
Richard Fenton - A Tour in Quest of Genealogy
Ann Hatton - Poetic Trifles
Peter Roberts - Brut Tysilio (English translation)
Welsh language
Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - Cyfansoddiad o Hymnau
John Williams (ed.) - Gwaith Prydyddawl … W. Williams
Music
John James - Pigion o Hymnau
Births
14 January - Rowland Prichard, musician (d. 1887) 26 January - Roger Edwards, minister (d. 1886) 11 March - Thomas Jones (Glan Alun), poet (d. 1866) 12 March - Mary Pendrill Llewelyn, translator and writer (died 1874) 7 April - John Williams (Ab Ithel), antiquary (d. 1862) 29 May - Charles Meredith, pioneer grazier and politician in Tasmania (died 1880 in Australia) 25 June - Jane Hughes, poet (died 1880) 11 July - William Robert Grove, inventor (d. 1896) date unknown - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), Rebecca rioter (died 1858)