1702 in Wales

none September 2019 September 2019 1702 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1702 to Wales and its people. Incumbents Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby;J.C. Sainty John Sainty (civil servant) List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd London 1979 (10 June – 5 November 1702) Stanley Peter The house of Stanley : the history of an English family from the 12th century Pentland Press Edinburgh 1998 9781858215785 196Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (from 2 December) Nicholas Thomas Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales Genealogical Pub. Co Baltimore 1991 9780806313146 695 Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire – Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke Brown Richard Church and state in modern Britain, 1700-1850 Routledge London; New York 1991 9781134982707 25 Bishop of Bangor – John EvansCharles John Abbey The English Church and Its Bishops 1700-1800 Longmans, Green 1887 357–359 Bishop of Llandaff – William Beaw Bishop of St Asaph – Edward Jones Bishop of St Davids – vacant Events 8 March – Anne, daughter of King James II, comes to the throne of Great Britain. Since her only surviving son had died prior to her accession, there is no prospective Prince of Wales.Green, David (1970). Queen Anne. Collins. 0-00-211693-6 Page 335 5 May – Following a suspension of nearly a year, Edward Jones, Bishop of St Asaph, is allowed to return to his see.Jones, Edward (1641–1703) date unknown The 23rd Regiment of Foot is granted the title The Welsh Regiment of Fuzileers.http://royalwelsh.org.uk/regiment/history-regiment-timeline.htm The History of The Royal Welsh The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon) 20 July 2019 7 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150407061020/http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/regiment/history-regiment-timeline.htm dead An eisteddfod is held at Machynlleth.s-GRUF-IFA-1655 Gruffudd, Ifan (c.1655-c.1734), poet Geraint Bowen Geraint Bowen (poet) 20 July 2019 Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley, succeeds his father, the 3rd Viscount, as Constable of Beaumaris Castle.Great Britain. Public Record Office 1702-1707 https://books.google.com/books?id=TMAMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA560 1874 Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer 559–560 Arts and literature New books David Maurice – Cynffwrdd i'r gwan Gristion, neu'r gorsen ysig (translation from work of Theophilus Dorrington)s-MAUR-DAV-1626 Maurice, David (1626-1702), cleric and translator John James Jones yes 20 July 2019 Births 20 May – Thomas Morgan, judge (died 1769) date unknown Richard Farrington, antiquary (died 1772)s-FARR-RIC-1702 Farrington, Richard (1702-1772), cleric and antiquary William Gilbert Williams yes 20 July 2019 Humphrey Owen, academic (died 1768)s-OWEN-HUM-1702 Owen, Humphrey (1702-1768), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and Bodley's librarian Robert Thomas Jenkins yes 20 July 2019 Deaths January – James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey, 31 25 March – Lewis Wogan of Boulston, High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire, about 50s-WOGA-PEN-1250 Wogan families, Pembrokeshire Bertie George Charles yes 20 July 2019Dillwyn Miles Sheriffs of the County of Pembroke, 1541-1974: Together with a List of the Sheriffs of the Town and County of Haverfordwest https://books.google.com/books?id=X70qAQAAMAAJ 1976 publisher not identified 12 May – Elizabeth Gwyn, philanthropist, daughter of Thomas Gwyn of Hay CastleTheophilus Jones A History of the County of Brecknock ... https://books.google.com/books?id=QZDnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA391 1809 W. & G. North, for the author 391 5 November – William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of North Wales, about 47John Stewart The British Empire: An Encyclopedia of the Crown's Holdings, 1493 Through 1995 McFarland & Company 1996 161 December – Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet, Governor of Cardiff Castles-KEME-CEF-1234 Kemeys and Kemeys-Tynte family, of Cefn Mabli, Monmouth Griffith Milwyn Griffiths yes 20 July 2019 date unknown – David Maurice, clergyman and translator, 76https://saintmichaelsaberg.wixsite.com/stmichaels/churchyard St Michael's Church, Abergele St Michael's Abergele Len Ellis 20 July 2019 See also 1702 in Scotland References 1702 Category:1700s in Wales