1851 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1851 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales — vacant

Events

• 24 September — Vale of Neath Railway opens from Neath to Aberdare.
• August — William Bulkeley Hughes hosts a banquet at Bangor for Robert Stephenson.
• Richard Fothergill III is prosecuted for running a "truck shop" at Aberdare.
• David Davies marries Margaret Jones of Llanfair Caereinion.

Arts and literature

New books

• John Blackwell — Ceinion Alun (posthumously published)
• Richard Williams Morgan — A Tragedy of Powys Castle

Music

• Thomas Jones — Gweddi Habacuc (cantata)
• John Ambrose Lloyd — Teyrnasoedd y Ddaear......
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