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List of years in Wales Timeline of Welsh history
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1920 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed [1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk [2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves [3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans [4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Hinds
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Henry Gladstone, later Baron Gladstone [5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet [6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite [7]
- Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph [8] (elected 7 April 1920) [9]
Events
- 22 January - Grant of the royal charter founding the University of Wales, Swansea. [10]
- 31 March - The Welsh Church Act 1914 and Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act 1919 come into force, resulting in the creation of the Church in Wales [11] after disestablishment, and appointment of the first Archbishop of Wales. The new Diocese of Monmouth is created.
- September - Report of the departmental committee on the organisation of secondary education in Wales, chaired by William Napier Bruce.
- 9 November - In a notorious murder trial at Carmarthen, solicitor Harold Greenwood is found not guilty of poisoning his wife. [12]
- 3 December - Five crew members from the Rhoscolyn lifeboat are lost off Llanddwyn, Anglesey. [13]
- 21 December - 1920 Rhondda West by-election: William John retains the seat for Labour after the resignation of William Abraham.
- Mortimer Wheeler becomes Director of the National Museum of Wales.
- More people are employed in the coal industry in Wales in this year than ever before or since.
- Opening of the Queen's Dock at Swansea Docks. [14]
- Explorer Edgeworth David and civil servant George Lewis Barstow are knighted.
- Hugh Evan-Thomas becomes an admiral.
- Sale of the Downing Hall estate at Whitford, the former home of Thomas Pennant.
Arts and literature
- January - Y Winllan is launched, with Edward Tegla Davies as editor. [15]
- Ifan ab Owen Edwards becomes editor of the children’s paper, Cymru’r Plant, originally launched by his father Owen Morgan Edwards.
- Controversy arises when T. H. Parry-Williams is appointed to the new Chair of Welsh Language at the University of Wales, because of his history of pacifism. [16]
- Margaret Haig Thomas launches the periodical Time and Tide. [17]
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Barry)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld [18]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - James Evans
New books
- Caradoc Evans - My Neighbours [19]
- John Jenkins (Gwili) - Poems [20]
- Thomas Mardy Rees - Difyrwch Gwyr Morgannwg [21]
- Thomas Frederick Tout - The Captivity and Death of Edward of Caernarvon [22]
Music
- Evan Thomas Davies becomes the first director of music at University of Wales, Bangor.
- Margaret Hughes sings at the Aeolian Hall under her stage name of " Leila Megane".
Film
- Ivor Novello appears in Miarka: The Daughter of the Bear [23]
Broadcasting
- 22 March - A full duplex commercial service begins operating from the Towyn radio receiving station, and C. S. Franklin develops an improved anti-interference antenna design.
Sport
-
Rugby Union
- 17 January - In a 19-5 win over England, Jerry Shea achieves the first international scoring "Full House"; try, penalty goal, conversion and drop goal. A feat not repeated until 1950. [24]
- 17 February - Wales beat France 6–5 at the Stade Colombes in Paris
Births
- 16 January – Walley Barnes, footballer (d. 1975)
- 23 February – Ron Berry, writer (d. 1997) [25]
- 25 March – Arthur Lever, international footballer (d. 2004)
- 12 April – The Cox Twins, music hall entertainers (d. (Frank) 2007 and (Fred) 2013)
- 5 May – Sir Glanmor Williams, historian (d. 2006) [26]
- 7 May – Tommy Davies, middleweight boxer (d. 1998)
- 13 May – Gareth Morris, flautist, brother of Jan Morris (d. 2007) [27] [28]
- 12 July – Howell Witt, bishop in Australia (d. 1998)
- 6 September – Trevor Morris, football player and manager (d. 2003)
- 7 September – Harri Webb, poet (d. 1994) [29]
- 24 September – Gweneth Lilly, writer and teacher (d. 2004) [30]
- 8 October – Frank Herbert, science fiction novelist of Welsh ancestry (d. 1986)
- 31 October – Dick Francis, jockey and crime novelist (d. 2010) [31]
- 10 November – Peter Philp, antiques expert and dramatist (d. 2006)
- 11 November – Roy Jenkins, politician (d. 2003) [32]
- 20 November – Len Blyth, Wales international rugby player (d. 1995)
- 2 December – George Edwards, international footballer (d. 2008)
- 23 December – Tommy Best, footballer (d. 2018)
- 18 December – Merlyn Rees, politician (d. 2006) [33]
Deaths
- 11 January – Pryce Pryce-Jones, entrepreneur, 85 [34]
- 16 January – Evan Rowland Jones, politician, 79 [35]
- 21 February – Anna Thomas (Morfudd Eryri), poet and campaigner for the Eisteddfod, 81
- March – John Thomas, footballer, age unknown [36]
- 11 March – Daniel James (Gwyrosydd), poet, 73 [37]
- 14 March – Owen Owen, educationist, 69/70 [38]
- 5 May – Robert Bryan, poet and composer, 61
- 15 May – Owen Morgan Edwards, historian and educationist, 61 [39]
- 5 June – Rhoda Broughton, novelist, 79 [40]
- 7 June – Hugh Ellis-Nanney, politician, 75 [41]
- 9 August – Samuel Walker Griffith, prime minister of Queensland, 75
- 1 September – Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, politician, 64 [42]
- 30 November – John Meredith, Wales national rugby player, 57
See also
References
- ^ Rhys, James Ednyfed (1959). "Rees, Evan (Dyfed; 1850-1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and archdruid of Wales". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. Dod. 1921. p. 356.
- ^ National Museum of Wales (1935). Adroddiad Blynyddol. The Museum. p. 3.
- ^ The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. 1860. p. 443.
- ^ Ivor Bulmer-Thomas (1936). Gladstone of Hawarden: A Memoir of Henry Neville, Lord Gladstone of Hawarden. Murray. p. 197.
- ^ Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "Williams family, of Bron Eryri, later called Castell Deudraeth, Meirionnydd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 15 March 1937
- ^ Who was Who 1897–2007, 1991, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Owen, Eluned E. (1961). The Later Life of Bishop Owen. Llandyssul: Gomerian Press. p. 434.
- ^ "Swansea University marks 90th anniversary". BBC News. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Norman Doe (2002). The Law of the Church in Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7083-1748-8.
- ^ Colin Wilson; Patricia Pitman (1962). Encyclopedia of Murder. G.P. Putnam's sons. p. 240.
- ^ Ken Radford (1982). Tales of North Wales. Skilton & Shaw. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-284-98614-6.
- ^ George Augustus Nokes; John Francis Gairns (1925). The Railway Year Book. Railway Publishing Company, Limited. p. 176.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1969). Annual Report. p. 34.
- ^ Kenneth O. Morgan (1981). Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980. Oxford University Press. pp. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-821736-7.
- ^ Michelle Elizabeth Tusan (2005). Women Making News: Gender and Journalism in Modern Britain. University of Illinois Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-252-03015-4.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Evans, Caradoc (2005). My neighbours. Aberystwyth: Planet. p. 183. ISBN 9780954088156.
- ^ Conran, Anthony (1997). Frontiers in Anglo-Welsh poetry. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780708313954.
- ^ Harvard University. Library (1970). Celtic literatures: classification schedule, classified listing by call number, chronological listing, author and title listing. Distributed by the Harvard University Press.
- ^ Hutchison, Harold (1972). Edward II. New York: Stein and Day. p. 141. ISBN 9780812814484.
- ^ Claude Summers (24 April 2012). The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, and Musical Theater. Cleis Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-57344-875-8.
- ^ Dai Smith; Gareth Williams (1 January 1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union, 1881-1981. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-0766-3.
- ^ Stephens, Meic (24 July 1997). "Obituary: Ron Berry". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ D Ben Rees (25 March 2006). "Sir Glanmor Williams". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Gareth Morris". The Telegraph. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Priests and Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Clerical Obituaries. A&C Black. 23 June 2006. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8264-8100-9.
- ^ "Obituary: Harri Webb". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Rees, D. Ben (20 April 2004). "Gweneth Lilly". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Nikkhah, Roya (1 September 2009). "Dick Francis interview for Even Money". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009.
- ^ Campbell, John (2015). Roy Jenkins : a well-rounded life. London: Vintage Books. p. 9. ISBN 9780099532620.
- ^ Edward Pearce (5 January 2006). "Lord Merlyn-Rees". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Maurice Richards. "Pryce-Jones, Sir Pryce (Pryce Jones until 1887; 1834-1920), pioneer of mail order business". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ ‘JONES, Major Evan Rowland’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 [1] (subscription required)
- ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
- ^ David Myrddin Lloyd. "James, Daniel (Gwyrosydd; 1847-1920), poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Jones, Edgar William. "Owen, Owen (1850–1920), first chief inspector of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education in Wales". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Edwards, Sir Owen Morgan (1858-1920), man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Marilyn Wood (1993). Rhoda Broughton (1840-1920): Profile of a Novelist. Paul Watkins. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-871615-34-0.
- ^ L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 76.
- ^ Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died During the Period ... A. & C. Black. 1929. p. 467.
| |||||
| Centuries: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: | |||||
| See also: |
List of years in Wales Timeline of Welsh history
| ||||
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1920 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed [1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk [2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves [3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans [4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Hinds
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Henry Gladstone, later Baron Gladstone [5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet [6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite [7]
- Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph [8] (elected 7 April 1920) [9]
Events
- 22 January - Grant of the royal charter founding the University of Wales, Swansea. [10]
- 31 March - The Welsh Church Act 1914 and Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act 1919 come into force, resulting in the creation of the Church in Wales [11] after disestablishment, and appointment of the first Archbishop of Wales. The new Diocese of Monmouth is created.
- September - Report of the departmental committee on the organisation of secondary education in Wales, chaired by William Napier Bruce.
- 9 November - In a notorious murder trial at Carmarthen, solicitor Harold Greenwood is found not guilty of poisoning his wife. [12]
- 3 December - Five crew members from the Rhoscolyn lifeboat are lost off Llanddwyn, Anglesey. [13]
- 21 December - 1920 Rhondda West by-election: William John retains the seat for Labour after the resignation of William Abraham.
- Mortimer Wheeler becomes Director of the National Museum of Wales.
- More people are employed in the coal industry in Wales in this year than ever before or since.
- Opening of the Queen's Dock at Swansea Docks. [14]
- Explorer Edgeworth David and civil servant George Lewis Barstow are knighted.
- Hugh Evan-Thomas becomes an admiral.
- Sale of the Downing Hall estate at Whitford, the former home of Thomas Pennant.
Arts and literature
- January - Y Winllan is launched, with Edward Tegla Davies as editor. [15]
- Ifan ab Owen Edwards becomes editor of the children’s paper, Cymru’r Plant, originally launched by his father Owen Morgan Edwards.
- Controversy arises when T. H. Parry-Williams is appointed to the new Chair of Welsh Language at the University of Wales, because of his history of pacifism. [16]
- Margaret Haig Thomas launches the periodical Time and Tide. [17]
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Barry)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld [18]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - James Evans
New books
- Caradoc Evans - My Neighbours [19]
- John Jenkins (Gwili) - Poems [20]
- Thomas Mardy Rees - Difyrwch Gwyr Morgannwg [21]
- Thomas Frederick Tout - The Captivity and Death of Edward of Caernarvon [22]
Music
- Evan Thomas Davies becomes the first director of music at University of Wales, Bangor.
- Margaret Hughes sings at the Aeolian Hall under her stage name of " Leila Megane".
Film
- Ivor Novello appears in Miarka: The Daughter of the Bear [23]
Broadcasting
- 22 March - A full duplex commercial service begins operating from the Towyn radio receiving station, and C. S. Franklin develops an improved anti-interference antenna design.
Sport
-
Rugby Union
- 17 January - In a 19-5 win over England, Jerry Shea achieves the first international scoring "Full House"; try, penalty goal, conversion and drop goal. A feat not repeated until 1950. [24]
- 17 February - Wales beat France 6–5 at the Stade Colombes in Paris
Births
- 16 January – Walley Barnes, footballer (d. 1975)
- 23 February – Ron Berry, writer (d. 1997) [25]
- 25 March – Arthur Lever, international footballer (d. 2004)
- 12 April – The Cox Twins, music hall entertainers (d. (Frank) 2007 and (Fred) 2013)
- 5 May – Sir Glanmor Williams, historian (d. 2006) [26]
- 7 May – Tommy Davies, middleweight boxer (d. 1998)
- 13 May – Gareth Morris, flautist, brother of Jan Morris (d. 2007) [27] [28]
- 12 July – Howell Witt, bishop in Australia (d. 1998)
- 6 September – Trevor Morris, football player and manager (d. 2003)
- 7 September – Harri Webb, poet (d. 1994) [29]
- 24 September – Gweneth Lilly, writer and teacher (d. 2004) [30]
- 8 October – Frank Herbert, science fiction novelist of Welsh ancestry (d. 1986)
- 31 October – Dick Francis, jockey and crime novelist (d. 2010) [31]
- 10 November – Peter Philp, antiques expert and dramatist (d. 2006)
- 11 November – Roy Jenkins, politician (d. 2003) [32]
- 20 November – Len Blyth, Wales international rugby player (d. 1995)
- 2 December – George Edwards, international footballer (d. 2008)
- 23 December – Tommy Best, footballer (d. 2018)
- 18 December – Merlyn Rees, politician (d. 2006) [33]
Deaths
- 11 January – Pryce Pryce-Jones, entrepreneur, 85 [34]
- 16 January – Evan Rowland Jones, politician, 79 [35]
- 21 February – Anna Thomas (Morfudd Eryri), poet and campaigner for the Eisteddfod, 81
- March – John Thomas, footballer, age unknown [36]
- 11 March – Daniel James (Gwyrosydd), poet, 73 [37]
- 14 March – Owen Owen, educationist, 69/70 [38]
- 5 May – Robert Bryan, poet and composer, 61
- 15 May – Owen Morgan Edwards, historian and educationist, 61 [39]
- 5 June – Rhoda Broughton, novelist, 79 [40]
- 7 June – Hugh Ellis-Nanney, politician, 75 [41]
- 9 August – Samuel Walker Griffith, prime minister of Queensland, 75
- 1 September – Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, politician, 64 [42]
- 30 November – John Meredith, Wales national rugby player, 57
See also
References
- ^ Rhys, James Ednyfed (1959). "Rees, Evan (Dyfed; 1850-1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and archdruid of Wales". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. Dod. 1921. p. 356.
- ^ National Museum of Wales (1935). Adroddiad Blynyddol. The Museum. p. 3.
- ^ The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. 1860. p. 443.
- ^ Ivor Bulmer-Thomas (1936). Gladstone of Hawarden: A Memoir of Henry Neville, Lord Gladstone of Hawarden. Murray. p. 197.
- ^ Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "Williams family, of Bron Eryri, later called Castell Deudraeth, Meirionnydd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 15 March 1937
- ^ Who was Who 1897–2007, 1991, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Owen, Eluned E. (1961). The Later Life of Bishop Owen. Llandyssul: Gomerian Press. p. 434.
- ^ "Swansea University marks 90th anniversary". BBC News. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Norman Doe (2002). The Law of the Church in Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7083-1748-8.
- ^ Colin Wilson; Patricia Pitman (1962). Encyclopedia of Murder. G.P. Putnam's sons. p. 240.
- ^ Ken Radford (1982). Tales of North Wales. Skilton & Shaw. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-284-98614-6.
- ^ George Augustus Nokes; John Francis Gairns (1925). The Railway Year Book. Railway Publishing Company, Limited. p. 176.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1969). Annual Report. p. 34.
- ^ Kenneth O. Morgan (1981). Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980. Oxford University Press. pp. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-821736-7.
- ^ Michelle Elizabeth Tusan (2005). Women Making News: Gender and Journalism in Modern Britain. University of Illinois Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-252-03015-4.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Evans, Caradoc (2005). My neighbours. Aberystwyth: Planet. p. 183. ISBN 9780954088156.
- ^ Conran, Anthony (1997). Frontiers in Anglo-Welsh poetry. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780708313954.
- ^ Harvard University. Library (1970). Celtic literatures: classification schedule, classified listing by call number, chronological listing, author and title listing. Distributed by the Harvard University Press.
- ^ Hutchison, Harold (1972). Edward II. New York: Stein and Day. p. 141. ISBN 9780812814484.
- ^ Claude Summers (24 April 2012). The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, and Musical Theater. Cleis Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-57344-875-8.
- ^ Dai Smith; Gareth Williams (1 January 1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union, 1881-1981. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-0766-3.
- ^ Stephens, Meic (24 July 1997). "Obituary: Ron Berry". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ D Ben Rees (25 March 2006). "Sir Glanmor Williams". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Gareth Morris". The Telegraph. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Priests and Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Clerical Obituaries. A&C Black. 23 June 2006. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8264-8100-9.
- ^ "Obituary: Harri Webb". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Rees, D. Ben (20 April 2004). "Gweneth Lilly". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Nikkhah, Roya (1 September 2009). "Dick Francis interview for Even Money". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009.
- ^ Campbell, John (2015). Roy Jenkins : a well-rounded life. London: Vintage Books. p. 9. ISBN 9780099532620.
- ^ Edward Pearce (5 January 2006). "Lord Merlyn-Rees". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Maurice Richards. "Pryce-Jones, Sir Pryce (Pryce Jones until 1887; 1834-1920), pioneer of mail order business". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ ‘JONES, Major Evan Rowland’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 [1] (subscription required)
- ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
- ^ David Myrddin Lloyd. "James, Daniel (Gwyrosydd; 1847-1920), poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Jones, Edgar William. "Owen, Owen (1850–1920), first chief inspector of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education in Wales". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Edwards, Sir Owen Morgan (1858-1920), man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Marilyn Wood (1993). Rhoda Broughton (1840-1920): Profile of a Novelist. Paul Watkins. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-871615-34-0.
- ^ L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 76.
- ^ Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died During the Period ... A. & C. Black. 1929. p. 467.