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Name	Age	Address
Mary Jane Morgan Edwin Jones Jennie Davies Eva Dix Luther Pritchard Morris Thomas John Dumayne Britain Alfred Jefferies Thomas Rees Annie Bowden Gertrude May Hopkin Mary Jane Davies Edith Prosser Tabitha Prosser Margaret Maria Evans May Shipton James Sydney Vincent Olwen Davies Gwladys Sarah Richard Jones Katie Powell Tom Rhys Herbert Conley Mildred Pratt Edith Maud Hopper Thomas Richards Annie Howell Florence Elizabeth Nicholas Gertie Prosser Daniel Rees Davies Maggie Davies David Williams David Evans Jennie Jacobs Alfred Percival Morgan Elly Myrl Gregory Reginald J Lewis Stanley Pierce Netherway Brinley Rees Price Solomon Henry Howells Hannah Morgan Catherine Morgan Gwenllian Hughes Thomas John Morgan David Rice Jones Thomas John Welch Jesse Duplock Jane Jenkins Sarah Jane Morgan Thomas Arnold Evans Blodwen Isaac Harriet Ann Owen Daniel Davies Agnes Evans Annie Jones Catherine Ellen Morgan Harriet Mary Evans John Trevor Jones Daniel Rees Davies George Herbert Jones Thomas Sydney Lewis Margaret Mary John Lizzie Hannah Jenkins Sarah Rees Margaret Mary Lewis Annie May Netherway Thomas Furlong Albert Pugh Lily Prosser Mary Annie Griffiths Annetta Ann John May Rowland Phoebe Charles Phoebe Payne Ethel Watkins Sarah Jane Powell Ethel Evans Isaac Davies Ezer Griffiths Mariel Morgan Ira Dar Griffiths Nellie Evans Agnes Leah Evans Emiah Maud Bevan Phillips Gwilym R Jones David John Jones David Thomas Davies David Thomas Davies William Thomas White Thomas Henry Powell Amy Richards Nellie Phillips David Owen Roberts William Thomas Jones Letty Jones Nancy Edwards Edith Rachel Howells Dewi Robert Jones John Lewis David R Hughes Jeannie Shipton Lilian Simpson Mabel Simpson Lily Peters Julia Frances Evans Elizabeth Ann Parfitt William Henry Lewis Daniel Rowland Morgan Ernest Rosser William R Morgan Christmas Bevone Thomas Thomas Lloyd Walter Stanley Williams David Rees Lizzie Mary Harris Annie Thomas Margaret Mary Hopkins Thomas H D Collins Shadrach Charles Lewis Stanley John Millar	14.2 13.5 13.4 13.2 12.3 13.2 12.9 17.3 14.7 13.0 12.6 13.3 13.5 11.4 14.3 13.1 11.6 12.9 12.9 10.5 13.0 13.6 16.3 14.6 11.3 15.0 12.7 13.7 16.4 13.0 17.6 13.2 14.1 13.1 14.8 13.0 12.9 12.8 11.8 13.4 13.3 12.9 13.3 12.1 12.7 13.0 13.6 12.4 12.4 12.7 12.3 12.1 12.3 12.9 13.4 12.5 12.7 15.3 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.2 11.8 12.9 12.6 11.8 12.4 13.2 12.9 12.3 11.2 11.7 14.5 13.7 12.7 12.3 11.8 12.1 11.3 13.5 12.4 14.9 12.2 12.8 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.0 12.4 11.8 12.9 12.4 13.3 12.8 12.8 14.1 11.6 13.2 12.1 11.9 14.2 14.7 12.2 10.6 10.6 12.2 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.9 12.7 13.2 12.5 13.0 13.5 13.6 12.0 14.5	42 Oxford St, Mardy 16 Oxford St, Mountain Ash Commerce House, Aberdare Belle Vue Hotel, Aberdare 28 Rheola St, Penrhiwceiber 9 Forge Row, Aberaman Woodlands, Mountain Ash 37 Bevan Terrace, Hirwain Fforchneol Arms, Cwmaman Prince of Wales Inn, Capcoch Blaengwawr Inn, Aberaman 18 Big Row, Cwmbach 16 Big Row, Cwmbach Jeffreys Arms Hotel, Mountain Ash Cartref, Penrhiwceiber 20 Victoria Square, Aberdare 4 Victoria St, Cwmbach Iscoed, Abernant Road, Aberdare 8 Stuart St, Aberdare 39 Elizabeth St, Aberdare 2 Seymour St, Mountain Ash Claremont Villa, Fox St, Mountain Ash 245 Cardiff Road, Aberaman Cwm Isaac, Rhigos Greenhill, Aberaman 14 Victoria Square, Aberdare 54 Tudor Terrace, Aberdare 4 Moriah Place, Llwydcoed 17 Winifred St, Dowlais Pantycelyn, Rhigos 18 Aman St, Cwmaman 14 Cardiff St, Aberdare Maesydderwen, Mountain Ash 28 Bailey St, Miskin Mountain Ash 13 Penrhiwceiber Rd, Penrhiwceiber Albion House, Oxford St, Mountain Ash 145 Penrhiwceiber Rd, Penrhiwceiber 19 Glassbrook Terrace, Penrhiwceiber 2 Rheola Villas, Penrhiwceiber 2 Rheola Villas, Penrhiwceiber North View Villa, Austin St, Mountain Ash 6 Whitcombe St, Aberdare 16 Cardiff St, Aberdare 7 Gloster St, Aberdare Tonyrefail, Ystradfellte Post Office, Ystradfellte Penllwyn Einion, Ystradfellte Ffrwd Villa, Mountain Ash Bryngolau, Mountain Ash 9 Sion Terrace, Cwmbach Penbryn Cottage, Cwmbach 24 Duffryn Row, Cwmbach 6 Daniel St, Cwmbach 10 Penrhiwceiber Rd, Penrhiwceiber 17 Lewis St, Aberaman Bryngwyn, Penywain 32 Tanybryn St, Aberdare 10 Oakland Terrace, Aberaman Pant-y-gerdynen Farm, Aberdare 1A Bell St, Trecynon 29 Cemetery Rd,Trecynon Stag Inn, Harriet St,Trecynon 109 High St, Mountain Ash 76 Commercial St, Mountain Ash 92 Woodland St, Mountain Ash 20 Lyndhurst St, Mountain Ash Bryncelyn Cottage, Mountain Ash Duffryn School House, Mountain Ash Cliff Cottage, Mountain Ash Rock Villa, Mountain Ash Cynon House, Mountain Ash Croft House, High St, Mountain Ash 9 Lyndhurst St, Mountain Ash 11 Miskin Cottages, Miskin Rd Mountain Ash 46 Gadlys Rd, Aberdare 34 Mount Pleasant St,Trecynon 23 Anne St, Aberdare 53 Llewelyn St, Aberdare Park School House, Aberdare 4 Cynon Terrace, Hirwain Myrddin Villa, Hirwain 58 High St, Hirwain Cefndon Farm, Hirwain 22 Harris St, Hirwain 83 Brecon Road, Hirwain 1 George St, Aberaman 12 Clifton Crescent, Aberaman 3 Clifton Crescent, Aberaman 26 Glannant St, Aberdare 4 Nith St, Aberdare Moriah House, Llwydcoed 357 Cardiff Road, Aberaman 23 Colliers Row, Abernant Post Office, Cwmdare Maesgwyn, Cwmdare Mount Pleasant Hotel,Trecynon 40 Windsor St, Trecynon 15 Belle Vue, Trecynon Cartref, Penrhiwceiber 2 Brynhyfryd, Aberdare 2 Brynhyfryd, Aberdare 16 Stuart St, Aberdare Ysguborwen, Aberdare 9 Lower Forest Level, Mountain Ash Pant-y-cerdynen Farm, Aberdare Chapel Row, Penderyn 36 Albert St, Aberdare 36 Albert St, Aberdare Bryncynon House, Penrhiwceiber Emlyn House, Mountain Ash 10 George St, Aberaman Royal Oak, Aberdare Castle Inn, Aberaman Werfa House, Aberdare Bryngwyn Farm, Aberdare 209 Cardiff Road, Aberaman Glancynon Inn, Mountain Ash Forest Cottage, Mountain Ash

Notes

Age on Entry Pupils entering Form 1 were aged 12+ in the early days of the school. There was no Form 2 and the four-year course to School Certificate concluded in Form 5.
In 1901 the school recruited pupils to higher Forms, as well as to Form 1, so for example, Maggie Davies of Dowlais would have entered directly into a higher Form.

Capcoch is the area which is now called Abercwmboi

The father of Eva Dix was Thomas Dix a Cab Proprietor & Publican.

Thomas John Dumayne was the son of a policeman. He survived WW1 having served in the Somerset Light Infantry. He died in 1946 in Bournemouth.

Tom Rhys was the son of Dr. W. Llewellyn Rhys, a surgeon. As a 2nd Lieutenant, Tom was killed in 1917 in northern France. His brother also fought in the war and was gassed. It was suggested that consequential stress might have contributed to the death of the boys’ father, Dr Rhys. His death occurred on the railway line between Monk Street and Cwm Farm. [Aberdare Leader, 6th July 1918, page 2.]

Edith Hopper was the aunt of the artist Stacey Hopper, whose biographical details are in the Former Pupils section of this website.

Annie Howell was a daughter of John Howell, an auctioneer, of Greenhill House, Aberaman. Greenhill House stood at in a field sandwiched between Brook Street, Aberaman, and the Dare-Aman branch railway line. Greenhill was the home of John Howell, his wife Mary Ann (née Davies) and their 10 children, plus 3 servants. Both husband and wife were Aberaman born and bred. A former pupil of the National Schools in Cardiff Street, John Howell began his working life as a boy collier in the mines, where he stayed for 10 years, before embarking on a varied career that included a few years as a clerk at the Abernant Works under Richard Fothergill. In the 1891 census the Howell family were at the Lamb and Flag, Cardiff Road, but later as a butcher, in Lewis Street, and finally as an auctioneer. He evidently moved up in the world and was in Greenhill House in the 1901 and 1911 census returns. He was High Constable in 1900, and was for many years a local councillor for the Blaengwawr Ward. He died in 1919 in his 73rd year.

Jennie Jacobs was the daughter of Morris Jacobs the pawnbroker, and later draper and clothier. The shop traded under the name Morris Jacobs into the 1970s. It was situated on the corner of Cardiff St & Merchant St.

Alfred Percival Morgan was the son of Morgan Morgan. The family served as agents for Lord Aberdare for three generations.

Ezer Griffiths* became a distinguished scientist, working in the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society, (FRS).

Ira Dar Griffiths was the daughter of the well known headmaster of Park School/Ysgol Y Comin. Her parents were John Griffiths and Esther (née Owen), both from west Wales. Ira made her home in Broniestyn Terrace as Mrs Woodroffe.

David Owen Roberts* became the headmaster of the Gadlys Central School. He married his classmate Nancy Edwards, see below. The couple had two children, one of whom was David (‘Dafydd’) Gethin Edwards Roberts, a local dentist.

Nancy Edwards was brought up in the Post Office in Cwmdare. She married D.O. Roberts, who later became headmaster at Gadlys Central School. Her son was David (‘Dafydd’) Roberts a well known local dentist.

Edith Rachel Howells was the second daughter of the farmer and landowner Edward Howells of Maesgwyn, a farm on the right as one ascended Cwmdare Road. The family was known as ‘Howells of Maesgwyn’. Miss Howells trained as a teacher in Swansea Training College, and subsequently taught for 39 years before retiring in 1950. At the time of her retirement, she was headmistress at Abercwmboi Infants School, where she had been for 11 years. She lived with her sisters in Broniestyn House, Trecynon. Mary (‘Mari’) Howells the school’s peripatetic strings teacher was a close relative.

Stanley John Millar was the second son of William Millar, an estate agent with the Nixon’s Company, a member of Mountain Ash Council, WW1 Tribunal, and Mountain Ash Education Committee. Stanley became a trainee draughtsman in the mining industry, and in WW1 was employed in that capacity at Wellingborough Munitions Works.

Amongst the parental occupations of the 1901 intake, there were,
colliers 16, hotel proprietors/publicans 10, clerks 7, colliery other 6, contractors 5, farmers 5, nonconformist ministers 5, drapers 4, shoemakers 4, butchers 3, grocers 3, No occupation with no father 3, accountants 2, auctioneers 2, checkweighers 2, colliery managers 2, enginemen 2, estate agents 2, mechanical engineers 2, schoolmaster/mistress 2, tailors 2, agent 1, blacksmith 1, boilermaker 1, boot manufacturer 1, carpenter 1, chemist 1, confectioner 1, engine driver 1, farm bailiff 1, fitter 1, greengrocer 1, labourer 1, master mariner 1, oil merchant 1, painter 1, pawnbroker 1, policeman 1, postmaster 1, relieving officer 1, ripper 1, shepherd 1, shop manager 1, surgeon 1, traffic manager 1, warehouseman 1.

 

* These ex-pupils have entries in the Former Pupils section of this website.

 

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