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Name	Age	Address
Annie James Ishmael Sidney Harris Catherine Rebecca Morgan Watkin Morgan Jones James Hunter Leighton Hettie Lewis Richie Evans Annie Elin Morgan Mary Hannah Bowen Bronwen James Lucy Anna Wilcox William Davies Lena Beasley James Henry Herbert Lake Henry Basil Pett Nellie Myfanwy Sinnett Jones William Alfred Tiley Marie Evelyn Williams Thomas Rees Evans William Lloyd Arthur Rhys Williams Annie Maud Morgan Esther Davies Annie Jane James William John Thomas Illtyd Mackintosh Alice Llewellyn John Thomas Gwenllian Wigley Mary Hopkins Trevor Jones Kate Morris William Idris Thomas John Eynon Lilian Fidelia Rees Walter Owen Twiny May Whiting Moses Ashel Goldstone Lily May Rees William Daniel Lewis Percy Griffith Katie Jenkins Griffith George John Henry Thomas Benjamin Thomas Howells Chrissie Havard Daniel Thomas Jones Mabel Eleanor Cocking Trefor Jenkins Reynolds Gilbert Lloyd Sinnett Jones Gwen Williams Arthur Williams Ira James Mann David Arthur Davies William Igguldew Curnow Rosa Helen Jones Arthur Capel Sheppard May Young Lizzie Lloyd Mary Anne Thomas Annie Rogers Eunice Mary Davies Archie Williams Morton Russell Ernest Stanley Jenkins Evan Joseph Hopkins Annie Herbert Rees Llewellyn Davies Amy Davies Taliesin Millar Martha Anne (Mattie) Phillips David Hopkins Reginald Tinney Mary Ann Davies Thomas John Richards Elizabeth Hamer David Norman Irenaeus Evans Lilian M Bishop Lizzie Peters Rachel Ann Isaac Ellen Jane Coates William Noel Morgan Thomas A Lewis Louis Bracchi May George	13.0 13.3 11.8 13.7 12.4 14.8 14.2 12.6 12.5 13.1 13.4 13.4 12.0 14.1 14.2 10.9 13.6 13.2 15.4 13.0 10.7 15.2 14.2 12.8 12.7 10.5 12.8 12.3 14.1 12.6 13.5 14.3 13.3 13.2 13.6 12.6 13.4 12.5 11.2 11.9 13.3 14.0 13.4 12.9 13.2 13.7 14.5 10.3 11.2 9.6 12.0 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.6 15.2 12.5 13.5 12.4 12.5 13.0 14.7 13.3 12.7 11.9 12.1 17.4 11.9 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.4 12.8 15.4 13.2 14.0 11.9 13.1 13.2 12.9 13.2 10.9 11.7 10.9 10.7	1, Clifton Crescent, Aberaman 6, Stuart St, Aberdare Canal Head House, Aberdare Cowbridge Arms, Aberdare Ivy Cottage, Cwmpennar, Mountain Ash Temple of Fashion, Penrhiwceiber 14, Harris St, Hirwain* 25, Wyndham Crescent, Aberaman 52, Jubilee Road, Aberaman 57B, Cemetery Rd, Trecynon 4&5, Fforchaman Rd, Cwmaman Duffryn Arms, Cwmbach Ynyslas, Abernant Road, Aberdare Shepherd’s Arms, Cwmaman Penyard House, Hirwain Vicarage, Mountain Ash Ashton Villa, Campbell Terrace, Mountain Ash Royal Hotel, Treharris 17, College St, Abernant 19, Oxford St, Mountain Ash 7, Brynhyfryd, Aberdare Mount Pleasant Hotel, Mountain Ash 13, Tirfounder Road, Cwmbach Shepherd’s Arms, Cwmaman 50, Cardiff St, Aberdare Highland Villa, Aberdare 10 Holford Tce, Cwmdare 95, Cemetery Rd, Trecynon 47, Bell St, Trecynon 27, George St, Aberaman Cowbridge Arms, Aberdare 61, Harriett St, Trecynon 408, Cardiff Road, Aberaman 31, Cardiff St, Aberdare Cynon Villa, Meirion St, Aberdare 20, Davis St, Hirwain Industrial Farm, Trecynon 84, Cardiff Road, Aberaman Railway Bar Hotel, Aberdare 312, Cardiff Road, Aberaman 15, Ann St, Aberdare Station House, Mill St, Aberdare 12, Merthyr Rd, Hirwain 15, Miskin Terrace, Mountain Ash Birchgrove, Miskin, Mountain Ash 19, Hawthorn Terrace, Aberdare 46, Cardiff Road, Aberaman 2, Bute Terrace, Aberdare Brynteg, Aberdare Vicarage, Mountain Ash 58, Seymour St, Aberdare 47, Wind St, Aberdare 6, Victoria St, Mountain Ash 13, Pryce St, Mountain Ash Workmen’s Institute, Mountain Ash 50, Gloster St, Aberdare 56 & 57, Brecon Road, Hirwain 51, Monk St, Aberdare 8, Merthyr Rd, Hirwain 12, Mill St, Hirwain 23, Wyndham Crescent, Aberaman 6, Belmont Terrace, Aberaman 20, Stuart St, Aberdare 16, Dumfries Road, Aberdare Oxford House, Mountain Ash 51, Station Road, Hirwain Sunny Bank, Mountain Ash 2, Mill St, Trecynon 6, Kingsbury Place, Llwydcoed Forest Cottage, Mountain Ash Gwyn Villas, Trecynon 7, Pandy, Hirwain 11, Mary St, Aberdare Crofty Cottage, Beckett St, Mountain Ash 43, Penrhiwceiber Rd, Penrhiwceiber 2, Henry St, Mountain Ash 216, Cardiff Road, Aberaman 62, Tramway, Hirwain 2, Windsor Terrace, Abernant 7, Graig St, Aberdare Park Hospital, Aberdare Maesydderwen, Mountain Ash 86, Cardiff Road, Aberaman 26&27, Canon St, Aberdare 24, Seymour St, Aberdare

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 1902 the school recruited pupils to higher Forms, as well as to Form 1, so for example, Mary Ann Davies would have entered directly into a higher Form.

Most of the 1902 entry had left the school by 1904 or 1905, which was quite typical of the school retention record for pupils at that time.

Not all the pupils in this list started at the school in September 1902. The first 24 pupils, from Annie James to Annie Jane James inclusive arrived in the spring or summer terms of 1902. The next 58 started in September, and the remaining three later in the autumn term.

*Hirwain — as written in the records of this period.

 

Lucy Anna Wilcox was the daughter of William Wilcox a master printer and bookbinder of Aberdare. When Wilcox retired he sold the business to Stephens & George, which still exists today, (2023).

Lena Beasley James became the mother of Tom Evans, (Geography teacher at ABGS - 'Long Tom')

Nellie Myfanwy Sinnett & Gilbert Lloyd Sinnett Jones were children of Rev James Sinnett Jones. Gilbert was unusually young to be admitted to a secondary school when he was not yet ten years of age. In 1911, Gilbert was still in school, but by then he had transferred to Llandovery College. In WW1 he joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and achieved the rank of Captain. However he died in April 1916 and lies buried in Basra Cemetery, in present-day Iraq. His father had transferred to Caerwys in Flintshire at the time of his son’s death.

Taliesin Millar was the 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.

Ellen Jane Coates Ellen’s address of Park Hospital, Aberdare indicates she lived in the caretaker’s accommodation of what was called the Infectious Diseases or Isolation Hospital. This was situated at the top of Park Lane and below Broncynon Terrace.

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

Louis Bracchi Louis, (possibly Luigi), was a son of Giacomo Bracchi who was one of the well known Italian café proprietors. There were seventeen Italians living at the two addresses, amongst them were the Carpaninis, Rabaiotis, Fulgonis and Spinetis.

May George was a daughter of the well known Aberdare undertaker F.D.E. George.

 

Amongst the parental occupations of the 1902 intake, there were,
Colliers 10, None 9, Innkeepers/Hoteliers 6, Mining (ancillary) 5, Drapers 4, Grocers 3, Booksellers 2, Caretakers 2, Estate Agents 2, Market Traders 2, Pawnbrokers 2, Printers 2, Teachers 2, Baker 1, Café Owner 1, Carpenter 1, Cattle Dealer 1, Checkweigher 1, Chemist 1, Chimney Sweep 1, Clergy 1, Clerk 1, Contractor 1, Farmer 1, Fitter 1, Greengrocer 1, Hairdresser 1, Insurance Agent 1, Brick Works Manager 1, Mining Engineer 1, Newsagent 1, Non-conformist Minister 1, Overman 1, Registrar 1, Relieving Officer 1, Saddler 1, Shunter 1, Station Master 1, Tailor 1, Undertaker 1.
Of the nine pupils with no parental occupation, each one has a female parent listed.

 

 

 

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