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Name	Age	Address
Mattie Williams Alexander Rowlands Flossie Upton Ethel Upton Irene Lake Margaretta Bronwen Hughes Jane Ann Lewis Tegwedd Williams Frank E John Frederick William Mills David Edgar Price Charles Henry Coates Trevor Matthew Williams Bessie Davies Thomas Carter Gomer Ivor Davies David Lionel Rope Elizabeth Davies Rachel Mary John Isaac Rees Richards John Bennett Jones Annie Henry Irene Price Enoch Rees Mary Howells Elizabeth May Harries Lewis Peter Halewood Rosina Oxenham Gwen Hughes David Howel Hughes Mabel E Charles Morgan Lewis Harland William John Jones Reginald Gomer Jones Elma Farley Margaret Jennett Watkins John Griffith Davies Phoebe Corb Evan Richard Morgan Thomas John Griffiths Sarah Gwladys Anne John Albert Jacobs John David Mary Maria Benjamin Evan William Davies Thomas George Cumner Ethel Roach Mary Jane Barclay Katie Teague William Bowden William Morris Jones Florence Dumayne Lilly Olwen Jones Margaret Mary Rees Catherine Thomas Catherine Hopkins John Richard Boyns Mary Emily Rogers Sarah Edith Worthing Edward Thomas James Thomas David Powell Philip Basil Jones David Felix Davies James Brinley Jones Arthur Howell Jones Richard Vincent Rosser Griffith John Davies William John Lloyd Bowen Cyril Bradley Morris Trevor Wallace Mills Mabel Giles Gwilym S Jones John Williams Minnie Hughes Mary Anne Mills Richard Lewis Harris Benjamin Roderick Lewis Thomas Morgan Sarah Gwen Smith Mary Ellen Rees Ann Roderick Elizabeth Ann Davies Bronwen Edith Morris Annie May Hamer Willie Eynon Percy Frank Preece William John Charles Collins Ernest Alfred Morgan Edgar Stuart Meredith Sarah Jones Margaret Ellen Rees Frank Clarence Carney Frederick William Smith John Emrys Thomas Bertha Annie Pedder Alice Morton Annie James Sophia Margaret Davies† Gwilym Llewelyn Pyrs† Jane Morris Mary Thomas Winifred Isabella Chapman	12.5 12.4 13.8 12.7 12.5 13.3 15.7 12.8 14.8 11.3 15.5 10.8 15.2 13.8 16.2 13.8 14.1 16.6 12.8 12.6 12.9 11.8 12.0 12.8 11.8 11.7 12.8 14.0 13.4 13.4 11.8 12.8 16.4 15.2 13.8 13.9 12.4 13.1 12.7 11.8 12.0 13.5 13.2 12.4 12.4 13.7 14.0 15.7 12.4 13.1 13.3 12.8 13.5 13.5 14.3 14.2 12.5 13.2 13.5 13.2 12.4 15.3 12.7 13.0 15.2 13.1 14.8 13.9 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.1 12.2 12.5 18.4 11.7 13.5 11.9 12.3 13.7 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.6 11.6 14.6 13.3 12.3 12.5 13.5 14.9 13.1 12.5 14.5 13.7 14.8 14.8 14.4 12.5 15.8 12.3 13.9	Griffin Inn, Aberaman 23, Gladstone St, Aberaman Cambrian Hotel, Aberdare Cambrian Hotel, Aberdare Shepherd’s Arms, Cwmaman Clydey House, Cwmaman 9, Lower Row, Cwmpennar 2, Belmont Terrace, Aberaman 39, Commercial St, Aberdare 70, Commercial St, Aberdare Granville Terrace, Mountain Ash Park Hospital, Aberdare Caecoed, Aberdare 17, Station Road, Hirwain * 63, Cemetery Rd, Aberdare 7, George St, Aberaman Penbryn, Gadlys 56, Llewelyn St, Aberdare Cynon View, Miskin Curwen Cottage, Railway Terrace, Penrhiwceiber 3, Harris View, Penrhiwceiber 8, Agent’s Row, Abernant Ivy Cottage, Trecynon 22, Brynhyfryd, Cwmaman 19, Glasbrook Terrace, Penrhiwceiber 40, Tanybryn St, Aberdare 13, Tudor Tce, Aberdare 13, Seymour St, Aberdare Ivy Cottage, Abernant Ivy Cottage, Abernant Cynon House, Mountain Ash Granville Terrace, Mountain Ash 47, Union Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil 47, Union Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil 2, Alexandra Terrace, Aberdare 37, Dean St, Aberdare 34, Harriett St, Trecynon 8, Philip St, Mountain Ash 1, Bute Terrace, Hirwain 13, Brynhyfryd, Cwmaman 27, Mount Pleasant, Trecynon 14, Cardiff St, Aberdare Police Station, Aberdare 6, Bell St, Trecynon 4, Beckett St, Mountain Ash 15, Brynhyfryd, Cwmaman 11, Curre St, Aberaman 19, Collier’s Row, Abernant 31, Harriett St, Trecynon Fforchneol Arms, Cwmaman Tanybryn, Mountain Ash Harrow Inn, Aberaman Mill House, Aberaman 17, Lyndhurst St, Mountain Ash 13, Jeffreys St, Mountain Ash 20, Lewis Cottages, Cwmbach 1, Merthyr Terrace, Hirwain 11, Cefndon Cottages, Hirwain Ynysfawr Cottage, Penderyn Greenhill Villa, Springfield Terrace, Penrhiwceiber 1, King St, Cwmdare St Fagan’s Vicarage, Aberdare 32, Tanybryn St, Aberdare 30, Seymour St, Aberdare 29, Bell St,Trecynon 53, High St, Aberdare 106, Brook St, Aberaman Rhoswnallt Inn, Abernant 27, Pendarren St, Aberdare 1, Maindy Place, Aberdare 5, Bute St, Aberdare 16, Cardiff St, Aberdare 29, Dean St, Aberdare North View Villa, Austin St, Mountain Ash 11, Stuart St, Aberdare Trebanog Farm, Penderyn Ashbrook House, Clifton St, Aberdare 7, Chapel Road, Penderyn 59, Station Road, Hirwain 8, King St, Cwmdare Ashbrook House, Clifton St, Aberdare 6, Ebenezer St, Trecynon Cartref, Aberdare 2, Henry St, Mountain Ash Maesteg House, Mountain Ash Aberaman Gardens, Aberaman 209, Cardiff Road, Aberaman Brynhyfryd, Mountain Ash 66, Commercial St, Mountain Ash 6, Aman St, Cwmaman 18, Ebenezer St, Trecynon 7B, Weatheral St, Aberdare 54, Oxford St, Aberdare 76, Oxford St, Aberdare Beaufort Arms, Aberaman 10A, John St, Capcoch 1, Clifton Crescent, Aberaman Melbourne House, Mountain Ash Melbourne House, Mountain Ash 27a, Regent St, Aberaman 21, Stuart St, Aberdare Moss House, Abernant

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 1903 the school recruited pupils to higher Forms, as well as to Form 1, so for example, Jane Morris would have entered directly into a higher Form.

Most of the 1903 entry had left the school by 1905, which was quite typical of the school retention record for pupils at that time. The headmaster frequently referred to this problem of early leavers in the school prize day speech. He pleaded with parents to keep their sons and daughters in school for the duration of the four year course.

Not all the pupils in this list started at the school in September 1903. The first 16 pupils, from Mattie Williams to Gomer I. Davies inclusive, and Winifred Chapman, arrived in the spring or summer terms of 1903. The remainder started on the first day of term in September, apart from twelve pupils who started later in the autumn term.

*Hirwain — as written in the records of this period.
Capcoch is now known as Abercwmboi.

 

Mattie Williams’ home, The Griffin Inn, was at 290 Cardiff Road.

Charles Coates’ home at Park Hospital was almost certainly the caretaker’s house of the Infections Diseases Hospital, situated in front of Broncynon Terrace but accessed via Park Lane in Trecynon.

Trevor Matthew Williams was the son of Lewis Noah Williams of E. Thomas & Williams, Cambrian Lampworks. Their house Caecoed was next to the lampworks in Graig Street, Foundry Town.

David Rope’s father was a colliery cashier.

Annie Henry’s father Henry Henry was a colliery manager.

Peter Halewood was a member of the large Halewood family of the the Boot & Shoe manufacturing and retail business. PE Phillips’ (deputy headmaster ABGS) mother was a member of this family.

Rosina Oxenham’s family ran a well known plumbing business in Maesydre.

William and Reginald Jones were the sons of Gomer Jones, a school inspector. The family lived in Merthyr Tydfil but for some reason chose to have their sons educated at the Aberdare Intermediate School, even though Merthyr had its own equivalent school, opened in 1896.

Albert Jacobs was a son 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.

F.C. Carney was the father of Victor J. Carney, (1935–2015, and ABGS 1945–53). Victor concluded his career as Registrar at the University of Swansea.

Thomas Roderick of Ashbrook House, Clifton Street, was a son of the Aberdare architect Thomas Roderick who designed several of Aberdare’s significant buildings.

†This boy’s name should be Gwilym Llewelyn Jones not Pyrs as in the school records. He was a son of Dr Hugh Davies Jones, a physician and surgeon. The family had recently moved from Llangollen to Mountain Ash. His elder sister was Sophia Margaret Jones not Davies. Possibly brought about by a confusion of the father’s name being either Davies-Jones or just Jones.

 

Amongst the parental occupations of the 1903 intake, there were,
Colliers 13; None 8; Publicans 7; Colliery Managers 3; Draper/Tailors 3; Firemen 3; Rly. Signalmen 3; Clerks 2; Enginemen 2; Grocers 2; Insurance Sup./Agents 2; Ministers of the Gospel 2; Stationmasters 2; Architect 1; Asst. Overseer 1; Baker 1; Boot & Shoe Manufacturer/Retailer 1; Brewer 1; Butcher 2; Carpenter 1; Civil Servant 1; Clerk in Holy Orders 1; Colliery Cashier 1; Colliery Overman 1; Colliery Ripper 1; Colliery Undermanager 1; Confectioner 1; Contractor 1; Engine driver 1; Engineer 1; Farmer 1; Headmaster 1; Hosier 1; Inspector of Schools 1; Iron Moulder 1; Labourer 1; Lamp Manufacturer 1; Mason 1; Master Mariner 1; Mechanic 1; Milkman 1; Oil Dealer 1; Paperhanger 1; Pawnbroker 1; Physician 1; Plumber 1; Police Inspector 1; Postmaster 1; Railway Guard 1; Sand Merchant 1; Schoolmaster 1; Storekeeper 1; Timberman 1; Traffic Manager 1.

 

 

 

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