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Name	Age	Address
Herbert Charles Oxenham Morris Evans Rees Davies Trevor Evans Ethel Irene Williams Leslie Barnett Mary Hannah Griffiths Rebecca Pugh Katherine Edna Lloyd Caleb Ewart Thomas Rachel Ellen Jones Taliesin Merfyn Morgan Idris Owens Frank Jeffries Doris Mary Jones Hopkin Rees Walters Jane Young Cecilia Gladys J.Brittain Stephen Herbert Sadler Ieuan Glyndwr Thomas Agnes MacGillivray Elizabeth Mary Davies Mabel Gilbert James Wigley David Luke John Davies Thomas Morgan Watkins Gwenfil Rees Penrhyn Charles Francis William Robert Alfred Tucker George Vincent Morgan May Dix David Phillip Williams Hugh Davies Isaac James Lewis Elizabeth Rachel Evans Bernard Guy Runge Gwendoline Frances Rees Sarah Minwell Thomas Margaret Eleanor Davies John Mountford Sadler William Sidney Williams Garfield Thomas Cledwyn Afan Jenkins David Williams James Edgar Phillips Idwal Rees Davies David Thomas Crosby Arthur Glyn Davies David Sidney Nicholas William Edmund Minty David Archie Phillips Shirley Marsden Webb Henry Thomas Owen David Archibald Vaughan Albert Thomas Rees Katherine Notton Mary Mathias Trevelyan George Helen Lewis Annie Rees Benjamin Edwards William J Jenkins Elizabeth Jane Davies Ambrose Myrddin Lloyd Edith Veronica Tay Jenkin Arthur Griffiths Lizzie Mary James Edith Morgan Muriel Morgan Thomas Jones Harold Curtis Jeanie Price Muriel Lewis Rachel Davies Elsie Maud Sadie Evans Sarah Garrett	13.5 12.9 12.0 11.9 12.9 12.0 14.1 15.4 10.1 12.4 13.1 13.5 13.2 12.7 10.2 14.4 14.9 15.3 10.2 10.8 13.2 16.6 15.1 14.3 13.9 15.3 14.4 12.2 12.7 13.8 12.6 14.8 13.1 12.7 12.4 13.0 12.9 12.7 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.6 13.4 11.7 11.8 12.8 12.5 12.3 11.5 12.1 11.7 12.0 10.4 13.0 12.4 12.1 13.2 13.0 13.5 12.7 13.0 12.8 13.0 11.9 12.5 12.7 13.0 12.3 12.9 13.3 –?– 12.8 16.6 16.5 16.2 14.5 16.8	22, Whitcombe St, Aberdare 17, Stuart St, Aberdare 17, Mt Pleasant St, Aberdare 85, High St, Hirwain Werfa, Aberdare 7, Commercial St, Abercynon Llwyn-yr-Eos, Kingston, Cwmaman 46, Gloucester St, Aberdare 17, Commercial St, Aberdare Godreaman House, Aberaman 4, Morgan St, Trecynon Canal Head House, Aberdare Post Office, Abercwmboi 52, Lewis St, Aberaman Westfield, Broniestyn Terrace, Aberdare Ty’Rheol, Llwydcoed 22, Tan-y-bryn St, Aberdare 19, Montague Terrace, Aberdare 4, High St, Aberdare Maesyffrwd, Hirwain 6, Fforchaman Rd, Cwmaman 22, Margaret St, Aberaman 24, Monk St, Aberdare Croesdef, Ysguborwen, Aberdare 31, Broniestyn Terrace, Aberdare 19, Spencer St, Cwmaman 2, Dare Villas, Aberdare Ty’r Heol, Aberaman 8, Dean St, Aberdare Graig House, Monk St, Aberdare 15, Fair View, Cwmaman 1, Market St, Aberdare Upper Park Lodge, Aberdare 81, Jubilee Road, Aberaman 6, Upper Regent St, Aberdare 362, Cardiff Rd, Aberaman 16, Cardiff St, Aberdare 119, Park View, Abercwmboi 5, Maelgwyn Terrace, Aberdare Pen-Bryn, Cwmdare 4, High St, Aberdare Dolcoed, Abernant Rd, Aberdare 20, College St, Aberdare Bethesda House, Abercwmboi 10, Exhibition Row, Llwydcoed Gorphwysfa, Trecynon Pen-y-Bryn, Cwmbach 16, Glan-cynon Terrace, Aberdare Pen-Bryn, Cwmdare 18, Meirion St, Trecynon 4, Prospect Place, Trecynon 59, Bwllfa Road, Cwmdare Spring Hill, Aberdare 6, Little Wind St, Aberdare 7, Albert St, Aberdare 10, Miners Row, Llwydcoed 5, Brondeg Terrace, Aberdare 24, Bridge St, Aberdare 24, Seymour St, Aberdare 10, Dare Road, Cwmdare 15, David Price St, Aberdare 13, Fair View Terrace, Godreaman 1, Tramway, Hirwain 37, Canon St, Aberdare 12, Mill St, Aberdare 9, Richmond Terrace, Abernant 16, Clarence Terrace, Aberaman 27, King St, Cwmdare 105, Fforchaman Rd, Cwmaman Clifton St, Aberdare 16, Richmond Terrace, Abernant 1, Violet St, Aberaman 108, Cardiff Rd, Aberdare 16, David Price St, Aberdare Penrhiwangen Farm, Abercwmboi 2, Abergwawr Rd, Aberaman 64, Llewellyn St, Trecynon

Notes

Spring term entry: The pupils H.C. Oxenham to Caleb Ewart Thomas enrolled during the Spring or Summer terms of 1909. All the others enrolled in the Autumn term.

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 1909, the school recruited pupils to higher Forms, as well as to Form 1, so for example, Sarah Garrett would have entered directly into a higher Form.
The order of pupils in the table is the order in which they enrolled.

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

 

Herbert Charles Oxenham was one of five Oxenhams who came to the school in the early years. Two of these were his brothers, and two his cousins. The father of the three boys kept a well known heating and plumbing business in Maesydre. Herbert won a County Commercial Exhibition and proceeded to The University of Birmingham.

Gwenfil Rees was the granddaughter of John Rees of Ty’r Heol in Cardiff Road, Aberaman. John Rees, together with David Thomas, set up the Cwmbach Co-operative Society as a result of a meeting in October 1859. The store in Bridge Street, Cwmbach opened on 8 March 1860. Most scholars recognise The Cwmbach Co-operative Society as the first established Co-operative Society in Wales. Ty’r Heol is an imposing detached house that stands at a fork in the road where Ynys-lwyd Road branches off from Cardiff Road. In its front garden is a distinctive Monkey Puzzle tree. In May 1910 at Saron Hall, Aberaman, Gwenfil’s father Oakley Rees was elected as ward secretary of Aberdare Valley Liberal Association for Blaengwawr. In July of the same year he was elected to be a director of the Cwmbach Co-operative Society representing Aberaman.

Penrhyn Charles Francis, lived in Dean St, Maes-y-Dre. He became the master tailor and outfitter known as Pen Francis, with premises on the corner of High St and Seymour St opposite St John’s Church. The Health Centre now occupies this plot.

Bernard Guy Runge became a science teacher at the Gadlys School. His father was Bernhard Runge, the watchmaker and jeweller of Cardiff Street.

Idwal Rees Davies is believed to be the father of David Daniel Davies who from 1950 became head of biology at the school.

David Sidney Nicholas known as Dai Nicholas (1897–1982) of Meirion Street, Trecynon, attended the school from 1909 until 1914, and was a student teacher in his final year. In 1912 he was capped by Wales at schoolboy level. He served in the Royal Navy in World War 1 and then, from 1920 until 1930, he was a professional footballer making 52, 56 and 166 appearances for Merthyr Town, Stoke City and Swansea Town respectively. After his playing days, he trained to be a teacher at Carmarthen, and eventually became Head teacher of Cwmaman Junior School where he stayed until his retirement.

Edith Veronica Tay was from Abernant. After her career as a school teacher, she married Albert Hobbs in 1943. Her School Prize of 1911 can be seen in the Memories & Memorabilia section of this website. Vera had an elder sister Minnie who was very active in the Past Students Association. Her brother Frank was assistant librarian at Aberdare’s first Public Library..

 

 

 

Amongst the parental occupations of the 1909 intake, there were,
Assistant Surveyor, Assurance Agent, Bank Accountant, Blacksmith, Boot & Shoe Maker, Brass-fitter, Bread Salesman, Brewer's Representative, Cattle Salesman, Chimney Sweep, Coal Inspector, Coal Merchant, Colliers/Miners 10, Colliery Banksman, Colliery Employee, Colliery Fireman, Colliery Overman, Colliery Repairer, Commercial Travellers 3, Commission Agent, Congregational Minister, Farmers 2, Firemen 2, Foreman Platelayers 2, Fruiterer, Gardener, Grocers 4, Manger Tin Works, Mechanic, Mining Contractor, Minister of Gospel, Oil Merchant, Organist &c, Park Inspector, Pawnbroker, Plumber & Gas fitter, Posting Master, Railway Guard, Railway Signalman, Relieving Officer, School Master 3, Signalman, Stoker, Storekeeper, Surgeon, Tin-worker, Tobacconist, Traffic Foreman, Under-Manager, Undertaker, Unitarian Minister, Wagon Company Foreman, Watch & Clock Maker.Three parents described themselves as widows with no occupation given.

 

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