Llanwonno Aberdare Contents Nearby Places

Mountain Ash in the Parishes of Llanwonno and Aberdare

Archives and Libraries

• Mountain Ash Library
  Knight Street
  Mountain Ash
  CF45 3EY
  

Bibliography

References to the town of Mountain Ash at

• The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

An online index to the book Providence - United Reformed Church [Formerly English Congregational] 1869 - 1987, the history of a Nonconformist Church in Mountain Ash, by Alan Vernon Jones [1987] has been compiled by Martin Adlam

An online index to the book Mountain Ash and Penrhiwceiber Remembered in Pictures by Bernard Baldwin [1986] has been provided by Jill Smith

History of Mountain Ash by William Bevan 1896. A Translation from the Welsh with additional notes and illustrations by Alan Vernon Jones A.R.I.C.S. 1990. Here is an index by Martin Adlam

Church Records

For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives

The church is dedicated to St. Margaret, is in the Benefice of Mountain Ash and Miskin, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST048994.

 MOUNTAIN ASH, St. Margaret   1860-1863          - on Church plans online

GRO - Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff
NLW - National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
WGRO - West Glamorgan Record Office, Swansea

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Mountain Ash, St. Margaret - Christenings (BT's), 1859-1874

Description and Travel

Mountain Ash on the Aberdare online site

Mountain Ash - on the Rhondda Cynon Taf Libraries Heritage Trail site

Occupations

• Nixon's Navigation Colliery, Mountain Ash on the Welsh Coal Mines site

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Nixons Workmen's Hall and Institute     1908-64         "Nixons Workmen's Hall and Institute was situated in Mountain Ash. .The miners' institutes and halls developed from the latter part of the nineteenth century. This coincided with the development of the coalfield when a great influx in population created new demands for self-education and a need for meeting places for both lodge business, evening classes and community recreation. The institutes strongly reflected the role of the community and as a result they became focal points for the mining village and its locality.
  The institutes were largely financed by the miners themselves through weekly deductions from each miner's wages at the local colliery, although sometimes coal-owners made contributions. In 1920 under the 1920 Mining Industry Act, the Miners' Welfare Fund was set up to be administered by the Miners' Welfare Commission. The fund provided amenities for the miners, including welfare halls and institutes, pit-baths and scholarships. ......................................"

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Mountain Ash Local Board of Health         1867-1919     
• Mountain Ash Urban District Council records          1894-1974
• Mountain Ash and Penrhiwceiber Hospital            "Financial records 1925-1948."

Schools

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Aberdare (and Mountain Ash) Division Primary/Elementary school records      19th century-20th century        "Aberdare (and Mountain Ash) Division Primary/Elementary school records including log books and admission records relating to Aberaman schools, 1866-1939; Caradog Town school, 1921-1964; Aberdare Higher Standard school, 1890-1932; Aberdare Juvenile Unemployment Centre, 1927-1941; Open Air school for Physically and Mentally Disabled Children, 1914-1950; St. Fagans National school Trecynon, 1863-1963; Aberdare Town schools, 1875-1963; Duke street and Cwmdare Infants schools, 1869-1883; Abernant schools, 1892-1967; Aman schools, 1894-1960; Blaengwawr school, 1880-1969; Capcoch schools, 1872-1938; Cwmaman and Hirwaun War Nursery, 1943-1944; Cwmaman and Glynhafod schools, 1869-1987; Cwm-bach schools, 1868-1950; Cwmdare schools, 1864-1949; Hirwaun school, 1876-1949; Llwydcoed school, 1878-1934; Parc schools, 1865-1951; Pen-y-waun schools, 1897-1983; Robertstown school, 1972-1929; Ynyslwyd school, 1904-1953"
• Bryngolwg County Secondary School, Mountain Ash records             "........ comprising of logbooks, 1953-1988; admissions registers, 1953-1979"  
• Mountain Ash Division Elementary/Primary schools records                " ...... including log books and admission registers relating to Abercynon Navigation school, 1875-1966; Abercynon Relief school, 1902-1904; Abertaf school, 1904-1966; Carnetown school, 1904-1970; Caegarw school, 1906-1954; Cefnpennar school, 1895-1936; Cwmpennar British school, 1874-1962; Darren-las school, 1907-1941; Dyffryn Board schools, 1893-1961; Miskin/Gwernifor school, 1872-1983; York Street Seniors Mountain Ash,1915-1952; Mountain Ash Mixed Higher/Central school, 1911-1966; Newtown school, 1871-1961; Pengeulan school, 1906-1939; Clarence Street Special school, 1907-1939; Penrhiwceibr school, 1879-1981; Ynys-boeth Board school, 1899-1947; Ynys-y-bwl British school, 1868-1911; Mountain Ash Roman Catholic school, 1906-1942"  
• Mountain Ash Intermediate/Grammar/Comprehensive school records        " ........ comprising of minute books, 1913-1951; registers, 1907-1947; school logbooks, 1904-1988; accounts, 1937-1941; entry papers and marks returns, 1908-1971; reports and inspections, 1913-1974; examination papers, 1933-1935; Oxford Colleges admissions, 1969-1973; miscellaneous papers, 1936-1973; photographs, c1890-1965"   
• Mountain Ash Lower Comprehensive school records        " ....... comrpising of log-book, 1983-1988"

Mountain Ash in the Parishes of Llanwonno and Aberdare

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