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Monmouthshire, Pontypool Town Hall abt 1872

Old Photos of Pontypool (Page 2) in Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy in South Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain.

Old Photos of Pontypool in Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy in Wales.

Monmouthshire, Pontypool Exhibition Committee in 1872

The images on this page - which are from the early pioneering days of photography taken in the 1870's - are kindly shared with us from the collection of Mr John Hayward.

Persons as they appear in photograph

Standing:
E.B.Edwards, J.H.Wainwright, W.Haskins, W.H.Greene, R.Woolley, J.Stephens, T.Waite, T.Agg,
Seated:
Rev.D.Davies, Rev.J.C.Llewellin, Alex Edwards, O.Y.Greene, R.Greenway, Rev.A.Davies, H.Feather,
Kneeling:
T.B.Y.Greene, F.H.C.Greene.

For historical reasons it is important to record the following information about the people in the above photograph as researched by Mr John Hayward and extracted from the 1871 census:

Committee of Pontypool Exhibition 1872
(exhibition took place on 1st May 1872

(in 1871)
Found in 1871 Census

NAME AGE OCCUPATION BIRTHPLACE

AGG, Thomas. 49 Grocer Llanvair Kilgeddin, Mon
DAVIES, Rev Daniel.O. 34 Curate of Trevethin Parish Church Penbryn, Cardigan
DAVIES, Rev.A. Minister of Religion
EDWARDS, Alexander 65 solicitor Trevethin, Mon
EDWARDS, Edmund.B. 58 Solicitor Pontypool, Mon
FEATHER, Hartley 37 Master of the Workhouse Haworth, Yorkshire
GREENE,William Henry 39 Reporter Ross, Herefordshire
GREENE, Osmund.Yeates 5 son of above Guildford
GREENE, Theodore B Y. 11 son of above Monmouth
GREENE, Frank H. C. 9 son of above Monmouth
GREENWAY, Richard 49 solicitor Bristol
HASKINS,William . 58 victualler/gentleman (1881) Bedminster, Bristol
LLEWELLIN, Rev John C. 45 vicar of Trevethin Parish Church Bridport, Dorset
STEPHENS, J.H. 34 accountant at coal works Swansea, Glam
WAINWRIGHT, John H. 30 relieving officer & accountant Shropshire
WAITE Thomas 38 collector of Rates & Taxes Northampton
WOOLLEY, Richard 37 draper Tonbridge, Kent

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Monmouthshire, Pontypool Town Hall with the fountain still in place