School Log 1868

Posted on 4th March 2023 by Gerald Morris

Jan 26	opened school with 26 children. Weather very wet during the week	Jan 26 Tue	Gave children a lesson the the first miraculous draught of fishes: Col Byrde called today
		Jan 27 Wed	Gave third class a lesson in simple subtraction – the result very satisfactory
		Jan 28 Thur	Had complaints of some of the boys for proceedings at the Goytrey School: Col Byrde and myself spoke to the children
		Jan 29 Fri	Gave Col Byrde £2.10.10. 43/1 of which was school pence. Gave examination questions in arithmetic to 1st and 2nd classes and placed children in positions accordingly
Feb 1	admitted 14 children	Feb 1 Mon	Small attendance in day School. Junior monitor absent all day
Feb 2	admitted 3 children. Weather still very unfavourable	Feb 2 Tue	Gave children in first, second and third classes some miscellaneous problems in arithmetic. Col Byrde called in in afternoon.
		Feb 3 Wed	School visited by Col Byrde. Gave lesson in reading to fourth class. Had singing 1/4 hour.
		Feb 4 Thur	Fair attendance in evening school: a deficiency in lights some of the pupils unable to do their work.
		Feb 5 Fri	Scripture lesson the parable of the Prodigal Son
Feb 8	admitted 2 children. Much rain and wind. Many children absent in consequence	Feb 8 Mon	Admitted one new scholar. Very poor attendance owing to heavy rain.
		Feb 9 Tue	Several boys late in the afternoon: Scripture lesson the Parable of the Sower. Gave 1st and 2nd classes some miscellaneous problems on the first three rules in arithmetic. Junior monitor absent
		Feb 10 Wed	Gave mental arithmetic lessons to first class much better attendance.
		Feb 11	Scripture lesson: The Parable of the Tares: A division of the third class taught simple multiplication
		Feb 12	Rather poor attendance owing to falls of snow and stormy weather generally. /Gave Col Byrde £1.6.8.as school pence and money for school apparatus.
Feb 15	admitted three children. Weather much improved	Feb 15	Several new scholars admitted. Better attendance to evening school tonight owing to lecture being given in school room by Rev Phillipson “Rowland Hill”.
		Feb 16 Tue	Vary fair attendance at evening school
		Feb 17 Wed	Subtraction: lesson on given to the third class: very good attendance
		Feb 18 Thur	Nothing of importance happened today.
		Feb 19 Fri	Examined 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes and placed children in positions accordingly. Result in first class unsatisfactory.
	Admitted 5 children	Feb 22 Mon	School visited by Col Byrde accompanied by the Rev Baker and family: good attendance: children had a little singing
		Feb 23 Tue	Gave Geography lesson to first and second classes
		Feb 24 Wed	Arithmetic lesson to 4th class. 1st and 2nd class learnt para of Sermon on the Mount from 5th Chapter of Matthew
		Feb 25 Thur	Scripture lesson continued 3rd class had a simultaneous reading lesson: Night school open 40 times
		Feb 26 Fri	Examined first and second classes in arithmetic . Second class result very satisfactory. Gave Col Byrde £1.11.11 of which 24/9 and 2/10 was pence: from children’s fees in day and evening school
	Admitted 5 children	Mar 1 Mon	Admitted one new scholar: attendance very poor at night school only three present.
	Admitted 1 child	Mar 2 Tue	Gave lesson to first class in reduction: the night scholars met at 7
Mar 3	Expelled Mary, Ellen, Annie and John Williams for insolent messages from their parents, also Sarah and Matilda Watkins for the same reasons	Mar 3 Wed	Continued lesson in reduction: Gave lesson in reading to third class: Received 2£ from Col Byrde on account of salary.
		Mar 4 Thur	Gave grammar lesson to 1st and 2nd classes and the parts of speech and the construction of a sentence. Closed the night school it having been open 43 times
		Mar 5	Examined first class in arithmetic: result still unsatisfactory: Gave lesson to the same class in reductions
Mar 8	Many children absent from illness	Mar 8 Mon	Admitted several new scholars: better attendance than of late:Mrs Byrde spent a short time with the girls when sewing.
		Mar 9 Tue	(Turner (monitor) absent had leave for the next month: Gave grammar lesson to the first and second classes on the “noun”
		Mar 10 Wed	Miss Payne sewing mistress absent this afternoon very ill
		Mar 11 Thur	Continued lessons of Tuesday on the “noun”
		Mar 12	Sent (blank) to Col Byrde
Mar 13	Came to live at the school house
Mar 8	Miss E Matthews entered upon her duties as sewing mistress
Mar 15	Days agreed for sewing Monday, Wednesday and Thursday	Mar 15 Mon	Attendance rather smaller; gave lesson in division to second class; and multiplication to third class
		Mar 16 Tue	Gave Grammar lesson to 1st and 2nd classes
Mar 17	Commenced drawing in the school	Mar 17 Wed	Gave lesson on Division to second classes
Mar 18	Sewing class very well conducted	Mar 18 Thur	Recapitulated previous Grammar lessons
Mar 19	Very wet attendance only 33 weekly examination postponed in consequence	Mar 19 Fri	Examined 1st and 2nd classes in Arithmetic
Mar 22	Nothing of consequence occurred today	Mar 22 Mon	Fair attendance: The Revd Davies called in the morning: Gave recapitulation lesson in Arithmetic to first and second classes
Mar 23	Drawing as usual	Mar 23 Tue	Scripture lesson Matt 10 : 1 – 15: Grammar lesson on the “Adjective” in the afternoon: Writing lesson (the formation and recognition of the letters) to fourth classes.
Mar 24	Miss Matthews applied for permission to stay away on the following day	Mar 24 Wed	Received 7£ from Col Byrde on account of salary.
Mar 25	Broke up school for the easter holidays 25th to April 5th	Mar 25 Thur	Very fair attendance: broke up for a few days for a holiday: Gave Col Byrde £1.1.11 1/2
			Fir 26th Mon 29 Tue 30 Holiday: Easter time
		Mar 31 Wed	Reopened school today: Very few children present – detained by the parents to assist in agricultural operations
		Apr 1 Thur	Attendance very small again; Gave lesson in division by factors: also numeration and notation lesson to third class
		Apr 2 Fri	Nothing or importance happened today
Apr 5	Recommenced school, attendance thin probably from “potato setting”	Apr 5 Mon	Admitted one new scholar: very fair attendance about 68:Gave writing lesson to fourth class
Apr 6	Nothing of importance took place	Apr 6 Tue	Recapitulated previous grammar lessons; continued lesson in writing to the fourth class.
Apr 7	Sewing as usual	Apr 7 Wed	Examined 3rd class in Reading; divided them into drafts 1 and 2 accordingly to efficiency.
Apr 8	Sewing as usual	Apr 8 Thur	Grammar lesson to first and second class
Apr 9	Examined the children found them rather deficient in their knowledge of the Geography of Palestine	Apr 9 Fri	Examined first class in arithmetic; result very good: Devoted 1/2 hour to acquisition of the “Table of Weights & Measures”
Apr 11	Attendance still very thin
Apr 12	Nothing of importance today	Apr 12 Mon	Sent 28/6 to Col Byrde: attendance not so good as last week: feel a great need of assistance in this school work; some of parents object to children being monitors others deficient in influence and ability.
Apr 13	Sewing mistress unwell arithmetic	Apr 13 Tue	Grammar lesson to 1st & 2nd classes, writing to fourth class.
Apr 14	All as usual today	Apr 14 Wed	Home lessons to first and second classes the Tables of Weights and Measures.
Apr 15	Same as usual	Apr 15 Thur	General grammar lesson: Miscellaneous problems in Arithmetic to first class.
		Apr 16 Fri	Examined 1st and 2nd classes in Arithmetic
Apr 18	Attendance better
Apr 19	Nothing of importance	Apr 19 Mon	Attendance rather low: Many children late. Scripture lesson “The Parable of the Labourer in the Vineyard”
Apr 20	Same as usual	Apr 20 Tue	Gave 1st and 2nd classes a Grammar Exercise also some Miscellaneous questions in Arithmetic.
Apr 21	Same as usual	Apr 21 Wed	Gave some Examples in Reduction to first class
Apr 22	Gave a half-holiday to have school cleaned	Ar 22 Thur	1st and second classes had Grammar lesson
		Apr 23 Fri	Sent 17/3 to Col Byrde this morning – 16/4 of which was school fees
Apr 26	Admitted ? Children	Apr 26 Mon	About 55 in attendance: Scripture lesson part of Matt 21
Apr 27	Nothing of importance	Apr 27 Tue	Col Byrde visited the school today: 1st and 2nd classes had Grammar lesson: Home lesson the Tables
Apr 28	Nothing of importance	Apr 28 Wed	Nothing of importance happened today.
Apr 29	taught children new song	Apr 29 Thur	Scripture lesson fourth class Matt 6 : 5 & 6
Apr 30	Prepared for drawing examination which is to take place May 5th	Apr 30 Fri	Writing lesson to the fourth class: Tables to 1st and 2nd
May 3	Admitted one child	May 3 Mon	Attendance rather low: Admitted two new scholars. Commenced writing in Copy Books.
May 4	Preparing for drawing exam	May 4 Tue	Grammar lesson the Pronouns: Scripture lesson “The entry of Christ into Jerusalem”.
May 5	Drawing examination. Rev Thos Evans Rector of Goytrey: and Rev E Evans Rector of Crickhowell attended as committee attended. 12 children presented	May 5 Wed	Nothing of importance happened today.
May 6	Nothing of importance today	May 6 Thur	Feel the need of monitors or pupil teacher very much: No play today owing to rain. Poor attendance. Arithmetic lesson to first and second classes.on division by factors.
May 7	Examined the school in reading ? Arithmetic and Sculpture	May 7 Fri	Examined first and second classes in arithmetic – the result was very satisfactory.
May 10	Sewing mistress away through ill-health. Attendance very poor.	May 10 Mon	Atendance rather better: Altered the school routine a little. Change satisfactory.
May 11	Several children unwell	May 11 Tue	Grammar lesson to 1st and 2nd on the significant ? Of verbs
May 12	Nothing of importance took place today	May 12 Wed	First two classes committee the Parable of the Ten Virgins to memory: lesson in the afternoon in division by “factors”
May 13	Same as usual	May 13 Thur	Lesson in Reading to fourth classes.
May 14	Examined the school.	May 14 Fri	Poor attendance owing to a fair in the neighbourhood: Had an arithmetic examination for the 1st and 2nd classes the result satisfactory. Cautioned some boys about trespassing upon the lands of one of the parish farmers.
May 17	Whit Monday. Gave a holiday	May 17 Mon	Attendance very low: owing to the Volunteer review at Pontypool and a club feast in the neighbourhood
May 18	Admitted three children	May 18 Tue	Still a very poor attendance; but much better.
May 19	Nothing of importance today	May 19 Wed	40 in attendance: Scripture lesson Matt 25
May 20	Weather very wet prevented children attending	May 20 Thur	Mr Gwatkin, a committee member visited the school this morning.
May 21	Nothing of importance today	May 21 Fri	Holiday today
May 24	Attendance slightly better. Sewing as usual	May 24 Mon	Scripture lesson Matt 26 part 1. Fair attendance
May 25	Recommenced drawing	May 25 Tue	Grammar lesson to first two classes on number.
May 26	Sewing as usual	May 26 Wed	Dictation lesson to first classes. Also arithmetic lesson the reduction of Weights and Measures. Lesson in multiplication of two figures to third class. Attendance rather low on account of rains.
May 27	Nothing of importance today	May 27 Thur	Arithmetic lesson in reduction to first class continued.
May 28	Same as usual	May 28 Fri	Gave some general sums on the first four rules to first and second class. Also arithmetic lesson to third class in multiplication by tens. Sent £1.3.5 1/2 to Col Byrde
May 31	Sewing mistress away through illness	May 31 Mon	Commenced teaching the Commandments as given in the XX c Exodus: attendance very fair
Jun 1	Nothing of importance occurred today	Jun 1 Tue	Gave a Grammar lesson on the tules for forming the plurals of nouns: these were committed to memory as the home lesson of the Upper classes.
Jun 2	Missionary meeting took place in the school room at 7 p m	Jun 2 Wed	Taught the third class the art of multiplying by hundreds. Gave dictation lesson to first and second classes.
Jun 3	Sewing as usual	Jun 3 Thur	Nothing of importance happened today.
Jun 4	Nothing of importance today	Jun 4 Fri	Examined the first two classes in Arithmetic – the examples being based upon the first four rules. Children learnt the verses of hymn
Jun 7	Admitted one child. Attendance very fair	Jun 7 Mon	School rather fuller; one or two new scholars. Children rehearsed the “Ten Commandments as recorded in the XX c Exodus: very hot today in school-room.
Jun 8	Drawing as usual	Jun 8 Tue	Had Tables for a quarter of an hour: Gave grammar lesson to first and second classes on gender. Home lesson reproduction of the grammar lesson.
Jun 9	Nothing of importance today	Jun 9 Wed	Devoted much time today to the fourth class.
Jun 10	Nothing of importance today	Jun 10 Thur	Continued lessons of Wednesday to fourth class
Jun 11	Examined the children in reading, writing and arithmetic	Jun 11 Fri	Very few children late today; Dictation lesson was given to 1st and 2nd classes.
Jun 14	Admitted seven children	Jun 14 Mon	Very fair attendance; Scripture lesson “The Peters denies Christ”. Gave arithmetic lesson to first and second classes on compound division.
Jun 15	Several children kept at home working	Jun 15 Tue	The lower classes repeated the first four commandments. Grammar lesson to Upper classes with exercise upon “Gender”.
Jun 16	Lost Key of desk, obliged to break the desk open	Jun 16 Wed	Scripture lesson Matt xxvii; fair attendance
Jun 17	Nothing of importance today	Jun 17 Thur	Col Byrde called in the morning: Gave dictation lesson to first and second classes.
Jun 18	Examined the children as usual	Jun 18 Fri	Gave some miscellaneous problems to first class in arithmetic.
Jun 21	Admitted two children	Jun 21 Mon	Rather poor attendance in consequence of children being detained at home to assist parents in hay fields. Scripture lesson Matt 27ch
Jun 22	Two children ill at home	Jun 22 Tue	Gave first class some arithmetical problems “weights and measures” ; Grammar lesson in the afternoon in the “Inflection of the adjective”
Jun 23	Nothing of importance today	Jun 23 Wed	Gave first classes some exercises in Square and Long measures. Changed the position of girls for sewing exercise.
Jun 24	Nothing of importance today	Jun 24 Thur	Northing of importance happened today
Jun 25	Examined the children as usual	Jun 25 Fri	Scripture lesson Matt xxvii
Jun 28	Sewing mistress applied for leave next week.	Jun 28 Mon	Scripture lesson Marr xxviii in part: attendance rather lower; admitted one new scholar
Jun 29	Nothing of importance today	Jun 29 Tue	Col Byrde and expressed a wish to have a public examination of children at the end of July.
Jun 30	Nothing of importance today	Jun 30 Wed	Got children to copy the Harvest song:
Jul 1	Children at home haymaking	Jul 1 Thur	Scripture lesson Matt xxviii in full: Confined the arithmetic lesson of the first class to certain of the sums in weights and measures.
Jul 2	Examination put off till next week	Jul 2 Fri	Col Byrde called today: Examined third class in arithmetic, and placed them in positions accordingly.
Jul 5	Sewing mistress came as usual. Her visit to her friends put off till next week.	Jul 5 Mon	Attendance somewhat better; Miss Payne – sewing mistress absent being poorly; Taught the children the song of the Reapers.
Jul 6	Nothing of importance today	Jul 6 Tue	Scripture lesson a continuation of Mondays; lesson from the xii c Exodus.
Jul 7	Nothing of importance today	Jul 7 Wed	Few children late, Miss Payne absent again this morning; Gave writing as the home lesson today.
Jul 8	Nothing of importance today	Jul 8 Thur	Taught children part of the verses of the hymn – “Sweet rest in heaven”
Jul 9	Examined the children	Jul 9 Fri	Repeated ten commandments; Finished the words of the above-named hymn – Miss Payne absent.
Jul 12	Attendance in the first class thin. One girl ill with inflammation on the lungs. Sewing mistress still in attendance, visit put off another week.	Jul 12 Mon	Practised the Reaper’s Song and “Sweet rest in Heaven” for an hour: Miss Payne still absent. Gave scripture lesson on the journey of the Israelites from Egypt across the Red Sea
Jul 13	Nothing of importance today	Jul 13 Tue	Coll Byrde called today – Practised singing again today.
Jul 14	Nothing of importance today	Jul 14 Wed	Col Byrde visited the school today; the terms of my second years arrangement from now to ? As those of last year – Had singing today
Jul 15	Nothing of importance today	Jul 15 Thur	Scripture lesson from Exodus
Jul 16	Examination took place today by myself	Jul 16 Fri	Examined the fourth class in reading, transcription and Arithmetic – The first three were M Wilks, W Jenkins and
Jul 19	School Treat announced for Friday. Sewing mistress still at school.	Jul 19 Mon	Much better attendance: school much cooler today – weather not so hot: sang for half-hour
Jul 20	Nothing of importance took place today	Jul 20 Tue	Repeated the words of the Songs for the Public Examination.Had singing in the afternoon; Attendance today about 68 or 70. Scripture lesson iii Exodus
Jul 21	Full school this week	Jul 21 Wed	Taught children the words of another son entitled “Evening”
Jul 22	Nothing of importance today	Jul 22 Thur	Examined the first and second classes in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic & Spelling. Had a little singing today. Col Byrde called in the morning.
Jul 23	Special treat took place on the lawn of Rectory. Number present including Sunday scholars only 86.	Jul 23 Fri	Practised the song evening for 1/4 hour – Col Byrde visited the school this afternoon.
Jul 26	Sewing mistress away for the week.	Jul 26 Mon	Scripture lesson to third class the “Passover” . Very good attendance.
Jul 27	Nothing of importance today	Jul 27 Tue	Grammar lesson being a recapitulation of former lessons – Col Byrde visited the school this morning.
Jul 28	Nothing of importance today	Jul 28 Wed	Gave third glass an Arithmetic lesson – and paid special attention to the backward ones
Jul 29	Examined the children	Jul 29 Thur	Gave an oral scripture lesson – Col Byrde visited – Broke up today for a months holiday – Gave Col Byrde £2.6.14. Examination of the scholars before the parents held and prizes were distributed to the most deserving pupils
Jul 30	Attendance low on account of the treat of the British School taking place. Broke up school for the Harvest Vacation. Four weeks		Friday July 30th to Aug 27th – Harvest Holiday
30 Aug	Resumed school duties. Attendance very low, being the first week after the holidays and the harvest being not quite over. Sewing commenced in the afternoon. Admitted one girl.	30 Aug	Mon. Reopened school today: very poor attendance; harvest not being completed in some parts of the neighbourhood. Col Byrde called this morning.
31 Aug	School thin	31 Aug	Tue. Attendance about 40. Col Byrde called this morning.
01 Sep	Sewing as usual	01 Sep	Wed. Scripture lesson taken from Exodus. Pharaohs pursuits after the Israelites: Dictation lesson to the second class.
02 Sep	Nothing of importance today	02 Sep	Nothing of importance happened today.
03 Sep	Nothing of importance today	03 Sep	First three classes devoted 1/2 hour to spelling. I asked children to call on the absentees of this week and if possible to bring them to school next week. Scripture lesson Genesis XI.
06 Sep	Attendance still thin. Sewing mistress absent through ill health. School visited in the afternoon by Mrs Bernard and sister	06 Sep	Mon. 57 in attendance; school rather close, few late. Scripture lesson Genesis XII. (page 29)
07 Sep	Sewing mistress attended instead of previous day.	07 Sep	Tue. Gave first class a lesson in simple proportion. First and second classes had lessons spelling lesson.
08 Sep	Sewing as usual	08 Sep	Wed. Scripture lesson Marr V 21 26 verses. Continued the lesson in proportion to the first class.
09 Sep	Five boys late through going into the wood to gather nuts. Cautioned them not to go so far again at dinner time.	09 Sep	Thur. Attendance rather lower owing to a meeting at Hanover Chapel (Llanover). Gave lesson in multiplication to third class.
10 Sep	Examined the children. Arithmetic not good altogether in the second class.	10 Sep	Poor attendance today: Heavy rain: Scripture lesson Genesis chapter XLII. Multiplication farthings, pence &shillings tables.
13 Sep	Weather extremely wet and boisterous. Very thin attendance and no sewing in consequence. Window blown in on Friday evening.	13 Sep	Mon Attendance lower owing to heavy rain. Scripture lesson Genesis 43.
14 Sep	Weather still very rough. Attendance a little better than the day previous.	14 Sep	Tue Col Byrde attended the school this afternoon. Attendance about 54.
15 Sep	Weather slightly improved, sewing as usual.	15 Sep	Wed Scripture lesson Genesis 44 – home lesson arithmetic – lesson in division by factors to 1st and 2nd classes.
16 Sep	Sewing as usual	16 Sep	Thur. A parcel of books came today.
17 Sep	Examined the children. Arithmetic not up to the mark. Scripture deficient	17 Sep	Fri. Scripture lesson Genesis 45. 1st and second classes had spelling exercise. Third class read simultaneously.
20 Sep	Better attendance owing to improved state of the weather. A few away picking nuts. Admitted two boys. Sewing as usual.	20 Sep	Mon Scripture lesson taken from St Matthew C viii. Attendance better.
21 Sep	Nothing of importance took place today	21 Sep	Tue Fourth and Fifth class worked their arithmetic on paper.
22 Sep	Sewing as usual. Children a little noisy during sewing.	22 Sep	Wed Scripture lesson Matt viii. Gave arithmetic to fourth and third class: Home lessons tables.
23 Sep	Seing mistress absent	23 Sep	Thur. Third class repeated part of V Chapter of St Matthew. Attendance rather lower owing to a tea party in the neighbourhood. Col Byrde visited the school.
24 Sep	Examined the children, a slight improvement in the subjects mentioned on the 17th inst. Reading not fluent.	24 Sep	Fri Scripture lesson from St Matthew IX: General Geography lesson in afternoon to 1st and 2nd classes.
27 Sep	Several children present for the first time since the harvest vacation. Sewing as usual	27 Sep	Mon Very fair attendance: Scripture lesson from St Matthew chapter IX. Col Byrde visited the school today. Girls rather disorderly in the sewing exercise.
28 Sep	Children rather noisy in the school	28 Sep	Tue Nothing of importance happened today (page 31)
29 Sep	No Sewing	29 Sep	Scripture lesson – Reproduction of parable of the sower.
30 Sep	No Sewing	30 Sep	Thur Examined the second standard in arithmetic. Vary fair attendance
01 Oct	Examined the school. Scripture much improved. Arithmetic deficient among the girls..	01 Oct	Scripture lesson on the “Parable of the Tares” 1st class wrote their dictation on paper. Gave a numeration lesson to the third class. Sent five weeks pence to Col Byrde amounting to £2.18.2
04 Oct	Sewing as usual. Mistress been unwell last week.	04 Oct	Mon. Admitted two new scholars: Scripture lesson the parables of the Tares & the Draw Net”. Dictation on paper in the upper standards.
05 Oct	Taught a new song to the children.	05 Oct	Night school re-commenced; nine pupils present: Work in day school as usual.
06 Oct	Sewing as usual. School very dirty for some time past on account of small stream of water in playground.	06 Oct	Wed. Gave notation lesson to the third class. Scripture lesson from Matthew XIV.
07 Oct	Sewing as usual but girls rather noisy.	07 Oct	Thur Col Byrde visited today and evening class: 5 pupils present at the latter.
08 Oct	Nothing of importance today	08 Oct	Fri. 1st and second class committed the account of the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 to memory. Attendance rather lower owing to a ploughing match in the neighbourhood; several scholars absented themselves without leave
			– notice of which sent to the parents of the children.
11 Oct	No sewing today, sewing mistress away on business	11 Oct	Mon Scripture lesson from St Matthew – very fair attendance, – eight present at the night school.
12 Oct	Nothing of importance today	12 Oct	Tue Gave numeration lesson to 1st and 2nd classes.
13 Oct	Sewing. Girls noisy.	13 Oct	Wed Scripture lesson the “parable of the King who took account of his servants”: – Tables of weights and measures by the two upper classes. Home lessons tables and arithmetic.
14 Oct	Girls quiet during sewing as I kept out the noisiest	14 Oct	Thur. Work according to the routine of the school today.
15 Oct	Examined the children. Progress in arithmetic since last Friday, not sound in the second class. The first class did well in that subject.	15 Oct	Fri Scripture lesson – the parable of the labourers in the vineyard.
18 Oct	Sewing as usual . Placed children in standards I, II & IV	18 Oct	Mon Very poor attendance owing to heavy rain. – no evening school owing to the non-arrival of the pupils in time to be regarded as present.
	11	19 Oct	Tue Attendance a little better, school very cold. Scripture lesson the first part of Matt XX. Numeration lesson to a division of second class
		20 Oct	Wed Scripture lesson on Matthew XX. Numeration lesson to same pupils as yesterday.
		21 Oct	Thur Poor attendance at the evening school
		22 Oct	Fri Scripture lesson from St Matthew – Gave a lesson in numeration to second class.
		25 Oct	Mon Very fair attendance.Scripture lesson: Christ’s entry into Jerusalem and the Scourging of the Temple. Dictation lesson to first and second classes: Night school attended
		26 Oct	Tue. Col Byrde called today: writing lesson to fourth class.
		27 Oct	School visited by Mrs Byrde during the afternoon during the sewing exercise. Col Byrde also called me and informed me that HMI of schools Mr Bunstead proposed visiting the school on Dec 2nd to examine the children. Scripture lesson Betrayal of our Saviour

Register of Pupils 1868 to 1878

Posted on 26th February 2023 by Gerald Morris

Register of Pupils attending Goytre British School 1868 – 1878

Given Name(s)	Surname	Pupil Number	Commenced	Age Yrs Mths		Abode	Fathers Occupation
John	Lewis	001	1868 Jul			Mamhilad	Farm Lab
S C	Arnold	002	1868 Jul	06	03	Mamhilad	Manageral P?
Godfrey	Arnold	003	1868 Jul	07	08	Mamhilad	Manageral P?
Richard	Gwatkin	004	1868 Jul	10	02	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Thomas	Gwatkin	005	1868 Jul	07	06	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Mary	Wilks	006	1868 Jul	12	04	Goytrey	Blacksmith
Isaac	Wilks	007	1868 Jul	07	06	Goytrey	Blacksmith
Rachel	Wilks	008	1868 Jul	05	02	Goytrey	Blacksmith
G	Watkins	009	1868 Jul			Goytrey	Labouring farmer
H	Morgan	010	1868 Jul	13	05	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Jn	Morgan	011	1868 Jul	10	10	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Je?	Morgan	012	1868 Jul	08	11	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Arthur	Morgan	013	1868 Jul	06	06	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Elias	Morgan	014	1868 Jul	03	11	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Lewis	Morgan	015	1868 Jul	03	03	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Eliz	Jenkins	016	1868 Jul	06	09	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Mary A	Stanl;ey	017	1868 Jul	11	02	Goytrey	Shoe maker
Catherine	Jarrett	018	1868 Jul	12	02	Goytrey	Labourer
Margaret	Phillips	019	1868 Jul	00	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Mary J	Reece	020	1868 Jul	15	05	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Temperance	Reece	021	1868 Jul	10	10	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Catherine	Reece	022	1868 Jul	08	03	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Ellen	Morgan	023	1868 Jul	00	00	Monkswood	Labourer
Louisa	Cobner	024	1868 Jul	09	11	Goytrey	Carpenter
Mary J	Cobner	025	1868 Jul	05	06	Goytrey	Carpenter
Thomas	Coles	026	1868 Jul	left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
W	Roberts	027	1868 Jul	left	00	Mamhilad	Labourer
My J	Roberts	028	1868 Jul	09	00	Mamhilad	Labourer
Ruth	Roberts	029	1868 Jul	07	03	Mamhilad	Labourer
Hannah	Parker	030	1868 Jul	08	00	Mamhilad	Labourer
John	Parker	031	1868 Jul	left	00	Mamhilad	Labourer
John	Preece	032	1868 Jul	12	02	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
A	Evans	033	1868 Jul	09	05	Goytrey	Publican
Wm	Jeremiah	034	1868 Jul	08	00	Goytrey	Butcher
J	Jeremiah	035	1868 July	06	02	Goytrey	Butcher
Thos	Williams	036	1868 July	04	02	Goytrey	Shoemaker
Ed	Stanley	037	1868 July	08	10	Goytrey	Shoemaker
James	James	038	1868 July	08	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Abraham	Jarrett	039	1868 July	09	09	Goytrey	Labourer
Saml	Heath	040	1868 July	08	00	Llanover	Labouring farmer
Matt	Heath	041	1868 July	05	07	Llanover	Labouring farmer
Thos	James	042	1868 July	11	06	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Sar	James	043	1868 July	09	00	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
John	James	044	1868 July	06	08	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
James	Hill	045	1868 July	08	06	Goytrey	Gardener
?	Hill	046	1868 July	06	06	Goytrey	Gardener
Thos	Turner	047	1868 July	03	05	Trevethin	Labourer
John	Griffiths	048	1868 July	06	06	Goytrey	Machine man
Adelaide	Griffiths	049	1868 July	04	07	Goytrey	Machine man
Ellen	Williams	050	1868 July	06	left	Goytrey	Labourer
James	Williams	051	1868 July	04	left	Goytrey	Labourer
Ann	Beavan	052	1868 July	00	left	Goytrey	Labourer
Eliz	Beavan	053	1868 July	00	left	Goytrey	Labourer
John	Beavan	054	1868 July	08		Goytrey	Labourer
Moses	Beavan	055	1868 July	00	left	Goytrey	Labourer
Hannah	Williams	056	1868 July	07	00	Llanover	blank
Susan	Williams	057	1868 July	06	06	Llanover	blank
Thomas	Evans	058	1868 July	08	08	Goytrey	Labourer
David	Evans	059	1868 July	07	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Mary A	Jones	060	1868 July	07	04	Mamhilad	Labourer
Martha	Jones	061	1868 July	06	00	Mamhilad	Labourer
Ann	Phillips	062	1868 July	09	05	Mamhilad	Labourer
John	Phillips	063	1868 July	05	02	Mamhilad	Labourer
John	Jenkins	064	1868 Jul 20	12	00	blank	blank
Martha	Wilkes	065	1868 Jul 20	12	08	Penpedar	Blacksmith
Hannah	Thomas	066	1868 Jul 20	12	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Elizabeth	Williams	067	1868 Jul 20	08	01	Horse Shoe	Labourer
John	Jenkins	068	1868 Jul 20	04	00	Horse Shoe	Labourer
Mary Ann	Trim	069	1868 07 27	05	07	blank	Labourer
Sarah	Trim	070	1868 07 27	09	06	blank	Labourer
William	Roderick	071	1868 07 27	06	00	Goytrey	Collier
David	Turner	072	1868 07 27	12	07	Llanover	Blacksmith
William	Turner	073	1868 07 27	09	00	Llanover	Blacksmith
William	Thomas	074	1868 07 27	09	04	Tygwyn	Labouring Farmer
Watkin	Thomas	075	1868 07 27	11	00	Tygwyn	Labouring Farmer
Robert	Davies	076	1868 07 27	09	03	Tygwyn	Shoemaker
Henry	Preece	077	1868 07 27	05	07	Goytrey	Labourer
William	Jarrett	078	1868 07 27	06	10	Goytrey	Labourer
Mary	Tedman	079	1868 07 27	04	08	Goytrey	Labourer
William	Gwatkin	080	1868 07 27	05	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
John	Jenkins	081	1868 07 27	Left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Martha	Williams	082	1868 07 27	09	00	Goytrey	Labourer
John	Williams	083	1868 07 27	06	07	Goytrey	Labourer
William	Williams	084	1868 07 27	06	00	Goytrey	Mason
William	Parker	085	1868 07 27	08	06	Llanover	Labourer
Richard	Preece	086	1868 07 27	07	02	Goytrey	Labourer
Philip	Jenkins	087	1868 07 27	05	08	Goytrey	none
Jospeh	Williams	088	1868 07 27	09	02	Llanover	none
Mary	Brooks	089	1868 07 27	Left	00	Chapel Head	none
Sarah	Brooks	090	1868 07 27	Left	00	Chapel Head	none
Edward	Jones	091	1868 08 03	13	02	Llanover	Labouring Farmer
Edmund	Jones	092	1868 08 03	10	10	Llanover	Labouring Farmer
William H	Jones	093	1868 08 03	10	05	Llanover	Shoemaker
Gethin	Parker	094	1868 08 03	09	00	Llanover	Mason
David	Morris	095	1868 08 03	Left	00	Llanover	Tailor
Sarah	Jeremiah	096	1868 08 10	10	02	Goytrey	Butcher
Sarah	Heath	097	1868 08 10	Left	00	Llanover	Labouring Farmer
Georgina	Allen	098	1868 08 03	11	09	Horse shoe	Blacksmith
John	Heath	099	1868 08 10	04	05	Llanover	Labouring Farmer
Alex	Phillips	100	1868 08 11	Left	00	Llanellen	blank
Margaret	Jarrett	101	1868 08 17	Left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Jospeh	Parry	102	1868 08 18	Left	00	Goytrey	Waggoner
Adam	Nicholas	103	1868 08 21	09	11	Llanover	Labouring farmer
Edward	Nicholas	104	1868 08 21	12	03	Llanover	Labouring farmer
Elizabeth	Preece	105	1868 08 21	09	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Margaret	Rosser	106	1868 08 21	10	11	Goytrey	none
Ed Ch	Masters	107	1868 08 21	06	02	Chapel Head	Labourer
Emma	Masters	108	1868 08 21	08	11	Chapel Head	Labourer
John	Powell	109	1868 08 21	05	05	Goytrey	Labourer
James	Gregory	110	1868 08 31	left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Oliver	Masters	111	1868 09 01	left	00	Chapel Head	Labourer
Tom	Welch	112	1868 09 07	left	00	Monkswood	none
Arthur	Welch	113	1868 09 07	10	06	Monkswood	none
Thomas	Morgan	114	1868 09 07	08	03	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
David	Evans	115	1868 09 14	14	08	Llanover	Waggoner
Thomas	Hass	116	1868 09 14	10	06	Llanvair	Labourer
Mary	Jenkins	117	1868 09 14	04	04	Tredoman	Labourer
Ann	Jenkins	118	1868 09 14	05	00	Tredoman	Labourer
Louisa	Jenkins	119	1868 09 14	09	00	Tredoman	Labourer
John	Morris	120	1868 09 07	02	00	Llanover	Tailor
Mary Ann	Cocker	121	1868 09 14	left	00	blank	Labourer
William	Davies	122	1868 09 21	03	02	Llanover	Wheelwright
William	Bankworth	123	1868 09 28	07	07	blank	Bamm maker
balnk	Crockett	124	1868 09 28	left	00	blank	Labourer
Henry	Morgan	125	1868 10 05	07	03	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Caroline	Parker	126	1868 10 05	13	01	Llanvair	Mason
Anne	Jeremiah	127	1868 10 26	left	00	Nantyderry	Butcher
Sarah Ann	Turner	128	1868 10 26	12	00	Usk	Tanner
Samueal	Thomas	129	1868 10 26	05	00	blank	blank
Temperance	Preece	130	1868 11 02	09	00	Goytrey	Miller
Sarah Ann	Ecans	131	1868 11 09	left	00	Goytrey	blank
Adelaide	Turner	132	1868 11 16	left	00	blank	Farmer
John	Richards	133	1868 11 23	09	00	Llanover	blank
Charles	Vaughan	134	1868 11 23	left	00	Chain bridge	blank
George	Chalklen	135	1868 11 23	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring farmer
Elizabeth	Williams	136	1868 11 23	left	00	blank	blank
blank	Lewis	137	1869 01 ?	00	00	blank	blank
Mary	Beavon	138	1869 01 04	16	11	Chain bridge	Pincher
William	Jenkins	139	1869 01 04	12	03	Goytrey	Labourer
George	Pratt	140	1869 01 ?	left	00	blank	blank
blank	Hughes	141	1869 01 11	left	00	Goytrey	blank
John	Gwatkin	142	1869 01 11	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Ann	Morris	143	1869 01 ?	left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Anne	Gwatkin	144	1869 02 01	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Ann	Charles	145	1869 02 08	15	06	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
M J	Probert	146	1869 02 15	14	09	Lanover	blank
John	Morris	147	1869 02 08	left	00	Goytrey	Wagoner
Eliz	Jones	148	1869 02 01	left	00	Goytrey	Wagoner
Anne	Jones	149	1869 02 15	07	00	Goytrey	Wagoner
John	Price	150	1869 03 08	10	02	Goytrey	Labourer
Mary	Williams	151	1869 03 08	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Emily	Evans	152	1869 03 08	left	00	Goytrey	Publican
blank	Arthur	153	1869 03 01	left	00	blank	blank
Bella	Probert	154	1869 03 08	08	10	Llanvair	Labouring Farmer
Ellen	Williams	155	1869 03 08	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Anne	Williams	156	1869 03 08	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
John	Williams	157	1869 03 08	left	00	Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Arthur	Probert	158	1869 03 08	07	07	Llanvair	Labouring Farmer
Sarah	Annetts	159	1869 03 01	left	00	Goytrey	Labourer
Martha	Jeremian	160	1869 03 08	04	12	Goytrey	Butcher
Martha	Jones	161	1869 04 05	left	00	Goytrey	blank
Anne	Brown	162	1869 06 28	left	00	blank	Guard
Carol	Williams	163	1869 05 31	left	00	Lanover	blank
Sarah A	Hagg	164	1869 07 26	left	00	Lanover	Labouring Farmer
William	Hobbs	165	1869 10 04	left	00	Lanover	Gardener
Mary A	Jenkins	166	1869 10 04	15	07	Goytrey	Gardener
Walter	Jenkins	167	1869 05 ?	left	00	Goytrey	Gardener
blank	Morgan	168	1869 05 31	left	00	Mamhilad	blank
Betty	Morgan	169	1869 05 31	left	00	Mamhilad	blank
Mary	Williams	170	1869 05 31	left	00	blank	blank
Ellen	James	171	1869			Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
blank	Nail	172	1869			Goytrey	Labouring Farmer
Frank	Probert	173	1869			Llanover	Labouring Farmer
Martha	Williams	174	1869			blank	blank
Charles	Williams	175	1869			Llanover	Policeman
David	Williams	176	1869			Llanover	Policeman
William	Lewis	177	1869			Llanover	blank
Mary	Lewis	178	1869			Llanover	blank
James	Davies	179	1869			blank	blank
Hannah	Roberts	180	1869			blank	blank
Martha	Jarrett	181	1869			Goytrey	blank
Sarah	Watkins	182	1870			blank	Lab
David	Walters	183	1870			Llanover	Labouring Farmer
Sarh	Eastapp	184	1869			Goytrey	blank
Sarah	Evans	185	1869			Goytrey	Lab
Lydia	Lewis	186	1870			Goytrey	Wood
Matilda	Watkins	187	1870			Goytrey	Lab
William	Provils	188	1869			Goytrey	Lab
Henry	Provils	189	1869			Goytrey	Lab
Jospeh	Provils	190	1869			Monkswood	Lab
Oliver	Price	191	1870			Monkswood	blank
Evan	Morris	192	1870			Goytrey	blank
James	Cobner	193	1870			Goytrey	Carpenter
Harriett	Roderick	194	1870			Llanover	Lab
James	Williams	195	1869			Llanover	blank
William	Williams	196	1869			blank	blank
Emily	Jones	197	1869			blank	Labouring Farmer
Thomas	Evans	198	1870			blank	blank
Elijah	Gethin	199	1870			Monkswood	Shoemaker
Cath	Meade	200	1870			Goytrey	Labourer
James	Saunders	201	1870			Mamhilad	Labourer
Martha	Williams	202	1870			blank	blank
Elizabeth	Williams	203	1870			Glascoed	blank
Mary	Gething	204	1870			Little Mill	Shoemaker
Ann	Williams	205	1870			Little Mill	Labourer
Mary	Maloney	206	1870			Little Mill	blank
Wm	Williams	207	1870			Monkswood	blank
John	Williams	208	1870			Little Mill	blank
Elizabeth	Meade	209	1870			The Park	Labourer
George	Annetts	210	1870			Goytrey	blank
John	Williams	211	1870			Goytrey	blank
Alfred	Easton	212	1870			Goytrey	Labourer
Stephen	Arnold	213	1870			Reformatory	Manager Reform
John	Allen	214	1870			Horse shoe	blank
John	Gething	215	1870			Little Mill	Shoemaker
John	Pardoe	216	1870			Monkswood	blank
Bridgett	Meade	217	1870			The Park	Labourer
Margaret	Williams	218	1870			Goy Lower House	blank
Mary	Jones	219	1870			Goy School House	Dead
Rachel	Williams	220	1870			Goytrey	Labourer
Margaret	Jenkins	221	1870			Mamhilad	blank
Rosa	Masters	222	1870			Goytrey	blank
Ellen	Brooks	223	1870			Goytrey	blank
Elizabeth	Arnold	224	1870			Reformatory	Manager Reform
William	Arnold	224a	1870	03	00	Reformatory	blank
William	Jones	225	1870			Pentre	blank
Mary	Meade	226	1870			The Park	Labourer
Ellen	Arthur	227	1870			Llanvair	blank
Wallace?	Davy	228	1870			Little Mill	Labourer
William	Davy	229	1870			Little Mill	Labourer
John	Jones (Cr)	230	1870			blank	blank
Eli	Tanners	231	1870			Little Mill	blank
Mary	Jones	232	1870			Goy Pentref	blank
Anne	Jones	233	1870			Goy Pentref	blank
Mary	Rowlands	234	1870			blank	blank
John	Morgan	235	1870			Goy The Building	blank
Jane	Harris	236	1870			The Factory	blank
Louisa	Morgan	237	1870			blank	blank
John	Carpenter	238	1870			blank	blank
William	Price	239	1870			blank	blank
Rachel	Tedman	240	1870			blank	blank
James	Hooper	241	1870			Abertillery	Policeman
Ann	Morgan	242	1871			Goytrey	blank
David	Thomas	243	1871			Llanover	Labouring farmer
blank	Shepperdson	244	1871			blank	blank
John	Price	245	1871			Goytrey	Farm Bailiff
William	Jeremiah	246	1871			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
Mary A	Morris	247	1871			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
Emma	Shepperdson	248	1871			Goytrey	W
Rachel	Williams	249	1871			Goytrey	Blacksmith
John	Jenkins	250	1871			Mamhilad	Miller
John	Thomas	251	1871			Mamhilad	Labouring farmer
William	Prosser	252	1871			Goytrey	blank
Emily	Deakin	253	1871			Llanvair	Gardener
Decimus	Morgan	254	1871			Goytrey	Haulier
John	Morris	255	1871			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
Thomas	Cobner	256	1871			Goytrey	Carpenter
John	Morgan	257	1871			Monkswood	Labourer
Elizabeth	Morgan	258	1871			Monkswood	blank
Mary A	Morgan	259	1871			Monkswood	blank
George	Griffith	260	1871			Goytrey	Labourer
William	Edwards	261	1871			Mamhilad	blank
John	Williams	262	1871			Llanover	blank
Rachel	Jenkins	263	1871			Goytrey	Gardener
Mary J	Griffiths	264	1871			Goytrey	Labourer
Morell	Weeks	265	1871			Goytrey	Stoker
David	Rowlands	266	1871			Goytrey	blank
John	Evans	257	1871			Goytrey	Labourer
Arthur	Williams	268	1871			Goytrey	Labourer
William	Arnold	269	1871			Goytrey	Manager Reform
Alice	Hook	270	1871			Goytrey	Hoop shaver
Sarah	Hook	271	1871			Goytrey	Hoop shaver
Rosanna	Morris	272	1871			Goytrey	Hoop maker
Albert	Morris	273	1871			Goytrey	Hoop maker
Matthew	Thorne	274	1871			Llanover	none
Isaac	Prosser	275	1871			Old Mill House	Workman
John	Bevan	276	1871			Goy Star	Basket maker
Moses	Bevan	277	1871			Goy Star	Basket maker
James	Williams	278	1871			Goy Chapel Ed	Labourer
Arthur	Williams	279	1871			Goy Chapel Ed	Labourer
Rachel	Williams	280	1871			Goy Chapel Ed	Labourer
Annie	Hook	281	1871			Goytrey	Hoop maker
Henry	Barrett	282	1871			Little Mill	Point man
William	Wait	283	1872			Goy Penwern	Dead
John	Wait	284	1872			Goy Penwern	balnk
Polly	Wait	285	1872			Goy Penwern	balnk
John	Wilks	286	1872			Goy Stores	Smith
Bridget	Mead	287	1872			Little Mill	Labourer
William	Jones	288	1872			Goytrey	Farmer
Joseph	Prosser	289	1872			Goytrey	none
Ada	Turner	290	1872			Goy Yew Tree Cott	Labourer
Sarah Ann	Turner	291	1872			Goy Yew Tree Cott	Labourer
Alexander	Turner	292	1872			Goy Yew Tree Cott	Labourer
Thomas	Turner	293	1872			Goy Yew Tree Cott	Labourer
Sarah	Annetts	294	1872			Goytrey	Labourer
John	Annetts	295	1872			Goytrey	Labourer
George	Annetts	296	1872			Goytrey	Labourer
Margaret	Jenkins	297	1872			Tredomen	Farmer
William	Gray	298	1872			Goytrey	Station master
Mary Ann	Gray	299	1872			Goytrey	Station master
Emily	Gray	300	1872			Tredomen	Station master
Thoams	Gray	301	1872			Tredomen	Station master
James	William	302	1872			Monkswood	Labourer
William	Young	303	1872			Goytrey	Farmer
William	Barraett	304	1872			Little Mill	Pointsman
John	William	305	1872			Goytrey	Engine Driver
William	James	306	1872			Goytrey	Farmer
John	Evans	307	1872			Goy Chapel Ed	Labourer
Pollie	Jeremiah	308	1872			Goytrey	Carpenter
Julia	Commeadow	309	1872			Goytrey	Dead
Arthur	Williams	310	1872			Goy Chapel Ed	Labourer
Abraham	Bevan	311	1872			Goy Star	Haulier
Bessie	Weeks	312	1872			Goy Bridge	Engine Driver
David	Preece	313	1873			Goy B Sch House	Dead
Henry	Preece	314	1873			Goy B Sch House	Dead
Jere	Jeremiah	314a	1873			Goytrey	Butcher
Elizabeth	Tweazle	315	1873			Mamhilad	Butcher
Henry	Lewis	316	1873			Monkswood	Dead
Alfred	Lambert	317	1873			Monkswood	Farmer
Emily	Meach	318	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
Emily	Preece	319	1873			Goytrey	Haulier
Albert	Daw	320	1873			Goytrey	Labourer
Walter	Havard	321	1873			Goy Nantyderry	Labourer
Maggie	Wait	322	1873			Goy Penwern	Dead
Georege	Meach	323	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
Elizabeth	Carpenter	324	1873			Mamhilad	Dead
A	Evans	324a	1873			blank	blank
Thoams	Reed	325	1873			Goytrey	Hurdle maker
Moses	Davis	326	1873			Goytrey	Shoemaker
Thomas	Annets	327	1873			Goytrey	Labourer
Maude	Young	328	1873			Goytrey	Farmer
Elizabeth	Morgan	329	1873			Little Mill	Gauger
John	Morgan	330	1873			Little Mill	Gauger
William	Mead	331	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
John	Morgan	332	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
Elizabeth	Morgan	333	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
Mary	Morgan	333a	1873			Little Mill	Labourer
John	Gethin	334	1874 01 12			Mamhilad	Butcher
Mary	Gethin	335	1874 01 12			Mamhilad	Butcher
Philip	Edwards	336	1874 01 19			Mamhilad	Woodman
John	Evans	337	1874 01 26			Little Mill	Publican
William	Evans	338	1874 01 26			Little Mill	Publican
Emma	Tweazle	339	1874 02 02			Mamhilad	Butcher
Alice	Jenkins	340	1874 02 02			Mamhilad	blank
Mary	Crockett	341	1874 02 09			Mamhilad	Dead
William	Jenkins	342	1874 02 16			Mamhilad	Dead
Sarah	Crockett	343	1874 03 09			Mamhilad	Dead
Emma	Shepperdson	344	1874 03 16			Monkswood	Labourer
William	Jones	345	1874 03 16			Goy Pentre	Labourer
Edwin	Jones	346	1874 03 16			Goy Pentre	Labourer
George	Pugh	347	1874 03 16			Little Mill	H
Smauel	Pugh	348	1874 03 16			Little Mill	H
William	Prosser	349	1874 03 16			Goytrey	none
John	Mead	350	1874 03 16			Little Mill	Labourer
Mary Ann	Gough	351	1874 03 23			Goytrey	Labourer
William	Jenkins	352	1874 04 13			Little Mill	Miller
William	Morgan	353	1874 05 04			Little Mill	Labourer
Thomas	Jeremiah	354	1874 05 04			Goy Penpellenny	Carpenter
David	Rowlands	355	1874 05 04			Mamhilad	Labourer
William	Rowlands	356	1874 05 04			Mamhilad	Labourer
Alexander	Howard	357	1874 05 11			Goy Nantyderry	Publican
Agnes	Wilks	358	1874 05 11			Goy Penpellenny	blank
David	Morgan	359	1874 05 18			Goy Wern Farm	Haulier
Alice	Hook	360	1874 06 08			Goytrey	Hoop shaver
Edwin	Hook	361	1874 06 08			Goytrey	Hoop shaver
Arthur	Watkins	362	1874 08 17			Goytrey	Labouer
Annis	Watkins	363	1874 08 17			Goytrey	Labourer
John	Philips	364	1874 08 17			Mamhilad	Labourer
Walter Jas	Pady	365	1874 10 04			Goy Sch Hse	Sch Master
William	Jones	225	1874 10 19			Goytrey Great House	Farmer
John	Davis	366	1874 10 19			Goy Pentre	Farmer
Alfred Jas	Pady	317	1874 10 06			Goy School House	Schoolmaster
Albert	Evans	311	1874 11 09			Mamhilad	Pensioner
Moses	Davies	326	1874 11 09			Goytrey	Gardener
John	Williams	368	1874 11 01			Goy Yarde Road	blank
Francis	Walkley	369	1874 11 23			Stop gate	Gauger
Bridget	Mead	287	1874 11 23			Goy Pentwyn	Labourer
Azaruah	Morgan	013	1874 11 24			Goy Wern FArm	Farmer
Alfred	Jones	370	1874 11 30			Goytrey	Farmer
John	Carpenter	371	1875 01 12			Goytrey	Shopkeeper
Mary Ann	Rowlands	372	1875 01 26			Mamhilad	Labourer
David	Jenkins	373	1875 01 11			Mamhilad	Mother widow
Fanny	Jenkins	374	1875 01 06			Mamhilad	Mother widow
Anne	Tweasle	375	1874 08 09			Mamhilad	Butcher
Eliza	Jenkins	016	1875 04 05			Goytrey	Gardener
Rachel	Jenkins	263	1875 04 05			Goytrey	Gardener
Thomas	Whitcombe	375	1875 04 12			Little Mill	Labourer
Jospeh	Whitcombe	376	1875 04 12			Little Mill	Labourer
Kate	Phillips	377	1875 04 12			Mamhilad	Haulier
Sarah Ann	Preece	378	1875 04 13			Goytrey	Farmer
Eliza Ann	Whitcombe	379	1875 04 19			Little Mill	Labourer
Henry	Williams	380	1875 04 26			Goytrey	Enigne Driver
Oliver	Price	381	1875 05 03			Monkswood	Road man
John	Price	382	1875 05 03			Monkswood	Blacksmith
Agnes	Wilks	358	1875 05 03			Goytrey	Gauger
Matilda	Walkley	383	1875 05 10			Monkswood	Minister
Sylvan	Jones	384	1875 05 10			Goytrey	Mother widow
Elizabeth	Jenkins	385	1875 05 10			Mamhilad	Road man
Sarah Ann	Price	386	1875 05 31			Monkswood	Collier
David	Thomas	387	1875 06 14			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
James	Thomas	388	1875 06 14			Monkswood	Labourer
Thomas Lawrence	Lewis	389	1875 06 15			Llanover	Charcoal Burner
Anne	Gilbert	390	1875 06 21			Goytrey	blank
Elizabeth	pardoe	391	1875 06 22			Monkswood	blank
Rachel	Thomas	392	1875 06 23			Monkswood	blank
Alfred	Lewis	293	1875	04	11	Goy Land Farm	Farmer
Thomas Watkin	Lewis	394	1875	04		Goy Chestnut Cott	Workman
Henry	Whitcombe	395	1875	06		Little Mill	Labourer
Benjamin	Jeremiah	396	1875	04		Goy Penplenny	Carpenter
John	Morgan (W)	397	1875	04		Goytrey Upper	Collier
Bertha Jane	Pady	398	1875	09		Goy School Hse	Schoolmaster
John Nathaniel	Jones	399	1875	07		Goytrey Plough	Shopkeepr
Sarah A	Preece	378	1875	06		Goytrey	Farmer
Rhosa	Preece	400	1875	05		Goytrey	Farmer
Rebecca	Williams	401	1875	06		Goytrey	Butcher
Thomas	Annetts	327	1875	06		Goytrey Mountain	Mason
William	Bourne	402	1875	07		Goytrey Farm	Waggoner
Elizabeth	Bourne	403	1875	09		Goytrey Farm	Waggoner
James J	Jeremiah	404	1875	09		Monkswood	Collier
John	Williams	405	1875	11		Goytrey Yard	Tin worker
Emily	Watkins	406	1875	09		Goytrey	Labourer
William	Morris	407	1875	09		Goy Wood Cottage	Manure works
Mary J	Roberts	408	1875	16		Mamhilad	Quarryman
Hezekiah	Williams	409	1875	11		Monkswood	Labourer
Edgar William	Pady	410	1876	03		Goy School House	Schoolmaster
John	Williams	83	1876	14		Goytrey	Road man
Mary Ann	Gething	335	1876	15		Mamhilad	The works
Julia	Cowmeadow	309	1876	10		Goytre Maesyberyn	The works
Daniel	Williams	411	1876	15		Goytrey	Hurdle Maker
William	Powell	412	1876	09		Goytrey Wharf	Labourer
Mary Ann	Gough	413	1876	11		Mamhilad	Labourer
William Richard	Gough	414	1876	00		Mamhilad	Labourer
Alber Edward	Gough	415	1876	00		Mamhilad	Labourer
Caroline Louisa	Gough	416	1876	00		Mamhilad	Labourer
Harriett	Williams	417	1876	11		Goytrey	Hurdle Maker
William Isaac	Lewis	418	1876	03		Llanvair	Farmer
Ada	Rodway	419	1876	06		Stopgate	Railway Porter
Annie	Twissle	368	1876	08		Mamhilad	Butcher
Henry	Arnold	420	1876	04		Reformatory	Superintendant?
Henry	Williams	421	1876			Glascoed	Labourer
Edward James	Evans	422	1876			Clascoed	Labourer
David	Thomas	387	1876			Monkswood	Labourer
Francis	Walkley	369	1876			Stopgate	Gauger
David	Bevan	423	1876			Goy Star	Farmer
John	Morris	424	1876			Stopgate	Collier
Jane	Walkley	425	1876			Stopgate	Gauger
Thomas	Williams	36	1876			Goytrey	Shoemaker
James	Thomas	388	1876			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
John	Thomas	426	1876			Monkswood	Charcoal Burner
Fred	Evans	427	1876			Glascoed	Labourer
Bridget	Mead	287	1876			Goy Pentwyn	Labourer
Ada	Twissel	428	1876			Croesynypant	Butcher
Clara	Morris	429	1876			Stopgate	Collier
Olwen	Preece	381	1876			Monkswood	Roadman
Thomas	Gwatkin	005	1876			Goytrey	Farmer
John	James	044	1876			Goytrey	Farmer
Arthur A	Lewis	460	1876			Llanover	Labourer
Daniel A	Lewis	461	1876			Llanover	Labourer
Addie	Weeks	432	1876			Goytrey	Engine Driver
John	Rowlands	433	1876			Croesynypant	Labourer
William	Williams	434	1876			Monkswood	Wood Cutter
George	Pardoe	435	1876			Monkswood	Drainer
Thomas	Davis	436	1876			Goy Pentre	Farmer
John	Davis	366	1876			Goy Pentre	Farmer
Abigail	Taylor	437	1876			Monkswood	blank
Alfred	Lewis	393	1876			Goy Land Farm	Farmer
Louisa	Jenkins	119	1876			Tredomen	Farmer
Rlizabeth	Jones	438	1876			Goytrey	blank
Henry	Reece	314	1876			Abercarn	Dead
John	Williams (a)	439	1876			Monkswood	Labourer
Rebecca	Williams	401	1876			Goytrey	Labourer
Arthur	Williams	279	1876			Goytrey	Labourer
John Edward	Watkins	440	1877			Goy The Yarde	Carpenter
James Matt	Watkins	441	1877			Goy The Yarde	Carpenter
Jospeh Arthur	Watkins	442	1877			Goy The Yarde	Carpenter
Walter	Howard	321	1877			Goytrey	Innkeeper
John Edward	Bevan	54	1877			Goytrey	Innkeeper
Ellen	James	170	1877			Goytrey House	Farmer
Mary Ann	Saunders	443	1877			blank	on the lime
Sarah Ann	Sheperdson	444	1877			Monkswood	Woodcutter
Annie	Jones	149	1877			Goytrey	Labourer
Annie	Power	445	1877			Croesynypant	Labourer
Rachel	Williams ( c )	446	1877			Goy Yard Road	Labourer
Alfred George	Bevan	447	1877			Goy Penwern Cottage	on the lime
James Matt	Thomas	388	1877			Monkswood	Charcpa; burner
John	Thomas	426	1877			Monkswood	Charcoal burner
Amy	Jenkins	449	1877			Tredomen	Farmer
Ellen	Mead	450	1877			Little Mill	Labourer
Catherine	Evans	451	1877			Goy Chapel Ed	wheelwright
William	Francis	452	1877			Goytrey	Labourer
Margaret A	Williams	453	1877			Goytrey	Engine Driver
Isabella	Jones	454	1877			Goytrey	Labourer
Clara	Morris	429	1877			Stop gate	Collier
Harriett	Roderick	194	1877			Goytrey	Labourer
Caroline	Edgar	455	1877			Goytrey	Machinist
Jane	Edgar	456	1877			Goytrey	Machinist
Sarah Ann	Edgar	457	1877			Goytrey	Machinist
Maggie	Williams	458	1877			Goytrey Mill	Miller
Moses	Bevan	55	1877			Goytrey	Farm
Hezekiah	Williams	409	1877			Monkswood	blank
Thomas	Davis	436	1877			Goy Pentre	blank
Henrietta	Pardoe	459	1877			Monkswood	blank
Thomas	Pardoe	460	1877			Monkswood	blank
Emily	Watkins	406	1877			Goytrey	blank
Daniel	Williams	411	1877			Goytrey	blank
John	Davies	366	1877			Goy Pentre	blank
Ada	Rodway	419	1877			Monkswood	Slaughterer
William George	Rodway	461	1877			Monkswood	Slaughterer
John	Jeremiah	462	1877			Goytrey	Carpenter
William Proger	Gwatkin	463	1877			Goytrey	Carpenter
William Edward	Thomas	464	1878			Glascoed	Labourer
Maria	Jenkins	465	1878			Goytrey	Keeper
Thomas	Lewis	389	1878			Goytrey	Farmer
Arthur	Lewis	389	1878			Goytrey	Farmer
Josiah	Lewis	467	1878			Goytrey	Farmer
James	Jeremiah	404	1878			blank	blank
Elizabeth	Williams	468	1878			Llanover	Millworks
George	Rowlands	469	1878			Llanover	Labourer
William	Morris	470	1878			blank	Labourer
Thomas	Watkins	471	1878			Llanover	Wood man
James	Hughes	472	1878			Llanover	Labourer
Edwin John	Gwatkin	473	1878			Goytrey Wharf	Carpenter
James	Williams (b)	474	1878			Goytrey	On the Lime
John	Moses	424	1878			Stopgate	Collier
Ellen	Davis	475	1878			Goy Porth Gwyn	Shoemaker
Mary	Williams	476	1878			Goy Porth Gwyn	On the lime
Henrietta	Pardoe	459	1878			Monkswood	Labourer
Margaret A	Williams	453	1878			Goytrey	Engine Driver
Emma	Twissle	339	1878			Mamhilad	Butcher
Rachel	Williams	446	1878			Goy Yard Road	Labourer
Arthur	Watkins	362	1878			Goytrey	Labourer
Sydney	Jenkins	477	1878			Goy Ty Cook	Farmer
Philip	Jenkins	87	1878			Goy Hay Meadow	Cardener
James	Cobner	193	1878			Goytrey	Carpenter
Thomas	Turner	293	1878			Goytrey	Bailiff
John	Carpenter	371	1878			Goytrey	Shopkeeper
Dvid	Rowlands	355	1878			Croesynypant	Labourer
Amy	Jenkins	449	1878			Tredomen	Famer
Mary A	Jenkins	478	1878			Goy Lananant	Carpenter
Caroline	Edgar	458	1878			Goytrey	Machinist
John	Jeremiah	462	1878			Goy Penpellenny	Carpenter
Thomas	Pardoe	460	1878			Monkswood	Labourer
Maggie	Williams	458	1878			Goytre Mill	Miller
William Ed	Thomas	464	1878			Goytrey	Labourer
Edwin John	Spiller	479	1878			Coresynynpant	Labourer
Hannah	Roberts	180	1878			Coresynynpant	blank
Barbara A	Williams	480	1878			Goytrey mill	Miller
Frederick	Lewis	481	1878			Goy Lan Farm	Farmer
Emily	Watkins	406	1878			Goy Upper	Labourer
Sarah Jane	Thomas	482	1878			Goy Upper	Labourer
Herbert	Pady	483	1878			Goy schoolhouse	Schoolmaster
Edward	Williams	484	1878			Goy Porth Gwyn	Labourer
Mary A	Sheperdson	485	1878			Monkswood	Labourer
John	Evans	307	1878			Goy Capel Ed	Labourer
Arthur	Williams	279	1878			Star	Labourer

Nantyderry School Children

Posted on 29th September 2021 by Gerald Morris

Bevan	Annie	1869	Meade	Catherine	1870
Bevan	Elizabeth	1871	Morgan	Anne	1870
Bevan	John	1871	Morgan	Charles	1875
Bevan	Moses	1871	Morgan	John	1870
Carpenter	John	1874	Morris	David	1870
Charles	Edward	1871	Morris	John	1870
Charles	Joseph	1870	Morris	John	1870
Charles	Joseph	1871	Morris	William	1870
Charles	Joseph	1873	Morris	William	1873
Charles	Oliver	1874	Morris	William	1875
Charles	Oliver	1870	Pape	H	1874
Charles	Oliver Ed	1871	Pape	Henry	1875
Cox	Albert	1871	Pardoe	John	1873
Cox	John	1871	Pardoe	Thomas	1873
Davies	Emily	1871	Phillips	Rebeccas	1870
Deakin	Emily	1870	Phillips	Ruth	1870
Deakin	George	1873	Price	William	1873
Deakin	John	1870	Price	William	1874
Edgar	William	1875	Pritchard	C	1874
Evans	Eliza	1870	Pritchard	Clara	1873
Evans	John	1870	Pritchard	John	1873
Evans	William	1870	Pritchard	Reece	1873
Fabian	E	1874	Prosser	Francis	1872
Griffin	Anne	1870	Prosser	Francis	1873
Griffiths	Martha	1873	Prosser	Frank	1870
Hammond	Sydney	1873	Prosser	Isaac	1871
Harris	John	1870	Prosser	Reece	1870
Heath	Elizabeth	1873	Prosser	Reece	1874
Heath	John	1870	Reed	John	1875
Heath	Matthew	1870	Reed	John Thos	1873
Hook	A	1874	Rosser	Annie	1873
Hook	Joseph	1873	Rosser	Charles	1869
Hook	J	1874	Rosser	Charles	1870
James	Arthur	1873	Rosser	Charles	1873
John	Thomas	1873	Rosser	H	1874
Jones	Charles	1871	Rosser	James	1873
Jones	Charles	1873	Rosser	James	1875
Jones	Charles	1874	Rosser	Margaret	1870
Jones	Emily	1871	Rosser	Margaret	1871
Jones	George	1871	Rosser	Rachel	1873
Jones	George	1873	Scammel	Susan	1873
Jones	James	1870	Scammel	Susan	1875
Jones	James	1871	Scammel	William	1872
Jones	Jane	1871	Scammel	William	1873
Jones	Jane	1872	Waite	John	1873
Jones	John	1871	Watkins	Annie	1870
Jones	John	1873	Watkins	Emily	1870
Lawrence	Edward	1873	Watkins	Matilda	1869
Lawrence	Fanny	1873	Watkins	Sarah	1869
Lewis	John	1873	Watkins	Sarah	1870
Lewis	Josiah	1873	Williams	Annie	1869
Lewis	Josiah	1873	Williams	Annie	1873
Lewis	L	1874	Williams	Ellen	1869
Lewis	Lewis	1874	Williams	John	1869
Lewis	Thomas	1873	Williams	John	1874
Matthews	A	1874	Williams	Mary	1869
Matthews	Ellen	1871	Williams	Rachel	1875
Matthews	Mary	1871	Williams	William	1873
Matthews	Matilda	1870	Yorath	Edward	1871

Nantyderry School Log 1869 – 1874

Posted on 16th December 2020 by Viv Rosser

1869	Goytrey National Mixed Boys and Girls
Jan-26	Opened school with 26 children – Wm Franklin – weather very wet during the week
Feb-01	Admitted 14 children
Feb-02	Admitted 3 children – weather still very unfavourable
Feb-08	Admitted 2 children – much rain and wind, many children absent in consequence
Feb-15	Admitted 3 children – weather much improved
Mar-01	Admitted 5 children
Mar-02	Admitted 1 child
Mar-03	Expelled Mary, Ellen, Annie and John Williams for insolent messages from their parents, also Sarah and Matilda Watkins for the same reason
Mar-08	Miss E Mathews entered upon her duties as sewing mistress
Mar-15	Days paid for sewing, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Mar-17	Commenced drawing in the school
Mar-18	Sewing class very well conducted
Mar-19	Very wet, attendance only 33, weekly examination postponed in consequence
Mar-22	Nothing of importance occurred today
Mar-23	Drawing as usual
Mar-24	Miss Mathews applied for permission to stay away on the following day
Mar-25	Broke up school for the Easter holidays
Apr-05	Recommenced school; attendance thin, probably from “potato setting”
Apr-06	Nothing of importance took place today
Apr-07	Sewing as usual
Apr-08	Sewing as usual
Apr-09	Examined children in scripture, found them rather deficient in their knowledge of the geography of Palestine
Apr-11	Attendance still very thin
Apr-12	Nothing of importance happened today
Apr-13	Sewing mistress unwell stayed at home in consequence
Apr-14	All as usual today
Apr-15	All as usual today
Apr-18	Attendance better today
Apr-19	Nothing of importance took place
Apr-20	Same as usual
Apr-21	Same as usual
Apr-22	Gave half holiday to have school cleaned
Apr-26	Admitted no children
Apr-27	Nothing of importance happened today
Apr-28	Nothing of importance happened today
Apr-29	Taught the children a new song
Apr-30	Prepared for drawing examination which is to take place on May 5th
May-03	Admitted 1 child
May-04	Prepared for drawing examination
May-05	Drawing examination. Rev Thomas Evans, rector of Goytrey and the Rev E Evans of Crickhowell attended as committee. 14 children presented
May-06	Nothing of importance took place today
May-07	Examined children in reading, writing, arithmetic and scripture
May-10	Sewing mistress away through ill health. Attendance very fair
May-11	Several children unwell
May-12	Nothing of importance took place today
May-13	Same as usual
May-14	Examined the school
May-17	Whit Monday, gave a holiday
May-18	Admitted 3 children – attendance thin
May-19	Nothing of importance took place today
May-20	Weather very wet, prevented children attending
May-21	Nothing of importance took place today
May-24	Attendance slightly better, sewing as usual
May-25	Recommenced drawing
May-26	Sewing as usual
May-27	Nothing of importance took place today
May-28	Sewing as usual
May-31	Sewing mistress away through illness
Jun-01	Nothing of importance occurred today
Jun-02	Missionary meeting took place in the schoolroom at 7pm
Jun-03	Sewing as usual
Jun-04	Nothing of importance as usual
Jun-07	Admitted child, attendance very thin
Jun-08	Drawing as usual
Jun-09	Nothing of importance took place today
Jun-10	Nothing of importance took place today
Jun-11	Examined the children in reading, writing and arithmetic
Jun-14	Admitted 7 children
Jun-15	Several children kept at home working
Jun-16	Last row of desks, obliged to break the desks open
Jun-17	Nothing of importance took place today
Jun-18	Examined the children as usual
Jun-21	Admitted no children
Jun-22	No children ill at home
Jun-23	Nothing of importance took place today
Jun-24	Nothing of importance took place today
Jun-25	Examined the children as usual
Jun-28	Sewing mistress applied for leave during next week
Jun-29	Nothing of importance happened today
Jun-30	Nothing of importance happened today
Jul-01	Children at home haymaking
Jul-02	Examination put off until next week
Jul-05	Sewing mistress came as usual as her visit to friends put off till next week
Jul-06	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-07	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-08	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-09	Examined the children
Jul-12	Attendance on the first day thin, one girl with inflammation of the lungs, sewing mistress still in attendance, visit put off another week
Jul-13	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-14	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-15	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-16	Examined the pupils today by myself
Jul-19	School treat announced for Friday, sewing mistress still at school
Jul-20	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-21	Full school this week
Jul-22	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-23	School treat took place on the lawn of the rectory, numbers present including Sunday school scholars, 86
Jul-26	Sewing mistress away for the week
Jul-27	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-28	Nothing of importance took place today
Jul-29	Examined the children
Jul-30	Attendance low on account of the treat of the British school taking place today. Breaking up for the summer vacation, 4 weeks
Jul-31	School thin
Sep-01	Sewing as usual
Sep-02	Nothing of importance, no sewing
Sep-03	Nothing of importance today
Sep-06	Attendance still thin, sewing mistress absent through ill-health, school visited in afternoon by Mrs Bernard and her sister
Sep-07	Sewing mistress attended instead of the previous day
Sep-08	Sewing as usual
Sep-09	Five boys late through going into the wood to gather nuts, cautioned them not to go as far again at dinner time
Sep-10	Examined the children, arithmetic not good altogether In the second class
Sep-13	Weather extremely wet and boisterous, very thin attendance and no sewing in consequence, window blown in Friday evening
Sep-14	Weather slightly improved, sewing as usual
Sep-16	Sewing as usual
Sep-17	Examined the children, arithmetic not up to the mark, scripture deficient
Sep-20	Better attendance owing to improved state of the weather, a few away picking nuts, admitted no boys, sewing as usual
Sep-21	Nothing of importance today
Sep-22	Sewing as usual, children rather noisy during sewing
Sep-23	Sewing mistress absent
Sep-24	Examined the children, slight improvement in the subjects mentioned on the 17th
Sep-27	Several children present for the first time since the harvest vacation, sewing as usual
Sep-28	Children rather noisy in school
Sep-29	No sewing
Sep-30	No sewing
Oct-01	Examined the school, scripture much improved, arithmetic defective among the girls
Oct-04	Sewing as usual, mistress being unwell last week
Oct-05	Taught a new song to the children
Oct-06	Sewing as usual, school very dirty for some time past on account of a small stream of water in the playground
Oct-07	Sewing as usual, girls rather noisy
Oct-08	No sewing, the sewing mistress away on business
Oct-11	Nothing of importance took place today
Oct-13	Sewing girls noisy
Oct-14	Girls quieter during sewing as I kept out the noisiest
Oct-15	Examined the children, progress in arithmetic since last Friday, not sound in the second class, the first class did well in that subject
Oct-18	Sewing as usual, placed children in standards 1, 2 and 3
Oct-19	Save geography lesson to the first class, not able to give a good idea of the world surface as there is only a map of Europe
Oct-20	Sewing as usual, requested they must prepare for the examination
Oct-21	Sewing as usual
Oct-22	Examined the children in standards 1,2 & 3, not up to the mark
Oct-25	Sewing as usual, prepared children for examination
Oct-26	Nothing of importance happened today
Oct-27	Sewing as usual
Oct-28	Sewing as usual
Oct-29	Examined the school in standards 1 & 2
Nov-01	The inspection deferred until the time originally specified; viz June 1870, no sewing as usual the mistress suffering from severe cold
Nov-02	Nothing of importance happened today
Nov-03	No sewing the mistress still being too ill to attend
Nov-04	The master suffering from sore throat unable to attend to his duties properly
Nov-05	Tithes collected in the school house; the master still suffering from cold
Nov-08	No sewing
Nov-09	Mistress came today
Nov-10	Sewing as usual, master still suffering from severe cold
Nov-11	Sewing as usual
Nov-12	Resigned charge of the school – Wm Franklin
Nov-15	Mon: opened school today with 41 children: George Thomas Bright: Admitted Charles Rosser Pengroesoped
Nov-16	Attendance this morning 44, girls sewing this afternoon as usual from 2.30-4
Nov-17	Small attendance owing to the treat at Llanover
Nov-18	Attendance 44; examined the first two classes in ready, writing, catechism and geography
Nov-19	Attendance 45 this afternoon, taught the first class reduction
Nov-22	Tues: Annie Bevan wrote very badly this morning at the commencement of her copybook
Nov-23	Attendance 46 this morning, girls very noisy for which they were reproved before the whole school
Nov-24	Examined the first two classes in scripture from the creation to the flood
Nov-25	Examined the children in scripture, ready, writing, arithmetic, dictation and catechism today, the life of Abraham principal topic
Nov-26	No sewing, the mistress having gone to Crumlin, attendance 44
Nov-29	Sewing mistress came to day
Nov-30	Mrs Evans visited the school this afternoon
Dec-01	The attendance today rather low owing probably to the slippery weather
Dec-02	attendance small, examined the children in arithmetic, taking the whole together the 2nd class results were better than the first class, in the first class the girls were better than the boys
Dec-03	sewing as usual, attendance 42 in the afternoon
Dec-06	Expelled Annie Bevan for her determined disobedience and insolent language to the master
Dec-07	Having seen Mrs Bevan, I received Annie on certain conditions with her respect to her behaviour
Dec-08	Sewing as usual, attendance same as the 6th
Dec-09	Examined the boys and girls of the upper classes, dictation and arithmetic in the first class very much better than the 2nd class, required considerable improvement in both subjects, catechism is but fair in the first class, reading slightly improved
Dec-10	Sewing mistress absent today and weather being exceedingly rough attendance rather thin
Dec-13	Nothing particular to record today
Dec-14	Sewing as usual
Dec-15	Sewing mistress absent today, weather exceedingly boisterous, attendance rather thin
Dec-16	Sewing mistress came today instead of yesterday which interfered with our usual Friday examination, the 1st class on the whole was pretty fair, arithmetic in both classes require improvement, especially the 2nd class girls
Dec-17	Sewing as usual
Dec-20	Nothing particular to record today
Dec-21	Sewing as usual
Dec-22	Closed the school today for Christmas holiday, Christmas holiday 1 week
Dec-23

1870	Resumed school duties, attendance only 18, sewing as usual in the afternoon
Jan-03	Gave the 1st and 2nd class a few general questions in geography this afternoon, attendance in morning 24
Jan-04	Sewing as usual attendance 25
Jan-05	Corrected some of the 2nd class boys and girls for playing on the road and consequently were late
Jan-06	Examined the children in scripture and elementary subjects
Jan-07	Sewing as usual attendance 28
Jan-10	Gave 1st and 2nd class exercise in dictation and spelling words pronounced alike but spelt differently, introduced a letter writing form
Jan-11	Attendance 27, sewing as usual taught 1st class the rule of practise
Jan-12	Examined the children as usual on Friday, dictation and reading pretty fair on the whole, arithmetic in the 1st and 2nd class needs improvement
Jan-14	Sewing as usual, admitted 2 children
Jan-17	Attendance 34 today, cautioned about late coming
Jan-18	Sewing as usual from 2.30 – 4
Jan-19	The Rev T Evans, rector of Goytrey and Mrs Evans visited the school this morning. Rev T Evans examined the children in writing and arithmetic, recommended the cip learning books
Jan-20	Examined the children as usual, the dictation much more careful done in the 2nd class, arithmetic still falls very short of the mark
Jan-21	Admitted 3 children today, cip learning books in 1st and 2nd class
Jan-24	The 1st class, CIP learning books from 10.15 to 11 then from 11.15 – 12 second class
Jan-25	Attendance 36
Jan-26	Sewing as usual
Jan-27	The regular examination was not carried out as the weather was very cold and also gave notice to the children about the school free from Monday January 31st
Jan-28	Children admitted free today
Jan-31	Fri: 6 boys stayed away from school without leave viz: Joseph + Oliver Charles: John Morgan: John Harris: James Jones: Charles Rosser
Feb-18	Admitted 6 children today: reproved John Morgan, James Jones + Charles Rosser for staying away last Friday: The remaining 3 mentioned did not come today
Feb-21	Admitted 2 today: attendance 53: Catherine Meade and her 2 sisters left, the distance being so far as they lived in Monkswood parish
Feb-22	Joseph + Oliver Charles cautioned today about truant playing the 2nd time
Feb-24	Admitted Frank and Reece Prosser
Mar-28	Admitted Emily + John Deakin
Mar-29	Admitted Sarah, Annie + Emily Watkins
Apr-04	Admitted John + Mary Morris
May-09	Mathew and John Heath played truant today
May-10	John and Mathew Heath played truant 2nd time
Jun-29	Anne Morgans mother used insulting language because the girl was confined yesterday for bad behaviour and used several threats
Jul-14	Rebecca Phillips who was reprimanded for having told many falsehoods absented herself this afternoon and went home
Jul-21	Rebecca Phillips was sent by her parents to school this morning
Jul-26	attendance 22: sewing mistress absent it being very wet: admitted Annie Griffin
Sep-05	Margaret Rosser, James Jones and John Evans not in school today
Sep-08	admitted Wm Evans in 3rd class
Oct-04	Fri: att. 14: two boys, John + Wm Morris came at 10.35 after the register was marked: Rev Thos Evans visited
Oct-14	Admitted Ruth Phillips
Oct-17	Eliza Evans, Ruth Phillips and Matilda Mathews reproved for loud laughing during masters absence for 2 minutes
Nov-17	Reproved the boys and girls for their disorderly conduct yesterday evening and especially Elizabeth Bevan for not telling

1871
Jan-25	nothing particular to record today
Feb-04	attendance low all the week, sewing attended as usual
Feb-08	attendance a little larger
Feb-11	School visited by Mrs Evans and two others
Feb-18	Ladies one afternoon this week, Mrs E heard the children spell and work as well
Feb-22	Sewing mistress absent and about to resign her duties on about it being inconvenient to attended to the sewing
Oct-01	Revision of back work
Oct-06	Two girls admitted this morning
Oct-09	Several children absent on account of potato gathering
Oct-10	Gave a grammar lesson
Oct-12	Gave another grammar lesson, a specimen of easy parsing
Oct-15	Spelling lessons arranged alphabetically with meaning attached
Oct-16	Attendance 19 today
Oct-17	Examination in the elementary subjects
Nov-03	Rev T Evans visited the school
Nov-10	Revision of the book work in arithmetic
Nov-17	Same as usual
Nov-24	Attendance low throughout the week
Dec-01	General examination in each subject
Dec-08	Sewing as usual three times in the week
Dec-15	Break up for Christmas vacation
Dec-21	School commenced this week

1872
Jan-12	Little improvement in attendance
Jan-19	Examination in each subject
Jan-26	Sewing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Feb-02	Revision of the book work in arithmetic
Feb-09	Attendance very low
Mar-01	Resigned my office today – George Thomas Bright
Mar-22	School re-opened today with 33 children – Richard Henry Darlington
Apr-08	Found the school in a very backward state and discipline almost unknown. Announced to the children that I shall call on each of their parents in the course of the week.
	I find that little can be done this week, owing to the want of books, etc.
Apr-09	Miss Bowen takes the children in sewing in the afternoons. Gave a lesson on the climate to the boys in the first class.
Apr-10	About the same attendance. Caution the children about coming late, Miss Bowen takes sewing
Apr-11	Examine the writing in copy books of the first class, the average for this week has been very good
Apr-12	Admitted three children this morning, Miss Bowen takes sewing in the afternoon
Apr-15	Attendance still continues very fair
Apr-16	Ditto
Apr-17	Francis Prosser ran home after being kept behind the other boys
Apr-19	Very wet, attendance consequently low, made example of Francis Prosser for running home on Friday
Apr-22	Same unfavourable weather and attendance is rather low
Apr-24	Gave a half holiday, Mr Bright the previous master having come back to assist to put the registers straight and only being able to stay one day
Apr-26	Admitted 5 children
Apr-29	Admitted one child
May-06	Engaged the children actively in the preparation of home lessons this week
May-10	The school is steadily increasing and the average is very good
May-16	Looked over the home lesson books and find that they are improving very much. I offer to buy the most creditably worked books when finished
May-23	Half-holiday, the Rector having paid for the children to attend a tea-party in the neighbourhood
May-30	Receive notice of the inspectors visit
May-31	Admitted one child
Jun-03	Gave a holiday, the school having wanted by a person who collects the land tithes
Jun-04	Admitted two fresh boys
Jun-10	Fresh desk for master and boys arrived, the average is remarkably fair – home lesson work proceeds nicely and several of the books are worked so carefully that I keep them by me as patterns for more careless children
Jun-13	Examination – gave a holiday
Jun-19	School not so full, hay harvest commencing
Jun-24	Average for the week – 46, very fair considering the season
Jun-28	Admitted 5 children
Jul-01	School has been very low during the week owing to the hay harvest
Jul-05	School still continues rather low – raining
Jul-11	Admitted one child
Jul-15	Broke up for five weeks
Jul-19	Re-opened school – attendance very low on account of the harvest not being finished
Aug-26	Attendance rather better than in the preceding week, admitted five children
Sep-02	Called at the houses of several of the children, many have been absent on account of the weather, received the following report from H.M. Inspector of school
Sep-06	“There is no special instruction in Form and Colour or on objects for the Infants: but a little gallery has been erected for them. Under the standards only eight children had attended the full number of times. Discipline is satisfactory, needlework creditable. Excellent new desks have been put up, new hat pegs supplied and a ventilator. In the wall to separate the approach to the offices, the opening should be closed by a door to be kept locked. No approved copy of a time-table was hanging up in the room.” More maps and Apparatus must be provided without delay.
	Attendance continues rather low, admitted one child
Sep-09	School very full this morning
Sep-16	The average has been over 50 for this week
Sep-20	Histories arrived for the boys and objects for the infants
Sep-23	Very rough day – attendance consequently low
Sep-27	A new school opens in an adjoining parish on 2nd October and several of the children leave this school on account of the distance
Sep-30	Rather low school today, commence taking history as one of the special subjects
Oct-07	Commence taking geography as another extra subject
Oct-14	Speak to the Rector concerning the maps. The Rector orders a map of europe and another of the British Isles
Oct-18	The average has not been very high for this week. I find that the 4th 5th and 6th standards especially are progressing fairly
Oct-26	Weather still continues very unfavourably
Oct-29	Admitted 4 children
Nov-04	Commence finding copybooks, pen/pencil etc., for the children
Nov-07	Admitted 4 children – one of the girls leaves the school on account of the distance, she being lame
Nov-11	Admitted 7 children
Nov-17	Very wet day – only 32 children present. Send a note after Jane Jones who has been absent for some time
Nov-25	The average for the week rather low owing to the weather
Nov-29	Francis Prosser and William Scammels were punished severely for stealing 6d off a little boy. I then refused to receive them into the school again until they brought 3d each. I gave half-holiday in the evening, the school being occupied by the tithes collector
Dec-03	Francis Prosser came without the 3d and I therefore sent him home again.
Dec-04	Francis Prosser again comes to school without bringing the 3d with him and is again sent home. William Scammel is admitted into school again after paying his share of the plunder.
Dec-10	Rev Evans calls and examines the first class in history
Dec-16	Rev Evans again calls and takes the first class in the geography of North America
Dec-17	Brake up for the Christmas holidays
Dec-20	School opens, attendance rather low

1873
Jan-06	Average for the week about 41
Jan-11	Very wet day attendance very fair notwithstanding
Jan-13	Admitted one boy, attendance very low
Jan-20	Obliged to give a holiday owing to the school being decked for a concert
Jan-23	Gave notice of my intention to leave
Jan-24	Attendance very low owing to the weather, snow having fallen
Jan-30	Heavy fall of snow – the attendance has not been so low for the past 10 months
Feb-03	Ditto
Feb-07	Sewing mistress absent
Feb-10	School full this day – the weather fine
Feb-17	Average for the week, very fair
Feb-21	Little work done this week owing to the school being very low
Feb-28	Started the 4th standard in short division (weights and measures) sent word that if William Morris did not attend more regularly I should strike his name off the register
Mar-03	Examined the 4th standard in long division and found them rather deficient
Mar-10	Average attendance. The infants between 6-7 years of age have been taught simple addition
Mar-14	Attendance not taken today owing to the small number present
Mar-17	Weather still unfavourable and attendance low
Mar-24	Kept about 20 children in for being late – gave them to understand that I should use corporal punishment if they were late next day
Mar-26	Examined 1st and 2nd classes in mental arithmetic, result not satisfactory, I find that the children are beginning to stay at home with various excuses which are considered satisfactory at this time of the year such as setting potatoes. I have of late given up extra subjects the rector would prefer the ordinary subjects being attended to as this was against my wish as they are all well grounded in those subjects and have ample time for extra ones
Apr-02	Gave notice of a holiday on the morrow, also Easter Monday
Apr-10	Sent after 4 boys (brothers) to ask the reason of their absence. Each was engaged in farm work
Apr-15	Admitted Elizabeth Heath, several of the children absent last week are present today
Apr-21	Resigned charge of the school – Richard Henry Darlington
Apr-24	Commenced my duties as master of this school today with only so few few in attendance at the commencement. I suppose my having taken charge at the end of the week has had some effect upon this, there were but 20 children in school at prayers, 9 girls, 11 boys. Alfred Fabian
Apr-25	Monday commenced with rather better attendance this morning, 15 boys in the standards and 16 infants. I hope that these numbers will be increased very shortly, 36 were present in the afternoon. Received notice that the examinations would not take place until November.
Apr 28th	I think the examination having been put off until November will have but little effect upon the school either way. I find boys and girls are inclined to be disobedient and they do not seem to understand any other system of order than that produced by means of the rod and to this I shall be compelled to resort! I never had so much trouble in making children understand that when I say I will have no talking or playing that I actually mean this.
Apr-29	To speak to the Rector concerning giving away quarterly prizes to those who excel in the home lessons as I think it may be an inducement for home lessons. Mrs Evans called in the afternoon with Mrs Barnard from Bristol. She expressed herself as particularly pleased with the order of the school
Apr-30	Beautiful day but a very small attendance, many children are required by their parents for home work. In no place is the compulsory attendance act more needed than in this neighbourhood. But a very few girls in the afternoon. Children more than ever troublesome today
May-01	Several girls absent
May-02	A very wet day, as a consequence a very few children in attendance, only 11 were present, no sewing as the mistress did not come, gardening is still in full operation and this no doubt causes the slack numbers to a great extent.
May-05	A rather better attendance today again especially in the lower classes. See April 2nd where it appears the late master Mr Darlington has made an entirely erroneous statement. The Rector gave no intimation whatsoever that extra subjects should be discontinued, it has always been his wish that the boys should be brought forward in these subjects, in short Mr Darlington’s statement is untrue, Thomas Evans, Rector.
May-07	No better attendance today
May-08	A very poor attendance today, several children having put in an appearance who have been absent for the three or four weeks. Admitted Clara and John Pritchard aged 9 and 7
May-12	No schooling in the afternoon as the room required preparation for a concert which was given by the church choir. The attendance still keeps very irregular, caused, I presume by the parents requiring assistance of their children in garden at this time of the year
May-15	Their knowledge of geography is barely superficial
May-16	Admitted Maretta Griffiths aged 10 years and re-admitted John Deakin after considerable time absent, many children came late. There were 20 children in the lower classes this morning, this is the highest attendance for a Monday morning
May-19	Admitted Rose Pritchard aged 13, this is the first time she has attended school and she is deplorably ignorant
May-20	Children attended the Nantyderry picnic party today having been kindly treated to the same through the liberty of the Rector and his Lady
May-22	Re-admitted Wm Williams to the 2nd class after a lengthened absence and admitted Sydney Hammonds to the infants class
May-26	A showery day and reduced attendance as a consequence. The weather is unusually severe for the time of year
May-27	First and second class wrote some songs in their exercise books for learning at home prior to singing the same at the school. John Waite punished for sticking pins into Joseph Hook. Mrs Price called concerning conduct of same John Waite
May-28	Whit Monday, no holiday as the school will be required on Wednesday by the person who collects the tithes. Sent some specimens of the boys drawings to the Rector for mrs Evans to decide which was the best as I promised one who did the best work that I would give him a prize
Jun-02	Admitted Thomas and Josiah Lewis to the 3rd class, neither of the lads know their age. A very wet morning, raining in torrents, only 28 present
Jun-03	No schooling in the afternoon,
Jun-05	This weeks attendance has been the most irregular that has occurred since I took charge of the school. Spoke to the Rector concerning the bad conduct of the Waites
Jun-06	Admitted Lewis Lewis and John Havard
Jun-09	Several children away but satisfactory reasons
Jun-10	The Rector called and examined the children, there were only 30 present
Jun-12	Monday, several children again absent, some are engaged in farm work
Jun-16	The Rector called again the in morning
Jun-18	Very wet day and a low attendance, only 17 in the morning
Jun-19	Admitted Annie Rosser aged 8 & 9 and Rachel Rosser aged 6 years. The first class nearly empty, only two present in the morning. Joseph Charles and George Jones are absent, engaged in farm work
Jun-23	Charles Rosser returned this morning after being absent about three or four weeks, engaged in garden work, Joseph Charles also returned. Wet morning only 11 at prayers
Jun-24	Complaints have been made that the boys have been robbing the Railway station master of his strawberries from his garden. I warned the boys of the same and I only hope the station master will take the law into his own hands
Jun-25	This weeks average is in excess of last weeks. Haymaking has now commenced
Jun-27	Commenced with a fair attendance there being 33 present in the morning
Jun-30	Examination on paper as usual this morning, I have noticed a marked improvement for some weeks past, Joseph Charles especially doing his work in a most creditable manner.
Jul-01	Commenced this week with an attendance of 12, no scholar present in the first class and only 4 in the second. I presume this fine day has caused the parents to keep their eldest children at home gathering in the hay
Jul-07	Attendance improving in fast in 1st and 2nd, there were 15 in those classes today as compared with 4 last Monday, one girl Anne Williams has left having to go to the school of the parish she is living in, her parents living at Bettws
Jul-14	All the 1st class boys are again absent taking advantage, I presume of the few fine days helping their parents carry their hay crops, only 22 attendance today
Jul-17	Commenced harvest holidays. This weeks attendance has been very low, from 24th July to Sept 1st harvest holidays
Jul-24	Commenced school after 5 weeks holiday with an attendance of only 12. The harvest is not half over as the weather has been so unfavourable for the same
Sep-01	Better attendance today, 30 present, many however still away and harvest far from finished owing to the wet and unfavourable state of the weather
Sep-08	Mrs Evans has now fixed the annual school treat for Thursday next, Sept 11th. Admitted Arthur James aged 8.9, probably drawn hither by report of school treat
Sep-09	Annual school treat at Nantyderry, 50 children present
Sep-11	A few children returned from harvest work, many however still absent
Sep-15	We have again commenced sewing with the girls during this week, the first time since the holidays as so many have been absent
Sep-19	Admitted two children, Fanny Lawrence aged 8 and Edward Lawrence aged 5.3
Sep-22	Abergavenny pleasure fair taking place today causes many absentees
Sep-25	This week’s attendance better than that of last week
Sep-26	James Rosser returned today after being absent 9 weeks, Francis Prosser also returned
Sep-29	Slight improvement in attendance, suffering from a bad face and eye and as a consequence unable to properly attend to the school works
Oct-06	Yesterday and today being wet attendance very thin, there were only 7 in the lower class out of an average of 22
Oct-10	Charles Jones, Wm Price, Josiah Lewis & Thomas Lewis returned today after an absence of 9 or 10 weeks. Admitted George James aged 6 years and 4 months
Oct-13	Attendance slowly improving as one or two old scholars return.
Oct-20	John Jones, after an absence of 3 months returned to school again today
Oct-27	Severe frosts having occurred during the past week I presume have caused the attendance to be much lower during the same
28/10/29	Many children absent today, very wet. John Jones again gone to work. Spoke to children about their irregular attendance, sent notes to most of parents of same
Oct-30	Expelled Susan and William Scammel for bringing a very insolent message from their mother. These children receive perhaps more kindness than any other of the school children and this the result
Nov-04	Very bad attendance again today
Nov-06	Admitted Thomas John and John Thomas Reed aged 6.8 and 5.4 respectively from the British School. Finding the children to be most backward in their arithmetic
Nov-10	Weekly average a little better. Children still away apple picking, four of one family and three of another so employed
Nov-15	No school today, the person who collects the tithes requires the school room
Nov-19	Admitted John Lewis aged 10 years and Thomas Pardoe aged 8 years
Nov-24	John Pardoe was admitted this morning. Received notice from the parents of Josiah and Thomas Lewis that the children will be unable to attend the school during the winter months as they have to come from the mountain side, a distance of quite 3 miles. Nothing preventing they will attend again in the spring. The parents of Rachel Prosser made a complaint against John Jones of pushing the former child down on their way from school on Friday evening last
Dec-01	School inspected today by Mr Waddington Esq., and his assistant Mr Meggs, number present 51, presented for examination, 37, the children seem to pass a very fair examination
Dec-02	I gave notice yesterday that the “Act regulating the attendance of children in agricultural districts will come into force next month and it will be strictly enforced.”
Dec-05	Susan Scammel returned to school after being expelled from the same
Dec-08	A very cold day and many children absent. Commenced teaching geography again as an extra subject
Dec-18	The attendance still keep very fair
Dec-15	Commenced holidays for Christmas on Friday last
Dec-22	Commenced school after Christmas holidays with very poor attendance, sickness being very general amongst the children of the parish, not any attendance marked as a consequence

1874
Jan-12	A slightly better attendance but many still absent
Jan-19	The children did drawing today
Jan-26	The average for the week is much better but the amount of sickness is still large
Jan-30	The Griffiths children returned to school again today having been absent since Christmas
Feb-02	School was conducted by Mrs Fabian for two hours today
Feb-03	A few other absentees returned today, Oliver Charles amongst them
Feb-09	Children came in at 1.30 and left at 3.30 in order to prepare the room or a concert in the evening
Feb-16	This weeks average much better
Feb-20	Commenced with an attendance of 10 in the 1st class and in the second the highest numbers in these classes since Christmas. Many infants still absent owing to sickness
Feb-23	Children came more regularly than usual
Feb-27	The report of HMI came today this is a copy: Reading and spelling very fair except in the 1st standard. Arithmetic is imperfect throughout the school. The infants are fairly taught in the elements of reading, writing and numbers but scarcely of form and colours.
Mar-03	Gave the children a small prize for drawing. C Jones and O Charles obtained it	Finish full article
Mar-31	Commenced Easter holidays of 1 week today
Apr-02	Paper examination as usual today in the upper class
Apr-17	I had concern to speak to the children today concerning their pence
Apr-20	Gave an extra half hour to examinate today as the attendance was better
Apr-24	Drawing today I gave one who did the best a small prize. H Mathew gained it
Apr-30	Attendance rather low again, especially in the lower classes
May-04	The Rector and Mrs Evans called this morning, I gave them a list of absentees
May-07	The Rector gave notice to parents of the children concerning irregular attendance, this was given out before sermon yesterday and the result was 8 absentees returned this morning
May-11	Pence very badly brought by the scholars
May-25	Holiday for the Whitsun week
May-29	Highest attendance today for a long period
Jun-01	The room was required by the tithes collector
Jun-02	No attendance made as the children were treated to the annual picnic at Nantyderry Station
Jun-04	Everything as usual as regards school but pence was badly brought
Jun-08	Examination on paper today, arithmetic shows an improvement
Jun-12	During this week the attendance has been more regular and notwithstanding the splendid weather we are having for the haymaking the attendance on the whole was very fair
Jun-19	The Rector called yesterday and examined the writing of the children
Jun-26	The attendance for this week was much lower than last as haymaking and much picking are engaging the children
Jul-03	The Rector called this morning, there were very few in attendance today as quite half the children were engaged in fruit picking for tomorrow’s market
Jul-10	The state of the weather which causes so many absentees and which will cause a very early corn harvest thus bringing the hat and corn harvest together, will, I think necessitate our having our harvest holidays earlier than last year and I think we shall be compelled to commence this week. I also have been compelled to give up singing for arithmetic
Jul-13	Commenced school today after 6 weeks harvest holiday – very poor attendance. The school treat is fixed for Thursday week next, Sept 3rd 1874
Aug-24	Rector called in the morning
Aug-26	Rector called and examined copy books. Attendance still keeps small as the harvest is not yet over, Charles Jones returned today
Sep-01	Today the children had the annual school treat at Nantyderry. It was a very wet day and only about 20 children came and a very few parents, so those that came had tea and were told to come again on Monday
Sep-03	Today the children again met and though towards evening it rained slightly yet not sufficient to mar the sports which were concluded with friends
Sep-07	Today we commenced with a better attendance for a Monday, than for a long time past
Sep-11	The paper examination was a trifle better this morning
Sep-18	I have given up drawing until after the examination as the children are so often engaged in garden work &c that it is more than I can manage to keep them up to the ordinary subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic
Sep-25	Several absentees sent after today, the old tale returned, must help in garden
Sep-28	Find a slight improvement in the 2nd standard especially in their taking down numbers. Reece Prosser in particular has much improved
Oct-02	Only 6 brought as priced this morning
Oct-05	I gave the children an extra half hour in music this afternoon as I have been compelled during this past week or two to depart slightly from the timetable in order to work up those who have been irregular in their attendance
Oct-09	The usual school work during the past week. Fair attendance
Oct-16	John Williams, an old scholar, has returned to the school after an absence of 10 months at Llanover school
Oct-23	Paper examination was omitted today and the children had an extra half hour in singing in the afternoon
Oct-30	Received notice of the intended visit of H M Inspector for Friday Nov 13th at 9.30
Nov-02	Paper examination omitted today, also copy book writing
Nov-06	The Rector called in the morning and informed the master that H M Inspector visit was altered from Friday Nov 13th to Thursday Nov 12th at 2.30. Attendance slightly better
Nov-09	Today the school was inspected by H Waddington Esq., inspector of schools for the district and his assistant Mr Meggs: 33 were present, several were away owing to sickness
Nov-12	The weekly average is improving but many are still attending very irregularly
Nov-20	Wm Price went home from the playground this morning owing to some dispute with another boy. A more quarrelsome set of children it has never been my lot to have in any school than the children of this parish. The children bid fair to keep up the reputation of the parish in that respect – when the said Wm Price returns I shall certainly give him a slight remembrance of his return journey
Nov-23	Wm Price returned and had his remembrance. Lewis Lewis returned after an absence of several weeks
Nov-24	A heavy fall of snow having occurred in the night only 3 children came to school in the morning so I did not commence school until 10.15 as it was not worthwhile making the registers for so small numbers of children
Nov-26	Commenced this morning with a number of children
Dec-03	No examination on paper today
Dec-06	The usual school work was done this week, the attendance, being for the time of the year very good
Dec-11	Pence badly brought. The price being so low there should be no difficulty in the matter
Dec-14	A heavy fall of snow having taken place during the night, covering the ground to the depth of 5 or 6 inches, there was no schooling as only 2 came
Dec-16	Snow still deep and consequently broke up for Christmas holidays
Dec-17	Commenced school today after three weeks holidays caused by very severe weather. A very few children were in attendance
Jan-11	This week there was a better attendance, 21 having put in an appearance at prayer time

1875
Jan-18	Rev T Evans called this morning and examined the children in reading and writing
Jan-19	Paper examination this morning, very fairly done
Jan-22	Yesterday was a very wet day, to that but a few came
Jan-26	Only 7 children were present at prayers this morning, the worst attendance for a very long time and considering it was a very fine morning I thought to have mentioned that on this day last wee. The Rector received a communication from the committee of Council on Education
Jan-28	Rector called this morning and examined the children in arithmetic	complete letter
Feb-01	Wm Morris returned this morning after an absence of several weeks, many children are still away however and their parents seem to take no notice of the notes I sen requesting the attendance of the children. Spoke to the rector about leaving this school as the salary is not sufficient
Feb-02	There was about the usual Monday attendance today, we did not have our annual paper examination on Friday as there was no foolscap paper at hand
Feb-08	Attendance very irregular, cold weather again setting in, it has been the cause I propose. I shall this week depart a little from the time table as regards secular subjects
Feb-10	Half holiday on account of a concert in the school room which requires cleaning. Attendance very slack again
Feb-15	Mr Pape called concerning the re-admission of his son Henry who has been absent since I commenced my duties here having left with the late master. He is to come as a commercial class boy
Feb-16	Snow again upon the ground and as a consequence a very slack attendance. Re-admitted Henry Pape after an absence of nearly two years
Feb-22	Attendance today the lowest for some time as a fresh fall of snow took place early in the morning. There were only 10 present at prayers in the morning	station masters son
Feb-24	Snowing still and every prospect of a continuance of same, so this weeks average will be very low
Mar-01	Sent in my resignation as master of this school. Rector away and no paper for weekly examination at hand in so compelled to do without same
Mar-03	Received a reply from the Rector accepting my resignation and also a communication from the Education department respecting the incorrect entries
Mar-08	Attendance keeps both slack and irregular. Sickness is very prevelant out of the small number on the register about 12 or 15 are absent from that cause
Mar-10	Weekly examination as usual, writing of late has much improved
Mar-12	Fair attendance, every thing conducted as there were 28
Mar-15	Attendance has again been most irregular as on no day since Monday has it come up to 29 although the total number in attendance is in excess of that
Mar-19	John Reed returned after an absence of 4 weeks
Mar-22	Susan Scammel returned after being absent three weeks, sickness still keeps many away from school although the weather is all that can be denied. The three Mathews are absent, three Rosser’s and many others
Mar-23	Commenced holiday one week for Easter tide
Mar-25	School commenced today after easter holidays with an with an attendance of 12
Apr-05	Several absent at work in the garden 25 present today
Apr-07	Weather very favourable, poor attendance
Apr-09	The Rosser’s are away working in the garden and three of the Mathews are absent
Apr-12	The three Morgan’s and the three Prichard’s are also away
Apr-14	James Rosser again returned after a prolonged absence & deplorably ignorant
Apr-19	Rector sent concerning delay in report
Apr-20	Slight improvement in the attendance but great irregularity still prevails. In three families with a number of 8 of an age to attend only one is present and in other families it is as bad
Apr-27	Admitted Rachel Williams aged 6 years to the infants class
May-03	Very few children present (only 14) so gave them arithmetic best part of afternoon
Mar-06	The report arrived but have not yet seen it
Mar-11	Commercial holiday (Whitsun) for one week
May-14	No schooling as tithes will be taken in the schoolroom. Copy of HMI report for year ending October 31st 1874: The infants did fairly in reading and writing, but were imperfect in knowledge of number, objects and form and colour, under the standards and spelling in the fist and second standards. Arithmetic is a failure, only one scholar passing in it. The discipline was fair, some object cards are needed. The singing was bad	Report 93
May-24	Commenced with an attendance of 14, admitted Wm Edgar aged 7 years
May-25	A heavy thunderstorm having occurred about the time most of the children would start to school prevented them from coming, there were but 4 present in the morning
May-28	Slight improvement in the attendance, James Rosser again at school, this is how things have been going on, one set of scholars are here one week then another set comes the following week and so it is a continuous scrabble to keep the children from falling back, there’s no chance to work them up. The Morgan family are here on average about 1 day in the week and the same with many others
May-31	There was such a poor attendance in the 1st & 2nd classes that I did not give them a paper examination today
Jun-04	A wet morning and small attendance as a consequence
Jun 07	Charles Jones returned to school today after an absence of 15 weeks during which time he has been engaged at farm work. The 3 Morgan’s, 3 Mathews and 2 of the Reeds are away agin this week
Jun-08	A whole holiday as I met Mr Evans in Abergavenny to settle a/c’s between us, not a very friendly meeting, but on the contrary a stormy one
Jun-09	Only 3 children present this morning, a very wet and miserable day
Jun-14	Received a letter from the Rector of Goytrey enclosing copy of one rec’d by him from “My Lords” and in which I e my sentence for my share in the affair of the registers
Jun-18	The annual picnic at the Refreshment rooms Nantyderry, many away at the same. Nothing has been said about the children going to same this year so I suppose the Rector does not treating them there
Jun-21	A very irregular attendance this week. Hay making in full operation
Jun-25	A wet morning and a few children in attendance, only one girl present in the afternoon
Jun-28	Sent to the Rector asking to his plan with regards to the school after I leave so I may know something as to the share of grant falling to me. His reply was that he proposed keeping the school on and that my portion of the grant when made should be duly forwarded to me.
Jun-29	Resigned charge today – A Fabian
Jun-30

Nantyderry School Log Book 1869-1872

Posted on 19th June 2020 by Gerald Morris

1869	Goytrey National Mixed Boys and Girls	1869
Mar-03	Expelled Mary, Ellen, Annie + John Williams for insolent messages from their parents: also Sarah + Matilda Watkins for the same reason
Mar-08	Miss E Mathews entered upon her duties as sewing mistress
Nov-12	Resigned charge of the school – Wm Franklin
Nov-15	Mon: opened school today with 41 children: George Thomas Bright: Admitted Charles Rosser Pengroesoped
Nov-23	Tues: Annie Bevan wrote very badly this morning at the commencement of her copybook
Dec-07	Expelled Annie Bevan for her determined disobedience and insolent language to the master
Dec-08	Having seen Mrs Bevan, I received Annie on certain conditions with her respect to her behaviour
		1870
Feb-18	Fri: 6 boys stayed away from school without leave viz: Joseph + Oliver Charles: John Morgan: John Harris: James Jones: Charles Rosser
Feb-21	Admitted 6 children today: reproved John Morgan, James Jones + Charles Rosser for staying away last Friday: The remaining 3 mentioned did not come today
Feb-22	Admitted 2 today: attendance 53: Catherine Meade and her 2 sisters left, the distance being so far as they lived in Monkswood parish
Feb-24	Joseph + Oliver Charles cautioned today about truant playing the 2nd time
Mar-28	admitted Frank and Reece Prosser
Mar-29	admitted Emily + John Dekin
Apr-04	admitted Sarah, Annie + Emily Watkins
May-09	admitted John + Mary Morris
May-10	Mathew and John Heath played truant today
Jun-29	John and Mathew Heath played truant 2nd time
Jul-14	Anne Morgan’s mother used insulting language because the girl was confined yesterday for bad behaviour and used several threats
Jul-21	Rebecca Phillips who was reprimanded for having told many falsehoods absented herself this afternoon and went home
Jul-26	Rebecca Phillips was sent by her parents to school this morning
Sep-05	attendance 22: sewing mistress absent it being very wet: admitted Annie Griffin
Sep-08	Margaret Rosser, James Jones and John Evans not in school today
Oct-04	admitted Wm Evans in 3rd class
Oct-14	Fri: att 14: two boys, John + Wm Morris came at 10.35 after the register was marked: Rev Thos Evans visited
Oct-17	admitted Ruth Phillips
Nov-17	Eliza Evans, Ruth Phillips and Matilda Mathews reproved for loud laughing during masters absence for 2 minutes
Jan-25	reproved the boys and girls for their disorderly conduct yesterday evening and especially Elizabeth Bevan for not telling	1872

Mr Croot – 1932

Posted on 8th May 2020 by Viv Rosser

Goytrey Headmaster Retires After Forty Seven Years Service.

William Croot

Mr W. J. Croot retired from teaching at Goytrey Council School on Wednesday had completed over 47 years, 43 of which had been in Monmouthshire.

He was apprenticed as pupil teacher to the Bedminster Boy’s British School, Bristol in 1873.

In 1877 he gained a Queen’s Scholarship, First Division and proceeded in due course to Borough Road T raining College, London, where he spent two years.

At the close of his college career he was appointed headmaster of Govilon British School and held this post for five years.

In June 1885 he became headmaster of Goytrey British School. Several of the pupils of Mr Croot gained scholarships either at West Monmouth School or at the County School for girls and at Abersychan H E School.

On Wednesday evening a presentation was made to Mr and Mrs Croot in the form of a mahogany chiming clock, subscribed for by the staff, school, and friends of Goytrey School.

Mr A.E. Stock, Little Mill made the presentation and hoped Mr and Mrs Croot would live many years to enjoy their well deserved retirement.

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