Alfred Ernest Pitt ²⁸

   Cause of his death was Heart attack.

  General Notes:

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Added by Eric Williams <FriendsReunited.asp?wci=otherprofile&member_key=5044631> on 08/07/2002 22:53Teachers

Mr Mann. He took us for Geography, he once caught me messing about and told the whole class that I had not come top because I was bright, But because the rest of the class where dim. But I liked him he was very fair and I did learn quite a bit from him. Mr Jeffries English I think. And the good looking Miss Tuckwell, Don't think I learned a lot? had other things on my mind.
^{Mr Pitt the Head, used to see him quite a bit Don't know why but my hands always hurt afterwards.}

NOTES FROM CONVERSATION WITH EDITH CLYDE PURNELL (nee Brown): 19/03/1994

Clyde was brought up by James & Mary Ann Pitt, of Pontnewynydd.

She remembered Hilda Jenkins as a light, bubbly sort of personality - commenting how sad it was that she died. She was a teacher - Clyde confirmed that Hilda & Ernie used to go swimming together. She also said that Hilda is buried at Trevethin Parish Church.

She said that Ernie was a lovely man - very well-educated - I think she said that he helped to bring Clyde up - he was 10 years older than her. She said that he would have been Head of Caerleon College, if he had lived - he apparently died sitting on his wife Cerrie's lap.

Cerrie was described as a lovely person, as well - another ex-teacher. ^1,29

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1911, 2 Apr 1911, 5 Mill Road, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire.

• Occupation: History Master at the Grammar School, Cir 1922-1953, Abersychan, Monmouthshire. ³⁰

• Occupation: Head-Teacher, 1953 to 1963, Grofield Secondary Modern School, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. ²⁹ He was the school's first Head teacher.

• Cremation, Jun 1963, Crematorium, Croesyceiliog, (Nr. Cwmbran), Monmouthshire. ³¹

Alfred married Hilda Mary Jenkins, daughter of Benjamin Jenkins and Alexandra Louisa Watson, on 6 Aug 1928 in English Wesleyan Chapel, Pontypool, Monmouthshire.⁴ (Hilda Mary Jenkins was born on 5 Apr 1898 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire ¹, christened on 28 Apr 1898 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire,⁵ died on 14 Jan 1934 in Gold Tops Nursing Home, Newport, Monmouthshire ⁶ and was buried on 15 Jan 1934 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire ^7,8.) The cause of her death was (a) Pulmonary Embolism. (b) Ovarian Cyst which was removed in confinement.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1931, Wendleben, Leigh Road, Trevethin, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. ¹²

Alfred next married Catherine Ceridwen Davies, daughter of William Davies and Harriet Mary Hughes, on 12 Apr 1936 in Baptist Chapel, Usk, Monmouthshire. (Catherine Ceridwen Davies was born on 1 Sep 1904 in Harston? Hall, nr Newton, Cambridgeshire ¹ and died on 6 Jan 1980 in 9 Millfield, Whitland, Carmarthenshire ¹.) The cause of her death was Heart failure.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1941, Wendleben, Leigh Road, Trevethin, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. ^30,32

• Census, 1951, Wendleben, Leigh Road, Trevethin, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. ³⁰

• Census, 1961, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. ³⁰