1875

• February Collegiate School opens
• 5/6 Launch of the Elizabeth Ann for Capt. John Thomas
• /7 David Davies (Dewi Dyfan) Bethania arrives from Aberdare
• 10/8 Two die in Mwldan Floods
• September Bonded Stores opened behind the Ship Inn
• 29.10 Headmistress of the Board School Infants = Hannah Davies
• November mayor Asa J. Evans.
• 20/12 Board School Girls Headmistress Miss Lloyd
• 29/12 Death of John James Jones, JP
• Hope Chapel Pastors 7 Evans, Melcizedeck
• CTivysideA – local pages increased from 1 to 2.

The following were buried in St Mary’s Church cemetery:

• Owens, Elizabeth wi of Capt James 21/01/1875 aged 63 HPW16
• Morris, Jane wi of John, 10 North Tce 05/03/1875 aged 54 MPG1
• Jones, Anne wi of John 10/03/1875 aged 60 FHPW40
• Davies, William Bowen dau of D G Davies 16/01/1875-18/03/1875 FHPW44
• Phillips, William son of Thomas & Ann 20/03/1875 aged 16 MPN7
• Williams, John, High St, chemist 31//07/1875 in 45th yr MPN1
• Griffiths, Thomas Harries on board brig Leading Star on voyage from Shields to Folkestone on or about 28/11/1875 aged 40 MPD13
• Owens, James Capt 12/12/1875 aged 66 HPW16
• Griffiths, Esther wi of Benjamin 27/12/1875 aged 78 HPW20
• Jones, Anne dau of David & Elianor 29/12/1875 aged 15 FHPW10