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From three railway stations in the 1860s (one for each of the three companies operating there at the time), there was only one station in 1891 - Free Street, which opened in 1871. It also contained administrative offices for the railways companies.
In charge of the passenger operations at the station was the station master, Evan Jones. He lived at the station house with his family and a servant. It must have been an exciting place for his young sons to grow up.
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| Brecon Railway Station | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Evan Jones | Head | M | 31 | Railway Station Master | Brecon Llanfrynach | Both |
| Mary Jane Jones | Wife | M | 31 | Brecon Llanfrynach | Both | |
| Bertram Jones | Son | 7 | Scholar | Brecon Talyllyn | Both | |
| Percival Jones | Son | 6 | Scholar | Brecon Talyllyn | Both | |
| Evan Edgar Jones | Son | 4 | Scholar | Brecon Talyllyn | Both | |
| Harold Jones | Son | 1 | Scholar | Brecon Brecon | Both | |
| Margaret Jane Harris | Serv | S | 23 | General Servant Domestic | Glamorgan Rhymney | Both |
The woman who ran the refreshment room at the station lived next door.
The railway also employed porters:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 23 Charles Street, Brecon | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Annie Davies | Head | Wid | 56 | Breconshire Merthyr Cynog | Both | |
| William Davies | Son | S | 21 | Railway Porter | Breconshire Llanthew | Both |
| William Powles | Lodger | S | 26 | Locomotive Stoker | Breconshire Brecon | Both |
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