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Hi Ange, and welcome to RootsChat.
I can't shed any light on your immediate questions, but I was intrigued by the story and tried to see if I could find anything about any of the participants.
This is SO speculative that I'm almost embarrassed to report itbut here goes, anyway!
Jones, of course, is a very difficult name to find in Wales, so I thought I'd start with the most unusual name amongst those you mentioned: Brinley Corbett.
There is just one birth on FreeBMD: Brinley Ewart Corbett, born Dec q 1905 (11a/83) in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire (district includes Aberystruth, Aberystruth Brynmawr, Bedwelty, Rock Bedwelty, Tredegar).
Too late for the 1901 census, alas, but I looked for Corbetts living in the general area and came up with the following:
1901
87 Queen St, Aberystruth, Monmouthshire
Edward Corbett, 26, Hereford, Herefordshire, Head, haulier in mine below
Sarah Corbett, 24, Herefordshire, Wife
Charles Corbett, 6, Herefordshire, Son
Richard H Corbett, 4, Nantyglo, Monmouthshire, Son
William J Corbett, 1, Blaena, Monmouthshire, Son
Arthur Denman, 18, Manchester, Boarder, labourer in mine below
Edwin Wall, 17, Herefordshire, Boarder, labourer in mine below
Two of the names match (Richard and William J) and I noticed there was a Wall in the household (another of your names at the funeral).
Found the following marriage:
Sept q 1895, Hereford 6a/914
Corbett, Edward
Wall, Esther Sarah
As I say - sheer speculation, and make of it what you will!!
Cheers,
Ros