Ernest William Jones
Ernest William Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1870 |
| Died | 15 September 1941 |
| Nationality |  Wales |
| Education | Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire |
| Occupation(s) | Trans-European chartered shipbroker of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856) |
| Known for | First class cricketer |
| Relatives | James William Webb-Jones (son); Arthur Webb-Jones (brother) |
Ernest William Jones (24 October 1870 - 15 September 1941) was a Welsh trans-European chartered shipbroker, and a first class cricketer.
Family
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Ernest was born in Glamorgan on 24 October 1870,[1][2] and educated at Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire.[1] He was the son of William Matthew Jones (b. 1838), who was an owner of the trans-European chartered shipbroker M. Jones and Brothers (which was established in 1856).[3][4] His mother was Agnes Ida Long (1845 – 1899).[5] Ernest's only sibling was the gynaecologist Arthur Webb-Jones (1875 – 1917).[6][7]
Ernest's cousins were Edwin Price Jones, who was Vice-Consul for Chile[8] and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce;[3] and William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika.[9][10][11]
Chartered Shipbroker and Bankruptcy
[edit]Ernest inherited ownership of the chartered shipbroker M. Jones and Brothers (which was established in 1856)[12][4] that was based at Swansea Docks, as which he was Chairman of Swansea Pilotage Authority from 1930 until the former's liquidation during 1941.[1] Ernest died on 15 September 1941,[2] and his trans-European chartered shipbroker, M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856),[3] was dissolved in 1942.[13]
Cricket
[edit]Ernest had a 45-year cricketing career playing for Swansea from 1886[1] to 1904; and for Glamorgan County Cricket Club from 1890 to 1911 (between which he played in every single match and was a member of the side that won the Minor Counties Championship in 1900); and (in first class cricket) for South Wales from 1905 and 1909; and for the Gentleman of Glamorgan from 1913.[2]
Marriage and Child
[edit]In 1901, at Rouen, Haute Normandie, France,[14] Ernest married Aimée Elizabeth Parson[15] (1873 - 1913), who was the French-born daughter of James Holmes Parson, who was a merchant banker in Italy.[14] Ernest's only son was the choral conductor James William Webb-Jones (b. 1904),[15] whose daughter Bridget married the chorister Peter Stanley Lyons[16] in 1957.[17] Ernest,[2] and his son James William,[18] and his cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones,[19] were all members of the Jesters Cricket Club, including in its 1931 side. His cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika,[9] died by car accident in 1951.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Glamorgan Cricket Archives: Profile for Ernest William Jones".
- ^ a b c d "Entry for Ernest Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".
- ^ a b c "Entry for M. Jones and Brother, Steamship Agents, 1914 Who's Who in Business".
- ^ a b "No. 27514". The London Gazette. 9 January 1903. p. 191.
- ^ 1851-1901 inc. Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO)
- ^ 1851–1901 inc. Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851–1901 inc. Kew, Surrey, England: Records for Ernest W Jones: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO)
- ^ 1871 and 1911 Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Record for Ernest W Jones Class: RG10; Piece: 5456; Folio: 50; Page: 10; GSU roll: 848051
- ^ "No. 28726". The London Gazette. 6 June 1913. p. 3991.
- ^ a b "Entry for 'WYNN JONES, WILLIAM (BILL) (1900 - 1950)', Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography". Evangelical History Association. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b "The Diocese of Central Tanganyika, Mission and History, Historical Background". The Diocese of Central Tanganyika. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "JONES, Rt Rev. William Wynn". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
- ^ "1914 Who's Who in Business".
- ^ "No. 35525". The London Gazette. 14 April 1942. p. 1665.
- ^ a b Archives of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1900, British Consulate, Rouen, Haute Normandie.
- ^ a b "WEBB-JONES, James William (1904 - 1965)". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Peter S. Lyons and Witham Hall, Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury, Friday, February 8, 1985
- ^ Obituary of Peter Stanley Lyons, Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Friday, 20 April 2007.
- ^ "Entry for JW Webb-Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".
- ^ "Entry for W Webb-Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".