Ernest William Jones

Ernest William Jones (December 1870 17 September 1941) was a Welsh trans-European steamship agent, and a first class cricketer.

Ernest William Jones
BornDecember 1870
Died17 September 1941
Nationality Wales
EducationWycliffe College, Gloucestershire
Occupation(s)Trans-European steamship agent of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856)
Known forFirst class cricketer
RelativesJames William Webb-Jones (son)

Family

Ernest, who was born in Glamorgan during December 1870[1] and was educated at Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire, was the son of William Matthew Jones (b. 1838), who was an owner of the trans-European steamship agency M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856),[2][3] by Agnes Ida Long (1845 – 1899).[4] Ernest's only sibling was the gynaecologist Arthur Webb-Jones (1875 – 1917).[5][6] Ernest's cousins were Edwin Price Jones, who was Vice-Consul for Chile[7] and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce,[2] and William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika.[8][9][10]

Cricket

Ernest, who inherited ownership of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856),[11][3] had a 45-year cricketing career playing for Swansea from 1887 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.[1]

Marriage Death and Bankruptcy

In 1901, at Rouen, Haute Normandie, France,[12] Ernest married Aimée Elizabeth Parson[13] (1873 - 1913), who was the French-born daughter of James Holmes Parson, who was a merchant banker in Italy.[12] Ernest's only son was the choral conductor James William Webb-Jones (b. 1904),[13] whose daughter Bridget married the chorister Peter Stanley Lyons[14] in 1957.[15] Ernest,[1] and his son James William,[16] and his cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones,[17] were all members of the Jesters Cricket Club, including in its 1931 side.

Ernest died on 17 September 1941,[1] and his trans-European steamship agency, M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856),[2] was dissolved in 1942.[18] His cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika,[8] died by car accident in 1951.[9]

References

  1. "Entry for Ernest Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".
  2. "Entry for M. Jones and Brother, Steamship Agents, 1914 Who's Who in Business".
  3. "No. 27514". The London Gazette. 9 January 1903. p. 191.
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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
  7. "No. 28726". The London Gazette. 6 June 1913. p. 3991.
  8. "Entry for 'WYNN JONES, WILLIAM (BILL) (1900 - 1950)', Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography". Evangelical History Association. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. "The Diocese of Central Tanganyika, Mission and History, Historical Background". The Diocese of Central Tanganyika. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. "JONES, Rt Rev. William Wynn". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
  11. "1914 Who's Who in Business".
  12. Archives of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1900, British Consulate, Rouen, Haute Normandie.
  13. "WEBB-JONES, James William (1904 - 1965)". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
  14. Peter S. Lyons and Witham Hall, Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury, Friday, February 8, 1985
  15. Obituary of Peter Stanley Lyons, Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Friday, 20 April 2007.
  16. "Entry for JW Webb-Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".
  17. "Entry for W Webb-Jones: England Players, Cricket Archive.com".
  18. "No. 35525". The London Gazette. 14 April 1942. p. 1665.
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