Ernest William Jones | |
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Born | December 1870 |
Died | 17 September 1941 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Education | Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire |
Occupation(s) | Trans-European steamship agent of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856) |
Known for | First class cricketer |
Relatives | James William Webb-Jones (son) |
Ernest William Jones (December 1870 – 17 September 1941) was a Welsh trans-European steamship agent, and a first class cricketer.
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]
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]
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]
Ernest William Jones | |
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Born | December 1870 |
Died | 17 September 1941 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Education | Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire |
Occupation(s) | Trans-European steamship agent of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856) |
Known for | First class cricketer |
Relatives | James William Webb-Jones (son) |
Ernest William Jones (December 1870 – 17 September 1941) was a Welsh trans-European steamship agent, and a first class cricketer.
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]
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]
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]