Samuel Jones
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1867-01-20)20 January 1867
Battersea, London, England
Died15 November 1944(1944-11-15) (aged 77)
Coulsdon, London, England
OccupationPlumber/Builder
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCroydon BC

Samuel Jones (20 January 1867 – 15 November 1944) was an English bowls international who competed at the British Empire Games.

Bowls career

He represented England in the 1938 British Empire Games at Sydney, in the pairs event and finished in fourth place with Ronald Weeks.[1][2][3] In 1935 he won the Surrey county pairs title with C E Cramp bowling for Croydon Bowls Club.[4]

Personal life

He was a plumber/builder by trade.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lawn Bowls pairs - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 8 Feb. 1938, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 9 Feb. 1938, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Past Pairs winners". Surrey County Bowling Association.
  5. ^ "Samuel Jones". Ancestry.co.uk.
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