| Ernest William Jones | |
| Birth Date: | December 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Glamorgan, Wales |
| Death Date: | 17 September 1941 |
| Relatives: | James William Webb-Jones (son) |
| Education: | Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire |
| Occupation: | Trans-European steamship agent of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856) |
| Known For: | First class cricketer |
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] by Agnes Ida Long (1845 – 1899).[3] Ernest's only sibling was the gynaecologist Arthur Webb-Jones (1875 – 1917).[4] [5] Ernest's cousins were Edwin Price Jones, who was Vice-Consul for Chile and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce,[6] and William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika.[7] [8] [9]
Ernest, who inherited ownership of M. Jones and Brothers (est. 1856),[10] 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, Ernest married Aimée Elizabeth Parson(1873 - 1913), who was the French-born daughter of James Holmes Parson, who was a merchant banker in Italy.[11] Ernest's only son was the choral conductor James William Webb-Jones (b. 1904),[12] whose daughter Bridget married the chorister Peter Stanley Lyons[13] in 1957.[14] Ernest,[1] and his son James William,[15] and his cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones,[16] 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. His cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika,[7] died by car accident in 1951.[8]