James McKinlay explained

James McKinlay
Nationality:	British (English/Scottish)
Birth Date:	1875
Birth Place:	Scotland
Death Date:	28 January 1961
Death Place:	Scotland
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Paddington BC

James Meikle McKinlay (1875–28 January 1961), was a Scottish born ^[1] England international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.^[2]

Bowls career

At the 1934 British Empire Games he finished in fourth place in the pairs event.^{[3] [4]}

He was the 1933 singles National Champion.^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

He moved to Middlesex, England before returning to Scotland many years later.

Notes and References

1. News: FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 3 Aug. 1934, p. 4. The Times. 3 August 1934. 4. Times Digital Archives.
2. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
3. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
4. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
5. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
6. News: Close Bowls Final . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 21 August 1933 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.