James Edney (1870-1951), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 26, 1870 Dibden, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1951 Southampton, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Wholesale Grocer | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Atherley BC, Southampton | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editAt the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with Ernie Gudgeon, James Frith and Albert Hough.[3][4]
He was the 1932 fours (rinks) National Champion bowling for Atherley BC, Southampton.[5][6]
Personal life
editHe was a wholesale grocer by trade and lived in Southampton. He married Edith Catherine Edis, who accompanied him to Hamilton in 1930.[7]
References
edit- ^ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "English team success at Emire Games". Rugby Advertiser. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Bath Club's Great Fight in Rinks Final". Western Daily Press. 10 August 1932. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.