James Edney

James Edney

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1870-06-26)26 June 1870 Dibden, England
Died	1951(1951-00-00) (aged 80–81) Southampton, England
Occupation	Wholesale Grocer
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Atherley BC, Southampton
Medal record Men's Lawn bowls Representing   England British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton Fours

James Edney (1870-1951), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games. ^{[1] [2]}

Bowls career

At 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

He was a wholesale grocer by trade and lived in Southampton. He married Edith Catherine Edis, who accompanied him to Hamilton in 1930. ^[7]

References

1. ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4" . The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
2. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
4. "English team success at Emire Games" . Rugby Advertiser. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Past Records". Bowls England.
6. "Bath Club's Great Fight in Rinks Final" . Western Daily Press. 10 August 1932. Retrieved 22 August 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.