Jessie Lawson

Jessie Lawson

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Lawn and indoor bowls
Club	Ardeer BC

Jessie Lawson is a former international lawn bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Lawson was a member of the Ardeer Bowls Club ^[1] and was the champion of Scotland in the singles at the 1981 Scottish National Bowls Championships. ^{[2] [3]} defeating June Dunshire in the final. ^[4]

Lawson represented the Scottish team ^[5] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, ^[6] where she competed in the triples event, with Janet Menzies and Jessie Adamson. ^{[7] [8]}

She won the Ayrshire singles in 1988 for the fourth time ^[9] and reached the final again in 1992. ^[10]

References

1. "Bowls" . Daily Record. 27 August 1980. p. 29. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
3. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 27–29. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
4. "Women's Championship" . Daily Record. 21 August 1981. p. 41. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Bowling" . Daily Record. 25 June 1982. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
7. "Scots pick 100 for Australia" . Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
9. "Stevenston Notes" . Irvine Herald. 9 September 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Stewart takes title at last" . The Scotsman. 26 August 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 4 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.