James William Webb-Jones

James William Webb-Jones
James William Webb-Jones
Born	21 February 1904; Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	29 December 1965; Witham Hall, Lincolnshire, England
Resting place	St. Andrew's Church, Witham on the Hill, England
Nationality	Welsh
Education	Cranleigh School
Alma mater	Worcester College, Oxford (BA; MA); University of Grenoble (Diplôme de Hautes Études);
Occupation(s)	Choral conductor; Headmaster
Known for	Headmaster of St George's School, Windsor Castle (1934 – 1942); Headmaster of Vanbrugh Castle School (1951 – 1955); Headmaster of Wells Cathedral School (1955 – 1964);
Spouse(s)	Barbara Bindon Moody (m. 1930, Windsor), d. of Colonel Richard S. Hawks Moody
Parents	Ernest William Jones (father); Aimée Elizabeth Parson, who was the daughter of James Parson and of Jessy Burton (mother);
Relatives	Arthur Webb-Jones (uncle); Edwin Price Jones, Vice-Consul for Chile (uncle); Bishop of Central Tanganyika (cousin); Major-General James Fitzgerald Martin (brother-in-law);

James William Webb-Jones (1904–1965) was a Welsh choral conductor, educator, and cricketer.

Family and early life

James William, who was born in

merchant banker in Italy.^[9] James William's parents were married at the British Consulate in Rouen, Haute Normandie, on 10 September 1900.^[9]

James William's uncles included the gynaecologist

Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika)^[13]^[14] a cousin of the National Party conservative Naomi Wilson OAM (b. 1940).^[15] James William descended (through his mother Aimée Parson) from the Georgian property-developer James Burton, who was the father of the architect Decimus Burton

.

Education

James William was educated at

University of Grenoble in France,^[5]^[16] where he received the Diplôme de Hautes Études.^[5]^[16]

James William's father

St. Paul's School, London.^[18] James William played for the Jesters, alongside his father, against the Eton College Servants, in 1931, and, alongside his cousin William, against Chertsey, also in 1931.^[1]

Career

Assistant Headmaster of St George's School, Windsor Castle, from 1928 to 1934.^[5]^[16]
Headmaster of St George's School, Windsor Castle, from 1934 to 1942.^[19]^[5]^[16]
He left St George's School in 1942, to serve in the Royal Air Force during World War II, from 1942 to 1945.^[5]^[16]^[20]
Housemaster, Wellington School, Somerset, from 1945 to 1950.^[5]^[16]
Headmaster of Vanbrugh Castle School from 1951 to 1955.^[5]^[16]
Headmaster of
Peter Stanley Lyons was Director of Music from 1954 to 1960.^[21]

Marriage

James William married, at the

St George's Chapel, Windsor, when James Webb-Jones had been Headmaster of St George's School, Windsor Castle. Lady Walford Davies later married Julian Harold Legge Lambart, who was Vice-Provost of Eton College, for which Witham Hall School became a preparatory school.^[25]^[26]

Retirement and death

James William and his wife, Barbara, retired to Witham Hall,^[16] where his son-in-law Peter Stanley Lyons was Headmaster of the School.^[25]^[21]^[16] Webb-Jones's hobbies were cricket, and fives, and fishing,^[5] and wine.^[16] Webb-Jones kept a wine store in the basement of Vanbrugh Castle,^[16]^[27] and died, possibly as a consequence of alcoholism,^[16] at Witham Hall in 1965, and is buried at The Church of St. Andrew, Witham on the Hill.^[16] His wife lived at Witham Hall until her death in 1973, after which she was buried next to her husband.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "James William Webb-Jones, Profile, Cricket Archive".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Entry for M. Jones and Brother, Steamship Agents, 1914 Who's Who in Business".
^ "No. 27514". The London Gazette. 9 January 1903. p. 191.
^ "No. 35525". The London Gazette. 14 April 1942. p. 1665.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "WEBB-JONES, James William (1904–1965)". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Engagement Announcement of James William Webb-Jones and Barbara Bindon Moody". Engagements. The Times. London. 3 July 1930.
^ ^a ^b "Ernest Jones Profile, England Players, Cricket Archive".
^ "No. 27514". The London Gazette. 9 January 1903. p. 191.
^ ^a ^b Archives of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1900, British Consulate, Rouen, Haute Normandie.
^ 1851–1901 inc. Wales Census. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851–1901 inc. Kew, Surrey, England: Records for Ernest W Jones: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO)
^ "No. 28726". The London Gazette. 6 June 1913. p. 3991.
^ "JONES, Rt Rev. William Wynn". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.
^ "Entry for 'WYNN JONES, WILLIAM (BILL) (1900 - 1950)', Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography". Evangelical History Association. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "The Diocese of Central Tanganyika, Mission and History, Historical Background". The Diocese of Central Tanganyika. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Entry for James William Webb-Jones, Headmasters of Vanbrugh Castle School, Vanbrugh Castle School".
^ "JWW Jones, Profile, Cricket Archive".
^ "The Jesters Cricket Club: Club History".
^ Wridgway, Neville (1980). The Choristers of St George's Chapel. Chas. Luff & Co.
^ "Administrative and Special Duties Branch" (PDF). The London Gazette. 15 August 1942. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Entry for Lyons, Peter Stanley (1948)". Register of Twentieth Century Johnians, Volume I: 1900-1949. St John's College, Cambridge. 2004. p. 279.
^ ^a ^b "Entry for MOODY, Colonel Richard Stanley Hawks, in Who Was Who (A & C Black, Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016)".
^ ^a ^b "Profile for James William Webb-Jones, Vanbrugh Castle School".
^ Lyons, Peter Stanley, The Eagle, St John's College, Cambridge, December 2006
^ ^a ^b ^c Peter and Bridget Lyons and Witham Hall, Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury, Friday, 8 February 1985
^ Tatler, Guides, Schools Guide 2014, Prep, Witham Hall School
^ "Residential Staff, Vanbrugh Castle School".