Jessie Lawson

Jessie Lawson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubArdeer 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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. 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.