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 and was the champion of Scotland in the singles at the 1981 Scottish National Bowls Championships. defeating June Dunshire in the final.

Lawson represented the Scottish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where she competed in the triples event, with Janet Menzies and Jessie Adamson.

She won the Ayrshire singles in 1988 for the fourth time and reached the final again in 1992.

References

↑ "Bowls". Daily Record. 27 August 1980. p. 29. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 27–29. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
↑ "Women's Championship". Daily Record. 21 August 1981. p. 41. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Bowling". Daily Record. 25 June 1982. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ "Scots pick 100 for Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
↑ "Stevenston Notes". Irvine Herald. 9 September 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Stewart takes title at last". The Scotsman. 26 August 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[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.