Talk:Charles Ernest Jones

Education
Possible this is the "Jones, Charles Ernest: B.A. 11; B.Sc.13" of, graduate of the University of London 1911 and 1913. Charles Matthews (talk) 06:49, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Made likely by an entry "1917 Jones, Charles Ernest, B.A., B.Sc. (Lond.), C.C.S., Education Office, Colombo" in a list of members of the Asiatic Society at https://www.jstor.org/stable/43474070. Charles Matthews (talk) 06:53, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Background
Based on a 1946 directory, he joined the Ceylon Civil Service around 1915. gives a date of 28 November 1914. Charles Matthews (talk) 07:03, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

He married in 1923 Hilda Yorath, youngest daughter of the late George Yorath of Ross-on-Wye (Portsmouth Evening News, 10 November 1923). That report is not completely legible to me, but his father is possibly K. C. Jones; address Drayton, Hants. Charles and Hilda had one son (Kelly's Directory 1961 page 1132). For identification with the father of Arnold Nelson Jones at http://www.thepeerage.com/p42903.htm#i429022, need more. Charles Matthews (talk) 07:56, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Ah good, day before in the Portsmouth Evening News gives clearer reading: only son cf Mr. E. H. Jones, of Drayton, Hants. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:07, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Looks like Arnold Nelson Jones was Canadian, connected with Olds, Alberta. So I believe Charles Ernest Jones in The Peerage is more likely someone else (it is a common enough name). Charles Matthews (talk) 08:25, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

And says that Charles Ernest Jones was from Kansas. Charles Matthews (talk) 09:57, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

The father was Edwin Harris Jones R.N.: found in his funeral notice 28 August 1925, Portsmouth Evening News. Charles Matthews (talk) 19:11, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Later career
The acting Finance Secretary positions are given in p. 186. I believe Jayewardene was Finance Minister from the beginning of dominion status for Ceylon. gives background on the civil service changes of 1948. Ideal references are not to hand for these points. Charles Matthews (talk) 06:06, 4 November 2020 (UTC)