John Carswell (bowls)

John Carswell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1887
Dalbeattie, Scotland
Died2 November 1966 (aged 79)
Fife, Scotland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubDalbeattie Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing
Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver pairs

John Whitfield-Jackson Carswell (1887 – 2 November 1966), was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Biography

Carswell was born in Dalbeattie and lived at Barcairn in Barhill Road.[2] He was a grain merchant by trade and a member of the Dalbeattie Bowling Club.[3]

Carswell represented the Scottish team[4] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada and won a bronze medal in the pairs with George Budge.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Nine Scots Bowlers for Canada Tour". Daily Record. 6 February 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "British Bowls Team". Western Mail. 6 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.