Ernest William Jones (24 October 1870 - 15 September 1941) was a Welsh trans-European chartered shipbroker, and a first class cricketer.

[6][7] Ernest's cousins were Edwin Price Jones, who (after a lauded pupillage in classical literature and English grammar at the Royal Masonic School, Wood Green)[8] was Vice-Consul for Chile[9] and Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce;[3] and William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika.

[10][11][12] Ernest inherited ownership of the chartered shipbrokerage M. Jones and Brothers (which was established in 1856)[13][4] that was based at Swansea Docks.

He was Chairman of the Swansea Pilotage Authority from 1930[1] until his death on 15 September 1941,[2] after which his shipbrokerage, M. Jones and Brothers (est.

His cousin William (Bill) Wynn Jones, who was Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika,[10] died by car accident in 1951.