In Bonnet's novel and in the film the central character is renamed Wheeler, he enters Windsor Castle, and he is considerably younger than the real Jones: he is aged 7 in the novel, and 10 in the film. It also inspired a novel by American artillery sergeant and San Francisco newspaperman Theodore Bonnet, The Mudlark (1949) which was afterwards adapted as a film of the same title, directed by Jean Negulesco and released in 1950. Jones' story inspired a children's book by Joan Howard, The Boy Jones, published in 1943. In an allusion to Renaissance architect Inigo Jones, it was suggested that because of his "extraordinary powers of finding an entrance into the palace" he must be "a descendant of In-I-Go Jones".
Jones became the subject of numerous accounts in newspapers and satirical magazines. He is buried at the Bairnsdale Cemetery in an unmarked grave.Ī memorial plaque at the cemetery, erected by the East Gippsland Historical Society in 2005, states erroneously that he breached security at Windsor Castle (not Buckingham Palace), and also that he was transported to Australia for the intrusion. He died on Boxing Day 1893 in Bairnsdale, Australia, after falling off the parapet of the east side of the Mitchell River bridge while drunk and landing on his head. In the 1880s, Edward Jones adopted the name "Thomas Jones" in a vain attempt to escape his unwanted notoriety. Note the erroneous statement that he breached Windsor Castle, not Buckingham Palace. Memorial plaque of Edward Jones at the Bairnsdale Cemetery. Jones became an alcoholic and a burglar, and later went to Australia, where he became the town crier of Perth. He was last mentioned in the newspapers in 1844, when he was rescued after going overboard between Tunis and Algiers. Having been caught before he reached the palace, he was sent back to his ship. After a year, he found an opportunity to walk from Portsmouth to London. He was sent to do duty in the Navy and consequently served on several Navy ships, including HMS Warspite, HMS Inconstant, and HMS Harlequin. Later life Īfter his second release, he refused an offer of £4 a week (£387 today) to appear in a music hall, and a short time later, he was caught loitering in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace. This third incident caused a furore, and three additional palace guards were appointed. This time, he was sentenced to three months' hard labour. On 15 March 1841, after a snack in one of the royal apartments, "the boy Jones" was caught by the reinforced police force guarding the palace. īefore his release from Tothill Fields Prison on 2 March 1841, attempts were made to persuade Jones to join the Navy. The 1840 incident caused a stir because initially, it was feared that it might affect the Queen, happening so shortly after childbirth. His father's plea of insanity being without success, he was sentenced to three months in a house of correction.
Shortly after midnight, Baroness Lehzen discovered him under a sofa in the Queen's dressing room and he was arrested.
On 30 November 1840, nine days after the birth of Queen Victoria's first child, Princess Victoria, he "scaled the wall of Buckingham Palace about half-way up Constitution Hill", entered the palace, and left undetected. Although he had apparently stolen linen and a regimental sword from the palace, he was acquitted by the jury. It turned out that he had frequently mentioned his intention to enter the palace to his employer, a builder. He was brought before Queen Square Police Court on 14 December. He was caught by a porter in the Marble Hall and, after a chase, captured by the police in St James's Street, with Queen Victoria's underwear stuffed down his trousers. In 1838, aged 14, Jones entered Buckingham Palace disguised as a chimney sweep. The boy Jones's name was Edward Jones according to most sources. Thomas Jones was the son of a tailor in Westminster. 1837 with the Marble Arch in its original position.
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