Background
The son of Henry and Matilda Jeens, he was born at Uley in Gloucestershire on 19 October 1827.
The son of Henry and Matilda Jeens, he was born at Uley in Gloucestershire on 19 October 1827.
He learnt engraving from John Brain and William Greatbach. Jeens died, after a long illness, on 22 October 1879.