Education
Jones was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 25 October 1832 at the age of 17.
Jones was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 25 October 1832 at the age of 17.
He was a scholar from 1834 to 1839, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1836 and his Master of Arts degree in 1839. He then became a Fellow of Jesus College, holding his fellowship form from 1839 to 1844, before being appointed by the college to the benefice of Holywell, Flintshire. He was rector of the parish for 24 years.
He was later the rector of Llanrwst.
He was appointed as a prebendary of Street Asaph"s Cathedral in 1850 and became a residentiary canon in 1860. He was appointed Archdeacon of Street Asaph in 1892.
His death at the age of 81 was announced in The Times on 19 June 1897.