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Basil Jones

British bishop
Person human Q4867198

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 2, 1822
Date of death
January 14, 1897
Place of birth
Cheltenham
Place of death
Abergwili
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6]
Occupation
Anglican priest
Employer
University of Oxford[9]
Position held
Anglican Bishop of St Davids, Archdeacon of York[7][8]
Educated at
Trinity College, Shrewsbury School[10][11]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, オックスフォード大学卒業生：オックスフォード大学の構成員、1715-1886[17][18]
Diocese
Diocese of St Davids[14]
Family name
Jones[15]
Given name
Basil[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Basil Jones en William Basil Jones en William Tickell ar باسل جونز ru Бэзил Джонс
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000034629684
VIAF cluster ID
1489650
Library of Congress authority ID
n86066553
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Basil Jones.gif ↗
Archaeology Data Service person ID
46749
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
jones-william-basil-1822-1897-bishop-of-st-davids
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
s-JONE-BAS-1822
FAST ID
192088
Freebase ID
/m/0glr7bc
Geni.com profile ID
6000000047777819092
National Library of Wales Authority ID
jones-william-basil-1822-1898, jones-william-basil-1822-1897-letter-letters-from-nlw-ms-2340c
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp132887
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Open Library ID
OL2501515A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
15112
SNARC ID
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
UK National Archives ID
F53940
WikiTree person ID
Jones-66297
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxcTrVqW3CqJbxFvCRxjC
Yale LUX ID
person/58d6d1ee-1899-44bb-a677-251062f1dcfc

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Trinity College, Shrewsbury School
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Diocese 1
Diocese of St Davids
Employer 1
University of Oxford
Family name 1
Jones
Given name 1
Basil
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
Anglican priest
Place of birth 1
Cheltenham
Place of death 1
Abergwili
Religion or worldview 1
Anglicanism
SNARC ID 1
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Basil Jones was born on January 2, 1822[1], in Cheltenham[2]. He died on January 14, 1897[3], in Abergwili[4]. He worked as an Anglican priest[5].

FAQs

Where was Basil Jones born?

Basil Jones was born in Cheltenham[2].

Where did Basil Jones die?

Basil Jones died in Abergwili[4].

What did Basil Jones do for work?

Basil Jones worked as an Anglican priest[5].

Where did Basil Jones go to school?

Basil Jones was educated at Trinity College[10] and Shrewsbury School[11].

Related Entities

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Cheltenham
    Employer → University of Oxford
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → Trinity College, Shrewsbury School
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