William Jones

1762–1846 (age 84)

Biography

William Jones, born in 1762, poured his energy into writing that reflected the concerns and curiosities of his age, contributing essays and pamphlets that engaged thoughtful readers.

He died in 1846 and rests at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, remembered for the words he left behind.

Also buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

Henry Robertson Hartley
1777–1850 (age 73)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Individual of the late 18th and early 19th centuries buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.
Abraham Rees
1743–1825 (age 82)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Scholar and encyclopedist who fused botanical insight with a passion for spreading knowledge.
Jabez Carter Hornblower
1744–1814 (age 70)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Jabez Carter Hornblower was an engineer who lived from 1744 to 1814 and was buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.
Joseph Hardcastle
1752–1819 (age 67)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Joseph Hardcastle was an eighteenth-century merchant of repute who died in 1819.
William Shrubsole
1759–1829 (age 70)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
William Shrubsole composed hymns that helped generations enter into communal praise.
Edward Longdon Mackmurdo
d. 1817
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Edward Longdon Mackmurdo was buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in 1817.