Edward William Tetley Taylor-Jones (28 May 1866 – 15 September 1956), born Edward William Tetley Jones, was an English clergyman and

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er who played in two first-class cricket matches for

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in 1894.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 516–517.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Taylor-Jones was born at Sydenham in Lewisham in 1866, the son of William Taylor Jones and his wife Elizabeth Tetley. His father was a clergyman and schoolmaster. Taylor-Jones was educated at

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, graduating in 1885,Venn J, Venn JA (1947) '' Alumni Cantabrigienses'', part 2, vol 3, p.596. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Retrieved 2018-11-29.)
''Kelly's Directory'', 1922. Retrieved from Lynsted with Kingsdown Society, 2018-11-29. and followed his father into both professions, working at Herne House School in Margate in Kent whilst his father was headteacher there.Edward William Tetley Taylor-Jones
Jane's genealogy pages, Rootsweb. Retrieved 2018-11-29. He changed his surname to Taylor-Jones in 1891 and was ordained as a deacon at Chichester in December of the same year, serving as

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of Holy Trinity Church at Worthing in Surrey from 1891 to 1894.Edward Taylor-Jones

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. Retrieved 2018-11-29.Ordinations, '' The Times'', 1891-12-25, p.11. Taylor-Jones played twice for the Kent First XI in the

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, making his debut against Lancashire at

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in May and then playing against MCC at

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later the same month. He played occasionally for the county Second XI as well as for amateur teams such as Band of Brothers. Between 1900 and 1902 he played a handful of matches for MCC, including one first-class match against Nottinghamshire in 1901.Lancashire v. Kent, '' The Times'', 1894-05-21, p.7.Edward Taylor-Jones
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-29. In club cricket he played as "a very effective batsman" for

Rodmersham Rodmersham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swale in the north of the English county of Kent. It is just under south of Bapchild on the A2 road and south-east of the town of Sittingbourne. Rodmersham Green, which forms the bulk ...

Cricket Club from when he became

of the village in 1920, continuing playing until he was "passed the age of 65".''First Class Cricketers at Rodmersham'', quoted at Jane's genealogy pages, ''op. cit.'' Retrieved 2018-11-29. He remained associated with Kent cricket for many years and played for church teams until at least 1931.Canterbury Week, '' The Times'', 1939-08-11, p.13.Chichester Diocese v Canterbury Diocese, '' The Times'', 1931-06-16, p.7. Before serving as curate at Rodmersham near Sittingbourne in Kent, Taylor-Jones had occupied the same position at St Paul's Church in Margate and at Chartham before being appointed

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at Kingsdown from 1922, also serving as rector of

Milstead Milstead is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. It is surrounded by the villages of Frinsted, Wichling, Doddington and Lynsted in Kent, England. It is the southernmost parish in the Sittingbourne area, it is ...

.Ecclesiastical News, '' The Times'', 1921-11-21, p.12.Kingsdown
Sittingbourne and Milton Directory, 1926. Retrieved from Lynsted with Kingsdown Society, 2018-11-29. He died at Kingsdown Rectory in 1956 aged 89.Deaths, '' The Times'', 1956-02-16, p.1.

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