William Jones akaberekerwa muLondon paBeaufort Buildings, Westminster; baba vake William Jones (1675<unk>1749) aive nyanzvi yemasvomhu kubva kuAnglesey muWales, anozivikanwa nekutanga kushandiswa kwechiratidzo π. Mudiki William Jones aive nyanzvi yemitauro, uyo mukuwedzera kumitauro yake yeChirungu neyeWelsh, akadzidza chiGreek, chiLatin, chiPersian, chiArabic, chiHebheru uye zvinyorwa zvekunyora kweChinese pazera diki. Pakupera kwehupenyu hwake aiziva mitauro misere nekunyatsoongorora, aive nematauriro akanaka mune mamwe masere, aine duramazwi paruoko, uye aive nehunyanzvi hwakakwana mune mamwe gumi nemaviri. Baba vaJones vakafa paakange ave nemakore matatu, uye amai vake Mary Nix Jones vakamurera. Akatumirwa kuHarrow munaGunyana 1753 ndokuzoenda kuChristian College, Oxford. Akaburitswa ipapo muna 1768 uye muna 1773.
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