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Name: JONES, William Henry 'Fundi'

Nationality: African, Yao

First Date: 1885

Profession: Left at Mumias when Bishop Hannington went on to Busoga and his death

Book Reference: Tucker, UJ

General Information:

Uganda Journal Vol 13 No 1 - William Henry Jones ('Fundi Jones') was a Yao from Nyasaland who, as a child, had been rescued from slavery by a British cruiser. He was then trained by the CMS at Nasik in India as a blacksmith but was later sent to the CMS Mission Station at Frere Town near Mombasa as a catechist. He was ordained by Bishop Hannington shortly before the two set out to reach Buganda through the Masai country.

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