[1] Taylor-Jones was born at Sydenham in Lewisham in 1866, the son of William Taylor Jones and his wife Elizabeth Tetley.
[4] 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 curate of Holy Trinity Church at Worthing in Surrey from 1891 to 1894.
He played occasionally for the county Second XI as well as for amateur teams such as Band of Brothers.
[9] He remained associated with Kent cricket for many years and played for church teams until at least 1931.
[10][11] 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 rector at Kingsdown from 1922, also serving as rector of Milstead.