Hony was born in Liskeard to Vicar William Hony. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1805, graduating B.A. in 1811, and M.A. in 1812, and was a Fellow from 1808 to 1827.[2][3] He held livings at South Newington and Baverstock. Hony died in 1875 in Salisbury.[4]