Foster (Queens)
VENN
B.A. 1789, incorp. from Oxford; M.A. from ST JOHN'S, 1789. [Eldest s. of John, bookseller, of Fleet Street, London (and Anne, dau. of Humphrey Gregory, of Whitchurch, Salop). B. Jan. 3, 1758, in St Martin's parish, Ludgate. School, St Paul's.] Matric. from Queen's College, Oxford, Apr. 15, 1777, age 19; B.A. (Oxford) 1781. F.S.A., 1785. Ord. deacon (Oxford) June 30, 1781; priest (Lincoln, Litt. dim. from London) May 26, 1782. Afternoon Lecturer at Tavistock Chapel, 1781. C. of St Bride's, Fleet Street, 1783. Minor Canon of St Paul's, 1782-1825. V. of Heybridge, Essex, 1783-97. V. of Wakering Parva, 1788-97. Minor Canon of Westminster, 1795-1825.
Priest-in-Ordinary of the Chapel Royal, 1795. V. of Caddington, Beds., 1797-1825. R. of St George's, Botolph Lane, London, and R. of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, 1813-25. Married (1) Sept. 4, 1787, Anne, dau. of John Nichols; (2) May 7, 1817, Anne, dau. of Robert Pickwood, of Egham, Surrey. Antiquary, amateur artist and architect. Continued work on the index and glossary to the Rolls of Parliament (which had been begun by Archdeacon John Strachey), on which he spent 30 years. Died, s.p., Apr. 5, 1825, in Fleet Street. (Al. Oxon.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 437; Cant. Act Book; G. Mag., 1825, I. 467; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Pridden, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1781 | Disp-Ord | Pridden, John | / | View | |
| 1781 | Ordi(ordination) | Pridden, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1782 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Pridden, John | / | priest | View |
| 1782 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Pridden, John | / | priest | View |
| 1782 | Disp-Ord | Pridden, John | / | View | |
| 1782 | Ordi(ordination) | Pridden, John | / | priest | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Pridden, John | Little Wakering / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | Wakering parva / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pridden, John | Wakering parva / | Vicar | View |
| 1789 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | John, Earl Poulett / | Chaplain | View |
| 1789 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pridden, John | Heybridge / | Vicar | View |
| 1797 | Appt(Institution) | Pridden, John | Cadington / | Vicar | View |
| 1798 | Vac(cession) | Pridden, John | Little Wakering / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Institution) | Pridden, John | St Botolph Billingsgate and St George Botolph Lane / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Appt(in post) | Pridden, John | John Earl Poulett / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1813 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pridden, John | London, Saint George Botolph Lane / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pridden, John | London, Saint Botolph Billingsgate / | Rector | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | Caddington / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | Rt Hon. John Earl Poulett / | Chaplain | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | Caddington / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Disp-App | Pridden, John | Rt. Hon. John Earl Poulett / | Chaplain | View |
| 1825 | Vac(natural death) | Pridden, John | HM Chapels Royal / | priest in ordinary | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Pridden, John | Caddington / | Vicar | View |
| 1825 | Vac(natural death) | Pridden, John | St Botolph Bilingsgate with the rectory of St George / | Rector | View |