In VENN
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 6, 1770. Of Staffs. S. and h. of Henry, of Longcroft Hall, Staffs. B. Mar. 1752. School, Repton. ' Matric. Michs. 1770; Scholar, 1770; B.A. 1774; M.A. 1784. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Dec. 18, 1774; priest (Lichfield and Coventry) June 2, 1776; C. of Sheepy, Leics., 1774. C. of Aston, Warws., 1776. R. of Oxnead and V. of Buxton, Norfolk, 1777-1801. R. of Lyng with Whitwell, 1784-94. Minister of King's Bromley, Staffs. Of Longcroft Hall, Yoxall. Succeeded his father, June 22, 1782. Married Margaret Elizabeth, dau. of Rear-Admiral Hamar, May 18, 1775 (by whom he had 17 children). Died Feb. 10, 1803, aged 51, at Longcroft Hall. Father of Francis C. (1795) and Thomas (1815; CCE8323). (St John's Coll. Adm., IV; Shaw, Staffs., I. 102; Burke, L.G.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | Appt(Licensing) | Arden, John | Sheepy / | Curate | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Arden, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1776 | Ordi(ordination) | Arden, John | / | priest | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Licensing) | Arden, John | Aston / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Institution) | Arden, John | Oxnead / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Institution) | Arden, John | Buxton / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Resignation) | Arden, John | Pipe Ridware / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Arden, John | Lynge with Whitwell / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Appointment) | Arden, John | George, Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1794 | Vac(resignation) | Arden, John | Lynge cum Whitwell / | Rector | View |
| 1801 | Vac(resignation) | Arden, John | Oxnead with the vicarage of Buxton annexed / | Rector | View |