John Olding (abt. 1722 - abt. 1785)

Born about 1722 in Dartmouth, Devon, England

Biography

John Olding was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England.

John was a student at Philip Doddridge's Dissenting Academy

John was a nonconformist minister

He trained for the ministry at Philip Doddridge's Academy, Northampton (1740-1743) and was funded by the Congregational Fund Board at £12 p.a.

He then became the Minister at

• Southgate, Gloucester, 1743-54;
• High St., Deptford, Kent, 1754-85^[1]

John was listed as a supporter of the Society for Promoting Religious Knowledge among the poor in the 1779 report which the charity published. The report recorded him as Rev John Olding, Deptford and that he had been a supporter since 1761^[2].

John died on 7th October 1785 and his funeral sermon was preached by Stephen Addington DD (1729-1796) on 16th October 1875, at the meeting house in Butt Lane Deptford, where he had been the minister for 31 years. John was 64 years old whe he died. ^[3] ]

Research Note

This profile was originally created by the History of Nonconformists in London, England and surrounding counties topic team.

Sources

1. ↑ https://dissacad.english.qmul.ac.uk/sample1.php?parameter=personretrieve&alpha=3440
2. ↑ Society for Promoting Religious Knowledge among the Poor
3. ↑ ADDINGTON, S. (1785). The Dying Believer's Confidence in His Exalted Redeemer. A Sermon ... Preached ... on the Occasion of the Much Lamented Death of the Rev. John Olding, Etc. United Kingdom: The Author. Accessed from Google Books https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Dying_Believer_s_Confidence_in_His_E/pMBlAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=rev+stephen+addington&printsec=frontcover Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 1st May 2022