Non-conformist minister. Born in the City of London. President of St John's College, Oxford 1650-60. Chosen to succeed Thomas Goodwin, when he died in 1680, as pastor of the Independent congregation in Fetter Lane, but he died suddenly at home in Hatton Garden. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
Never having heard the name Thankful we are surprised to find we have two on our database, the other being Thankfull Sturdee.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Thankful Owen
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Supporters of the Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple.
Wilfred Denniston Wood was Bishop of Croydon 1985 -2003, the first black bishop in the Church of England. He came second in the "100 Great Black Britons" list in 2004. Born in Barbados, ordained th...
1250-1286: The first church was built on this site as a chapel of ease (meaning not the main parish church) in the parish of Stepney. The ‘White Chapel’ was constructed from Kentish chalk rubble a...
This 1893 map (extract here) shows a hall, Salisbury Hall, beside the pub (Morpeth Arms) set back behind a house on Old Ford Road. This 1870 map shows the hall labelled 'Bethal Chapel (Baptist)'. ...
Building, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Religion
The 100th Archbishop of Canterbury, 1961-74, having previously been Bishop of Durham in 1952 and Archbishop of York in 1956. Born Cambridge, died Oxford. Strange fact from Wikipedia: "In October 2...
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
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