Robert Boothby Heathcote

Robert Boothby Heathcote
Born(1805-05-13)13 May 1805
Died(1865-09-19)19 September 1865
Chingford
EducationEton[1]
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge[1]
OccupationClergyman
Spouses
  • Charlotte Sotheby
  • Elizabeth Bridget Wells
Children7
Parent(s)John Heathcote
Mary Anne Thornhill
RelativesJohn Moyer Heathcote (brother)
Friday Hill House
St Peter and St Paul, Chingford

Reverend Robert Boothby Heathcote (13 May 1805 – 19 September 1865) was a Church of England clergyman, who built Friday Hill House and other buildings in Chingford.[2]

Early life

Robert Boothby Heathcote was born on 13 May 1805. He was the second son of the politician John Heathcote and his wife Mary Anne Thornhill.[3]

Career

In 1839, Heathcote had Friday Hill House built by the architect Lewis Vulliamy to replace an earlier house.[4]

Heathcote was rector of All Saints, Chingford, and was concerned about the poor condition of the church. From 1840 to 1844, he had a new church built, St Peter and St Paul, Chingford, on Chingford Green, built for £5,000 of his own money, and designed by Lewis Vulliamy.[5]

Personal life

In 1837 he married Charlotte Sotheby (d. 15 January 1845), the daughter of Admiral Thomas Sotheby and Lady Mary Anne Bourke, and they had three children:

  • Charlotte Mary Heathcote (d. 13 January 1918), married William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort
  • Katherine Sophia Boothby Heathcote (d. 13 December 1913)
  • Robert Boothby Heathcote (10 January 1844 – January 1893)

On 10 October 1848, he married Elizabeth Bridget Wells (d. 1894), the daughter of Captain William Wells, and they had four children:

Robert Boothby Heathcote died on 19 September 1865.

References

  1. ^ a b "Heathcote, Robert Boothby (HTCT823RB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "London Gardens Online". London Gardens Online. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HEATHCOTE, John II (1767-1838), of Conington Castle, Hunts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "A Brief History of Chingford". Chingfordhistory.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "SS Peter and Paul". Parish of Chingford. 13 October 1940. Retrieved 24 September 2016.