| Robert Boothby Heathcote | |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1805 |
| Death Place: | Chingford |
| Education: | Eton |
| Alma Mater: | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
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| Children: | 7 |
| Parents: | John Heathcote Mary Anne Thornhill |
| Relatives: | John Moyer Heathcote (brother) |
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.[1]
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.[2]
In 1839, Heathcote had Friday Hill House built by the architect Lewis Vulliamy to replace an earlier house.[3]
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.[4]
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:
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.