Robert Boothby Heathcote

Reverend Robert Boothby Heathcote was a Church of England clergyman, who built Friday Hill House and other buildings in Chingford.

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.

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

In 1837 he married Charlotte Sotheby, 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, the daughter of Captain William Wells, and they had four children:

Robert Boothby Heathcote died on 19 September 1865.