Robert Heathcote (194)

Robert Heathcote

1750 - 1806

Father	John Heathcote
Mother	Jane
Wife	Sarah Hawley
Children	Hannah, John, Elizabeth, Jane, Martha, Mary, Joseph, Sarah, Ann, Ellin

Robert was born in Flagg in 1750, the son of John and Jane ⁽¹⁾. He had two older sisters, Anne & Mary, and two older brother, John & Joseph ⁽²⁾. His only younger sibling, George, was born shortly before his second birthday, ⁽³⁾.

When he was about 10, he went to work for a Mr Birdekin. This was in Flagg, so it's unknown whether he also lodged with his employer, or still lived at home. However he had definately left home two years later when he went to Eyam to work for John Allen. At about 15, he moved to Ashford, where he worked for William Fanshaw for a year, before moving on to work for Joshua Flint at Great Longstone. When he was about 17 he moved back to Flagg. He worked for John Redfearn for a year, earning five guineas (so, about 2 shillings a week) ⁽⁸⁾. His brother John died at about this time, leaving Robert as the eldest (unmarried) brother ⁽²⁾, so its possible that he then went back to working for his father. None of his employers', or indeed his father's, trade is known, but its a fairly safe bet that it was agricultural.

In 1773 he married Sarah Hawley at Bakewell ⁽⁴⁾. They initially lived in Flagg where his eldest daughter, Hannah, was born the following year ⁽⁵⁾⁽¹⁰⁾. He had a son John in about 1776 ⁽¹⁰⁾, then four more daughters - Elizabeth in about 1778 ⁽¹⁰⁾, Jane about 1780 ⁽¹⁰⁾, Martha in 1783 ⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁰⁾, and Mary in 1786 ⁽⁷⁾⁽¹⁰⁾. His father had died in 1783 ⁽¹¹⁾, so perhaps having nothing else to keep him in Flagg, he and his family moved to Ashford in 1787 ⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾. His second son, Joseph was born the following year ⁽¹²⁾, before three more daughters - Sarah in 1790 ⁽¹³⁾, Ann in 1793 ⁽¹⁴⁾ and finally Ellin in 1795 ⁽¹⁵⁾.

His daughter Jane died in 1804 ⁽¹⁶⁾, and then Robert himself died two years later. He was buried in Ashford on 30th May 1806 ⁽¹⁷⁾. His wife survived him by almost thirty years ⁽¹⁸⁾.

Brief details of his children:

Hannah has her own page.
John was born in Flagg in about 1776. He moved to Ashford in 1787. Nothing more is known of him.
Elizabeth was born in Flagg in about 1778. She moved to Ashford in 1787. Nothing more is known of her.
Jane was born in Flagg in about 1780. She moved to Ashford in 1787. She died, unmarried, in 1804.
Martha was born in Flagg in 1783. She moved to Ashford in 1787. Nothing more is known of her.
Mary was born in Flagg in 1786. She moved to Ashford the following year. Nothing more is known of her.
Joseph was born in Ashford in 1788. He married Mary Smith in Bakewell in 1818, and they had two sons, Robert (who died an infant), and John. They moved to Sutton cum Duckmanton, where Joseph worked as an agricultural labourer. He was still there in 1851, but nothing more is known of him.
Sarah was born in Ashford in 1790. Nothing more is known of her.
Ann was born in Ashford in 1793. She married Samuel Skidmore in 1815. Nothing more is known of her.
Ellin was born in Ashford in 1795. Nothing more is known of her.

Sources:

Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
[October 1750] 17^th Bap^d Robert Son of John Heathcote of Flagg & Jane his wife
See his father's page
Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
[1752] 7^ber 2^nd Bap^d George Son of John Heathcote of Flagg & Jane his wife
Parish Register of All Saints, Bakewell includes the entry:
Robert Heathcote and Sarah Hawley
both of Flagg in this Parish were
Married in this Church by Banns
this fourteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred
and seventy three By me Richard Chapman vicar

The Marriage was solemnized between Us Robert ^His+_mark Heathcote

Sarah ^Her+_mark Hawley

In the Presence of Solomon Mycock

Saml [Moe]
Baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
[1774, 10^ber] 17^th Bap. Han^h D of Rob^t Heathcote of Flagg & Sarah
Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
[1783] Nov 30 Bap^d Martha D^r of Rob^t & Sary Heathcote D^o[Flagg]
Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
[1786] Jan^y 29^th Bap^d Mary D^r of Rob^t & Sary Heathcote Flagg
Settlement examination of Robert Heathcote, Ashford, 1st June 1787 (Derbyshire Record Office ref: D747 A/PO 2/15) reads:
Derbyshire           The examination of Robert Heathcote of
                    Ashford in the said County Labourer touching
                    his settlement, Taken the 1st Day of June 1787.
                                              Who saith he was born at Flagg
in the said County Where he believes his father was legal[ly]
settled. When he was about Ten years of age his Father hir[ed]
him to Mr Birdekin of Flagg aforesaid for one year, where
he staid Two years Then left and went to live with John Allen
of Eyam Where he lived three years Then went to live with
William Fanshaw of Ashford Where he staid one year Then
went to live with Joshua Flint of Great Longstone Where he
only stay'd three Quarters of year. From thence he return'd
to Flag aforesaid and hired himself to John Redfearn of
that place for one year for the wages of five guineas in which service he staid that
year and Received his years wages. Since then Hath done
no other act that may affect his settlement.        His
                                                                    Robert X Heathcote
Taken & sworn the day and \                             Mark
year above written before     >
                   me    R Wright    /
Removal order of Robert Heathcote, Ashford to Flagg, 11th June 1787 (Derbyshire Record Office ref: D747 A/PO 3/7) reads:
                       \    To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Hamlet
                       |    of Ashford and Parish of Bakewell
County of      |    in the said County of Derby and to the
Derby            > Churchwardes and Overseers of the Poor of the Hamlet of
To Wit           |    Flagg and Parish of Bakewell
                       |    in the ... County of Derby aforesaid and to all and
                      /     every one of them.
Upon the Complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor
of the Hamlet of Ashford and Parish of Bakewell
in the said County of Derby unto us whose Names are
hereunto set and Seals affixed, being two of his Majesty's justices of the
Peace in and for the said County of Derby and one of us of
the QUORUM, that
Robert Heathcote is
come to inhabit the said hamlet of Ashford in the
Parish of Bakewell not having gained a legal Settlement
there, nor produced any Certificate owning himself
to be settled elsewhere, and that the said
Robert Heathcote is
likely to be chargeable to the Hamlet of Ashford in the
Parish of bakewell We the said Justices, upon due proof made
thereof, as well upon the Examination of the said
Robert Heathcote upon Oath, as otherwise,
and likewise upon due consideration had of the Premises, do adjudge the
same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge that the lawful settlement of
the said
Robert Heathcote
is the said Hamlet of Flagg and Parish of Bakewell
in the said County of Derby. We do therefore
require you the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Hamlet of Ashford in the Parish of Bakewell
or some or one of you, to convey the said
Robert Heathcote
from and out of the said hamlet of Ashford in the Parish of
Bakewell to the said hamlet of Flagg in
the Parish of Bakewell and him to deliver to the Church-
wardens and Overseers of the poor there, or to some one of them, together
with this our order, or a true copy thereof, at the same time shewing to
them the original. And we do hereby require you the said Churchwardens
and Overseers of the Poor of the said Hamlet of Flagg
in the Parish of Bakewell to receive and provide for him
as an Inhabitant of your Hamlet. Given under our Hands and Seals the
11 Day of June in the 27 year of the reign of his
Majesty King George the Third, and in the Year of our Lord 1787
Settlement certificate of Robert Heathcote, Flagg, 16th June 1787 (Derbyshire Record Office ref: D747 A/PO 3/6) reads:
Derbyshire \ To the Church-wardens and Over-
                    / seers of the Poor of the Township of Ashford
                    in the County of Derby
   We the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
   Township of Flagg in
   the Parish of bakewell
   in the said County do hereby certify
   own and acknowledge
   Robert Heathcote and Sarah
   his wife and their six children Viz: Hannah
   aged 13 years, John 11 years, Elizabeth 9 years
   Jane 7 years, martha 4 years and Mary
   about one year old.
   to be inhabitant legally settled in the said Township
   of Flagg. In witness whereof we
   have hereunto set our hands and seals, the sixteen
   day of June in the year of our
   lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
Witness
   Joseph Needham         Thomas Lingard
      the X mark
    of Joseph Harrison         John Skidmore
We whose names are hereunto subscribed, two of his ma-
jesty's justices of the peace in and for the County
of Derby aforesaid, do allow of the above-
written certificate. And we do also certify that Joseph
Harrison one of the witnesses who attested the execu-
tion of the said certificate, hath this day made oath before the said
justices that he did see the churchwardens and overseers of the
poor whose names and Seals are thereunto subscribed and set, seve
rally sign and seal the same; and that the names and mark of
Joseph Needham and Joseph Harrison
who are the witnesses attesting the said certificate, are respectively
of their own proper hand-writing. Given under our hands the
sixteenth day of June in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
                                      J Denman
                                      John Barker
Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
[October 1783] 24 Bur^d John Heathcote Flagg
The Parish Register of Holy Trinity, Ashford contains the entry:
[18th May 1788] Bap^d Joseph Son of Rob^t & Sarah Heathcote
The Parish Register of Holy Trinity, Ashford contains the entry:
[30th May 1790] Bap^d Sarah Daug^r of Rob^t & Sarah Heathcoat
The Parish Register of Holy Trinity, Ashford contains the entry:
[1793] Feb^y 10 Bap^d Sarah Daug^r of Rob^t & Sarah Heathcoat
The Parish Register of Holy Trinity, Ashford contains the entry:
[September 1795] the 20 Bap^d Ellin Daug^r of Robert & Sarah Heath[coat]
The Parish Register of Holy Trinity, Ashford contains the entry:
[1804] Apr^l 24 Bur^d Jane Daug^r of Rob^t & Sarah Heathcote
Burial entry in Parish register of Holy Trinity, Ashford reads:
[1806] May 30 Bur^d Rob^t Heathcote
Burial entry in Parish register of Holy Trinity, Ashford reads:

Name Abode When buried Age

Sarah Heathcote Ashford [1821]
Apl. 29 84

Notes:

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The Marriage was solemnized between Us	Robert ^His+_mark Heathcote
	Sarah ^Her+_mark Hawley

Name	Abode	When buried	Age
Sarah Heathcote	Ashford	[1821] Apl. 29	84

In the Presence of	Solomon Mycock
	Saml [Moe]