The Barrow, later Crawley-Boevey Baronetcy (pronounced "Boovey"), of Highgrove (Hygrove House, Minsterworth) in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for Charles Barrow, Member of Parliament for Gloucester, with a special remainder to Thomas Crawley-Boevey, husband of his first cousin, once removed, who succeeded as second Baronet. Crawley-Boevey was husband of Ann, granddaughter of Thomas Barrow, brother of the first Baronet. His grandfather Thomas Crawley had on inheriting Flaxley Abbey in 1726 assumed the additional surname of Boevey. Flaxley Abbey had been purchased in 1648 by the merchant, lawyer and philosopher James Boevey (1622–1696) and his half-brother William Boevey. The second Baronet was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1831 to 1832. His grandson (who succeeded his father), the fifth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1882.
Barrow, later Crawley-Boevey baronets, of Highgrove (1784)
- Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet (1708–1789)
- Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 2nd Baronet (1744–1818)
- Sir Thomas Crawley-Boevey, 3rd Baronet (1769–1847)
- Sir Martin Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 4th Baronet (1812–1862)
- Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 5th Baronet (1837–1912)
- Sir Francis Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 6th Baronet (1868–1928)
- Sir Launcelot Valentine Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 7th Baronet (1900–1968)
- Sir Thomas Michael Blake Crawley-Boevey, 8th Baronet (1928–2021)
- Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 9th Baronet (b. 1958)
The heir apparent is the current holder's elder son, James Ian Crawley-Boevey (b. 1992).
Notes
- Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 89
- "No. 12502". The London Gazette. 16 December 1783. p. 1.
- Eleanor Savage, née Barrow Thomas Barrow was brother of Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet, created 1784 with special remainder to his great-nephew-in-law. Thomas Barrow, maternal grandfather of Ann Savage, was married to Ann, daughter of William Hayward, of Quedgely, Gloucestershire. Eleanor Savage's portrait passed by descent through the Crawley-Boevey baronets, until the sale of portraits in 1960. The portrait passed to another descendant George Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall of Tyntesfield (descendant of a daughter of the third baronet), and was sold again 2002
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.