Arthur William (A. W.) Crawley-Boevey was a British author, barrister and civil servant, born on 12 August 1845 in

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, UK. As an author, he is most known for his works on preservation of buildings and archeological sites in the

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including books on

Flaxley Abbey Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets. History F ...

. As a civil servant, he became the Acting Chief Presidency Magistrate of

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in 1887.

Career

Graduating from

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with a Master of Arts, he became a practicing barrister with the

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between 1868 and 1893. During his time with the civil service held various magistrate and administrative positions in

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and

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. In 1887 he was appointed Acting Chief Presidency Magistrate of

under

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. He later became a Fellow at

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, Bombay, India.

Works as an author

Crawley-Boevey published ''The Cartulary And Historical Notes Of The Cistercian Abbey Of Flaxley: Otherwise Called Dene Abbey'' in 1887. This is a collection of the records to titles, and history of the monastery and later

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estate of

. This book is considered to be culturally important as it is one of the rare

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of a religious

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and

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printed in the 19th century. Other works by Crawley-Boevey include ''A Scheme for the Protection and Conservation of Antient Buildings in and Around the City of Ahmedabad'' and ''The Jerusalem Garden Tomb''.

Family

Arthur William was the son of Sir Martin Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 4th Baronet. of

and Elizabeth Daubeny. He married Anna Maria Phayre, niece of the Governor of Mauritius, Lieutenant-General

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. They had one son, Major Martin Crawley-Boevey.The Peerage
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boevey, Arthur William Crawley British people in colonial India Indian Civil Service (British India) officers 1845 births 1913 deaths People from Forest of Dean District Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford 19th-century British civil servants British barristers 19th-century British writers People educated at Rugby School