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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Day Three


The spelling of the family name has changed over time.

The original spelling used by the Earls of Erne, including Abraham the second Earl, was Creighton.  

Upon the death of Abraham his nephew, John,  became the Third Earl and the family changed the spelling from Creighton to Crichton around about 1872. What precipitated the change?



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