In 1801 Colonel John Creighton, the second son of John, first Earl of Erne and younger brother of Abraham, the second Earl, was made Governor of Hurst Castle, Lymington, Southampton.
His son, John Creighton, became the third Earl of Erne upon the death of the second Earl, Abraham Creighton in 1848. The official records show that Abraham Creighton , having been declared insane by his father in October 1798, died without issue.
The third Earl of Erne changed the spelling of the family name to Crichton and his son, John Henry Crichton, became the fourth Earl of Erne in 1885.
The third Earl of Erne changed the spelling of the family name to Crichton and his son, John Henry Crichton, became the fourth Earl of Erne in 1885.
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