Day Twenty Three

Abraham Creighton, born in Ireland about 1782, died in Lymington in 1847.  This area adjoining the New Forest appears to have become a geographical focus for the family throughout the nineteenth century, commencing in 1801 when John Creighton the younger brother of Abraham Creighton second Earl of Erne  (1765-1842) was appointed governor of Hurst Castle.

This map shows four places which will be investigated as I attempt to catch glimpses of these long gone ancestors. 

• 1. Lymington, where my great -great-great grandfather Abraham Creighton dies in 1847

• 2. Milford-on-Sea where Abraham's son Fitzmaurice is born to his second wife Constance in 1835

• 3.Hurst Castle 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.

• Nettley Castle ;bought by Henry, the younger brother of the Third Earl of Erne