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The former British empire extended its territories to distant lands such as the Australias and in as much over the years Creightons have shown their presence

The entries below are a direct copy of a search in the Irish National Archives relating to individuals by the name of Creighton who were shipped out of the United Kingdom to the colonies for convicted crimes. I leave you to be the judge of the crime descriptions and offer them only as an addition in my search for the history of the Creighton name ... worldwide!
It is ironic that today people spend fortunes trying to make a life in these geographic areas and yet a few decades ago the colonial powers saw fit to banish certain individuals to these far off places - "out of sight out of mind " - I wonder what thoes same powers would say today?

The National Archives of Ireland

Search results
Found 7 records matching Creighton.
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The document reference in each entry below is the National Archives of Ireland reference to the original         document in the archives. The microfilm reference number refers to the set of microfilms presented to Australia in 1988.

Record 1 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: MARY
AGE: 20 SEX: F ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Fermanagh TRIAL DATE: 09/03/1837
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:

CRIME DESCRIPTION: Stealing a blanket
       SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs
SHIP:

PETITIONER: RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 2, P 47(F)
MICROFILM REFERENCES:
COMMENTS:

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Record 2 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: THOMAS

AGE: 22 SEX: M ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Dublin TRIAL DATE: 17/08/1837
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:

CRIME DESCRIPTION: Obtaining bottles under false pretences
       SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs
SHIP:

PETITIONER:                               RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 2, P 52

MICROFILM REFERENCES:

COMMENTS:

Record 3 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: WILLIAM
AGE: 19 SEX: M ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Dublin TRIAL DATE: 27/10/1838
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:

CRIME DESCRIPTION: Felony of (sinew)
       SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs

SHIP:

PETITIONER:                               RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 2, P 44

MICROFILM REFERENCES:
COMMENTS:

Record 4 of 7

SURNAME: GRAHAM                               OTHER NAMES: CHARLOTTE
AGE: 20                   SEX: F                ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Enniskillen,Fermanagh TRIAL DATE: 29/06/1844 PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: Enniskillen
DOCUMENT DATE: 07/09/1844

CRIME DESCRIPTION: Stealing ribbons
       SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs

SHIP:

PETITIONER: Creighton Graham               RELATIONSHIP: Father

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 5, p 248 CRF 1844 G 29 MICROFILM REFERENCES:

COMMENTS:
Prisoner was convicted of stealing ribbons and other material from the shop of Terence Ingoldsby, Silk merchant, Enniskillen. Petitioner's address is given as Derryadd, near Lisnaskea.

Record 5 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: MARY
AGE: 0 SEX: F ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: TRIAL DATE:
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: Co. Fermanagh DOCUMENT DATE: 15/03/1837

CRIME DESCRIPTION:
SENTENCE:
SHIP:

PETITIONER:                                RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: CRF 1837 Misc25
MICROFILM ]REFERENCES:
COMMENTS:

Record 6 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: DENIS
AGE: 56 SEX: M ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Galway TRIAL DATE: 00/00/1840
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:

CRIME DESCRIPTION: Abduction
        SENTENCE: Death, commuted T life, commuted 3 yrs imprisonment
SHIP:

PETITIONER:                                RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: CRF 1840 C 83
MICROFILM REFERENCES:

COMMENTS;
Convict was convicted with his brother Edward, for the same offence. Convict was employed as a Herdsman to Edward B. Reade of Newtown, Co. Clare, and has a wife and five children.

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Record 7 of 7

SURNAME: CREIGHTON OTHER NAMES: EDWARD
AGE: 0   SEX: M   ALIAS:

PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Galway TRIAL DATE: 00/00/1840
PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE:

       CRIME DESCRIPTION: Abduction
                SENTENCE: Death, commuted T life, commuted 3 yrs imprisonment
       SHIP:

PETITIONER:                                RELATIONSHIP:

DOCUMENT REFERENCES: CRF 1840 C 83

MICROFILM REFERENCES:
COMMENTS:
Convict was convicted with his brother Denis, for the same offence.

Last update to search script 28 aug 98

My thanks go out to Don Crichton for providing me with these additional links related to subject matter.
Go to "Claim a Convict" at http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/
or if you're looking for immigration related sites then please try http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/index4459.asp

I found this Australian Convict Research site of some interest and hope that it can also be of interest and assistence to your research too.

Through my relentless searching I come across the name Creighton in various geographic locations usually of precolonial significance. The Australias offer also indication of the transit of the Creighton population from United Kingdom as once more a town which bears the name shows up in Victoria county just outside of Melbourne an area known as Creighton Creek River supports this town and on the east side of Melbourne the town of Crichton is revealed.
In the Visitors Guestbook of this site I read the following from Ashley Rex Creighton -
"I am the eldest grandson descended from John & Jemima Creighton of Gobur Victoria. It was this branch of the family that Creighton's Creek was named after."

Crichton Castle - Scotland UK

Creighton, Melbourne

Crichton, Melbourne

The Creightons have also done thier bit to inhabit the relative small islands of New Zealand. To this date there is to be found roughly 150 peolple who share the Creighton name living on the islands but some 200 Crichtons which I find interesting.

In the city of Auckland Creightons have made their mark to. The street name of Creighton again presents its self as does the town of Creighton south of Queenstown. My thanks to L.Creighton for providing information in this matter.

Some New Zealand History which provides a short but frank description of the islands

This a general research New Zealand website that may provide some additional information and links

After much searching I have come across a region in New Zealand which contains not one but two mountains named Creighton & Crichton Mountain. These mountains lie very close to each other in the Lake Wakatipu region not far from Queenstown. Apparently Creighton Mountain was farmed by a family named Creighton whos decendants still live in the area.
To the right you will see a picture taken from Mount Crichton. This I obtained from a German website at http://www.remote.org/jochen/travel/nz00-01/crichton.html

I am still trying to get some more info on these locations so if you know of any pictures the please let me know .... stay tuned!

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