Henry George Louis Crichton KCB (1844 - 1922)

Born 7 Apr 1844 in Ireland

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Died 10 May 1922 at age 78 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Col. Sir Henry Crichton was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Henry George Louis Crichton son of John Crichton and his wife, Selina Beresford, was born in Ireland on 7 April 1844. ^[1] He joined the 10th Hussars in 1868 and transferred to the 21st in 1874. ^[2]

He married Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton daughter of Arthur Cole-Hamilton and his wife, Emilia Beresford on 17 Aug 1869. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1881 Henry bought Netley Castle (a fort built by Henry VIII to defend Southampton Water) ^[5] and worshipped at St Mary the Virgin, Hound. He decided that the growing settlement around Netley Abbey needed a nearer church and on land above the abbey ruins he built the church of St Edward the Confessor, Netley. Largely funded by his father, the Earl of Erne ^[6] it was built from the designs of architect John Dando Sedding in 1886. ^[7]

Letitia died on 13 Jan 1888 and two years later Henry married Jane Emma Baring, ^[8]daughter of Thomas Baring of Micheldever in Hampshire and his wife, Elizabeth Sturt.

Colonel the Honourable Sir Henry George Louis Crichton died on 10 May 1922. ^[9] His death was registered at South Stoneham. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ The Peerage of the British Empire as of present existing: Earl of Erne
2. ↑ A History of the British Cavalry: Volume 4: 1899-1913
3. ↑ Irish Marriage Index (Registered Gortin 1869 Henry George Louis Crichton married Letitia Grace Cole Hamilton)
4. ↑ Thepeerage.com Colonel Hon. Sir Henry George Louis Crichton Cites: G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 525 and Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
5. ↑ Wikipedia: Netley Castle
6. ↑ Plaque in St Edward the Confessor, Netley
7. ↑ British History online: Hound with Netley
8. ↑ England and Wales marriage index (Registered St George, Hanover Sq 1890 1st qu Henry George L Crichton married Jane Emma Baring)
9. ↑ National Probate Calendar
10. ↑ Free BMD

• Burke's PEERAGE (1913), p. 725
• Census of England 1871,1881,1901, 1911