Saturday, January 21, 2017

Murray Thomas Creighton (1923-2010)


 

Murray Thomas Creighton, b. 6 January 1923 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; d. 7 August 2010 at Boonah, Australia

          Father: Barton John Creighton, b. 16 October 1893 at Cardiff, Glam Wales, d. 1977, d. 21 June 1978 at Boonah, Australia
          Mother: Josephine Julie Smith, b. 26 August 1902 at Emmerson, Manitoba, d. 28 January 1963 at Victoria, British Columbia


Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Morrison, b. 1 August 1923 at Vera, Saskatchewan

Married: 6 September 1947 at Vancouver, British Columbia.


     As the only son of the eldest Smith daughter, Murray became a contemporary of his youngest cousins, Carrie and Les.  He was born on time to enter the Canadian Air Force with Les during WWII.  He studied at UBC for a time but soon left to follow in his father’s footsteps in the newspaper business.  At 24 he married Frances and began to raise a family of three boys.  The boys had their early schooling on Cortez Island, which lies between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.  The oldest two, Steven and Michael, attended high school in Powell River which is a short boat ride from Cortez.  The family operated a general store and marina on the island until about 1970 when they emigrated to Australia.  Murray rejoined his original career by purchasing a  newspaper in Boonah, Queensland.  This business would eventually pass to Michael.  Steven had his own business career in real estate, finance and development and Chris, the youngest, became an executive for a large multi-national paper company.


"Two Grandfathers": Thomas William Smith & Pa Creighton, master carpenter, chatting over a pipe on the
farm at Cowichan River near Duncan.















Descendants of Barton John Creighton, born 1893 in England

Children and grandchildren of Barton John Creighton and Josephine Julie Smith

1 Murray Thomas Creighton, b. 6 January 1923

        Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Morrison, b. 1 August 1923
        Married: 6 September 1947 in Vancouver, BC; d. 7 August 2010 at Boonah, Australia
        Mother: Phyllis Jean Groves, b. 2 April 1921

1 Charles Russell McIntosh b. 2 October 1943 in Duncan, British Columbia, m. Arlene Joan Ouimet
       1 Cynthia Joan McIntosh, b. 17 May 1969, m. David Vitkauskas, 2 May 1998 in Richmond B.C.
              1 Amy Jennifer Vitkauskas b. 16 November 2004
                 2 Brian Charles David Vitkauskas b. 11 May 2006

       2 Chad Russell McIntosh, b. 11 July 1976, m. Valynn Aubrey Lyon, 2 October 2004;  m. Kelly Rae Johnston 10 November  2012
2 Stephen Jeffery Creighton born 4 July 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia
Spouse: Lynette Joy Wilson, 24 July 1971
       1 Richard William Creighton born 16 January 1972 in Timaru, S.I., New Zealand
       2 Michael Allen Creighton born 1 December 1973 in Timaru, S.I., New Zealand
               1 Morgan Jade Creighton born 18 March 1999 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Spouse: Sheryll Bucknell, 10 September 1983
       3 Amy Elizabeth Creighton born 23 December 1984 in Rotorua, N.I. New Zealand
3 Michael Andrew Creighton b. 1 September 1950 in Chemainus, British Columbia m. Wendy Dorthea Opperman, 5 August 1978 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
       1 Tobias Carl Creighton born 17 November 1980 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       2 Casey Jonathon Creighton born 21 April 1983 in Boonah, Queensland, Australia
       3 Fraser Courtney Creighton born 22 March 1990 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       4 Shaun Michael Creighton born 22 March 1990 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       5 Drew Marshall Creighton born 15 January 1993 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       6 Guy Morrison Creighton born 15 January 1993 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
4 Christopher Barton Creighton born 15 January 1961 in Comox, British Columbia
Spouse: Tracy Lyn Kaddatz, 14 July 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
       1 Lance Thomas Creighton born 4 October 1990 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
       2 Elliot John Creighton born 24 February 1994 in Melbourne, NSW, Australia
Spouse: Cheri Kay Shinner, 20 July 2002 in Bahamas
       3 Ava Grace Creighton b. 24 March 2004 in Seattle, Washington
       4 Kaden Rhys Creighton b. 26 July 2005 in Seattle, Washington


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