Career
Early A brother of Alfred de Glehn, the designer of the French steam locomotive engine. Educated predominately at home, Creighton passed with honours the first London University higher examination for women. A prolific reader and a keen student of both the writings of John Ruskin and the historian J.R. Green.
The couple had seven children: Beatrice in 1872, Lucia in 1874, Cuthbert in 1876, Walter in 1878, Mary in 1880, and Oswin in 1883.
And finally Gemma, born in 1887. Creighton was a popular author, particularly of historical biographies and stories for children including the successful "Child"s First History of England".
Later As well as writing and editing books she served on two Royal Commissions and the Joint Committee of Insurance Commissioners. After nearly twenty years living in a grace-and-favour apartment at Hampton Court Palace, Creighton moved back to Oxford in the late 1920s and served on the governing board of Lady Margaret Hall.