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Alexander Young 1790 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian

Death Date: 23 Oct 1874

Death Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Young

Mother: Margaret Downie

Spouse(s): Marion Paterson

Children(s): William Young, Ann Young, Elizabeth Young, Thay Young, John Young

Alexander Young was born in 1790 in Dunbar, East Lothian, the child of Alexander Young and Margaret Ann Downie. Alexander Young married Marion Paterson, and had children including William Young, Ann Young, Elizabeth Young, Thay Young, John Young. Alexander Young passed away in 1874 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Young was born in 1790 in Dunbar, East Lothian, the child of Alexander Young and Margaret Ann Downie.
  • Alexander Young married Marion Paterson, and had children including William Young, Ann Young, Elizabeth Young, Thay Young, John Young.
  • Alexander Young passed away in 1874 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Young's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Young
1790 – 1874
Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian
Parents
Alexander Young
1768 – 1841
Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Ann) Downie
1774 – 1857
Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Young
1731 –
Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth ((Bessie)) Godle
1732 – 1795
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
John Downie
1736 –
Garvald, East Lothian
Janet Ewing
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1700 –
Margaret Thomson
1702 – 1770
James Goodale
1707 –
Nicola Hardie
1710 –
Alexander Downie
1707 – 1780
Isobel Sanderson
1704 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Young
1678 –
Helen Wardlaw
1679 – 1739
George Thomson
1671 – 1742
Elisabeth Young
1675 – 1740
John Goodaill
1679 –
Elizabeth Goodale
1680 –
John Downie
1689 –
Issobell Coalstoune
1689 –
Robert Sanderson
1681 – 1750
Elizabeth Robertsone
1686 – 1750

Alexander Young's Descendants

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Alexander Young (1790 – 23 Oct 1874) m. Marion Paterson (abt 1791 – Aft. 1851)
  1. 1. William Young (03 Apr 1826 – )
  2. 2. Ann Young (25 Aug 1827 – 19 Sept 1880)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Young (abt 1829 – ) m. Peter Hogg (12 Jun 1831 – ) m. John Hogg (1819 – 1871)
    1. 1. Peter Hogg (abt 1852 – )
    2. 2. John Hogg (abt 1856 – )
    3. 3. Wilhemina Hogg (abt 1859 – )
    4. 4. William (Ross) Hogg (12 Sep 1860 – 1938) m. Jessie Fraser (8 November 1859 – 1928)
      1. 1. Jane (McAlpine) Hogg (3 Sept 1882 – 18 Feb 1950) m. Andrew Mill (1880 – )
        1. 1. Jessie (Fraser) Mill (14 Jul 1901 – 1984) m. James Wilson (12 Jul 1900 – ) m. James Wilson (12 Jul 1900 – )
        2. 2. Annie Mill (1905 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Hogg) Mill (1907 – 05/17/1999)
        4. 4. William Mill (1908 – )
      2. 2. Peter Hogg (abt 1884 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Young) Hogg (abt 1886 – )
      4. 4. Jessie Hogg (abt 1890 – )
      5. 5. James (Fraser) Hogg (01 Dec 1891 – )
      6. 6. Mary Hogg (abt 1895 – )
      7. 7. William Hogg (abt 1898 – )
    5. 5. William Hogg (abt 1861 – )
  4. 4. Thay Young (21 Nov 1829 – )
  5. 5. John Young (15 Jun 1834 – )

Alexander Young's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Alexander Young in Dunbar, East Lothian
Dunbar, East Lothian
1874
23 Oct 1874
Age 84
Death of Alexander Young in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland

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