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Alexander Young 1799 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1799

Birth Location: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1884

Death Location: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Young

Mother: Christian Lumsden

Spouse(s): Catherine Wood

Children(s): James Young

The story of Alexander Young began in 1799 in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland. Alexander Young married Catherine Wood, and had children including James Young. Alexander Young passed away in 1884 in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Young began in 1799 in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Young married Catherine Wood, and had children including James Young.
  • Alexander Young passed away in 1884 in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Young
1777 – 1855
Birth Location: Spottmains, Parish of Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
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Christian Lumsden
1772 – 1836
Birth Location: Whittinghame, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Wood
1807 – 1886
Birth Location: Spott, Haddingtonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Young
1835 – 1905
Birth Location: Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
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Alexander Young's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Young
1799 – 1884
Birth Place: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Young
1777 – 1855
Spottmains, Parish of Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
Christian ((Christina)) Lumsden
1772 – 1836
Whittinghame, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Young
1731 –
Spott, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth (“Bessie”) Goodall
1732 – 1795
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1700 – 1748
Margaret Thomson
1702 – 1770
James Goodale
1707 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Goodale
1680 –

Alexander Young's Descendants

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Alexander Young (7 Mar 1799 – 24 Apr 1884) m. Catherine Wood (1807 – 10 Aug 1886)
  1. 1. James Young (abt 1835 – 1905) m. Grace Strain (abt 1837 – Mar 1896)
    1. 1. Grace (Mary Strain) Young (24 Feb 1874 – 6 April 1935) m. Walter (Lackington) Scott (1874 – 1939)
      1. 1. Grace (Elizabeth) Scott (13 May 1901 – 26 Nov 1986) m. Ernest (Henry) Pike (1899 – 18 Nov 1981)
        1. 1. Robert (Henry) Pike (1925 – 2007) m. Iris Anne
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Pike (23 Nov 1926 – 1 Jun 2008) m. John (Grayme) Dixon (31 Jan 1926 – 13 May 2021)
        3. 3. Ian (Douglas) Pike (30 Jan 1928 – 30 Nov 2012) m. Shirley Rosina
      2. 2. James (Henry) Scott (1903 – )

Alexander Young's Timeline

2 Records

1799
7 Mar 1799
Birth of Alexander Young in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
1884
24 Apr 1884
Age 85
Death of Alexander Young in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1884
    Event Place: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
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