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Alexander (Alex) Young 1833 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1833

Birth Location: Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 January 1920

Death Location: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Young

Mother: Jane Leslie

Spouse(s): Catherine Raines

Children(s): Edward Raines, Sarah Young, Martha Young, Alice Thorn, David Young, Alexander (Ross), William Young, Florence Young, Albert Young, Ada Young, Arthur Young, Olive Young, Mary Young, Henry Young

Alexander (Alex) Young was born in 1833 in Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of William Dauson Young and Jane Leslie. Alexander (Alex) Young married Catherine Kitty Raines, and had children including Edward Tasman Raines, Sarah Ann Young, Martha Jane Young, Alice Elizabeth Thorn, David James Young, Alexander Thomas (John George) Young (Ross), William Peter Young, Florence Valencia Young, Albert Edward Young, Ada Fanny Young, Arthur Louis Young, Olive Millicent Young, Mary May Young, Henry Leslie 'Dick' Young. Alexander (Alex) Young passed away in 1920 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander (Alex) Young was born in 1833 in Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of William Dauson Young and Jane Leslie.
  • Alexander (Alex) Young married Catherine Kitty Raines, and had children including Edward Tasman Raines, Sarah Ann Young, Martha Jane Young, Alice Elizabeth Thorn, David James Young, Alexander Thomas (John George) Young (Ross), William Peter Young, Florence Valencia Young, Albert Edward Young, Ada Fanny Young, Arthur Louis Young, Olive Millicent Young, Mary May Young, Henry Leslie 'Dick' Young.
  • Alexander (Alex) Young passed away in 1920 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Young's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Young
1833 – 1920
Birth Place: Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
William Dauson Young
1773 – 1858
Keith, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Leslie
1770 – 1850
Forglen, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Young
1739 –
Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland
Isobel Dauson
1738 –
Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander Leslie
1733 – 1807
Saint Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Leslie
1738 – 1829
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1703 –
Mary Turner
1702 –
James, LESLIE
1681 – 1745
Jean Forbes
1697 – 1754
Lewis Reid
1676 – 1762
Janet Fraser
1711 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leslie
1634 –
Elizabeth Garden
1646 –
Alexander Forbes
1670 – 1740
Jean Galloway
1680 – 1754

Alexander Young's Descendants

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Alexander ((Alex)) Young (10 January 1833 – 14 January 1920) m. Catherine (Kitty) Raines (13 November 1840 – 22 April 1922)
  1. 1. Edward (Tasman) Raines (4 March 1855 – 10 October 1941)
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Young (1 January 1859 – 23 February 1861)
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Young (8 June 1861 – 9 August 1951)
  4. 4. Alice (Elizabeth) Thorn (24 April 1863 – 2 May 1947)
  5. 5. David (James) Young (1866 – 1935)
  6. 6. Alexander (Thomas (John George) Young) (Ross) (18 September 1868 – 30 March 1939)
  7. 7. William (Peter) Young (20 January 1871 – 27 September 1871)
  8. 8. Florence (Valencia) Young (1872 – 1954)
  9. 9. Albert (Edward) Young (5 March 1875 – 22 May 1939)
  10. 10. Ada (Fanny) Young (26 April 1877 – June 1877)
  11. 11. Arthur (Louis) Young (29 April 1878 – 15 September 1964)
  12. 12. Olive (Millicent) Young (1 November 1880 – 7 January 1970)
  13. 13. Mary (May) Young (1882 – 3 September 1968) m. Charles (William) French ( – 9 Jul 1942)
  14. 14. Henry (Leslie 'Dick') Young (1885 – 1974) m. Myrtle (Olive) Jones (7 Jan 1891 – 2 Dec 1956)
    1. 1. Harry (Hurtle Alexander) Young (8 Aug 1914 – 01 November 1984) m. Mary (Irene) Loats (12 Apr 1920 – 2 Feb 1998) m. Rayma (Stewart) Lynch (1937 – 1976)
      1. 1. Desmond (James Ryan Bartley) Young (1943 – 12 May 1965)
      2. 2. Bryan (Richard) Young ( – 17 Dec 2010)
      3. 3. Tammy (Davis) Young
    2. 2. Myrtle (Elizabeth Kitty) Young (1916 – 5 Jan 2005)
    3. 3. Raymond (Leslie) Young (1924 – 22 Jul 1961)

Alexander Young's Timeline

4 Records

1833
10 January 1833
Birth of Alexander (Alex) Young in Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
1857
21 November 1857
Age 24
Alexander (Alex) Young was married in St Lukes Church, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
St Lukes Church, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
1920
14 January 1920
Age 87
Death of Alexander (Alex) Young in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
1920
21 Feb 1920
Age 87
Alexander (Alex) Young - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1833
    Event Place: Portsoy, Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 November 1857
    Event Place: St Lukes Church, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1920
    Event Place: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1920
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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