Sir
William
"Little Billy"
Young
Born in Falkirk, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John Young
and Agnes (Renny) Young
Husband of
Ann (Tobin) Young
— married
9 Aug 1830 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Died
at age 87
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Preceded by
James Boyle Uniacke
James Boyle Uniacke
2nd Premier of Colony of Nova Scotia
April 4, 1854 - February 20, 1857
April 4, 1854 - February 20, 1857
Succeeded by
James William Johnston
James William Johnston
Preceded by
James William Johnston
James William Johnston
4th Premier of Colony of Nova Scotia
February 10, 1860 - August 3, 1860
February 10, 1860 - August 3, 1860
Succeeded by
Joseph Howe
Joseph Howe
Biography
William Young is Notable.
Sir William Young was a Scottish-Canadian merchant, lawyer, politician, judge, and philanthropist. He served as a colonial Premier of Nova Scotia first from 1854 to 1857 and again in 1860.[1]
In the 1871 Census of Canada, he is recorded as a chief justice living with his wife Ann[2] and three servants in Halifax.[3]
In the 1881 Census, he is recorded as a chief justice living with Ann and four servants in Halifax.[4]
He and his wife had no children.[5]
He died in 1887 and was buried at Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax.[6]
Sources
- ↑ J. Murray Beck, “YOUNG, Sir WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed June 2, 2014, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/young_william_11E.html.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLB-31J : 8 December 2014), William Young and Anne Tobin, 1830, Marriage; citing p. 5930, volume 1800, , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ Census of Canada 1871, W. Halifax, Nova Scotia
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6L-Q1X : 20 May 2019), William Young, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Young, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- ↑ J. Murray Beck, “YOUNG, Sir WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed August 9, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/young_william_11E.html.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 August 2019), memorial page for Sir William Young (8 Sep 1799–8 May 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #8521573, citing Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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