Walter
Ormston
Young
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Young
and Eleanor (Ormston) Young
Brother of
[private brother (1880s - unknown)], [private brother (1880s - 1950s)] and [private brother (1890s - 1960s)]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 33
in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2015
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Walter Young was an analytical chemist. He worked for Armstrong Whitworth in Elswick, Newcastle, He is said to have died of exposure on a moor after a night out drinking as a young man (aged 33). He was my grandfather's (Thomas Young) eldest brother and this story has been passed down through the family.
WALTER'S BIRTH RECORD (1881) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XVQ-M1K
WALTER ON THE 1891 CENSUS OF ENGLAND https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9B9-NW2
WALTER ON THE 1901 CENSUS OF ENGLAND https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS9F-G54
WALTER ON THE 1911 CENSUS OF ENGLAND https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWMH-928
WALTER'S DEATH RECORD (1915) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JWC-MQS
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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 Walter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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 Walter:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jean (Scott) Dodsworth 
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Rejected matches › Walter Nathaniel Young (1881-1954)
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