Sir
George
Young
3rd Bart
Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of George Young
and Susan (Mackworth-Praed) Young
Brother of
Elizabeth Susan (Young) Purnell, William Mackworth Young CMG DSO, Albert Stewart Winthrop Young and Bulkley Samuel Young
Husband of
Alice Eacy (Kennedy) Young
— married
10 Oct 1871 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 92
in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Sir George Young, 3rd Bt. was born on 15 September 1837 and was the son of Captain Sir George Young, 2nd Bt. and Susan Young.
The June 1841 census[1]shows George residing with his family at Formosa Cottage, Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
The March 1851 census[2]shows George as a Resident of Parsonage House, Goring, Berkshire, along with his brothers Edward Young and William Young, where they studied as Scholars under the tutorship of Richard Wace.
The April 1861 census[3]shows George continuing to reside with his family at Formosa Cottage, Cookham.
In 1871, George (age 35), the son of Susan Lady Young lived in in Cookham, Berkshire, England.[4]
George, a bachelor, married [5]Alice Young, widow of Alexander Lawrence on 10 October 1871[6]in the parish church of St. Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex. At the time of the ceremony George, a Baronet and Barrister at Law, resided in Lincoln's Inn, Holborn and Alice Young was residing in the parish of Cookham. His father George Young is noted as a Baronet and a Royal Naval Captain and his father in law Evory Kennedy is noted as an Esquire and Doctor of Medicine.
The April 1881 census[7][8]shows George residing in Hyde Park Gate, Chelsea, Middlesex. England.
The April 1891 census[9]shows George, a Barrister and Charity Commissioner, is noted as a visitor in the household of Maria Collins, a ninety year old widow who lived on her own means in Sloane Street, Chelsea.
The March 1901 census[10]shows George residing back at the house he grew up in at Formosa Cottage, Cookham.
In April 1911[11], George (age 73), a former barrister of the civil service, now retired on pension, was the head of household in[12]in a twenty seven roomed property at Formosa Place, Cookham.
George, late of Formosa Fishery, Cookham[13][14][15][16]passed away on 4 July 1930 in Berkshire, His passing was registered[17][18]during the third quarter of 1930 in the district of Maidenhead, Berkshire. George was laid to rest[19]with a memorial inscription added to his father's George Young Vault at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cookham. George's estate passed probate on 22 July 1930 in London, England[20]detailing effects of £9,436 5s 9d to his son Sir George Young, a member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) and Baronet.
Research Notes
He was barrister , Commr: British Guiana Immigration 1870, Friendly Socs 1875, Factory Acts 1875, Irish Land Acts 1881, Charity Commissioner of 1882, Ch Commissioner of for England and Wales 1903–06, Governor Reading U 1926 in 1864.
He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) Berks 1860. He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Young, of Formosa Place, Cookham. He was Trin College Cambridge (MA, Fell), Doctor of Law (LL.D.) (Hon) St Andrews
Children of Sir George Young, 3rd Bt. and Alice Eacy Kennedy 1.Sir George Young, 4th Bt. b. 25 Oct 1872, d. 26 Sep 1952 2.Eacy Young b. 23 Dec 1873, d. 25 Dec 1888 3.Geoffrey Winthrop Young b. 25 Oct 1876, d. 6 Sep 1958 4.Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet b. 26 Mar 1879, d. 11 Jul 1960
Census
June 1841 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation |
| George Young | Father | Married | M | 40 | Navy |
| Susan Young | Mother | Married | F | 35 | |
| Elizabeth Purnell | Sister | Single | F | 5 | |
| George Young | Single | M | 3 | ||
| Edward Young | Brother | Single | M | 2 | |
| William Young | Brother | Single | M | 10 months | |
| John Hallet | M | 65 | |||
| Frances Hallet | F | 50 | |||
| Ann Davies | Servant | F | 30 | Female Servant | |
| Elizabeth Bromley | Servant | F | 30 | Female Servant | |
| Amy Mays | Servant | F | 20 | Female Servant | |
| Ann Hanson | Servant | F | 20 | Female Servant | |
| Elizabeth Green | Servant | F | 15 | Female Servant |
April 1861 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Susan Young | Mother | Widow | F | 56 | Endowment Fund Holder | Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
| Elizabeth Purnell | Sister | Single | F | 25 | Cookham Berkshire, England | |
| George Young | Single | M | 23 | Scholar attending Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | Cookham | |
| Edward Young | Brother | Single | M | 22 | Scholar attending Trinity College, Cambrige | Cookham |
| William Young | Brother | Single | M | 20 | Scholar attending Kings College | Cookham |
| Albert Young | Brother | Single | M | 19 | Scholar attending Kings College | Cookham |
| Bulkley Young | Brother | Single | M | 17 | Scholar attending Eton College, Eton, Berkshire | Cookham |
| Mary Davies | Servant | Widow | F | 55 | House Servant | Fornham, Suffolk, England |
| Mary Hoskins | Servant | Single | F | 24 | House Servant | Honiton, Devon, England |
| Ann Tubb | Servant | Single | F | 21 | House Servant | Cookham |
April 1871 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Susan Young | Mother | Widow | F | 66 | Endowment Fund Holder | London, Middlesex |
| Elizabeth Purnell | Sister | Married | F | 34 | Cookham | |
| George Young | Single | M | 33 | Baronet, Practising Barrister | Cookham | |
| William Young | Brother | Single | M | 30 | Assistant Commissioner of the Bengal Civil Service | Cookham |
| Frances Purnell | Niece | Single | F | 4 | Dursley, Gloucestershire, England | |
| Susan Purnell | Niece | Single | F | 3 | Dursley | |
| Charlotte Purnell | Niece | Single | F | 2 | Dursley | |
| Isabel Young | Niece | Single | F | 11 months | Punjab, India | |
| Mary Davis | Servant | Widow | F | 66 | Nurse | Fornham |
| Ann Coldman | Servant | Single | F | 26 | Cook | Cranleigh, Surrey, England |
| Martha Togwell | Servant | Single | F | 27 | Nurse | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Eliza Crane | Servant | Single | F | 27 | Nurse | Bristol, Somerset |
| Emily Howells | Servant | Single | F | 26 | Parlourmaid | London, Middlesex |
| Emily Langford | Servant | Single | F | 23 | Housemaid | Britwell, Oxfordshire |
| Ruth Barnfield | Servant | Single | F | 18 | Nursemaid | Nibley, Gloucestershire, England |
April 1881 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| George Young | Head | Married | M | 43 | Baronet, Justice of the Peace (JP), Non Practising Barrister | Cookham |
| Alice Young) | Wife | Married | F | 40 | Ireland | |
| George Young | Son | Single | M | 8 | Scholar | Maidenhead, Berkshire |
| Eacy Young (1874-1888) | Daughter | Single | F | 7 | Scholar | Maidenhead |
| Geoffrey Young | Son | Single | M | 4 | Kensington, Middlesex | |
| Edward Young | Son | Single | M | 2 | Kensington | |
| Frauline Hautzmann | Governess | Single | F | 31 | Governess | Germany |
| George Clements | Servant | Single | M | 19 | Footman | Ireland |
| Liselle Wirtzig | Servant | Single | F | 25 | Cook | Germany |
| Eliza Wanke | Servant | Single | F | 16 | House Servant | Ireland |
| Maria Fricks | Servant | Single | F | 16 | Nursemaid | Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England |
March 1901 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| George Young | Head | Married | M | 63 | Civil Servant, Charity Commissioner | Cookham |
| Alice Young) | Wife | Married | F | 60 | Poor Law Guardian | Dublin, Ireland |
| George Young | Son | Single | M | 28 | Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service | Cookham |
| Edward Young | Son | Single | M | 22 | Law Student | Kensington |
| Henry Cunynghame | Visitor | Married | M | 52 | Assistant Under Secretary in the Home Department | London, England |
| Emily Cunynghame | Visitor | Married | F | 43 | Rajkot, Gujarat, India | |
| Robert Lane | Servant | Single | M | 24 | Butler | Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Herbert Hill | Servant | Single | M | 17 | Page | Paddington, Middlesex |
| Margaret Callaghan | Servant | Single | F | 22 | Cook | Clondalkin, Dublin |
| Kate Harris | Servant | Single | F | 37 | Housemaid | Hillingdon, Middlesex |
| Pauline Slater | Servant | Single | F | 19 | Under Housemaid | Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England |
| Ellen Roberts | Servant | Single | F | 18 | Kitchen Maid | Moreton-in-the-Marsh |
April 1911 Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| George Young | Head | 39 years Married | M | 73 | Retired Barrister and Civil Service | Cookham |
| Alice Young) | Wife | Married with 4 children - 3 are still living | F | 71 | County Dublin | |
| Norah Lawrence | Stepgrandaughter, Visitor | Single | F | 19 | Berkshire | |
| George Burgess | Servant | 5 years married with 2 children - both still living | M | 43 | Butler | Sussex, England |
| Sarah Huskinson | Servant | Widow with 5 chilfren - 2 are still living | F | 58 | Domestic Service | Dorset, England |
| Alice Wells | Servant | Single | F | 30 | Domestic Service | Wiltshire, England |
| Elizabeth Dew | Servant | Single | F | 22 | Domestic Service | Suffolk |
Sources
- ↑ 1841 Census:"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 15; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Cookham; County: Berkshire; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 3; Page: 1; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241198
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #384342 (accessed 19 October 2023)
George Young (3) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Berkshire, England - ↑ 1851 Census:"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1691; Folio: 33; Page: 25; GSU roll: 193599; ED, institution, or vessel: 1b; Household schedule number: 104
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #3664937 (accessed 19 October 2023)
Ser George Young (13) resident in household of Richd Hy Wall (47) in Goring in Bradfield registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ 1861 Census:"1861 England Census"
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 754; Folio: 22; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542696; ED, institution, or vessel: 2c; Household schedule number: 106
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #8341937 (accessed 18 October 2023)
Sir George Young (23) son in household of Susan Lady Young (56) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ 1871 Census:"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1292; Folio: 24; Page: 19; GSU roll: 827858; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 108
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #1029419 (accessed 5 October 2023)
George Young (35) son in household of Susan Lady Young (66) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ Marriage:"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P82/AND/A/005/MS06672/026
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #789644 (accessed 19 October 2023)
George Young (34) marriage to Alice Eacy Lawrence on 10 Oct 1871 in Saint Andrew, Holborn: Holborn Circus, City of London, England - ↑ Marriage Announcement:The Daily News, London, England, United Kingdom, Wednesday 11 October 1871, Page 1; Marriages; Young-Lawrence https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-obituary-for-sir-george-you/133693874/ 9accessed 19 October 2023)
- ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 22/75, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,318
FamilySearch Record: Q27S-BXDM (accessed 5 October 2023)
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Geoffrey W Young (4), unmarried son, in household of George Young (48) in Kensington, London in Kensington registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Kensington, Middlesex, England - ↑ 1881 Census:"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 22; Folio: 75; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341005; ED, institution, or vessel: 2b
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #13115469 (accessed 18 October 2023)
George Young (48), married, Baronet J.P.Barrister Not Practicing, head of household at 15 Hyde Park Gate South in Kensington registration district in London, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ 1891 Census:"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 62; Folio: 85; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6095172
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #8445117 (accessed 18 October 2023)
Sis George Young (53) visitor in household of Mary Lallins (90) in Chelsea registration district in London, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ 1901 Census:"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 1160; Folio: 80; Page: 28; ED, institution, or vessel: 07; Household schedule number: 192
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #1602505 (accessed 19 October 2023)
George Young (63) head of household in Cookham in Maidenhead registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ 1911 Census:"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 08; Registration District Number: 123; Piece: 6645
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #44596286 (accessed 5 October 2023)
George Young (73), married, Barrister Civil Service Retired On Pension, head of household in Formosa Place, Cookham, Cookham, Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England - ↑ Residence:Lost Heritage; Formosa Place, Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom http://www.lostheritage.org.uk/houses/lh_berkshire_formosaplace_info_gallery.html (accessed 19 October 2023)
- ↑ Obituary:Daily Mirror, London, England, United Kingdom, Saturday, 5 July 1930, Page 2; Baronet for 82 Years, Death of Sir George Young in his 93rd Year - Father of MP https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror-obituary-for-sir-george-you/133692617/ (accessed 19 October 2023)
- ↑ Obituary:Leicester Mercury, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Extra Special Edition, Saturday, 5 July 1930, Page 3, Sir G. Young's Death; Many Interests During his 93 Years https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-obituary-for-sir-georg/133692990/ (accessed19 October 2023)
- ↑ Obituary:Liverpool Post & Mercury, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Saturday 5 July 930, Page 8, Baronet for 82 Years https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-post-and-mercury-obituary-for/133692804/ (accessed 19 October 2023)
- ↑ Obituary:The Manchester Guardian, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, City Edition, Saturday 5 July 1930, Page 30, Obituary, Sir George Young https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-obituary-for-sir-george-you/133693874/ (accessed 19 October 2023)
- ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 19 October 2023)
Young, George (Age at death: 92).
GRO Reference: 1930 Jul-Aug-Sep in Maidenhead Volume 02C Page 427 - ↑ Death Registration:
"England & Wales Death Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 19 October 2023)
Young, George (Age at death: 92).
GRO Reference: 1930 Jul-Aug-Sep in Maidenhead Volume 2c Page 427. - ↑ Memorial:Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65821793/george-young: (accessed 19 October 2023), memorial page for Sir George Young (15 Sep 1837–4 Jul 1930), Find A Grave: Memorial #65821793, citing Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cookham, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England; Maintained by julia & keld (contributor 46812479)
- ↑ Probate:"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #4569768 (accessed 5 October 2023)
George Baronet Young probate on 22 Jul 1930 in London, England. Died 4 Jul 1930 in Berkshire, England
See also:
- Wikidata: Item Q18527687
- 'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell, published by The Hogarth Press, Pimlico, London in 1996. ISBN 0 7126 7450 0, includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'Bloomsbury set' are also mentioned in the text.'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell
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