Thomas Moffat Young (1873 - 1946)

Born 1873 in Ballyeaston, County Antrim, Ireland

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Died 13 Jun 1946 at about age 73 in Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Thomas Moffat Young, C.B., was born at Ballyeaston, Ireland, in 1873, and educated at Manchester Grammar School. He joined the staff of the Manchester Guardian in 1896 and was its special correspondent in America, Ireland and France. He left the paper in 1913 to become the Deputy Public Trustee and remained in the civil service until his retirement. He died in 1946 at his home in Manchester.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:787C-NZM : 15 October 2015), Thomas M Young in household of William Young, Broughton, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, Obituaries: 17/6/1946