William Mackworth Young CMG DSO (abt. 1840 - 1924)

Born about 15 Aug 1840 in Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 10 May 1924 at about age 83 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born about 1840.

The June 1841 census^[1]shows William residing with his family at Formosa Cottage, Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

The March 1851 census^[2]shows William as a Resident of Parsonage House, Goring, Berkshire, along with his brothers George Young and Edward Young, where they studied as Scholars under the tutorship of Richard Wace.

The April 1861 census^[3]shows William continuing to reside with his family at Formosa Cottage, Cookham.

William began working in the Indian Civil Service in 1862 and was initially posted to the Punjab region of India.

William married^[4]Isabel Young nee Elliot on 17 August 1869 in Dharamsala, Bengal, India but sadly she passed away in the following year, 1870.

The April 1871 census^[5]shows William continuing to reside with his family at Formosa Cottage, Cookham.

After holding progressive administrative postes wiythin the Indian Civil Service William was appointed Secretary to the Punjab Government in 1880. In the following years William held postions as Secretary, in the Home Department, to the Government of India, Commissioner in the Jalandhar Division and Financial Commissioner of the Punjab.

William, a widower, married^[6]Frances Young on 21 April 1881 in Bengal.

At the time of his son Hubert Young's baptism^[7]on 10 August 1885 in the parish of Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom the family were residing in Coed y Glyn, Wrexham, Denbighshire and was noted as working for the Bengal Civil Service.

In 1895, William became Resident of Mysore and Commissioner of Coorg and two years later in 1897 William was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab and creating his title of Knight Commander of the Star of India (KCSI). At the outset of his tenure William had to deal with frontier troubles which ultimately led to the separation of the frontier administration from the Punjab, a policy that William disagreed with. His tenure also had to deal with two famines.

The April 1911 census^[8][9]shows William, aged seventy and a Justice of the Peace (JP) for Sussex, England visiting, with his son Norman Young, a Student, the Oliver Puckridge, a Clergyman, and family who resided in a fourteen roomed property at The Pinhoe Vicarage, Pinhoe, Devon, England.

William, late of Lerryn, Heath Road, Weybridge, Surrey, England and formerly of Oak Lea, Silverhill, St, Leonard's-on-Sea, Sussex, England, passed away^[10]aged eighty three after a long illness, on 10 May 1924. His passing was registered^[11][12]during the second quarter of 1924 in the district of Chertsey, Surrey. William was laid to rest^{[13][14][15][16]}a few days later on 13 May 1924 at St. James Church, Weybridge. William's probate^[17][18]was administered in London, England and completed five weeks later on 19 June 1924 detailing effects of £21,982 2s 2d, resworn to £22,054 2s 2d to his widow Dame Frances Young and his son KCSI Hubert Young, Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) and Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Major in His Majesty's (HM) Army.

Research Notes

William had four sons and two daughters and in 1924 two of his boys were working in the Indian Civil Service, one was serving in the India Army and the remaining son worked in the Home Civil Service.

Census

June 1841 Census

April 1861 Census

April 1871 Census

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Census:"1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 15; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Cookham; County: Berkshire; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 3; Page: 1; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241198
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #384345 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   William Young (10 mo) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Berkshire, England
2. ↑ 1851 Census:"1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1691; Folio: 34; Page: 26; GSU roll: 193599; ED, institution, or vessel: 1b; Household schedule number: 104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #3664941 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   William Young (10) resident in household of Richd Hy Wall (47) in Goring in Bradfield registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England
3. ↑ 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 #8341939 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   William M Young (20) son in household of Susan Lady Young (56) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England
4. ↑ Marriage Registration:"India Marriages, 1792-1948 ", , FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNH-TR7 : (accessed 5 February 2020), William Mackworth Young, 1869
5. ↑ 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 #1029421 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   William M Young (30) son in household of Susan Lady Young (66) in Cookham registration district in Berkshire, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire, England
6. ↑ Marriage Registration:"India Marriages, 1792-1948 ", database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNB-3QK : (accessed 5 February 2020), William Mackworth Young, 1881
7. ↑ Baptism of child Habron Winthrop Young:"Denbighshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1556-1994"
   Archives Wales; Wales; Denbighshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: Pd/34/1/552
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62103 #150313836 (accessed 19 October 2023)
   William Mackworth Young's child Habron Winthrop Young baptism on 10 Aug 1885 in Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales
8. ↑ 1911 Census::"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9S-P76 : 3 July 2019), William Mackworth Young K E S I in household of Oliver Puckridge, Pinhoe, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
9. ↑ 1911 Census:"1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 270; ED, institution, or vessel: 18; Piece: 12624
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #54138087 (accessed 27 September 2022)
   William Mackworth Young (70), married visitor, IP for sussex, in household of Oliver Puckridge (52) in The Pinhoe Vicarage, Pinhoe, Exeter, Pinhoe, Devon, England. Born in Cookham, Berkshire
10. ↑ Obituary:The Daily Telegraph, London, England, United Kingdom, Tuesday 13 May 1924, Late Edition, Page 8, Obituary, Sir W. Mackworth Young https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-obituary-for-sir-w-m/133746943/ (accessed 20 October 2023)
11. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 19 October 2023)
    Young, William Mackworth (Age at death: 83).
    GRO Reference: 1924 Apr-May-Jun in Chertsey Volume 02A Page 71
12. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales Death Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 19 October 2023)
    Young, William M. (Age at death: 83).
    GRO Reference: 1924 Apr-May-Jun in Chertsey Volume 2a Page 71
13. ↑ Burial:"Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997"
    Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 2384/1/16
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4786 #8013595 (accessed 19 October 2023)
    Willliam Machurath Young burial (died in about 1924 at age 83) on 13 May 1924 in St James, Weybridge, Surrey, England
14. ↑ Burial:"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8X7-J4F : ( accessed 13 April 2023), William Mackwath Young, 1924
15. ↑ Burial:"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZR-SMP1 : (accessed 31 May 2023), William Mackurath Young, 13 May 1924; citing Burial, Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 2,262,124
16. ↑ Burial:Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256491996/william-mackworth-young: (accessed 20 October 2023), memorial page for Sir William Mackworth Young (15 Aug 1840–10 May 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #256491996, citing St James' Churchyard, Weybridge, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England; Maintained by LBeebe (contributor 47085083)
17. ↑ 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 #5313070 (accessed 19 October 2023)
    William Mackworth Young probate on 19 Jun 1924 in London, England. Died 10 May 1924 in Surrey, England
18. ↑ Probate:"Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936"
    Original data: Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60558 #226900 (accessed 19 October 2023)
    Sir William Mackworth Young probate. Died 10 May 1924 in Lerryn, Weybridge, Surrey

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