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Alfred Young

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Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
Matthew Young 1786 Mary Catherine McDermott 1794

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth 1811 Verdun, France
Census 1841 High Street, Poole, England occupation: Navy
Marriage 07/16/1850 Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Galway, Ireland
Document/Deed 20 February 1857 Contantia Terrace, Marino Town, Minster, Sheerness, Kent, England registered birth of daughter; occupation Lieutenant RN
Document/Deed 27 April 1860 HMS Blanche, Portsmouth Harbour, England registered birth of daughter; occupation Lieutenant RN
Census 1861 HM Ship Laurel, Ship in Ordinary, Hampshire occupation: Lieutenant R.N.
Death 18 November 1861 Fratton Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, England occupation: Commander R.N. half pay

Notes

YOUNG (Lieut., 1842. F-P., 18; H-P., 2.)
Alfred Young, born in 1811, in Verdun, in France, is son of Retired Commander, Matthew Young, RN.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Jan. 1827, as Fst.-cl. Vol.,on board the PRINCE REGENT 120, Capt. Constantine Rich. Moorsom, bearing the flag of Sir Robt. Moorsom at Chatham. From the following July until Oct. 1830 he served in the MUSQUITO 10, Capts. Geo. Bohun Martin* and Chas. Bentham, in the Mediterranean; he then became Midshipman, in the Channel, of the WELLESLEY 74, Capt.Sam. Campbell Rowley; and from July, 1832 (six months after he had left the WELLESLEY), until Aug. 1834, he was employed in that capacity in the DISPATCH 16, Capt. Geo. Daniell, and SAPPHIRE 28, Capt. Hon. Geo. Rolle Walpole Trefusis. Having, in the course of the month last mentioned, passed his examination, he was in succession appointed Mate - 10 July and 4 Aug, 1835 and 28 Dec. 1838, of the PORTLAND 52, Capt. David Price, BARHAM50, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry, and BLAZER steam-vessel, Lieut.-CommanderJohn Middleton Waugh, all in the Mediterranean - 10 July, 1840, of the TARTAR Revenue-cruizer, Lieut.-Commander Robt. Butcher- and 8 Jan. 1842, of the ST. VINCENT 120, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Codrington at Portsmouth. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 7 March, 1842; and was afterwards, from 26 May in the same year until 7 Dec. 1843, and from 13 Sept. 1844 until1849, employed in the Pacific and East Indies in the SATELLITE18, Capt. Robt. Fitzgerald Gambier, and ESPIEGLE 32, Capts.Thos. Pickering Thompson and Fred. Arch. Campbell.
Agent - J. Hinxman.
[British Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849]

1841 Census High Street, Poole (age 27) Navy


1851 Census [unknown]


1861 Census HM Ship Laurel, Ship in Ordinary, Hampshire
Lieutenant R.N.
[born 1815 Dunmore, Waterford, Ireland]