Thomas Young

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Young was born on 25 February 1780, in Aughton, Yorkshire, England, his father, Matthew Young, was 35 and his mother, Mary Hudson, was 25. He married Jane Sherwood on 17 December 1810, in Catton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1830, at the age of 50, and was buried in Wilberfoss, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Young
1780–1830
Jane Sherwood
1787–1821
Marriage: 17 December 1810
Mary Young
1811–1905
Jane Young
1815–
Thomas Sherwood Young
1817–1877
Matthew Young
1819–1903

Sources (43)

  • Thomas Young, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Young, "England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887"
  • Thomas Young, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

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1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .

Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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