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Alexander Young 1882 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1882

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 28 May 1948

Death Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Young

Mother: Jessie McGregor

Spouse(s): Ann Cruickshank

Children(s): Allan Young, William Young, Colin Young

Alexander Young was born in 1882 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the child of William Young and Jessie McGregor. Alexander Young later married Ann Bower Cruickshank, and together they raised children including Allan Graham Young, William James Young and Colin McGregor Young. In 1948, Alexander Young passed away in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

William Young
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: Birse, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WY
Jessie McGregor
1840 – 1914
Birth Location: Coull, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JM

Spouses(s)

Ann Cruickshank
1884 – 1940
Birth Location: fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AC

Children(s)

Allan Young
1907 – 1978
Birth Location: Ontario
AY
William Young
1911 – 2001
Birth Location: York, Ontario, Canada
WY
Colin Young
1912 –
Birth Location: York, Ontario, Canada
CY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, 1921 Census of Canada, 1931 Census of Canada, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, School Admission Registers, 1852-1927, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 145, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 89; Census Place: Toronto East, Toronto East, Ontario; Page Number: 3, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27298; Census Place: Toronto East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 3, Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Aberdeenshire School Admission Records; Reference Number: ED/GR6S/G60/2/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Nov 1882
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 106 - Toronto, Toronto West, Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 136

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 10643 - 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1903
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 89; Census Place: Toronto East, Toronto East, Ontario; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1906
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 106 - Toronto, Toronto West, Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 136

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: , Toronto West, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 106 - Toronto, Toronto West, Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 136

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 39 Strathcona Ave, Toronto East, Toronto East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 89; Census Place: Toronto East, Toronto East, Ontario; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27298; Census Place: Toronto East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mains of Cairnbrogie
    Record Source: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, School Admission Registers, 1852-1927, Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Aberdeenshire School Admission Records; Reference Number: ED/GR6S/G60/2/1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toronto
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 10643 - 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 May 1948
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949, Toronto Star Newspaper

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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