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William Young 1601 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1601

Birth Location: South Leigh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1664

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas Young

Mother: Lady (Scot)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Euphemia Young

According to available records, William Young was born in 1601 in South Leigh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Young and Lady Marion Douglase Pringhill (Scot). The family grew to include Euphemia Young. In the later years of life, William Young died in 1664 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Thomas Young
1575 – 1634
Birth Location: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady (Scot)
1578 – 1650
Birth Location: SOUTH LEIGH, MIDDLE LOTHIAN, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Euphemia Young
1634 – 1664
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Oct 1601
    Event Place: South Leigh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Dec 1664
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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