William Young

1868 - Births in the Sub-district of Witley in the County of Surrey. - Entry 76.

When:	Fourth July 1868
Where:	Milford, Witley
Name:	William
Sex:	Boy
Father:	George Young
Occupation:	Kitchen Gardener
Mother:	Louisa Eliza Young formerly Hoar
Informant:	Louisa Eliza Young, Mother, Milford, Witley
Registered:	Fourth August 1868
Registrar:	James Balchin

Source: Copy of Birth Certificate.

1899 - Marriage solemnized at St. Peter's Church in the Parish of Norbiton in the County of Surrey.

When:	January 2nd, 1899.
Bridegroom:	William Young - Bachelor - Age 30
Occupation:	Butcher.
Address:	Havant, Hampshire.
Father:	George Young
Father's Occupation:	Licenced Victualler.
Bride:	Rosa Hall - Spinster - Age 29
Occupation:	-
Address:	Norbiton.
Father:	Joseph Hall
Father's Occupation:	Labourer
Witnesses:	Nellie Louise Kate Hoar Young and Joseph James Hall.

Source: Copy of Birth Certificate from General Register Office, London.

When in his 80s, married his housekeeper Fanny Osborne at the Portsmouth Registry Office around 1950, after a lot of pressure from his family.  No record of the marriage has been found. A lot of records were destroyed in a fire.

1951 - Deaths in the Sub-district of Havant in the County of Southampton. - Entry 141.

When:	Twenty first July 1951
Where:	10 Selbourne Road, Havant
Name:	William Young
Sex:	Male
Age:	83 years
Occupation:	Labourer (Waterworks) (retired)
Cause:	Myocardial degeneration, arteriosclerosis
Certified by:	M.S. Dewhurst MB
Informant:	G.F.Miles, Daughter, 35 Crossway, Havant
Registered:	Twenty third July 1951
Registrar:	B.M. Mackenzie

Source: Copy of death certificate.

Buried in New Lane Cemetery in Havant. No marker on the grave.

1. George Young was born on the 10th of March 1867 in Milford, Surrey.
   
2. William Young was born on the 4th of July 1868 in Milford, Surrey and married on the 2nd of January 1899 in Norbiton, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey to Rosa Hall, and again around 1950 in Havant to his former housekeeper, Fanny Osborne.
   
3. Florence Louisa Young was born in Jul-Sep 1873 (Havant Volume 2b Page 376) in Durrants, Hants and married in Jul-Sep 1899 in Havant (Volume 2b Page 909) possibly to Harry Clayton Turner.
   
4. Nellie Louisa Kate Hoar Young was born around Apr-Jun 1877 (Havant Volume 2b Page 397) in Durrants, Hants and married on ____ in ____ to ____ Jones.  Nellie's mother, Louisa Eliza, may have died giving birth to Nellie.

They had no children.  Nell's husband died quite young after falling down the stairs.  Gladys and Dick Young went to live with their Aunt Nell at 7 Bath Road, Emsworth and then later at Grove Road in Havant.  Joyce Miles was born in her Aunt Nell's house at 7 Bath Road.  Nell was very hard working, and ran a little corner grocer's shop in Grove Road, Havant.  She died of a stroke in March 1948 and is buried in Warblington Church Cemetery.  Was a witness at William Young's wedding in 1899.

Step-brothers and Step-sisters:

5. Allan V. Young was born in 1880 in Durrants, Hants.
   
6. Ada Young was born around 1882 in Durrants, Hants and married on ____ in ____ to Ernest "Ern" Pannel.

They had no children. They ran the "Little Brown Jug" inn in East Street, Havant. Ada is buried in Warblington Church Cemetery.

7. Sabina Young was born on the 4th of August 1887 in Durrants, Hants and married in 1912 in Portsmouth to Wilfred Robin Scutt (Merchant Navy).  Sabina died in the Chichester area.
   • Thomas Robin George Scutt was born in 1912/13 and married around 1935 in ____ to Marta Anna ____.  Thomas died in WWII on the 22nd of May 1941 at age 28.  He was a Warrant Ordnance Officer on H.M.S. Gloucester.
     
8. Ellis Arthur C. Young was born in Jul-Sep 1891 (Havant Volume 2b Page 418) in Durrants, Hants.

Source:  Joyce King, Brenda Kinge, Civil Registration Index, and Carol Reynolds (descendant), Jim Scutt of Amsterdam.

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"Royal Oak", Durrants, Havant.

Louisa Eliza's maiden name was Hoar, so I assume that Thomas and Louisa Hoar are probably her parents.
 

1871 Census - Havant, Hampshire - LDS Microfilm 0827773 ED 5 Page 21.

Also close by, it looks like this couple may be related to the family, since he too comes from Witley in Surrey.

Leigh Park House, Gardener's Cottage, Havant.
 

1881 Census - Havant, Hampshire - LDS Microfilm 1341277 ED 6 Page 15 & 16.

Durrants, Havant, Hampshire.
 

1891 Census - Havant, Hampshire - LDS Fiche 6095961-3 ED 6 Page 22

"Royal Oak", 29 & 30 Emsworth Road, Durrants, Hampshire
 

1901 Census - Havant, Hampshire.

"Royal Oak", Durrants, Hampshire

The rest of Williams family, just before his father George Young's death.
 

• Milford, Surrey. 1868 (birth)
• "Royal Oak", 29 & 30 Emsworth Road, Durrants, Havant, Hants. 1874-1899 (marriage)
• 2 Marlow Cottage, Warblington.  1901  (census)
• 3 Waterworks Cottages, Westfield Terrace, West Street, Havant. 1905-1912
• 10 Selbourne Road, Havant. 1951 (death)

• Butcher.
• Journeyman Butcher
• Labourer at the Water Works.
• After he retired, he used to help out at Matson's the butcher in Havant, killing and plucking chickens at Christmas and skinning rabbits.

• Liked gardening. Had an allotment at the Water Works.
• Loved his pint at the Cobden Arms.

Loved his old dog, part greyhound.

Always wore a suit with a buttonhole (flower).

Got his son-in-law, Harry Miles, his job at the Water Works when he came out of the Royal Navy.

He was very strict with the children and grandchildren. His grandchildren had to pass inspection at his house before going on to the Sunday School.

Very contented man. He enjoyed his retirement.

A pipe smoker.

Other Descendants:

Carol Reynolds (Carolannreynolds@aol.com)
        Thomas Young (1768) and Mary Smith
        Charles Young (1799) and Harriet Hooker
        George Young (1846) and Elizabeth Martha Hoar
        Sabina Young (c1887) and Wilfred Robin Scutt

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