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30 December 2009

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5 William YOUNG c1773-1862

 

 

m Frances BAYLIS 1806

 

 

 

William was born about 1773 probably in or near Kirtlington.  He married Frances BAYLISS there when he was 33 and became a butcher.

 

William and Frances baptised eight children at Kirtlington between 1807 and 1826 while William continued as a butcher in the village.  Around 1851 they moved for a short while to the neighbouring parish of Bletchingdon, but were back in Kirtlington by 1861.

 

They both lived to old age, William died in 1862 aged 89; Frances died in 1875 aged 93.  They were buried in the same grave in Kirtlington churchyard where their gravestone still stands.  Their unmarried son John became a butcher like his father and lived with them throughout their lives.

 

EVENTS

C=Christened

 

           age

   DATE   WY FB

 

                       EVENT

c    1773       

15Oct1806 33 24

15Jul1807 34 25

 3Dec1809 36 27

12Apr1812 39 30

 9Apr1815 42 33

25Jan1818 45 36

21Mar1820 47 38

 5Feb1826 53 44

 4Jun1840 67 58

 6Jun1841 68 59

30Mar1851 78 69

 7Apr1861 88 79

 3Feb1862 89 80

 2Apr1871    89

20Jan1875    93     

William born at Kirtlington

William m Frances BAYLISS at Kirtlington

son Richard C at Kirtlington

dau Ann C at Kirtlington

son Thomas C at Kirtlington

son William C at Kirtlington; William was a butcher

dau Ann C at Kirtlington; William was a butcher

son John C at Kirtlington; William was a butcher

son Joseph Daniel C at Kirtlington; William was a butcher

son Thomas married at Kirtlington Parish Church

census: Wm & Frances in Kirtlington with four children; Wm was a butcher

census: Wm & Frances in Bletchingdon with son John; Wm and son were both butchers

census: Wm & Frances in Kirtlington with son John; Wm was a victualler, John was a butcher

William, a master butcher died at Kirtlington of apoplexy; registered on 5th by son John

census: Frances with son John at Kirtlington

Frances died at Kirtlington; death registered 21Jan by son John

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened       B=Buried

BIRTH

 

According to the 51 and 61 census, William was born in 1772 or 1773 in Kirtlington.  His death certificate and burial register age gives a birth year of 1774.  The 41 census gives a birth range of 1781-86 and it seems likely to be in error by 10 years (ie age should be 65 not 55); his gravestone gives an age 5 years greater than his death certificate, giving a birth year of 1769.  The most reliable estimate then is c1773.  There are only two possible baptisms at Kirtlington:

 

C  8Oct1769 William s Thomas & Dorothy YOUNG

C 28Apr1777 William s Thomas & Dorothy YOUNG

 

It seems certain that the first William died, as there is a suitable burial at Kirtlington.  The second William could be William-5 but there is a second William burial just 10 weeks after this baptism, and it is possible that this William died also.

 

B  1Dec1769 William YOUNG

B 18Jul1777 William YOUNG

 

The mother, Dorothy, died in 1812; she was comparatively wealthy, and her will mentions two daughters Elizabeth and Mary, and Mary's natural son William.  Her eldest son Richard died before her.  She had another son Thomas not mentioned in her will and he may also have died before her, as there are Thomas YOUNG burials at Kirtlington in 1782 and 1791.  The failure to mention William or his children is not conclusive but the name Dorothy does not occur in William's descendants.   It seems probable therefore that Thomas and Dorothy’s son, William, was buried in 1777 and is not William-5

 

On the other hand, Thomas’ grandfather (1667-1740) and brother (1733-1811) were both named William, and were both butchers of Kirtlington (as shown by various documents relating to land leases etc shown below).  It seems reasonable to suppose that William-5, succeeding them as a butcher of Kirtlington, was related in some way:

 

 

                                      William--m--Alice SYMONS                                                        

                                      C1667K   |  m1697K                            K = Kirtlington                      

                                      d1740    |  B1726K                            more detail shown in TREE TK                                

                                     will      |                                                                     

                                   butcher     |                                                                    

                                          Thomas--m-Anne BLEA

                                               bc1705? | mb1730K 

                                               B1782K? |

                                               butcher |

                                                       |

                                                       |

                                  1----YOUNG-2---------^-3                                           

                                             William     Thomas-m-Dorothy BENHAM                          Richard-m-Hannah WAKEFIELD

                                             C1733K      C1738K |    m1758K                               bc1740? | m1762K

                                             B1811K?     B1778K |    B1812K (will)                      husbndman |

                                             butcher     admon  |                                                 |

                                                                |                                                 |

                     1---2---YOUNG----3---------4---------5-----^---6----7                              1-YOUNG-2-^----3

                         Mary                             William        William      William YOUNG     Mary    Mary   Lydia 

                         |bc1762                          C1769          C1777K       bc1773K           C1763Ch C765Ch C1766K

                         | m Samuel                       B1769          ?B1777K      m1806K Frances                         

                         | HUGGINS                                                    B1862K BAYLIS                

                         |                                                            butcher                      

                         |                                                            see TREE T0      

                         William YOUNG

                         C1783Bn

                         B1853K

                         farmer of K with servant Hannah BAYLIS (sister of Frances)


 

 

 

The first William was a man of property as he was involved in numerous land leases from 1701 to 1728.  He died in 1740, and in his will he left everything to Thomas & Ann YOUNG and their children Thomas & William, though no relationship was stated in the will.  A document of 1744 however proves that these children were his grandsons.  This grandson William was the second butcher, also a man of property involved in known land transactions from 1758 to 1789.   

 

It seems reasonable to assume that William Young-5, also a butcher of Kirtlington, was related to these previous two.   Moreover there is a known (indirect) connection with their family.  Mary's illegitimate son William, is almost certainly the farmer William who appears in the 1841 and 1851 census with Hannah BAYLISS as his servant.  Hannah is the sister of Frances who married William-5.  Both Hannah and Frances came from the rather distant parish of Tysoe in Warwick.  However this does not prove a family connection between the two William YOUNG's.  Hannah was the younger, and perhaps Frances obtained her servant's position for her; or perhaps they both came to Kirtlington as servants, but only Frances married.  A witness at the m of William-5 to Frances was W YOUNG which might be farmer William, Mary’s illegitimate son.

 

But if William is connected to the family of Thomas & Dorothy, was he Dorothy’s son C1777 as discussed above, or perhaps son or even grandson of Thomas’ brother William?  This William was baptised in 1733 at Kirtlington and was probably alive in 1789, the last known land transaction.  There is a burial at Kirtlington after this date, 10May1811, giving him an age of 78 at death.  Unfortunately there is no evidence that he was married or had children.  There is a possible marriage at nearby Kidlington (4miles)

 

m  6Oct1763 William YOUNG & Mary COGGIN licence wit: T SODEN J ALLEN

C  6Dec1764 William s William & Mary YOUNG

C  3Aug1766 Ann     d William & Mary YOUNG

B 21Aug1769 Mary YOUNG

C 13Oct1773 Hannah  d William & Mary YOUNG

 

but this baptism of William in 1764 is really too early to be William of Kirtlington (he would be 98 at death)

 

there is another possible marriage at Charlton

 

m 22Apr1765 William YOUNG & Alice x HOWLET; w: Ann BROOKS Ann KIRBY Edmund RICE [fw]

 

but no children of this m known; three other marriages at Charlton about this time are of Ann, Hannah, & Sarah YOUNG; the brides were all of Fencott which is just I mile from Kirtlington.

 

Another curiosity is that both Thomas & Dorothy and William-5 named their first son Richard; Thomas’ father is known to be William, but there was a tradition of eldest son Richard in the family (see tree TK).  Richard & Hannah YOUNG baptised Lydia at Kirtlington in 1766 having previously baptised Mary at nearby Charlton in 1765, but this Richard cannot be tied to the Kirtlington tree and no evidence he had a son William.

 

Another possibility is that he was the illegitimate son of Catherine QUATERMAIN: C 10Jul1773 William s Catharine QUARTERMAIN; no evidence at present to connect him with the YOUNG family

 

At present most likely guess is that William-5 was the son of William b1733 at Kirtlington.  As a man of property it seems likely that he left a will or his estate bore death duty but these have not yet been found.

 

MARRIAGE

 

Thomas YOUNG-4 was baptised at Kirtlington in 1812, son of William & Ann.  This baptism however occurs in a 5 year gap in a series of baptisms to William & Frances.  There are no other references to William & Ann in the register, and no suitable William/Ann marriage, whereas the baptisms to William and Frances are preceded by a marriage.  Moreover, Thomas-4 and his new bride Rebecca were living with William and Frances, together with their other children in the 1841 census.  Thomas' marriage certificate shows that his father, William, was a butcher and the William married to Frances was also a butcher.  The register for Kirtlington is missing and baptism data is from the Bishops Transcript.  It is concluded that the baptismal entry has a transcription error of Ann for Frances, and that the marriage of William is recorded in the BT with Frances:

 

m 15Oct1806 William YOUNG bch & Frances x BAYLISS spr; wit: E WALKER; W YOUNG; at Kirtlington

 

DESCENDANTS

from the Kirtlington register:

 

C 15Jul1807 Richard        s William  & Frances YOUNG

C  3Dec1809 Ann            d William  & Frances YOUNG

C 12Apr1812 Thomas         s William  & Ann YOUNG

C  9Apr1815 William        s William  & Frances YOUNG butcher

C 25Jan1818 Ann            d William  & Frances YOUNG butcher

C 21Mar1820 John           s William  & Frances YOUNG butcher

C  5Feb1826 Joseph Daniel  s William  & Frances YOUNG butcher

 

Click here for detailed information on the descendants of William YOUNG from the website of Eric & Hazel McMullin

 

DEATH

certificates:

 

d 3Feb1862 William YOUNG male age 88 [b 1774]; butcher, master, of Kirtlington; cause: paralysis 5 years, apoplexy

r 5Feb1862 at Bletchingdon, Bicester OXF by John YOUNG of Kirtlington, present at death

 

d 20Jan1875 Frances YOUNG female 93 widow of William YOUNG butcher at Kirtlington of asthma and bronchitis

r 21Jan1875 at Bletchingdon, Bicester OXF, by J YOUNG son of deceased, Kirtlington, pad

 

from Kirtlington register:

 

B 1862 William YOUNG age 88 [b 1774]

 

Gravestone in Kirtlington Churchyard photographed Mar1989:

 

William YOUNG who died February 3 1862 aged 93 years. Also of Frances his wife who died January 20 1875 aged 92 years

 

CENSUS

 

1841 Kirtlington OXF HO/107/886 f?

 

William    YOUNG              55  1785    butcher                                         y

Frances    YOUNG              55  1785                                                    n

Thomas     YOUNG              25  1815    mason                                           y

Rebecca    YOUNG              24  1816                                                    y

Ann        YOUNG              20  1820                                                    y

John       YOUNG              20  1820                                                    y

Joseph     YOUNG              14  1826                                                    y

 

1851 Bletchington OXF HO/107/1729 f93  from Kearsey census index

 

William    YOUNG       he mar 78  1772    butcher                                         Kirtlington OXF

Frances    YOUNG       wi mar 68  1782                                                    Kirtlington OXF

John       YOUNG       so unm 31  1819    butcher                                         Kirtlington OXF

John       GEORGE      lo wdr 63  1787    tailor       lo=lodger                          Bletchingdon OXF

 

 

1861 Kirtlington Parish OXF RG9/897 f?

 

William    YOUNG       he mar 87  1773    victualler                                      Kirtlington OXF

Frances    YOUNG       wi mar 78  1782                                                    Tyso WAR

John       YOUNG       so unm 41  1819    butcher                                         Kirtlington OXF

William    WINCH       bo unm 30  1830    ag lab                                          Stamford BRK?

 

 

 

OTHER census

 

1851 Kirtlington OXF HO/107/1729 f?

 

William    YOUNG       he unm 68  1782    farmer 190acres 6men & 3boys                    Kirtlington OXF

Hannah     BAYLISS     se unm 59  1791    general servant                                 Tysoe WAR

John       HARRIS      se unm 45  1805    ag lab                                          Firnstock OXF

James      GOOD        se unm 18  1832    ag lab      se=servant                          Kirtlington OXF

 

1871 Kirtlington OXF Cottage RG10/1442? f?

 

John       YOUNG       he unm 51  1819    butcher                                         Kirtlington OXF

Frances    YOUNG       mo wid 89  1781    housekeeper                                     Tysoe WAR

 

OTHER

Quarter Session records

 

T=Trinity

 

1771T6   16Apr Mary HUNT spr of Kirtlington £20 to prosecute Thomas YOUNG senior butcher for assault

1788T3    1Apr Thos YOUNG butcher of Bletchingdon & Richard YOUNG husbandman of Kirtlington £40 to answer to overseers of Bletchingdon for a

                                   bastard

 

Land  documents all relating to William YOUNG butcher of Kirtlington (except 27Nov1758:yeoman)

 

15Nov1701-1728 various leases

28Feb1704+ to be paid £9 by Robert VENIMORE

29Jun1711 lease & release

19Apr1714 lease

27Nov1758 land transaction, William YOUNG yeoman of Kirtlington

 9Oct1759 lease from Dashwood17Mar1763 leases land from Thomas HINDES at Hampton Gay

 1Jun1769 leases more land at Hampton GAY from Susanna HINDES widow

19Dec1774 William YOUNG of Kirtlington, butcher, grandson and heir of William YOUNG late of Kirtlington, 4 messuages etc 20 acres in Kirtlington etc; signed William GRANTHAM surviving trustee of said William YOUNG deceased; William YOUNG; Jno WALKER, John VERNON

 

NOTE: 1740 will of William YOUNG had trustees Joseph WALKER and William GRANTHAM

 

 1Feb1775 lease

24Mar1777 lease

29Sep1789 lease

 

 

 

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