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 Death Announcements 1845-1854

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Surname  Young    
First names  William    
Rank / occupation  Lieut.-col. & EIC Director & Baronet    
View all other items of "Unit" with value "Bombay Establishment" in "Death Announcements 1845-1854" Unit  Bombay Establishment    
Death date  10 Mar 1848    
Place of death  London    
Source  Gentleman's Magazine    
Date  June 1848    
Page number  660    
Detail  [In Westbourne Crescent, aged 74. Son of the Rev. John Young, descended from the Youngs of Auldbar, Angus, by the youngest dau. of John M'Clintock, esq. of Trinta, co. Donegal. Served before Seringapatam, in the reduction of the Dutch settlements in Malabar, at the capture of Colombo, and in the Cingalese war. ""He had the merit of suggesting and organizing a most efficient plan for recruiting the army, a plan adopted by the government"". Retired in 1813. Elected a Director of the EIC in 1829. Married in Sept 1806 Lucy, 3rd dau. of Col. Charles Frederick, Bombay establishment, she died before him. 3 children including Charles Frederick, first of the China establishment, later of the Bengal CS, who died 18 March 1838]    
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