YOUNG – Thomas Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion and 39th Regiment

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Name	YOUNG – Thomas
Regiment (s)	Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion and 39th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	911 – Rifle Brigade 3160 – 39th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	3rd November 1831 / 17 years / Elgin Moray Scotland Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in (Attestation) and 6 Ft 1/8 (discharge states) Fair / Grey / Fair / None
Overseas Service/Duration	Ionian Islands – 2 years 11 months Bermuda – 10 months North America – 6 years 11 months
Length of Service	18 Years 293 days Rifle Brigade Underage 5 November 1831-4 November 1832 Private 5 November 1832-30 July 1834 Corporal 31 July 1834-30 November 1836 Sergeant 1 December 1836-9 September 1839 Private 10 September 1839-31 March 1851 39th regiment Private 1 April 1850-29 December 1851
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 18th November 1851 / Dublin Ireland
Campaign Medals	None
Intended Residence at Discharge	Elgin Moray Scotland
Pension Districts	1852 Inverness 1854 3rd Plymouth 1855-1873 Western Australia
Pension Paid	8d per diem 28th October 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 16 years service in Enrolled Pensioner Force
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	STAG 23rd May 1855
Date/Place of Birth	1814 Elgin Moray Scotland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	DAVIDSON Elizabeth 26th May 1829 Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	16th July 1852 Elgin Moray Scotland
Children by 1^st Wife	Margaret bap 15th May 1853 Elgin Moray Scotland M POLLARD George 1871 Guildford Western Australia D 6th December 1933 Victoria Park Western Australia bur Anglican Old Section Guildford Cemetery Western Australia William B 1855 Western Australia M DAVIES Amelia Law 1876 Albany Western Australia daughter of EPG John Law Davis D 21st September 1919 West Guildford Western Australia Elizabeth B 21st March 1857 Round House Fremantle Western Australia M ASHWORTH Ralph 23rd March 1874 Perth Western Australia D 5th March 1952 York Western Australia Louisa Jane B 1859 Rottnest Island Western Australia M DUNHAM James Lewis 1882 York Western Australia D 25th December 1945 York Western Australia Janet B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M POLLARD William 1880 Middle Swan Western Australia D 11th December 1946 Pingelly Western Australia bur Anglican Section Guildford Cemetery Western Australia Thomas Alexander B 13th October 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M ASHWORTH Esther Ann 1886 Perth Western Australia D 15th November 1891 Northam Western Australia
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	West Guildford Lot P124 2 acres
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Eastern Districts Chronicle York Saturday 21st November 1891 – page 5 The West Australian Wednesday 20th September 1899 – page 4 The West Australian Wednesday 24th September 1919 – page 1 The West Australian Friday 8th December 1933 – page 1 The West Australian Thursday 28th December 1944 – page 1 The West Australian Friday 13th December 1946 – page 1 The West Australian Thursday 6th March 1952 – page 11
Departure from Western Australia	Not Applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	27th December 1873 West Guildford Western Australia Anglican Section Guildford Cemetery Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	12th September 1899 Western Australia Guildford Western Australia
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Young, 911, private, 2bn Rifle Brigade, Location Newport, Wales WO12/10128 1851 Thomas Young, 3160, Private, 39th regiment, Location Newry, Ireland WO12/5284Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs caused by periods of long standing while serving in the Rifle Brigade. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the “Stag” into the conduct of the Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Private Thomas A. YOUNG also testified. 28th September 1876 widow of Thomas YOUNG purchased West Guildford Lot P123 of 2 acres total £3/10/0.