Alexander Turner YOUNG

Alexander Turner YOUNG[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1928 - 1963  (35 years)

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  • Name Alexander Turner YOUNG 
    Born 6 Jan 1928  Edinburgh City, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Feb 1963  St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 24 Feb 1963  Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I2  Young Kent Ancestors
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 

    Married 1 Jan 1920  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vernon's City Directories, Canada, Hamilton: Vernon Publishers, (Vernon Publishers), St. Catharines, Ontario, various years 1952-1955.
      1940: Robert McAloney, householder 25 Academy Street
      1940: Edith Hill, maid, 33 Hillcrest
      1941: Victor Hill (Minnie) works Conroy Manufacturing, householder 175 King Street
      1941: Edith Hill, salesclerk Kresages, rooms at 25 Academy Street
      1941: Robert McAloney, householder 25 Academy Street
      1942: V. J. Hill (Minnie) works Conroy Manufacturing, householder 25 Academy Street
      1943: V. J. Hill (Minnie) works Conroy Manufacturing, householder 25 Academy Street
      1952: Alexander Young - none
      1952: Lillian Hill (Lorene Beauty Studio), householder 5 Edmund Street
      1952: Victor J. Hill (Minnie), works Court Radiator, householder 5 Edmund Street

      1953: Alexander Young - none - a photograph places him here during 1953 on Beach Street as he boarded at Edie's
      1953: Lillian Hill (Daintykraft Cake Box Bakery), householder 5 Edmund Street
      1953: Victor J. Hill (Minnie) resides 5 Edmund Street
      1953: Mrs. F. Baker, resides 5 Edmund Street

      married 1 May 1954 therefore index for directory done sometime between May and November
      1954: Alexander Young (Lillian) householder 53 Wellington Street*
      1955: Alexander Young (Lillian) works St. Catharines Brass Works, householder 5 Edmund Street
      1956: Young, Alex (Lillian), wks Anthes-Imp, householder 34 McGhie Street
      1957: Young, Alex (Lillian), wks McKinnon Industries, householder 187 Geneva Street

      *In 1951 53 Wellington Street appears to have been a duplex with a G. A. Iredale being shown as householder and Jos. W. Sheehan as a tenant. Joseph Sheehan was married to Marie and worked as a clerk at McKinnons. George Iredale was married to Martha and worked as a papermaker at Interlake Tissue.
      Directory information indicates that he arrived in St. Catharines sometime between May 1953 and May 1 1954.

    2. [S5] Vernon's City Directories, Canada, Hamilton: Vernon Publishers, (Vernon Publishers), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 1952/1953.
      No entry for Alexander Young was found in the 1953 directory. Therefore, he would have arrived in St. Catharines likely at the tail end of 1952 or during 1953.
      The directory is prepared based on information gathered during the period June through December of the year previous to publication. In other words the information for the 1953 directory was compiled during 1952.

    3. [S5] Vernon's City Directories, Canada, Hamilton: Vernon Publishers, (Vernon Publishers), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 1953/1955.
      1954 directory: Alexander Turner Young and Lillian, wife, at 53 Wellington Street
      1955 directory: Alexander Turner Young and Lillian, wife, at 5 Edmund Street
      The directory is prepared based on information gathered during the period June through December of the year previous to publication. In other words the information for the 1953 directory was compiled during 1952.

    4. [S6] Passenger List, Board of Trade, London, England, (Findmypast.com), Atlantic Express, page 11 of 23, 4 Apr 1952.
      Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960
      Name: Alexander T YOUNG
      Date of departure: 4 April 1952
      Port of departure: Southampton
      Destination port: Halifax
      Destination country: Canada
      Date of Birth: 1928 (calculated from age)
      Age: 24
      Marital Status:
      Sex: Male
      Occupation: Pattern-Making
      Notes: Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 23
      Ship: ATLANTIC EXPRESS
      Official Number: 1178
      Master's name: N Martinoli
      Steamship Line: Home Lines
      Where bound: Halifax, Canada
      Square feet:
      Registered tonnage: 15602.33
      Passengers on voyage: 629

    5. [S4] Obituary, St. Catharines Standard, (Canada, Ontario: St. Catharines Standard), 19 Feb 1963.
      Alexander Turner Young, 35, of 187 Geneva St., died yesterday at Hotel Dieu Hospital after a long illness. Born in Scotland he had lived in this city for the past 10 years and was a former employee of McKinnon Industries Ltd. He was greatly interested in antiques and old coin collecting. He is survived by his wife, [private]; a daughter, [private], at home; his father, William Young; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Mitchell and Miss Marjery Young all of Scotland. He is at the Butler Funeral Home where service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Victoria Lawn Cemetery.

    6. [S29] Extract of an entry in a Register of Marriages, (Scotland, Edinburgh: Registrar General for Scotland), Certificate #016120, 4 Oct 1990.
      Marriage of William Young, son of William Young and Ann nee Douglas with Marjory B. Youngson, daughter of Robert Youngson and Helen nee Barclay. Original in possession of Susan Young