Alexander Erskine Young

1834 - 1912  (77 years)

• Name	Alexander Erskine Young
  Birth	10 Nov 1834	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200618141
  _FGRAVE	200618141
  Burial	1912	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Death	22 Apr 1912	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	1912, Friday April 26, The Almonte Gazette, page 4 DEATH'S TOLL Alexander E. Young Another to whom the call has come within the week is Mr Alex E. Young, who passed away on Monday, April 22nd, at his home in Toronto, in his 78th year. He had not been in good health for some time, having suffered from rheumatism and other infirmities which brought about his demise. he was born in Ramsay in 1834, son of the late Peter Young. He served his apprenticeship with the Cossitts in the woodworking department of their agricultural implement works at Smiths Falls. Later he had a door and sash factory in Carleton Place, and then came to Almonte, where he formed a partnership with Mr John Flett and established a foundry and machine shop where the Almonte Knitting Co's mill now stands. In 1870 he sold out his interests in the business, and during the next year he visited Scotland and spent some time with friends there. In 1871 he built the sawmill up at the island, which he ran for a short time and then sold to the Foley Bros. He was a member of the town council for several years and was one of the twelve men and true who were in office during the building of the town hall, Mr B. Rosamond being mayor. Of late years Mr and Mrs Young have had their home in Toronto, and from that centre went on pleasant jaunts to various points and so have seen quite a bit of the world. Some time was spent in California, a couple of winters in Cuba, and a leisurely trip through the Canadian west to the coast was taken. Almost fifty years ago ? to be accurate, in August ? Mr Young was married to Miss Christina Toshack, who survives him. There was no family. In the family of which Mr Young was a member there were four girls and seven boys. Of these Mrs Angus Sutherland, sr., and Mrs J. McFarlane, and Messrs Peter, John, Stephen, Robt and Andrew are living, and Mrs J. McCarter, Mrs H. Cavers and William are dead. The deceased was Presbyterian, and at the time of his death he was an elder in Cooke's church in Toronto. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was attended by many friends. The pallbearers were Messrs J. Young, Claybank; W. Thoburn, M.P., A.M. Grieg, Jas Snedden, Adam Scott, and James Forgie. Interment was made in the eighth line cemetery.
  Person ID	I11818	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Young,   b. 9 Oct 1804, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Feb 1886, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Jean Erskine,   b. 14 Jan 1810, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 20 Apr 1891, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1828	Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Toshack,   b. 1839, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 26 May 1921, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1862
  Family ID	F6301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1834 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 1912 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 22 Apr 1912 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S152] Scotland, Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 (MH) (FMP), (My Heritage. \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 . https://www.myheritage.com/), Jean Erskine-Peter Young (1828), "Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription," \i Scotland Marriages 1561-1910\i0 ?(https://www.myheritage.com/ : accessed 27 Jan 2021) (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Jean Last name?tab?Erskine Marriage year?tab?1828 Marriage date?tab?25 Oct 1828 Marriage place?tab?Gorbals,Lanark,Scotland Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Peter Spouse's last name?tab?Young Place?tab?Gorbals, Glasgow County?tab?Lanarkshire Country?tab?Scotland Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom