Simon Young (magistrate)
Simon Young | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1823 |
| Died | September 26, 1893 (aged 70) |
| Title | Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands |
| Term | 1849–1849 |
| Predecessor | George Adams |
| Successor | Arthur Quintal II |
| Spouse | Mary Buffett Christian-Young |
| Children | 13 |
| Parent(s) | George Young Hannah Adams Young |
Simon Young (11 August 1823 – 26 September 1893) served as Magistrate of the British colony of the Pitcairn Islands in 1849.[1]
Young was the son of George Young, who in turn was the son of Bounty mutineer Ned Young.[2] His mother was Hannah Adams, a daughter of John Adams. Young married Mary Buffett Christian.[3] His father-in-law John Buffett had arrived on the island in 1823 (the year Young was born) as a schoolteacher, and had stayed to help Adams teach the islands many children. Young himself was a schoolteacher by trade. He spent several years on Norfolk Island but returned to Pitcairn in 1864.[4]
Young's marriage produced 13 children, including two future Magistrates, Benjamin Stanley Young, William Alfred Young and Arthur Herbert Young, and the historian Rosalind Amelia Young.[2]
References
- ^ "How a Remote Pacific Island named after a Scot has just Elected its First Non-Native Leader". The Scotsman. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Mr. Arthur Herbert Young Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1943, p28
- ^ "Who Are the Pitcairners? YOUNG, Ralph Rolland". Pitcairn Islands Study Center. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Pitcairn's History". Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Retrieved April 28, 2025.