Clan Young
| Clan Young | |
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| Òg[1] | |
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| Motto | Robore Prudentia Praestat (Prudence Excels Strength)[2] |
| Profile | |
| Region | Scottish BordersandScottish Lowlands |
| District | RoxburghshireKincardineshireAngus |
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| Clan Young no longer has a chief, and is anarmigerous clan | |
Clan Youngis aScottish clan.The clan does not currently have aclan chiefand therefore it is considered anarmigerous clan.[3]
History[edit]
Origins of the clan[edit]
The name Young is clearly personal and descriptive, however it may have also been applied to distinguish a father from a son if both had the same Christian name.[3]In this case the name in Scotland is synonymous with Younger, which was used to describe the heir to a feudal title.[3]Earliest records of the name in Scotland include Malmor and Ade Young who appear atDumbartonin 1271.[3]In 1342 John Young ofDingwallwitnessed a charter by theEarl of Rossto Reginald who was the son of theLord of the Isles.[3]
15th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries[edit]
In 1439 Alexander Young was chaplain to theHouse of the Holy TrinityinAberdeen.[3]Peter Youngbecame assistant preceptor to the three-year-oldJames VI of Scotland,upon the recommendation of theRegent Morayin 1569.[3]He was knighted atWhitehallin 1605.[3]Peter Young had a large family with his first wife, Elizabeth Gibb, a gentlewoman in the household ofAnne of Denmark.[4]Several of their children enjoyed royal patronage. One of his sons, another Peter, was part of the Embassy in 1628 toGustavus Adolphus of Sweden.[3]Sir Peter Young was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir James Young, who held extensive grants of land inIreland.[3]As a result, the surname Young has become common in the counties ofAntrim,Tyrone,DownandLondonderry.The descendants of Peter Young married into numerous prominent families.[3]In 1670 the family sold their original estate in Easter Seton and purchased the lands of Auldbar. The estates were again sold in 1743 this time to William Chalmers of Hazlehead, who was related by marriage to the Youngs.[3]
Later clansmen[edit]
Peter Young(d.1988) was a distinguished military historian who was awarded theMilitary Crossthree times and was for a time commander of the Ninth Arab Legion, an elite unit of the kingdom ofJordan.[3]In 1968 he formed theSealed Knot Society,a military history society, dedicated to the study of theEnglish Civil Warand theScottish Wars of the Covenant.[3]This Peter Young was a descendant of the Youngs of Auldbar.[3]
Clan castles[edit]
- Rue Castle, nearJedburgh,in theScottish Borders,is the site of a castle once held by the Youngs that was torched by the English in 1513 and 1545.[1]
- Auldbar Castle,nearBrechin,Anguswas held by theClan Lyonbefore passing to the Youngs and then to the Chalmers of Balnacraig.[1]
- Harburn Castle, near West Calder,West Lothianwas built by the Youngs in 1804 but is now a hotel and conference centre.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcdCoventry, Martin. (2008).Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans.pp. 600 - 601.ISBN978-1-899874-36-1.
- ^Clan Young Profilescotclans. Retrieved 4 Sept, 2014.
- ^abcdefghijklmnoWay, George and Squire, Romily. (1994).Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia.(Foreword by The Rt Hon. TheEarl of ElginKT, Convenor, TheStanding Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 473 - 475.
- ^Jemma Field,'Dressing a Queen: The Wardrobe of Anna of Denmark at the Scottish Court of King James VI, 1590–1603',The Court Historian,24:2 (2019), pp. 160–3
