Person Young; Sir; George (1732 - 1810) Young George Sir 1732 - 1810 British Male Bere Regis in Dorset 17 July 1732 His seat at Formaosa Place 28 June 1810

Career: Entered the Royal Navy March 1745; Survived the sinking of the 'Namur' in the Indian Ocean; joined the East India Company's Marines; rejoined the Royal Navy (December 1756) participated in the capture of Louisberg in North America; served in the West Indies (1762);made four tours of the Africa Station (1767-1772); received command of the 'Cormorant' (1776); took part in the siege of Pondicherry (1778); knighted and given command of the Royal Yacht 'William and Mary' (1781); built 'Formaosa Place' on the Thames near Cookham in Berkshirein the 1780's; promoted to Admiral (1794); Admiral (1804) Married Elizabeth Bradshaw (1763) and had four children; Elizabeth dies February 1779. Married Anne Battie, daughter of Dr William Barrie FRS (1779) Honours: Kt 1781 Memberships: FSA Father of Samuel Young (FRS 1795); second wife Anne daughter of Dr William Battie FRS; brother in law to John Call FRS who had married Philadelphia Battie in 1772 Fellow 15/02/1781 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Frost, Alan 'Dreams of a Pacific Empire: Sir George Young's proposal for a colonization of New South Wales (1784-5)' International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 17 June 1732 - 28 June 1810 NA2607 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes a9a9ea99-c39f-4c51-8efa-26577fbbe5e0