William Young

1794 - 1884  (90 years)

• Name	William Young
  Born	1794	, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220060498
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-253178
  Died	23 Jan 1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I253178	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Rosburgh,   b. 1798, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Jane Young,   b. 1839, , Scotland ,   d. 31 May 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Jennet Young,   b. 1843, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Young,   b. CALC 19 Sep 1861,   d. 19 Apr 1897  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F228672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the Township of Waterloo, on Wednesday evening, 23rd inst., at a quarter to 8 o'clock, William Young, in his 89th year. Funeral, on Saturday morning, at 11 o'clock, from the residence of his son-in-law, Andrew Macgregor, to the Hespeler Cemetery. Galt Reporter Jan 25 1884 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1794 - , Ayrshire, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 23 Jan 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth