Re: George Hamilton Young, born 1820 in Ayrshire
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Re: George Hamilton Young, born 1820 in Ayrshire
Prentiss Smith 5/04/11
After further research with sources available in the United States, I'm at a loss with this relative.Every census in which he appears gives a slightly different age, as do later biographies and regional histories.His year of birth ranges all way from 1814 to 1827.There is a marriage record for June 5, 1846.There does seem to be consensus that he came from Ayrshire, and possibly more specifically, Stewarton, however various recollections put his immigration date at 1839-1840.The only other thing I know is that he married and settled in Albany, New York as a grocer and then eventually travelled with his family of four sons to Bay City Michigan, where he died in 1890.Without any information on his parents and sketchy information on his year of birth is this a lost cause?I'm fairly new to this and don't see any other avenues at this point.
Thank you,
Prentiss