Researching Geoffrey Young
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 64336 people with the Young surname? In that year Young was ranked number 38 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Geoffrey means "heavenly place" and is of English origin.
Records of Geoffrey Young on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Geoffrey Young and the Young Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 83177 people with the Young surname in the UK? Young is now ranked number 40 for popularity in the UK. |
Young Family History Databases
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Young Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Geoffrey Young. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Geoffrey Young
Geoffrey Winthrop Young
Geoffrey Winthrop Young (25 October 1876 – 8 September 1958) was a British climber, poet and educator, and author of several notable books on mountaineering.
Young was born in Kensington, the middle son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (see Young Baronets), a noted classicist and charity commissioner, of Formosa Place at Cookham in Berkshire, where he grew up. His mother, formerly Alice Eacy Kennedy, was the daughter of Dr Evory Kennedy of Belgard Co. Dublin and had previously lived in India as Lady Lawrence, wife of Sir Alexander Lawrence, Bt, nephew to the Viceroy, Lord Lawrence. Widowed when Sir Alexander died in a bridge collapse, Alice returned to England, marrying Sir George in 1871. Winthrop's brother Edward Hilton Young became the 1st Baron Kennet.
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