Young, James ♂

Education

Student United College 1822-1823 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Jun. 1824-1825 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1825-1826 Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Math. 2; Pol. Econ. 1826-1827 Lat. Prov.; Physics; Math. 3 (Ternar). Part bursary, 1824, 1825, 1826.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 17.9.1800 son of George Young, weaver, Dundee and Mary Young. From Blairgowrie according to Chalmers.

Career

Licensed by the Original Secession presbytery, Perth 1831.

Minister Original Secession congregation Greenlaw 1834-1839. Minister Church of Scotland West Greenlaw Chapel 1839-1841. St Catherine’s British Guiana [St Catherine's, Guyana]1841-1844. Joined Free Church in 1843.

Death

Died 3.11.1882 aged 82.

Sources

• UYUC400:13.11.1824, 12.11.1825, 9.12.1826
• Chalmers, Class list, New College CHA6.14.1-4
• Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
• Deaths Reg. Monifieth 1882/90