macalloa
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Clootie
That's Anne Younger - I suspect she would be called Annie.
In 1878 she married the Rev. D. McLean - they had issue.........don't you just love the term for having children as used in these genealogical references !!!
She died in 1924. Not sure when born, however she looks about 6 years old in that photo - so 1853 or thereabouts ?
If you visit you local library and dig out Burke's Peerage & Baronetage you'll be able to get detailed info on Younger of Leckie, right through to current generations.
Anyway, I need to go and start hoovering before 'er indoors gets home - my ladywife is not so understanding as these Victorian ladies obvioulsy were towards male dominance in society !!!
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Wow, haven't you both been busy while I was asleep. Clootie has sent me a family tree... going right back to 1598 and when I logged in here, lo and behold, a photograph. Thank you Macalloa. A Vicount and a Lord ..... has to beat your average convict 
It is all very fascinating and I am looking forward to going through all this information.
By the way, I have a son (who looks very like his great grandfather) and he has a son... so not all girls!
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That generation (5 sons and 1 daughter) of the Younger family that resulted from the marriage of James and Janet McEwan was the one which made the family very prominent in Victorian society.
Apart from George and Robert, already mentioned, James (the third son) had Mount Melville built near St.Andrews in Fife, some of his descendants live in the area today. He married Annie, daughter of the wealthy Paton family of Alloa (mill owners) and they lived in Mount Melville from around 1900 - they donated the Younger Hall to St.Andrews University.
William (the 4th son) was taken into his uncle's (William McEwan) brewing business and became Managing Director in 1886 whem William entered the House of Commons.
The second son John died aged 14.
The McEwan side of the family also became very prominent in Edwardian Britain - William married the widow of the brewery porter and gained a stepdaughter, Margaret Anderson - on his death in 1913 she inherited his £1.5 million personal fortune - a vast sum for that time.
She became one of the "in crowd" and friend to royalty etc. The late Queen Mother spent her honeymoon on the estate at Polesden Lacy. The engagement ring (or was it the wedding ring ?) that Prince Charles gave to Camilla came from jewellery that MA gifted to the Queen Mum.
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clootie
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Fascinating. We seem to have tapped into a rich vein of knowledge! how did your interest in the brewers begin and do you have connections to the families involved?
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macalloa
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I've always been interested in all aspects of local history - and brewing was a major industry in Alloa in the 19th and 20th centuries.
It played a key role in the glass making trade - Alloa Glass Works (now with changed name) is still a leading name in bottle making etc. If you have a whisky bottle in the house, there's a high chance it was made here.
George Younger & Son were one of the big names, hence the research.
I'm also working on the Calder family, another famous name in the brewing (and distilling) trade.
John Calder, the celebrated (and often controversial) London publisher is the grandson of John.J.Calder who developed the family brewing business and who was a principal figure in the formation of what eventually became Allied Brewers, one of the so called "Big Six" brewing chains in the 1950s onwards.
His brother James Calder was a major figure in the whisky world.
PS - I have no connection to any of these families, although my grandmother was secretary to J.J.Calder way back.
I'm in touch with various members of the Younger clan - all have been very helpful and supportive., including Sir James, current (5th) Viscount Leckie.
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Various images of George, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie
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Robert Younger, (1861-1946) Baron Blanesburgh, youngest brother of George.
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The Rt.Hon. William McEwan, uncle to George and Robert Younger
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deemas
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This is really quite overwhelming A week ago all I knew of my family history was my grandfather's and grandmothers names and where they lived, and I now have all this information, including Clooties family tree with all the names way back to 1598 even!! Even with all this info it has taken a while for my brain to work it all out, but I am now getting it into perspective and working out the various relationships. Macalloa you have excelled yourself with the photographs. I can see how addictive this family history research can be
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macalloa
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Deemas,
You'll be interested to learn that there has been a tradition of military service as well as political careers in the extended Younger / McEwan family.
The late George Younger, 4th Viscount Leckie was Defence Minister and Secretary of State for Scotland under Maggie Thatcher, a highly prominent Cabinet Minister. He represented Ayr.
Sir Kenneth Gilmour Younger (photo below) was a Junior Minister in the LABOUR (!!!) government, he was elected after World War II as MP for Grimsby.
His branch of the family are descended from James Younger, brother of George, First Viscount.
If memory serves Sir Kenneth's son is Chairman of the Electoral Reform Commission.
Try 'Google' for details.
Several Youngers have had distinguished Army careers.
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Deemas,
The gentleman in Lasswade (just back from holiday) has 'phoned me - he is interested and happy to get involved.
Can you please e-mail me so I can give you details
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I've not been around here for a while - any interesting developments ?
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i was in touch with Deemas by E Mail and she sent me loads of personal history about relatives I didnt know i had. Memories from her mother. I believe that Deemas was quite close to the fires in Australia, she sent me some amazing photos of them and said she was off to trace the other side of the tree. I havent heard from her since.
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I noticed in your signature block you are interested in Wetheralds in Durham. I am looking for more information on Matthew Wetherald b 1818 Kirkby Ravensworth and his father John b ~1795.
Any connection?
All the best
Bruce Beavis
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Hi, I was on the other thread and posted this:-
Hi, I have lost my 2nd Great Grand Uncle Peter Laing, he is a Weaver and married Ann Younger 2/11/1847 in Alloa, they are on the 1851 census with their one year old daughter mary Ann at Meiklejohns Vennel, Alloa.
I am happy to say I received a reply and found Peter & Ann emigrated to Australia.
Now Peter's sister Isabella Laing married David Gilchrist and their granddaughter Jane Bell Irvine married Robert Younger (c1879) in 1903. Jane born 1880 Alloa to Jane Gilchrist and David Irvine. Anyone recognise this Younger and know of their descendants.? Cheers Evelyn
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Porter & Chalmers - Perthshire, Laing - West Fife, Stirrat - Glasgow, Ferguson - Glasgow & Skye, Coulter & Wilson - Northern Ireland, Kean - Glasgow & Northern Ireland. Ferrier - Perthshire. Lawton - Church Lawton, Cheshire.
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