| ![Show Contents]() Youngson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of YoungsonWhat does the name Youngson mean? The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Youngson family have grown. The name Youngson was given to a member of the family who was a person who was very young, from the Old English word yong and yung and was first bestowed on the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually a son who was named for his father. Early Origins of the Youngson familyThe surname Youngson was first found in Essex, where the first record of the name appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Wilfer seo lunga in 744. Many years later Walter Yonge was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. 1 Another reference lists Hugh le Yunge in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 as residing in Oxfordshire. The same rolls list Ralph le Younge in Staffordshire and later William le Yunge in Northumberland during the reign of Edward I. 2 Down in Devon, Honiton was "for a long period it was very much of a family borough. Members of the Yonge family sat almost continuously from 1640 to 1796." 3 Early History of the Youngson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Youngson research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1400, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1413, 1414, 1423, 1425, 1426, 1437, 1455, 1463, 1466, 1467, 1476, 1500, 1516, 1526, 1579, 1603, 1642, 1646, 1649, 1660, 1663, 1721, 1860, 1868 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Youngson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Youngson Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Youngson family name include Young, Younge, Yonge, Youngson and others. Early Notables of the Youngson familyJames Yonge (fl. 1423), English translator who belonged to an English family settled in the Irish pale. William Yonge, Archdeacon of Meath from 1407 to 1437, was possibly his brother. "James Yonge was in prison in Trim Castle from January to October 1423, being removed in the latter month to Dublin Castle, and being pardoned on 10 May 1425. A John Yonge was serjeant of the county of Limerick in the reign of Richard II, held a lease of various lands, and was convicted of unspecified felonies. " 4
Thomas Yonge (1405?-1476), was an English judge, born about 1405, the elder son...
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Another 121 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Youngson migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Youngson surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Youngson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Christopher Youngson, who landed in Maryland in 1668 6
Youngson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Margaret Youngson, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Scotland, in 1896
- George Youngson, aged 11, who landed in America from Scotland, in 1896
Youngson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Margt. Youngson, aged 49, who settled in America from Aberdeen, in 1900
- George Youngson, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, in 1904
- Margaret Youngson, aged 50, who landed in America from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1908
- William Youngson, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1908
- Wm. Youngson, aged 52, who landed in America from Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1909
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| Youngson migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Third Fleet - Miss Elizabeth Youngson, (b. 1772), aged 15, English settler convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire on 26th March 1787, sentenced for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Prince of Wales" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 5
- Mr. George Youngson, (b. 1767), aged 20, English settler convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire on 26th March 1787, sentenced for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Prince of Wales" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 6
| Youngson migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Youngson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. George Youngson, (b. 1850), aged 24, Scottish Domestic Servant, from Aberdeen travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Nelson" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 31st December 1874 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name Youngson (post 1700) | + |
- Robert Youngson (1917-1974), American two-time Academy Award winning film producer, director, and screenwriter
- George William Youngson (1919-1982), Scottish first-class cricketer
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Toujours jeune
Motto Translation: Always young.
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- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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