Biography:
Harry Young
1869 –1925
Harry Young
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HARRY YOUNG: 1869 – 1925
Harry was born in Poplar, Middlesex, late in the year of 1869. Harry was one of ten children born to Henry and Sarah Young.[1] Although the family was living in London, Harry’s father had been born in Berkhamsted and his mother came from Chesham. The family lived in Tower Hamlets[2] and later Preston Road, Poplar, London[3]. Harry’s father worked as a Dock Constable. The London Dock opened in Wapping in 1805 and the Dock Company Police Force was formed to police the dockyard. In 1864 the Dock Company Police Force was merged with the Metropolitan Police.[4]
By 1891, Harry, then age 22 years, had moved out of the family home and was no doubt working, although it has not been possible to grace his whereabouts at that time. At some time between 1891 and 1901 Harry’s father retired from the dock police and moved back to Berkhamsted with his family. Harry’s mother, Sarah, died in the first quarter of 1901 in Berkhamsted. At the time of the 1901 census Harry was living with his widowed father and siblings, Lily, Mary, Annie and Rose, together with Rose’s husband, Edwin Fisher, at 30 Kitsbury Road. Harry, unmarried, was working as a grocer’s porter.
At the time of the 1921 census, Harry was living at 81 Shrublands Road, the home of his sister Rose, her husband Edwin Fisher, and their three children. Harry, still single, remained in employment as a grocer’s porter and was working at the International Stores in the High Street. This was one of the tallest shops in the town and had originally been built by pork butcher and grocer William Hazell. The premises were taken over by the International Stores in 1907 and the building was demolished in 1974.
Harry died in November 1925 at the age of 55 years and was buried in Rectory Lane Cemetery on 11th November that year.
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HARRY YOUNG: 1869 – 1925
Harry was born in Poplar, Middlesex, late in the year of 1869. Harry was one of ten children born to Henry and Sarah Young.[1] Although the family was living in London, Harry’s father had been born in Berkhamsted and his mother came from Chesham. The family lived in Tower Hamlets[2] and later Preston Road, Poplar, London[3]. Harry’s father worked as a Dock Constable. The London Dock opened in Wapping in 1805 and the Dock Company Police Force was formed to police the dockyard. In 1864 the Dock Company Police Force was merged with the Metropolitan Police.[4]
By 1891, Harry, then age 22 years, had moved out of the family home and was no doubt working, although it has not been possible to grace his whereabouts at that time. At some time between 1891 and 1901 Harry’s father retired from the dock police and moved back to Berkhamsted with his family. Harry’s mother, Sarah, died in the first quarter of 1901 in Berkhamsted. At the time of the 1901 census Harry was living with his widowed father and siblings, Lily, Mary, Annie and Rose, together with Rose’s husband, Edwin Fisher, at 30 Kitsbury Road. Harry, unmarried, was working as a grocer’s porter.
At the time of the 1921 census, Harry was living at 81 Shrublands Road, the home of his sister Rose, her husband Edwin Fisher, and their three children. Harry, still single, remained in employment as a grocer’s porter and was working at the International Stores in the High Street. This was one of the tallest shops in the town and had originally been built by pork butcher and grocer William Hazell. The premises were taken over by the International Stores in 1907 and the building was demolished in 1974.
Harry died in November 1925 at the age of 55 years and was buried in Rectory Lane Cemetery on 11th November that year.
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