Simon Young (11 August 1823 – 26 September 1893) served as Magistrate of the British colony of the

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in 1849. Young was the son of George Young, who in turn was the son of ''Bounty'' mutineer

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, his mother was Hannah Adams, a daughter of

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. Young married Mary Buffett Christian, his father-in-law John Buffett had arrived on the island in 1823 (the year Young was born) as a schoolteacher, and had stayed to help Adams teach the islands many children. Young himself was a schoolteacher by trade. He spent several years on

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but returned to

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in 1864. Young's marriage produced 13 children, including two future Magistrates,

Benjamin Stanley Young Benjamin Stanley Young (13 December 1851 –16 August 1934) served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands twice, from 1884 to 1885, and in 1892. Young's father, Simon Young, also served as magistrate. Young was des ...

William Alfred Young William Alfred Young (4 April 1863 – 1 July 1911) served as President of the Council, and Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island three times, between 1897 and 1908. Young was the son of Simon Young and the younger brot ...

and

Arthur Herbert Young Arthur Herbert Young (4 July 1873 – 1 July 1943) was a Pitcairn Islander. He served as Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn in four spells between 1907 and 1941. Biography Young was born on Pitcairn Island on 4 July 1873, the thirteenth and final chil ...

, and the historian

Rosalind Amelia Young Rosalind Amelia Young (13 August 1853 – 1 February 1924) was a historian from Pitcairn Islands. Early life Young was born in 1853 on Pitcairn Island to Simon Young and Mary Buffett Christian. She was also the great-granddaughter of John A ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Simon Pitcairn Islands people of English descent Pitcairn Islands people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Pitcairn Islands politicians 1823 births 1893 deaths Pitcairn Islands people of Polynesian descent