THE YOUNG BARONETS, OF BAILIEBOROUGH, WERE MAJOR LANDOWNERS IN COUNTY CAVAN, WITH 8,924 ACRES
JOHN YOUNG (1497-1583), Burgess of Edinburgh, 1541, married Margaret Scrymgeour, the celebrated scholar, of the ancient and noble family of Scrymgoeur, and sister of Henry Scrymgeour, the celebrated scholar, professor of philosophy, and of civil law, at Geneva.
Their father was Scrymgeour of Glasswell, the descendant of an immediate branch of the Scrymgeours of Dudhope, who were created hereditary standard bearers of the Kings of Scotland, in 1057, by ALEXANDER I, and became afterwards Earls of Dundee. John Young died at Dundee, aged 86; his wife died some years previously. There appears to have been a family of that name settled in Forfarshire in the 14th century.
John Young had four sons and two daughters, viz.
John, Rector of Dysart;The second son,
PETER, of whom presently;
Alexander;
Henry;
Isabella; Johanna.
SIR PETER YOUNG (1544-1528), was born at Dundee.
In 1569, he was appointed assistant tutor, with George Buchanan, to JAMES VI.
He appears to have attracted the notice of WILLIAM CECIL early, as we find both him and Buchanan pensioners of ELIZABETH I.
In 1598, he was appointed one of the commissioners for visiting the universities of St Andrew's, Aberdeen, and Glasgow.
In 1586, he was sent ambassador to Denmark.
Sir Peter married, in 1577, Elizabeth, daughter of John Gibb, a Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber, and had issue,
JAMES, his heir;
Henry;
Peter;
Robert;
Patrick;
John;
Michael;
Maria; Margaret; Frederica; Johanna; Anna.
His wife died in 1595, and he wedded secondly, Dame Joanna Murray, widow of Lord Torpichen.
This lady died six months after their marriage.
Sir Peter espoused thirdly, about 1600, Margery Nairne, daughter of Nairne of Sandford, Fife, by which marriage he had four daughters.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
JAMES, afterwards SIR JAMES YOUNG, Knight, who married firstly, Isabella, daughter of Arbuthnot of Findownie, and had issue,
This lady died six months after their marriage.
Sir Peter espoused thirdly, about 1600, Margery Nairne, daughter of Nairne of Sandford, Fife, by which marriage he had four daughters.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
JAMES, afterwards SIR JAMES YOUNG, Knight, who married firstly, Isabella, daughter of Arbuthnot of Findownie, and had issue,
Charles;
PETER.
He wedded secondly, Jane Steward, by whom he had one daughter, ANNE.
Sir James was one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to the King, and had a grant of 1,000 acres of land given him in County Longford.
He was succeeded by his second son,
PETER YOUNG, who was succeeded to the estate of his uncle, the Dean of Winchester.
He espoused Isabel, daughter of Ochterloney of Pittenweem, and had issue,
Sir James was one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to the King, and had a grant of 1,000 acres of land given him in County Longford.
He was succeeded by his second son,
PETER YOUNG, who was succeeded to the estate of his uncle, the Dean of Winchester.
He espoused Isabel, daughter of Ochterloney of Pittenweem, and had issue,
ROBERT, his heir;
Margaret; another daughter.
In 1620, Robert Young and his father, Peter Young, conjointly, sold the Easter Seaton Estate and other lands, and purchased part of the estates of Auldbar from Sir James Sinclair, completing the purchase in 1678.
Robert married Anne Graham, daughter of Sir William Graham, and sister of the celebrated Viscount Dundee, and had issue,
Robert married Anne Graham, daughter of Sir William Graham, and sister of the celebrated Viscount Dundee, and had issue,
David;
Anne.
A younger son of David Young was living in Aberdeen in 1758.
Nothing more is known of this branch.
Alexander Young, Bishop of Edinburgh, translated to Ross, was one of the Seaton family: he died in 1644, a prelate of distinguished learning and piety.
John Young, also of this family, was elected Bishop of Argyll in 1661, but died before he was consecrated.
Of Sir Peter Young's younger sons, the third, Peter, was attached to the train of Lord Spencer; sent on a special mission, in 1628, to invest Gustavus Adolphus with the Order of the Garter, and was knighted by that monarch, who also granted him permission to quarter the arms of Sweden with his own proper arms.
He was gentleman usher to CHARLES I, and died unmarried in 1661.
Patrick, the fifth son, was Librarian to JAMES I and CHARLES I, Rector of Hayes, Middlesex, and Lannerage, Denbighshire, and prebendary and treasurer of St Paul's.
John Young (1585-1654), the sixth son, after completing his education, entered the Church, and was afterwards Dean of Winchester.
Some of the descendants of this family settled in Ulster; and of these, the ancestor of the Young Baronets was
THE REV JOHN YOUNG, Rector of Urney, County Tyrone, a clergyman of the established church.
His mother, Isabella, was a sister of Sir Peter Young, of Easter Seaton, who married a kinsman and namesake.
In the reign of JAMES I, this Rev John Young wedded, in Scotland, Elspa Douglas, and went to Ulster, where they settled.
After some time, he obtained church preferment, and also considerable landed property, through the lady's father, by an exchange of lands in the counties of Donegal and Londonderry with Lord Abercorn, for an equivalent in Scotland, as a settlement on his daughter and her family.
Part of these lands were in the possession of Richard Young, of Coolkeeragh, near Eglinton, their lineal descendant.
The Rev John Young had a numerous family.
His eldest son,
JAMES YOUNG, resided in County Donegal, where he married and had several children, of whom nine were sons.
Being a man of good fortune, much attached to the protestant cause, he was not only an active partisan at the siege of Londonderry, but was enabled frequently to send aid to the besieged during their arduous struggle.
He was, in consequence, one of the citizens of Londonderry attainted by JAMES II.
JOHN YOUNG, of Coolkeeragh, the great-grandson of this James Young, wedded Catherine Knox, granddaughter of the Rt Rev Andrew Knox, the second Lord Bishop of Raphoe after the Reformation, who died in that see in 1633.
By this marriage, LOUGH ESKE estate, County Donegal, came into the possession of Thomas, a younger son of John Young, to whom, while in infancy, it was willed by his uncle, Thomas Knox. This
THOMAS YOUNG, of Lough Eske, espoused, in 1740-41, Rebecca, daughter of Oliver Singleton, of Fort Singleton, County Monaghan, by Miss Anketel, of Anketel Grove, County Monaghan, and had issue (with four daughters),
THE REV JOHN YOUNG, of Eden, County Armagh, married, in 1766, Anne, daughter of John McClintock, of Trinta, County Donegal, and had issue,
WILLIAM YOUNG, who wedded, in 1806, Lucy, youngest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Frederick, eldest son of Sir Charles Frederick KB, younger brother of Sir John Frederick, 4th Baronet, of Burwood Park, Surrey, and had issue,
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
THE RT HON SIR JOHN YOUNG, 2nd Baronet (1807-76), GCB, GCMG, Governor-General of Canada, Governor of New South Wales, Chief Secretary for Ireland, who was elevated to the peerage, in 1870, in the dignity of BARON LISGAR, of Lisgar and Bailieborough, County Cavan.
Nothing more is known of this branch.
Alexander Young, Bishop of Edinburgh, translated to Ross, was one of the Seaton family: he died in 1644, a prelate of distinguished learning and piety.
John Young, also of this family, was elected Bishop of Argyll in 1661, but died before he was consecrated.
Of Sir Peter Young's younger sons, the third, Peter, was attached to the train of Lord Spencer; sent on a special mission, in 1628, to invest Gustavus Adolphus with the Order of the Garter, and was knighted by that monarch, who also granted him permission to quarter the arms of Sweden with his own proper arms.
He was gentleman usher to CHARLES I, and died unmarried in 1661.
Patrick, the fifth son, was Librarian to JAMES I and CHARLES I, Rector of Hayes, Middlesex, and Lannerage, Denbighshire, and prebendary and treasurer of St Paul's.
John Young (1585-1654), the sixth son, after completing his education, entered the Church, and was afterwards Dean of Winchester.
Some of the descendants of this family settled in Ulster; and of these, the ancestor of the Young Baronets was
THE REV JOHN YOUNG, Rector of Urney, County Tyrone, a clergyman of the established church.
His mother, Isabella, was a sister of Sir Peter Young, of Easter Seaton, who married a kinsman and namesake.
In the reign of JAMES I, this Rev John Young wedded, in Scotland, Elspa Douglas, and went to Ulster, where they settled.
After some time, he obtained church preferment, and also considerable landed property, through the lady's father, by an exchange of lands in the counties of Donegal and Londonderry with Lord Abercorn, for an equivalent in Scotland, as a settlement on his daughter and her family.
Part of these lands were in the possession of Richard Young, of Coolkeeragh, near Eglinton, their lineal descendant.
The Rev John Young had a numerous family.
His eldest son,
JAMES YOUNG, resided in County Donegal, where he married and had several children, of whom nine were sons.
Being a man of good fortune, much attached to the protestant cause, he was not only an active partisan at the siege of Londonderry, but was enabled frequently to send aid to the besieged during their arduous struggle.
He was, in consequence, one of the citizens of Londonderry attainted by JAMES II.
JOHN YOUNG, of Coolkeeragh, the great-grandson of this James Young, wedded Catherine Knox, granddaughter of the Rt Rev Andrew Knox, the second Lord Bishop of Raphoe after the Reformation, who died in that see in 1633.
By this marriage, LOUGH ESKE estate, County Donegal, came into the possession of Thomas, a younger son of John Young, to whom, while in infancy, it was willed by his uncle, Thomas Knox. This
THOMAS YOUNG, of Lough Eske, espoused, in 1740-41, Rebecca, daughter of Oliver Singleton, of Fort Singleton, County Monaghan, by Miss Anketel, of Anketel Grove, County Monaghan, and had issue (with four daughters),
Thomas;The second son,
JOHN, of whom presently;
William.
THE REV JOHN YOUNG, of Eden, County Armagh, married, in 1766, Anne, daughter of John McClintock, of Trinta, County Donegal, and had issue,
Thomas, drowned at sea;The Rev John Young was succeeded by his second son,
WILLIAM, of whom hereafter;
John (Rev), Rector of Killeeshil;
Alexander, an officer in the Royal Navy;
Susanna Maria; Rebecca; Anketell; Catherine.
WILLIAM YOUNG, who wedded, in 1806, Lucy, youngest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Frederick, eldest son of Sir Charles Frederick KB, younger brother of Sir John Frederick, 4th Baronet, of Burwood Park, Surrey, and had issue,
JOHN;Mr Young, a director in the East India Company, was created a baronet in 1821, designated of Bailieborough, County Cavan.
Thomas;
Charles;
William;
Helenus Edward;
Anna; Lucy; Augusta Maria.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
THE RT HON SIR JOHN YOUNG, 2nd Baronet (1807-76), GCB, GCMG, Governor-General of Canada, Governor of New South Wales, Chief Secretary for Ireland, who was elevated to the peerage, in 1870, in the dignity of BARON LISGAR, of Lisgar and Bailieborough, County Cavan.
He espoused, in 1835, Adelaide Annabella, daughter of Edward Tuite Dalton, of Fermor, County Meath, daughter of the 2nd Marchioness of Headfort, by her first husband, Edward Tuite Dalton.
His lordship died in 1876, when the peerage became extinct, and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew, William Muston Need Young (1847-1934), an official in the Indian telegraph department.
Lady Lisgar subsequently married her late husband’s former private secretary, Sir Francis Charles Fortescue Turville KCMG, of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire.
BAILIEBOROUGH CASTLE, Bailieborough, County Cavan, was located in a fine demesne, and occupied the site of an ancient fortress, once described as a vaulted castle with a bawn and two flanking towers.
The mansion was an irregular two-storey Victorian house with a gabled, buttressed Gothic porch.
About 1895, most of the estate was sold off under the Ashboune Act; while the house was sold to Sir Stanley Herbert Cochrane Bt.
In 1918 the house was gutted by fire.
It was partially rebuilt by the Marist Brothers in 1920, though sold for demolition in 1923.
The brothers lived in a rebuilt section until 1936, when they decided to sell the house to the Irish department of Lands.
The house was demolished soon afterwards.
First published in November, 2012.
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