DR WILLIAM YOUNG (1792-1854), of Galgorm Castle, County Antrim, son of William Young by Jane Hunter, his wife, married thrice.
He married firstly, in 1823, Anne, daughter of William Gihon, and had issue,
John, of Galgorm Castle;
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, of whom we treat;Jane.
Dr Young wedded secondly, in 1835, Jane Crawford; and thirdly, after 1844, Maria Miller.
The younger son,
WILLIAM ALEXANDER YOUNG (1829-94), married, in 1855, Margaret, his cousin and granddaughter of William Gihon, by whom he had issue,
KINTULLAGH CASTLE, near Ballymena, County Antrim, is a Victorian-Jacobean house, not dissimilar in appearance to Tempo Manor in County Fermanagh.
Its construction, ca 1863, has been attributed to Thomas Turner, of Belfast.
It has curvilinear gables; rectangular and round-headed plate glass windows, some of the former having entablatures on which there is strap-work.
There is a square corner turret with belfry and ogee spire.
In the early 1920s, Kintullagh changed hands again: It was bought on behalf of the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymena and rented to the Sisters of Saint Louis (who purchased it outright in the 1960s).
Mr John Buckby Bryson is married to Rose Young, great-granddaughter of William and Margaret Young.
First published in September, 2013.
The younger son,
WILLIAM ALEXANDER YOUNG (1829-94), married, in 1855, Margaret, his cousin and granddaughter of William Gihon, by whom he had issue,
ELIZABETH ROSE;
MARY ANNE;
ROBERT;
EDITH.
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| Kintullagh Castle (Robert French/NLI) |
Its construction, ca 1863, has been attributed to Thomas Turner, of Belfast.
It has curvilinear gables; rectangular and round-headed plate glass windows, some of the former having entablatures on which there is strap-work.
There is a square corner turret with belfry and ogee spire.
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Sinéad McLarnon informs me that a house existed on the site of Kintullagh ca 1770-80:-
The Misses Mary and Edith Young continued to live at Kintullagh until 1918, when it was purchased by two brothers-in-law, Dr E B Armstrong and Mr S Gilmer.It was called Hillhead House and was occupied by the agent for Sir Robert Shafo Adair Bt.In the early 1800s William Gihon, a prominent linen merchant in Ballymena, succeeded as agent and bought the house and approximately 100 acres of land from Adair.
William Alexander Young married Margaret Gihon, his cousin and granddaughter of William Gihon, in 1855.When William Gihon died in 1863 he bequeathed Hillhead House and lands to his grandson William Alexander, husband of his granddaughter Margaret Gihon.Records show William Alexander and Margaret as living in Tullymore House, Broughshane, at that time before moving into Hillhead House shortly after 1864.
The footprint of Kintullagh and Hillhead on the OS maps over these years suggest that Kintullagh was added to the original building and finished around 1868.Other evidence includes newspaper articles and the street directories that refer to William A Young as living in Hillhead up to 1868 and then Kintullagh thereafter.
There is also a lot of evidence that the house was designed by Lanyon, though I would be interested to see anything you have on a possible link with Thomas Turner?
Edith was married to the Rev Horace Townsend, and Robert Andrew went to work on the family plantation in South America.He came home around 1915 and instructed Kintullagh to be sold that year and again in 1919 - I am guessing that WW1 was affecting the housing market!
In the early 1920s, Kintullagh changed hands again: It was bought on behalf of the Roman Catholic parish of Ballymena and rented to the Sisters of Saint Louis (who purchased it outright in the 1960s).
Mr John Buckby Bryson is married to Rose Young, great-granddaughter of William and Margaret Young.
First published in September, 2013.
Any connection with Young and Rochester in Londonderry? My mother lived next to a Mr Young in the Waterside.
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