Young, George Henry Foster

1864 - 1934  (70 years)

• Name	Young, George Henry Foster
  Birth	16 Mar 1864	Northfield Centre, Brant, Canada, British North America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Census	1881	Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	I can't find him in the 1891 census.
  Census	1901	London, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Occupation listed as an iron molder with an annual income of $600.
  Census	1911	Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Census	1921	Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Address: Concession 1, Lot 16
  Census	1931	Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	iron moulder and farmer
  Death	13 May 1934	Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8]
  	Address: Concession 1, Lot 16
  		Obituary of George Henry Foster Young
  		Death Registration - George Henry Foster Young
  Burial	16 May 1934	Jerseyville, Ancaster Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Address: Zion Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I17	Robert Finch Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Young, Matthew   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Southwick, Elizabeth
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bell, Jane Mary,   b. 12 Aug 1869, Clogher, Tyrone, Ireland d. 21 Oct 1946, Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1892	London, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Young, Ella May,   b. 24 Mar 1893, London, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jul 1977, Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   2. Young, Charles Lafayette,   b. 24 Mar 1895, Ontario d. Yes, date unknown   3. Young, Francis George,   b. 19 Sep 1898, Ontario d. Yes, date unknown   4. Young, Bruce Wallace,   b. 12 Apr 1908, Brantford, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   5. Young, Baby   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hesson, Barbara A,   b. Abt 1862   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	3 Nov 1886	Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Photos		Young, George Henry Foster
  		Bruce Young - Jane Mary Bell Young - George Henry Foster Young - Francis Young

  
  

• Sources

  [S252] FamilySearch - Canada, Ontario, Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, death registration 035406, George Henry Young, died 13 May 1934, Wentworth County, accessed 15 March 2026. Place of death: Ancaster Twp, Wentworth County (Concession 1, Lot 16) Name of deceased: George Henry Young Racial origin: Scotch Birthplace: Northfield Centre Date of birth: March 16, 1864 Age of deceased: 70 years, 1 month, 27 days Occupation of deceased: Farmer Length of residence: 26 years at place of death; life in province Name of father: Matthew Young Birthplace of father: Scotland (Ontario) Name of mother: Elizabeth Southway (sic) Birthplace of mother: USA Name of informant: Mrs Jean (sic) Young Address: RRII(?) Copetown Relation to deceased: Widow Date of death: May 13, 1934 Cause of death: Acute Myocarditis Place of burial: Zion Hill Cemetery, Jerseyville Date of burial: May 16, 1934 [S256] 1871 Canada Census, district 15, subdistrict a, page 42, family 173, Matthew Young household, Brant County, Ontario, accessed 16 March 2026 (Reliability: 3). [S247] 1881 Canada Census, district 159, subdistrict B, division 2, page 14, family 71, Matthew Young household, Brant County, Ontario, accessed 16 March 2026. [S249] 1901 Canada Census, district 87, subdistrict D, division 2, page 15, family 162, George H Young household, Middlesex County, Ontario, accessed 16 March 2026 (Reliability: 3). [S250] 1911 Canada Census, district 135, subdistrict 3, page 4, family 42, George H Young household, Wentworth County, accessed 16 March 2026 (Reliability: 3). [S243] 1921 Canada Census, district 141, subdistrict 1, page 12, family 110, George Young household, Wentworth County, Ontario, accessed 16 March 2026 (Reliability: 3). [S244] 1931 Canada Census, district 169, subdistrict 1, page 5, family 58, George H Young household, Wentworth County, Ontario, accessed 16 March 2026. [S255] Newspaper - Brantford Expositor, 14 May 1936, page 6, "Obituary of George Henry Young". [S254] Find A Grave, memorial page for George Henry Young, Find a Grave Memorial ID 221091712, citing Zion Hill Cemetery, Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.