• Born: 1877, Penryn, Cornwall ¹
• Christened: 16 Jun 1882, St. Gluvias, Cornwall ²
• Married: 25 Dec 1900, St. Gluvias, Cornwall ²
• Died: 26 Oct 1951, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA ³
• Buried: Fairfield Memorial Park, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA ⁴

  Research Notes:

William Joseph Thomas, formerly Young, son of Elizabeth Young (baptismal record).

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Called William Thomas in the 1881 Census.

In 1901 William J Young, aged 24, born in Penryn Cornwall, blacksmith (general), and wife Lily Young, aged 27, born in Penryn, were living in The Terrace, Penryn.

William and his family emigrated to the USA in 1907/8.

At the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census William J Young, aged 33, born in England, blacksmith in iron foundry, and wife of 9 years Lily Young, aged 36, born in England, were living in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. With them were children Clifton E (6) and Vera (5).

In 1920 William J Young, aged 43, born in England, blacksmith smith [in] machine shop, and wife Eliza Young, aged 46, born in England, were living in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. With them were children (born in England) Clifton E. (16) and Dorris V. (14).

In 1930 William J Young, aged 54, born in England, partner [in] machine shop, and wife Eliza A Young, aged 55, born in England, were living in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. With them were niece Gladys E Davey (20) of Connecticut, single, and mother-in-law Caroline J Davey (86) of England, widow.

In 1940 William Young, aged 64, born in England, blacksmith [in] machine shop, and wife Eliza Young, aged 67, born in England, were living in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

In 1950 William J. Young, aged 72, born in England, widowed, machine shop (retired), was with his son Clifton E Young and his family in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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William J. Young, widowed, died aged 74 years (death record).