Background
Young was born in Culdaff, Inishowen peninsula, in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.
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Frederick Young
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He belonged to an important landlord family which came to Culdaff in the 17th century. His father was Review Gardiner Young who served as Rector in Moville and Coleraine. Frederick Young went to India at the age of 15, joined the army and became a general.
He founded the Ghurkha Regiment as a lieutenant, shortly after an incident involving Sir Rollo Gillespie during an invasion of Nepal.
Referring to the establishment of the regiment, he said, "I came there one manitoba I came back three thousand".
He built a house at Mussoorie and planted the first tea and potato ever grown in the Himalayas. He settled in Ireland after he left the army and died in 1874.
Membership
Members of the family still reside in Culdaff House. A memorial to the Young family can be seen in the village of Culdaff opposite the village church where members of the Young family are interred.
