Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1838 Born son of James and Mary Young, engineer, in Ardwick, Lancs[1][2]
1852 Started work at Bathgate (for his father's business, Young, Meldrum and Binney), concentrating on research and management[3]
1861 James Young 20, chemist, lived in Bathgate with his aunt Marion Murray 47[4]
1886 Died at Kelly, Wemyss Bay; he left his estate to his brothers and sisters[5]
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