Elizabeth YOUNG, 1843 Coleford Oxford Family History talk (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Monday, May 20, 2013, 07:46 (4275 days ago) @ Merlin

In 1863 she had an illegitimate son, Thomas. Family tradition is that he was conceived while she was working at Lord Raglan's house and that she was paid to 'keep quiet'. This doesn't seem likely to me as she had the boy christened in Raglan (father not known).

Tony Hadland’s talk tomorrow evening ( 20th May 2013) at Exeter Hall, Kidlington, OX5 1AB is titled – “The Duke and the Miner’s Daughter – the fascinating truth behind a Forest of Dean family myth”. Family tradition said that Tony Hadland’s great-grandfather, Thomas Young, was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Raglan. Thomas’s mother was the teenage daughter of a miner in the Forest of Dean. Using techniques anybody can employ, Tony discovered that the truth was even more interesting than the legend.

http://news.ofhs.org.uk/2013/05/19/the-duke-and-the-miners-daughter/
The picture is of Tony’s great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Young, the subject of the talk.

All are welcome – the venue is open from 7:15pm.

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