George Young ( 1732 - 1810 )

Birth: Bere Regis in Dorset (17 July 1732) Death: His seat at Formaosa Place (28 June 1810) Career: Entered the Royal Navy March 1745; Survived the sinking of the 'Namur' in the Indian Ocean; joined the East India Company's Marines; rejoined the Royal Navy (December 1756) participated in the capture of Louisberg in North America; served in the West Indies (1762);made four tours of the Africa Station (1767-1772); received command of the 'Cormorant' (1776); took part in the siege of Pondicherry (1778); knighted and given command of the Royal Yacht 'William and Mary' (1781); built 'Formaosa Place' on the Thames near Cookham in Berkshirein the 1780's; promoted to Admiral (1794); Admiral (1804) Married Elizabeth Bradshaw (1763) and had four children; Elizabeth dies February 1779.