History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…ified. Life James Young was a British subject of Scottish-Canadian extraction and was also a Presbyterian. Young co-founded of the Hamilton Cotton Company in 1882. Young’s business made him one of Hamilton’s high-profile entrepreneurs and a contributor to the lakeside city’s industrial growth. James and Georgina had two sons, James and Alan. The elder James believed that a military education would instill discipline in them and sent them to the Ro…
…body was recovered and the family requested that it be sent home to Hamilton, Ontario. It is true that the body of her husband was never recovered, however Georgina is buried in the “Hamilton Cemetery” on Dundurn St. Jesse According to The Hamilton Spectator, James and Georgina jumped into the water hand in hand, and drowned. Elizabeth Manneke It is true. Mrs. Young rests in Section V, Lot 511 in Hamilton Cemetery. Her remains were recovered abou…
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