Born in Marylebone, London, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Marryat
and Caroline (Short) Marryat
Sister of
Ernest Lindsay Marryat and Ellen Adelaide (Marryat) Trench
Wife of
Henry Edward Fox Young
— married
15 Apr 1848 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Mother of
Aretas William Charles Young, Augusta Juliana Young, Carmichael Light Young and Lola Caroline Young
Died
at about age 83
in Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2018
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Biography
Augusta Sophia Marryat was born on 16th February 1829 at Marylebone, London, England. She was the eldest daughter of Charles Marryat and Caroline Short.[1]
Aged just nineteen years, Augusta married Sir Henry Fox Young on 15th April 1948 in Westminster, London. The young lady immediately became entitled as Lady Young.[2] Lady Young accompanied her husband whilst he was Governor of South Australia from 1848 to 1854 and Governor of Tasmania from 1855 to 1861. Despite her youthfulness, she was well accepted by the ladies in both colonies and, by all reports, was an excellent hostess and consort. The key road, rail and (formerly) sea port city of Port Augusta, South Australia, is named in her honour.[3]
The vice-regal couple then returned to London and settled there. Sir Henry passed away in 1870. After 43 years in widowhood, Lady Augusta passed away, aged 84 years, at Christchurch, Hampshire, England in 1913.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMN1-PSC : 11 February 2018, Augusta Sophia Marryat, 16 Feb 1829); citing SAINT MARY-ST MARYLEBONE ROAD,ST MARYLEBONE,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 580,912, 580,913, 580,914
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6J4-HM1 : 10 February 2018), Henry Edward Fox Young and Augusta Sophia Marryat, 15 Apr 1848; citing Saint James, Westminster, Middlesex, England, reference 2:3B5DSFR, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,322
- ↑ Wikipedia: Port Augusta; accessed 17 Sep 2018
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Death Index Mar qtr 1913, vol 2b, page 923
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