James Young (1840- )
1840 Born in Baldernock, Stirlingshire, son of James Young
1861 Mason, living with his parents in New Kilpatrick[1]
1871 James Young 31, railway contractor, living in Greenock West, with Margaret Young 30, James Young 3, Margaret A C Young 1[2]
Early 1870s, James Young, with his son James junior, were contractors for two sections of the Glasgow, Hamilton, and Bothwell Railway which required a considerable amount of earth cutting. They went to see one of the new American steam diggers when it first arrived in England and eventually procured one which they placed on this contract.[3]
1881 James Young 41, Railway Contractor (Employing 260 Men), lived in New Kilpatrick, with Margt Young 40, James Young 13, M A G Young 11, Jessie B Young 9, Dorathea Young 7, Richd A M Young 5, Jane M Young 3, Ethel E Young 1[4]
1891 James Young 51, Railway Contractor, lived in New Kilpatrick, with Margaret Young 49, James Young 23, civil engineer, Janet B Young 19, Annie B B Young 5[5]
1901 James Young 61, railway contractor, lived in Culter, Lanarkshire, with Margaret Young 60, Dorathea M Young 27, Rich A M Young 25, railway contractor[6]