This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Young, Mitchell, Chalmers, McCormick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XZ.2ADE/1458.2 Message Board Post: I am a descendant of Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell. I think that they may have come to Norwich around 1860 because Andrew does not appear in the Norwich Directories of 1857 or 1860, but he does appear in the 1861 directory and he and Mary and family also appear in the 1860 census with the John Chalmers family as follows: John Chalmers, 32, M, papermaker, Scot Mary, 32, F, Housekeeper, Scot Andrew, 6, M, CT John, 3, M, CT Mary J (Jean), 1, F, CT Andrew Young, 60, M, Scot Mary, 55, F, Scot Chas (Charles), 21 M, papermaker, Scot Busbary (Barbara), 19, F, Scot It appears that John Chalmers and his wife Mary were in CT at least since 1854, since the three children listed in the census were born there. Last week I visited Norwich and found the headstones for Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell and Mary Jean in the little possibly Scottish cemetery on Hickory St. Until that moment, I didn't know what had happened to Andrew and Mary - did not know that they had made the journey with all the other relatives who emigrated from Dublin, Ireland. There are additional children of Andrew and Mary. I am a direct descendant of their son John J. Young who was born in 1834. Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell were born in Paisley, Scotland. John J. Young was born in Lancashire, England. The family moved at some point to Dublin, Ireland. They were papermakers and allegedly had some special paper-making technique that they took from Paisley to England to Dublin and finally to Norwich, CT. John J. Young converted to R.Catholic to marry Irish Mary McCormick/McCormack. Family legend has it that this caused a lot of friction in the family - a big rift - and I didn't find out until last week that Andrew and Mary might still have been on speaking terms with their R.C. son, because they practically lived next door to each other in Norwich. John J. Young and Mary McCormick didn't emigrate to Norwich until about 1867. The tombstones read: Mary Mitchell wife of Andrew Young Died January 9 1877 Aged 75 years Gone but not forgotten Andrew Young a native of Scotland died July 28 1864 He is not dead but sleepeth Between the two stones on the other side is a small stone which reads simply "Mary Jean" There was also a stone for Barbara Young wife of William Ogden 1841-1883 and stones left to right : Mary Young his daughter 1872 Thomas Young 1850-1909 Janet D. (Davidson?) Murray his wife 1859-1940 I think Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell may also have had a son named Robert. I also think that Mary, wife of John Chalmers, was a daughter of Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell. There was another Andrew Young in the Norwich, CT, 1860 census. He was 7 years old, but he lived at another residence. I do not know why. He was born in CT. You can see what I have on the descendancy of Andrew Young and Mary Mitchell at this URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marain&id=I345 You need to put the above all in one line for the address of the page. As you will see, I have no info on Charles Andrew, Mary (who married John Chalmers), Busbary, or Thomas. I am sure now that my John J. was part of this family and I would love to correspond with you about all this. Please write to me! Marian