Edward Young b. c.1821

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Worked as a surgeon on board the 'Roxburgh Castle' in 1861. Young kept a diary of the voyage which included over 100 small illustrations in the text, and thirty full-page illustrations mainly in pen-and-ink or pencil with the occasional watercolour.
Name
Edward Young
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • coroner (ANZSIC code: 7540)
  • surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
Birth date
c.1821
Death date
4 June 1898
Death place
Hounslow, Middlesex, UK, Hounslow, Middlesex (London), UK
Active Period
  • 1861
Arrival
  • 6 July 1861 (Port Phillip, vessel; 'Roxburgh Castle')
Residence
  • Hounslow, Middlesex (London), England, UK
  • 1861 aboard the Roxburgh Castle
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870