[1] and married a chemist, Frederick Young in 1837, in St James Church, Clerkenwell, London.
[3] Frederick was a miner and the life that the Youngs led was a hard one as the income was minimal and they were poor.
She was among the first to introduce the idea that many miners "laboured hard, all to no avail", and suggested the arrival of the new governor, Charles Hotham, would improve matters.
[1] The last statement she made was a letter to the editor of The Ballarat Star, in defence of a perceived slight against her recently deceased husband.
[7] In May 1870, Young transcribed her poems into a small volume that was donated to the Ballarat library, where it still is available to be seen.