Frederick Young (East India Company officer)

He also established a hunting lodge in Mussoorie along with Frederick John Shore which was a precursor to the development of the area as a British settlement.

Young was born in Green Castle, Moville, Culdaff, Inishowen peninsula, in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.

During the Nepal war Young was briefly held prisoner by the gurkhas who supposedly appreciated his bravery.

[note 6] In December 1849 Young was diverted from Dinapore to Darjeeling to prepare for an invasion of Sikkim following the hostage situation involving the botanist Joseph Hooker.

[note 7] Young was a keen sport hunter and along with Frederick Shore he set up a hunting lodge near Mussoorie on a slope at Camel's back.

He married Jeanette Jamesina (13 February 1808, Berhampore – 10 April 1852, died in Dinapore, buried in Calcutta) daughter of Colonel John Jenkins Bird in 1825[note 10] and they had eight children.