Young baronets of Formosa Place (1813)

He was the eldest son of Admiral Sir George Young.

Sir Mackworth Young, third son of the second baronet, was Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab; three of his sons became senior colonial administrators, while a fourth was Secretary and Comptroller-General of the National Debt Office.

The mountaineer and education Geoffrey Winthrop Young was the second son of the fourth baronet, while the politician Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet was the third son of the fourth baronet.

As of 2025, the present holder of the title is Sir George Young, a Conservative politician who was appointed Chief Whip in October 2012 and created Baron Young of Cookham in 2015.

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon.