Moses Young (30 September 1829 – 14 July 1909), grandson of ''

HMS Bounty His Majesty's ship the Bounty, also known as the Bounty, HMS ''Bounty'', or HMAV (His Majesty's Armed Vessel) ''Bounty'', was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the ...

'' mutineer

Ned Young The complement of , the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure from England in December 1787 and 44 at the time of the mutiny, including her commander Lieut ...

and great-grandson of mutineer

Fletcher Christian Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was an English sailor who led the mutiny on the ''Bounty'' in 1789, during which he seized command of the Royal Navy vessel from Lieutenant William Bligh. In 1787, Christian was ap ...

, served as magistrate of the

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are the fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, ...

Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS ''Bounty''. Geography The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff ...

four times, between 1865 and 1881. Young married Albina McCoy, and together they had 12 children.

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