John Lorenzo Young Explained

John Lorenzo Young (30 May 1826 in London – 26 July 1881 at sea) was an English-Australian educationalist and founder of the Adelaide Educational Institution.

History

Young was born in London, a son of John Tonkin Young (1802 – 10 April 1882), a builder from Veryan, Cornwall.[1] [2] [3]

He was educated at the Communal College of Boulogne, under Professor Opel at Wiesbaden, in 1842 at the College for Civil Engineers in Putney, and at King's College London from 1843 to 1845, where John Howard Clark, editor of The Register, was a fellow student.[2] Another reference says this fellow-student was Clark's brother A. Sidney Clark.[4] He worked in Cornwall on railway and mining construction then left for Adelaide on the ship Panama, arriving on 31 October 1850..[5] A fellow passenger was W. W. R. Whitridge, with whom he was to strike a lasting friendship. He joined the rush to the Victorian goldfields but soon returned.[2]

In 1851 he became second master at the newly established South Australian High School,[6] but by the end of the year the venture had failed. Andrew Garran, who later published Garran's Book Almanack, was also involved in the project.[7]

Headmaster Charles Gregory Feinaigle (c. 1817 – 10 March 1880), before 1860 spelled "Feinagle", opened a private academy at his residence Brandon on Unley Road, but was soon in Victoria, in a wide variety of vocations. He remained friends with Young; together they founded the Philosophical Society in January 1853, along with Whitridge, who by this time was editor of The Register,[4] and he maintained active membership after he left Adelaide.[8]

In December 1851 Young travelled overland to the Mount Alexander goldfields, returning to Adelaide on board the Elizabeth a few months later.[9] He returned to the goldfields aboard the brig Louisa on 8 March[10] and on 30 July arrived back in Adelaide aboard the Reliance. A letter later appears in the Register signed by Young and some passengers, referring to 'mutinous conduct' of the crew and commending the captain's efforts.[11]

In 1852 Young was persuaded to open his own school at the rear of the old chapel in Ebenezer Street off Rundle Street East, and soon moved to larger premises in Stephens Place.[2] [12] His brother, Oliver Young, held classes for some time,[13] and acted headmaster in 1860 while J. L. Young was away on recuperation leave, but returned to Cornwall in 1866.[14] Oliver never married.[15]

On 29 October 1855, John married first cousin Martha Paynter Young (c. 1829 – 6 April 1887).[16] Their children included:

In 1861 he built the large two-storey Young House in Parkside, which was used both as his private residence and as a student boarding house. He then commissioned architects Wright and Hamilton to design and oversee building of a schoolhouse next door. (Edmund Wright had designed many prominent Adelaide buildings including the Town Hall). In 1871 he was able to relinquish the Freeman Street premises.

Young retired in 1880 and closed the school, intending to join his wife and family, who were visiting brother Oliver and their father in Veryan, Cornwall. A testimonial was held 17 December 1880 by his old scholars, and he was presented with a purse of sovereigns.[29] His 16-room residence, with schoolhouse and various other houses on Young Street,[30] after several auction attempts in February 1881, was eventually purchased by Alfred Allen Simpson (who coincidentally had also purchased the Gawler Place school property).[31] The two Parkside buildings at 61–71 Young Street were sold by Alfred A., Fred N. and Violet Laura Simpson to Mr. C. O. A. Lapidge in 1922.[32] "Young House" has since been demolished but the heritage-listed schoolhouse still stands.

He left for England on the steamer John Elder in 1881, but died on 26 July 1881 while crossing the Red Sea and was buried at sea.[2] Martha returned to Adelaide, at first living in Kent Town then settled in Glenelg.[33] She died 6 April 1887 aged 57.[34]

Fred W. Sims, formerly Deputy Registrar of Companies in the Supreme Court, wrote in The Advertiser:

The Death of John Lorenzo Young

John Lorenzo Young died in 1881 during a sea voyage to Britain. A recollection of his death and burial appears in a collection of letters by Timothy Coop and Henry Exley, published in 1882. The letter reads as follows;

Recognition

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 07 Jun 1882 - Family Notices - Trove . South Australian Register . Nla.gov.au . 7 June 1882. 2018-06-09.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58602937 Young's School Diamond Jubilee Today
  3. http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/explore/A060489e.htm Life Summary
  4. Web site: Death of Mr J. L. Young . South Australian Register . Nla.gov.au . 6 September 1881. 2018-06-09.
  5. Cumming, D. A. and Moxham, G. They Built South Australia published by the authors February 1986
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449027 South Australian High School
  7. News: Some Old Local History . . XC . 26,411 . South Australia . 20 August 1925 . 2 February 2023 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43105124 Death of Mr. C. G. Feinaigle
  9. Web site: South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 23 Feb 1852 - p1. Trove.
  10. Web site: South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 9 Mar 1852 - p1. Trove.
  11. Web site: 30 Jul 1852 - Advertising - Trove . South Australian Register . Nla.gov.au . 30 July 1852. 2018-06-09.
  12. Web site: 22 Oct 1914 - The John L. Young School - Trove . Nla.gov.au . 1914-10-22 . 2018-06-09.
  13. Web site: 25 Jun 1860 - Classified Advertising - Trove . South Australian Advertiser . Nla.gov.au . 25 June 1860. 2018-06-09.
  14. http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b2287706 Death of Mr. Oliver Young
  15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54529370?searchTerm=oliver+young The Late Mr Oliver Young
  16. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 30 October 1855. 2. Trove.
  17. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Advertiser . 10 March 1859. 2. Trove.
  18. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 1 March 1858. 2. Trove.
  19. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Advertiser . 27 August 1859. 2. Trove.
  20. Web site: Personal . West Australian . 25 August 1915. 8. Trove.
  21. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 30 April 1861. 2. Trove.
  22. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 10 February 1863. 2. Trove.
  23. Web site: 26 Jan 1865 - Family Notices - Trove . South Australian Advertiser . Nla.gov.au . 26 January 1865. 2018-06-09.
  24. Web site: 22 Aug 1917 - Family Notices - Trove . Advertiser . Nla.gov.au . 22 August 1917. 2018-06-09.
  25. Chessell, Diana Adelaide's Dissenting Headmaster Wakefield Press, South Australia.
  26. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 29 March 1870. 4. Trove.
  27. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Advertiser . 24 March 1873. 2. Trove.
  28. Web site: Family Notices. Register . 27 June 1925. 8. Trove.
  29. Web site: South Australia . Mercury . 22 December 1880. 2. Trove.
  30. Web site: 06 Dec 1880 - Advertising - Trove . South Australian Register . Nla.gov.au . 6 December 1880. 2018-06-09.
  31. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56766233 In and Out of the City. By Autolycus.
  32. Payne, G.B. (1972) History of Unley, 1871–1971, pp. 93–94, 173–174.
  33. Web site: The Criminal Sessions . South Australian Register . Nla.gov.au . 9 April 1887. 2018-06-09.
  34. Web site: Family Notices. South Australian Register . 7 April 1887. 4. Trove.
  35. News: J. L. Young Research Scholarship . . LXXX . 21,559 . South Australia . 15 December 1915 . 20 August 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.

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