There are those who claim that the Youngs, and Youngers,
are a sept of Clan Douglas - see
http://clandouglassociety.org/young/
“According to Scots Kith
& Kin, the name of Young dates back to Moray, Angus, etc., 14th century.
The name Younger dates back to Fife, etc., 14th century. According to
Nesbit the Youngers are of the same stock as Young, ‘by their arms’.
The traditional Young Arms bear ‘on a chief gules two stars of the
field’(1). Similar arms are found in 1344 in the seal of Sir William
Douglas, of Liddesdale, Lord of Dalkeith and known as ‘The Flower of
Chivalry’. As he died without a male heir the Arms descended to Sir
Henry Douglas of Lugton and Lochleven. Descending: Sir William Douglas
of Lochleven became 7th Earl of Morton on the death of the 8th Earl of
Angus and the titles of Marquis of Douglas and Earl of Angus passed to
the 7th Duke of Hamilton. Recalling the association of Young with Angus
even to the 14th century, it would seem that the family of Young would
be a part of the family Douglas – by their arms.”
The Youngs
claim two tartans: the ancient, or Christina Young which predates the
banning of the wearing of tartans, and the modern version which is
similar to that of Clan Douglas.
However, I leave others to make
up their own minds. For me, the case is that good Scots verdict, 'not
proven'.
Notes:
1. This statement is open
to challenge. Younger of Auchen Castle has two, but most others appear
to have three - or none.
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