Hannah Young

When Folger arrived at Pitcairn in 1808, Hannah met them at the top of the hill overlooking Bounty Bay. The visitors had the intuition that she had come to test out the situation, so that ample warning could be given to her father to escape if their attitude seemed hostile. The younger officers evinced as much if not more interest in Hannah than in her rather notorious parent ... in the words of one of them, 'She was arrayed in nature's simple garb, and wholly unadorned, but she was beauty's self.' She betrayed some surprise as timidity was a prominent feature. (Shapiro: Heritage of the Bounty). However Shillibeer's Voyage of the Briton to Pitcairn Island states that this event occured in 1814 when H.M.S. Briton and Tagus visitied Pitcairn.

She was one of the 14 women who invited Admiral Moresby to visit Pitcairn in 1851. In 1856, on Norfolk, she was described by Mrs. Patteson as 'a really magnificent woman, like a queen. She had long black hair flowing to her waist, although 65 years of age.' She was later among the second wave of Pitcairn returnees from Norfolk in 1864

Hannah Adams was born in 1799 at Pitcairn Island. She was the daughter of John Adams and Vahineatua (?). She married George Young, son of Edward Young and Toofaiti (?), in 1821 at Pitcairn Island. She died on 27 August 1864 at Pitcairn Island, from consumption.

From 1821, her married name became Young.

When Folger arrived at Pitcairn in 1808, Hannah met them at the top of the hill overlooking Bounty Bay. The visitors had the intuition that she had come to test out the situation, so that ample warning could be given to her father to escape if their attitude seemed hostile. The younger officers evinced as much if not more interest in Hannah than in her rather notorious parent ... in the words of one of them, 'She was arrayed in nature's simple garb, and wholly unadorned, but she was beauty's self.' She betrayed some surprise as timidity was a prominent feature. (Shapiro: Heritage of the Bounty). However Shillibeer's Voyage of the Briton to Pitcairn Island states that this event occurred in 1814 when H.M.S. Briton and Tagus visitied Pitcairn.

She was one of the 14 women who invited Admiral Moresby to visit Pitcairn in 1851. In 1856, on Norfolk, she was described by Mrs. Patteson as 'a really magnificent woman, like a queen. She had long black hair flowing to her waist, although 65 years of age.' She was later among the second wave of Pitcairn returnees from Norfolk in 1864.

Children of Hannah Adams and George Young George Martin Frederick Young+1 b. 1822, d. 25 Sep 1899 Simon Young+1 b. 11 Aug 1823, d. 26 Sep 1893 Dinah Young+1 b. 16 Nov 1824, d. 9 May 1881 Elizabeth Young+1 b. 8 Sep 1826, d. 10 Oct 1863 Jemima Young1 b. 31 Oct 1828, d. 5 May 1868 Martha Young+1 b. 19 Jan 1830, d. 30 Jan 1872