- John Kenneth Young
The Very Reverend John Kenneth Young was the Dean of St George's Cathedral,
Georgetown, Guyana from 1948 until 1957 [The Times , Tuesday, Jul 31, 1956; pg. 10; Issue 53597; col C Ecclesiastical "News Church Appointments Very Rev J.K. Young (Dean of Georgetown) to be Perpetual Curate of "St Peter’s Harton"] . Born in 1914 he was educated atClare College, Cambridge ,ordained in 1939 after a period of study atRipon College Cuddesdon and began his career with curacies at "St James,West Hartlepool " and "St Mary Magdalen,Medomsley " [Crockford's clerical directory 1976 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0180153674] . From 1943 to 1948 he wasVicar of Demerara River, Guyana and then Dean [The Times , Wednesday, Jun 15, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51408; col C "Marriages The Very Rev J.K. Young, Dean of Georgetown and Miss M.K. Morpeth"] of the Diocese’s Cathedral [ [http://www.stgeorges.org.gy/St%20Georges%20Cathedral%20Book.pdf Diocesan History] ] . Returning to England he held incumbencies atHarton, North Yorkshire ,Eastgate, County Durham and (his final post before retirement)Forcett,Richmondshire.Notes
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