page_title: James Young (chemist)
section_title: Retirement and death
hierarchical_section_title: James Young (chemist) / Retirement and death
caption_attribution_description: English: Tombstone of James Young (Scottish chemist) ("Paraffin Young") and his wife, in Inverkip churchyard at the north end of the mausoleum of the Shaw-Stewart Baronets
context_page_description: James Young FRS FRSE FCS DL LLD was a Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal and oil shales. He is often referred to as Paraffin Young.
context_section_description: Young's wife died, and by 1871 he had moved with his children to Kelly House, near Wemyss Bay in the district of Inverkip. The 1881 census record shows him living with his son and daughter at this estate.  Young died at the age of 71 in his home on 16 May 1883, in the presence of his son James. He was buried at Inverkip churchyard.
caption: The memorial to James Young and his wife Mary is sited in the old Inverkip churchyard, at the north end of the mausoleum of the Shaw-Stewart Baronets.
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