young married three times. on 11 april 1939, at boarhunt parish church, hampshire, he married ivy ada may hammond (born 20 december 1909), a nurse from the royal portsmouth hospital whom he had courted for years - custom then dictated lengthy enagements and police pay then was very low. she died of cancer on 14 september 1956. they had one son, christopher john young, born in 1941.