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Rosalind Amelia Young
1853–1924
A rare insider voice from Pitcairn Island, she preserved the community’s history with unusual closeness and care. Her writing helped carry the story of the Bounty descendants far beyond the island’s shores.
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Mutiny of the Bounty and story of Pitcairn Island, 1790-1894
by Rosalind Amelia Young
About the author
Born on Pitcairn Island in 1853, Rosalind Amelia Young grew up within the small community descended from the HMS Bounty mutineers and their families. As a child she spent time on Norfolk Island during the migration of Pitcairn residents there, then returned to Pitcairn in 1864.
Young is best known for Mutiny of the Bounty and Story of Pitcairn Island, 1790–1894, published in 1894. The book drew on family memory, local knowledge, and stories passed down by older islanders, which makes it an especially valuable account of Pitcairn from someone writing from inside the community rather than from afar.
She was also remembered as a teacher, poet, organist, and artist, and later married David Nield in 1907. She died on February 1, 1924, leaving behind one of the most important early written records of Pitcairn Island life.