Dennis Brian Close (1931) was unflinchingly courageous, whether standing (never crouching) at square leg or taking the fastest deliveries of the world's quickest bowlers on the body. He was unapologetically obstinate and a daring gambler, both as player and captain,…
A smallish tree (depending on how you look at it) originating in Bradford, Yorkshire with 149 new people and 250 new images. These all stem from a certain John Close (sigh) (1791) who seems to have been responsible for the…
It's quite a while since we gave the site a make-over, so here it is! Gone is all the dust, spiders, and miscellaneous junk that accumulates in the dark corners ... the equivalent of the attic. You know the type…
Courtesy of my sister, we now have an acre of land on the Moon! Even though the Close strain are renowned for opening up new frontiers, as far as we know we are the only Closes so far to have…
Dedication to John Close (1796) A dedication on the east window of The Church of St Andrew at Grinton, Yorkshire. It was dedicated to John Close (1796), Barbara Close (1820) and their son John Close (1849) by Susanna their daughter.…
Metcalfe Close (1893) was born at Gunnerside, Richmond, the son of Ralph Metcalfe and Elizabeth Hannah Close (1870). He joined the 12th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the first World War as a gunner. Service number: 162445 Enlisted at…
As a young man John helped his father Jarvis with his butchers business but he mistakenly thought he had a talent to be a poet. At the age of 16 he started printing fly-sheets of his verses to sell at…
Gilbert Fairchild Close (1881) was born on 7th January, 1881 in Pittsford, New York, the son of John Edward Close (1848) and Mary Ellen Hooper. He entered Princeton University in 1899 and graduated with the Class of 1903. Subsequently he…
Although Frederic Close (1889) was born in Missouri, America, he made his home in the Long Preston and Settle areas of Yorkshire when his mother came back from America with the family. During the First World War between 1914 and…
The actress Ivy Close was famous not as an actress in the first place, but as Miss Britain. When the Daily Mirror launched the competition for The Most Beautiful Woman in the World in 1908, her father sent in photographs…
Photographs of Ribba Hall in January 2011. A series of photographs of carvings on barn doors done by the children of John Close, plus others which appear to be other occupants of Ribba over the years. Many thanks to Emma…
We've had an unvalidated Irish / Canadian tree sat here for some time, and this update fills in the detail. Not a huge release in terms of new people (around 50), but around 100 new images, mainly census records in…
All the family we've traced so far seem to have originated in Grinton, Swaledale, Yorkshire. The earliest consistent records are from the registers of the Church of St Andrew. However, these only start in 1640 and are patchy at best…
Clarification on the birth date of Elizabeth Musgrave (1803). See all their contributions
Finally! The last flush of Durham! At least 393 new people sprawling mainly over Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. This doesn't mean the full set is there since there are probably dozens of children who died between census records, for instance.…
Clarification on the burial of Mary Ann Close (c 1817) in Bishop Auckland. See all their contributions
Yet another monster update, this time originating in Durham, with at least 873 new people split across half-a-dozen trees. The main ones are: Ralph Close (c 1715) Thomas Close (< 1762) Ralph Close (< 1764) William Close (c 1780) The…
Descendants from Elizabeth Close (1768) and Mark Currie (1759). In particular, Ann Currie (1808) and descendants. See all their contributions
Various dates for Harry Powell Close (1886) and family. See all their contributions
Following a trip to Easby, just outside Richmond in Yorkshire, I did a random search to see if anything showed up since it was an unfamiliar area to me. Unbelievably it appears that a John Close owned Easby Hall, which…
The history of Ribba Hall, John Close (1853) and family. Photographs of Ribba Hall in January 2011. A series of photographs of carvings on barn doors done by the children of John Close, plus others which appear to be other…
