It's a couple of years since we gave the site a bit of a make-over, so here it is! For technical reasons, which I won't bore you with, the previous incarnation was groaning under the weight. It's a bit like…
Welcome to www.CloseAncestry.com Tracing the history, ancestry and descendants of the Close surname from Grinton in Swaledale, Yorkshire into Durham, Lancashire and Westmorland. From there, families spread to America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Thousands of census, map and Close…
Phase 1 of my trawl through Greenwich, Connecticut and the descendants of John "Goodman" Close (1600). This just fills out the tree a bit to give a basic unvalidated skeleton. Some interesting stuff has already surfaced from some of the…
A chunky little update for the Craddock line starting with Christopher Craddock (1610) at Barnard Castle, County Durham. From there they spread into Grinton, Swaledale and then into Wensleydale and beyond. It looks as though they were originally weavers, but…
Clarifications on the Close family in Owen Sound, Canada. Many thanks to Robyn for providing the information. See all their contributions
A set of updates to the details of Hilary Pauline Russell. Many thanks to Juniper for providing the information. See all their contributions
