So, here we go again ... another year older, fatter and definitely no wiser. We would like to wish all our family, relatives, friends, visitors and especially our Contributors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please also…
Henry Arthur Clowes (1867) was born in London, England, the son of Samuel William Clowes (1821) and the Honourable Adelaide Cavendish. A career soldier, acheiving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Staffordshire Yeomanry. He died of fever in 1916…
Charles George Edric Clowes (1892) was born in Winchester, England, the son of Charles Edward Clowes (1858) and Isabella Sarah Van Der Byl. Joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps during the first World War. Died of his wounds in France…
Robert Close (1894) was born in Lugar, Scotland, the son of Robert Close (1867) and Jane Anne Robinson. He was drafted into the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War 1, and subsequently discharged after the war. He was awarded the…
John J Close (1900) was born in Lugar, Scotland, the son of Robert Close (1867) and Jane Anne Robinson. He was drafted into the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War 1, but was killed in action in Flanders, Belgium 1918.…
John Thomas Close (1873) was born in Ludworth, Derbyshire, the son of John Thomas Close (1841) and Mary Elizabeth Mayworth. He was drafted into the Cheshire Regiment in 1914 during World War 1, and subsequently discharged in 1919. He was…
Harry Close (1898) was born in Idle, Yorkshire, the son of William Close (1868) and Ann Lavinia Darnborough. He was drafted into the British Army in 1917, joining the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was subsequently discharged in 1919,…
Reuben Close (1891) was born in Ince, Lancashire, the son of Emmanuel Close (1869) and Dinah Lowe. He was drafted into the British Army during World War 1, but killed in action in Egypt in 1918. He was awarded the…
Henry Nelson Clowes (1911) was born in Derbyshire, England the son of Ernest William Clowes (1869) and Blanche Littleton. He saw active service in the 2nd Batallion Scots Guards in North West Europe during World War II, achieving the rank…
Warren Peter Clowes (1898) was born in London, England, the son of Peter Legh Clowes (1853) and Edith Emily Warren. Joined the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish) during the first World War. Killed in action in France in 1918…
Peter Legh Clowes (1853) was born in Liverpool, England, the son of John Clowes (1823) and Caroline Elizabeth Arkwright. A career soldier, acheiving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 8th Hussars. He survived World War 1.
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
William Legh Clowes (1781) was born in Manchester, England, the son of Samuel Clowes (1750) and Martha Tipping. During the Napoleonic Wars, he served under Field Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, with tha rank of Major.
Frederick Close (1803) was born in Manchester, Lancashire, the son of John Close (1762) and Mary Rylance. He enlisted into His Majesty's 86th or Royal County of Down Regiment of Infantry, but perished in the River Suir near Clonmel, County…
James Brooks Close (1888) was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James Brooks Close (1851) and Susan Humble. He saw active service in France during World War 1.
Arthur Brooks Close-Brooks (1884) was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the son of John Brooks Close (1850) and Emily Brooks. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, and subsequently obtained a commission…
John Charles Close-Brooks (1876) was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the son of John Brooks Close (1850) and Emily Brooks. Served in the Great War as a Lieutenant in the the Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line, and 1st Life…
John Charles Close-Brooks (1876) was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the son of John Brooks Close (1850) and Emily Brooks. He served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), and afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904.
Enoch Close (1838) was born in Leeds, England, the son of John Close (1797) and Zela Buckley. He enlisted into the British Army in 1858, serving in Canada.
John Close (1831) was born in Leeds, England, the son of John Close (1797) and Zela Buckley. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1856 for a 10-year period, and served on a number of ships before his discharge in…
Edward Close (1836) was born in York, England, the son of Edward Churchill Close (1808) and Esther Saxton. He enlisted into the Royal Marines in 1854, serving on the HMS Immortalite at Gibraltar.
Many thanks to Martin McDowell for sending us a bunch of stuff on the Close's of Northern Ireland. As usual they didn't stay put and roamed into America, Australia and Canada (at least). Everything starts with John Close (1797) in…
John Close (1886) was born in Belfast, Ireland, the son of John Close (1850) and Mary Jane Bell. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1901 and served on a number of ships before and through World War 1. He…
Robert Close (1878) was born in Belfast, Ireland, the son of John Close (1850) and Mary Jane Bell. He was drafted into the Royal Irish Rifles in 1914, but subsequently discharged as medically unfit.
It's been pointed out to me by one of our Contributors, Martin McDowell, that the Close's are a tardy lot when it comes to using DNA technology for their genealogy research. Martin is an Administrator for the FamilyTreeDNA site and…
Many thanks to Stan Close for his work on the South African Close's; two in fact since Stan also married a Close, but not from the same branch! Stan descends from the Gloucestershire Close's, whereas his wife Edith hails from…
