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A complete rework of the site Trees ... which hadn't been updated for years. We now have a version which is at least being developed and updated at regular intervals, although still a separate bolt-on. Hopefully we haven't lost anything…
A complete rework of the site Shop ... which hadn't aged well and was hanging by a thread. We now have a version which is integrated into the site itself rather than being an add-on bolted onto the side. Still…
A complete rework of the site Galleries ... which were pretty awful. Not much more to be said really. We accumulate the images from all over the place, but if you have any that you think would be of interest…
Another mega-update which unfortunately will be of no interest to most of you! Over 1400 new people and literally hundreds of new images. Having got slightly bored at the end of last year, I decided to take a look at…
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…
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…
Another monster update, this time originating in Ireland, with at least 754 new people split across 3 trees. The main tree, starting with Richard Close in the early 1600's actually originates in Yorkshire, but all his descendents are in Ireland…
Updates to Herbert Arthur Close (1908) and family. See all their contributions
Dozens of new photographs and scans which have been sent to us, or which we've uncovered in our travels. These are all attached to the appropriate person in the trees, but most them also appear in our Galleries. Many thanks…
Photographs of John Close (1816) and his Autograph Card. See all their contributions
Photographs of Anthony Close (1846) and family, and Frederic Close (1889). See all their contributions
What started out as a quick de-fluff of Aycliffe, Durham has turned into an absolute MONSTER. With at least 1485 ... no, that's not a typo ... ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE new people, complete with hundreds of…
The 1851 census record for Joseph Close (1787) - cunningly disguised as Joseph CLOUSE and living in Moss Lane, Burscough, Lancashire. See all their contributions
The trigger for a MONSTER update spawning around 1500 new people mainly originating in Durham but with forays into Minchinhampton, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumberland, America and Canada. See all their contributions
From the references in: Mannex's History of Westmorland 1849 A HUGE volume containing the entire history of Westmorland (and other bits) as of 1849. Everything from the ancient history of the area, through the geology, villages and inhabitants. This is…
Thomas Close (1816) descendents from Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland into Staffordshire. See all their contributions
A host of families and connections in Durham. In particular, Thomas Close (1644), John (Jonathan) Close (<1713), and George Close (<1671) See all their contributions
A huge GEDCOM file of information from Wendy Thompson that has been languishing in the "To Do" list for a couple of years. Charting the progress of a branch of Irish Closes from Belfast, Ireland to Ontario, Canada. Many thanks…
