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Following a trip up to North Yorkshire some time ago I came across a nest of Closes in the graveyard of the Church of St Andrew in Winston, Durham. There were 8 in total, all seemingly related to each other.…
After completing the sweep on the Grinton registers, it left a number of people hanging around in the 19th century with only a partial picture. So, this update flushes all those out by adding 180 new BMD and Census images,…
Descendants from John Close heading out to Ontario, Canada from Ireland. Many thanks Wendy. See all their contributions
What started out again as another small interesting update turned into another mega update ... 334 new people occupying the Grinton Registers. This is the whole lot from the 17th Century up to the 1840's recorded in Grinton. The problem…
A couple of updates to the main family tree. Updates to Isabella Batty Close and family. Great detective work by Iris Taylor. Updates to James Close (1863), Julia Augusta Lizzie Sophia Maas (1871) and descendants. Many thanks to Mike Wolfe…
What started out as a buff and polish turned into another mega update ranging from the 17th Century in Grinton, Yorkshire. Descendants from George Close (1679) and Elisabeth Scott (1682). Many thanks to Allan Close in Canada for providing the…
Updates to James Close (1863), Julia Augusta Lizzie Sophia Maas (1871) and descendents. See all their contributions
Updates to Isabella Batty Close and family. See all their contributions
Clarification on George Close (1679) and his relations. See all their contributions
A complete site rebuild ... again. Dozens of new features in our Trees section, together with a couple of hundred new Closes in a couple of new unattached trees. We've also added a new set of Galleries for Dedications, Gravestones…
A series of scans and images of John Close (1816), his life and family. See all their contributions
Photograph of Margaret Close (1812) and Francis Kendall. See all their contributions
A branch into Canada on one of our unattached trees, courtesy of Karen Close. John Close (1862) and family down to the 20th Century in Canada. Many thanks to Karen for contributing these. 83 new people!
John Close and Mary Ann Turner descendants down to current day Canada. See all their contributions
The site's turned into a bit of a monster and unfortunately so have the costs of keeping it going. So, to try to cover some of these we've put together a few goodies that we hope will tempt you into…
Release of yet another site search facility to fix the current one. A whole load of people and place photographs.
A huge set of updates to our main tree, courtesy of Christine Howarth. Descendants from George Close (1679) and Elisabeth Scott (1682). Many thanks to Christine for contributing these. 106 new people!
Clarification and updates on George Close and Elisabeth Scott See all their contributions
A new unattached tree originating in Swaledale. Descendants from George Close (1770) and Mary ? (1770) 55 new people!
Clarification on Margaret Close (1857) and husband George Calderbank. Clarifications and photograph of the family. See all their contributions
Clarification on William Close (1783) and Margaret Dover and immediate family. See all their contributions
Clarification on: William Close (1795) and Ann Alderson and immediate family. Mabel Close (1892) and Herbert Henderson Reed and immediate family. Frederick William Close (1894) and wife Harriet Tarn. Splendid photographs of the pair. Many thanks for all this, Alison.…
A set of updates to our main tree, courtesy of Tom Hutchinson. Descendants from George Close (1679) and Elisabeth Scott (1682) across the water to Canada. Many thanks to Tom for contributing these. 22 new people!
Release of the new site search facility.
A set of updates to one of our unattached trees, courtesy of Ethel Close. John Close (1863) and family down to the 20th Century in Canada. Many thanks to Ethel for contributing these. 5 new people!
A set of updates to our main tree and a selection of photographs to go with them, courtesy of Stephan Harker. Emma Elizabeth Close (1868) and descendents. Many thanks to Stephan for contributing these. 3 new people!
Descendants from George Close and Elisabeth Scott heading out to Canada. Many thanks Tom. See all their contributions
Emma Elizabeth Close (1868) and descendents ... and a number of photographs that we've finally got around to publishing. Thanks, Stephan. See all their contributions
John Close and Mary Ann Turner descendants down to current day Canada. Thanks Ethel. See all their contributions
A complete rebuild to alleviate some of the problems we've been having with the site.
