People Update – November 2012

I've been clearing up my To Do list which always contains a number of things people have sent me. It seems as though that whenever I'm doing these I also stumble across branches I haven't seen in the past. So,…

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Allan Close – November 2012

Many thanks to Allan Close for sending us his DNA results, and his kind permission to show an extract. This shows the route from Africa into Europe, and from there into the UK. Allan is a descendant of the Durham…

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People Update – 15 May 2012

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…

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People Update – 05 December 2011

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…

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Emma Guy – 04 September 2011

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…

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People Update – 01 September 2011

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…

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People Update – 12 July 2011

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.…

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People Update – 02 May 2011

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…

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People Update – 23 January 2011

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…

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Emma Guy – January 2011

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…

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People Update – 30 November 2010

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…

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People Update – 26 September 2010

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…

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People Update – 30 August 2010

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…

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Allan Close – August 2010

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

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People Update – 02 April 2010

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…

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People Update – 13 March 2010

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…

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