A bit of potted history …

The Close’s are of Normand (French name for the Norman language and people from Normandy) Saxon, Viking (Norse) Scott, Irish descent. Primarily UK but of mostly blond haired blue-eyed children. The early Close, Closs and Clough names were of Saxon lineage; 1200-1400 Yorkshire, Britton and Scotland homeland.

Our ancestors were the horse trainers of Normand Knights and as such they trained the huge horses which carried the armour, knights and kings into battle! Many of our lineage were allowed to own property, which was unheard of then.

The Close name, which signifies a piece of ground enclosed with hedge, wall or water, is of agricultural origin, though intimately associated with ecclesiastical usage in which it is applied specifically to denote the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.


And now for a bit of housekeeping

See the wood and the trees

We publish everything we have in our fabulous trees, so basically if you can’t find it, we don’t have it. With over 20,000 people, 5,000 families, 12,000 sources, and 69,000 image references currently sat in our database, you’ll appreciate the amount of work that has gone into this over the years.

You can see more in the Close Ancestry Trees.


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