A chunky little update for the Craddock line starting with Christopher Craddock (1610) at Barnard Castle, County Durham. From there they spread into Grinton, Swaledale and then into Wensleydale and beyond. It looks as though they were originally weavers, but…
Clarifications on the Close family in Owen Sound, Canada. Many thanks to Robyn for providing the information. See all their contributions
A set of updates to the details of Hilary Pauline Russell. Many thanks to Juniper for providing the information. See all their contributions
Many thanks to Karen Eileen Close Goodman for allowing us to use her research into "The Descendants of Goodman John Close of Fairfield, Connecticut"; a huge piece of research by Karen spanning over 30 years. This is a wonderful achievement. You…
A set of updates to the family of Robert Close (1837), son of Jobling Close (1798) and Rachael Hodge who emigrated to New Zealand in 1856. Many thanks to Elaine for providing the information. See all their contributions
Updates to the Minchinhampton Closes from Malcolm Jones in the form of a large GEDCOM. Many thanks to Malcolm for sending us this. It's been sat in my To Do heap for quite a while, but finally got around to…
Updates to the line of John Close (< 1727) and Mary Smith (< 1722) into the Middlesbrough area.
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,…
A bunch of certificates starting from Richard Close (1834) down through her family. Many thanks to Lesley for giving us these. See all their contributions
Clarification on the family of Norman Close (c 1879) in Canada. Many thanks to Roberta for giving us these. See all their contributions
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…
Clarification on the family of Agnes Close (c 1892) in Canada, resulting in 13 new people. Many thanks to John for providing these. See all their contributions
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…
Dennis Brian Close (1931) was unflinchingly courageous, whether standing (never crouching) at square leg or taking the fastest deliveries of the world's quickest bowlers on the body. He was unapologetically obstinate and a daring gambler, both as player and captain,…
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…
Dedication to John Close (1796) A dedication on the east window of The Church of St Andrew at Grinton, Yorkshire. It was dedicated to John Close (1796), Barbara Close (1820) and their son John Close (1849) by Susanna their daughter.…
Metcalfe Close (1893) was born at Gunnerside, Richmond, the son of Ralph Metcalfe and Elizabeth Hannah Close (1870). He joined the 12th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the first World War as a gunner. Service number: 162445 Enlisted at…
Gilbert Fairchild Close (1881) was born on 7th January, 1881 in Pittsford, New York, the son of John Edward Close (1848) and Mary Ellen Hooper. He entered Princeton University in 1899 and graduated with the Class of 1903. Subsequently he…
Although Frederic Close (1889) was born in Missouri, America, he made his home in the Long Preston and Settle areas of Yorkshire when his mother came back from America with the family. During the First World War between 1914 and…
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…
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…
