John Close 1886–1915 – Close Ancestry

John Close, 1886–1915 (aged 28 years)

1901 Ireland Census

Royal Navy Service Record

Name

John Close

Name: John /Close/

Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	8 October 1886 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: John Close (1886) RN Service Record, Record Type: Royal Navy Service Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Military Unit: Royal Navy Source: John Close (1886) 1915 Death Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Royal Navy Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: John Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1886 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 362 FHL Film Number: 101061
Census 1901 IR	31 March 1901 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: Mary Jane Bell (1851) 1901 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1901 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim Note: Living with mother and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Message Boy. 1901 Ireland Census
Military Service	24 July 1901 England Source: John Close (1886) RN Service Record, Record Type: Royal Navy Service Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Military Unit: Royal Navy Note: Royal Navy Service Record from 1901 to 1915. Royal Navy Service Record
Death of a father	John Close between 1894 and 1901 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Estimate
Death of a sister	Letitia Close about 1908 Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Letitia Close Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1908 Death Age: 37 Registration district: Lisburn Volume: 1 Page: 459 FHL Film Number: 0101604
Note	Note: NOTE: There are numerous references which cite his date of birth as 1885, rather than 1886. Suspect he may have lied about this to join the Royal Navy in 1901.
Death	2 August 1915 (aged 28 years) Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea Source: John Close (1886) 1915 Death Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Royal Navy Note: Died on board H.M.S. Indefatigable, whilst on patrol in the North Sea. Death Record
Burial	after 2 August 1915 (0 days after death) Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Note: UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919 UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919 Name: John Close Rank: AB Birth Date: 8 Oct 1885 Birth Place: Belfast Branch of Service: Royal Navy Cause of Death: Died from disease Official Number Port Division: 216280 (Dev) Death Date: 2 Aug 1915 Location of Grave: Lair 1356. Name and Address of Cemetery: Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Relatives Notified and Address: Mother: Mary, 143 Newtownards Rd, Belfast, Ireland

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Bell John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close John Close 1850–1901 Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
mother	Links Birth: about 1851 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 5 June 1919 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Close John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close Mary Jane Bell 1851–1919 Birth: about 1851 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 5 June 1919 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: 15 October 1872 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 May 1885 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1872–1885 Birth: 15 October 1872 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 May 1885 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months elder sister	Links Birth: 3 May 1874 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland Death: about 1908 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Close Letitia Close 1874–1908 Birth: 3 May 1874 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: about 1908 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 29 July 1876 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 28 December 1877 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha Jane Close 1876–1877 Birth: 29 July 1876 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 28 December 1877 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
18 months elder brother	Links Birth: 3 February 1878 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Milit-Beg: 12 October 1914 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Milit-End: 19 January 1918 — England Marriage: 11 July 1932 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 31 March 1940 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret (Maggie) Lynas James Lynas Close Sarah Jane Close William Thomas Close David Close Family with spouse Elizabeth Unknown Robert Close 1878–1940 Birth: 3 February 1878 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 31 March 1940 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months elder brother	Links Birth: 6 September 1879 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Illness: 13 July 1901 — Dreadnought Seamens Hospital, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England Immigration: 30 November 1904 — Sydney, Queensland, Australia Immigration: 22 May 1906 — New York, New York County, New York, America Census 1911 IR: 1911 Immigration: 22 April 1912 — New York, New York County, New York, America Immigration: 13 January 1920 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Immigration: 16 April 1923 — Boston, Boston County, Massachusetts, America Immigration: 23 December 1924 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Immigration: 28 April 1925 — New York, New York County, New York, America Immigration: 11 September 1925 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: 15 December 1944 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isabella McAuley John McAuley Close Norman Bell Close George McIntosh Close David Close 1879–1944 Birth: 6 September 1879 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 December 1944 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
7 years himself	Links Birth: 8 October 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Military Service: 24 July 1901 — England Note: Death: 2 August 1915 — Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea Burial: after 2 August 1915 — Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1886–1915 Birth: 8 October 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 2 August 1915 — Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea
7 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 29 November 1955 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Norman Bell Close 1893–1955 Birth: about 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 29 November 1955 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

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Birth	Source: John Close (1886) RN Service Record, Record Type: Royal Navy Service Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Military Unit: Royal Navy Source: John Close (1886) 1915 Death Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Royal Navy
Census 1901 IR	Source: Mary Jane Bell (1851) 1901 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1901 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim
Military Service	Source: John Close (1886) RN Service Record, Record Type: Royal Navy Service Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Military Unit: Royal Navy
Name	Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell
Death	Source: John Close (1886) 1915 Death Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Royal Navy

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Birth	Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: John Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1886 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 362 FHL Film Number: 101061
Census 1901 IR	Living with mother and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Message Boy.
Military Service	Royal Navy Service Record from 1901 to 1915.
Note	NOTE: There are numerous references which cite his date of birth as 1885, rather than 1886. Suspect he may have lied about this to join the Royal Navy in 1901.
Death	Died on board H.M.S. Indefatigable, whilst on patrol in the North Sea.
Burial	UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919 Name: John Close Rank: AB Birth Date: 8 Oct 1885 Birth Place: Belfast Branch of Service: Royal Navy Cause of Death: Died from disease Official Number Port Division: 216280 (Dev) Death Date: 2 Aug 1915 Location of Grave: Lair 1356. Name and Address of Cemetery: Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Relatives Notified and Address: Mother: Mary, 143 Newtownards Rd, Belfast, Ireland

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Census 1901 IR	1901 Ireland Census
Military Service	Royal Navy Service Record
Death	Death Record
Media object	1901 Ireland Census
Media object	Royal Navy Service Record
Media object	Death Record

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Last change

8 April 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents Robert Close Jane Boyd	John Close 1850–1901
mother	Mary Jane Bell 1851–1919
elder brother	John Close 1872–1885
elder sister Family Joseph Close	Letitia Close 1874–1908
elder sister	Martha Jane Close 1876–1877
elder brother Family Margaret (Maggie) Lynas James Lynas Close Sarah Jane Close William Thomas Close Mary Jane Close Letitia Close David Close Caroline Helen Selina Kells (Beatrice) Close Margaret Close Gaia Close Robert Close Family Elizabeth Unknown	Robert Close 1878–1940
elder brother Family Isabella McAuley John McAuley Close Thomas James Close Norman Bell Close David Close George McIntosh Close	David Close 1879–1944
himself	John Close 1886–1915
younger brother Family Sarah Osborne Agnes J O Close Robert John Close Andrew Close Mary Close Norman Close	Norman Bell Close 1893–1955

Descendants

John Close(1886–1915)