William Close  
Name:
William Close

Source: Contributor: Allison Brook

Source: Contributor: Christine Howarth

   
Gender: MaleMale
      
Birth: 1857 31 27 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Personal Facts and Details
Birth 1857 31 27 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

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Show Details Note: William Close ‎(1857)‎ Birth Index
April / May / June 1854

William Close, Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Volume: 3b Page: 215
Census 1861 1861 ‎(Age 4)‎ Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England


Source: John W Close ‎(1826)‎ 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire


Note: Living with parents and family at Peterborough, Northamptonshire
1861 Census1861 Census
Census 1871 1871 ‎(Age 14)‎ Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England


Source: John W Close ‎(1826)‎ 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire


Note: Living with parents and family at Peterborough, Northamptonshire
1871 Census1871 Census
Emigration 5 July 1874 ‎(Age 17)‎ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


Source: William Close ‎(1857)‎ 1874 Emigration


Show Details Note: Left for Australia with brother Jonathan and family on the Tyburnia.
Arrived 5th October 1874
TyburniaTyburnia



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Note after 1875 ‎(Age 18)‎

Note: Not sure what happened to him after that
Last Change 2 October 2009
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Parents Family  
John W Close
1826 - 1882
Catherine Wilson
1830 -
Elizabeth Close
1849 - 1854
Jonathan ‎[Wilson]‎ Close
1851 - 1922
Sarah Sanderson Close
1852 -
Mary Jane Close
1854 -
William Close
1857 -


Notes
Birth William Close ‎(1857)‎ Birth Index

April / May / June 1854

William Close, Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Volume: 3b Page: 215

Census Living with parents and family at Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Census Living with parents and family at Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Emigration Left for Australia with brother Jonathan and family on the Tyburnia.

Arrived 5th October 1874
Note Not sure what happened to him after that
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Sources
Event John W Close ‎(1826)‎ 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Event John W Close ‎(1826)‎ 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Emigration William Close ‎(1857)‎ 1874 Emigration
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Multimedia Object		Passenger ListPassenger List  ‎(M1789)‎

Multimedia Object		TyburniaTyburnia  ‎(M1774)‎

Multimedia Object		1861 Census1861 Census  ‎(M419)‎

Multimedia Object		1871 Census1871 Census  ‎(M420)‎

Multimedia Object		Birth IndexBirth Index  ‎(M1785)‎

Show Details Note: William Close ‎(1857)‎ Birth Index
April / May / June 1854

William Close, Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Volume: 3b Page: 215
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Family with Parents
Father
John W Close
Birth about 1826 31 36 Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England
Death 1882 ‎(Age 56)‎ Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
4 years
Mother
 
Catherine Wilson
Birth about 1830 Rafton Head, Cumberland, England

Marriage: 1849 -- Durham, Yorkshire, England
#1
Sister
Elizabeth Close
Birth 1849 23 19 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death 1854 ‎(Age 5)‎ Lincolnshire, England
2 years
#2
Brother
Jonathan ‎[Wilson]‎ Close
Birth about 1851 25 21 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Occupation So his employment records tell us, he started work as a fitter with the New South Wales Government Railways. His name on the railway records is "Jonathan Close". 24 June 1875 ‎(Age 24)‎ New South Wales, Australia
Residence 5 June 1879 ‎(Age 28)‎ Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Death 27 November 1922 ‎(Age 71)‎ Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 year
#3
Sister
Sarah Sanderson Close
Birth 1852 26 22 Durham, Yorkshire, England
2 years
#4
Sister
Mary Jane Close
Birth about 1854 28 24 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
3 years
#5
William Close
Birth 1857 31 27 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England