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James Close + Anne Brooks

8 children
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Birth: about 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 29 December 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Marriage: 7 September 1874 — British Consulate, Geneva, Switzerland
Death: 11 June 1877 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial: 14 June 1877 — Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Margaret Mary Brooks Close
1846–1877
Birth: about 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 11 June 1877 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Birth: about 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 24 December 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Marriage: after 1879 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Death: 28 May 1911 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Probate: 7 September 1911 — London, Middlesex, England
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Grace Brooks Close
1848–1911
Birth: about 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 28 May 1911 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
1901 Census
Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 14 September 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: John Brooks. Close [post Close-Brooks] College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1868 Died: 20 Mar 1914 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Jan. 13, 1868. S, of James, of Antibes, France. [B. June 9, 1850, at Naples, Italy.] Matric. Michs. 1868; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1877. Rowing æblue,Æ 1871, 1872. Entered the banking firm of Cunliffes, Brooks and Co., Manchester; partner, 1888. Of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire. J.P. High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1911. A Director of the Lancs. and Yorks. Railway. Assumed the additional surname of Brooks, Feb. 14, 1889. Died Mar. 20, 1914, at Birtles Hall. Brother of the above, etc. and father of the next. (Fox-Davies.) — about 1868 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Census 1871: 1871 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Marriage: 25 July 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Note: 14 February 1889 — England
Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage: 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Probate: 4 June 1914 — London, Middlesex, England
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John Brooks Close
1850–1914
Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
1871 Census
Birth: 31 July 1851 — Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: James Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1870 Born: 31 Jul 1851 Died: 18 Dec 1865 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, July 9, 1870. S. of James, of Antibes, France [formerly of Naples; died, Dec. 18, 1865, at Antibes]. B. July 31, 1851, at Manchester. Schools, Oakham and Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1874; M.A. 1877. Rowing æblue,Æ 1872, 1873, 1874; President, 1873. Coached innumerable Cambridge crews and had a profound effect on Cambridge rowing. Landowner and investment agent in Iowa and Minnesota, U.S.A. Manager of Lloyds Bank, Malvern, for many years. Died July 31, 1910, at Northdown, Margate. Brother of William B. (1872), the next and Henry G. (1855). [For a memoir of his father see G. Mag., 1866, I. 156.] (The Times, Aug. 6, 1910.) — about 1870 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England
Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America
Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America
Marriage: 26 December 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America
Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England
Freemason: 1 March 1892 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Census 1901: 1901
Death: 31 July 1910 — Margate, Kent, England
Probate: 17 January 1911 — London, Middlesex, England
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James Brooks Close
1851–1910
Birth: 31 July 1851 — Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 31 July 1910 — Margate, Kent, England
1871 Census
Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England
Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1872 Born: 1870 Died: 25 Sep 1923 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 12, 1872. S. of James, of Antibes, France. [B. May 6, 1853, at Naples, Italy.] School, Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1872;B.A. 1876. Rowing æblue,Æ 1875, 1876, 1877; President, 1876. In business in London; founder of the City firm of Close Brothers and Co., of Moorgate. Went to America and settled in Iowa; with others developed land in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Connected with the Klondike gold rush; later acquired, with his partners, the Shipley collieries in Derbs. Of Henley-on-Thames. Died Sept. 25, 1923, at Yarmouth. Buried at Nuffield, near Henley. Brother of James B. (1870), etc. (Wellington Coll. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 27, 1923.) — about 1872 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America
Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America
Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America
Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England
Note: after 1882
Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England
Census 1901: 1901 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Census 1911: 1911 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
Burial: after 25 September 1923 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Probate: 16 November 1923 — London, Middlesex, England
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William Brooks Close
1853–1923
Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
1885 US MN State Census
Birth: 6 December 1854 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 4 March 1855 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America
Marriage: 5 October 1881 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America
Census 1885 US MN: 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America
Will: 25 April 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America
Death: 13 June 1890 — Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America
Burial: after 14 June 1890 — Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America
Probate: 25 August 1890 — Woodbury County, Iowa, America
Probate: 14 July 1892 — London, Middlesex, England
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Frederic Brooks Close
1854–1890
Birth: 6 December 1854 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 13 June 1890 — Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America
1891 Census
Birth: 17 April 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 17 May 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Marriage: about 1881 — London, Middlesex, England
Census 1891: 1891 — Eling, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Census 1901: 1901 — Copythorne, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Census 1911: 1911
Census 19111: 1939 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Death: 22 October 1940 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Probate: 20 January 1941 — Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
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Anne Brooks Close
1857–1940
Birth: 17 April 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 22 October 1940 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Death Register
Birth: 22 February 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism: 5 July 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 9 November 1871 — Villeneuve, Vaud Canton, Aigle, Switzerland
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Thomas Brooks Close
1859–1871
Birth: 22 February 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 9 November 1871 — Villeneuve, Vaud Canton, Aigle, Switzerland
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Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marriage: 8 September 1834 — Wigan, Lancashire, England
Marriage: 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy
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Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France
Probate: 22 March 1866 — England
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James Close
1799–1865
Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France
Baptism Register
Birth: 27 October 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Baptism: 15 November 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Marriage: 25 May 1794 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death: about December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Burial: 14 December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
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John Close
1762–1833
Birth: 27 October 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Death: about December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Birth: before 1775 — Lancashire, England
Marriage: 25 May 1794 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death: 31 March 1849 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Mary Rylance
1775–1849
Birth: before 1775 — Lancashire, England
Death: 31 March 1849 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Birth: 8 August 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Baptism: 19 October 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marriage: 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 19 July 1876 — Paris, Ile de France, France
Probate: 15 December 1876 — England
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Anne Brooks
1821–1876
Birth: 8 August 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 19 July 1876 — Paris, Ile de France, France
Birth: 12 August 1793 — Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Marriage: 1 February 1818 — Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Samuel Brooks
1793–
Birth: 12 August 1793 — Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
Birth: about 1792 — Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Marriage: 1 February 1818 — Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Death: 29 February 1840 — Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Hall
1792–1840
Birth: about 1792 — Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Death: 29 February 1840 — Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Facts and events

Marriage
15 April 1845
Naples, Campania, Italy
Note: Italy, Select Marriages, 1809-1900

Italy, Select Marriages, 1809-1900

Name: James Close
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 apr 1845
Marriage Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy
Spouse: Anne Brooks