John Charles Close, 18761914 (aged 38 years)

Birth June 18, 1876
Birth Index
Birth Index

Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: John Charles Close Registration Year: 1876 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Salford Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 7

Baptism September 6, 1876 (aged 2 months)
Census 1881 1881 (aged 4 years)
Note: Living with parents and family at Pendleton, Lancashire.
Note February 14, 1889 (aged 12 years)
Note: In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.
Census 1891 1891 (aged 14 years)
Note: Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

NOTE: His father changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded.

Occupation
Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: John Charles. Close or Close-Brooks College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1895 Born: 18 Jun 1876 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 29, 1895. S. of John (above), of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire. B. June 18, 1876, at Eccles, Lancs. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1895. Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904. Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde. (Univ. War List.)
about 1895 (aged 18 years)
Military Service from 1899 to 1904 (aged 27 years)

Note: Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th D…

Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904.

UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

Name: John Charles Close- Brooks Birth Date: 18 Jun 1876 Military Year: 1902 Regiment: 5 D G Rank: Lieutenant

Death of a motherEmily D Brooks
November 25, 1905 (aged 29 years)
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Name: Emily Close-brooks Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Registration Year: 1905 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 52 Registration district: Macclesfield Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 108

Marriage of a parentJohn Brooks CloseGrace Emma Matilda CookeView this family
February 7, 1907 (aged 30 years)
Marriage Index
Marriage Index

Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

Name: John Brooks Close-Brooks Registration Year: 1907 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kensington Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 189

Marriage Index
Marriage Index

Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

Name: Grace Emma M Cooke Registration Year: 1907 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kensington Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 189

Census 1911 1911 (aged 34 years)
Note: Living with wife Marie and family at Prestbury, Cheshire. Stockbroker.
Military Service about 1914 (0 after death)

Note: Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde.
Photograph about 1914 (0 after death)

Note: Photograph of John Charles Close-Brooks, taken around 1914.
Death of a fatherJohn Brooks Close
March 20, 1914 (aged 37 years)
Death Index
Death Index

Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Name: John B Close-brooks Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Registration Year: 1914 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 63 Registration district: Macclesfield Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 225

Death October 30, 1914 (aged 38 years)
Note: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: John Charles Close-Brooks Death Date: 30 Oct 1914 Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line Battalion: 1st Life Guards Type of Casualty: Killed in action

Probate November 29, 1916 (2 years after death)
Title
Lieutenant

Family with parents
father
1901 Census
18501914
Birth: June 9, 1850Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: March 20, 1914Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
mother
1901 Census
18531905
Birth: about 1853Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England
Death: November 25, 1905Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage MarriageJuly 25, 1874Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
17 months
elder sister
1901 Census
18751918
Birth: about 1875Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: December 30, 1918Bolton, Lancashire, England
18 months
himself
1914 Star
18761914
Birth: June 18, 1876Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: October 30, 1914Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
2 years
younger sister
1901 Census
1878
Birth: October 16, 1878Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
younger sister
1901 Census
1881
Birth: July 14, 1881Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
younger brother
Military Cross
18841917
Birth: October 22, 1884Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: January 10, 1917Mesopotamia, Iraq
Father’s family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
father
1901 Census
18501914
Birth: June 9, 1850Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: March 20, 1914Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
step-mother
1911 Census
1882
Birth: about 1882Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage MarriageFebruary 7, 1907Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
5 years
half-sister
Family with Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett
himself
1914 Star
18761914
Birth: June 18, 1876Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: October 30, 1914Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
wife
son
Roger Close-Brooks
son
Neville Beresford Close-Brooks
daughter
Elizabeth Emily Prudence Close-Brooks
Census 1881

Living with parents and family at Pendleton, Lancashire.

Note

In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.

Census 1891

Living with parents and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire.

NOTE: His father changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded.

Military Service

Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904.

UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

Name: John Charles Close- Brooks Birth Date: 18 Jun 1876 Military Year: 1902 Regiment: 5 D G Rank: Lieutenant

Census 1911

Living with wife Marie and family at Prestbury, Cheshire. Stockbroker.

Military Service

Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde.

Photograph

Photograph of John Charles Close-Brooks, taken around 1914.

Death

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: John Charles Close-Brooks Death Date: 30 Oct 1914 Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line Battalion: 1st Life Guards Type of Casualty: Killed in action

Birth
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: John Charles Close Registration Year: 1876 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Salford Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 7

Baptism
Census 1881
Census 1891
Military Service
Military Service
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Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: John Charles Close Registration Year: 1876 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Salford Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 7

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