John Charles Close 1876–1914 – Close Ancestry

John Charles Close, 1876–1914 (aged 38 years)

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Name

John Charles Close

Name: John Charles /Close/

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	June 18, 1876 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Baptism	September 6, 1876 (aged 2 months) Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1876 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Charles Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
Census 1881	1881 Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pendleton in Salford, Lancashire Note: Living with parents and family at Pendleton, Lancashire. 1881 Census
Note	February 14, 1889 England Note: In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.
Census 1891	1891 Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Birtles, Cheshire 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. 1891 Census
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 Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Military Service	from 1899 to 1904 Note: Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904. 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 mother	Emily D Brooks November 25, 1905 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 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 parent	John Brooks Close — Grace Emma Matilda Cooke — View this family February 7, 1907 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1907 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Brooks Close, Second Person: Grace Emma Mitilda Cooke, Registration District: Kensington, London, Document: Marriage Register Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire Marriage Index Marriage Index Marriage Register
Census 1911	1911 Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Upton, Prestbury, Cheshire Note: Living with wife Marie and family at Prestbury, Cheshire. Stockbroker.
Military Service	about 1914 Source: Military Award: 1914 Star Note: Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde. WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card 1914 Star
Photograph	about 1914 Note: Photograph of John Charles Close-Brooks, taken around 1914. Photograph
Death of a father	John Brooks Close March 20, 1914 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, Court: London Death Index
Death	October 30, 1914 (aged 38 years) Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1916 Probate, Location: Manchester, Court: London 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 Soldiers Effects
Probate	November 29, 1916 (2 years after death) London, Middlesex, England Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1916 Probate, Location: Manchester, Court: London Probate Calendar
Title	Lieutenant

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: June 9, 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: September 14, 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: July 25, 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Marriage: February 7, 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Note: Death: March 20, 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Probate: June 4, 1914 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily D Brooks Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Family with spouse Grace Emma Matilda Cooke Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks John Brooks Close 1850–1914 Birth: June 9, 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: March 20, 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Baptism: November 27, 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Marriage: July 25, 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Death: November 25, 1905 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Brooks Close Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Emily D Brooks 1853–1905 Birth: about 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Death: November 25, 1905 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — July 25, 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
17 months elder sister	Links Birth: about 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: July 14, 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire, England Death: December 30, 1918 — Bolton, Lancashire, England Burial: January 2, 1919 — Turton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Probate: April 24, 1919 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Percy Ashworth Annie Isabel Close 1875–1918 Birth: about 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: December 30, 1918 — Bolton, Lancashire, England
18 months himself	Links Birth: June 18, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: September 6, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 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 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Military Service: from 1899 to 1904 Census 1911: 1911 — Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Military Service: about 1914 Photograph: about 1914 Death: October 30, 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium Probate: November 29, 1916 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett John Charles Close 1876–1914 Birth: June 18, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: October 30, 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: October 16, 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: December 14, 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England Census 19111: 1939 — Watford, Hertfordshire, England Note: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur George Tillard Emily Catherine Close 1878– Birth: October 16, 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: July 14, 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: September 3, 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Census 19111: 1939 — Watford, Hertfordshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Venning Margaret Beatrice Close 1881– Birth: July 14, 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: October 22, 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: November 29, 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Winchester, Hampshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire, England Military Service: about 1914 Photograph: about 1914 Death: January 10, 1917 — Mesopotamia, Iraq Obituary: after January 10, 1917 Burial: after January 10, 1917 — Amara War Cemetery, Al Amarah, Maysan, Iraq Probate: May 24, 1917 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frances Mary Brown Arthur Brooks Close 1884–1917 Birth: October 22, 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: January 10, 1917 — Mesopotamia, Iraq

Father’s family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
father	Links Birth: June 9, 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: September 14, 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: July 25, 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Marriage: February 7, 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Note: Death: March 20, 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Probate: June 4, 1914 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily D Brooks Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Family with spouse Grace Emma Matilda Cooke Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks John Brooks Close 1850–1914 Birth: June 9, 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: March 20, 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
stepmother	Links Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Marriage: February 7, 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Monckton Tunnard Family with spouse John Brooks Close Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882– Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — February 7, 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
5 years half-sister	Links Note: February 14, 1889 — England Birth: about 1911 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Westley Hall-Dare Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks 1911– Birth: about 1911 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Family with Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett
himself	Links Birth: June 18, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: September 6, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: February 14, 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 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 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Military Service: from 1899 to 1904 Census 1911: 1911 — Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Military Service: about 1914 Photograph: about 1914 Death: October 30, 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium Probate: November 29, 1916 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett John Charles Close 1876–1914 Birth: June 18, 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: October 30, 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
wife	Links Birth: January 13, 1877 — Delhi, India Census 1911: 1911 — Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Charles Close Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett 1877– Birth: January 13, 1877 — Delhi, India
son	Roger Close-Brooks –
son	Neville Beresford Close-Brooks –
daughter	Elizabeth Emily Prudence Close-Brooks –

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Birth
Baptism	Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1876 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Charles Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire
Census 1881	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pendleton in Salford, Lancashire
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Census 1891	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Birtles, Cheshire
Census 1911	Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Upton, Prestbury, Cheshire
Military Service	Source: Military Award: 1914 Star
Death	Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1916 Probate, Location: Manchester, Court: London
Probate	Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1916 Probate, Location: Manchester, Court: London

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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

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Birth	Birth Index
Baptism	Baptism Register
Census 1881	1881 Census
Census 1891	1891 Census
Census 1911
Military Service	WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card 1914 Star
Photograph	Photograph
Death	Soldiers Effects
Probate	Probate Calendar
Media object	1914 Star
Media object	1881 Census
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	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
Media object	Baptism Register
Media object	WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
Media object	Photograph
Media object	Soldiers Effects
Media object	Probate Calendar

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September 16, 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents James Close Anne Brooks	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
mother Parents John Brooks Ann Jones	Emily D Brooks 1853–1905
elder sister Family Percy Ashworth Mary Isabel Ashworth John Percy Ashworth Emily Rosemary Annie Ashworth	Annie Isabel Close 1875–1918
himself	John Charles Close 1876–1914
younger sister Family Arthur George Tillard Katherine Lilian Tillard Arthur James Tillard Hilda Joyce Tillard Hermione Emily Margaret Tillard David George Tillard	Emily Catherine Close 1878–
younger sister Family John Venning Michael Venning Virginia Margaret Venning Ursula Marjoriet Venning	Margaret Beatrice Close 1881–
younger brother Family Frances Mary Brown Emily Lois Close-Brooks Arthur Geoffrey Close-Brooks	Arthur Brooks Close 1884–1917

Father’s family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
father Parents James Close Anne Brooks	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
stepmother	Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882–
half-sister Family Robert Westley Hall-Dare Clody E Hall-Dare	Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks 1911–

Family with Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett
himself	John Charles Close 1876–1914
wife	Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett 1877–
son Family Marian Beesly	Roger Close-Brooks
son	Neville Beresford Close-Brooks
daughter	Elizabeth Emily Prudence Close-Brooks

Descendants

John Charles Close(1876–1914)
- Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett