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

Name
John Charles /Close/
Birth
Baptism
Census 1881
Note: Living with parents and family at Pendleton, Lancashire.
Note
Note: In 1889 his father changed his surname by Royal Licence to assume the additional surname of Brooks.
Census 1891
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
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
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

Birth of a son
Marriage of a parent
Census 1911
Note: Living with wife Marie and family at Prestbury, Cheshire. Stockbroker.
Military Service
about 1914
Note: Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde.
Photograph
about 1914
Note: Photograph of John Charles Close-Brooks, taken around 1914.
Death of a father
Death
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
Title
Lieutenant
Family with parents
father
1901 Census
1850–1914
Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
mother
1901 Census
1853–1905
Birth: about 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England
Death: 25 November 1905 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage Marriage — 25 July 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
17 months
elder sister
1901 Census
1875–1918
Birth: about 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 30 December 1918 — Bolton, Lancashire, England
18 months
himself
1914 Star
1876–1914
Birth: 18 June 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 30 October 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
2 years
younger sister
1901 Census
1878–
Birth: 16 October 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
younger sister
1901 Census
1881–
Birth: 14 July 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
younger brother
Military Cross
1884–1917
Birth: 22 October 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 10 January 1917 — Mesopotamia, Iraq
Father’s family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
father
1901 Census
1850–1914
Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
stepmother
1911 Census
1882–
Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage Marriage — 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
5 years
half-sister
Family with Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett
himself
1914 Star
1876–1914
Birth: 18 June 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 30 October 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
wife
son
Birth Index
1906–
Birth: 2 November 1906 — Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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
Baptism
Census 1881
Census 1891
Census 1911
Military Service
Photograph
Death
Probate
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1914 Star
1914 Star
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1881 Census
1881 Census
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1891 Census
1891 Census
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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

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Baptism Register
Baptism Register
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WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
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Photograph
Photograph
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Soldiers Effects
Soldiers Effects
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Probate Calendar
Probate Calendar