John Close 1850–1901 – Close Ancestry

John Close, 1850–1901 (aged 51 years)

Name

John Close

Name: John /Close/

Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1850 Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage of a parent	Robert Close — Esther Moore — View this family about 1857 County Antrim, Ireland Note: Estimate
Marriage	Mary Jane Bell — View this family 9 August 1870 (aged 20 years) Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Birth of a son	John Close 15 October 1872 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Name: John Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 15 Oct 1872 Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Father: John Close Mother: Mary Jane Bell FHL Film Number: 255861
Birth of a daughter	Letitia Close 3 May 1874 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Name: Letitia Close Gender: Female Birth Date: 3 May 1874 Birth Place: Belfast No 7, Ant, Ireland Baptism Place: Belfast No 7, Ant, Ireland Father: John Close Mother: Mary Jane Bell FHL Film Number: 255899
Birth of a daughter	Martha Jane Close 29 July 1876 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Martha Jane Close Date of Registration: 1876 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 11 Page: 429 FHL Film Number: 101053
Death of a daughter	Martha Jane Close 28 December 1877 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Martha Jane Close Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1878 Death Age: 1 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 369 FHL Film Number: 101589
Birth of a son	Robert Close 3 February 1878 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Name: Robert Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 3 Feb 1878 Birth Place: Down, Ireland Father: John Close Mother: Mary Jane Close Bell FHL Film Number: 255997
Birth of a son	David Close 6 September 1879 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Name: David Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Sep 1879 Birth Place: Ballymaconaghy, Down, Ireland Father: John Close Mother: Mary Jane Bell FHL Film Number: 256032
Death of a father	Robert Close 17 September 1880 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death of a son	John Close 11 May 1885 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: John Close Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1885 Death Age: 12 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 369 FHL Film Number: 101593
Birth of a son	John Close 8 October 1886 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: John Close (1886) RN Service Record, Record Type: Royal Navy Service Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Military Unit: Royal Navy Source: John Close (1886) 1915 Death Record, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Royal Navy Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: John Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1886 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 362 FHL Film Number: 101061
Birth of a son	Norman Bell Close about 1893 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death	between 1894 and 1901 (aged 51 years) Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Estimate

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Boyd John Close Family with spouse Esther Moore Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Robert Close 1826–1880 Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
mother	Links Birth: about 1823 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Close John Close Jane Boyd 1823– Birth: about 1823 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
23 months himself	Links Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Bell John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close John Close 1850–1901 Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Father’s family with Esther Moore
father	Links Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Boyd John Close Family with spouse Esther Moore Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Robert Close 1826–1880 Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
stepmother	Links Birth: about 1837 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 February 1908 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Close Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Esther Moore 1837–1908 Birth: about 1837 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 February 1908 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland
2 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 25 December 1878 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 22 August 1914 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 December 1944 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Lawther Family with spouse Johnston Halliday Crothers Mary Ann Close 1858–1944 Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 December 1944 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
4 years half-brother	Links Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Agnes Vance Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Family with spouse Mary Eliza Davidson William Lawther Close James Davidson Close Alexander Close 1861–1916 Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
13 years half-sister	Links Birth: 20 June 1873 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 March 1948 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Gardner James Gardner Alexander Gardner Isabella Gardner John Gardner Margaret Close 1873–1948 Birth: 20 June 1873 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 March 1948 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland

Family with Mary Jane Bell
himself	Links Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Bell John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close John Close 1850–1901 Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
wife	Links Birth: about 1851 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 5 June 1919 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Close John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close Mary Jane Bell 1851–1919 Birth: about 1851 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 5 June 1919 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years son	Links Birth: 15 October 1872 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 May 1885 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1872–1885 Birth: 15 October 1872 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 May 1885 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months daughter	Links Birth: 3 May 1874 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland Death: about 1908 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Close Letitia Close 1874–1908 Birth: 3 May 1874 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: about 1908 — Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 29 July 1876 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 28 December 1877 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha Jane Close 1876–1877 Birth: 29 July 1876 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 28 December 1877 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
18 months son	Links Birth: 3 February 1878 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Milit-Beg: 12 October 1914 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Milit-End: 19 January 1918 — England Marriage: 11 July 1932 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 31 March 1940 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret (Maggie) Lynas James Lynas Close Sarah Jane Close William Thomas Close Mary Jane Close Letitia Close David Close Family with spouse Elizabeth Unknown Robert Close 1878–1940 Birth: 3 February 1878 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 31 March 1940 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months son	Links Birth: 6 September 1879 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Illness: 13 July 1901 — Dreadnought Seamens Hospital, Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England Immigration: 30 November 1904 — Sydney, Queensland, Australia Immigration: 22 May 1906 — New York, New York County, New York, America Census 1911 IR: 1911 Immigration: 22 April 1912 — New York, New York County, New York, America Immigration: 13 January 1920 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Immigration: 16 April 1923 — Boston, Boston County, Massachusetts, America Immigration: 23 December 1924 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Immigration: 28 April 1925 — New York, New York County, New York, America Immigration: 11 September 1925 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: 15 December 1944 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isabella McAuley John McAuley Close Thomas James Close Norman Bell Close George McIntosh Close David Close 1879–1944 Birth: 6 September 1879 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 December 1944 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
7 years son	Links Birth: 8 October 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Military Service: 24 July 1901 — England Note: Death: 2 August 1915 — Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea Burial: after 2 August 1915 — Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1886–1915 Birth: 8 October 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 2 August 1915 — Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea
7 years son	Links Birth: about 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 29 November 1955 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Norman Bell Close 1893–1955 Birth: about 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 29 November 1955 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

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Name	Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell

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8 April 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents John Close Matilda Graham	Robert Close 1826–1880
mother	Jane Boyd 1823–
himself	John Close 1850–1901

Father’s family with Esther Moore
father Parents John Close Matilda Graham	Robert Close 1826–1880
stepmother	Esther Moore 1837–1908
half-sister Family William Lawther Family Johnston Halliday Crothers	Mary Ann Close 1858–1944
half-brother Family Agnes Vance Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Family Mary Eliza Davidson William Lawther Close James Davidson Close	Alexander Close 1861–1916
half-sister Family James Gardner James Gardner Alexander Gardner Isabella Gardner John Gardner Esther Jane Gardner	Margaret Close 1873–1948

Family with Mary Jane Bell
himself	John Close 1850–1901
wife	Mary Jane Bell 1851–1919
son	John Close 1872–1885
daughter Family Joseph Close	Letitia Close 1874–1908
daughter	Martha Jane Close 1876–1877
son Family Margaret (Maggie) Lynas James Lynas Close Sarah Jane Close William Thomas Close Mary Jane Close Letitia Close David Close Caroline Helen Selina Kells (Beatrice) Close Margaret Close Gaia Close Robert Close Family Elizabeth Unknown	Robert Close 1878–1940
son Family Isabella McAuley John McAuley Close Thomas James Close Norman Bell Close David Close George McIntosh Close	David Close 1879–1944
son	John Close 1886–1915
son Family Sarah Osborne Agnes J O Close Robert John Close Andrew Close Mary Close Norman Close	Norman Bell Close 1893–1955

Descendants

John Close(1850–1901)
- Mary Jane Bell1870