Robert Close, 18781940 (aged 62 years)

Birth February 3, 1878
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

Death of a brotherJohn Close
May 11, 1885 (aged 7 years)
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 sonJames Lynas Close
October 10, 1897 (aged 19 years)
Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Name: James Lynas Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1897 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 380 FHL Film Number: 101066

Birth of a daughterSarah Jane Close
February 20, 1900 (aged 22 years)
Census 1901 IR 1901 (aged 22 years)
Note: Living with wife Margaret at Belfast, County Antrim. Van Driver.
Birth of a sonWilliam Thomas Close
November 4, 1901 (aged 23 years)
Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Name: William Thomas Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 364 FHL Film Number: 101068

Death of a fatherJohn Close
between 1894 and 1901 (aged 22 years)
Note: Estimate
Death of a sonWilliam Thomas Close
November 6, 1902 (aged 24 years)
Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

Name: William Close Estimated birth year: abt 1902 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1902 Death Age: 0 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 314 FHL Film Number: 101601

Death of a sisterLetitia Close
about 1908 (aged 29 years)
Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

Name: Letitia Close Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1908 Death Age: 37 Registration district: Lisburn Volume: 1 Page: 459 FHL Film Number: 0101604

Birth of a sonDavid Close
April 9, 1909 (aged 31 years)
Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958

Name: David Close Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1909 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 377 FHL Film Number: 101072

Census 1911 IR 1911 (aged 32 years)
Note: Living with wife Margaret and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Carter.

Living with wife Margaret and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Carter.

Father-in-law, James Lynas, is also present.

Milit-Beg October 12, 1914 (aged 36 years)
Note: Drafted into the Royal Irish Rifles at Belfast, County Antrim. He appears to have been a bit of a sc…

Drafted into the Royal Irish Rifles at Belfast, County Antrim. He appears to have been a bit of a scallywag.

Death of a brotherJohn Close
August 2, 1915 (aged 37 years)
Note: Died on board H.M.S. Indefatigable, whilst on patrol in the North Sea.
Burial of a brotherJohn Close
after August 2, 1915 (aged 37 years)
Note: UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919

UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919

Name: John Close Rank: AB Birth Date: 8 Oct 1885 Birth Place: Belfast Branch of Service: Royal Navy Cause of Death: Died from disease Official Number Port Division: 216280 (Dev) Death Date: 2 Aug 1915 Location of Grave: Lair 1356. Name and Address of Cemetery: Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Relatives Notified and Address: Mother: Mary, 143 Newtownards Rd, Belfast, Ireland

Death of a sonJames Lynas Close
June 10, 1916 (aged 38 years)
Milit-End January 19, 1918 (aged 39 years)
Note: Applied for a military pension following his discharge as being unfit for active service.
Death of a motherMary Jane Bell
June 5, 1919 (aged 41 years)
Death of a wifeMargaret (Maggie) Lynas
before 1931 (aged 52 years)
Note: Estimate
MarriageElizabeth UnknownView this family
July 11, 1932 (aged 54 years)
Death March 31, 1940 (aged 62 years)
Family with parents
father
18501901
Birth: about 1850Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: between 1894 and 1901Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
mother
1901 Ireland Census
18511919
Birth: about 1851County Antrim, Ireland
Death: June 5, 1919Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage MarriageAugust 9, 1870Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years
elder brother
18721885
Birth: October 15, 1872Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: May 11, 1885Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months
elder sister
1901 Ireland Census
18741908
Birth: May 3, 1874Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: about 1908Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years
elder sister
18761877
Birth: July 29, 1876Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: December 28, 1877Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
18 months
himself
1901 Ireland Census
18781940
Birth: February 3, 1878Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: March 31, 1940Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
19 months
younger brother
1901 Ireland Census
18791944
Birth: September 6, 1879Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: December 15, 1944Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
7 years
younger brother
1901 Ireland Census
18861915
Birth: October 8, 1886Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: August 2, 1915Vessel: H.M.S. Indefatigable, North Sea, At Sea
7 years
younger brother
1901 Ireland Census
18931955
Birth: about 1893Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: November 29, 1955Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Family with Margaret (Maggie) Lynas
himself
1901 Ireland Census
18781940
Birth: February 3, 1878Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: March 31, 1940Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
wife
1901 Ireland Census
18771931
Birth: about 1877Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: before 1931Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
son
18971916
Birth: October 10, 1897Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: June 10, 1916Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years
daughter
1900
Birth: February 20, 1900Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
21 months
son
19011902
Birth: November 4, 1901Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: November 6, 1902Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
daughter
Mary Jane Close
daughter
Letitia Close
son
19091945
Birth: April 9, 1909Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: January 29, 1945Ireland
daughter
Caroline Helen Selina Kells (Beatrice) Close
daughter
Margaret Close
daughter
Gaia Close
son
Robert Close
Family with Elizabeth Unknown
himself
1901 Ireland Census
18781940
Birth: February 3, 1878Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: March 31, 1940Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
wife
18791959
Birth: about 1879Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: October 22, 1959Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage MarriageJuly 11, 1932Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Birth

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

Census 1901 IR

Living with wife Margaret at Belfast, County Antrim. Van Driver.

Census 1911 IR

Living with wife Margaret and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Carter.

Father-in-law, James Lynas, is also present.

Milit-Beg

Drafted into the Royal Irish Rifles at Belfast, County Antrim. He appears to have been a bit of a scallywag.

Milit-End

Applied for a military pension following his discharge as being unfit for active service.