Herbert Brooks Close 1890– – Close Ancestry

Herbert Brooks Close, 1890–

Name

Herbert Brooks Close

Name: Herbert Brooks /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	29 December 1890 Hampton, Middlesex, England Note: NOTE: Appears to have been registered as Herbert Brooks-Close as well as Herbert Close. Birth Index Birth Index
Census 1891	1891 Hampton, Middlesex, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Hampton, Middlesex Note: Living with parents at Hampton, Middlesex. 1891 Census
Marriage of a parent	Frederick Meyer Wardrop — Mary Baker Paullin — View this family about 1895 Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Census 1901	1901 Note: Can't find a record for this year.
Census 1911	1911 Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Source: Herbert (Brooks) Close (1890) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Paddington, London Note: Living with mother at Paddington, London. Living on own means. 1911 Census
Marriage	Mary Grey — View this family about 1917 (aged 26 years) Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... her marriage index entry has her spouse recorded as "Meredith Starr or Close". Roland Meredith Starr married Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Harry Grey the 8th Earl of Stamford. They were divorced around 1930. NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... her marriage index entry has her spouse recorded as "Meredith Starr or Close". Roland Meredith Starr married Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Harry Grey the 8th Earl of Stamford. They were divorced around 1930. Make of this what you can. Marriage Index Marriage Index
Death of a father	William Brooks Close 25 September 1923 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1923 Probate, Location: London, Court: London Death Index
Burial of a father	William Brooks Close after 25 September 1923 Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154485971
Death of a mother	Mary Baker Paullin 30 September 1945 London, Middlesex, England Source: Mary Baker Paullin (1859) 1946 Probate, Location: London, Court: London

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1872 Born: 1870 Died: 25 Sep 1923 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 12, 1872. S. of James, of Antibes, France. [B. May 6, 1853, at Naples, Italy.] School, Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1872;B.A. 1876. Rowing æblue,Æ 1875, 1876, 1877; President, 1876. In business in London; founder of the City firm of Close Brothers and Co., of Moorgate. Went to America and settled in Iowa; with others developed land in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Connected with the Klondike gold rush; later acquired, with his partners, the Shipley collieries in Derbs. Of Henley-on-Thames. Died Sept. 25, 1923, at Yarmouth. Buried at Nuffield, near Henley. Brother of James B. (1870), etc. (Wellington Coll. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 27, 1923.) — about 1872 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Note: after 1882 Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England Burial: after 25 September 1923 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Probate: 16 November 1923 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Baker Paullin Herbert Brooks Close William Brooks Close 1853–1923 Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 December 1946 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Brooks Close Herbert Brooks Close Family with spouse Frederick Meyer Wardrop Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945 Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — 14 September 1880 — America
10 years himself	Links Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1917 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Grey Herbert Brooks Close 1890– Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England

Mother’s family with Frederick Meyer Wardrop
stepfather	Links Birth: 4 July 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Baptism: 22 October 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Death: 2 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 8 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England Probate: 30 September 1905 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Baker Paullin Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Frederick Meyer Wardrop 1847–1905 Birth: 4 July 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death: 2 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 December 1946 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Brooks Close Herbert Brooks Close Family with spouse Frederick Meyer Wardrop Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945 Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
1 year half-sister	Links Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop 1896– Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England
half-sister	Links Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop 1896– Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England

Family with Mary Grey
himself	Links Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1917 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Grey Herbert Brooks Close 1890– Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1881 — England Marriage: about 1917 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herbert Brooks Close Mary Grey 1881– Birth: about 1881 — England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1917 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England

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Census 1891	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Hampton, Middlesex
Census 1911	Source: Herbert (Brooks) Close (1890) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Paddington, London

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Birth	NOTE: Appears to have been registered as Herbert Brooks-Close as well as Herbert Close.
Census 1891	Living with parents at Hampton, Middlesex.
Census 1901	Can't find a record for this year.
Census 1911	Living with mother at Paddington, London. Living on own means.
Marriage	NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... her marriage index entry has her spouse recorded as "Meredith Starr or Close". Roland Meredith Starr married Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Harry Grey the 8th Earl of Stamford. They were divorced around 1930. Make of this what you can.

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Birth	Birth Index Birth Index
Census 1891	1891 Census
Census 1911	1911 Census
Marriage	Marriage Index Marriage Index
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	1911 Census
Media object	Birth Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Herbert Brooks-close Registration Year: 1891 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kingston Inferred County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 377
Media object	Birth Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Herbert Close Registration Year: 1891 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kingston Inferred County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 377
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Herbert Close Registration Date: 1917 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Paddington Inferred County: London Spouse: Grey Volume Number: 1a Page Number: 173
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Mary Grey Registration Date: 1917 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Paddington Inferred County: London Spouse: Meredith Starr Or Close Volume Number: 1a Page Number: 173

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19 September 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents James Close Anne Brooks	William Brooks Close 1853–1923
mother	Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945
himself	Herbert Brooks Close 1890–

Mother’s family with Frederick Meyer Wardrop
stepfather	Frederick Meyer Wardrop 1847–1905
mother	Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945
half-sister	Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop 1896–
half-sister	Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop 1896–

Family with Mary Grey
himself	Herbert Brooks Close 1890–
wife	Mary Grey 1881–

Descendants

Herbert Brooks Close(1890–)
- Mary Grey1917
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