Benjamin Close (Cole), 1838–

Name
Benjamin /Close (Cole)/
Birth
Census 1841
Note: Living with parents and family at Shoreditch, London.
Marriage of a parent
Census 1851
Note: Living with mother and step-family at Bethnal Green, Middlesex. Errand Boy.
Birth of a daughter
Note: Can't find a birth record for either Delap or Close.
Marriage
Census 1861
Note: Living with wife Mary and family at Finsbury, London. Shoemaker Journeyman.
Death of a half-brother
Burial of a half-brother
Death of a half-brother
Burial of a half-brother
Census 1870 US Fed
Note: Living with the Nickerson family at Flushing, New York. Public House Waiter.
Disappeared
after 1871
Note: Not sure what happened to him after that.
Marriage of a daughter
Note: NOTE: The entry has been crossed out, implying the marriage did not go ahead. The 1881 England Census records her as Unmarried.
Death of a half-brother
Death of a half-brother
Death of a half-brother
Death of a half-brother
Death of a mother
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Name: Mary Ann Close
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 78
Registration District: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 360

Death of a half-brother
Note
Note: NOTE: Appears on the 1851 Census as Benjamin Close, son of Henry and Mary. However, he's present on the 1841 Census, which pre-dates the marriage of Henry and Mary in 1844, as Benjamin Cole. Given his age and that of Mary, it's unclear whether he's Mary son or brother. In either case, it looks as though he had the Close surname, probably from 1844 onwards.
Family with parents
mother
1841 Census
1818–1895
Birth: about 1818 — London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1895 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
himself
1841 Census
1838–
Birth: about 1838 — Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
Mother’s family with Henry Edward Close
stepfather
Baptism Register
1817–1898
Birth: 11 November 1817 — City of London, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1898 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
mother
1841 Census
1818–1895
Birth: about 1818 — London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1895 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Marriage Marriage — 8 March 1844 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
21 months
half-brother
1851 Census
1845–1929
Birth: 27 November 1845 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1929 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
3 years
half-brother
1851 Census
1848–1878
Birth: 24 July 1848 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1878 — Southwark, London, Middlesex, England
2 years
half-brother
1851 Census
1850–1890
Birth: 4 August 1850 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1890 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
5 years
half-brother
1861 Census
1854–1875
Birth: about 1854 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1875 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
3 years
half-brother
1861 Census
1856–1862
Birth: 5 October 1856 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1862 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
half-brother
1861 Census
1856–1878
Birth: 5 October 1856 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1878 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
3 years
half-brother
1861 Census
1859–1862
Birth: about 1859 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Death: about 1862 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
4 years
half-sister
1871 Census
1862–
Birth: about 1862 — Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England
Family with Mary Ann Delap
himself
1841 Census
1838–
Birth: about 1838 — Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
wife
1861 Census
1840–
Birth: about 1840 — City of London, London, Middlesex, England
Marriage Marriage — 21 November 1859 — City of London, London, Middlesex, England
-22 months
daughter
1861 Census
1857–
Birth: about 1857 — London, Middlesex, England
Census 1841

Living with parents and family at Shoreditch, London.

Census 1851

Living with mother and step-family at Bethnal Green, Middlesex. Errand Boy.

Census 1861

Living with wife Mary and family at Finsbury, London. Shoemaker Journeyman.

Census 1870 US Fed

Living with the Nickerson family at Flushing, New York. Public House Waiter.

Disappeared

Not sure what happened to him after that.

Note

NOTE: Appears on the 1851 Census as Benjamin Close, son of Henry and Mary. However, he's present on the 1841 Census, which pre-dates the marriage of Henry and Mary in 1844, as Benjamin Cole. Given his age and that of Mary, it's unclear whether he's Mary son or brother. In either case, it looks as though he had the Close surname, probably from 1844 onwards.

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Census 1851
Marriage
Census 1861
Census 1870 US Fed
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1851 Census
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1861 Census
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1870 US Federal Census
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Marriage Register
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