James Close 1824–1875 – Close Ancestry

James Close, 1824–1875 (aged 51 years)

1841 Census (page 1)

1841 Census (page 2)

Baptism Register

Burial Register

Name

James Close

Name: James /Close/

Source: Contributor: Toni Close

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1824 Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Source: James Close (1824) 1824 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Parish: Batheaston, Somerset Source: James Close (1824) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 England Census, Census Place: Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Baptism	26 December 1824 (aged 0) Batheaston, Bath, Somerset, England Source: James Close (1824) 1824 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Parish: Batheaston, Somerset Baptism Register
Census 1841	1841 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Source: John Close (1787) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 England Census, Census Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Note: Living with parents and family at Shepton Mallet, Somerset. 1841 Census (page 1) 1841 Census (page 2)
Military Service	between 1843 and 1857 Note: UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920 UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920 Name: Private James Close Enlistment Age: 19 Discharge Age: 33 Birth Date: abt 1824 Birth Place: Shepton Mallet Somerset Enlistment Year: 1843 Discharge Year: 1857 Regiment: 31st Regt Of Foot Regimental Number: 2209
Death of a half-sister	Sarah Close about 1844 Wells, Somerset, England Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this Death Index
Death of a mother	Susanna Williams about 1850 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Susanna Close Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Death Registration Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, United Kingdom Death Date: 1850 Volume: 10 Page: 282
Marriage	Jemima Wescott — View this family 5 April 1860 (aged 36 years) Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Source: James Close (1824) 1860 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Second Person: Jemima Wescott, Registration District: Bristol, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Death of a father	John Close about 1860 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death Index
Burial of a father	John Close 14 June 1860 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Source: John Close (1787) 1860 Burial Register, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Note: NOTE: Residing in the Alms House. Burial Register
Census 1861	1861 Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Source: James Close (1824) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 England Census, Census Place: Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire Note: Patient at the Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Chelsea Pensioner. 1861 Census
Census 1871	1871 Cullompton, Devon, England Source: James Close (1824) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 England Census, Census Place: Collompton, Devon Note: Living with wife Jemima at Cullompton, Devon. Pensioner. 1871 Census
Death of a sister	Susanna Close about 1874 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death Index
Burial of a sister	Susanna Close 12 November 1874 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Source: Susanna Close (1834) 1874 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Susanna Close, Registration District: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Burial Register
Death	about 1875 (aged 51 years) Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death Index
Burial	6 March 1875 (0 after death) Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Source: James Close (1824) 1875 Burial Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Registration District: Shepton Mallet, Somerset Burial Register

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 14 January 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Note: about 1805 Marriage: 28 January 1806 — Wells, Somerset, England Marriage: 2 February 1815 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Occupation: Wheeler — 1816 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1851: 1851 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: about 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 14 June 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Biggin Sarah Close George Close Mary Close Family with spouse Susanna Williams Eliza Close Henry Close Charlotte Close Charlotte Close Henry Close James Close Susanna Close John Close 1787–1860 Birth: about 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1789 — Paignton, Devon, England Baptism: 29 December 1789 — Paignton, Devon, England Marriage: 2 February 1815 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: about 1850 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Close Eliza Close Henry Close Charlotte Close Charlotte Close Henry Close James Close Susanna Close Susanna Williams 1789–1850 Birth: about 1789 — Paignton, Devon, England Death: about 1850 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Marriage	Marriage — 2 February 1815 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1 year elder sister	Links Birth: 5 February 1816 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Baptism: 16 February 1816 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Disappeared: after 1842 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eliza Close 1816– Birth: 5 February 1816 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
22 months elder brother	Links Birth: 10 December 1817 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Baptism: 15 December 1817 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: about 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 21 June 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Close 1817–1820 Birth: 10 December 1817 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: about 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 10 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Baptism: 15 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: after 15 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charlotte Close 1820–1820 Birth: 10 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: after 15 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
elder sister	Links Birth: 17 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Baptism: 16 February 1822 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Marriage: 24 December 1849 — Aldersgate, City of London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, England Immigration: 10 September 1864 — New York City, Kings County, New York, America Census 1870 US Fed: 1870 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America Census 1890 US Fed: 1890 Death: 8 November 1895 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America Burial: after 8 November 1895 — Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Tamlin Chaffey William Richard Chaffey Albert Henry Chaffey John Glyde Chaffey Eva Chaffey Orlando Tamlin Chaffey Susan Minnie Chaffey Susan Frankham Chaffey Charlotte Close 1820–1895 Birth: 17 May 1820 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: 8 November 1895 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1 October 1822 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Baptism: 2 November 1822 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Disappeared: after 1842 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Close 1822– Birth: 1 October 1822 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
2 years himself	Links Birth: about 1824 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 26 December 1824 — Batheaston, Bath, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Military Service: between 1843 and 1857 Marriage: 5 April 1860 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Cullompton, Devon, England Death: about 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 6 March 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jemima Wescott James Close 1824–1875 Birth: about 1824 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
11 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1834 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 25 December 1834 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1851: 1851 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1861: 1861 — Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, England Census 1871: 1871 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1874 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 12 November 1874 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susanna Close 1834–1874 Birth: about 1834 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1874 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Father’s family with Mary Biggin
father	Links Birth: about 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 14 January 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Note: about 1805 Marriage: 28 January 1806 — Wells, Somerset, England Marriage: 2 February 1815 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Occupation: Wheeler — 1816 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Census 1851: 1851 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Death: about 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 14 June 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Biggin Sarah Close George Close Mary Close Family with spouse Susanna Williams Eliza Close Henry Close Charlotte Close Charlotte Close Henry Close James Close Susanna Close John Close 1787–1860 Birth: about 1787 — West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1860 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
stepmother	Links Birth: about 1787 — Somerset, England Marriage: 26 August 1802 — North Cadbury, Wincanton, Somerset, England Note: 1802 Marriage: 28 January 1806 — Wells, Somerset, England Death: between 1812 and 1815 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Close Sarah Close George Close Mary Close Family with spouse Daniel Coombs John Coombs Maria Coombs Mary Biggin 1787–1815 Birth: about 1787 — Somerset, England Death: between 1812 and 1815 — England
Marriage	Marriage — 28 January 1806 — Wells, Somerset, England
4 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1809 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 5 February 1809 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1844 — Wells, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Close 1809–1844 Birth: about 1809 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1844 — Wells, Somerset, England
2 years half-brother	Links Birth: about 1810 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 6 May 1810 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Disappeared: after 1811 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George Close 1810– Birth: about 1810 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1812 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 17 May 1812 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1814 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Burial: 26 September 1814 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Close 1812–1814 Birth: about 1812 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1814 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Family with Jemima Wescott
himself	Links Birth: about 1824 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 26 December 1824 — Batheaston, Bath, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Military Service: between 1843 and 1857 Marriage: 5 April 1860 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Cullompton, Devon, England Death: about 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Burial: 6 March 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jemima Wescott James Close 1824–1875 Birth: about 1824 — Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1875 — Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1819 — Cullompton, Devon, England Marriage: 5 April 1860 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Cullompton, Devon, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Close Jemima Wescott 1819– Birth: about 1819 — Cullompton, Devon, England
Marriage	Marriage — 5 April 1860 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Birth	Source: James Close (1824) 1824 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Parish: Batheaston, Somerset Source: James Close (1824) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 England Census, Census Place: Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Baptism	Source: James Close (1824) 1824 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Parish: Batheaston, Somerset
Census 1841	Source: John Close (1787) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 England Census, Census Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Marriage	Source: James Close (1824) 1860 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Second Person: Jemima Wescott, Registration District: Bristol, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register
Census 1861	Source: James Close (1824) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 England Census, Census Place: Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Census 1871	Source: James Close (1824) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 England Census, Census Place: Collompton, Devon
Name	Source: Contributor: Toni Close
Burial	Source: James Close (1824) 1875 Burial Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Registration District: Shepton Mallet, Somerset

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Census 1841	Living with parents and family at Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Military Service	UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920 Name: Private James Close Enlistment Age: 19 Discharge Age: 33 Birth Date: abt 1824 Birth Place: Shepton Mallet Somerset Enlistment Year: 1843 Discharge Year: 1857 Regiment: 31st Regt Of Foot Regimental Number: 2209
Census 1861	Patient at the Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Chelsea Pensioner.
Census 1871	Living with wife Jemima at Cullompton, Devon. Pensioner.

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Baptism	Baptism Register
Census 1841	1841 Census (page 1) 1841 Census (page 2)
Marriage	Marriage Register
Census 1861	1861 Census
Census 1871	1871 Census
Death	Death Index
Burial	Burial Register
Media object	1841 Census (page 1)
Media object	1841 Census (page 2)
Media object	Baptism Register
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	1871 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: James Close Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: 1825 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Death Registration Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, United Kingdom Death Date: 1875 Volume: 5c Page: 479
Media object	Burial Register
Media object	Marriage Register

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Last change

27 July 2022

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Family with parents
father Parents William Close Elizabeth Cullin	John Close 1787–1860
mother	Susanna Williams 1789–1850
elder sister	Eliza Close 1816–
elder brother	Henry Close 1817–1820
elder sister	Charlotte Close 1820–1820
elder sister Family William Tamlin Chaffey William Richard Chaffey Albert Henry Chaffey John Glyde Chaffey Eva Chaffey Orlando Tamlin Chaffey Susan Minnie Chaffey Susan Frankham Chaffey	Charlotte Close 1820–1895
elder brother	Henry Close 1822–
himself	James Close 1824–1875
younger sister	Susanna Close 1834–1874

Father’s family with Mary Biggin
father Parents William Close Elizabeth Cullin	John Close 1787–1860
stepmother	Mary Biggin 1787–1815
half-sister	Sarah Close 1809–1844
half-brother	George Close 1810–
half-sister	Mary Close 1812–1814

Family with Jemima Wescott
himself	James Close 1824–1875
wife	Jemima Wescott 1819–

Descendants

James Close(1824–1875)
- Jemima Wescott1860
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