Mary Jane Close 1865–1928 – Close Ancestry

Mary Jane Close, 1865–1928 (aged 63 years)

NZ Cemetery Record

Name

Mary Jane Close

Name: Mary Jane /Close/

Source: Contributor: Toni Close

Sex Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1865 New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 Name: Mary Jane Close Birth Date: 1865 Registration Place: New Zealand Folio Number: 356
Marriage	Robert John Galway — View this family about 1887 (aged 22 years) New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Mary Close Gender: Female Marriage Year: 1887 Marriage Place: New Zealand Relation: Bride (Wife) Folio Number: 2129 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Robert John Galway Gender: Male Marriage Year: 1887 Marriage Place: New Zealand Relation: Bridegroom Folio Number: 2129
Death of a father	Alban Close about 1894 Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Alben Close Death Date: 1894 Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Place: Kaikoura, Wellington, New Zealand Folio Number: 2049
Burial of a father	Alban Close 10 November 1894 Woodbank, Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Source: Alban Close (1839) 1894 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: Alban Close, Registration District: Kaikoura, New Zealand NZ Cemetery Record
Marriage	Frederick Robert Lyford — View this family about 1902 (aged 37 years) New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Mary Jane Galway Gender: Female Marriage Year: 1902 Marriage Place: New Zealand Spouse: Frederick Robert Lyford Relation: Bride (Wife) Folio Number: 2335
Death of a brother	William Alfred Close 23 February 1925 Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: William Alfred Close Death Date: 1925 Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Place: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Folio Number: 52
Burial of a brother	William Alfred Close after 23 February 1925 Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand Source: William Alfred Close (1870) 1925 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: William Alfred Close, Registration District: Auckland, New Zealand Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164101470/william-alfred-close NZ Cemetery Record
Death	18 October 1928 (aged 63 years) Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand Source: Mary Jane Close (1865) 1928 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: Mary Jane Close, Registration District: Christchurch, New Zealand Note: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Mary Jane Lyford Death Date: 1928 Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Place: Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand Folio Number: 3776
Burial	after 18 October 1928 (0 days after death) Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Source: Mary Jane Close (1865) 1928 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: Mary Jane Close, Registration District: Christchurch, New Zealand NZ Cemetery Record

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1839 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Baptism: 22 September 1839 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Census 1841: 1841 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Immigration: 8 February 1842 — Nelson, Nelson Province, New Zealand Marriage: about 1864 — New Zealand Freemason: 29 September 1887 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Occupation: New Zealand, Sheep Returns, Owners and Officers, 1879-1889 Name: Allen Close Return Date: 31 May 1889 Return Place: Kaikoura, Canterbury-Kaikoura, New Zealand Return Subdivision: Kaikoura Run or Farm: Kaikoura Post Office: Kaikoura Proud owner of 140 sheep. — 31 May 1889 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Note: Death: about 1894 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Burial: 10 November 1894 — Woodbank, Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Shepherd Mary Jane Close William Alfred Close Frederick Henry Close James Nelson Wakefield Close Martha Close Alban Close 1839–1894 Birth: about 1839 — Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Death: about 1894 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand
mother	Links Birth: about 1840 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1864 — New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alban Close Mary Jane Close William Alfred Close Frederick Henry Close James Nelson Wakefield Close Martha Close Mary Shepherd 1840– Birth: about 1840 — New Zealand
Marriage	Marriage — about 1864 — New Zealand
2 years herself	Links Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1887 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1902 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand Burial: after 18 October 1928 — Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert John Galway Family with spouse Frederick Robert Lyford Mary Jane Close 1865–1928 Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand
6 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1870 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Death: 23 February 1925 — Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand Burial: after 23 February 1925 — Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Alfred Close 1870–1925 Birth: about 1870 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Death: 23 February 1925 — Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1871 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1904 — New Zealand Death: 6 July 1942 — Naseby, Otago Province, New Zealand Burial: 7 July 1942 — Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charlotte Rosina Tunnicliffe Freda Alben Close Frederick Henry Close 1871–1942 Birth: about 1871 — New Zealand Death: 6 July 1942 — Naseby, Otago Province, New Zealand
8 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1878 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Marriage: about 1902 — New Zealand Death: about 1949 — Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Burial: 1949 — Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Ingram Keta Nyell Close James Nelson Wakefield Close 1878–1949 Birth: about 1878 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Death: about 1949 — Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand
7 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1884 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Marriage: about 1907 — New Zealand Death: about 1956 — New Zealand Burial: about 1956 — Sydenham Cemetery, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick James Cox Martha Close 1884–1956 Birth: about 1884 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Death: about 1956 — New Zealand

Family with Robert John Galway
husband	Links Birth: about 1862 — Ireland Marriage: about 1887 — New Zealand Occupation: New Zealand, Bankruptcy Notices, 1893-1904 Name: Robert John Galway Residence Date: 15 Apr 1893 Residence Place: Feilding, New Zealand Event Date: 25 Apr 1893 Event Place: Palmerston North, New Zealand Occupation: Watchmaker — 25 April 1893 — Palmerston, Otago Province, New Zealand Disappeared: after 1904 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Close Robert John Galway 1862– Birth: about 1862 — Ireland
herself	Links Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1887 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1902 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand Burial: after 18 October 1928 — Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert John Galway Family with spouse Frederick Robert Lyford Mary Jane Close 1865–1928 Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand
Marriage	Marriage — about 1887 — New Zealand

Family with Frederick Robert Lyford
husband	Links Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1902 — New Zealand Death: 14 March 1946 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Close Frederick Robert Lyford 1865–1946 Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Death: 14 March 1946 — Kaikoura, Marlborough Province, New Zealand
herself	Links Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1887 — New Zealand Marriage: about 1902 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand Burial: after 18 October 1928 — Christchurch, Canterbury Province, New Zealand Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert John Galway Family with spouse Frederick Robert Lyford Mary Jane Close 1865–1928 Birth: about 1865 — New Zealand Death: 18 October 1928 — Motueka, Nelson Province, New Zealand
Marriage	Marriage — about 1902 — New Zealand

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Name	Source: Contributor: Toni Close
Death	Source: Mary Jane Close (1865) 1928 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: Mary Jane Close, Registration District: Christchurch, New Zealand
Burial	Source: Mary Jane Close (1865) 1928 NZ Cemetery Record, Name Of Person: Mary Jane Close, Registration District: Christchurch, New Zealand

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Birth	New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 Name: Mary Jane Close Birth Date: 1865 Registration Place: New Zealand Folio Number: 356
Marriage	New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Mary Close Gender: Female Marriage Year: 1887 Marriage Place: New Zealand Relation: Bride (Wife) Folio Number: 2129 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Robert John Galway Gender: Male Marriage Year: 1887 Marriage Place: New Zealand Relation: Bridegroom Folio Number: 2129
Marriage	New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Mary Jane Galway Gender: Female Marriage Year: 1902 Marriage Place: New Zealand Spouse: Frederick Robert Lyford Relation: Bride (Wife) Folio Number: 2335
Death	New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Name: Mary Jane Lyford Death Date: 1928 Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Place: Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand Folio Number: 3776

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Last change

30 November 2022

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Family with parents
father Parents Stephen Close Mary Ann Symes	Alban Close 1839–1894
mother	Mary Shepherd 1840–
herself	Mary Jane Close 1865–1928
younger brother	William Alfred Close 1870–1925
younger brother Family Charlotte Rosina Tunnicliffe Freda Alben Close	Frederick Henry Close 1871–1942
younger brother Family Elizabeth Ingram Keta Nyell Close	James Nelson Wakefield Close 1878–1949
younger sister Family Frederick James Cox	Martha Close 1884–1956

Family with Robert John Galway
husband	Robert John Galway 1862–
herself	Mary Jane Close 1865–1928

Family with Frederick Robert Lyford
husband	Frederick Robert Lyford 1865–1946
herself	Mary Jane Close 1865–1928

Descendants

Mary Jane Close(1865–1928)
- Robert John Galway1887
  - No children
- Frederick Robert Lyford1902
  - No children