William Close 1777–1836 – Close Ancestry

William Close, 1777–1836 (aged 59 years)

Name

William Close

Name: William /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1777 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Note: NOTE: Given his Baptism, he was probably born in 1776.
Baptism	1 January 1777 (aged 0) Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: William Close (1777) 1777 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire Baptism Register
Death of a sister	Anne Close about 1785 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a sister	Anne Close 21 April 1785 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Anne Close (1771) 1785 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Anne Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this. Burial Register
Marriage	Mary Truman — View this family about 1803 (aged 26 years) Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: William Close (1777) 1803 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Second Person: Mary Truman, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register Note: Ephraim Close appears to have witnessed a number of weddings on different dates, so may have been a church warden at the time. Marriage Register
Birth of a son	Robert Close about 1806 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Baptism of a son	Robert Close 2 March 1806 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Robert Close (1806) 1806 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Robert Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire Baptism Register
Birth of a son	Ephraim Close about 1808 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Baptism of a son	Ephraim Close 22 March 1808 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Ephraim Close (1808) 1808 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Ephraim Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire Baptism Register
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Close about 1811 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Baptism of a daughter	Elizabeth Close 2 June 1811 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Elizabeth Close (1811) 1811 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Elizabeth Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire Baptism Register
Birth of a daughter	Mary Anne Close about 1813 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Baptism of a daughter	Mary Anne Close 6 June 1813 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Mary Anne Close (1813) 1813 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Mary Anne Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire Baptism Register
Death of a father	Ephraim Close about 1815 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a father	Ephraim Close 15 February 1815 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Ephraim Close (1735) 1815 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Ephraim Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Burial Register
Death of a sister	Prudence Close about 1821 Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England
Burial of a sister	Prudence Close 10 January 1821 Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England Source: Prudence Close (1779) 1821 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Prudence Close, Registration District: Walcot, Somerset Burial Register
Death of a mother	Eleanor Tanner about 1825 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a mother	Eleanor Tanner 28 August 1825 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Note: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988 Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988 Name: Eleanor Close Age: 83 Birth Date: abt 1742 Burial Date: 28 Aug 1825 Burial Place: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Death of a son	Robert Close about 1826 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a son	Robert Close 4 September 1826 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Robert Close (1806) 1826 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Robert Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Burial Register
Death of a sister	Mary Close about 1829 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a sister	Mary Close 29 November 1829 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Mary Close (1769) 1829 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Mary Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Burial Register
Marriage of a daughter	Thomas Fowles — Elizabeth Close — View this family 29 July 1830 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Elizabeth Close (1811) 1830 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Elizabeth Close, Second Person: Thomas Fowles, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Death of a sister	Eleanor Close about 1831 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a sister	Eleanor Close 19 August 1831 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Eleanor Close (1772) 1831 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Eleanor Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Burial Register
Marriage of a daughter	Thomas Caudle — Mary Anne Close — View this family 21 October 1833 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Mary Anne Close (1813) 1833 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Mary Anne Close, Second Person: Thomas Caudle, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Marriage of a son	Ephraim Close — Ann Stafford — View this family 10 July 1834 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: Ephraim Close (1808) 1834 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Ephraim Close, Second Person: Ann Stafford, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Death of a wife	Mary Truman about 1836 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial of a wife	Mary Truman 30 January 1836 Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Note: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988 Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988 Name: Mary Close Age: 57 Birth Date: abt 1779 Burial Date: 30 Jan 1836 Burial Place: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Death	about 1836 (aged 59 years) Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Burial	8 August 1836 (0 after death) Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Source: William Close (1777) 1836 Burial Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire Burial Register

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1735 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 15 November 1735 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 10 June 1764 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1815 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 15 February 1815 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eleanor Tanner Margaret Close William Close Mary Close Anne Close Eleanor Close Deborah Close William Close Prudence Close Sophia Close Sarah Close Ephraim Close Ephraim Close 1735–1815 Birth: about 1735 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1815 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1742 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 25 December 1742 — Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 10 June 1764 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1825 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 28 August 1825 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ephraim Close Margaret Close William Close Mary Close Anne Close Eleanor Close Deborah Close William Close Prudence Close Sophia Close Sarah Close Ephraim Close Eleanor Tanner 1742–1825 Birth: about 1742 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1825 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 10 June 1764 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
19 months elder sister	Links Birth: about 1765 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 11 July 1765 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Disappeared: after 1766 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Close 1765– Birth: about 1765 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1767 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 26 July 1767 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: before 1777 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Close 1767–1777 Birth: about 1767 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: before 1777
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1769 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 5 March 1769 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 9 January 1794 — Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1829 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 29 November 1829 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Ferley Eleanor Ferley Margaret Ferley Mary Close 1769–1829 Birth: about 1769 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1829 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1771 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 27 March 1771 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1785 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 21 April 1785 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anne Close 1771–1785 Birth: about 1771 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1785 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1772 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 20 December 1772 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 7 August 1797 — Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1831 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 19 August 1831 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Giles Whiting Ann Whiting Samuel Whiting Ephraim Whiting Sarah Whiting John Whiting Robert Whiting Mary Whiting William Whiting Elizabeth Whiting Eleanor Close 1772–1831 Birth: about 1772 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1831 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1774 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 20 November 1774 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 3 July 1810 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Newbury, Berkshire, England Death: about 1849 — Newbury, Berkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Sadler Deborah Close 1774–1849 Birth: about 1774 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1849 — Newbury, Berkshire, England
4 years himself	Links Birth: about 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 1 January 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1803 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 8 August 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Truman Robert Close Ephraim Close Elizabeth Close Mary Anne Close William Close 1777–1836 Birth: about 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1779 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 31 January 1779 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 19 August 1800 — Bath, Somerset, England Death: about 1821 — Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England Burial: 10 January 1821 — Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Bevan Margaret Bevan Ephraim Bevan Prudence Close 1779–1821 Birth: about 1779 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1821 — Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1781 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 14 January 1781 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 20 February 1800 — Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1844 — Nympsfield, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 2 June 1844 — Nympsfield, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Mills Samuel Mills Daniel Mills Louisa Mills Sarah Mills George Mills Sophia Close 1781–1844 Birth: about 1781 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1844 — Nympsfield, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1783 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 17 May 1783 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Disappeared: after 1784 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Close 1783– Birth: about 1783 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
5 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1787 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 6 August 1787 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 15 August 1805 — Standish, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1858 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 22 July 1858 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anne Bennett Elizabeth Close George Close Sarah Maria Close Mary Ann Close Mary Ann Close Ephraim Close 1787–1858 Birth: about 1787 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1858 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Family with Mary Truman
himself	Links Birth: about 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 1 January 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1803 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 8 August 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Truman Robert Close Ephraim Close Elizabeth Close Mary Anne Close William Close 1777–1836 Birth: about 1777 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1778 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 24 May 1778 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1803 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 30 January 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Close Robert Close Ephraim Close Elizabeth Close Mary Anne Close Mary Truman 1778–1836 Birth: about 1778 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1836 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1803 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
4 years son	Links Birth: about 1806 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 2 March 1806 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1826 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 4 September 1826 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Close 1806–1826 Birth: about 1806 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1826 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1808 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 22 March 1808 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 10 July 1834 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1870 — Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: 12 October 1885 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Probate: 26 January 1886 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Stafford Family with spouse Elizabeth Hall Ephraim Close 1808–1885 Birth: about 1808 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: 12 October 1885 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1811 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 2 June 1811 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage banns: from 11 July 1830 to 25 July 1830 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 29 July 1830 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Box, Bath, Wiltshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Thatcham, Berkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Great Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1885 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 6 August 1885 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Fowles Harriet Fowles Robert Close Fowles William Fowles Thomas Fowles Rhoda Fowles Elizabeth Fowles Family with spouse Elizabeth Close 1811–1885 Birth: about 1811 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1885 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1813 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 6 June 1813 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 21 October 1833 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1837 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Burial: 2 March 1837 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Caudle Mary Ann Caudle Mary Anne Close 1813–1837 Birth: about 1813 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1837 — Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

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Baptism	Source: William Close (1777) 1777 Baptism Register, Record Type: Baptism Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Parish: Avening, Gloucestershire
Marriage	Source: William Close (1777) 1803 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Second Person: Mary Truman, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire, Document: Marriage Register
Burial	Source: William Close (1777) 1836 Burial Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Registration District: Avening, Gloucestershire

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Birth	NOTE: Given his Baptism, he was probably born in 1776.
Marriage	Ephraim Close appears to have witnessed a number of weddings on different dates, so may have been a church warden at the time.

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Baptism	Baptism Register
Marriage	Marriage Register
Burial	Burial Register
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Media object	Burial Register
Media object	Marriage Register

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Last change

6 February 2023

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Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Close Deborah Sansom	Ephraim Close 1735–1815
mother	Eleanor Tanner 1742–1825
elder sister	Margaret Close 1765–
elder brother	William Close 1767–1777
elder sister Family Robert Ferley Eleanor Ferley Margaret Ferley	Mary Close 1769–1829
elder sister	Anne Close 1771–1785
elder sister Family Giles Whiting Ann Whiting Samuel Whiting Ephraim Whiting Sarah Whiting John Whiting Robert Whiting Mary Whiting William Whiting Elizabeth Whiting	Eleanor Close 1772–1831
elder sister Family Joseph Sadler	Deborah Close 1774–1849
himself	William Close 1777–1836
younger sister Family James Bevan Margaret Bevan Ephraim Bevan	Prudence Close 1779–1821
younger sister Family William Mills Samuel Mills Daniel Mills Louisa Mills Sarah Mills George Mills	Sophia Close 1781–1844
younger sister	Sarah Close 1783–
younger brother Family Anne Bennett Elizabeth Close George Close Sarah Maria Close Mary Ann Close Mary Ann Close	Ephraim Close 1787–1858

Family with Mary Truman
himself	William Close 1777–1836
wife	Mary Truman 1778–1836
son	Robert Close 1806–1826
son Family Ann Stafford Family Elizabeth Hall	Ephraim Close 1808–1885
daughter Family Thomas Fowles Harriet Fowles Robert Close Fowles William Fowles Thomas Fowles Rhoda Fowles Elizabeth Fowles Family	Elizabeth Close 1811–1885
daughter Family Thomas Caudle Mary Ann Caudle	Mary Anne Close 1813–1837

Descendants

William Close(1777–1836)
- Mary Truman1803