John Close, 1850–1922 (aged 72 years)

Name
John /Close/
Birth
Baptism
Marriage of parents
Census 1851
Note: Living with parents at Lea, Herefordshire.

Living with parents at Lea, Herefordshire.

NOTE: Recorded as Thomas, but think this Census is really for John.

Census 1861
Note: Living with paternal grandparents at Lea, Hertfordshire.
Milit-Beg
about 1868
Note: UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920

UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920

Name: John Close
Enlistment Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1850
Birth Place: The Lea, Hereford
Enlistment Year: 1868
Regiment: 34th Regiment Foot
Regimental Number: Sh/1173

Census 1871
Note: Can't find a record for this year. He was in the army by this stage, so may have been overseas.
Marriage
Census 1881
Note: Resident at Tanshelf, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Sergeant 65th Regiment.
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Death of a son
Death of a father
Census 1891
Note: Living with wife Henrietta and family at Presteigne, Radnorshire. Seargent Inspector of Volunteers.
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Death of a son
Milit-End
Note: UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925

UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925

Name: John Close
Pension Admission or Examination Age: 46
Discharge Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birth Place: The Lea, Ross
Pension Admission or Examination Date: 13 Apr 1896
Discharge Date: 5 Apr 1896
Regiment: Shropshire L. I.
Rank: Colour Sergeant
Regimental Number: 1173

Census 1901
Note: Living with wife Henrietta and family at Deritend, Warwickshire. Commissioner of Shropshire Light Infantry.
Death of a mother
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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

Name: Comfort Close
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place: Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Death Date: 1902
Volume: 6a
Page: 204

Census 1911
Note: Living with wife Henrietta and family at Aston, Warwickshire. Army Pension and Temporary Commissioner Work.
Death of a wife
Death of a sister
Death of a brother
Death of a brother
Death
Probate
Family with parents
father
1841 Census
1829–1890
Birth: about 1829 — Gloucestershire, England
Death: about 1890 — East Dean, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
mother
1851 Census
1830–1902
Birth: about 1830 — Longhope, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England
Death: about 1902 — East Dean, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage Marriage — about 1850 — Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
1 year
brother
1851 Census
1850–
Birth: about 1850 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
1 year
himself
1851 Census
1850–1922
Birth: about 1850 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: 25 February 1922 — Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
2 years
younger sister
1861 Census (page 1)
1851–1922
Birth: about 1851 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1922 — Bedwellty, Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Wales
2 years
younger brother
1871 Census
1852–1922
Birth: about 1852 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1922 — Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
3 years
younger brother
1871 Census
1854–1928
Birth: about 1854 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1928 — Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
5 years
younger sister
1861 Census (page 1)
1858–
Birth: about 1858 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
3 years
younger sister
1861 Census (page 1)
1860–1929
Birth: about 1860 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1929 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
4 years
younger sister
1871 Census
1863–1938
Birth: about 1863 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1938 — Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
2 years
younger brother
1871 Census
1864–1922
Birth: about 1864 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1922 — Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
3 years
younger brother
1871 Census
1866–1940
Birth: 7 December 1866 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1940 — Coventry, Warwickshire, England
2 years
younger sister
1871 Census
1868–1944
Birth: 16 December 1868 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1944 — East Dean, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
2 years
younger brother
1871 Census
1870–1937
Birth: about 1870 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1937 — East Dean, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
4 years
younger sister
1881 Census
1873–1955
Birth: about 1873 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1955 — East Dean, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Family with Henrietta Voke
himself
1851 Census
1850–1922
Birth: about 1850 — Lea, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: 25 February 1922 — Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
wife
1891 Census
1863–1915
Birth: 5 February 1863 — Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1915 — Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Marriage Marriage — 23 September 1881 — Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
2 years
son
1891 Census
1883–1959
Birth: 23 October 1883 — Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1959 — Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
4 years
son
Birth Index
1887–1887
Birth: about 1887 — Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales
Death: about 1887 — Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales
7 years
daughter
1901 Census
1893–1945
Birth: 19 September 1893 — Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: about 1945 — Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
15 months
son
Birth Index
1894–1895
Birth: 21 December 1894 — Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Death: 19 January 1895 — Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Census 1851

Living with parents at Lea, Herefordshire.

NOTE: Recorded as Thomas, but think this Census is really for John.

Census 1861

Living with paternal grandparents at Lea, Hertfordshire.

Milit-Beg

UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920

Name: John Close
Enlistment Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1850
Birth Place: The Lea, Hereford
Enlistment Year: 1868
Regiment: 34th Regiment Foot
Regimental Number: Sh/1173

Census 1871

Can't find a record for this year. He was in the army by this stage, so may have been overseas.

Census 1881

Resident at Tanshelf, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Sergeant 65th Regiment.

Census 1891

Living with wife Henrietta and family at Presteigne, Radnorshire. Seargent Inspector of Volunteers.

Milit-End

UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925

Name: John Close
Pension Admission or Examination Age: 46
Discharge Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birth Place: The Lea, Ross
Pension Admission or Examination Date: 13 Apr 1896
Discharge Date: 5 Apr 1896
Regiment: Shropshire L. I.
Rank: Colour Sergeant
Regimental Number: 1173

Census 1901

Living with wife Henrietta and family at Deritend, Warwickshire. Commissioner of Shropshire Light Infantry.

Census 1911

Living with wife Henrietta and family at Aston, Warwickshire. Army Pension and Temporary Commissioner Work.

Birth
Baptism
Census 1851
Census 1861
Marriage
Census 1881
Census 1891
Census 1901
Census 1911
Death
Probate
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1851 Census
1851 Census
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1861 Census
1861 Census
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Birth Index
Birth Index
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

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

Name: John Close
Registration Date: 1850
Quarter of the Year: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Place: Ross, Herefordshire, England
Volume: 26
Page: 252

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Baptism Register
Baptism Register
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1881 Census
1881 Census
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1891 Census
1891 Census
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1901 Census
1901 Census
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1911 Census
1911 Census
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Death Index
Death Index
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: John Close
Death Age: 72
Birth Date: abt 1850
Registration Date: 1922
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Aston
Volume: 6d
Page: 796

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Probate Calendar
Probate Calendar
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Marriage Register
Marriage Register
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Marriage Index
Marriage Index
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

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

Name: John Close
Registration Year: 1881
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Pontefract
Volume: 9c
Page: 135

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Marriage Index
Marriage Index
Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

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

Name: Henrietta Voke
Registration Year: 1881
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Pontefract
Volume: 9c
Page: 135