William Close, 1638

Name
William /Close/
Note: Known as William Close of Whitaside in the Grinton Parish registers.
Birth
Note: His date of birth is based on the birth date of his son William in 1657, assuming he was at least 18. However, he could have been much older.
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a father
Note: BURIALS

BURIALS

There are a host of burials documented in the Grinton Parish registers. Unfortunately, unless it's blindingly obvious due to a unique name, without an age at the time of death it's virtually impossible to tell which person it is.

So, the burials are documented here until they find their real home:

10 January 1641 George Close

01 February 1645 Elizabeth Close of Grinton

14 June 1649 Richard Close of Harkerside

26 November 1650 Margaret daughter of Elizabeth Close of Isles. Not clear whether Elizabeth is a widowed wife, or whether Margaret is illegitimate.

03 October 1651 Simond Close

19 October 1653 Elizabeth wife of William Close of Whitaside. There is a William Close around but he appears to have had a son in 1657, which is after this one died.

23 April 1685 Elizabeth wife of James Close of Feetholme. Possible wife of James Close (1656) of Harkerside.

07 October 1685 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

05 September 1688 Trinian Close of Grinton

November 1689 Elizabeth daughter of James Close. Possibly Elizabeth (1689).

27 March 1690 Thomas Close of Kearton

10 September 1698 Mary Close of Whitaside

06 October 1698 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

01 November 1698 Elizabeth Close of Kearton. This may be the wife of John Close of Kearton whose daughter Elizabeth was baptised on the same date.

08 July 1703 Ralph Close of Whitaside

01 July 1705 Marmaduke Close of Gunnerside

29 September 1711 Elizabeth wife of Thomas Close of Ellerton

29 December 1719 Ralph Close of Whitaside

05 March 1720 Margaret Close of Grinton

19 June 1728 Margaret Close of Grinton

13 December 1728 James Close of Whitaside

11 March 1729 John Close of Whitaside

25 April 1729 James Close of Whitaside

20 April 1730 William Close of Smarbar Hall

13 May 1732 Ann wife of Miles Close of Harkerside

15 March 1733 Miles Close of Harkerside

10 April 1733 Ann Close of Whitaside

19 September 1735 Mary Close of Smarbar Hall

30 January 1737 James Close of Whitaside

October 1740 Dorothy Close of Whitaside

October 1740 Phillis Close of Whitaside

05 July 1742 Margaret Close of Grinton

10 August 1744 Dorothy Close of Gunnerside

26 January 1752 John Close of Whitaside

05 April 1754 William Close of Grinton

16 April 1757 Dorothy Close of Grinton

21 June 1757 Dorothy Close of Grinton

09 April 1758 Dorothy Close of Whitaside

14 February 1763 James Close of Grinton

02 June 1764 James Close of Whitaside

09 April 1765 Margaret Close of Whitaside

17 April 1768 Ann Close of Whitaside

27 November 1781 Mary daughter of James Close of Reeth Lane

14 August 1783 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

28 December 1783 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

26 September 1789 Edman Close of Low Row

19 June 1795 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

28 May 1799 Elizabeth Close of Whitaside

12 April 1802 Dorothy Close of Low Whitaside

12 February 1804 James son of Ann Close, widow of Reeth

15 April 1806 Margaret Close of Reeth, drowned in a pool of water

October 1806 Thomas Close of Reeth, mason

23 February 1809 Mary wife of William Close of Richmond

25 May 1812 Betty Close of Richmond, formerly of Reeth

16 August 1815 Elizabeth Close of Reeth, aged 68 - probably a wife

15 June 1817 Isabella Close of Reeth, aged 73 - probably a wife

01 March 1818 Thomas Close of Reeth, infant

13 January 1819 Margaret Close of Reeth, aged 43 - probably a wife

07 April 1829 John Close of Healaugh, infant

24 October 1829 Mary widow of Thomas Close of Reeth, aged 77

08 August 1837 Elizabeth widow of John Close of Reeth, aged 59

01 October 1849 John Close of Arkendale, aged 70

27 February 1861 Barbara Close of Grinton, aged 10 months

24 November 1863 Ann Close of Reeth Union House, aged 78 - probably a wife

14 November 1867 George Close of Grinton, aged 20

Birth of a son
Baptism of a son
Note
between 1658 and 1669
Note: There is a gap of 12 years in the Grinton birth registers, so there are probably more children around.
Disappeared
after 1659
Note: Not sure what happened to him after that.
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Note: James Close of Crackpott Pasture.
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Note: According to the Grinton registers: "in the Reeth Work House".

According to the Grinton registers: "in the Reeth Work House".

Not sure whether this means she died there, or was buried there.

Family with parents
father
elder brother
103 years
elder brother
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16001653
Birth: about 1600Low Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1653Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
21 years
elder brother
16201663
Birth: about 1620Harkerside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1663Harkerside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
elder sister
1621
Birth: before 1621Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
elder brother
1622
Birth: about 1622Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
elder sister
16231645
Birth: before 1623Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1645Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
elder sister
1625
Birth: before 1625Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
elder sister
1625
Birth: before 1625Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
elder brother
1625
Birth: before 1625Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
elder brother
1625
Birth: about 1625Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
1630
Birth: about 1630Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
elder sister
1631
Birth: before 1631Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
elder brother
16321708
Birth: before 1632Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1708Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
6 years
elder sister
16371690
Birth: before 1637Arkengarthdale, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1690Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
elder sister
16371697
Birth: before 1637Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1697Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
brother
1638
Birth: before 1638Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
brother
16381668
Birth: before 1638Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about April 1668Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
brother
1638
Birth: before 1638Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
himself
1638
Birth: before 1638Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
16401705
Birth: about 1640
Death: 1705Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1641
Birth: about 1641Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
13 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
1654
Birth: before 1654Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
9 years
younger brother
16631738
Birth: before 1663Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1738Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger brother
1666
Birth: about 1666Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
5 years
younger sister
16701732
Birth: about 1670Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1732Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
5 years
younger brother
1674
Birth: before 1674Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger sister
1676
Birth: about 1676Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger brother
16791716
Birth: about 1679Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: 1716Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
11 years
younger sister
1689
Birth: before 1689Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
younger brother
16891723
Birth: about 1689Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1723Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger sister
1692
Birth: before 1692Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
younger sister
16921727
Birth: before 1692Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1727Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
younger brother
16921737
Birth: about 1692Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1737Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1693
Birth: about 1693Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger sister
1694
Birth: before 1694Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
8 years
younger brother
17011739
Birth: about 1701Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1739Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger sister
1703
Birth: about 1703Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
1704
Birth: about 1704Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger sister
17061752
Birth: about 1706Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1752Reeth Workhouse, Reeth, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
1 year
younger brother
17061764
Birth: about 1706Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: 1764Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
17081730
Birth: before 1708
Death: 1730Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1709
Birth: about 1709Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger sister
1712
Birth: about 1712Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1713
Birth: about 1713Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
6 years
younger sister
1718
Birth: about 1718Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
16 years
younger brother
1733
Birth: about 1733Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
8 years
younger brother
1740
Birth: before 1740Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
8 years
younger sister
1747
Birth: about 1747Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1748
Birth: about 1748Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1749
Birth: about 1749Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
1751
Birth: about 1751Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
1752
Birth: about 1752Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger brother
17551823
Birth: about 1755Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1823Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
8 years
younger brother
17621790
Birth: about 1762Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about December 1790Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
1764
Birth: about 1764Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
7 years
younger brother
1 year
younger brother
Wesleyan Burial Register
17701817
Birth: about 1770Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1817Gunnerside, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger sister
1772
Birth: before 1772Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger brother
17731795
Birth: before 1773Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: about 1795Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
2 years
younger sister
1774
Birth: about 1774Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
1776
Birth: before 1776Muker, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
3 years
younger brother
7 years
younger sister
1784
Birth: before 1784Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger brother
1787
Birth: about 1787Swaledale, Yorkshire, England
5 years
younger sister
1791
Birth: before 1791Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
7 years
younger sister
1797
Birth: before 1797Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
1841 Census
1801
Birth: about 1801Whitaside, Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
4 years
younger sister
1804
Birth: about 1804Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
William Close + … …
himself
1638
Birth: before 1638Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
son
1657
Birth: about 1657Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Birth

His date of birth is based on the birth date of his son William in 1657, assuming he was at least 18. However, he could have been much older.

Note

There is a gap of 12 years in the Grinton birth registers, so there are probably more children around.

Disappeared

Not sure what happened to him after that.

Name

Known as William Close of Whitaside in the Grinton Parish registers.