John Close, 1853–1922 (aged 68 years)
| Birth | November 5, 1853 Birth Index John Close (1853) Birth Index October / November / December 1853 John Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 447 |
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| Baptism | December 4, 1853 (aged 29 days) |
| Death of a brother | William (Win) Close October 1858 (aged 4 years) Note: Died at Tarn House, Ravenstonedale aged 17 days. Death Index William Close (1858) Death Index July / August / September 1858 William Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 333 |
| Burial of a brother | William (Win) Close October 3, 1858 (aged 4 years) |
| Census 1861 | 1861 (aged 7 years) Note: Living with parents and family at Ravenstonedale, Westmorland. |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Close 1862 (aged 8 years) Death Index Joseph Close (1857) Death Index April / May / June 1862 Joseph Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 410 |
| Burial of a brother | Joseph Close June 13, 1862 (aged 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Close June 13, 1869 (aged 15 years) Death Index Thomas Close (1852) Death Index April / May / June 1869 Thomas Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 411 |
| Burial of a brother | Thomas Close June 17, 1869 (aged 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Close September 18, 1869 (aged 15 years) Note: Accidentally drowned in the river Eden... barely 3 months after his brother Thomas died of TB. Death Index James Close (1851) Death Index July / August / September 1869 James Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 359 Inquest Report James Close (1851) Inquest Report James Close, 18 September 1869 Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland From the Penrith Observer, 22 September 1869 |
| Burial of a brother | James Close September 21, 1869 (aged 15 years) |
| Census 1871 | 1871 (aged 17 years) Note: Living with parents and family at Mallerstang, Westmorland. |
| Photograph | about 1881 (aged 27 years) John Close A digitally re-mastered image of this photograph is available in the Close Ancestry shop. Photograph John Close (1853) Photograph Not sure when it was taken, but probably around the time he was married in 1881. |
| Census 1881 | April 3, 1881 (aged 27 years) Note: Living with parents, family and wife Ann at Wythop Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland. |
| Birth of a daughter | Isabella Close December 8, 1881 (aged 28 years) |
| Birth of a son | Bernard Tennant Close November 11, 1883 (aged 30 years) Birth Index Bernard Tennant Close (1883) Birth Index October / November / December 1883 Bernard Tennant Close, Aysgarth, Yorkshire - North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 662 |
| Death of a father | Joseph Close June 1885 (aged 31 years) Death Index Joseph Close (1824) Death Index April / May / June 1885 Joseph Close aged 61, Cockermouth, Cumberland Volume: 10b Page: 389 |
| Birth of a son | Joseph Longstaff Close December 25, 1885 (aged 32 years) Birth Index Joseph Longstaff Close (1885) Birth Index January / February / March 1885 Joseph Longstaff Close, Aysgarth, Yorkshire - North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 655 |
| Birth of a son | John Edmund (Ted) Close March 29, 1888 (aged 34 years) Birth Index John Edmund Close (1888) Birth Index April / May / June 1888 John Edmund Close, Aysgarth, Yorkshire - North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 677 |
| Birth of a son | Christopher Richard Close May 6, 1889 (aged 35 years) |
| Census 1891 | 1891 (aged 37 years) Note: Living with wife Ann and family at Aysgarth, Yorkshire. Farmer. |
| Birth of a son | George Robert Close May 20, 1892 (aged 38 years) |
| Birth of a son | Septimus James Close October 12, 1898 (aged 44 years) Birth Index Septimus James Close (1898) Birth Index October / November / December 1898 Septimus James Close, Aysgarth, Yorkshire - North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 653 |
| Photograph | about 1899 (aged 45 years) Source: Contributor: Emma Guy Photograph of the name carved on a barn door at Ribba Hall. Taken in 2011. Many thanks to Emma Guy for the photograph. |
| Census 1901 | 1901 (aged 47 years) Note: Living with wife Ann and family at Aysgarth, Yorkshire. Farmer. |
| Photograph | 1904 (aged 50 years) Note: Dedication to John Close |
| Photograph | about 1906 (aged 52 years) Source: Contributor: Emma Guy Note: The photo of John Close and familly is taken in the Oak Garth between the house and the beck, in fro… The photo of John Close and familly is taken in the Oak Garth between the house and the beck, in front of one of the two oak trees (still standing in 2011). |
| Death of a mother | Isabella Longstaff 1908 (aged 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Robert Close — Mary Ethel Hartley — View this family February 12, 1918 (aged 64 years) |
| Note | Source: Contributor: Emma Guy Note: John and Ann Close lived at Ribba Hall with their 8 children, Septimus being the eight child but 7th… John and Ann Close lived at Ribba Hall with their 8 children, Septimus being the eight child but 7th son. When they lived there they renamed it Ribba Hill, it was Ribba Hall before and is again now (why the name was changed from Ribba is a mystery). Ann Tennant has long links with the area and her family were very well off, landed farmers in the area for a long time. Heaning, the farm where she was born, has changed little since then. It appears that Heaning Hall and Farm were split before the Tennants had it and again after, but at the time they had it all as one house. They farmed between 160 and 180 acres at Heaning (Tennants) and around 98 - 120 acres at Ribba (Close). At the time it was possible to farm as little as 7 acres and make a living so they were fairly well to do! Ann's father Bernard was born at Forelands in West Burton / Walden which again is a large farm with a large house. There appears to have been no Close or Longstaff at Ribba between 1841 and 1891. Many thanks to Emma Guy for the history and the photographs. |
| Death | March 10, 1922 (aged 68 years) |
| Burial | after March 10, 1922 (0 days after death) |
| father |
1824–1885
Birth: 1824 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: June 1885 — Cockermouth, Cumberland, England |
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| mother |
1821–1908
Birth: about 1821 — Grasgill Rigg, Crosby Garrett, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: 1908 — Bootle, Cumberland, England |
| Marriage | Marriage — May 29, 1850 — Crosby Garrett, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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9 months
elder brother |
1851–1869
Birth: March 3, 1851 — Little Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland, England Death: September 18, 1869 — Mallerstang, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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19 months
elder brother |
1852–1869
Birth: September 9, 1852 — Little Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland, England Death: June 13, 1869 — Mallerstang, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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14 months
himself |
1853–1922
Birth: November 5, 1853 — Soulby, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: March 10, 1922 — Heaning, Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England |
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23 months
younger brother |
1855–
Birth: September 12, 1855 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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18 months
younger brother |
1857–1862
Birth: March 14, 1857 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: 1862 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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18 months
younger brother |
1858–1858
Birth: September 13, 1858 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: October 1858 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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1 year
younger brother |
1859–
Birth: September 7, 1859 — Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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3 years
younger brother |
1862–
Birth: March 24, 1862 — Mallerstang, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
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21 months
younger brother |
1863–
Birth: December 8, 1863 — Mallerstang, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England |
| himself |
1853–1922
Birth: November 5, 1853 — Soulby, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England Death: March 10, 1922 — Heaning, Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England |
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| wife |
1853–1944
Birth: August 11, 1853 — Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: March 22, 1944 — Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England |
| daughter |
1881–1961
Birth: December 8, 1881 — Wythop Hall, Wythop, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England Death: about 1961 |
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23 months
son |
1883–1959
Birth: November 11, 1883 — Burton-cum-Walden, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: August 1959 — Flixton, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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2 years
son |
1885–1960
Birth: December 25, 1885 — Burton-cum-Walden, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: April 4, 1960 |
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2 years
son |
1888–1968
Birth: March 29, 1888 — Burton-cum-Walden, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: February 12, 1968 |
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13 months
son |
1889–1922
Birth: May 6, 1889 — Ribba, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: May 21, 1922 — Leyburn, Yorkshire, England |
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3 years
son |
1892–1971
Birth: May 20, 1892 — Ribba, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: May 27, 1971 — Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England |
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Thomas Victor Close
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| son |
1898–1973
Birth: October 12, 1898 — Ribba, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England Death: December 15, 1973 — Staincliffe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England |
| Census 1861 | Living with parents and family at Ravenstonedale, Westmorland. |
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| Census 1871 | Living with parents and family at Mallerstang, Westmorland. |
| Photograph | John Close A digitally re-mastered image of this photograph is available in the Close Ancestry shop. |
| Census 1881 | Living with parents, family and wife Ann at Wythop Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland. |
| Census 1891 | Living with wife Ann and family at Aysgarth, Yorkshire. Farmer. |
| Photograph | Photograph of the name carved on a barn door at Ribba Hall. Taken in 2011. Many thanks to Emma Guy for the photograph. |
| Census 1901 | Living with wife Ann and family at Aysgarth, Yorkshire. Farmer. |
| Photograph | Dedication to John Close |
| Photograph | The photo of John Close and familly is taken in the Oak Garth between the house and the beck, in front of one of the two oak trees (still standing in 2011). |
| Note | John and Ann Close lived at Ribba Hall with their 8 children, Septimus being the eight child but 7th son. When they lived there they renamed it Ribba Hill, it was Ribba Hall before and is again now (why the name was changed from Ribba is a mystery). Ann Tennant has long links with the area and her family were very well off, landed farmers in the area for a long time. Heaning, the farm where she was born, has changed little since then. It appears that Heaning Hall and Farm were split before the Tennants had it and again after, but at the time they had it all as one house. They farmed between 160 and 180 acres at Heaning (Tennants) and around 98 - 120 acres at Ribba (Close). At the time it was possible to farm as little as 7 acres and make a living so they were fairly well to do! Ann's father Bernard was born at Forelands in West Burton / Walden which again is a large farm with a large house. There appears to have been no Close or Longstaff at Ribba between 1841 and 1891. Many thanks to Emma Guy for the history and the photographs. |
| Birth | John Close (1853) Birth Index October / November / December 1853 John Close, East Ward, Westmorland Volume: 10b Page: 447 |
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