Frederick Close, 18031826 (aged 22 years)

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Name
Frederick /Close/
Birth
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Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Note: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name: William Close
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 16 Jun 1820
Burial Place: St. Peter, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Military Service
after 1821
Note: Enlisted into His Majesty's 86th or Royal County of Down Regiment of Infantry.
Death
Note: In 1826 Lt. Fredrick Close of the 86th foot fell in love with a local girl, Anna Grubb, daughter of a well-to-do quaker merchant. The affair was frowned upon by the girls family. On the evening of 26th February Anna arranged to meet her lover by the Gashouse bridge. The two lovers went for a stroll along the river which was in flood. They were never seen alive again. At first it was thought the couple had eloped. It was treated as a bit of a joke in the regiment, the Adjutant even ordered the band to play the tune "Merrily Danced the Quakers wife" at tattoo one evening. However a month later two boatmen pulled the body of Lt. Close from the river at Kilganey, two miles from the town. Anna's body was found later after a search. The coroner's verdict was suicide. However it was alleged in a newspaper that the pair had been murdered by a rival suitor. The ensuing libel case was won by the plaintiff. Lt. Close is buried in St. Mary's church yard. Anna is buried in an unmarked grave in the Friends burial ground in O' Neill St. Romantically, his ghost is said to regularly make the short journey from one burial ground to the other to visit his lost love.
Burial
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176473684

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176473684

His inscription reads:

Beneath this stone are deposited the mortal remains of Lieutenant Frederick Close, of His Majesty's 86th or Royal County of Down Regiment of Infantry, and youngest son of John Close Esq., of Manchester, merchant. He perished in the River Suir near this town on Sunday evening the 26th day of February 1826, at the early age of 22. Lamented by all who knew him.

Title
Lieutenant
Family with parents
father
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17621833
Birth: 27 October 1762Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Death: about December 1833Manchester, Lancashire, England
mother
17751849
Birth: before 1775Lancashire, England
Death: 31 March 1849Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marriage Marriage25 May 1794Liverpool, Lancashire, England
20 months
elder brother
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1795
Birth: about 1795Manchester, Lancashire, England
14 months
elder brother
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17961881
Birth: 12 February 1796Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 25 January 1881Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
17 months
elder brother
17971842
Birth: 24 June 1797Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 10 May 1842Naples, Campania, Italy
20 months
elder brother
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17991865
Birth: 16 February 1799Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 18 December 1865Antibes, Cote d Azure, France
21 months
elder brother
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18001820
Birth: 16 November 1800Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: about 1820Lancashire, England
19 months
elder brother
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1802
Birth: 18 June 1802Manchester, Lancashire, England
17 months
himself
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18031826
Birth: 4 November 1803Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 26 February 1826Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
2 years
younger sister
Burial Register
18051809
Birth: about 1805Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death: 16 February 1809Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years
younger brother
1807
Birth: about 1807Manchester, Lancashire, England
4 years
younger sister
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1811
Birth: 25 January 1811Manchester, Lancashire, England
Military Service

Enlisted into His Majesty's 86th or Royal County of Down Regiment of Infantry.

Death

In 1826 Lt. Fredrick Close of the 86th foot fell in love with a local girl, Anna Grubb, daughter of a well-to-do quaker merchant. The affair was frowned upon by the girls family. On the evening of 26th February Anna arranged to meet her lover by the Gashouse bridge. The two lovers went for a stroll along the river which was in flood. They were never seen alive again. At first it was thought the couple had eloped. It was treated as a bit of a joke in the regiment, the Adjutant even ordered the band to play the tune "Merrily Danced the Quakers wife" at tattoo one evening. However a month later two boatmen pulled the body of Lt. Close from the river at Kilganey, two miles from the town. Anna's body was found later after a search. The coroner's verdict was suicide. However it was alleged in a newspaper that the pair had been murdered by a rival suitor. The ensuing libel case was won by the plaintiff. Lt. Close is buried in St. Mary's church yard. Anna is buried in an unmarked grave in the Friends burial ground in O' Neill St. Romantically, his ghost is said to regularly make the short journey from one burial ground to the other to visit his lost love.

Burial

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176473684

His inscription reads:

Beneath this stone are deposited the mortal remains of Lieutenant Frederick Close, of His Majesty's 86th or Royal County of Down Regiment of Infantry, and youngest son of John Close Esq., of Manchester, merchant. He perished in the River Suir near this town on Sunday evening the 26th day of February 1826, at the early age of 22. Lamented by all who knew him.

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