William Brooks Close 1853–1923

William Brooks Close, 1853–1923 (aged 70 years)

Name

William Brooks Close

Name: William Brooks /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	6 May 1853 Naples, Campania, Italy
Death of a father	James Close 18 December 1865 Antibes, Cote d Azure, France Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate
Census 1871	1871 Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Charing Cross, London Note: Living at Charing Cross, London. Student. Living at Charing Cross, London. Student. Brother, James Brooks Close, and future brother-in-law, John Frederick Eaden, are also present. 1871 Census
Death of a brother	Thomas Brooks Close 9 November 1871 Villeneuve, Vaud Canton, Aigle, Switzerland Source: Thomas Brooks Close (1859) 1871 Death Register, Name Of Person: Thomas Brooks Close, Registration District: Villeneuve, Switzerland Death Register
Occupation	Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1872 Born: 1870 Died: 25 Sep 1923 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 12, 1872. S. of James, of Antibes, France. [B. May 6, 1853, at Naples, Italy.] School, Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1872;B.A. 1876. Rowing æblue,Æ 1875, 1876, 1877; President, 1876. In business in London; founder of the City firm of Close Brothers and Co., of Moorgate. Went to America and settled in Iowa; with others developed land in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Connected with the Klondike gold rush; later acquired, with his partners, the Shipley collieries in Derbs. Of Henley-on-Thames. Died Sept. 25, 1923, at Yarmouth. Buried at Nuffield, near Henley. Brother of James B. (1870), etc. (Wellington Coll. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 27, 1923.) about 1872 Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Death of a mother	Anne Brooks 19 July 1876 Paris, Ile de France, France Source: Anne Brooks (1821) 1876 Probate
Death of a sister	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 11 June 1877 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Death Index
Burial of a sister	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 14 June 1877 Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Note: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Name: Margaret Mary Brookes Eaden Gender: Female Burial Date: 14 Jun 1877 Burial Place: Little Shelford, Cambridge, England https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156400067
Occupation	Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. 1878 Iowa, America
Marriage	Mary Baker Paullin — View this family 14 September 1880 (aged 27 years) America
Census 1880 US Fed	1880 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1880 US Federal Census, Census Type: 1880 US Federal Census, Census Place: Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa Note: Living with brother James at Le Mars, Iowa. Real Estate Agent. 1880 US Federal Census
Census 1881	1881 Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Source: Henry Gaskell Close (1836) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Mayfair, London, Middlesex Note: Living with wife Mary at Mayfair, London. American Land Investment Agent. Living with wife Mary at Mayfair, London. American Land Investment Agent. Boarding with the Denyer family. Brother, Henry Gaskell Close and wife, are also present. 1881 Census (page 1) 1881 Census (page 2)
Note	after 1882 Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... it looks as though he may have remarried between 1881 and 1891. Similar names but different birth years and places of birth.
Death of a brother	Frederic Brooks Close 13 June 1890 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America Source: Frederic Brooks Close (1854) 1892 Probate, Location: America, Court: London
Burial of a brother	Frederic Brooks Close after 14 June 1890 Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146628340
Birth of a son	Herbert Brooks Close 29 December 1890 Hampton, Middlesex, England Note: NOTE: Appears to have been registered as Herbert Brooks-Close as well as Herbert Close. Birth Index Birth Index
Census 1891	1891 Hampton, Middlesex, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Hampton, Middlesex Note: Living with wife Marie and family at Hampton, Middlesex. American Merchant. 1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Westminster, London Note: Living at Westminster, London. Investment Agent. Living at Westminster, London. Investment Agent. Recorded as Single. 1901 Census
Death of a brother	James Brooks Close 31 July 1910 Margate, Kent, England Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1911 Probate, Location: Margate, Court: London Death Index
Census 1911	1911 Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Nuffield, Oxfordshire Note: Living at Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Merchant. Living at Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Merchant. Also present are sister-in-law, Ada Paullin, and cousin Catherine Jones Mitton. 1911 Census
Death of a sister	Grace Brooks Close 28 May 1911 Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Source: Grace Brooks Close (1848) 1911 Probate, Location: France, Court: London
Death of a half-brother	Henry Gaskell Close 29 January 1913 Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Source: Henry Gaskell Close (1836) 1913 Probate, Location: Middlesex, Court: London Death Index
Death of a brother	John Brooks Close 20 March 1914 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, Court: London Death Index
Marriage of a son	Herbert Brooks Close — Mary Grey — View this family about 1917 Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... her marriage index entry has her spouse recorded as "Meredith Starr or Close". Roland Meredith Starr married Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Harry Grey the 8th Earl of Stamford. They were divorced around 1930. NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... her marriage index entry has her spouse recorded as "Meredith Starr or Close". Roland Meredith Starr married Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Harry Grey the 8th Earl of Stamford. They were divorced around 1930. Make of this what you can. Marriage Index Marriage Index
Death	25 September 1923 (aged 70 years) Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1923 Probate, Location: London, Court: London Death Index
Burial	after 25 September 1923 (0 days after death) Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154485971
Probate	16 November 1923 (1 month after death) London, Middlesex, England Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1923 Probate, Location: London, Court: London Probate Calendar

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage: 8 September 1834 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Marriage: 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France Probate: 22 March 1866 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anne Brooks Margaret Mary Brooks Close Grace Brooks Close John Brooks Close James Brooks Close William Brooks Close Frederic Brooks Close Anne Brooks Close Thomas Brooks Close Family with spouse Henrietta Hannah Gaskell Henry Gaskell Close James Close 1799–1865 Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France
mother	Links Birth: 8 August 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 19 October 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage: 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 19 July 1876 — Paris, Ile de France, France Probate: 15 December 1876 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Close Margaret Mary Brooks Close Grace Brooks Close John Brooks Close James Brooks Close William Brooks Close Frederic Brooks Close Anne Brooks Close Thomas Brooks Close Anne Brooks 1821–1876 Birth: 8 August 1821 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 19 July 1876 — Paris, Ile de France, France
Marriage	Marriage — 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy
21 months elder sister	Links Birth: about 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 29 December 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy Marriage: 7 September 1874 — British Consulate, Geneva, Switzerland Death: 11 June 1877 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Burial: 14 June 1877 — Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Frederick Eaden Grace Eaden Margaret Mary Brooks Close 1846–1877 Birth: about 1846 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 11 June 1877 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 24 December 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy Marriage: after 1879 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Death: 28 May 1911 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Probate: 7 September 1911 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frank Bowen Warrick Grace Brooks Close 1848–1911 Birth: about 1848 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 28 May 1911 — Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 14 September 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: John Brooks. Close [post Close-Brooks] College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1868 Died: 20 Mar 1914 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Jan. 13, 1868. S, of James, of Antibes, France. [B. June 9, 1850, at Naples, Italy.] Matric. Michs. 1868; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1877. Rowing æblue,Æ 1871, 1872. Entered the banking firm of Cunliffes, Brooks and Co., Manchester; partner, 1888. Of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire. J.P. High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1911. A Director of the Lancs. and Yorks. Railway. Assumed the additional surname of Brooks, Feb. 14, 1889. Died Mar. 20, 1914, at Birtles Hall. Brother of the above, etc. and father of the next. (Fox-Davies.) — about 1868 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 25 July 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: 14 February 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Marriage: 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Note: Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Probate: 4 June 1914 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily D Brooks Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Family with spouse Grace Emma Matilda Cooke Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks John Brooks Close 1850–1914 Birth: 9 June 1850 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 20 March 1914 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
14 months elder brother	Links Birth: 31 July 1851 — Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: James Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1870 Born: 31 Jul 1851 Died: 18 Dec 1865 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, July 9, 1870. S. of James, of Antibes, France [formerly of Naples; died, Dec. 18, 1865, at Antibes]. B. July 31, 1851, at Manchester. Schools, Oakham and Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1874; M.A. 1877. Rowing æblue,Æ 1872, 1873, 1874; President, 1873. Coached innumerable Cambridge crews and had a profound effect on Cambridge rowing. Landowner and investment agent in Iowa and Minnesota, U.S.A. Manager of Lloyds Bank, Malvern, for many years. Died July 31, 1910, at Northdown, Margate. Brother of William B. (1872), the next and Henry G. (1855). [For a memoir of his father see G. Mag., 1866, I. 156.] (The Times, Aug. 6, 1910.) — about 1870 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Marriage: 26 December 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Freemason: 1 March 1892 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1901: 1901 Death: 31 July 1910 — Margate, Kent, England Probate: 17 January 1911 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan Humble Margaret Mary Brooks Close James Brooks Close Eleanor Brooks Close James Brooks Close 1851–1910 Birth: 31 July 1851 — Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 31 July 1910 — Margate, Kent, England
22 months himself	Links Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1872 Born: 1870 Died: 25 Sep 1923 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 12, 1872. S. of James, of Antibes, France. [B. May 6, 1853, at Naples, Italy.] School, Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1872;B.A. 1876. Rowing æblue,Æ 1875, 1876, 1877; President, 1876. In business in London; founder of the City firm of Close Brothers and Co., of Moorgate. Went to America and settled in Iowa; with others developed land in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Connected with the Klondike gold rush; later acquired, with his partners, the Shipley collieries in Derbs. Of Henley-on-Thames. Died Sept. 25, 1923, at Yarmouth. Buried at Nuffield, near Henley. Brother of James B. (1870), etc. (Wellington Coll. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 27, 1923.) — about 1872 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Note: after 1882 Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England Burial: after 25 September 1923 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Probate: 16 November 1923 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Baker Paullin Herbert Brooks Close William Brooks Close 1853–1923 Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
19 months younger brother	Links Birth: 6 December 1854 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 4 March 1855 — Naples, Campania, Italy Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America Marriage: 5 October 1881 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Census 1885 US MN: 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America Will: 25 April 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America Death: 13 June 1890 — Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America Burial: after 14 June 1890 — Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America Probate: 25 August 1890 — Woodbury County, Iowa, America Probate: 14 July 1892 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Humble Frederic Brooks Close 1854–1890 Birth: 6 December 1854 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 13 June 1890 — Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, America
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 17 April 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 17 May 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy Marriage: about 1881 — London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Eling, Southampton, Hampshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Copythorne, Southampton, Hampshire, England Census 1911: 1911 Census 19111: 1939 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England Death: 22 October 1940 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England Probate: 20 January 1941 — Llandudno, Conwy, Wales Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry William Eaden John Eaden Anne Eaden Ethel Eaden Ruth Eaden Anne Brooks Close 1857–1940 Birth: 17 April 1857 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 22 October 1940 — Bartley, Southampton, Hampshire, England
23 months younger brother	Links Birth: 22 February 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 5 July 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 9 November 1871 — Villeneuve, Vaud Canton, Aigle, Switzerland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Brooks Close 1859–1871 Birth: 22 February 1859 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 9 November 1871 — Villeneuve, Vaud Canton, Aigle, Switzerland

Father’s family with Henrietta Hannah Gaskell
father	Links Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage: 8 September 1834 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Marriage: 15 April 1845 — Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France Probate: 22 March 1866 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anne Brooks Margaret Mary Brooks Close Grace Brooks Close John Brooks Close James Brooks Close William Brooks Close Frederic Brooks Close Anne Brooks Close Thomas Brooks Close Family with spouse Henrietta Hannah Gaskell Henry Gaskell Close James Close 1799–1865 Birth: 16 February 1799 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 18 December 1865 — Antibes, Cote d Azure, France
stepmother	Links Birth: 10 May 1810 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Baptism: 1 November 1810 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Marriage: 8 September 1834 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Death: 2 July 1836 — Naples, Campania, Italy Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Close Henry Gaskell Close Henrietta Hannah Gaskell 1810–1836 Birth: 10 May 1810 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Death: 2 July 1836 — Naples, Campania, Italy
Marriage	Marriage — 8 September 1834 — Wigan, Lancashire, England
22 months half-brother	Links Birth: 2 July 1836 — Naples, Campania, Italy Baptism: 16 August 1836 — Naples, Campania, Italy Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: Henry Gaskell. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1855 Born: 1868 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, July 5, 1855. Did not reside. Adm. at Emmanuel, Oct. 17, 1855. Matric. Michs. 1855; B.A. 1859; M.A. 1864. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Jan. 29, 1867, as æs. and h. of James, merchant, late of Naples.Æ Called to the Bar, 1871. Brother of John B. (1868) and James B. (1870). (Foster, Men at the Bar.) — about 1855 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1861: 1861 Marriage: 11 May 1869 — Over Peover, Northwich, Cheshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Utoxeter, Staffordshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Immigration: 29 December 1906 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Roll UK Electoral: 1910 — London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 Death: 29 January 1913 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 April 1913 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ellinor Caroline Louisa Mainwaring Henrietta (Etta) Close OBE Thomas Close George Henry Close Frederick Close Engla Margaret Close Ellinor Kathleen Close Henry Gaskell Close 1836–1913 Birth: 2 July 1836 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 29 January 1913 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England

Family with Mary Baker Paullin
himself	Links Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Census 1871: 1871 — Charing Cross, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: William Brooks. Close College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1872 Born: 1870 Died: 25 Sep 1923 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 12, 1872. S. of James, of Antibes, France. [B. May 6, 1853, at Naples, Italy.] School, Wellington College. Matric. Michs. 1872;B.A. 1876. Rowing æblue,Æ 1875, 1876, 1877; President, 1876. In business in London; founder of the City firm of Close Brothers and Co., of Moorgate. Went to America and settled in Iowa; with others developed land in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Connected with the Klondike gold rush; later acquired, with his partners, the Shipley collieries in Derbs. Of Henley-on-Thames. Died Sept. 25, 1923, at Yarmouth. Buried at Nuffield, near Henley. Brother of James B. (1870), etc. (Wellington Coll. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 27, 1923.) — about 1872 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation: Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by William Brooks Close and his brothers Frederick Brooks Close and James Brooks Close, who started offering farm mortgages in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1897, William Brooks Close paid ú10,000 to the US government forthe right to build Alaska's first railway the White Pass and Yukon Route. The company was the subject of a management buy-out in 1978 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. — 1878 — Iowa, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1880 US Fed: 1880 — Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Note: after 1882 Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England Burial: after 25 September 1923 — Nuffield, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Probate: 16 November 1923 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Baker Paullin Herbert Brooks Close William Brooks Close 1853–1923 Birth: 6 May 1853 — Naples, Campania, Italy Death: 25 September 1923 — Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 December 1946 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Brooks Close Herbert Brooks Close Family with spouse Frederick Meyer Wardrop Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945 Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — 14 September 1880 — America
10 years son	Links Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1917 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Grey Herbert Brooks Close 1890– Birth: 29 December 1890 — Hampton, Middlesex, England

Frederick Meyer Wardrop + Mary Baker Paullin
wife’s husband	Links Birth: 4 July 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Baptism: 22 October 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Death: 2 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 8 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England Probate: 30 September 1905 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Baker Paullin Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Frederick Meyer Wardrop 1847–1905 Birth: 4 July 1847 — Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death: 2 September 1905 — Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Marriage: 14 September 1880 — America Census 1881: 1881 — Mayfair, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampton, Middlesex, England Marriage: about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 December 1946 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Brooks Close Herbert Brooks Close Family with spouse Frederick Meyer Wardrop Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945 Birth: about 1859 — Illinois, America Death: 30 September 1945 — London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1895 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
1 year stepdaughter	Links Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop 1896– Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England
stepdaughter	Links Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop 1896– Birth: 10 January 1896 — London, Middlesex, England

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Census 1871	Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Charing Cross, London
Marriage
Census 1880 US Fed	Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1880 US Federal Census, Census Type: 1880 US Federal Census, Census Place: Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Census 1881	Source: Henry Gaskell Close (1836) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Mayfair, London, Middlesex
Census 1891	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Hampton, Middlesex
Census 1901	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Westminster, London
Census 1911	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Nuffield, Oxfordshire
Death	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1923 Probate, Location: London, Court: London
Probate	Source: William Brooks Close (1853) 1923 Probate, Location: London, Court: London

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Census 1871	Living at Charing Cross, London. Student. Brother, James Brooks Close, and future brother-in-law, John Frederick Eaden, are also present.
Census 1880 US Fed	Living with brother James at Le Mars, Iowa. Real Estate Agent.
Census 1881	Living with wife Mary at Mayfair, London. American Land Investment Agent. Boarding with the Denyer family. Brother, Henry Gaskell Close and wife, are also present.
Note	NOTE: Not entirely sure about this ... it looks as though he may have remarried between 1881 and 1891. Similar names but different birth years and places of birth.
Census 1891	Living with wife Marie and family at Hampton, Middlesex. American Merchant.
Census 1901	Living at Westminster, London. Investment Agent. Recorded as Single.
Census 1911	Living at Nuffield, Oxfordshire. Merchant. Also present are sister-in-law, Ada Paullin, and cousin Catherine Jones Mitton.
Burial	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154485971

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Census 1871	1871 Census
Census 1880 US Fed	1880 US Federal Census
Census 1881	1881 Census (page 1) 1881 Census (page 2)
Census 1891	1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Census
Census 1911	1911 Census
Death	Death Index
Probate	Probate Calendar
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Media object	1880 US Federal Census
Media object	1881 Census (page 1)
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Media object	1891 Census
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Media object	1911 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: William B Close Death Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1850 Registration Date: 1923 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Isle of Wight Inferred County: Hampshire Volume: 2b Page: 640
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father Parents John Close Mary Rylance	James Close 1799–1865
mother Parents Samuel Brooks Margaret Hall	Anne Brooks 1821–1876
elder sister Family John Frederick Eaden Grace Eaden	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 1846–1877
elder sister Family Frank Bowen Warrick	Grace Brooks Close 1848–1911
elder brother Family Emily D Brooks Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Family Grace Emma Matilda Cooke Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
elder brother Family Susan Humble Margaret Mary Brooks Close James Brooks Close Eleanor Brooks Close	James Brooks Close 1851–1910
himself	William Brooks Close 1853–1923
younger brother Family Margaret Humble	Frederic Brooks Close 1854–1890
younger sister Family Henry William Eaden John Eaden Anne Eaden Ethel Eaden Ruth Eaden	Anne Brooks Close 1857–1940
younger brother	Thomas Brooks Close 1859–1871

Father’s family with Henrietta Hannah Gaskell
father Parents John Close Mary Rylance	James Close 1799–1865
stepmother	Henrietta Hannah Gaskell 1810–1836
half-brother Family Ellinor Caroline Louisa Mainwaring Henrietta (Etta) Close OBE Thomas Close George Henry Close Frederick Close Engla Margaret Close Ellinor Kathleen Close	Henry Gaskell Close 1836–1913

Family with Mary Baker Paullin
himself	William Brooks Close 1853–1923
wife	Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945
son Family Mary Grey	Herbert Brooks Close 1890–

Frederick Meyer Wardrop + Mary Baker Paullin
wife’s husband	Frederick Meyer Wardrop 1847–1905
wife	Mary Baker Paullin 1859–1945
stepdaughter	Rosalie Cynthia Iris Blanche Wardrop 1896–
stepdaughter	Kathleen Violet Armine Wardrop 1896–

Descendants

William Brooks Close(1853–1923)
- Mary Baker Paullin1880
  - Herbert Brooks Close(1890–)