William Close 1831–1865 – Close Ancestry

William Close, 1831–1865 (aged 34 years)

Name

William Close

Name: William /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1831 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Note: Looks as though Stephen and William were actually born a few years apart, even though they were both baptised on the same day.
Baptism	31 January 1836 (aged 5 years) Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Source: Parish Register: Winston, Parish: Winston, Durham
Census 1841	1841 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Source: James Close (1787) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Winston, Durham Note: Living with parents and family at Winston, Durham. 1841 Census
Census 1851	1851 Note: Can't find a record for this year.
Birth of a son	George Rushforth (Close) about 1856 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Elizabeth Rushforth — View this family about 1857 (aged 26 years) Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Death of a father	James Close 1 June 1860 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death Index
Burial of a father	James Close after 1 June 1860 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Source: James Close (1787) 1860 Gravestone, Location: Church of St Andrew, Winston, Durham Note: Buried with wife Ann at Winston, Durham. Gravestone
Census 1861	1861 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Source: William Close (1831) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire Note: Living with wife Elizabeth and family at Barnsley, Yorkshire. Gunpowder Mill Operative. Living with wife Elizabeth and family at Barnsley, Yorkshire. Gunpowder Mill Operative. Looks as though he has an illegitimate son. Morther-in-law Hannah Rushforth is also present. 1861 Census
Death of a mother	Ann Carpenter 31 March 1861 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Burial of a mother	Ann Carpenter after 31 March 1861 Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Source: James Close (1787) 1860 Gravestone, Location: Church of St Andrew, Winston, Durham Note: Buried with husband James at Winston, Durham. Gravestone
Birth of a daughter	Mary Ann Close about 1861 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Birth Index
Death	about 1865 (aged 34 years) Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Death Index

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1787 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 15 July 1787 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Marriage: 23 May 1810 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: 1 June 1860 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Burial: after 1 June 1860 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Carpenter John Close Henry Close James Close Mary Close Charles Close Stephen Close William Close James Close 1787–1860 Birth: about 1787 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: 1 June 1860 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1785 — Forcett, Richmond, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 23 May 1810 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: 31 March 1861 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Burial: after 31 March 1861 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Close John Close Henry Close James Close Mary Close Charles Close Stephen Close William Close Ann Carpenter 1785–1861 Birth: about 1785 — Forcett, Richmond, Yorkshire, England Death: 31 March 1861 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Marriage	Marriage — 23 May 1810 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
10 months elder brother	Links Birth: 29 March 1811 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 9 May 1811 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1812 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1811– Birth: 29 March 1811 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1813 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 1 August 1813 — Church of St Mary, Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1814 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Close 1813– Birth: about 1813 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
4 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1816 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 21 April 1816 — Church of St Mary, Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1817 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Close 1816– Birth: about 1816 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1818 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 23 August 1818 — Church of St Mary, Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1819 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Close 1818– Birth: about 1818 — Gainford, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
9 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1826 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 27 December 1826 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 Marriage: 10 November 1849 — Gretna Marriage Office, Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Census 1851: 1851 — Corney, Millom Without, Cumberland, England Marriage: about 1854 — Stokesley, Guisborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Staindrop, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Death: about 1882 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Easton George Close Henry James Close Family with spouse Mary Snaith Charles Close 1826–1882 Birth: about 1826 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: about 1882 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
4 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1829 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 31 January 1836 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 — East Thickley, Shildon, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Marriage: about 1854 — Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Shildon, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Kings Head Inn, Cornforth, Durham, Durham, England Death: after 2 April 1871 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Wake Henry George Close Stephen Close 1829–1871 Birth: about 1829 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: after 2 April 1871 — Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
3 years himself	Links Birth: about 1831 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 31 January 1836 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: about 1857 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1865 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Rushforth George Rushforth (Close) Mary Ann Close William Close 1831–1865 Birth: about 1831 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: about 1865 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Family with Elizabeth Rushforth
himself	Links Birth: about 1831 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Baptism: 31 January 1836 — Church of St Andrew, Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: about 1857 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1865 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Rushforth George Rushforth (Close) Mary Ann Close William Close 1831–1865 Birth: about 1831 — Winston, Barnard Castle, Durham, England Death: about 1865 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1833 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Marriage: about 1857 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1887 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Close George Rushforth (Close) Mary Ann Close Elizabeth Rushforth 1833–1887 Birth: about 1833 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1887 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1857 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
son	Links Birth: about 1856 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Note: after 1882 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George Rushforth (Close) 1856– Birth: about 1856 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
6 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 7 April 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Cornforth, Durham, Durham, England Marriage: 27 September 1881 — Durham, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Cornforth, Durham, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England Census 1901: 1901 — Hartlepool, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Heron Stephen Henry Heron Thomas James Heron Maud Wake Heron Elizabeth Jane Heron John William Heron Mary Ann Close 1861– Birth: about 1861 — Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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Baptism	Source: Parish Register: Winston, Parish: Winston, Durham
Census 1841	Source: James Close (1787) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Winston, Durham
Census 1861	Source: William Close (1831) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire

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Birth	Looks as though Stephen and William were actually born a few years apart, even though they were both baptised on the same day.
Census 1841	Living with parents and family at Winston, Durham.
Census 1851	Can't find a record for this year.
Census 1861	Living with wife Elizabeth and family at Barnsley, Yorkshire. Gunpowder Mill Operative. Looks as though he has an illegitimate son. Morther-in-law Hannah Rushforth is also present.

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Census 1841	1841 Census
Marriage
Census 1861	1861 Census
Death	Death Index
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Media object	1861 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: William Close (1831) Death Index William Close (1831) Death Index July / August / September 1865 William Close, Barnsley, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 93
Media object	1841 Census
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: William Close (1831) Death Index William Close (1831) Death Index July / August / September 1865 William Close, Barnsley, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 93
Media object	1841 Census
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: William Close (1831) Death Index William Close (1831) Death Index July / August / September 1865 William Close, Barnsley, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 93
Media object	1841 Census
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: William Close (1831) Death Index William Close (1831) Death Index July / August / September 1865 William Close, Barnsley, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 93

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Last change

8 March 2010

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Family with parents
father Parents John Close Eleanor Jackson	James Close 1787–1860
mother	Ann Carpenter 1785–1861
elder brother	John Close 1811–
elder brother	Henry Close 1813–
elder brother	James Close 1816–
elder sister	Mary Close 1818–
elder brother Family Maria Easton George Close Henry James Close Family Mary Snaith	Charles Close 1826–1882
elder brother Family Elizabeth Wake Henry George Close	Stephen Close 1829–1871
himself	William Close 1831–1865

Family with Elizabeth Rushforth
himself	William Close 1831–1865
wife	Elizabeth Rushforth 1833–1887
son	George Rushforth (Close) 1856–
daughter Family Robert Heron Stephen Henry Heron Thomas James Heron Maud Wake Heron Elizabeth Jane Heron John William Heron	Mary Ann Close 1861–

Descendants

William Close(1831–1865)
- Elizabeth Rushforth1857
  - George Rushforth (Close)(1856–)
  - Mary Ann Close(1861–)