James Close 1799–1865 – Close Ancestry

James Close, 1799–1865 (aged 66 years)

Name

James Close

Name: James /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	16 February 1799 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death of a sister	Mary Ann Close 16 February 1809 Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Mary Ann Close (1805) 1809 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Mary Ann Close, Registration District: Manchester, Lancashire
Burial of a sister	Mary Ann Close 19 February 1809 Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Mary Ann Close (1805) 1809 Burial Register, Name Of Person: Mary Ann Close, Registration District: Manchester, Lancashire Burial Register
Death of a brother	William Close about 1820 Lancashire, England
Burial of a brother	William Close 16 June 1820 Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: William Close (1800) 1820 Burial Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Registration District: Manchester, Lancashire 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 Burial Register
Death of a brother	Frederick Close 26 February 1826 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland 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 of a brother	Frederick Close after 26 February 1826 Church of St Mary, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland 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.
Death of a father	John Close about December 1833 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Burial of a father	John Close 14 December 1833 Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: John Close (1762) 1833 Burial Register, Name Of Person: John Close, Registration District: Manchester, Lancashire Burial Register
Marriage	Henrietta Hannah Gaskell — View this family 8 September 1834 (aged 35 years) Wigan, Lancashire, England Source: James Close (1799) 1834 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Second Person: Henrietta Hannah Gaskell, Registration District: Wigan, Lancashire, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Birth of a son	Henry Gaskell Close 2 July 1836 Naples, Campania, Italy
Death of a wife	Henrietta Hannah Gaskell 2 July 1836 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism of a son	Henry Gaskell Close 16 August 1836 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Henry Gaskell Close Gender: Male Baptism Date: 16 ago 1836 (16 Aug 1836) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Henrietta Hannah
Death of a brother	John Close 10 May 1842 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Died of Consumption.
Marriage	Anne Brooks — View this family 15 April 1845 (aged 46 years) Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Marriages, 1809-1900 Italy, Select Marriages, 1809-1900 Name: James Close Gender: Male Marriage Date: 15 apr 1845 Marriage Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Spouse: Anne Brooks
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Mary Brooks Close about 1846 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism of a daughter	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 29 December 1846 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Margaret Mary Brooks Close Gender: Female Baptism Date: 29 dic 1846 (29 Dec 1846) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anne
Birth of a daughter	Grace Brooks Close about 1848 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism of a daughter	Grace Brooks Close 24 December 1848 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Grace Brooks Close Gender: Female Baptism Date: 24 dic 1848 (24 Dec 1848) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anna
Death of a mother	Mary Rylance 31 March 1849 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Birth of a son	John Brooks Close 9 June 1850 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism of a son	John Brooks Close 14 September 1850 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: John Brooks Close Gender: Male Baptism Date: 14 set 1850 (14 Sep 1850) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anne
Birth of a son	James Brooks Close 31 July 1851 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Birth of a son	William Brooks Close 6 May 1853 Naples, Campania, Italy
Birth of a son	Frederic Brooks Close 6 December 1854 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism of a son	Frederic Brooks Close 4 March 1855 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Frederic Brooks Close Gender: Male Baptism Date: 4 mar 1855 Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anne
Birth of a daughter	Anne Brooks Close 17 April 1857 Naples, Campania, Italy Source: Anne Brooks Close (1857) 1939 Register, Census Type: 1939 England and Wales Register, Census Place: Bartley, Hampshire
Baptism of a daughter	Anne Brooks Close 17 May 1857 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Anne Brooks Close Gender: Female Baptism Date: 17 mag 1857 (17 May 1857) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anne
Birth of a son	Thomas Brooks Close 22 February 1859 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Thomas Brooks Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 feb 1859 Baptism Date: 5 lug 1859 (5 Jul 1859) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anna
Baptism of a son	Thomas Brooks Close 5 July 1859 Naples, Campania, Italy Note: Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 Name: Thomas Brooks Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 feb 1859 Baptism Date: 5 lug 1859 (5 Jul 1859) Baptism Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Father: James Close Mother: Anna
Note	Note: James Close of Manchester and Naples and Antibes, Alps Maritime, France.
Death	18 December 1865 (aged 66 years) Antibes, Cote d Azure, France Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate
Probate	22 March 1866 (3 months after death) England Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate Probate Calendar

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father	Links Birth: 27 October 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 15 November 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 25 May 1794 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: about December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Burial: 14 December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Rylance John Close Thomas Close John Close James Close William Close Henry Close Frederick Close Mary Ann Close George Close Paulina Jane Close John Close 1762–1833 Birth: 27 October 1762 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: about December 1833 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
mother	Links Birth: before 1775 — Lancashire, England Marriage: 25 May 1794 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: 31 March 1849 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Close John Close Thomas Close John Close James Close William Close Henry Close Frederick Close Mary Ann Close George Close Paulina Jane Close Mary Rylance 1775–1849 Birth: before 1775 — Lancashire, England Death: 31 March 1849 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 25 May 1794 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England
20 months elder brother	Links Birth: about 1795 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 19 April 1795 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Disappeared: after 1796 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1795– Birth: about 1795 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
14 months elder brother	Links Birth: 12 February 1796 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 4 May 1796 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage: 17 September 1827 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Death: 25 January 1881 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Burial: after 25 January 1881 — Church of St Nicholas, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Obituary: 31 January 1881 — England Probate: 4 March 1881 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ellen Smith Thomas Close 1796–1881 Birth: 12 February 1796 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 25 January 1881 — Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
17 months elder brother	Links Birth: 24 June 1797 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 27 July 1797 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 10 May 1842 — Naples, Campania, Italy Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Close 1797–1842 Birth: 24 June 1797 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 10 May 1842 — Naples, Campania, Italy
20 months himself	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
21 months younger brother	Links Birth: 16 November 1800 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 26 May 1801 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: about 1820 — Lancashire, England Burial: 16 June 1820 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Close 1800–1820 Birth: 16 November 1800 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: about 1820 — Lancashire, England
19 months younger brother	Links Birth: 18 June 1802 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 20 September 1802 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: after 1803 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Close 1802– Birth: 18 June 1802 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
17 months younger brother	Links Birth: 4 November 1803 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 15 May 1806 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Military Service: after 1821 — Ireland Death: 26 February 1826 — Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland Burial: after 26 February 1826 — Church of St Mary, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frederick Close 1803–1826 Birth: 4 November 1803 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 26 February 1826 — Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1805 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 16 February 1809 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Burial: 19 February 1809 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann Close 1805–1809 Birth: about 1805 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 16 February 1809 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1807 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Disappeared: after 1808 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George Close 1807– Birth: about 1807 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 25 January 1811 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 11 April 1811 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage: 6 December 1845 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Disappeared: after 1846 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Giuseppe Maria Francesco Gioacchino Romano Paulina Jane Close 1811– Birth: 25 January 1811 — Manchester, Lancashire, England

Family with Anne Brooks
himself	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
wife	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 daughter	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 daughter	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 son	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 son	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 son	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 son	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 daughter	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 son	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

Family with Henrietta Hannah Gaskell
himself	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
wife	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 son	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

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Marriage	Source: James Close (1799) 1834 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Second Person: Henrietta Hannah Gaskell, Registration District: Wigan, Lancashire, Document: Marriage Register
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Death	Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate
Probate	Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate

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Marriage	Italy, Select Marriages, 1809-1900 Name: James Close Gender: Male Marriage Date: 15 apr 1845 Marriage Place: British Chaplaincy, Napoli, Napoli, Italy Spouse: Anne Brooks
Note	James Close of Manchester and Naples and Antibes, Alps Maritime, France.

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Media object	Marriage Index Note: John Close (1867) Marriage Index John Close (1867) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 John Close, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 Annie Robson, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: John Close (1867) Marriage Index John Close (1867) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 John Close, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 Annie Robson, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: John Close (1867) Marriage Index John Close (1867) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 John Close, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 Annie Robson, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: John Close (1867) Marriage Index John Close (1867) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 John Close, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index Annie Robson (1874) Marriage Index July / August / September 1895 Annie Robson, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 569
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Family with parents
father Parents John Close Grace Marsden	John Close 1762–1833
mother	Mary Rylance 1775–1849
elder brother	John Close 1795–
elder brother Family Ellen Smith	Thomas Close 1796–1881
elder brother	John Close 1797–1842
himself	James Close 1799–1865
younger brother	William Close 1800–1820
younger brother	Henry Close 1802–
younger brother	Frederick Close 1803–1826
younger sister	Mary Ann Close 1805–1809
younger brother	George Close 1807–
younger sister Family Giuseppe Maria Francesco Gioacchino Romano	Paulina Jane Close 1811–

Family with Anne Brooks
himself	James Close 1799–1865
wife Parents Samuel Brooks Margaret Hall	Anne Brooks 1821–1876
daughter Family John Frederick Eaden Grace Eaden	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 1846–1877
daughter Family Frank Bowen Warrick	Grace Brooks Close 1848–1911
son 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
son Family Susan Humble Margaret Mary Brooks Close James Brooks Close Eleanor Brooks Close	James Brooks Close 1851–1910
son Family Mary Baker Paullin Herbert Brooks Close	William Brooks Close 1853–1923
son Family Margaret Humble	Frederic Brooks Close 1854–1890
daughter Family Henry William Eaden John Eaden Anne Eaden Ethel Eaden Ruth Eaden	Anne Brooks Close 1857–1940
son	Thomas Brooks Close 1859–1871

Family with Henrietta Hannah Gaskell
himself	James Close 1799–1865
wife	Henrietta Hannah Gaskell 1810–1836
son 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