John Brooks Close 1850–1914

John Brooks Close, 1850–1914 (aged 63 years)

Name

John Brooks Close

Name: John Brooks /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	9 June 1850 Naples, Campania, Italy
Baptism	14 September 1850 (aged 3 months) 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
Death of a father	James Close 18 December 1865 Antibes, Cote d Azure, France Source: James Close (1799) 1866 Probate
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 Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Westminster, London Note: Hotel visitor at Westminster, London. Student at Cambridge. 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
Marriage	Emily D Brooks — View this family 25 July 1874 (aged 24 years) Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1874 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Brooks Close, Second Person: Emily Brooks, Registration District: Baguley, Lancashire, Document: Marriage Register Note: Emily Brooks was his 1st Cousin. Marriage Register
Birth of a daughter	Annie Isabel Close about 1875 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Baptism of a daughter	Annie Isabel Close 14 July 1875 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Annie Isabell Close (1875) 1875 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Annie Isabell Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
Birth of a son	John Charles Close 18 June 1876 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Death of a mother	Anne Brooks 19 July 1876 Paris, Ile de France, France Source: Anne Brooks (1821) 1876 Probate
Baptism of a son	John Charles Close 6 September 1876 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: John Charles Close (1876) 1876 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Charles Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
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
Birth of a daughter	Emily Catherine Close 16 October 1878 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Emily Catherine Close (1878) 1939 Register, Census Type: 1939 England and Wales Register, Census Place: Watford, Hertfordshire Birth Index
Baptism of a daughter	Emily Catherine Close 14 December 1878 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Emily Catheriine Close (1878) 1878 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Emily Catheriine Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
Census 1881	1881 Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pendleton in Salford, Lancashire Note: Living with wife Emily and family at Pendleton, Lancashire. Banker and Master of Arts. 1881 Census
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Beatrice Close 14 July 1881 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Margaret Beatrice Close (1881) 1939 Register, Census Type: 1939 England and Wales Register, Census Place: Watford, Hertfordshire Birth Index
Baptism of a daughter	Margaret Beatrice Close 3 September 1881 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Margaret Beatrice Close (1881) 1881 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Margaret Beatrice Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
Birth of a son	Arthur Brooks Close 22 October 1884 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Baptism of a son	Arthur Brooks Close 29 November 1884 Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Source: Arthur Brooks Close (1884) 1884 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Arthur Brooks Close, Registration District: Eccles, Lancashire Baptism Register
Note	14 February 1889 England Note: Assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Brooks, giving John Brooks Close-Brooks. Assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Brooks, giving John Brooks Close-Brooks. From this point on his children are known by the new surname.
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
Census 1891	1891 Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Birtles, Cheshire Note: Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Banker. Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Banker. NOTE: He changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded. 1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire Note: Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderly, Cheshire. Banker. Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderly, Cheshire. Banker. Also present is brother-in-law, Henry W Eaden and his daughter Anne. 1901 Census
Death of a wife	Emily D Brooks 25 November 1905 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Emily Close-brooks Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Registration Year: 1905 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 52 Registration district: Macclesfield Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 108
Marriage	Grace Emma Matilda Cooke — View this family 7 February 1907 (aged 56 years) Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1907 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Brooks Close, Second Person: Grace Emma Mitilda Cooke, Registration District: Kensington, London, Document: Marriage Register Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire Marriage Index Marriage Index Marriage Register
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 Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire Note: Living with wife Grace at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Bank and Railway Director. Living with wife Grace at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Bank and Railway Director. We also have, Margaret Mary Brooks Knowles, who is the daughter of brother James Brooks Close. 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
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks about 1911 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Birth Index
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
Note	Note: Arms û Quarterly: 1st and 4th, arg. three bars wavy az. a cross flory erminois, and in chief a fountain; 2nd and 3rd, vert on a chevron arg. a falcon ppr. between in chief two bezants each charged with a cross patee gu. and in base a garb or. Arms û Quarterly: 1st and 4th, arg. three bars wavy az. a cross flory erminois, and in chief a fountain; 2nd and 3rd, vert on a chevron arg. a falcon ppr. between in chief two bezants each charged with a cross patee gu. and in base a garb or. Crests û 1. A demi lion rampant arg. charged on the shoulder with a fountain, and holding in the paws a harpoon in bend sinister and lined ppr. 2. A garb or pierced transversely by a spear ppr. headed arg. Motto û Finem respice.
Death	20 March 1914 (aged 63 years) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, Court: London Death Index
Probate	4 June 1914 (2 months after death) London, Middlesex, England Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, 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 himself	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 younger 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 younger brother	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 Emily D Brooks
himself	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
wife	Links Birth: about 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Baptism: 27 November 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Marriage: 25 July 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pendleton, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Death: 25 November 1905 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Brooks Close Annie Isabel Close John Charles Close Emily Catherine Close Margaret Beatrice Close Arthur Brooks Close Emily D Brooks 1853–1905 Birth: about 1853 — Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, England Death: 25 November 1905 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 25 July 1874 — Baguely, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, England
17 months daughter	Links Birth: about 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 14 July 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, 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 Census 1911: 1911 — Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire, England Death: 30 December 1918 — Bolton, Lancashire, England Burial: 2 January 1919 — Turton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Probate: 24 April 1919 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Percy Ashworth Annie Isabel Close 1875–1918 Birth: about 1875 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 30 December 1918 — Bolton, Lancashire, England
18 months son	Links Birth: 18 June 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 6 September 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, 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 Occupation: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: John Charles. Close or Close-Brooks College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1895 Born: 18 Jun 1876 More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 29, 1895. S. of John (above), of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire. B. June 18, 1876, at Eccles, Lancs. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1895. Served in the South African War (Imperial Yeomanry (22nd Cheshire Company)), afterwards in the 6th Dragoon Guards until 1904. Served in the Great War (Lieut., Life Guards). Killed in action, Oct. 30, 1914, at Zundvoorde. (Univ. War List.) — about 1895 — Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Military Service: from 1899 to 1904 Census 1911: 1911 — Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Military Service: about 1914 Photograph: about 1914 Death: 30 October 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium Probate: 29 November 1916 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett John Charles Close 1876–1914 Birth: 18 June 1876 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 30 October 1914 — Zandvoorde, Ostend, Belgium
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 16 October 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 14 December 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, 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 Census 1911: 1911 — Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England Census 19111: 1939 — Watford, Hertfordshire, England Note: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur George Tillard Emily Catherine Close 1878– Birth: 16 October 1878 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 14 July 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 3 September 1881 — Eccles, 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 Census 1911: 1911 — Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Census 19111: 1939 — Watford, Hertfordshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Venning Margaret Beatrice Close 1881– Birth: 14 July 1881 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England
3 years son	Links Birth: 22 October 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism: 29 November 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: 14 February 1889 — England Census 1891: 1891 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Winchester, Hampshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire, England Military Service: about 1914 Photograph: about 1914 Death: 10 January 1917 — Mesopotamia, Iraq Obituary: after 10 January 1917 Burial: after 10 January 1917 — Amara War Cemetery, Al Amarah, Maysan, Iraq Probate: 24 May 1917 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frances Mary Brown Arthur Brooks Close 1884–1917 Birth: 22 October 1884 — Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 10 January 1917 — Mesopotamia, Iraq

Family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
himself	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
wife	Links Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Marriage: 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Monckton Tunnard Family with spouse John Brooks Close Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882– Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
5 years daughter	Links Note: 14 February 1889 — England Birth: about 1911 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Westley Hall-Dare Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks 1911– Birth: about 1911 — Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas Monckton Tunnard + Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1778 — Boston, Lincolnshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grace Emma Matilda Cooke Thomas Monckton Tunnard 1778– Birth: about 1778 — Boston, Lincolnshire, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Marriage: 7 February 1907 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Monckton Tunnard Family with spouse John Brooks Close Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882– Birth: about 1882 — Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
stepdaughter	Viola Mary Tunnard –
stepson	Thomas N Tunnard –
stepson	Peter Humfrey Tunnard –

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Census 1871	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Westminster, London
Marriage	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1874 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Brooks Close, Second Person: Emily Brooks, Registration District: Baguley, Lancashire, Document: Marriage Register
Census 1881	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pendleton in Salford, Lancashire
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Census 1891	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Birtles, Cheshire
Census 1901	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire
Marriage	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1907 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Brooks Close, Second Person: Grace Emma Mitilda Cooke, Registration District: Kensington, London, Document: Marriage Register Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire
Census 1911	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Over Alderley, Cheshire
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Death	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, Court: London
Probate	Source: John Brooks Close (1850) 1914 Probate, Location: Cheshire, Court: London

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Baptism	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
Census 1871	Hotel visitor at Westminster, London. Student at Cambridge.
Marriage	Emily Brooks was his 1st Cousin.
Census 1881	Living with wife Emily and family at Pendleton, Lancashire. Banker and Master of Arts.
Note	Assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Brooks, giving John Brooks Close-Brooks. From this point on his children are known by the new surname.
Census 1891	Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Banker. NOTE: He changed his surname to Close-Brooks in 1889, so this is how all the family are recorded.
Census 1901	Living with wife Emily and family at Over Alderly, Cheshire. Banker. Also present is brother-in-law, Henry W Eaden and his daughter Anne.
Census 1911	Living with wife Grace at Over Alderley, Cheshire. Bank and Railway Director. We also have, Margaret Mary Brooks Knowles, who is the daughter of brother James Brooks Close.
Note	Arms û Quarterly: 1st and 4th, arg. three bars wavy az. a cross flory erminois, and in chief a fountain; 2nd and 3rd, vert on a chevron arg. a falcon ppr. between in chief two bezants each charged with a cross patee gu. and in base a garb or. Crests û 1. A demi lion rampant arg. charged on the shoulder with a fountain, and holding in the paws a harpoon in bend sinister and lined ppr. 2. A garb or pierced transversely by a spear ppr. headed arg. Motto û Finem respice.

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Marriage	Marriage Register
Census 1881	1881 Census
Census 1891	1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Census
Marriage	Marriage Index Marriage Index Marriage Register
Census 1911	1911 Census
Death	Death Index
Probate	Probate Calendar
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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, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: John B Close-brooks Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Registration Year: 1914 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 63 Registration district: Macclesfield Inferred County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 225
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Media object	Marriage Register
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Brooks Close-Brooks Registration Year: 1907 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kensington Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 189
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Grace Emma M Cooke Registration Year: 1907 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Kensington Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 189
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Family with parents
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
himself	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
younger brother Family Susan Humble Margaret Mary Brooks Close James Brooks Close Eleanor Brooks Close	James Brooks Close 1851–1910
younger brother Family Mary Baker Paullin Herbert Brooks Close	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 Emily D Brooks
himself	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
wife Parents John Brooks Ann Jones	Emily D Brooks 1853–1905
daughter Family Percy Ashworth Mary Isabel Ashworth John Percy Ashworth Emily Rosemary Annie Ashworth	Annie Isabel Close 1875–1918
son Family Marie Agnes Beresford Lovett Roger Close-Brooks Neville Beresford Close-Brooks Elizabeth Emily Prudence Close-Brooks	John Charles Close 1876–1914
daughter Family Arthur George Tillard Katherine Lilian Tillard Arthur James Tillard Hilda Joyce Tillard Hermione Emily Margaret Tillard David George Tillard	Emily Catherine Close 1878–
daughter Family John Venning Michael Venning Virginia Margaret Venning Ursula Marjoriet Venning	Margaret Beatrice Close 1881–
son Family Frances Mary Brown Emily Lois Close-Brooks Arthur Geoffrey Close-Brooks	Arthur Brooks Close 1884–1917

Family with Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
himself	John Brooks Close 1850–1914
wife	Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882–
daughter Family Robert Westley Hall-Dare Clody E Hall-Dare	Elizabeth M P Close-Brooks 1911–

Thomas Monckton Tunnard + Grace Emma Matilda Cooke
wife’s husband Parents Unattached St Helen Auckland TreeTop	Thomas Monckton Tunnard 1778–
wife	Grace Emma Matilda Cooke 1882–
stepdaughter	Viola Mary Tunnard
stepson	Thomas N Tunnard
stepson	Peter Humfrey Tunnard