Vere Henry Close 1829–1911

Vere Henry Close, 1829–1911 (aged 82 years)

Name

Vere Henry Close

Name: Vere Henry /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1829 Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
Baptism	4 September 1829 (aged 0) Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Baptism Record
Note	after 1830 Note: Seems to have been invisible for his entire life, although he looks to have been in the army, so may have been abroad.
Death of a brother	Charles John Close about 1831 Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
Burial of a brother	Charles John Close 16 June 1831 Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Burial Record
Photograph	about 1840 Source: Vere Henry Close (1829) and Sophia Caroline Close (1833), Subject: Vere Henry Close and Sophia Caroline Close, Photographer: Francois Theodore Rochard Note: Portrait of Vere Henry Close (1829) and Sophia Caroline Close (1833) by Francois Theodore Rochard. Portrait of Vere Henry Close (1829) and Sophia Caroline Close (1833) by Francois Theodore Rochard. Probably painted around 1840. Rochard Portrait
Death of a father	Robert Henry Close about 1857 Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death Index
Burial of a father	Robert Henry Close 12 January 1857 Kensal Green All Souls Cemetery, Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Burial Record
Military Award	8 August 1860 Note: Excerpt from the Edinburgh Gazette of Tuesday 14 August 1860. Excerpt from the Edinburgh Gazette of Tuesday 14 August 1860. Vere Henry Close promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel. Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Death of a sister	Emily Louisa Close 15 July 1870 Christchurch, Hampshire, England Source: Emily Louisa Close (1835) 1870 Probate Death Index
Death of a brother	Barry Maxwell Close 22 April 1873 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Source: Barry Maxwell Close (1828) 1873 Probate Death Index
Death of a mother	Caroline Sophia Palmer 1 December 1874 Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Source: Caroline Sophia Palmer (1795) 1875 Probate
Census 1891	1891 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Source: Sophia Caroline Close (1833) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire Note: Living with sister Sophia at Lichfield, Staffordshire. Living on own means. Living with sister Sophia at Lichfield, Staffordshire. Living on own means. Also present are a bunch of cousins. 1891 Census
Death	about 1911 (aged 82 years) Warwick, Warwickshire, England Death Index
Title	Lieutenant Colonel

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1785 — Drumbanagher, County Armagh, Ireland Marriage: 21 July 1827 — Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1857 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 12 January 1857 — Kensal Green All Souls Cemetery, Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Caroline Sophia Palmer Barry Maxwell Close Vere Henry Close Charles John Close Arthur Robert Close Sophia Caroline Close Emily Louisa Close Robert Henry Close 1785–1857 Birth: about 1785 — Drumbanagher, County Armagh, Ireland Death: about 1857 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1795 — Carlton, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, England Marriage: 21 July 1827 — Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 — Hampshire, England Note: Death: 1 December 1874 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Probate: 4 January 1875 — Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Henry Close Barry Maxwell Close Vere Henry Close Charles John Close Arthur Robert Close Sophia Caroline Close Emily Louisa Close Caroline Sophia Palmer 1795–1874 Birth: about 1795 — Carlton, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, England Death: 1 December 1874 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — 21 July 1827 — Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
18 months elder brother	Links Birth: about 1828 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 3 September 1828 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1841: 1841 — Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 Census 1871: 1871 — Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death: 22 April 1873 — Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Probate: 14 May 1873 — Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Barry Maxwell Close 1828–1873 Birth: about 1828 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: 22 April 1873 — Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
2 years himself	Links Birth: about 1829 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 4 September 1829 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Note: after 1830 Photograph: about 1840 Military Award: 8 August 1860 Census 1891: 1891 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Death: about 1911 — Warwick, Warwickshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Vere Henry Close 1829–1911 Birth: about 1829 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1911 — Warwick, Warwickshire, England
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1830 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 13 October 1830 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1831 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 16 June 1831 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles John Close 1830–1831 Birth: about 1830 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1831 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1832 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 6 June 1832 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Disappeared: after 1833 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Arthur Robert Close 1832– Birth: about 1832 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1833 — Richmond, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 7 August 1833 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Photograph: about 1840 Census 1841: 1841 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 23 December 1856 — Church of St Mary, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Isleworth, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Death: 3 June 1915 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Probate: 28 June 1915 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Orlando Bridgeman Sophia Caroline Close 1833–1915 Birth: about 1833 — Richmond, London, Middlesex, England Death: 3 June 1915 — Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1835 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 4 December 1835 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1841: 1841 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: 15 July 1870 — Christchurch, Hampshire, England Probate: 4 August 1870 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Emily Louisa Close 1835–1870 Birth: about 1835 — Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England Death: 15 July 1870 — Christchurch, Hampshire, England

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Photograph	Source: Vere Henry Close (1829) and Sophia Caroline Close (1833), Subject: Vere Henry Close and Sophia Caroline Close, Photographer: Francois Theodore Rochard
Census 1891	Source: Sophia Caroline Close (1833) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire

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Note	Seems to have been invisible for his entire life, although he looks to have been in the army, so may have been abroad.
Photograph	Portrait of Vere Henry Close (1829) and Sophia Caroline Close (1833) by Francois Theodore Rochard. Probably painted around 1840.
Military Award	Excerpt from the Edinburgh Gazette of Tuesday 14 August 1860. Vere Henry Close promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.
Census 1891	Living with sister Sophia at Lichfield, Staffordshire. Living on own means. Also present are a bunch of cousins.

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Baptism	Baptism Record
Photograph	Rochard Portrait
Military Award	Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Census 1891	1891 Census
Death	Death Index
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Media object	1891 Census
Media object	Baptism Record
Media object	Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Media object	Death Index Note: Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index July / August / September 1911 Vere H Close, aged 81, Warwick, Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 815
Media object	Rochard Portrait
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	Baptism Record
Media object	Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Media object	Death Index Note: Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index July / August / September 1911 Vere H Close, aged 81, Warwick, Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 815
Media object	Rochard Portrait
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	Baptism Record
Media object	Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Media object	Death Index Note: Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index July / August / September 1911 Vere H Close, aged 81, Warwick, Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 815
Media object	Rochard Portrait
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	Baptism Record
Media object	Edinburgh Gazette 1860
Media object	Death Index Note: Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index Vere Henry Close (1829) Death Index July / August / September 1911 Vere H Close, aged 81, Warwick, Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 815

Extra information

Last change

2 May 2011

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Family with parents
father Parents Samuel Close Deborah Champagne	Robert Henry Close 1785–1857
mother	Caroline Sophia Palmer 1795–1874
elder brother	Barry Maxwell Close 1828–1873
himself	Vere Henry Close 1829–1911
younger brother	Charles John Close 1830–1831
younger brother	Arthur Robert Close 1832–
younger sister Family Henry Orlando Bridgeman	Sophia Caroline Close 1833–1915
younger sister	Emily Louisa Close 1835–1870

Descendants

Vere Henry Close(1829–1911)