James Walter Close 1840–1901

James Walter Close, 1840–1901 (aged 60 years)

Name

James Walter Close

Name: James Walter /Close/

Source: Contributor: Malcolm Jones

Source: Contributor: Stan Close

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about July 1840 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Birth Index
Census 1841	1841 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Source: Stephen Close (1808) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Rodborough, Gloucestershire Note: Living with parents and family at Rodborough, Gloucestershire. 1841 Census
Death of a sister	Asenath Close about 1845 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death Index
Death of a brother	Benjamin Close about 1845 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Census 1851	1851 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Source: Stephen Close (1808) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Rodborough, Gloucestershire Note: Living with parents and family at Rodborough, Gloucestershire. 1851 Census
Emigration	after 1851 (aged 10 years) South Africa Note: Estimate
Death of a sister	Mary Ellen Close about 1853 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage	Jessie Jones — View this family 20 June 1867 (aged 26 years) Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007 South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007 Name: James Walter Close Gender: Male Age: Full Age Marital Status: Bachelor (Single (Male)) Record Type: Marriage Residence Place: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1867 Marriage Place: South Africa Spouse: Jessie Jones Occupation: Merchant Collection: Methodist Marriages, 1840-1949 Archive Location: Methodist Parish Records: Port Elizabeth Marriages 1841-1887 Entry Number: 178 Marriage Index Marriage Index
Birth of a daughter	Jessie Gertrude Close 27 June 1868 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Jessie Gertrude Close Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 27 Jun 1868 Baptism Date: 26 Jul 1868 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: Methodist Collection: Methodist Baptisms
Baptism of a daughter	Jessie Gertrude Close 26 July 1868 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Jessie Gertrude Close Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 27 Jun 1868 Baptism Date: 26 Jul 1868 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: Methodist Collection: Methodist Baptisms
Birth of a son	William Stephen Close 19 January 1871 Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Death of a sister	Sarah Jane Close about 1873 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Death Index
Death of a sister	Persis Close about January 1878 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death Index
Birth of a son	Reginald James Close about 1882 Grootfontein, Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Birth of a daughter	Winifred Alice Maude Close 28 April 1884 Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Birth of a son	Alan Robert Close 28 January 1886 Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Death of a father	Stephen Close 20 November 1886 Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Source: Stephen Close (1808) 1887 Probate, Location: Gloucester Death Index
Birth of a daughter	Lilian Edith Close 9 November 1887 Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Birth of a daughter	Beatrice Kathleen Close 3 September 1889 Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Beatrice Kathleen Close Baptism Age: 4 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 3 Sep 1889 Baptism Date: 20 Jun 1894 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Officiant: A. Roberts Witness 1: George Birt Witness 2: M.E. Roberts Witness 3: A.M. Birt Collection: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Baptisms
Birth of a son	Charles Phillip Close about 1890 South Africa Note: Estimate
Birth of a daughter	Annie Ellen Close about 1890 South Africa Note: Estimate
Birth of a son	Claude Herbert Close about 1890 South Africa Note: Estimate
Birth of a daughter	Ethel Augusta Close about 1890 South Africa Note: Estimate
Birth of a son	Henry Walter Close about 1890 South Africa Note: Estimate
Birth of a son	Cecil Gough Close 2 January 1893 Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Cecil Gough Close Baptism Age: 1 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 2 Jan 1893 Baptism Date: 20 Jun 1894 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Officiant: A. Roberts Witness 1: Henry Nash Witness 2: Iver Hjul Witness 3: Emma P. Nash Collection: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Baptisms
Baptism of a daughter	Beatrice Kathleen Close 20 June 1894 Church of St Mary, Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Beatrice Kathleen Close Baptism Age: 4 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 3 Sep 1889 Baptism Date: 20 Jun 1894 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Officiant: A. Roberts Witness 1: George Birt Witness 2: M.E. Roberts Witness 3: A.M. Birt Collection: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Baptisms
Baptism of a son	Cecil Gough Close 20 June 1894 Church of St Mary, Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: Cecil Gough Close Baptism Age: 1 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 2 Jan 1893 Baptism Date: 20 Jun 1894 Baptism Place: South Africa Father: James Walter Mother: Jessie Church: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Officiant: A. Roberts Witness 1: Henry Nash Witness 2: Iver Hjul Witness 3: Emma P. Nash Collection: St. Mary's Potchefstroom Baptisms
Death of a brother	Eliezer Richard Close about 1898 Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Death Index
Death	31 January 1901 (aged 60 years) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI) Note: Aged 62, which would make his year of birth circa 1839.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1808 — Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 5 June 1808 — Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 16 March 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 20 November 1886 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Probate: 10 May 1887 — Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Hall Joanna Close Asenath Close Sarah Jane Close Eliezer Richard Close Persis Close James Walter Close Samuel Close Benjamin Close William Henry Close Anne Close Mary Ellen Close Stephen Close 1808–1886 Birth: about 1808 — Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 20 November 1886 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1808 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: 16 March 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Stephen Close Joanna Close Asenath Close Sarah Jane Close Eliezer Richard Close Persis Close James Walter Close Samuel Close Benjamin Close William Henry Close Anne Close Mary Ellen Close Mary Ann Hall 1808– Birth: about 1808 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 16 March 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
5 months elder sister	Links Birth: 10 August 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Baptism: 14 September 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1853 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England Census 1911: 1911 — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1915 — Rochford, Essex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Theophilus Pitt Mary Hephzibah Pitt Elizabeth Martha Pitt Ellen Pitt Julia Priscilla Pitt Louisa Joanna Pitt Theophilus John Knight Pitt Frances Emily Pitt Joanna Close 1828–1915 Birth: 10 August 1828 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1915 — Rochford, Essex, England
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1830 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1845 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Asenath Close 1830–1845 Birth: about 1830 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1845 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
4 years elder sister	Links Birth: 21 October 1833 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: about 1858 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 — Islington, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1873 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John H Verrinder Caroline Emily Verrinder Charles Edward Stephen Verrinder John Henry Verrinder Charles Ernest Verrinder Alfred Edward Verrinder Sarah Jane Close 1833–1873 Birth: 21 October 1833 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1873 — Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1836 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: after 7 April 1861 — Southwark, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Farringdon, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Tottenham, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1898 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Inge Emily Louisa Close Richard Inge Close Alice Sarah Close Mary Ellen Close Annie Williamette Close Stephen William Close Walter Louis James Close Alfred Thomas Reginald Close Eliezer Richard Close 1836–1898 Birth: about 1836 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1898 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about July 1838 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 Death: about January 1878 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Persis Close 1838–1878 Birth: about July 1838 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about January 1878 — Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
2 years himself	Links Birth: about July 1840 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: after 1851 — South Africa Marriage: 20 June 1867 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 31 January 1901 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jessie Jones Jessie Gertrude Close William Stephen Close Reginald James Close Winifred Alice Maude Close Alan Robert Close Lilian Edith Close Beatrice Kathleen Close Charles Phillip Close Annie Ellen Close Claude Herbert Close Ethel Augusta Close Henry Walter Close Cecil Gough Close James Walter Close 1840–1901 Birth: about July 1840 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 31 January 1901 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1842 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 Marriage: about 1866 — Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Islington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 Census 1891: 1891 — Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Disappeared: after 1892 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eliza Collins William James Close Florence Annie Close Samuel Close 1842– Birth: about 1842 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1845 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1845 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Benjamin Close 1845–1845 Birth: about 1845 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1845 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1847 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Charfield, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: after 1872 — South Africa Marriage: about 1873 — South Africa Death: 10 July 1901 — Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Emma Spencer Millicent Laura Close Percival Thomas Steven Close Reginald Horace Close Constance Teresa Augusta Close William Henry Close 1847–1901 Birth: about 1847 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 10 July 1901 — Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1850 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: after 1871 — South Africa Death: 21 July 1901 — Johannesburg Hospital, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anne Close 1850–1901 Birth: about 1850 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 21 July 1901 — Johannesburg Hospital, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1853 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ellen Close 1851–1853 Birth: about 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: about 1853 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Family with Jessie Jones
himself	Links Birth: about July 1840 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: after 1851 — South Africa Marriage: 20 June 1867 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 31 January 1901 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jessie Jones Jessie Gertrude Close William Stephen Close Reginald James Close Winifred Alice Maude Close Alan Robert Close Lilian Edith Close Beatrice Kathleen Close Charles Phillip Close Annie Ellen Close Claude Herbert Close Ethel Augusta Close Henry Walter Close Cecil Gough Close James Walter Close 1840–1901 Birth: about July 1840 — Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Death: 31 January 1901 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
wife	Links Birth: about 1849 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: 20 June 1867 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 13 November 1906 — Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Walter Close Jessie Gertrude Close William Stephen Close Reginald James Close Winifred Alice Maude Close Alan Robert Close Lilian Edith Close Beatrice Kathleen Close Charles Phillip Close Annie Ellen Close Claude Herbert Close Ethel Augusta Close Henry Walter Close Cecil Gough Close Jessie Jones 1849–1906 Birth: about 1849 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 13 November 1906 — Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — 20 June 1867 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
1 year daughter	Links Birth: 27 June 1868 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Baptism: 26 July 1868 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Disappeared: after 1869 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jessie Gertrude Close 1868– Birth: 27 June 1868 — Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
3 years son	Links Birth: 19 January 1871 — Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 20 July 1955 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eugine Abigail McLachlan Jessie Abigail Close Gladys Gertrude Frances Close Kathleen Elizabeth Close William Stephen Close Lilian Inez Close Doris Esme Close William Stephen Close 1871–1955 Birth: 19 January 1871 — Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 20 July 1955 — Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
12 years son	Links Birth: about 1882 — Grootfontein, Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Death: 15 August 1947 — Johannesburg Hospital, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Wilson Richardson Cynthia Close Reginald James Close 1882–1947 Birth: about 1882 — Grootfontein, Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Death: 15 August 1947 — Johannesburg Hospital, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 28 April 1884 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Douglas Emslie Winifred Alice Maude Close 1884– Birth: 28 April 1884 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
21 months son	Links Birth: 28 January 1886 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Death: 13 April 1926 — Hwange Colliery, Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, Rhodesia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lilian Sylvia Rosenberg Alan Robert Close 1886–1926 Birth: 28 January 1886 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Death: 13 April 1926 — Hwange Colliery, Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, Rhodesia
22 months daughter	Links Birth: 9 November 1887 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur Stanley Emslie Lilian Edith Close 1887– Birth: 9 November 1887 — Middelburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
22 months daughter	Links Birth: 3 September 1889 — Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Baptism: 20 June 1894 — Church of St Mary, Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Immigration: 8 May 1933 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Hugh Elwes Wilson Neil Elwes Wilson Beatrice Kathleen Close 1889– Birth: 3 September 1889 — Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa
16 months son	Links Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Death: 13 November 1906 — Barberton, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jeanette Unknown Esme Myrtle Close Charles Phillip Close 1890–1906 Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Death: 13 November 1906 — Barberton, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
1 year daughter	Links Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Annie Ellen Close 1890– Birth: about 1890 — South Africa
1 year son	Links Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Claude Herbert Close 1890– Birth: about 1890 — South Africa
1 year daughter	Links Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Victor Kent Ethel Augusta Close 1890– Birth: about 1890 — South Africa
1 year son	Links Birth: about 1890 — South Africa Disappeared: after 1891 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Walter Close 1890– Birth: about 1890 — South Africa
3 years son	Links Birth: 2 January 1893 — Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Baptism: 20 June 1894 — Church of St Mary, Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Death: 9 May 1953 — Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mona Simpson Pritchett Bernard Paul Close Dibby Close Cecil Gough Close 1893–1953 Birth: 2 January 1893 — Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Death: 9 May 1953 — Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa

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Census 1841	Source: Stephen Close (1808) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Rodborough, Gloucestershire
Census 1851	Source: Stephen Close (1808) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Rodborough, Gloucestershire
Name	Source: Contributor: Malcolm Jones Source: Contributor: Stan Close
Death	Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI)

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Census 1841	Living with parents and family at Rodborough, Gloucestershire.
Census 1851	Living with parents and family at Rodborough, Gloucestershire.
Emigration	Estimate
Marriage	South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007 Name: James Walter Close Gender: Male Age: Full Age Marital Status: Bachelor (Single (Male)) Record Type: Marriage Residence Place: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1867 Marriage Place: South Africa Spouse: Jessie Jones Occupation: Merchant Collection: Methodist Marriages, 1840-1949 Archive Location: Methodist Parish Records: Port Elizabeth Marriages 1841-1887 Entry Number: 178
Death	Aged 62, which would make his year of birth circa 1839.

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Media object	Marriage Index Note: Samuel Close (1842) Marriage Index Samuel Close (1842) Marriage Index October / November / December 1866 Samuel Close, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 918
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Eliza Collins (1846) Marriage Index Eliza Collins (1846) Marriage Index October / November / December 1866 Eliza Collins, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 918
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Tom Henry Cordwell (1850) Marriage Index Tom Henry Cordwell (1850) Marriage Index July / August / September 1874 Tom Henry Cordwell, Stroud, Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 634
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Anne Close (1850) Marriage Index Anne Close (1850) Marriage Index July / August / September 1874 Annie Close, Stroud, Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 634

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Family with parents
father Parents Edward Close Esther Hunt	Stephen Close 1808–1886
mother	Mary Ann Hall 1808–
elder sister Family Theophilus Pitt Mary Hephzibah Pitt Elizabeth Martha Pitt Ellen Pitt Julia Priscilla Pitt Louisa Joanna Pitt Theophilus John Knight Pitt Frances Emily Pitt	Joanna Close 1828–1915
elder sister	Asenath Close 1830–1845
elder sister Family John H Verrinder Caroline Emily Verrinder Charles Edward Stephen Verrinder John Henry Verrinder Charles Ernest Verrinder Alfred Edward Verrinder	Sarah Jane Close 1833–1873
elder brother Family Mary Ann Inge Emily Louisa Close Richard Inge Close Alice Sarah Close Mary Ellen Close Annie Williamette Close Stephen William Close Walter Louis James Close Alfred Thomas Reginald Close	Eliezer Richard Close 1836–1898
elder sister	Persis Close 1838–1878
himself	James Walter Close 1840–1901
younger brother Family Eliza Collins William James Close Florence Annie Close	Samuel Close 1842–
younger brother	Benjamin Close 1845–1845
younger brother Family Mary Emma Spencer Millicent Laura Close Percival Thomas Steven Close Reginald Horace Close Constance Teresa Augusta Close	William Henry Close 1847–1901
younger sister	Anne Close 1850–1901
younger sister	Mary Ellen Close 1851–1853

Family with Jessie Jones
himself	James Walter Close 1840–1901
wife	Jessie Jones 1849–1906
daughter	Jessie Gertrude Close 1868–
son Family Eugine Abigail McLachlan Jessie Abigail Close Gladys Gertrude Frances Close Kathleen Elizabeth Close Aileen Edith Close Anne Love Rosalind Close Walter Vernon Close William Stephen Close Lilian Inez Close Guy Sommerville Close Doris Esme Close	William Stephen Close 1871–1955
son Family Mary Wilson Richardson Cynthia Close Kenneth Close	Reginald James Close 1882–1947
daughter Family James Douglas Emslie James Douglas Christie Emslie Norman Douglas Emslie	Winifred Alice Maude Close 1884–
son Family Lilian Sylvia Rosenberg Alan Edwin Close Douglas John Close	Alan Robert Close 1886–1926
daughter Family Arthur Stanley Emslie Cynthia Emslie Kenneth Emslie Rex Emslie	Lilian Edith Close 1887–
daughter Family James Hugh Elwes Wilson Neil Elwes Wilson Kathleen Elwes Wilson Jessie Elwes Wilson James Hugh Elwes Wilson Marjorie Elwes Wilson Michael Henry Elwes Wilson	Beatrice Kathleen Close 1889–
son Family Jeanette Unknown Esme Myrtle Close Leonard George Close Henry Bernard Close	Charles Phillip Close 1890–1906
daughter	Annie Ellen Close 1890–
son	Claude Herbert Close 1890–
daughter Family Victor Kent Jane Elizabeth Kent Douglas Frank Kent	Ethel Augusta Close 1890–
son	Henry Walter Close 1890–
son Family Mona Simpson Pritchett Bernard Paul Close Dibby Close Eric Reginald Close Ivan Herbert Close Mary Phyllis Close Louise Valerie Close	Cecil Gough Close 1893–1953