Living with parents and family at
Oldham,
Lancashire.
1881 Census
Living with mother, step-father and
family at Manchester, Lancashire.
He seems
to have taken the Close surname. He may have been
formally adopted, but he is not related to the Close
family, other than by the marriage of their mother.
1891 Census
Living with parents and family at
Farnworth, Lancashire. Coal Miner.