James Brooks Close 1888–1937 – Close Ancestry

James Brooks Close, 1888–1937 (aged 48 years)

1914 / 1915 Star

WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card

Probate Calendar

Name

James Brooks Close

Name: James Brooks /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	12 November 1888 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Note: Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 Name: James Brooks Close, Jr Birth Date: 12 Nov 1888 Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Race: White Father: James Brooks Close, Jr Mother: Susan Humble
Census 1891	1891 Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Paddington, London Note: Living with parents and family at Paddington, London. 1891 Census
Death of a mother	Susan Humble about 1899 Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Susan Close Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Registration Year: 1899 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 31 Registration district: Chesterton Inferred County: Cambridgeshire Volume: 3b Page: 313
Death of a father	James Brooks Close 31 July 1910 Margate, Kent, England Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1911 Probate, Location: Margate, Court: London Death Index
Military Service	about 1914 France Source: Military Award: 1914/15 Star WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card 1914 / 1915 Star
Death of a sister	Eleanor Brooks Close 24 December 1914 Margate, Kent, England Source: Eleanor Brooks Close (1890) 1915 Probate, Location: Margate, Court: Canterbury Death Index
Marriage	Gertrude Marjorie Tilley — View this family about 1916 (aged 27 years) Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England Marriage Index Marriage Index
Death	2 April 1937 (aged 48 years) Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Source: James Brooks Close (1888) 1937 Probate, Location: Suffolk, Court: London
Probate	1 June 1937 (1 month after death) London, Middlesex, England Source: James Brooks Close (1888) 1937 Probate, Location: Suffolk, Court: London Probate Calendar
Title	Captain

Date differences

Family with parents
father	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
mother	Links Birth: about 1867 — Great Boughton, Chester, Cheshire, England Marriage: 26 December 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1899 — Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Brooks Close Margaret Mary Brooks Close James Brooks Close Eleanor Brooks Close Susan Humble 1867–1899 Birth: about 1867 — Great Boughton, Chester, Cheshire, England Death: about 1899 — Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 26 December 1885 — Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, America
14 months elder sister	Links Birth: 15 February 1887 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1911: 1911 — Birtles Hall, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Marriage: about 1927 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 19111: 1939 — Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Andrew Brooks Knowles Family with spouse Percival Kinnear Wise Family with spouse Roderic Arthur Graham Margaret Mary Brooks Close 1887– Birth: 15 February 1887 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America
21 months himself	Links Birth: 12 November 1888 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Military Service: about 1914 — France Marriage: about 1916 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England Death: 2 April 1937 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Probate: 1 June 1937 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gertrude Marjorie Tilley James Brooks Close 1888–1937 Birth: 12 November 1888 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Death: 2 April 1937 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
22 months younger sister	Links Birth: 20 August 1890 — Llanddulas, Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales Baptism: 15 February 1891 — Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 5 April 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Census 1901: 1901 Census 1911: 1911 — Margate, Kent, England Death: 24 December 1914 — Margate, Kent, England Probate: 21 May 1915 — Canterbury, Kent, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eleanor Brooks Close 1890–1914 Birth: 20 August 1890 — Llanddulas, Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales Death: 24 December 1914 — Margate, Kent, England

Family with Gertrude Marjorie Tilley
himself	Links Birth: 12 November 1888 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Census 1891: 1891 — Paddington, London, Middlesex, England Military Service: about 1914 — France Marriage: about 1916 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England Death: 2 April 1937 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Probate: 1 June 1937 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gertrude Marjorie Tilley James Brooks Close 1888–1937 Birth: 12 November 1888 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, America Death: 2 April 1937 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1882 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England Marriage: about 1916 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Brooks Close Gertrude Marjorie Tilley 1882– Birth: about 1882 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1916 — Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England

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Census 1891	Source: James Brooks Close (1851) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Paddington, London
Military Service	Source: Military Award: 1914/15 Star
Death	Source: James Brooks Close (1888) 1937 Probate, Location: Suffolk, Court: London
Probate	Source: James Brooks Close (1888) 1937 Probate, Location: Suffolk, Court: London

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Birth	Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 Name: James Brooks Close, Jr Birth Date: 12 Nov 1888 Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Race: White Father: James Brooks Close, Jr Mother: Susan Humble
Census 1891	Living with parents and family at Paddington, London.

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Census 1891	1891 Census
Military Service	WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card 1914 / 1915 Star
Marriage	Marriage Index Marriage Index
Probate	Probate Calendar
Media object	1914 / 1915 Star
Media object	1891 Census
Media object	WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card
Media object	Probate Calendar
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: James Brooks Close Registration Date: 1916 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Kings Norton Inferred County: Warwickshire Spouse: Gertrude M Tilley Volume Number: 6d Page Number: 31
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Gertrude M Tilley Registration Date: 1916 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Kings Norton Inferred County: Warwickshire Spouse: James Brooke Close Volume Number: 6d Page Number: 31
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Herbert Close Registration Date: 1917 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Paddington Inferred County: London Spouse: Grey Volume Number: 1a Page Number: 173
Media object	Marriage Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: Mary Grey Registration Date: 1917 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Paddington Inferred County: London Spouse: Meredith Starr Or Close Volume Number: 1a Page Number: 173

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18 September 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents James Close Anne Brooks	James Brooks Close 1851–1910
mother	Susan Humble 1867–1899
elder sister Family Andrew Brooks Knowles Susanne Knowles Kharis Knowles Family Percival Kinnear Wise Petronelle Wise Family Roderic Arthur Graham	Margaret Mary Brooks Close 1887–
himself	James Brooks Close 1888–1937
younger sister	Eleanor Brooks Close 1890–1914

Family with Gertrude Marjorie Tilley
himself	James Brooks Close 1888–1937
wife	Gertrude Marjorie Tilley 1882–

Descendants

James Brooks Close(1888–1937)
- Gertrude Marjorie Tilley1916
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