Ralph Close 1819–1887 – Close Ancestry

Ralph Close, 1819–1887 (aged 67 years)

Name

Ralph Close

Name: Ralph /Close/

Source: Contributor: Stan Close

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	4 December 1819 Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Death of a sister	Matilda Close 25 May 1838 Leyburn, Yorkshire, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Matilda Close Registration Year: 1838 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Leyburn Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding Volume: 24 Page: 260
Death of a father	George Close between 1832 and 1841 Masham, Yorkshire, England Note: Estimate.
Census 1841	1841 Markington, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Markington, Ripon, Yorkshire Note: Living with Shires family at Markington, Yorkshire. Schoolmaster. 1841 Census
Marriage	Olivia Batty — View this family 27 December 1848 (aged 29 years) Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1848 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Ralph Close (1819), Second Person: Olivia Batty (1819), Registration District: Huddersfield, Yorkshire Marriage Register
Death of a mother	Esther Shann about 1849 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Esther Close Registration Year: 1849 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Huddersfield Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 22 Page: 278 Death Index
Birth of a son	Ralph Francis Close 6 March 1850 Halifax, Yorkshire, England Note: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Ralph Francis Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Mar 1850 Baptism Date: 8 Oct 1850 Baptism Place: Halifax, York, England Father: Ralph Close Mother: Olivia
Baptism of a son	Ralph Francis Close 8 October 1850 Halifax, Yorkshire, England Note: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Ralph Francis Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Mar 1850 Baptism Date: 8 Oct 1850 Baptism Place: Halifax, York, England Father: Ralph Close Mother: Olivia
Census 1851	1851 Halifax, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Halifax, Yorkshire Note: Living with wife Olivia and family at Halifax, Yorkshire. National Schoolmaster. Living with wife Olivia and family at Halifax, Yorkshire. National Schoolmaster. Mother-in-law, Charlotte Batty, is also present. 1851 Census
Birth of a daughter	Charlotte Elizabeth Close about 1853 Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Birth of a son	George Anthony Close about 1855 Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Index
Birth of a son	John Battye Close 5 July 1859 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Birth Index
Census 1861	1861 Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire Note: Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Collector of Rents. 1861 Census
Birth of a daughter	Agnes Close 23 February 1861 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Source: Agnes Close (1861) 1939 Register, Census Type: 1939 England and Wales Register, Census Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Death of a brother	John Close 22 January 1862 Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Source: John Close (1826) 1862 Gravestone, Location: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Death Index
Burial of a brother	John Close after 22 January 1862 Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Source: John Close (1826) 1862 Gravestone, Location: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Gravestone
Census 1871	1871 Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire Note: Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Collector of ? 1871 Census
Marriage of a son	Ralph Francis Close — Rosa Garlett — View this family 7 December 1871 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Ralph Francis Close Registration Year: 1871 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Sheffield Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 532 England, Select Marriages, 1538û1973 Name: Ralph Francis Close Gender: Male Age: 21 Birth Date: 1850 Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1871 Marriage Place: York, England Spouse: Rosa Garlette England, Select Marriages, 1538û1973 Name: Rosa Garlette Gender: Female Age: 22 Birth Date: 1849 Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1871 Marriage Place: York, England Spouse: Ralph Francis Close NOTE: She's recorded here as being 22 when she married, but think she's actually 32 since she appears on the 1841 Framlingham Census as a 1-year old.
Census 1881	1881 Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire Note: Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Gas Company Clerk. Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Gas Company Clerk. Also present is a granddaughter, Agnes G Close, who is the daughter of son Ralph Francis Close, although he's not present. 1881 Census
Marriage of a son	George Anthony Close — Alice Brown — View this family about 1885 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Marriage Index Marriage Index
Death	16 October 1887 (aged 67 years) Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death Index

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1789 — Yorkshire, England Marriage: 13 July 1813 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Schoolmaster at Healey with Sutton, Yorkshire. Source: Baines's Directory of 1823. — 1823 — Healey, Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: between 1832 and 1841 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Shann Esther Close Eliza Close Elizabeth Close George Close Ralph Close Matilda Close Eliza Close John Close Clarissa Close Francis Close Elizabeth Mary Close George Close 1789–1841 Birth: about 1789 — Yorkshire, England Death: between 1832 and 1841 — Masham, Yorkshire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1794 — Yorkshire, England Marriage: 13 July 1813 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1849 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Close Esther Close Eliza Close Elizabeth Close George Close Ralph Close Matilda Close Eliza Close John Close Clarissa Close Francis Close Elizabeth Mary Close Esther Shann 1794–1849 Birth: about 1794 — Yorkshire, England Death: about 1849 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 13 July 1813 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England
7 months elder sister	Links Birth: 24 January 1814 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1815 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Esther Close 1814– Birth: 24 January 1814 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1816 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 20 February 1816 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1817 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eliza Close 1816– Birth: about 1816 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1817 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 16 April 1817 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1818 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Close 1817– Birth: about 1817 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1818 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 8 March 1818 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Schoolmaster at Ilton-cum-Pott, Yorkshire. Source: White's 1840 History Gazeteer and Directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. — 1840 — Ilton-cum-Pott, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, Yorkshire, England Note: between 1842 and 1843 — Yorkshire, England Marriage: 26 December 1844 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Trained as a national Schoolmaster at the Westminster Training College for Schoolmasters and Practising Schools. — 1845 — London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Appointed to the Langroyd Bridge School in Huddersfield. — between 1845 and 1850 — Langroyd Bridge School, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Shool teacher at the Docaster Church School. — between 1852 and 1855 — Doncaster Church School, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 20 June 1857 — Doncaster, Yorkshire, England Occupation: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s Name: George Close Gender: Male Residence Date: 7 Jan 1859 Residence Place: Industrial School Occupation: Schoolmaster Spouse: Jane Child: Charlotte Elizabeth Close Church: St. Georges Cathedral Cape Town Officiant: H.A. Douglas Collection: St. Georges Cathedral Cape Town Baptisms, 1849 - 1970 — 7 January 1859 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: 1903 Death: about September 1903 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Burial: 11 September 1903 — Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Lake George Herbert Close Eliza Jane Close Family with spouse Jane Blatchley Charlotte Elizabeth Close John Edwin Paul Close Ralph William Close Henry Alexander Close George Close 1818–1903 Birth: about 1818 — Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Death: about September 1903 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
23 months himself	Links Birth: 4 December 1819 — Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Markington, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 27 December 1848 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 16 October 1887 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olivia Batty Ralph Francis Close Charlotte Elizabeth Close George Anthony Close John Battye Close Agnes Close Ralph Close 1819–1887 Birth: 4 December 1819 — Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Death: 16 October 1887 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1822 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: about 1822 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: 25 May 1838 — Leyburn, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Matilda Close 1822–1838 Birth: about 1822 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: 25 May 1838 — Leyburn, Yorkshire, England
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1823 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: about 1823 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Disappeared: after 1852 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eliza Close 1823– Birth: about 1823 — Masham, Yorkshire, England
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 18 February 1826 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: after 18 February 1826 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Bedale, Yorkshire, England Occupation: National Schoolmaster at Queenshead School, Halifax. — 1849 — Queenshead School, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 25 June 1850 — Church of St Anne, Hartington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Occupation: National Schoolmaster at St Bartholomew School, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. — from 1850 to 1855 — St Bartholomew School, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Death: 22 January 1862 — Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Burial: after 22 January 1862 — Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Caroline Fosbrooke Caroline Ann Close John Edward Close Rebecca Fosbrooke Close George Leonard Close John Close 1826–1862 Birth: 18 February 1826 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: 22 January 1862 — Lowdham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 12 May 1828 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: after 12 May 1828 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1829 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Clarissa Close 1828– Birth: 12 May 1828 — Masham, Yorkshire, England
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 23 April 1830 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: after 23 April 1830 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1831 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Francis Close 1830– Birth: 23 April 1830 — Masham, Yorkshire, England
14 months younger sister	Links Birth: 29 June 1831 — Healey, Masham, Yorkshire, England Baptism: after 29 June 1831 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Masham, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Coneythorpe, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Goldsborough, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Flaxby, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Flaxby, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1895 — Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Mary Close 1831–1895 Birth: 29 June 1831 — Healey, Masham, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1895 — Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Family with Olivia Batty
himself	Links Birth: 4 December 1819 — Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — Markington, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 27 December 1848 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 16 October 1887 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olivia Batty Ralph Francis Close Charlotte Elizabeth Close George Anthony Close John Battye Close Agnes Close Ralph Close 1819–1887 Birth: 4 December 1819 — Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Death: 16 October 1887 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1818 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 16 October 1818 — Cathedral of St Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 27 December 1848 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1897 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ralph Close Ralph Francis Close Charlotte Elizabeth Close George Anthony Close John Battye Close Agnes Close Olivia Batty 1818–1897 Birth: about 1818 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1897 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 27 December 1848 — Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
14 months son	Links Birth: 6 March 1850 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 8 October 1850 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 7 December 1871 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 Occupation: Granted the Freedom of the City of London by the Chamber of the Guildhall, London. Manufacturing Silversmith. — 8 January 1885 — Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Hampstead, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1899 — Uxbridge, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosa Garlett Agnes Gertrude Close William Ralph Close John Herbert Close Rosa Beatrice Close Ralph Francis Close 1850–1899 Birth: 6 March 1850 — Halifax, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1899 — Uxbridge, London, Middlesex, England
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1853 — Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1918 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Probate: 8 March 1919 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charlotte Elizabeth Close 1853–1918 Birth: about 1853 — Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: about 1918 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1855 — Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Marriage: about 1885 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 5 December 1923 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Probate: 8 July 1924 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Brown George Anthony Close 1855–1923 Birth: about 1855 — Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Death: 5 December 1923 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
5 years son	Links Birth: 5 July 1859 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Dore, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 14 January 1939 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Probate: 17 March 1939 — London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mabel Mary Houghton Kathleen Mary Close Geoffrey Close John Battye Close 1859–1939 Birth: 5 July 1859 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 14 January 1939 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
20 months daughter	Links Birth: 23 February 1861 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 7 April 1861 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Census 19111: 1939 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 11 October 1947 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Probate: 6 May 1948 — Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes Close 1861–1947 Birth: 23 February 1861 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death: 11 October 1947 — Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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Census 1841	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Markington, Ripon, Yorkshire
Marriage	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1848 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Ralph Close (1819), Second Person: Olivia Batty (1819), Registration District: Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Census 1851	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Halifax, Yorkshire
Census 1861	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire
Census 1871	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire
Census 1881	Source: Ralph Close (1819) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire
Name	Source: Contributor: Stan Close

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Census 1841	Living with Shires family at Markington, Yorkshire. Schoolmaster.
Census 1851	Living with wife Olivia and family at Halifax, Yorkshire. National Schoolmaster. Mother-in-law, Charlotte Batty, is also present.
Census 1861	Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Collector of Rents.
Census 1871	Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Collector of ?
Census 1881	Living with wife Olivia and family at Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire. Gas Company Clerk. Also present is a granddaughter, Agnes G Close, who is the daughter of son Ralph Francis Close, although he's not present.

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Census 1841	1841 Census
Marriage	Marriage Register
Census 1851	1851 Census
Census 1861	1861 Census
Census 1871	1871 Census
Census 1881	1881 Census
Death	Death Index
Media object	1841 Census
Media object	1851 Census
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	1871 Census
Media object	1881 Census
Media object	Death Index Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Ralph Close Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Registration Year: 1887 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 67 Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 229
Media object	Marriage Register

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Last change

10 December 2018

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Family with parents
father Parents John Close Esther Parker	George Close 1789–1841
mother	Esther Shann 1794–1849
elder sister	Esther Close 1814–
elder sister	Eliza Close 1816–
elder sister	Elizabeth Close 1817–
elder brother Family Jane Lake George Herbert Close Eliza Jane Close Family Jane Blatchley Charlotte Elizabeth Close John Edwin Paul Close Ralph William Close Henry Alexander Close	George Close 1818–1903
himself	Ralph Close 1819–1887
younger sister	Matilda Close 1822–1838
younger sister	Eliza Close 1823–
younger brother Family Caroline Fosbrooke Caroline Ann Close John Edward Close Rebecca Fosbrooke Close George Leonard Close	John Close 1826–1862
younger sister	Clarissa Close 1828–
younger brother	Francis Close 1830–
younger sister	Elizabeth Mary Close 1831–1895

Family with Olivia Batty
himself	Ralph Close 1819–1887
wife	Olivia Batty 1818–1897
son Family Rosa Garlett Agnes Gertrude Close William Ralph Close John Herbert Close Rosa Beatrice Close	Ralph Francis Close 1850–1899
daughter	Charlotte Elizabeth Close 1853–1918
son Family Alice Brown	George Anthony Close 1855–1923
son Family Mabel Mary Houghton Ralph Houghton Close Kathleen Mary Close Geoffrey Close Edric George Close	John Battye Close 1859–1939
daughter	Agnes Close 1861–1947

Descendants

Ralph Close(1819–1887)
- Olivia Batty1848