Percy Lonsdale Close 1893– – Close Ancestry

Percy Lonsdale Close, 1893–

Name

Percy Lonsdale Close

Name: Percy Lonsdale /Close/

Source: Contributor: Stan Close

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	16 December 1893 Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 Name: Percy Lonsdale Close Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: 16 Dec 1893 Birth Place: 1 Fayre St, Cape Town Residence Year: 1946 Address: 5 Oakleigh Court Collage Road Rondebosch G.P. Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1938 Father: J.E.P. Close Mother: Close Spouse: Ruth Galpin Number of Children: 1 son by former marriage School Attended: Diocesan Col. 1903 S.A. Col. 1911 Occupation: Charted Accountant Notes: Other: Sec to Gen. Estate & Orphan Chamber Pres. Cape Town Rotary Club Mem City Club C.T. Page Number: 125
Marriage of parents	John Edwin Paul Close — Edith Dale — View this family about 1894 South Africa Note: Estimate
Death of a father	John Edwin Paul Close 14 July 1935 Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Name: John Edwin Paul Close Gender: Male Age: 72 Birth Year: 1863 Residence Place: Stantry The Glen Sea Point Death Date: 14 Jul 1935 Death Place: Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Cremation of a father	John Edwin Paul Close 16 July 1935 Maitland Crematorium, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Name: John Edwin Paul Close Gender: Male Race: European Age: 72 Occupation: Accountant Birth Date: abt 1863 Residence Place: The Glen, Sea Point Death Date: Jul 1935 Burial or Cremation Date: 16 Jul 1935 Burial or Cremation Place: Cape Town, South Africa Burial Register: Maitland Crematorium Internment Records Where Death Registered: Cape Province How Remains Disposed: In Garden of Repose Name of Cremation Applicant: Edith Close Address of Cremation Applicant: The Glen, Sea Point Name of Medical Attendant: Dr Douglas Address of Medical Attendant: Weltevreden St, Cape Town Name of Confirmatory Certificate: Doctor A. R. McLachlan Address of Confirmatory Certificate: Belmont Rd, Rondebosch Page Number: 02 Entry Number: 48 Details: Crematorium Internment
Marriage	Ruth Kathleen Galpin — View this family 18 February 1938 (aged 44 years) South Africa Note: South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 Name: Percy Lonsdale Close Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: 16 Dec 1893 Birth Place: 1 Fayre St, Cape Town Residence Year: 1946 Address: 5 Oakleigh Court Collage Road Rondebosch G.P. Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1938 Father: J.E.P. Close Mother: Close Spouse: Ruth Galpin Number of Children: 1 son by former marriage School Attended: Diocesan Col. 1903 S.A. Col. 1911 Occupation: Charted Accountant Notes: Other: Sec to Gen. Estate & Orphan Chamber Pres. Cape Town Rotary Club Mem City Club C.T. Page Number: 125
Note	1938 Note: NOTE: Marriage record states that there is a child from a previous marriage, but it's not clear whether it was Percy or Ruth that was married previously.
Immigration	23 April 1954 (aged 60 years) Southampton, Hampshire, England Source: Percy Lonsdale Close (1893) 1954 Passenger List, Ship Name: Capetown Castle, Port Of Departure: Durban, South Africa, Port Of Arrival: Southampton, England Note: Arrived with wife Ruth at Southampton, England from Cape Town, South Africa aboard the Capetown Castle. Retired. Passenger List
Death of a mother	Edith Dale 20 December 1954 Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Name: Edith Close Gender: Female Race: European Age: 92 Occupation: Nil Birth Date: abt 1862 Residence Place: 7 Edinburgh Flats, Arthurs Rd, Sea Point Death Date: 20 Dec 1954 Burial or Cremation Date: 21 Dec 1954 Burial or Cremation Place: Cape Town, South Africa Burial Register: Maitland Crematorium Internment Records Where Death Registered: Cape Province How Remains Disposed: Ashes disposed in Garden of Repose by C.B. 22/12/54 Name of Cremation Applicant: I. L. Close Address of Cremation Applicant: Cherry Fall, Gordons Bay Name of Medical Attendant: Doctor F. L. Viljoen Address of Medical Attendant: Main Rd, Three Anchor Bay Page Number: 154 Entry Number: 6043 Details: Crematorium Internment
Cremation of a mother	Edith Dale 21 December 1954 Maitland Crematorium, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Note: Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 Name: Edith Close Gender: Female Race: European Age: 92 Occupation: Nil Birth Date: abt 1862 Residence Place: 7 Edinburgh Flats, Arthurs Rd, Sea Point Death Date: 20 Dec 1954 Burial or Cremation Date: 21 Dec 1954 Burial or Cremation Place: Cape Town, South Africa Burial Register: Maitland Crematorium Internment Records Where Death Registered: Cape Province How Remains Disposed: Ashes disposed in Garden of Repose by C.B. 22/12/54 Name of Cremation Applicant: I. L. Close Address of Cremation Applicant: Cherry Fall, Gordons Bay Name of Medical Attendant: Doctor F. L. Viljoen Address of Medical Attendant: Main Rd, Three Anchor Bay Page Number: 154 Entry Number: 6043 Details: Crematorium Internment

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 25 January 1863 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: about 1894 — South Africa Immigration: 22 August 1921 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Immigration: 14 June 1926 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Death: 14 July 1935 — Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Cremation: 16 July 1935 — Maitland Crematorium, 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 Edith Dale Percy Lonsdale Close Hubert Edwin Close Harold George Close James Dale Close John Edwin Paul Close 1863–1935 Birth: 25 January 1863 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Death: 14 July 1935 — Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
mother	Links Birth: 20 June 1862 — Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: about 1894 — South Africa Immigration: 14 June 1926 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Death: 20 December 1954 — Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Cremation: 21 December 1954 — Maitland Crematorium, 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 John Edwin Paul Close Percy Lonsdale Close Hubert Edwin Close Harold George Close James Dale Close Edith Dale 1862–1954 Birth: 20 June 1862 — Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa Death: 20 December 1954 — Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — about 1894 — South Africa
himself	Links Birth: 16 December 1893 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: 18 February 1938 — South Africa Note: 1938 Immigration: 23 April 1954 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth Kathleen Galpin Percy Lonsdale Close 1893– Birth: 16 December 1893 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 16 December 1895 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Baptism: 17 January 1896 — Church of St James, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hubert Edwin Close 1895– Birth: 16 December 1895 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 17 October 1898 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Baptism: 7 December 1898 — Church of St James, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Marriage banns: from 19 October 1924 to 2 November 1924 — Church of St Thomas, Lambeth, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 22 November 1924 — Christ Church with St Paul, Forest Hill, London, Middlesex, England Immigration: 9 March 1925 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Occupation: Doctor of medicine at Cape Town, South Africa. — about 1925 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Census 19111: 1939 — Luton, Bedfordshire, England Note: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Ena Monica Reid Harold George Close 1898– Birth: 17 October 1898 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
younger brother	Links Birth: 17 October 1898 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Baptism: 7 December 1898 — Church of St James, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Milit-Beg: between 1914 and 1922 — France Immigration: 24 June 1938 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Note: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Dale Close 1898– Birth: 17 October 1898 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Family with Ruth Kathleen Galpin
himself	Links Birth: 16 December 1893 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: 18 February 1938 — South Africa Note: 1938 Immigration: 23 April 1954 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth Kathleen Galpin Percy Lonsdale Close 1893– Birth: 16 December 1893 — Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
wife	Links Birth: 12 October 1900 — Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Marriage: 18 February 1938 — South Africa Immigration: 23 April 1954 — Southampton, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Percy Lonsdale Close Ruth Kathleen Galpin 1900– Birth: 12 October 1900 — Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — 18 February 1938 — South Africa

Show all sources
Immigration	Source: Percy Lonsdale Close (1893) 1954 Passenger List, Ship Name: Capetown Castle, Port Of Departure: Durban, South Africa, Port Of Arrival: Southampton, England
Name	Source: Contributor: Stan Close

Show all notes
Birth	South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 Name: Percy Lonsdale Close Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: 16 Dec 1893 Birth Place: 1 Fayre St, Cape Town Residence Year: 1946 Address: 5 Oakleigh Court Collage Road Rondebosch G.P. Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1938 Father: J.E.P. Close Mother: Close Spouse: Ruth Galpin Number of Children: 1 son by former marriage School Attended: Diocesan Col. 1903 S.A. Col. 1911 Occupation: Charted Accountant Notes: Other: Sec to Gen. Estate & Orphan Chamber Pres. Cape Town Rotary Club Mem City Club C.T. Page Number: 125
Marriage	South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005 Name: Percy Lonsdale Close Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: 16 Dec 1893 Birth Place: 1 Fayre St, Cape Town Residence Year: 1946 Address: 5 Oakleigh Court Collage Road Rondebosch G.P. Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1938 Father: J.E.P. Close Mother: Close Spouse: Ruth Galpin Number of Children: 1 son by former marriage School Attended: Diocesan Col. 1903 S.A. Col. 1911 Occupation: Charted Accountant Notes: Other: Sec to Gen. Estate & Orphan Chamber Pres. Cape Town Rotary Club Mem City Club C.T. Page Number: 125
Note	NOTE: Marriage record states that there is a child from a previous marriage, but it's not clear whether it was Percy or Ruth that was married previously.
Immigration	Arrived with wife Ruth at Southampton, England from Cape Town, South Africa aboard the Capetown Castle. Retired.

Show all media
Immigration	Passenger List
Media object	Passenger List

Extra information

Last change

26 November 2018

Family navigator

Family with parents
father Parents George Close Jane Blatchley	John Edwin Paul Close 1863–1935
mother	Edith Dale 1862–1954
himself	Percy Lonsdale Close 1893–
younger brother	Hubert Edwin Close 1895–
younger brother Family Family Ena Monica Reid	Harold George Close 1898–
younger brother Family Marjorie Unknown Edith (Cindy) Close	James Dale Close 1898–

Family with Ruth Kathleen Galpin
himself	Percy Lonsdale Close 1893–
wife	Ruth Kathleen Galpin 1900–

Descendants

Percy Lonsdale Close(1893–)
- Ruth Kathleen Galpin1938
  - No children