Alexander Close 1861–1916

Alexander Close, 1861–1916 (aged 55 years)

Name

Alexander Close

Name: Alexander /Close/

Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1861 County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Agnes Vance — View this family 12 July 1880 (aged 19 years) Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Death of a father	Robert Close 17 September 1880 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Birth of a daughter	Ellen Close 3 April 1881 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Ellen Close Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1881 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 427 FHL Film Number: 101058
Birth of a daughter	Mary Ann Close 1 January 1883 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Mary Ann Close Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1883 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 285 FHL Film Number: 101059
Birth of a daughter	Essie Close 26 December 1884 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Essie Close Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1885 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 292 FHL Film Number: 101060
Death of a daughter	Mary Ann Close 1 January 1886 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Mary Ann Close Estimated birth year: abt 1883 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1886 Death Age: 3 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 275 FHL Film Number: 101593
Burial of a daughter	Mary Ann Close after 1 January 1886 Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178802906
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Jane Close 15 September 1887 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Elizabeth Jane Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1887 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 278 FHL Film Number: 101061
Death of a daughter	Elizabeth Jane Close 12 March 1888 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Elizabeth Jane Close Estimated birth year: abt 1888 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1888 Death Age: 0 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 359 FHL Film Number: 101594
Burial of a daughter	Elizabeth Jane Close after 12 March 1888 Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178802839
Birth of a daughter	Susannah Close 17 December 1888 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: Susannah Close Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1889 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 352 FHL Film Number: 101062
Death of a wife	Agnes Vance 16 January 1889 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Agnes Close Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1889 Death Age: 31 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 236 FHL Film Number: 101595
Burial of a wife	Agnes Vance after 16 January 1889 Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178802822
Death of a daughter	Essie Close 6 August 1889 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Essie Close Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1889 Death Age: 4 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 228 FHL Film Number: 101595
Marriage	Mary Eliza Davidson — View this family 23 December 1893 (aged 32 years) Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1911 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1911 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim
Death of a half-brother	John Close between 1894 and 1901 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Estimate
Birth of a son	William Lawther Close 4 December 1895 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: William Lawther Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1895 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 355 FHL Film Number: 101065
Birth of a son	James Davidson Close 24 November 1897 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Name: James Davidson Close Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1897 Registration district: Belfast Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 1 Page: 369 FHL Film Number: 101066
Census 1901 IR	1901 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1901 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1901 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim Note: Living with wife Mary and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Flax Rougher. 1901 Ireland Census
Death of a mother	Esther Moore 12 February 1908 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Census 1911 IR	1911 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1911 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1911 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim Note: Living with wife Mary and family at Belfast, Cuonty Antrim. Flax Rougher. Living with wife Mary and family at Belfast, Cuonty Antrim. Flax Rougher. We also have a grandson, Alexander Curry.
Death	15 October 1916 (aged 55 years) Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Note: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Alexander Close Estimated birth year: abt 1861 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1916 Death Age: 55 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 236 FHL Film Number: 0101606

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Boyd John Close Family with spouse Esther Moore Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Robert Close 1826–1880 Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
mother	Links Birth: about 1837 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 February 1908 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Close Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Esther Moore 1837–1908 Birth: about 1837 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 February 1908 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 25 December 1878 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 22 August 1914 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 December 1944 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Lawther Family with spouse Johnston Halliday Crothers Mary Ann Close 1858–1944 Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 December 1944 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
4 years himself	Links Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Agnes Vance Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Family with spouse Mary Eliza Davidson William Lawther Close James Davidson Close Alexander Close 1861–1916 Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
13 years younger sister	Links Birth: 20 June 1873 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 March 1948 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Gardner James Gardner Alexander Gardner Isabella Gardner John Gardner Margaret Close 1873–1948 Birth: 20 June 1873 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 11 March 1948 — Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland

Father’s family with Jane Boyd
father	Links Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: about 1857 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Boyd John Close Family with spouse Esther Moore Mary Ann Close Alexander Close Margaret Close Robert Close 1826–1880 Birth: about 1826 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 17 September 1880 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
stepmother	Links Birth: about 1823 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Close John Close Jane Boyd 1823– Birth: about 1823 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 9 February 1849 — Presbyterian Church, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
23 months half-brother	Links Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 9 August 1870 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Bell John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close John Close 1850–1901 Birth: about 1850 — Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Death: between 1894 and 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Family with Agnes Vance
himself	Links Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Agnes Vance Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Family with spouse Mary Eliza Davidson William Lawther Close James Davidson Close Alexander Close 1861–1916 Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
wife	Links Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 16 January 1889 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Burial: after 16 January 1889 — Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alexander Close Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Agnes Vance 1858–1889 Birth: about 1858 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 16 January 1889 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
9 months daughter	Links Birth: 3 April 1881 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 November 1968 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Andrew Gibson Curry Agnes Curry Ellen Curry Rachel Curry Mary Davison Curry Ellen Close 1881–1968 Birth: 3 April 1881 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 November 1968 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
21 months daughter	Links Birth: 1 January 1883 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 1 January 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Burial: after 1 January 1886 — Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann Close 1883–1886 Birth: 1 January 1883 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 1 January 1886 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 26 December 1884 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 6 August 1889 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Essie Close 1884–1889 Birth: 26 December 1884 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 6 August 1889 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 15 September 1887 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 March 1888 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Burial: after 12 March 1888 — Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Jane Close 1887–1888 Birth: 15 September 1887 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 12 March 1888 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
15 months daughter	Links Birth: 17 December 1888 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Graham Alexander Graham Susannah Close 1888– Birth: 17 December 1888 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Family with Mary Eliza Davidson
himself	Links Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 12 July 1880 — Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Agnes Vance Ellen Close Mary Ann Close Essie Close Elizabeth Jane Close Susannah Close Family with spouse Mary Eliza Davidson William Lawther Close James Davidson Close Alexander Close 1861–1916 Birth: about 1861 — County Antrim, Ireland Death: 15 October 1916 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
wife	Links Birth: about 1860 — County Down, Ireland Marriage: 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alexander Close William Lawther Close James Davidson Close Mary Eliza Davidson 1860– Birth: about 1860 — County Down, Ireland
Marriage	Marriage — 23 December 1893 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years son	Links Birth: 4 December 1895 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Marriage: 7 March 1917 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Mahood William Lawther Close 1895– Birth: 4 December 1895 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
2 years son	Links Birth: 24 November 1897 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1901 IR: 31 March 1901 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Census 1911 IR: 1911 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Davidson Close 1897– Birth: 24 November 1897 — Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

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Marriage	Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1911 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1911 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim
Census 1901 IR	Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1901 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1901 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim
Census 1911 IR	Source: Alexander Close (1861) 1911 Ireland Census, Census Type: 1911 Ireland Census, Census Place: Belfast, County Antrim
Name	Source: Contributor: Martin McDowell

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Census 1901 IR	Living with wife Mary and family at Belfast, County Antrim. Flax Rougher.
Census 1911 IR	Living with wife Mary and family at Belfast, Cuonty Antrim. Flax Rougher. We also have a grandson, Alexander Curry.
Death	Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Alexander Close Estimated birth year: abt 1861 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1916 Death Age: 55 Registration district: Belfast Volume: 1 Page: 236 FHL Film Number: 0101606

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Census 1901 IR	1901 Ireland Census
Census 1911 IR
Media object	1901 Ireland Census

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Last change

10 April 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents John Close Matilda Graham	Robert Close 1826–1880
mother	Esther Moore 1837–1908
elder sister Family William Lawther Family Johnston Halliday Crothers	Mary Ann Close 1858–1944
himself	Alexander Close 1861–1916
younger sister Family James Gardner James Gardner Alexander Gardner Isabella Gardner John Gardner Esther Jane Gardner	Margaret Close 1873–1948

Father’s family with Jane Boyd
father Parents John Close Matilda Graham	Robert Close 1826–1880
stepmother	Jane Boyd 1823–
half-brother Family Mary Jane Bell John Close Letitia Close Martha Jane Close Robert Close David Close John Close Norman Bell Close	John Close 1850–1901

Family with Agnes Vance
himself	Alexander Close 1861–1916
wife	Agnes Vance 1858–1889
daughter Family Andrew Gibson Curry Agnes Curry Elizabeth Curry Ellen Curry Rachel Curry Alexander Curry Mary Davison Curry Susanna Curry Nita Curry Molly Curry	Ellen Close 1881–1968
daughter	Mary Ann Close 1883–1886
daughter	Essie Close 1884–1889
daughter	Elizabeth Jane Close 1887–1888
daughter Family Robert Graham Alexander Graham Margaret Graham James Graham	Susannah Close 1888–

Family with Mary Eliza Davidson
himself	Alexander Close 1861–1916
wife	Mary Eliza Davidson 1860–
son Family Martha Mahood	William Lawther Close 1895–
son	James Davidson Close 1897–