John Robert Close 1809–1856

John Robert Close, 1809–1856 (aged 46 years)

Name

John Robert Close

Name: John Robert /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	5 March 1809 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1818 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Registration District: Leeds, Yorkshire
Death of a father	William Close 24 June 1812 Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Source: William Close (1771) 1812 Burial Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Registration District: Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire
Burial of a father	William Close 26 June 1812 Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Source: William Close (1771) 1812 Burial Register, Name Of Person: William Close, Registration District: Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire Burial Register
Baptism	10 August 1818 (aged 9 years) Leeds, Yorkshire, England Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1818 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Registration District: Leeds, Yorkshire Baptism Register
Occupation	Indentured into the Mechant Navy for 7 years. 20 March 1824 England Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1824 Merchant Navy Indenture, Record Type: Indenture Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close Indenture Register
Census 1841	1841 Note: Can't find a record for this year, but John was a sailor and so possibly at sea at the time.
Marriage	Ann (Nancy) Coverdale — View this family 30 November 1843 (aged 34 years) Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1843 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Second Person: Nancy Coverdale, Registration District: Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, Document: Marriage Register Marriage Register
Birth of a son	Robert Welles Close 5 November 1844 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Robert Welles Close Registration Year: 1844 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Stepney Inferred County: London Volume: 2 Page: 513 Birth Index
Birth of a son	Edmund Dimock Close 23 December 1846 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: Edmund Dimock Close (1846) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Edmund Dimock Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex
Baptism of a son	Robert Welles Close 25 August 1847 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex Baptism Register
Baptism of a son	Edmund Dimock Close 25 August 1847 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: Edmund Dimock Close (1846) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Edmund Dimock Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex Baptism Register
Birth of a son	William Prest Close 22 July 1848 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: William Prest Close (1848) 1856 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: William Prest Close, Registration District: Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex Birth Index
Census 1851	30 March 1851 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Stepney, London, Middlesex Note: Living with wife Nancy and family at Stepney, London. Master Mariner. 1851 Census
Occupation	Awarded the Master Mariners Certificate of Competency UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 Name: John Robert Close Estimated Age: 42 Birth Date: 1809 Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire Issue Date: 1 May 1851 Issue Port: London Certificate Number: 83 1 May 1851 London, Middlesex, England Certificate of Competency
Birth of a son	James Close 2 July 1853 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: James Close (1853) 1900 US Federal Census, Census Type: 1900 US Federal Census, Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York Source: Ethel Brooks Close (1880) Quaker Genealogy Record, Name Of Person: Ethel Brooks Close Note: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: James Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 2 Jul 1853 Baptism Date: 26 Oct 1856 Baptism Place: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England Father: John Robert Close Mother: Nancy Birth Index
Birth of a son	John Robert Close about June 1856 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Robert Close Registration Year: 1856 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Poplar Inferred County: London Volume: 1c Page: 580 Birth Index
Death of a son	John Robert Close about August 1856 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Robert Close Registration Year: 1856 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Stepney Inferred County: London Volume: 1c Page: 521 Death Index
Burial of a son	John Robert Close 30 August 1856 Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Source: John Robert Close (1856) 1856 Burial Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex Note: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Name: John Robert Close Age: 0 Birth Date: 1856 Death Place: Ratcliff Burial Date: 30 Aug 1856 Burial Place: St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England Burial Register
Baptism of a son	William Prest Close 14 September 1856 Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Source: William Prest Close (1848) 1856 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: William Prest Close, Registration District: Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex Baptism Register
Baptism of a son	James Close 26 October 1856 Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Source: James Close (1853) 1856 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: James Close, Registration District: Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex Note: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: James Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 2 Jul 1853 Baptism Date: 26 Oct 1856 Baptism Place: Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England Father: John Robert Close Mother: Nancy Baptism Register
Death	about 1856 (aged 46 years) Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Robert Close Registration Year: 1856 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Stepney Inferred County: London Volume: 1c Page: 521 Death Index

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 11 April 1771 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 23 May 1771 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Freemason: about 1791 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage: about 1796 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Note: 1812 Note: Death: 24 June 1812 — Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Burial: 26 June 1812 — Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Unknown Henrietta Maria Close Charlotte Close Amelia Close Edward Churchill Close John Robert Close William Close 1771–1812 Birth: 11 April 1771 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: 24 June 1812 — Woodkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1770 — Yorkshire, England Marriage: about 1796 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Close Henrietta Maria Close Charlotte Close Amelia Close Edward Churchill Close John Robert Close Mary Unknown 1770– Birth: about 1770 — Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1796 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 27 February 1798 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 13 April 1798 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Disappeared: after 1799 Note: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henrietta Maria Close 1798– Birth: 27 February 1798 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 12 August 1800 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 26 September 1800 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 Census 1851: 1851 — Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England Note: Death: 19 September 1862 — Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England Burial: after 19 September 1862 — Church of All Saints, Saxton, Selby, Yorkshire, England Probate: 1 November 1862 — Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charlotte Close 1800–1862 Birth: 12 August 1800 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: 19 September 1862 — Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 27 February 1803 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 24 January 1805 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — York, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Thornton le Clay, York, Yorkshire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Note: Death: about 1883 — Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Matthew Close Amelia Close 1803–1883 Birth: 27 February 1803 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1883 — Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
6 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1808 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 12 March 1808 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 15 June 1830 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census 1841: 1841 — York, Yorkshire, England Census 1851: 1851 — York, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 17 April 1855 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Note: Death: about 1880 — Manchester, Lancashire, England Burial: 3 February 1880 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Westerby Maria Close Family with spouse Esther Saxton Charlotte Saxton Close Mary Sophia Close Eliza Wells Close Edward Close Mary Sophia Close Edward Churchill Close 1808–1880 Birth: about 1808 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1880 — Manchester, Lancashire, England
14 months himself	Links Birth: 5 March 1809 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 10 August 1818 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Indentured into the Mechant Navy for 7 years. — 20 March 1824 — England Census 1841: 1841 Marriage: 30 November 1843 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 30 March 1851 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Awarded the Master Mariners Certificate of Competency UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 Name: John Robert Close Estimated Age: 42 Birth Date: 1809 Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire Issue Date: 1 May 1851 Issue Port: London Certificate Number: 83 — 1 May 1851 — London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann (Nancy) Coverdale Robert Welles Close Edmund Dimock Close William Prest Close James Close John Robert Close John Robert Close 1809–1856 Birth: 5 March 1809 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England

Family with Ann (Nancy) Coverdale
himself	Links Birth: 5 March 1809 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 10 August 1818 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation: Indentured into the Mechant Navy for 7 years. — 20 March 1824 — England Census 1841: 1841 Marriage: 30 November 1843 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 30 March 1851 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Awarded the Master Mariners Certificate of Competency UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 Name: John Robert Close Estimated Age: 42 Birth Date: 1809 Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire Issue Date: 1 May 1851 Issue Port: London Certificate Number: 83 — 1 May 1851 — London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann (Nancy) Coverdale Robert Welles Close Edmund Dimock Close William Prest Close James Close John Robert Close John Robert Close 1809–1856 Birth: 5 March 1809 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Death: about 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1817 — Shadwell, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 4 January 1818 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 30 November 1843 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 30 March 1851 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Death: 16 December 1876 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Robert Close Robert Welles Close Edmund Dimock Close William Prest Close James Close John Robert Close Ann (Nancy) Coverdale 1817–1876 Birth: about 1817 — Shadwell, London, Middlesex, England Death: 16 December 1876 — Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England
Marriage	Marriage — 30 November 1843 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England
11 months son	Links Birth: 5 November 1844 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 25 August 1847 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 1851 — Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ripon, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 5 December 1871 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation: List of positions held by Robert Welles Close from 1870 to 1897. — from 1870 to 1897 — England Census 1871: 1871 — Aldbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Conington, Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Census 1911: 1911 — Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Death: about 1927 — Willesden, London, Middlesex, England Obituary: after 1927 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Rinder Robert Welles Close 1844–1927 Birth: 5 November 1844 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1927 — Willesden, London, Middlesex, England
2 years son	Links Birth: 23 December 1846 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 25 August 1847 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 30 March 1851 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 Marriage: 8 May 1875 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 24 July 1881 — West Ham, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 Marriage: 5 November 1899 — Canning Town, London, Middlesex, England Disappeared: after 1900 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Stearn Family with spouse Esther Ann Holt Family with spouse Annie Godfrey Edmund Dimock Close 1846– Birth: 23 December 1846 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
19 months son	Links Birth: 22 July 1848 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Census 1851: 30 March 1851 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 14 September 1856 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1861 — Poplar, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Prest Close 1848–1861 Birth: 22 July 1848 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Death: about 1861 — Poplar, London, Middlesex, England
5 years son	Links Birth: 2 July 1853 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Baptism: 26 October 1856 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1861: 1861 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1871: 1871 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Marriage: 14 July 1878 — Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England Census 1881: 1881 — Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England Census 1891: 1891 — Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England Emigration: about 1895 — Manhattan, New York County, New York, America Census 1900 US Fed: 1900 — Manhattan, New York County, New York, America Census 1905 US NY: 1905 — Manhattan, New York County, New York, America Census 1910 US Fed: 1910 — Manhattan, New York County, New York, America Census 1920 US Fed: 1920 — New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, America Death: 8 August 1922 — New York, America Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charlotte Campion Ethel Brooks Close James Close 1853–1922 Birth: 2 July 1853 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Death: 8 August 1922 — New York, America
3 years son	Links Birth: about June 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Death: about August 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Burial: 30 August 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Robert Close 1856–1856 Birth: about June 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Death: about August 1856 — Stepney, London, Middlesex, England

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Birth	Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1818 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Registration District: Leeds, Yorkshire
Baptism	Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1818 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Registration District: Leeds, Yorkshire
Occupation	Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1824 Merchant Navy Indenture, Record Type: Indenture Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close
Marriage	Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1843 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: John Robert Close, Second Person: Nancy Coverdale, Registration District: Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, Document: Marriage Register
Census 1851	Source: John Robert Close (1809) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Stepney, London, Middlesex

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Census 1841	Can't find a record for this year, but John was a sailor and so possibly at sea at the time.
Census 1851	Living with wife Nancy and family at Stepney, London. Master Mariner.
Death	England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Robert Close Registration Year: 1856 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Stepney Inferred County: London Volume: 1c Page: 521

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Baptism	Baptism Register
Occupation	Indenture Register
Marriage	Marriage Register
Census 1851	1851 Census
Occupation	Certificate of Competency
Death	Death Index
Media object	Baptism Register
Media object	Indenture Register
Media object	1851 Census
Media object	Certificate of Competency
Media object	Death Index
Media object	Marriage Register
Media object	Marriage Register

Extra information

Last change

16 August 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents John Close	William Close 1771–1812
mother	Mary Unknown 1770–
elder sister	Henrietta Maria Close 1798–
elder sister	Charlotte Close 1800–1862
elder sister Family Matthew Close	Amelia Close 1803–1883
elder brother Family Maria Westerby Maria Close Family Esther Saxton Charlotte Saxton Close Mary Sophia Close Eliza Wells Close Edward Close Mary Sophia Close	Edward Churchill Close 1808–1880
himself	John Robert Close 1809–1856

Family with Ann (Nancy) Coverdale
himself	John Robert Close 1809–1856
wife	Ann (Nancy) Coverdale 1817–1876
son Family Mary Jane Rinder	Robert Welles Close 1844–1927
son Family Emma Stearn Family Esther Ann Holt Family Annie Godfrey	Edmund Dimock Close 1846–
son	William Prest Close 1848–1861
son Family Charlotte Campion Ethel Brooks Close	James Close 1853–1922
son	John Robert Close 1856–1856

Descendants

John Robert Close(1809–1856)
- Ann (Nancy) Coverdale1843