Robert Welles Close 1844–1927

Robert Welles Close, 1844–1927 (aged 82 years)

Name

Robert Welles Close

Name: Robert Welles /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	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
Baptism	25 August 1847 (aged 2 years) 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
Census 1851	1851 Sherburn in Elmet, Selby, Yorkshire, England Source: Charlotte Close (1800) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Sherburn, Selby, Yorkshire Note: Living with aunt Charlotte Close at Sherburn, Yorkshire. 1851 Census
Death of a brother	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 brother	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
Death of a father	John Robert Close about 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
Census 1861	1861 Ripon, Yorkshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Ripon, Yorkshire Note: Apprentice to the Carter household at Ripon, Yorkshire. Drapers Apprentice. 1861 Census
Death of a brother	William Prest Close about 1861 Poplar, London, Middlesex, England Death Index
Marriage	Mary Jane Rinder — View this family 5 December 1871 (aged 27 years) Leeds, Yorkshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1871 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Second Person: Mary Jane Rinder, Registration District: St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, Document: Marriage Register Wedding Register
Occupation	List of positions held by Robert Welles Close from 1870 to 1897. from 1870 to 1897 England Clergy List
Census 1871	1871 Aldbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Aldbourn, Wiltshire Note: Lodging with the Bunce family at Aldbourn, Wiltshire. Curate of Aldbourn. 1871 Census
Death of a mother	Ann (Nancy) Coverdale 16 December 1876 Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Ann Close Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Registration Year: 1876 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 55 Registration district: Edmonton Inferred County: Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 139
Census 1881	1881 Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdonshire Note: Living with wife Mary at Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdonshire. Curate. 1881 Census
Census 1891	1891 Conington, Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire Note: Living with wife Mary at Conington, Cambridgeshire. Rector of Conington. 1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire Note: Living with wife Mary at Littleport, Cambridgeshire. Church of England Clergyman. 1901 Census
Census 1911	1911 Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire Note: Living with wife Mary at Littleport, Cambridgeshire. Church of England Clergyman. 1911 Census
Death of a brother	James Close 8 August 1922 New York, America Source: Ethel Brooks Close (1880) Quaker Genealogy Record, Name Of Person: Ethel Brooks Close
Death	about 1927 (aged 82 years) Willesden, London, Middlesex, England Note: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Robert W Close Death Age: 82 Birth Date: abt 1845 Registration Date: 1927 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Willesden Inferred County: Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 414 Death Index
Obituary	after 1927 England Note: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: Robert Wells. Close College: ST JOHN'S Entered: Michs. 1866 More Information: Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 15, 1866. Of Middlesex. S. of John Robert, master-mariner. B. Nov. 5, 1844, at Stepney, Middlesex. [Bapt. Aug. 25, 1847.] School, St Bees Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A. 1870; M.A. 1873. Ord. deacon, 1870; priest (Sarum) 1871; C. of Aldbourne, Wilts., 1870-2. C. of Winterslow, 1872-4. C. of Pidley, Hunts., 1875-82. V. of Pondsbridge, 1882-9. R. of Conington, Cambs., 1889-1900. R. of Childerley, 1890-1900. V. of Littleport, 1900-13; deprived of his benefice by the Bishop of Ely under the Clergy Discipline Act, Aug. 1, 1913; the matter resulted in lengthy legal proceedings before the Chancellor of the diocese and the Dean of Arches. Died Mar. 4, 1927, at Park Royal Hospital. Buried in Willesden cemetery. (Scott, MSS.; J. B. Broomell; The Times, July 10 and 11, 1913; Cambridge Daily News, Aug. 1913.)

Date differences

Family with parents
father	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
mother	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 himself	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 younger brother	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 younger brother	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 younger brother	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 younger brother	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

Family with Mary Jane Rinder
himself	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
wife	Links Birth: about 1846 — Sheepscar, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Marriage: 5 December 1871 — Leeds, Yorkshire, 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 Note: after 1912 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Welles Close Mary Jane Rinder 1846– Birth: about 1846 — Sheepscar, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 5 December 1871 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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Birth	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex
Baptism	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1847 Baptism Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Registration District: Stepney, London, Middlesex
Census 1851	Source: Charlotte Close (1800) 1851 Census, Census Type: 1851 English Census, Census Place: Sherburn, Selby, Yorkshire
Census 1861	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Ripon, Yorkshire
Marriage	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1871 Marriage Register, Name Of Person: Robert Welles Close, Second Person: Mary Jane Rinder, Registration District: St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, Document: Marriage Register
Census 1871	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: Aldbourn, Wiltshire
Census 1881	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdonshire
Census 1891	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1891 Census, Census Type: 1891 English Census, Census Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire
Census 1901	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1901 Census, Census Type: 1901 English Census, Census Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Census 1911	Source: Robert Welles Close (1844) 1911 Census, Census Type: 1911 English Census, Census Place: Littleport, Cambridgeshire

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Birth	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
Census 1851	Living with aunt Charlotte Close at Sherburn, Yorkshire.
Census 1861	Apprentice to the Carter household at Ripon, Yorkshire. Drapers Apprentice.
Census 1871	Lodging with the Bunce family at Aldbourn, Wiltshire. Curate of Aldbourn.
Census 1881	Living with wife Mary at Pidley cum Fenton, Huntingdonshire. Curate.
Census 1891	Living with wife Mary at Conington, Cambridgeshire. Rector of Conington.
Census 1901	Living with wife Mary at Littleport, Cambridgeshire. Church of England Clergyman.
Census 1911	Living with wife Mary at Littleport, Cambridgeshire. Church of England Clergyman.
Death	England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Robert W Close Death Age: 82 Birth Date: abt 1845 Registration Date: 1927 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Willesden Inferred County: Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 414
Obituary	Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Name: Robert Wells. Close College: ST JOHN'S Entered: Michs. 1866 More Information: Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 15, 1866. Of Middlesex. S. of John Robert, master-mariner. B. Nov. 5, 1844, at Stepney, Middlesex. [Bapt. Aug. 25, 1847.] School, St Bees Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A. 1870; M.A. 1873. Ord. deacon, 1870; priest (Sarum) 1871; C. of Aldbourne, Wilts., 1870-2. C. of Winterslow, 1872-4. C. of Pidley, Hunts., 1875-82. V. of Pondsbridge, 1882-9. R. of Conington, Cambs., 1889-1900. R. of Childerley, 1890-1900. V. of Littleport, 1900-13; deprived of his benefice by the Bishop of Ely under the Clergy Discipline Act, Aug. 1, 1913; the matter resulted in lengthy legal proceedings before the Chancellor of the diocese and the Dean of Arches. Died Mar. 4, 1927, at Park Royal Hospital. Buried in Willesden cemetery. (Scott, MSS.; J. B. Broomell; The Times, July 10 and 11, 1913; Cambridge Daily News, Aug. 1913.)

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Birth	Birth Index
Baptism	Baptism Register
Census 1851	1851 Census
Census 1861	1861 Census
Marriage	Wedding Register
Occupation	Clergy List
Census 1871	1871 Census
Census 1881	1881 Census
Census 1891	1891 Census
Census 1901	1901 Census
Census 1911	1911 Census
Death	Death Index
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Media object	Birth Index
Media object	Baptism Register
Media object	1861 Census
Media object	Clergy List
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Media object	1901 Census
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Media object	Death Index
Media object	Wedding Register
Media object	Marriage Register

Extra information

Last change

15 August 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents William Close Mary Unknown	John Robert Close 1809–1856
mother	Ann (Nancy) Coverdale 1817–1876
himself	Robert Welles Close 1844–1927
younger brother Family Emma Stearn Family Esther Ann Holt Family Annie Godfrey	Edmund Dimock Close 1846–
younger brother	William Prest Close 1848–1861
younger brother Family Charlotte Campion Ethel Brooks Close	James Close 1853–1922
younger brother	John Robert Close 1856–1856

Family with Mary Jane Rinder
himself	Robert Welles Close 1844–1927
wife	Mary Jane Rinder 1846–

Descendants

Robert Welles Close(1844–1927)
- Mary Jane Rinder1871
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