Nicholson Close 1836–1891

Nicholson Close, 1836–1891 (aged 55 years)

Name

Nicholson Close

Name: Nicholson /Close/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1836 South Shields, Durham, England
Census 1841	1841 Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Source: Joseph Ralph Close (1824) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Westgate, Northumberland Note: Living with brothers and sister at Westgate, Northumberland. Living with brothers and sister at Westgate, Northumberland. No sign of any parents. Doesn't appear to be a workhouse. 1841 Census
Census 1851	1851 Note: Can't find a record for this year.
Marriage	Isabella Bell — View this family 17 March 1859 (aged 23 years) Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Marriage Index Marriage Index
Census 1861	1861 Vessel: Charlotte, At Sea Source: Nicholson Close (1836) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Vessel Charlotte Note: Aboard the vessel Charlotte
Birth of a daughter	Dorothy Ann Close 16 January 1861 South Shields, Durham, England Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI) Birth Index
Baptism of a daughter	Dorothy Ann Close 3 February 1861 Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Death of a daughter	Dorothy Ann Close about 1862 South Shields, Durham, England Death Index
Birth of a son	James Close about 1863 South Shields, Durham, England Birth Index
Birth of a son	Robert Newton Close about 1865 South Shields, Durham, England Birth Index
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Newton Close about 1867 South Shields, Durham, England Birth Index
Census 1871	1871 Note: Can't find a record for this year. His family are living at Westoe, South Shields, so it looks as though he's at sea again.
Death of a brother	James Newton Close after 2 April 1871 South Shields, Durham, England Death Index
Birth of a son	Joseph Ralph Close about 1871 South Shields, Durham, England Birth Index
Birth of a daughter	Isabella Close 6 January 1874 South Shields, Durham, England Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI) Birth Index
Baptism of a daughter	Isabella Close 4 April 1874 Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Source: International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Death of a daughter	Isabella Close after 4 April 1874 South Shields, Durham, England Death Index
Death of a wife	Isabella Bell about 1875 South Shields, Durham, England
Marriage	Margaret Gray — View this family about 1879 (aged 43 years) South Shields, Durham, England Marriage Index Marriage Index
Census 1881	1881 Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Source: Nicholson Close (1836) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Westoe, South Shields, Durham Note: Living with wife Magaret, family and step-family at Westoe, South Shields, Durham. Mariner. 1881 Census
Marriage of a son	James Close — Mary Ann Knights — View this family 30 August 1882 Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Marriage Index Marriage Index
Death of a son	Robert Newton Close about 1882 South Shields, Durham, England Death Index
Death	between 1881 and 1891 (aged 55 years) Note: He was a sailor, so it could have been anywhere.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1788 — Over Silton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England Baptism: 13 April 1788 — Over Silton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England Marriage: about 1822 — Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1837 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Newton Joseph Ralph Close Robert Close Hannah Ella Close James Newton Close Nicholson Close James Close 1788– Birth: about 1788 — Over Silton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
mother	Links Birth: 25 December 1801 — Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Baptism: 7 February 1802 — Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Marriage: about 1822 — Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Close Joseph Ralph Close Robert Close Hannah Ella Close James Newton Close Nicholson Close Margaret Newton 1801– Birth: 25 December 1801 — Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1822 — Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1824 — Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Baptism: 23 March 1824 — Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Disappeared: after 1842 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joseph Ralph Close 1824– Birth: about 1824 — Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1825 — Durham, Durham, England Baptism: 26 November 1825 — Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: 11 March 1855 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1856 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophia Demerie Robert Close 1825– Birth: about 1825 — Durham, Durham, England
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1827 — Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Marriage: 6 November 1848 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1851: 1851 — Jarrow, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1901: 1901 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1907 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George James Watson Mary Ann Watson Ralph Watson Joseph Ralph Watson Robert Newton Watson Hannah Ella Watson James Nicholson Watson Hannah Ella Watson George William Watson Margaret Newton Watson John Tom Watson Joseph Ralph Close Watson Osella Close Watson Hannah Ella Close 1827–1907 Birth: about 1827 — Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Death: about 1907 — South Shields, Durham, England
5 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1831 — Northumberland, England Baptism: 22 May 1831 — Church of St Nicholas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: about 1857 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: after 2 April 1871 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Peters Ralph Peters Close Jane Elizabeth Close Edward Matthews Close Hannah Ella Close James Newton Close 1831–1871 Birth: about 1831 — Northumberland, England Death: after 2 April 1871 — South Shields, Durham, England
6 years himself	Links Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: 17 March 1859 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Vessel: Charlotte, At Sea Census 1871: 1871 Marriage: about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isabella Bell Dorothy Ann Close James Close Robert Newton Close Margaret Newton Close Joseph Ralph Close Isabella Close Family with spouse Margaret Gray Nicholson Close 1836–1891 Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891

Family with Isabella Bell
himself	Links Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: 17 March 1859 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Vessel: Charlotte, At Sea Census 1871: 1871 Marriage: about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isabella Bell Dorothy Ann Close James Close Robert Newton Close Margaret Newton Close Joseph Ralph Close Isabella Close Family with spouse Margaret Gray Nicholson Close 1836–1891 Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891
wife	Links Birth: about 1837 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: 17 March 1859 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1875 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nicholson Close Dorothy Ann Close James Close Robert Newton Close Margaret Newton Close Joseph Ralph Close Isabella Close Isabella Bell 1837–1875 Birth: about 1837 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1875 — South Shields, Durham, England
Marriage	Marriage — 17 March 1859 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England
22 months daughter	Links Birth: 16 January 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Baptism: 3 February 1861 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 7 April 1861 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1862 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Ann Close 1861–1862 Birth: 16 January 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1862 — South Shields, Durham, England
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1863 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Vessel: Renovation, At Sea Marriage: 30 August 1882 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1901: 1901 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Knights James Close 1863– Birth: about 1863 — South Shields, Durham, England
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1865 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1882 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Newton Close 1865–1882 Birth: about 1865 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1882 — South Shields, Durham, England
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1867 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1871: 1871 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 Marriage: about 1899 — Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Disappeared: after 1900 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Thomas Stewart Margaret Newton Close 1867– Birth: about 1867 — South Shields, Durham, England
5 years son	Links Birth: about 1871 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Disappeared: after 1882 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joseph Ralph Close 1871– Birth: about 1871 — South Shields, Durham, England
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 6 January 1874 — South Shields, Durham, England Baptism: 4 April 1874 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Death: after 4 April 1874 — South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Isabella Close 1874–1874 Birth: 6 January 1874 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: after 4 April 1874 — South Shields, Durham, England

Family with Margaret Gray
himself	Links Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1841: 1841 — Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Census 1851: 1851 Marriage: 17 March 1859 — Church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1861: 1861 — Vessel: Charlotte, At Sea Census 1871: 1871 Marriage: about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isabella Bell Dorothy Ann Close James Close Robert Newton Close Margaret Newton Close Joseph Ralph Close Isabella Close Family with spouse Margaret Gray Nicholson Close 1836–1891 Birth: about 1836 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: between 1881 and 1891
wife	Links Birth: about 1839 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: about 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ralph Hush Alice Hush Elizabeth Hush Henry G Hush Ralph Hush Margaret Hush Frances Hush Family with spouse Nicholson Close Margaret Gray 1839– Birth: about 1839 — South Shields, Durham, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England

Ralph Hush + Margaret Gray
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1835 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: about 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1873 — Easington, Peterlee, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Gray Alice Hush Elizabeth Hush Henry G Hush Ralph Hush Margaret Hush Frances Hush Ralph Hush 1835–1873 Birth: about 1835 — South Shields, Durham, England Death: about 1873 — Easington, Peterlee, Durham, England
wife	Links Birth: about 1839 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: about 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England Marriage: about 1879 — South Shields, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ralph Hush Alice Hush Elizabeth Hush Henry G Hush Ralph Hush Margaret Hush Frances Hush Family with spouse Nicholson Close Margaret Gray 1839– Birth: about 1839 — South Shields, Durham, England
Marriage	Marriage — about 1861 — South Shields, Durham, England
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1862 — Sunderland, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alice Hush 1862– Birth: about 1862 — Sunderland, Durham, England
3 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1864 — Seaham, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Hush 1864– Birth: about 1864 — Seaham, Durham, England
3 years stepson	Links Birth: about 1866 — Sunderland, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry G Hush 1866– Birth: about 1866 — Sunderland, Durham, England
3 years stepson	Links Birth: about 1868 — Sunderland, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ralph Hush 1868– Birth: about 1868 — Sunderland, Durham, England
3 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1870 — Seaham, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Hush 1870– Birth: about 1870 — Seaham, Durham, England
5 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1874 — Seaham, Durham, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westoe, South Shields, Durham, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frances Hush 1874– Birth: about 1874 — Seaham, Durham, England

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Census 1841	Source: Joseph Ralph Close (1824) 1841 Census, Census Type: 1841 English Census, Census Place: Westgate, Northumberland
Census 1861	Source: Nicholson Close (1836) 1861 Census, Census Type: 1861 English Census, Census Place: Vessel Charlotte
Census 1881	Source: Nicholson Close (1836) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: Westoe, South Shields, Durham

Show all notes
Census 1841	Living with brothers and sister at Westgate, Northumberland. No sign of any parents. Doesn't appear to be a workhouse.
Census 1851	Can't find a record for this year.
Census 1861	Aboard the vessel Charlotte
Census 1871	Can't find a record for this year. His family are living at Westoe, South Shields, so it looks as though he's at sea again.
Census 1881	Living with wife Magaret, family and step-family at Westoe, South Shields, Durham. Mariner.
Death	He was a sailor, so it could have been anywhere.

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Census 1841	1841 Census
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Census 1881	1881 Census
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Media object	Marriage Index Note: Foster Close (1881) Marriage Index Foster Close (1881) Marriage Index January / February / March 1913 Foster Close, Huddersfield, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9a Page: 559
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Ethel Vince (1880) Marriage Index Ethel Vince (1880) Marriage Index January / February / March 1913 Ethel Vince, Huddersfield, Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9a Page: 559
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Nicholson Close (1836) Marriage Index Nicholson Close (1836) Marriage Index January / February / March 1859 Nicholson Close, South Shields, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 559
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Isabella Bell (1837) Marriage Index Isabella Bell (1837) Marriage Index January / February / March 1859 Isabella Bell, South Shields, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 559
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Nicholson Close (1836) Marriage Index Nicholson Close (1836) Marriage Index October / November / December 1879 Nicholson Close, South Shields, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 779
Media object	Marriage Index Note: Margaret Gray (1839) Marriage Index Margaret Gray (1839) Marriage Index October / November / December 1879 Margaret Hush, South Shields, Durham Volume: 10a Page: 779

Extra information

Last change

30 January 2011

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Family with parents
father Parents Ralph Close Hannah Ella	James Close 1788–
mother	Margaret Newton 1801–
elder brother	Joseph Ralph Close 1824–
elder brother Family Sophia Demerie	Robert Close 1825–
elder sister Family George James Watson Mary Ann Watson Ralph Watson Joseph Ralph Watson Robert Newton Watson Hannah Ella Watson James Nicholson Watson Hannah Ella Watson George William Watson Margaret Newton Watson John Tom Watson Joseph Ralph Close Watson Osella Close Watson	Hannah Ella Close 1827–1907
elder brother Family Elizabeth Peters Ralph Peters Close Jane Elizabeth Close Edward Matthews Close Hannah Ella Close	James Newton Close 1831–1871
himself	Nicholson Close 1836–1891

Family with Isabella Bell
himself	Nicholson Close 1836–1891
wife	Isabella Bell 1837–1875
daughter	Dorothy Ann Close 1861–1862
son Family Mary Ann Knights	James Close 1863–
son	Robert Newton Close 1865–1882
daughter Family John Thomas Stewart	Margaret Newton Close 1867–
son	Joseph Ralph Close 1871–
daughter	Isabella Close 1874–1874

Family with Margaret Gray
himself	Nicholson Close 1836–1891
wife	Margaret Gray 1839–

Ralph Hush + Margaret Gray
wife’s husband	Ralph Hush 1835–1873
wife	Margaret Gray 1839–
stepdaughter	Alice Hush 1862–
stepdaughter	Elizabeth Hush 1864–
stepson	Henry G Hush 1866–
stepson	Ralph Hush 1868–
stepdaughter	Margaret Hush 1870–
stepdaughter	Frances Hush 1874–