William Close 1868– – Close Ancestry

William Close, 1868–

Name

William Close

Name: William /Close/

Source: Contributor: Denise Fukuda

Source: Contributor: Margaret Southgate

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	4 April 1868 Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Baptism	3 May 1868 (aged 29 days) Church of St Katharine, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Census 1871	1871 Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Source: Thomas Close (1844) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: East View, Blackrod, Lancashire Note: Living with parents and family at Blackrod, Lancashire. 1871 Census
Death of a father	Thomas Close 11 June 1873 Wigan, Lancashire, England
Marriage of a parent	Charles Booth — Alice Blackledge — View this family 1874 Wigan, Lancashire, England
Census 1881	1881 Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Source: Alice Blackledge (1842) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: 34 Seddron Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire Note: Living with mother, step-father and family at Westhoughton, Lancashire. 1881 Census
Disappeared	after 1882 Note: Not sure what happened to him after that. Not sure what happened to him after that. It looks as though he may have got married in around 1886, and died in 1890.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1844 — Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire, England Census 1851: 1851 — Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire, England Census 1861: 1861 — Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1864 — Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Death: 11 June 1873 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Blackledge Maria Close William Close Elizabeth Close Thomas Close 1844–1873 Birth: about 1844 — Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire, England Death: 11 June 1873 — Wigan, Lancashire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1842 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1864 — Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1874 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Close Maria Close William Close Elizabeth Close Family with spouse Charles Booth Sarah Ann Booth Margaret Booth Alice Blackledge 1842– Birth: about 1842 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 1864 — Bolton, Lancashire, England
15 months elder sister	Links Birth: 17 March 1865 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Baptism: 22 March 1865 — Church of St Katharine, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage: 4 November 1882 — Church of St John, Wingates, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Harrison Sarah Alice Harrison Elizabeth Harrison Ann Harrison Jane Harrison William Harrison Thomas Harrison Bertha Harrison Maria Close 1865– Birth: 17 March 1865 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
3 years himself	Links Birth: 4 April 1868 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Baptism: 3 May 1868 — Church of St Katharine, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Disappeared: after 1882 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Close 1868– Birth: 4 April 1868 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 6 March 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Baptism: 10 March 1871 — Church of St Katharine, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 2 April 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1891: 1891 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1901: 1901 — Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Close 1871– Birth: 6 March 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mother’s family with Charles Booth
stepfather	Links Birth: about 1850 — Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England Marriage: 1874 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Blackledge Sarah Ann Booth Margaret Booth Charles Booth 1850– Birth: about 1850 — Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 1842 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1864 — Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1871: 1871 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1874 — Wigan, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Close Maria Close William Close Elizabeth Close Family with spouse Charles Booth Sarah Ann Booth Margaret Booth Alice Blackledge 1842– Birth: about 1842 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 1874 — Wigan, Lancashire, England
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1876 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Ann Booth 1876– Birth: about 1876 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England
2 years half-sister	Links Birth: about 1877 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England Census 1881: 1881 — Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Booth 1877– Birth: about 1877 — Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, England

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Census 1871	Source: Thomas Close (1844) 1871 Census, Census Type: 1871 English Census, Census Place: East View, Blackrod, Lancashire
Census 1881	Source: Alice Blackledge (1842) 1881 Census, Census Type: 1881 English Census, Census Place: 34 Seddron Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire
Name	Source: Contributor: Denise Fukuda Source: Contributor: Margaret Southgate

Show all notes
Census 1871	Living with parents and family at Blackrod, Lancashire.
Census 1881	Living with mother, step-father and family at Westhoughton, Lancashire.
Disappeared	Not sure what happened to him after that. It looks as though he may have got married in around 1886, and died in 1890.

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Census 1871	1871 Census
Census 1881	1881 Census
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Extra information

Last change

12 October 2019

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Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Close Mary Collier	Thomas Close 1844–1873
mother	Alice Blackledge 1842–
elder sister Family William Harrison Sarah Alice Harrison Elizabeth Harrison Ann Harrison Jane Harrison William Harrison Thomas Harrison Bertha Harrison	Maria Close 1865–
himself	William Close 1868–
younger sister	Elizabeth Close 1871–

Mother’s family with Charles Booth
stepfather	Charles Booth 1850–
mother	Alice Blackledge 1842–
half-sister	Sarah Ann Booth 1876–
half-sister	Margaret Booth 1877–

Descendants

William Close(1868–)