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George Close 1747–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1747

Birth Location: Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 Oct 1833

Death Location: Hawnby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Ralph Close

Mother: Elizabeth Peckett

Spouse(s): Joanna Porteus

Children(s): Frances Close, Johannah Close, Ralph Close, William Close

In 1747, George Close entered the world in Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Ralph Close And Elizabeth Peckett. George Close married Joanna Or Hannah Porteus, and had children including Fanny St Paul, Frances Betty Nash Close, Johannah Hannah Close, Ralph Close, William Close. George Close passed away in 1833 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1747, George Close entered the world in Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Ralph Close And Elizabeth Peckett.
  • George Close married Joanna Or Hannah Porteus, and had children including Fanny St Paul, Frances Betty Nash Close, Johannah Hannah Close, Ralph Close, William Close.
  • George Close passed away in 1833 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Close's Ancestors

Self
George Close
1747–1833
Birth Place: Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Ralph Close
1720–1752
Thornton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Peckett
1710–1785
Kilburn, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
James Close
1700–
North Yorkshire, England
Margaret Harker
1702–1782
Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Close's Descendants

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George Close (20 August 1747–6 Oct 1833) m. Joanna (or Hannah) Porteus (1753–21 Apr 1838)
  1. 1. Frances ((Betty) Nash) Close 1787–1867 m. George (Tennant) II 1783–1870
    1. 1. George Tennant 1814–1903 m. Mary Smith 1817–1891
      1. 1. Mary Tennant 1855–1940 m. Thomas (Stewart (Tennant)) Fenner 1853–1926
        1. 1. Mary (Edith) Fenner 1875–1957 m. William (Benjamin) Meyers 1868–1960
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Tennant 1846–1929 m. Thomas (Benjamin) Meyers 1843–1913
        1. 1. William (Benjamin) Meyers 1868–1960 m. Mary (Edith) Fenner 1875–1957
        2. 2. Anna (Agnes) Meyers 1871–1877
        3. 3. Thomas (Charles) Meyers 1866–1890
    2. 2. Rosamond Tennant 1812–
    3. 3. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Tennant 1807–1902
    4. 4. Margaret Tennant 1822–1894
    5. 5. Hannah Tennant 1806–
    6. 6. Nancy Tenant 1820–1898
    7. 7. William Tennant 1828–1897
  2. 2. Johannah (Hannah) Close 1784–1866
  3. 3. Ralph Close 1790–1869
  4. 4. William Close 1792–1859

George Close's Timeline

3 Records

1747
20 August 1747
Birth of George Close in Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1833
6 Oct 1833
Age 86
Burial of George Close in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England
Hawnby, Yorkshire, England
1836
1836
Age 89
Death of George Close in Hawnby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hawnby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1747
    Event Place: Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRHAY 110
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Hawnby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRHAY 110
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1833
    Event Place: Hawnby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRHAY 110

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