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William Close 1792–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29/6/1792

Birth Location: Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1859

Death Location: Wellington, , Ontario, Canada

Father: George Close

Mother: Joanna Porteus

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William Close was born in 1792 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England, the child of George Close And Joanna Or Hannah Porteus. William Close passed away in 1859 in Wellington, , Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Close was born in 1792 in Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England, the child of George Close And Joanna Or Hannah Porteus.
  • William Close passed away in 1859 in Wellington, , Ontario, Canada.

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Children(s)

William Close's Ancestors

Self
William Close
1792–1859
Birth Place: Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
George Close
1747–1833
Brampton by Northallerton, Yorkshire, Englan, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Joanna (or Hannah) Porteus
1753–1838
North, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph Close
1720–1752
Thornton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Peckett
1710–1785
Kilburn, Yorkshire, , England
Luke Portus
1730–1800
Whitby, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Ward
1726–1815
Society of Friends MM, Whitby, York, England
Great-Grandparents
James Close
1700–
Margaret Harker
1702–1782
John Portus
1699–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Close's Timeline

2 Records

1792
29/6/1792
Birth of William Close in Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England
Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England
1859
22 Mar 1859
Age 67
Death of William Close in Wellington, , Ontario, Canada
Wellington, , Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2961792
    Event Place: Hawnby, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Wellington, , Ontario, Canada

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