Thomas Close (1842 - 1873)

Born 1842 in Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 11 Jun 1873 at about age 31 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Thomas was born in 1842 in Shevington, Lancashire, England and was christened at St Wilfrid, Standish on 7 August 1842. ^[1] He was the son of William Close and Elizabeth (Turner) Close.

In 1861 he was living in Blackrod, Lancashire with his widowed mother and six siblings. ^[2]

On 4 Jan 1864, at St Peter, Bolton le Moors, he married Alice Blackledge. ^[3] Thomas and Alice had three children: Maria (1865-), William (1868-) and Elizabeth (1871-).

Thomas was killed in a colliery accident on 11 June 1873. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7ZR-B8Z : 4 February 2023), Thomas Close, 1842.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M716-L1N : Sat Mar 09 01:44:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Close and Mary Close, 1861.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNLY-CP6 : 13 March 2020), Thomas Close, 1864.
4. ↑ Liverpool Mercury, Fri 13 June 1873: "TWO COLLIERS KILLED – Yesterday, a collier named John Lindsay, of Aspull, was at work at the California Pit, belonging to the Wigan Coal and Iron Company, when a portion of the roof fell upon him, crushing him to death. He was 39 years of age. – On Wednesday evening a similar fatality befell a collier named Thomas Close as he was at work in Scot-lane Colliery, Blackrod, belonging to Messrs. W Woods and Son. Deceased was 30 years of age, and leaves a widow and three children."