James Close (1759 - 1839)

Born 1759 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Jane (Hird) Close — married 1 Dec 1789 in Grinton, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 10 May 1839 at about age 80 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James was born in 1759, and was christened at St Andrew, Grinton, on 16 Apr 1759. He married Jane (Jenny) HIRD on 1 Dec 1789 at St Andrew, Grinton. He signed a will on 8 Mar 1837. He passed away on 10 May 1839.

Sources

• Grinton christening register: James son of James CLOSE of Reeth.
• Grinton marriage register: James Close & Jenny Hird, both of ye par, by banns, 1 Dec, by John Langhorn. Wit: Joh Milward, Robt Bradberry
• Ancestry.co.uk - Yorkshire wills (image of full text of will)
• Gravestone: (as transcribed in Findagrave) - "In memory of James CLOSE who died May 10th 1839 aged 80 years. Also Jane his wife who died Feb 3rd 1844 aged 69. Also Edward their son who died Feb 22nd 1844 aged 19 year (1) and of Jane their daughter who died Jan 5th 1818 aged 16 years."

(1) mistranscription - close examination of the gravestone photo shows Edward's age as 49 years - corroborated by other records.