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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Jan. 29, 1816. 4th s. of Henry Jackson (1794), clerk, of Somerset. B. July 11, 1797, near Frome, Somerset. School, Merchant Taylors'. ' Matric. Michs. 1816; Scholar, 1817; B.A. 1820; M.A. 1824; D.D. (Lambeth) 1856. Ord. deacon, 1820; priest (Lichfield and Coventry) 1821; C. of Church Lawford, Warws., 1820-2. C. of Willesden and Kingsbury, 1822-4. C. at Cheltenham, Gloucs., 1824-6. P.C. there, 1826-56; during his 30 years' ministry at Cheltenham he caused five churches to be erected and was one of the founders of Cheltenham College. R. of Hatford, Berks., 1832-6. Dean of Carlisle, 1856-81. P.C. of St Mary's, Carlisle, 1865-8. Built several churches and schools in Carlisle. A popular Evangelical preacher. Dean Close School, Cheltenham, was founded in his memory. Married (1) Anne Diana, 3rd dau. of Rev. John Arden, of Longcroft Hall, Stafford, 1820, and had issue; (2) Mary Antrim, widow of David Hodgson, Dec. 2, 1880. Author, controversial, etc. Bitterly opposed to horse racing and the theatre. Died Dec. 18, 1882, at Penzance. Buried at Carlisle. (D.N.B.; Gloucs. N. and Q., III.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Francis | Churchlawford / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Close, Francis | / | deacon | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Close, Francis | / | deacon | View |
| 1821 | Ordi(ordination) | Close, Francis | / | priest | View |
| 1821 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Close, Francis | / | priest | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Francis | Willesden / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Francis | Kingsbury / | Assistant Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1824 | Subsc | Close, Francis | Trinity Church, Cheltenham / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Francis | New church at Cheltenham called Trinity Church / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Francis | New Church at Cheltenham called Trinity Church / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Licensing) | Close, Frances | Cheltenham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Licensing) | Clove, Francis | Cheltenham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1826 | Subsc | Close, Francis | Cheltenham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Institution) | Close, Francis | Hatford / | Rector | View |
| 1835 | Vac(resignation) | Close, Francis | Hatford / | Rector | View |
| 1835 | Appt(Resignation) | Close, Francis | Hatford / | Rector | View |