Venn: Adm. sizar aged 17 ST JOHN'S 17 Mar. 1700/1; son of Ralph, deceased; born Richmond, Yorks; school, Richmond; matric. 1701; BA 1704/5; MA 1708; ordained deacon (Peterborough) 9 Mar. 1706/7; priest (Norwich) 1707/8; master of Richmond School 1722-50; died 16 Aug. 1750; M.I.
Additional material in Venn: curate Houghton le Spring, Durham 1712 (HM Wood)
Richmond school website states he was Head master, died aged 67.
Also see 'The Close Family of Richmond, Yorkshire' p.559 in the Topographer and Genealogist, ed. JG NIcols, Vol. I (1846); manuscript additions to this state his will was dated 1729, proved 29 Aug. 1750.
Could he also be the same as the MA of this name CCEd ID 161972 (master at Chelsea school (Middx) 1715)?
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1707 | Subsc | Close, Robert | / | View | |
| 1708 | Ordi(ordination) | Close, Robertus | / | priest | View |
| 1709 | Subsc | Close, Robertus | Hoveton Sancti Johani, Norfolk / | Curate | View |
| 1709 | Subsc | Close, Robertus | Smalburgh, Norfolk / | Curate | View |
| 1712 | Subsc | Close, Robertus | Haughton / | Curate | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Close, Robert | Richmond / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1749 | Libc | Close, Robert | Richmond / | Schoolmaster | View |