Person: Close, Robert (1707 - 1749)

• Comments

  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)?

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / St Johns Col.

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robert	09/03/1707	BA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Close, Robertus	29/02/1708	BA	Cambridge	View

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robertus	09/09/1712	MA		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 09/03/1707 (Cumberland, Richard/Peterborough 1691-1718)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robert	09/03/1707	deacon	Ordination	View

• priest : 29/02/1708 (Trimnell, Charles/Norwich 1708-1721)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Close, Robertus	29/02/1708	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Curate : Hoveton St John (09/07/1709 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robertus	09/07/1709	Curate		Hoveton Sancti Johani, Norfolk/	View

• Curate : Smallburgh (09/07/1709 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robertus	09/07/1709	Curate		Smalburgh, Norfolk/	View

• Curate : Haughton le Skerne (09/09/1712 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Close, Robertus	09/09/1712	Curate		Haughton/	View

• Schoolmaster : Richmond Free Grammar School (30/06/1733 - 00/00/1749 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Libc	Close, Robert	30/06/1733	Schoolmaster		Richmond/	View
  Libc	Close, Robert	00/00/1749	Schoolmaster		Richmond/	View