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Close, Edward Charles (1790–1866)

settler and churchman

Edward Close, c.1960

Edward Close, c.1960

National Library of Australia, 6053611

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Edward Close, c.1960

Edward Close, c.1960

National Library of Australia, 6053611

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Birth

12 March, 1790
Rangamati, Bangladesh

Death

7 May, 1866 (aged 76)
Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

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