Thomas Close FSA (12 February 1796 – 25 January 1881) was an English antiquarian and archaeologist.
[1][2] Close was a keen antiquarian and archeologist, engaging mostly in heraldic and genealogical research.
[1][2][3][4] Close penned an unpublished work on Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, which is now held at the National Art Library, in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
[3][1] Close was vice-president of his local Nottingham British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1866.
[5] Close's wife died on 22 January 1881, and, three days later, on 25 January, Close died at his home in St James's Street, Nottingham.