Francis Thomas Couch (1790 - 1884)

Born 15 May 1790 in Lostwithiel Cornwall England

Descendants

Died Jun 1884 at age 94 in Hotham, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Couch was christened on the 15 May 1791 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England; his father recorded as John Couch and his mother was Nancy.

Birth

Date: 15 MAY 1790

Place: Lostwithiel Cornwall England

Emigration

Date: 20 AUG 1841

Place: Liverpool, UK

Note: #N27

Immigration

Date: 29 NOV 1841

Place: Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Note: #N28

Residence

Date: 1856

Place: Near The Retreat Inn 280 High St Brunswick

Residence

City: Brunswick

State: Victoria

Country: Australia

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Occupation: Couch Francis: sen: shoemaker: Brunswick

Date: 1847

Place: Brunswick, in the town and district of port Phillip

Age: 57

Death

Date: JUN 1884

Place: Hotham, Victoria, Australia

Burial

Place: Melbourne Cemetery/Lygon St, Carlton North, 3054

Note

Note: #N1

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ3C-T8X : 30 December 2014), Thomas Couch, 15 May 1791; citing Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, reference item 8 p 21; FHL microfilm 1,595,783.
• Victoria Deaths - 4816 / 1884 - COUCH Francis - parents :John & Nancy - place of death HOTHAM WEST aged 94 years
• Source: S2 They Came to Port Phillip Bay site Record ID Number: MH:SC1 Page: http://ship47.site88.net/41/fr41.html

Frances arrived 29 Nov 1841, ship 332 tons, ER Sharp master, from Liverpool 20 Aug 1841 to Melbourne Images 257-262,

notes Passengers Mr Ferris/Ferns, Mrs Davis, Dr WS Goodall superintendent, 107 bounty immigrants

Notes from Recapitulation, Adults who can read and write 41, read only 4, neither 20, total 65 - 37 Protestants and 60 Roman Catholics, total 97 -16 families with 62 souls - 14 males, 16 females, 1 male 15-18, chn 4m, 5f 7 - 15, 12m, 8f 1 - 7, infants 1m and 1f. Single men 15, women 15.

Bounty paid 92 souls, 1345 pounds.

Bounty reduced by 95 pounds, 5 single males in excess of number of single females.

Staff - Edward R Sharpe Master, William S Goodall Doctor, 1st Mate John Morgan and 2nd Mate Hugh Hughes looked after the 99 Bounty passengers

Frank Couch 38 hus (& family 4) Kings Co ( Looks like Mark Couch on shipping record) - Jane Couch 36 wife of Frank (family 4) - Thomas Couch 18 son of Frank (single man 3) Kings Co (Looks like Francis Couch on shipping record) - Charlotte Couch 15 dau of Frank (single woman 5) Kings Co - Jane Couch 12 dau of Frank (family 4) - Geo Couch 7 son of Frank (family 4) - Mary Couch 3 dau of Frank (family 4)

Notes

Note N1

Came to Australia possibly around 1842 acording to Janes death certificate

Francis Thomas Couch (b 1790 Lostwithiel, Cornwall, died June 1884, Hotham, Victoria). Lostwithiel is the main village near Couch’s Mill. This apparently indefatigable man was a farmer at Banagher, Kings County, Ireland when he married in 1822, and lived to be 94. His wife was a woman named Jane Rennard (b 1803, Co Galway, Ireland, d 1856 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). This surname was anglicised to Fox, either in Ireland or Australia, probably the former. They arrived in Port Phillip with their six children (two boys, four girls) on the ship Frances on 29 November 1841

According to the ships record Franks age on the 28 November 1841 is 38 and Jane's is 36 which means he may have lied about his age or 1790 is not his birth year

Therefor Jane was 41 when she emmigrated

Note N27

Ship The Frances

Record ID Number: MH:N27

PRIN MH:IF1756

Note N28

Arrive on the ship Frances

Record ID Number: MH:N28

PRIN MH:IF1757

Acknowledgements

Couch-935 was created by Gavin Couch through the import of Nirranda Couch Ancestry002.ged on Dec 5, 2014.