Name: Mary Couch
Burial Number: 1061
Gender: Female
Occupation: Domestic Servant
Born: 00/00/1863
Died: 6/12/1921
Buried: 09/12/1921
Story
Mary Couch was born in Newhaven, Sussex, in 1863. She was the daughter of James John Couch, 38yrs, Coastguard, and Eliza, 36yrs, nee Julyan. She had 6 sisters, Sarah b.1859, Eliza b.1861, Elizabeth b.1865, Rosa b.1867, Minnie b.1870, and Emily b.1872.
In 1881, aged 17yrs, Mary was an under-parlourmaid at a school in West Mansions, Worthing, but after the death of her mother in 1889, she returned to keep house for her father who was a bathchair proprietor, working from home in Milton Street. James Couch died in 1904 and Mary continued living in Milton Street with her unmarried sister, Rosa.
Mary died on 6th December 1921, aged 58yrs, administration was granted to her sister, Rosa Couch, spinster, effects £417 12s 10d. Value 2022 – £21,700.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 8 Plot: 17
Exact Location (what3words): admiral.soap.flips
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Inscription:
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Further Information
Birth
Name: Mary Couch
Gender: Female
Born: 00/00/1863
Town: Newhaven
County: Sussex
Country: England
Marriage
Maiden Name: Not applicable
No marriage information is available for this burial record.Information at Death
Date of Death: 6/12/1921
Cause of death: Unknown
Address line 2: 11
Address line 3: Milton Street
Town: Worthing
County: Sussex
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: £417 12 s 10 d
Current value of effects: £21700
Census Information
1871
Living at 3, Coastguard Cottages, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex. James Couch, 46yrs, Coastguard, wife, Eliza, 44yrs, 5 daughters, Eliza, 10yrs, Mary, 8yrs, Elizabeth, 6yrs, Rosa, 4yrs, and Minnie, 10months.
1891
Living at 11, Milton Street, Worthing, Sussex. James Couch, Hd. widower, 66yrs, Bathchair Proprietor, daughter, Mary, 28yrs, Housekeeper/domestic.
1901
Living at 11, Milton Street, Worthing, Sussex. James Couch, Hd. widower, 75yrs, Bathchair Proprietor, daughter, Mary, 39yrs, Housekeeper.
1911
Living at 11, Milton Street, Worthing, Sussex. Mary Couch, Hd. 47yrs, single, general worker, sister, Rosa Couch, 43yrs, domestic servant, unemployed.
