Cecil Richard COUVES
1883 - 1917 (34 years)1. Cecil Richard COUVES was born in 1883 in West Ham, London (son of John Richard Cecil COUVES and Elizabeth Clowting MERRICK); died on 27 Mar 1917 in Ypres, Belgium. Notes:
Private Cecil Richard Couves, Service Number 612091 served with the 1st/19th Bn. London Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. He was killed at Ypres Belgium and his memorial is displayed at the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium on panels 52 to 54. His brother John Samuel W Couves was also a victim of the same war.
2. John Richard Cecil COUVES was born in 1860 in Gravesend, Kent (son of Augustus Jesse Arthur COUVES and Sarah VENNER); died on 20 Mar 1939 in West Ham, Essex; was buried on 27 Mar 1939 in Newham, London. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1881, 7, Argyle Street, West Ham, Essex (Boarder)
- Occupation: Between 1891 and 1911; Brake Fitter-Railway Carriage
- Residence: Between 1891 and 1901, 43, First Avenue, West Ham, Essex
- Residence: Between 1911 and 27 Mar 1917, 54, Brooks Road, Plaistow, London
- Residence: 1939, 35, Jedburgh Road, Plaistow, Essex
- Probate: 13 Jun 1939, At London. ; To Elizabeth Clowting Couves widow. Effects £226 13s 0d.
John married Elizabeth Clowting MERRICK [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Clowting MERRICK Children:
- 1. Cecil Richard COUVES was born in 1883 in West Ham, London; died on 27 Mar 1917 in Ypres, Belgium.
- Florence Cecillia COUVES was born in 1884 in West Ham, London.
- Mary Ann Elizabeth COUVES was born on 6 Oct 1887 in West Ham, London.
- Sarah Ann COUVES was born in 1886 in West Ham, London; died in 1886 in West Ham, London.
- Lily COUVES was born in 1887 in West Ham, London.
- John Samuel William COUVES was born in 1889 in West Ham, London; died on 21 Sep 1914 in Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex; was buried in 1914 in West Ham Cemetery, West Ham, London.
- Alice Maude COUVES was born in 1890 in West Ham, London.
- Dorothy Daisy COUVES was born in 1893 in West Ham, London.
- Olive Grace COUVES was born in 1897 in West Ham, London.
Generation: 3
4. Augustus Jesse Arthur COUVES was born in 1805 in Gravesend, Kent (son of Charles COUVES and Letitia Charlotte Augusta TUMBER); died in 1885 in Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 12 Jan 1825, St George, Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: 1841, Cross Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Membership: 1845, Lodge of Sympathy (709) Milton next Gravesend, Kent; Freemason
- Residence: 1851, 14, Wellington Street, Milton next Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: 1871, Cottage in rear of 18, Peppercroft Street, Milton next Gravesend, Kent
- Occupation: 1841-1881; Sail Maker
- Residence: 1881, 3, Terrace Court, Milton, Gravesend, Kent
Augustus married Sarah VENNER. Sarah (daughter of Thomas VENNER and Sarah WAGHORNE) was born in 1819 in Chalk, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah VENNER was born in 1819 in Chalk, Kent (daughter of Thomas VENNER and Sarah WAGHORNE). Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 7 Nov 1819, St Mary the Virgin, Chalk, Kent
- Residence: 1851, Chalk, Kent; Living with her father.
Children:
- 2. John Richard Cecil COUVES was born in 1860 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 20 Mar 1939 in West Ham, Essex; was buried on 27 Mar 1939 in Newham, London.
Generation: 4
8. Charles COUVES was born in 1769 in Gravesend, Kent (son of Charles Potten COUVES and Ann MUDDLE); died in 1853 in Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent; was buried on 14 Jan 1853 in Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 11 Mar 1770, Gillingham, Kent
- Residence: 1799, Butt Lane, Lewisham, Kent
- Occupation: 1799-1801; Shipwright
- Residence: 1801, Union Street, Deptford, Kent
- Residence: 1841, Lord Street, Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent; Living with son-in-law Richard Tyler
Charles married Letitia Charlotte Augusta TUMBER on 31 Dec 1792 in St Nicholas, Rochester, `Gravesend, Kent. Letitia (daughter of Joel TUMBER and Deborah UNKNOWN) was born on 19 Sep 1768 in Gravesend, Kent; was christened on 17 Oct 1768 in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London; died in 1840 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried on 26 Nov 1840 in St Peter & St Paul, Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Letitia Charlotte Augusta TUMBER was born on 19 Sep 1768 in Gravesend, Kent; was christened on 17 Oct 1768 in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London (daughter of Joel TUMBER and Deborah UNKNOWN); died in 1840 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried on 26 Nov 1840 in St Peter & St Paul, Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent. Children:
- Letitia COUVES was born in 1796 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1850 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Jemima COUVES was born in 1799 in Deptford, Kent; was christened on 13 Oct 1799 in St Paul, Deptford, Lewisham, Kent.
- Thomas George COUVES was born in 1801 in Deptford, Kent.
- 4. Augustus Jesse Arthur COUVES was born in 1805 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1885 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Edward John COUVES was born in 1805 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Charles Solomon COUVES was born in 1807 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 10 Apr 1861 in St George\'s Hospital, Middlesex; was buried on 14 Apr 1861 in Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent.
- Ann Laura COUVES was born in 1808 in Gravesend, Kent.
10. Thomas VENNER was born in 1789 in Northfleet, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 20 Dec 1789, St Botolph, Northfleet, Kent
- Occupation: 1851; Agricultural Labourer
- Residence: 1851, Chalk, Kent
Thomas married Sarah WAGHORNE on 25 Nov 1817 in St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Sarah WAGHORNE Children:
- 5. Sarah VENNER was born in 1819 in Chalk, Kent.