Thomas Couch

  General Notes:

A grandson of Thomas Couch(Laurence Armstrong) in a letter to John A. Brown said that the Couch family came from County Mayo in Ireland, that the Couch family origionaly were from Cornwall, England.The letter goes on to say that the Couch family came to Scone, Ontario, Canada about 1854. A Matthew Couch was mentioned as being an uncle of Thomas Couch, and he settled near Walkerton, Ont.,and was listed as a gardener in the history of Walkerton. There is also mention of a James Couch,who Laurence Armstrong never heard of until in 1975 when he lived near Durham,Ont. when a man and his wife whose name was McCormack from Peterborough,Ont told him that one of them (the McCormacks) was a descendant of James Couch. Matthew Couch was a well known person in this area and wrote some books of poetry. At the time Laurence Armstrong's mother (Maggie, a sister to my grandmother Elsie Couch) was born 16 Jul 1876, Thomas Couch owned three houses in Scone.

The letter by Laurence Armstrong was written 16 July 1989.He was 74 years old on 8 June 1989.

In the County of Bruce 1867 Directory, p.60, we find "Thomas Couch Con. 13, Lot 34"

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, Bef 1854, Ireland to Ontario.

• Census, 1881, Elderslie, Bruce North, Ontario, Canada. ¹³ Thos. COUCH M M 50 Irish Ireland
Occ: Labourer Religion: Church of England
Margaret COUCH F M 37 Irish Ireland
Religion: C. Presbyterian
Sarah Jane COUCH F 18 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
Ellen COUCH F 16 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
John COUCH M 14 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
Mary Ann COUCH F 13 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
Eliza COUCH F 10 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
Maggie COUCH F 4 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada
Jessie COUCH F 2 Irish O <Ontario>
Religion: Methodist Canada

Thomas married Margaret Brown, daughter of Hugh Brown and Mrs. Margaret Brown, on 10 Mar 1862 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.¹² (Margaret Brown was born in 1843 in Ireland ¹².)

  Marriage Notes:

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
Name:Thomas Couch Birth Place:Ireland Residence:Brant Township Age:30 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1832 Father Name:John Mother Name:Ellen Spouse Name:Margaret Brown Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year:abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place:Ireland Spouse Residence:Sullivan Township Spouse Father Name:Hugh Spouse Mother Name:Margaret Marriage Date:10 Mar 1862 Marriage County:Grey Family History Library Microfilm:1030056 Source:Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library