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Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943) + William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988)	Richard George COUCHE (1882 - 1947)	Richard COUCHE (1838 - 1902)	William COUCHE (1811 - 1849)
				Elizabeth (Ellen) CRONE
			Margaret CRONE (1844 - 1906)
		Sarah Georgina CLARKE (1874 - 1958)	Joseph CLARKE (1840 - 1885)	James CLARKE (1810 - 1852)
				Sarah MCCUTCHEON (1821 - 1894)
			Jane MILLS (1846 - 1924)	Lake (Luke) MILLS

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of McPHERSON WILLIAM HENRY passed away 3rd October 1988 79 years ADA MAY passed away 1st December 2006 90 years

b. 1911 at Co Tipperary, Ireland

m. 1934 William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1943 at Innisfail, Queensland, Australia aged 32

Near Relatives of Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard COUCHE	1838	Co Cork, Ireland	1902	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	64
Grandmother	Margaret CRONE	1844	Co Cork, Ireland	1906	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	62
Grandfather	Joseph CLARKE	abt 1840		abt 1885	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	45
Grandmother	Jane MILLS	abt 1846	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1924	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	78
Father in Law	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1875		1933	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	58
Mother in Law	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW	1879	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	82
Father	Richard George COUCHE	1882	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	17 Apr 1947	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	65
Mother	Sarah Georgina CLARKE	07 May 1874	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1958	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	84
Self	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE	1911	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	32
Husband	William Henry MCPHERSON	1909	Queensland, Australia	1988	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	79
Sister	Dorothy Jane COUCHE	1908	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1992	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Sister	Josephine Winifred COUCHE	1914	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1962	Victoria, Australia	48
Sister	Aphra Valentine COUCHE	1915	Co Tipperary, Ireland	2013	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	98
Brother	Noel Jeffrey Crone COUCHE	1922	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Aunt	Eliza Anne COUCHE	1864	Sunbury, Victoria, Australia	1864	Victoria, Australia	0
Uncle	Christopher William COUCHE	1865	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Uncle	Thomas COUCHE	1865	Victoria, Australia	1865	Victoria, Australia	0
Aunt	Martha Ethelind COUCHE	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	0
Aunt	Ellen Constance COUCHE	1869	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1869	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	0
Aunt	Ethil (Ethie) COUCHE	abt 1870	Australia
Aunt	Caroline Crone COUCHE	29 Apr 1870	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	19 Jul 1952	Johannesburg, South Africa	82
Uncle	Cecil Edward HOWARD-TRIPP	01 Dec 1872		09 Mar 1945	Johannesburg, South Africa	72
Aunt	Adelaide COUCHE	1872	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Aunt	Aphra Crone COUCHE	12 Aug 1873	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Uncle	Samuel MCFARLAND	1855	Fermanagh, Ireland	1936	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	81
Aunt	Emma COUCHE	14 May 1875	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Uncle	Jeffery Crone COUCHE	04 Sep 1876	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1936	Surrey, England	60
Aunt	Louisa Le Feuvre MARTIN	1881	St Peter, Jersey, Channel Islands
Uncle	Victor William COUCHE	1879	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1943	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	64
Aunt	Agnes Maud THOMAS	1885	Dublin, Ireland	1913	York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	28
Aunt	Susan THOMAS	1881	Dublin, Ireland	1947	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	66
Aunt	Christine COUCHE	10 May 1880	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1953	Surrey Northern, Surrey, England	73
Aunt	Clara Browning COUCHE	1884	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1956	South Africa	72
Uncle	Benjamin George Spurrel PLUMBLY	1872	Leeds, Yorkshire, England	1949	Johannesburg, South Africa	77
Uncle	Jules Francois Rene BARROIS de SARIGNY	1885	Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1964		79
Uncle	Clair Patrick COUCHE	1886	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	08 Jun 1918	Etretat, France	32
Aunt	Elizabeth Jane CLARKE	1873	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1912	Tunbridge Wells, England	39
Uncle	James CLARKE	1879	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Aunt	Margaret CLARKE	02 Jan 1881	Grange, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1968	Killaloe, Co. Clare. Ireland	87
Uncle	Robert Caleb HOBBS	Jun 1883	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	07 Dec 1964	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	81
Aunt	Alice CLARKE	1883	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Aunt	Josephine Jane CLARKE	04 Feb 1883		31 Jul 1969	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	86
Uncle	Joseph Francis MCCUTCHEON	09 Oct 1887	Co Tipperary, Ireland	20 Feb 1952	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	64
Cousin	Amy TRIPP	1897	Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Walter E H TRIPP	1899	South Africa
Cousin	Caroline Anne MCFARLAND	1896	Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin	Samuel Richard MCFARLAND	1898	Co Cork, Ireland	1965	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	67
Cousin	Ethel Couche MCFARLAND	1901	Queen's Co, Ireland
Cousin	William Robert MCFARLAND	1904	Queen's Co, Ireland
Cousin	John James MCFARLAND	1905	Queen's Co, Ireland	1957	Vancouver, BC, Canada	52
Cousin	Richard Arthur COUCHE	1913	York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cousin	Derek Richard BARROIS de SARIGNY	1909	Johannesburg, South Africa	1981	Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England	72
Cousin	George Robert HOBBS	02 Oct 1922	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	15 Oct 1962	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	40
Cousin	Jack Edward HOBBS	02 Oct 1922		25 Oct 1922	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Isabel (Belle) Ellen HOBBS	06 Jul 1926	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	19 Jun 2005	Moura, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	William John MCCUTCHEON	16 Mar 1919	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	27 Feb 1942	Bungendore, NSW, Australia	22
Cousin	Jane (Jenny) Margaret MCCUTCHEON	1920
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Redmond Martin RYAN	1925	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1969	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	44
Sister in Law	Beatrice MCPHERSON	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	66
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1902	Queensland, Australia	1
Sister in Law	May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON	1903	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1962	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Brother in Law	James Henry MCPHERSON	1907	Queensland, Australia	1907	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Grace Annie MCPHERSON	1910	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1986	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	76
Sister in Law	Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON	1912	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Latetia Violet MCPHERSON	1914	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	John Malcolm MCPHERSON	1916	Golden Gate, Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1966	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	50
Sister in Law	Stella Margaret MCPHERSON	1918	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2013	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	95
Sister in Law	Heather Doreen MCPHERSON	1921	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2019	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	98
Sister in Law	Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON	1923	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	2008	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Glen MCPHERSON	1925	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1994		69
Brother in Law	Geoffrey Valentine ROGERS	1906	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1987	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Thomas Charles (Choules) TROTTER	1916	Newtown, NSW, Australia	1985	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	69
Brother in Law	John Alexander ANDERSEN
Sister in Law	Isobel Mary FLOYD

Events in Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1911		Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE was born	Co Tipperary, Ireland	Note 1
1911		Census	27 David St (Meeting House Lane), Tipperary	Note 2	65
1923	12	Emigration	"Diogenes" from London to Australai	Note 3
1934	23	Married William Henry MCPHERSON (aged 25)	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1934/C1386	18
1943	32	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE died	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18, 60
1943	32	Burial	Innisfail Cemetery, Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	53

Note 1: 1911 census - age 2mo - b Tipperary Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 about Alice Margaret Couche Name: Alice Margaret Couche Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1911 Registration district: Tipperary Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 3 Page: 481 FHL Film Number: 101074

Note 2: COUCHE Richard George (28) - photographic artist - b Mitchellstown, Cork Sarah Georgina (30) - b Killaloe, Tip Dorothy Jane (2) - b Tipperary Alice Margaret (2 mo) - b Tipperary Richard and Sarah had been married 3 years - 2 children born and 2 still alive CLARKE Josephine Jane (23) - visitor - single - b Killaloe, Tip THOMAS Agness Maud (26) - visitor - single - b Dublin COUCHE Victor William (32) - photographic artist - single - b Mitchellstown, Cork

Note 3: COUCHE MR Richard G (36) farming Mrs Sarah G (37) wife Dorothy J (14) Alice M (11) Josephine W (9) Valentine O (8) (Aphra) Noel J (1) Last address in UK - Grange, Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland

Note 4: Reg No 1943/C5068 - parents RichardGeorge Couch and Sarah Georgina Clarke see notes for details. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Alice Margaret McPherson Name: Alice Margaret McPherson Death Date: 18 Nov 1943 Death Place: Queensland Father's Name: Richard George Couche Mother's Name: Sarah Georgina Clarke Registration Year: 1943 Registration Place: Queensland Registration number: 005068 Page Number: 1573 Townsville Daily Bulletin 20 Nov 1943 INNISFAIL WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES INNISFAIL, Nov. 18— An accident which proved fatal to one occurred along the Mourilyan Road East Innisfail, yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Couche, 65, and Mrs. A. M. McPherson were alighting from a bus when they were struck by a motor car which was coming in the opposite direction. Both ladies were knocked down. Mrs. Couche sustained fractures to both legs, lacerated wounds to the chin and nose, and severe shock, and Mrs. McPherson received a severe large lacerated wound, with a compound fracture to the left lower jaw, severe laceration to the right knee, fractured left wrist and severe injuries to the right hip and probable internal injuries and severe shock. Both ladies were hurried by Ambulance to hospital, where Mrs. McPherson died later. Deceased was 32 years, and she leaves a husband and four children. She is a daughter of Mrs. Couche.

Note 5: Alice Margaret McPherson in the Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 VName Alice Margaret McPherson Death Age 32 Birth Date abt 1911 Death Date 18 Nov. 1943 Cemetery Innisfail Cemetery Cemetery Location Innisfail, Queensland

Personal Notes:

Townsville Daily Bulletin 20 Nov 1943 INNISFAIL WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES INNISFAIL, Nov. 18— An accident which proved fatal to one occurred along the Mourilyan Road East Innisfail, yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Couche, 65, and Mrs. A. M. McPherson were alighting from a bus when they were struck by a motor car which was coming in the opposite direction. Both ladies were knocked down. Mrs. Couche sustained fractures to both legs, lacerated wounds to the chin and nose, and severe shock, and Mrs. McPherson received a severe large lacerated wound, with a compound fracture to the left lower jaw, severe laceration to the right knee, fractured left wrist and severe injuries to the right hip and probable internal injuries and severe shock. Both ladies were hurried by Ambulance to hospital, where Mrs. McPherson died later. Deceased was 32 years, and she leaves a husband and four children. She is a daughter of Mrs. Couche.

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Reg No 1943/C5068 - parents RichardGeorge Couch and Sarah Georgina Clarke

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Reg No 1934/C1386

53. Type: Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Alice Margaret McPherson in the Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 VName Alice Margaret McPherson Death Age 32 Birth Date abt 1911 Death Date 18 Nov. 1943 Cemetery Innisfail Cemetery Cemetery Location Innisfail, Queensland

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 20 Nov 1943 INNISFAIL WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES INNISFAIL, Nov. 18— An accident which proved fatal to one occurred along the Mourilyan Road East In nnisfail, yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Couche, 65, and Mrs. A. M. McPherson were alighting from a bus when they were struck by a motor car which was coming in the opposite direction. Both ladies were knocked down. Mrs. Couche sustained fractures to both legs, lacerated wounds to the chin and nose, and severe shock, and Mrs. McPherson received a severe large lacerated wound, with a compound fracture to the left lower jaw, severe laceration to the right knee, fractured left wrist and severe injuries to the right hip and probable internal injuries and severe shock. Both ladies were hurried by Ambulance to hospital, where Mrs. McPherson died later. Deceased was 32 years, and she leaves a husband and four children. She is a daughter of Mrs. Couche.

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