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Clair Patrick COUCHE (1886 - 1918)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Clair Patrick COUCHE (1886 - 1918)	Richard COUCHE (1838 - 1902)	William COUCHE (1811 - 1849)
			Elizabeth (Ellen) CRONE
		Margaret CRONE (1844 - 1906)

b. 1886 at Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland

d. 08 Jun 1918 at Etretat, France aged 32

Near Relatives of Clair Patrick COUCHE (1886 - 1918)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William COUCHE	abt 1811		1849	Brigown, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Ireland	38
Grandmother	Elizabeth (Ellen) CRONE
Father	Richard COUCHE	1838	Co Cork, Ireland	1902	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	64
Mother	Margaret CRONE	1844	Co Cork, Ireland	1906	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	62
Self	Clair Patrick COUCHE	1886	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	08 Jun 1918	Etretat, France	32
Sister	Eliza Anne COUCHE	1864	Sunbury, Victoria, Australia	1864	Victoria, Australia	0
Brother	Christopher William COUCHE	1865	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Brother	Thomas COUCHE	1865	Victoria, Australia	1865	Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Martha Ethelind COUCHE	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Ellen Constance COUCHE	1869	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1869	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	0
Sister	Ethil (Ethie) COUCHE	abt 1870	Australia
Sister	Caroline Crone COUCHE	29 Apr 1870	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	19 Jul 1952	Johannesburg, South Africa	82
Sister	Adelaide COUCHE	1872	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Sister	Aphra Crone COUCHE	12 Aug 1873	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Sister	Emma COUCHE	14 May 1875	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Brother	Jeffery Crone COUCHE	04 Sep 1876	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1936	Surrey, England	60
Brother	Victor William COUCHE	1879	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1943	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	64
Sister	Christine COUCHE	10 May 1880	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1953	Surrey Northern, Surrey, England	73
Brother	Richard George COUCHE	1882	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	17 Apr 1947	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	65
Sister	Clara Browning COUCHE	1884	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	1956	South Africa	72
Uncle	William COUCHE	abt 1845		1913	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	68
Aunt	Mary Ann MCCARTHY	abt 1845		1914	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	69
Cousin	Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE	1865	Rush, Victoria, Australia	1946	Croxton East, Victoria	81
Cousin	Edward Browning COUCHE	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1888	Victoria, Australia	22
Cousin	William Jeffrey COUCHE	1868	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	1946	Victoria, Australia	78
Cousin	Letitia Anne COUCHE	1870	Victoria, Australia	1935	Victoria, Australia	65
Cousin	Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE	1873	Marong, Victoria, Australia	1950	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	77
Niece	Amy TRIPP	1897	Co Cork, Ireland
Nephew	Walter E H TRIPP	1899	South Africa
Niece	Caroline Anne MCFARLAND	1896	Co Cork, Ireland
Niece	Samuel Richard MCFARLAND	1898	Co Cork, Ireland	1965	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	67
Niece	Ethel Couche MCFARLAND	1901	Queen's Co, Ireland
Nephew	William Robert MCFARLAND	1904	Queen's Co, Ireland
Nephew	John James MCFARLAND	1905	Queen's Co, Ireland	1957	Vancouver, BC, Canada	52
Nephew	Richard Arthur COUCHE	1913	York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Niece	Dorothy Jane COUCHE	1908	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1992	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Niece	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE	1911	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	32
Niece	Josephine Winifred COUCHE	1914	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1962	Victoria, Australia	48
Niece	Aphra Valentine COUCHE	1915	Co Tipperary, Ireland	2013	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	98
Nephew	Noel Jeffrey Crone COUCHE	1922	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Derek Richard BARROIS de SARIGNY	1909	Johannesburg, South Africa	1981	Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England	72
Brother in Law	Cecil Edward HOWARD-TRIPP	01 Dec 1872		09 Mar 1945	Johannesburg, South Africa	72
Brother in Law	Samuel MCFARLAND	1855	Fermanagh, Ireland	1936	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	81
Sister in Law	Louisa Le Feuvre MARTIN	1881	St Peter, Jersey, Channel Islands
Sister in Law	Agnes Maud THOMAS	1885	Dublin, Ireland	1913	York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	28
Sister in Law	Susan THOMAS	1881	Dublin, Ireland	1947	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	66
Sister in Law	Sarah Georgina CLARKE	07 May 1874	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1958	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	84
Brother in Law	Benjamin George Spurrel PLUMBLY	1872	Leeds, Yorkshire, England	1949	Johannesburg, South Africa	77
Brother in Law	Jules Francois Rene BARROIS de SARIGNY	1885	Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1964		79

Events in Clair Patrick COUCHE (1886 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1886		Clair Patrick COUCHE was born	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 1
1901	15	Census	New Square, Mitcheltown, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 2	65
1902	16	Death of father Richard COUCHE (aged 64)	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 3
1906	20	Death of mother Margaret CRONE (aged 62)	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	Note 4
1911	25	Census	Rowton House, Kings Cross Road, London	Note 5
30 Aug 1917	31	Military Service	Perth, WA, Australia	Note 6
08 Jun 1918	32	Clair Patrick COUCHE died	Etretat, France	Note 7
		Burial	Etretat Churchyard Extension Cem, France	Note 8

Note 1: 1901 census - age 14, Co Cork Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index 1864-1958 Name: Clair Couche Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1886 Registration district: Mitchelstown Birth Country: Ireland Volume: 4 Page: 721 FHL Film Number: 101061

Note 2: COUCHE Richard (63) - loan office proprietor - b Co Cork Margaret (57) - wife - b Co Cork Ethil (31) - dau - assistant in office - b Australia Christine (19) - dau - b Cork Clara (16) -n dau - b Cork Victor (21) - son - photographic artist - b Cork Clair (14) - son - b Cork TRIPP Caroline (30) - daughter - b Cork Walter E H (2) - grandson - b South Africa Amy (4) - grand daughter - b Cork

Note 3: Ireland, Calendar of Wills COUCHE Richard (221) 8 May Administration of the Estate of Richard Couche late of Mitchelstown County Cork Gentleman who died 17 February 1902 granted at Dublin to Margaret Couche the Widow Effects 89 pound Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name: Richard Couche Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1902 Death Age: 63 Registration district: Mitchelstown Volume: 4 Page: 484 FHL Film Number: 101601

Note 4: Ireland, Calendar of Wills COUCHE Margaret (427) 17 June Probate of the Will of Margaret Couche late of New Square Mitchelstown County Cork Widow who died 4 September 1906 granted in Dublin to Ethel Couche Spinster and Michael A Murphy Merchant Effects 933p 9s 3d

Note 5: Clare Couche in the 1911 England Census View 1911 England Census View Map Report issue Name: Clare Couche Age in 1911: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1888 Relation to Head: Resident Gender: Male Birth Place: Mitcheltown, Cork, Ireland Civil Parish: St Pancras Search Photos: Search for 'St Pancras' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Rowton House, Lodging House For Men, 1 To 25 (odd) Kings Cross Road, London W C Marital status: Single Occupation: Photographer Registration district: St Pancras Registration District Number: 9 Sub-registration district: South St Pancras ED, institution, or vessel: 27-32 Piece: 710

Note 6: National Archives of Australia - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp Millitary records for Clair Couche contain a copy of his will: In the event of my death I appoint My Brother Jeffrey Crone Couche of Rathealy Road Fermoy, County Cork Ireland Executor of this my last will and Testament Personal effects were sent to Jeffrey C Couche at 6a Patrick St, Cork, Ireland Clair enlisted in Perth, West Australia on 30 Aug 1917 - No 7971, 51st Btn, AIF and later 27th reinforcements 11th Btn Born - Cork, Ireland Age 25 years and 8 months Trade - barman Apprenticeship - photographic Died 8 June 1918 at Etretat of wounds received in action and buried at Etretat

Note 7: National Archives of Australia - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp Millitary records for Clair Couche contain a copy of his will: In the event of my death I appoint My Brother Jeffrey Crone Couche of Rathealy Road Fermoy, County Cork Ireland Executor of this my last will and Testament Personal effects were sent to Jeffrey C Couche at 6a Patrick St, Cork, Ireland Clair enlisted in Perth, West Australia on 30 Aug 1917 - No 7971, 51st Btn, AIF and later 27th reinforcements 11th Btn Born - Cork, Ireland Age 25 years and 8 months Trade - barman Apprenticeship - photographic Died 8 June 1918 at Etretat of wounds received in action and buried at Etretat

Note 8: Plot 2. Row E Grave 3 National Archives of Australia - war records of Clair Couche

Personal Notes:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk - search under Claire Couch 34Photograph of the unveiling of the monument of Mandeville with Mr W O'Brien MP speaking, photo taken from court house looking up the square of Mitchelstown." Copyright owner and author of work: Clair Couche, New Square, Mitchelstown. Form Completed Date: 1906 34Photograph of the Mandeville meeting procession moving up the street into the squire of Mitchelstown, Sept 9 th '06." Copyright owner and author of work: Clair Couche, New Square, Mitchelstown. Form Completed 18 September 1906. Registration stamp: Date: 1906 34Photograph of the unveiling of the Mandeville monument, Mitchelstown Sept 9 th 1906 taken from the top of the square & showing church & Court House." Copyright owner and author of work: Clair Couche, New Square, Mitchelstown. Form Completed Date: 1906 National Archives of Australia - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp Millitary records for Clair Couche contain a copy of his will: In the event of my death I appoint My Brother Jeffrey Crone Couche of Rathealy Road Fermoy, County Cork Ireland Executor of this my last will and Testament Personal effects were sent to Jeffrey C Couche at 6a Patrick St, Cork, Ireland Clair enlisted in Perth, West Australia on 30 Aug 1917 - No 7971, 51st Btn, AIF and later 27th reinforcements 11th Btn Born - Cork, Ireland Age 25 years and 8 months Trade - barman Apprenticeship - photographic Are you married - No Died 8 June 1918 at Etretat of wounds received in action and buried at Etretat 1911 England Census Clare Couche - age 23 - born c 1888, Stow? Mitcheltown , Cork, Ireland - photographer - living at a Lodging House for Men, 1-25 Kings Cross Road, London

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