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Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE (1873 - 1950)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Geoffrey COUCHE
William Vincent COUCHE (1917 - 1926)
Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE (1873 - 1950)

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Elizabeth Agnes HOLBERY (1874 - 1960)
William COUCHE (1845 - 1913) William COUCHE (1811 - 1849)



Elizabeth (Ellen) CRONE



Mary Ann MCCARTHY (1845 - 1914)












b. 1873 at Marong, Victoria, Australia
m. 1912 Elizabeth Agnes HOLBERY (1874 - 1960) at Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
d. 1950 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 77
Near Relatives of Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE (1873 - 1950)
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 in Law James HOLBURY
Mother in Law Mary KERIGAN

Father William COUCHE abt 1845 1913 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 68
Mother Mary Ann MCCARTHY abt 1845 1914 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 69

Self Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE 1873 Marong, Victoria, Australia 1950 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 77

Wife Elizabeth Agnes HOLBERY 1874 Victoria, Australia 1960 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 86

Son Geoffrey COUCHE
Son William Vincent COUCHE 1917 Victoria, Australia 1926 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 9

Sister Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE 1865 Rush, Victoria, Australia 1946 Croxton East, Victoria 81
Brother Edward Browning COUCHE 1866 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888 Victoria, Australia 22
Brother William Jeffrey COUCHE 1868 Echuca, Victoria, Australia 1946 Victoria, Australia 78
Sister Letitia Anne COUCHE 1870 Victoria, Australia 1935 Victoria, Australia 65

Uncle Richard COUCHE 1838 Co Cork, Ireland 1902 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 64
Aunt Margaret CRONE 1844 Co Cork, Ireland 1906 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 62

Cousin Thomas COUCHE 1865 Victoria, Australia
Cousin Eliza Anne COUCHE 1864 Sunbury, Victoria, Australia 1864 Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Christopher William COUCHE 1865 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cousin Martha Ethelind COUCHE 1866 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1866 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Ellen Constance COUCHE 1869 Cork, Co Cork, Ireland 1869 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 0
Cousin Ethil (Ethie) COUCHE abt 1870 Australia
Cousin Caroline Crone COUCHE 29 Apr 1870 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 19 Jul 1952 Johannesburg, South Africa 82
Cousin Adelaide COUCHE 1872 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin Aphra Crone COUCHE 12 Aug 1873 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin Emma COUCHE 14 May 1875 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland
Cousin Jeffery Crone COUCHE 04 Sep 1876 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 1936 Surrey, England 60
Cousin Victor William COUCHE 1879 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 1943 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 64
Cousin Christine COUCHE 10 May 1880 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 1953 Surrey Northern, Surrey, England 73
Cousin Richard George COUCHE 1882 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 17 Apr 1947 Queensland, Australia 65
Cousin Clara Browning COUCHE 1884 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 1956 South Africa 72
Cousin Clair Patrick COUCHE 1886 Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland 08 Jun 1918 Etretat, France 32

Nephew Edward Browning MONTGOMERIE 1899 Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Albert Richard MONTGOMERIE 1903 Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Niece Eileen May Emily MONTGOMERIE 1909 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 1998 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 89

Brother in Law George Edward FORBES
Sister in Law Margaret WILSON 1869 1943 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 74
Brother in Law Edward MONTGOMERIE 1949 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Events in Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE (1873 - 1950)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1873 Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE was born Marong, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
1912 39 Married Elizabeth Agnes HOLBERY (aged 38) Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia Note 2 60
1913 40 Death of father William COUCHE (aged 68) Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52, 60
1914 41 Death of mother Mary Ann MCCARTHY (aged 69) Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Note 4 52, 60
1917 44 Birth of son William Vincent COUCHE Victoria, Australia Note 5 52
1926 53 Death of son William Vincent COUCHE (aged 9) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 6 52, 60
1950 77 Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE died Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 7 52
Note 1: Richd Aaron Verden Couche
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Richd Aaron Verden Couche
Birth Date: Abt 1873
Birth Place: Marong, Victoria
Registration Year: 1873
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Coucher Couche
Mother: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Number: 25111
Note 2: Lizzie Holbery
Name: Lizzie Holbery
Gender: Female
Notice Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 29 Jul 1912
Father: James Holbery
Spouse: Richard Verdon Couche
Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Leader (Melbourne) 31 Aug 1912
COUCHE-HOLBERY.On , the 23th July, , at St.
Alipius R.C. Church, Ballarat East, by the Rev.
Father Mulcahy, Richard Verdon, youngest son of
Mr.Wm. Couche, ex-Superintendent of police, to
Lizzie, youngest daughter of Mr. James Holbery,
"Berringa," Moonee Ponds.
Note 3: Wm Couche
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Wm Couche
Birth Year: abt 1845
Age: 68
Death Place: Ballarat, Victoria
Father's name: Couche Wm
Mother's name: Ellen Crone
Registration Year: 1913
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 4271

Horsham Time 8 April 1913
Death.
COUCHE.--On the 6th April, 1913, at
his residence, "Shandon," 217 Vic
toria-street, Ballarat East, formerly
of Horsham, William Couche, ex-
Superintendent of Police, dearly be-
loved husband of Mary A. Couche,
father of Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Mont-
gomerie, William and Richard; aged
68 years.
Note 4: Mary Ann Couche
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Mary Ann Couche
Birth Year: abt 1845
Age: 69
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: McCarthy
Registration Year: 1914
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 12488

Ballarat Courier 17 Oct 1918
COUCHE- The friends of the late Mrs
Mary Ann Couche, relict of ex
Superintendent William Couche, are re-
spectfully invited to follow her remains
to their last resting-place in the Ballarat
New Cemetery. The funeral will leave
her late residence Shandon, 217 Victoria
street, Ballarat East, this day (Satur-
day) at 3.30 p.m.
Note 5: Wm Vincent Couche
in the Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917
Name: Wm Vincent Couche
Birth Registration Date: 1917
Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Rich Aaron Verdon Couche
Mother Maiden Name: Holbery
Reference Number: 24367
Note 6: Wm Vincent Couche
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Wm Vincent Couche
Birth Year: abt 1917
Age: 9
Death Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Father's name: Richd Aaron Verdon Couche
Mother's name: Elizth Agnes Holbery
Registration Year: 1926
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 10733

Argus (Melbourne) 26 July 1926
COUCHE -On the 24th July (result of accident),
William Vincent, the dearly beloved eldest son
of Richard and Elizabeth Couche, of 44 Foote
street, Albert Park, loving brother of Geoffrey
aged 9 years. R.I.P.
Note 7: Richard Arron Vernon Couche
in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988
Name: Richard Arron Vernon Couche
Death Registration Year: 1950
Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Couche
Mother Maiden Name: McCarthy
Reference Number: 13138
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Richard Arron Vernon Couche
in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988
Name: Richard Arron Vernon Couche
Death Registration Year: 1950
Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Couche
Mother Maiden Name: McCarthy
Reference Number: 13138
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Richd Aaron Verden Couche
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Richd Aaron Verden Couche
Birth Date: Abt 1873
Birth Place: Marong, Victoria
Registration Year: 1873
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Coucher Couche
Mother: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Number: 25111
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: COUCHE-HOLBERY.On , the 23th July, , at St.
Alipius R.C. Church, Ballarat East, by the Rev.
Father Mulcahy, Richard Verdon, youngest son of
Mr.Wm. Couche, ex-Superintendent of police, to
Lizzie, youngest daughter of Mr. James Holbery,
"Berringa," Moonee Ponds.