Deaths belonging to the Family of John Couch

John Couch recorded the following list of deaths in his Journal which I have included here

1779 Jonathan Couch (John’s father) died August 9th aged 25 years buried at Bitton

1780 Sarah Leonard (John’s paternal aunt) died January 12th aged 31 years buried at Hanham Meeting

1783 William Couch (John’s great uncle) died August 2nd aged 69 years buried at Bitton

1795 Hugh Stratton (John’s great uncle) Quaker and Gentleman in Bristol died 29th March aged buried at Redclift Pit Burial Ground

1799 Mary Couch (John’s grandmother) died May 9th 84 years of age buried at Bitton

1799 William Rathbon (John’s maternal uncle) was drowned at Park Corner on Sunday 13th October picked up at Netham Mill 31 October buried at Bitton November 3 aged 46 years

1801 George Couch (John’s uncle) was drowned opposite The Lamb at Crews Hole June 1st fell out the barge Sally aged 52 buried at Bitton

1802 John Couch (John’s grandfather) died February 23rd Aged 86 Buried at Bitton

1823 Betty or Elizabeth Selman (John’s mother) died October 17th aged 71 years buried at Bitton, she was wife of Jonathan Couch her last husband was William Selman

1827 William Selman Junior (John’s half-brother) died November 24th aged 42 years 10 months buried at Keynsham

1828 William Selman Senior (John’ step-father) died January 7th aged 73 years buried at Bitton

1828 John Selman (John’s half-brother) fell down dead November 17th Moors Fields Bristol aged 35 years buried with his first wife St Georges

1834 Martha Ashmead (John’s maternal aunt) died 30 July aged 62 years buried Kings St Baptist Meeting Bristol August 4th

1834 Rachell Couch (John’s wife) died Oct 21 aged 60 years put in a lead coffin and buried in a vault at Bitton October 29th Rachel daughter of Samuel Nurse

1834 Mary Couch Olds (John’s great-niece) died December 7th aged 5 years 7 months and 13 days born 24th April 1829 buried at Bitton December 12th by side of Rachel Couch in an oak coffin

1837 Jacob Leonard (John’s paternal brother-in-law) died June 14th aged 62 years buried at Kingswood Hill church

1843 Sally (John’s sister) wife of Robert Nurse died January 15th aged 63 years buried at Oldland January 21st

1845 John Niale (John’s maternal cousin) at Yate died May 26th buried at Yate May 30th

1845 Mary Paris (John’s siter) died 30th May aged 67 years buried on her mother in a wall grave at Bitton and with William Selman

1846 Rachele Priscilla Olds (John’s great-niece) died October 17th aged 4 years 2 months and 8 days buried at Bitton October 23rd by the side of her sister Mary

1848 Fanny Niale (John’s maternal aunt) at Yate died January and her husband William Niale died November 25th Fanny Niale died January 20th aged 82 years

1848 Edward Selman died December 29th aged buried in Redcross Street Bristol

1854 Robert Nurse (John’s brother-in-law) died March 4th husband to Sarah Couch buried Oldland aged 73 years

1857 January 9th died Sally S??? late Sally Selman aged 69 years buried at Westminster

March 4th died Elizabeth Hunt late Elizabeth Selman at Worcester aged 71 years many years blind

1852 November 28th Robert Willis died aged 85 years and 10 months buried at Bitton December 5th