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Families featured on this page
Thomas Collins, John Collison, Denis Conole, Edward Conway,
Geo Nesbit Cook, Richard Cooper, John Coster, Benjamin Cotton,
Fredk Wm Couchman, Henry Cowley, George Cox,

Collins

Thomas Collins 31 came Dec 1852 as Assisted British Immigrants with Ann Gilmore 28 on the James T Foord with 3 children, Sarah 5, William 2 and Thomas aged 1.

6 Children

1. Sarah Collins 1847
2. William Collins 1850
3. Thomas Collins 1851
4. Jno Collins 1855 #5215
5. Marguarite Collins 1861
6. Elizabeth Collins 1862 #1979

5. Marguarite Collins 1861 wed 1891 to David Grisold

Collison

John Collison 28 came Oct 1852 as Assisted British Immigrants on the Wanata with Ann Mair 26

7 Children

1. Annie Collison 1854 #1719
2. William Collison 1856 #7016
3. John Collison 1858 #9788
4. Unnamed Male Collison 1860 #17777
5. Jessie Drummond Collison 1862 #20608 - 1864 #893 lived 1 year
6. James Collison 1864 #21772
7. Jessie Collison 1867 #2101

1. Annie Collison 1854 #1719 wed 1875 #4859 to George Cant Skinner

Conder

Edward Conder Christening: 18 NOV 1821 at Steeple Morden, Cambridge, England son of Martha and Thomas Conder
The Marshall Bemnnett came Aug 1854 with Assisted British Immigrants including Edward Conder 32, Hannah 31, Emma 11 Thomas 9 and Samuel aged 1

Edward Conder c1822 son of Thomas Conder wed 15 Oct 1842 to Hannah (Ann) Banks c1824 dau of Charles Banks, at Ashwell, Hertford, England and came Aug 1854 to Australia, lived at Ashby then at Ballarat

9 Children

1. Emma Conder c1843
2. Thomas Conder c1845
3. Samuel Conder c1852
4. Charles Conder 1854 - 1867 #6394 lived 13 years
5. Arthur James Conder 1856 #12750
6. Matilda Maria Conder 1859 #19663 died
7. William Conder 1862 #264 - 1863 #203 lived 1 year
8. Matilda Conder 1863 #12099 - 1884 #7839 aged 21 years
9. Edward Conder 1866 #433

2. Thomas Conder c1845 from Cambridge wed 1873 #14 to Mary Binder, and lived at Barrys Reef then at Ballarat
triplets died 1881

10 Children

1. Thomas Conder 1873 #7438 - 1875 #310 lived 1 year
2. Florence Emily Conder 1875 #330
3. Sarah Ann Conder 1876 #13625
4. Robert Edward Conder 1877 #20179
5. Alice Mary Conder 1879 #20632
6. Triplet Thomas Blakeville Conder 1881 #6741 - 1881 #3350 lived 14 days
7. Triplet Laura Gertrude Conder 1881 #6742 - 1881 #3349 lived 13 days
8. Triplet Matilda Conder 1881 #6743 - 1881 #3348 lived 10 days
9. Henry William Martin Conder 1885 #23213
10. Frederick George Conder 1888 #17574

3. Sarah Ann Condor 1876 #13625 wed John Edwin Skinner 1871 #6760

Conole

Dennis Conole, adult, came Sep 1854 on the Star Of The East

Denis Conole wed 1860 #2626 to Margaret Maher and lived at Sandhurst

7 Children

1. Patrick Conole 1861 #11760 - 1862 #9744 lived 1 year
2. Mary Ann Conole 1863 #10542
3. John Conole 1865 #11354 - 1865 #5395 lived 4 weeks
4. Denis Conole 1866 #10955R
5. Michael John Conole 1868 #26074
6. Honora Kate Conole 1872 #5133 - 1873 #5461 lived 1 year
7. Ellen Margaret Conole 1874 #25700

4. Denis Conole 1866 #10955R wed 1896 to Ann Matilda Foreman

Conway

Edward Conway and Mary Nash came c1857

7 Children

1. Edward Conway 1855 - 1863 #7614 lived 8 years
2. Patrick Conway 1858 #11124 - 1870 #10425 lived 12 years
3. Michael Conway 1860 #18915 - 1870 #10426 lived 10 years
4. Margaret Conway 1862 #5738
5. Bridget Conway 1863 #23689
6. Ellen Conway 1866 #12057
7. Ann Conway 1867 #25425

4. Margaret Conway 1862 wed 1882 to Robert Allan

Cook

Geo Nesbit Cook Christening: 29 Jul 1832 at Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England son of Sarah and John Cook wed 1857 #1348 to Harriet Ann Gail nee Russell and lived at Kingston then at Ararat

7 Children

1. Hannah Cook 1861
2. Louisa Cook 1862 #8953
3. Harriett Cook 1864 #15973
4. Elizabeth Cook 1867 #15740
5. John Cook 1869 #9384
6. Isabella Maria Cook 1871 #20923
7. William Harrison Cook 1874 #6539

1. Hannah Cook 1861 wed 1880 #4959 to Thomas Treadwell

3. Harriet Cook 1864 wed 1885 to Walter William Ching

Cooper

Richard Cooper 37 came April 1853 on the Monteagle with sister Mary A Cooper 28, 2 infants and wife Selina Roland 27 and lived at Prahan

8 Children

1. Dora Cooper c1850
2. James Cooper c1852
3. Martin Rowland Cooper 1854 #4066 - 1859 #5716 lived 5 years
4. Rowland Cooper 1856 #7656
5. Arthur Betteridge Cooper 1859 #11994
6. Edgar Herbert Cooper 1861 #19178
7. Norman Richard Cooper 1864 #17441
8. Alice Selina Elizabeth Cooper 1867 #10404

3. Norman Richard Cooper 1864 #17442 wed 1888 #5725 to Wilhelmina Augusta Marie Warmbrunn

Coster

Coster John 15 Sep 1855 Cairngorm

John Coster wed 1863 #3217 to Agnes Corbett/Corbel born 1844 in Geelong and lived at Carngham

9 Children

1. Sarah Coster 1864
2. Elizabeth Coster 1866 #13504
3. Henry James Coster 1868 #22060
4. Alexander John Coster 1871 #1261
5. Hannah Coster 1873 #8015
6. Sydney Mercer Coster 1875 #14489
7. Adelaide Agnes Ann Coster 1878 #1264
8. Mary Harriet Coster 1885 #1380
9. George Gladstone Coster 1887 #26958

1. Sarah Coster 1864 wed 1883 to John Burdett

Cotton

Benjn Cotton aged 35 came Feb 1852 on the Charlotte Jane

Benjamin Cotton and Winifred Humphreys lived at California Gully then Sandhurst

6 Children

1. Wineford Cotton 1854 #1138 wed 1870 #4117 to William Cox
2. Henry Cotton 1856 #2854 - 1858 #2971 lived 2 years
3. Elizabeth Cotton 1858 #4082 - 1859 #2690 lived 1 year
4. Jno Cotton 1859 #16111
5. Jane Cotton 1860 #22183
6. Joseph Cotton 1863 #4477

1. Wineford Cotton 1854 #1138 wed 1870 #4117 to William Cox and lived at Sandhurst

8 Children

1. William James Cox 1872 #19422
2. Thomas Charles Cox 1875 #11975
3. John Benjamin Cox 1877 #4985
4. Joseph Cox 1879 #11963 - 1880 #5475 lived 1 year
5. Elizabeth Jane Cox 1881 #12198
6. Mary Winifred Cox 1883 #19410
7. Ethel Ellen Cox 1886 #6046
8. Stephen Cox 1888 #24382

5. Jane Cotton 1860 #22183 wed 1879 in New South Wales to William Hipwell

Couchman

From on Sun, 4 Nov 2007

Hi Elizabeth,
I caught your geocities website – after searching for “Sophia Couchman”
Just for info really. Richard Couchman left one son back in England – Henry Richard Couchman born 1832 in Worcester to his first wife Hannah Wilson, who died the following year.
1. Married at Worcester, St Nicholas, WOR Date 25/10/1831 Licence – Groom Richard George COUCHMAN aged – status – residence as entered – attributed Residence – Notes – Bride Hannah WILSON
2. Name – Anne COUCHMAN buried on 1 Apr 1833 aged 25 Abode Friars St, – buried at Parish Worcester St Helen, WOR Occupation – Description – Source – Extra Information –
3. Married at Worcester , St Martin , WOR Date 25/12/1834 Licence – Groom Richard George COUCHMAN aged – status Widower residence as entered – attributed Residence – Notes – Bride Elizabeth WILKINS aged – status – residence as entered – Attributed Residence – Notes – Misc. Info. –
As you can guess Henry Richard Couchman went on to father several children in the Birmingham area, one of which was my great great grandfather, Henry Oseland Couchman.
Oseland is a name that comes up a couple of times and may link the family to Richard Couchman & Sarah Oseland who were married 1803 in London – no proof as yet!
Hope this is useful
Cheers
Mark Couchman

Henry Richard Couchman aged 18, decided to remain in Birmingham when the rest of the family went to Australia

Richard George Couchman wed 25 Dec 1834 to Elizabeth Wilkins at Saint Martin, Worcester, Worcester, England
Richard Couchman 1810 - 1880 #4896 aged 70 years, parents unknown
Elizabeth Couchman 1814 - 1876 #1114 aged 62 years, parents listed (in error) as Elizabeth and Richard Couchman
The South Sea came Feb 1853 with the Couchman family - R aged 40, Elizabeth 40, William 16, Charles 13, Sophia 11, Thomas 5, Helena 4, Fried 3 and James infant

8 Children

1. William Wilkins Couchman Birth: 09 Oct 1835 at Silver Street Baptist, Worcester, Worcester, England son of Elizabeth Hannah Wilkins and Richard Couchman
2. Charles Couchman c1840
3. Sophia Couchman 1838 - 1859 #3019 aged 21 years dau of Elizabeth Willans and George Richard Couchman from 'Bri'
4. Thomas Couchman c1843
5. Eleanor Elizabeth Couchman Birth: 10 Sep 1845 Christening: 12 May 1846 at Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England dau of Elizabeth and Richard Couchman
6. Fredk Wm Couchman born Jun quarter 1848 at Birmingham
7. James Couchman c1851

1. William Wilkins Couchman from Birmingham wed 1872 #1177 to Catherine Oconnor

2 Children

1. Henry Wilkins Couchman 1873 #10847 - 1873 #4581 lived 8 days
2. John Thomas Couchman 1876 #7749

2. Charles James Couchman wed 1864 #3668 to Margaret Ann Lowden who appers to be the daughter of John Lowden 39 and Ann Lowden 30 who came Jun 1854 on the Admiral Boxer with two daughters, Margaret 3 and Catherine infant

6 Children

1. Henry James Couchman 1868 #8351
2. Twin Mary Jane Couchman 1870 #7314 - 1870 #10000 lived 8 months
3. Twin Elizabeth Couchman 1870 #7315 - 1871 #7156 lived 18 months
4. Jane Couchman 1874 #4746
5. Sophia Couchman 1876 #23574
6. John William Thomas Couchman 1881 #3300

4. Thomas Couchman from Birmingham wed 1870 #2265 to Augusta Ann Penna, no listed chn

6. Fredk Wm Couchman born Jun quarter 1848 from Birmingham wed 1877 #3749 to Hilda Lavinia King 1856 #11017 born at Cotham, Melbourne

4 Children

1. Arthur Frederick Couchman 1878 #8229
2. Lillian Hilda Jane Couchman 1879 #8372
3. Sidney Charles William Couchman 1882 #16753
4. Ruby May Couchman 1886 #13226

2. Lillian Hilda Jane Couchman 1879 #8372 wed 1900 #3928 to Wm Hy Hurford who appears to be her cousin.

Cowley

The Duke Of Northumberland came April 1853 with 105 unassisted passengers including Henry Cowley 35, Hannah Kimber 36, Jane Cowley 10, Thomas Cowley 6, Albert Cowley 5 and William Cowley 1
Henry Cowley 1817 - 1853 #141 aged 36 son of Martha Giles and John Cowley of Berkshire, wed at Westminster Vol 1 page 349 in Dec 1840 to Hannah Kimber 1814 - 1859 #3024 aged 45 from Berkshire

4 children

1. Jane Cowley 1842
2. Thomas Cowley 1846
3. Albert Cowley 1848 - 1896 #1025 aged 49
4. William Cowley 1852

From on Thu, 16 Mar 2006

2008 update - see Noel Spurr's new publication, telling of his Spurr, Cowley, Sinclair, ancestors
Noel Spur's page on his Cowley grandmother and great grandmother, gives Eliza Emma as died 6 Jan 1902 aged 57, only sister of Mrs F Cox. And her daughter Elizabeth Jane died 1915.

From Peter-
I have looked up the Cowley name in my copy of ' A History of Croydon' A Second Volume by Muriel McGivern 1967 and found the following references:
page 30, T. Cowley, Senior's grocery: page, 276 members of Croydon (Cricket) team in the 20's included.....T.Cowley senior........:
page 288, ....paid tribute to the Lillydale Shire Secretary, Mr T. Cowley (jnr).........much responsibility had rested on Mr Cowley as Returning Officer,........
In regard to Thomas Henry Cowley and Elizabeth Emma Cowley nee Dyer, I cannot find a birth for Elizabeth on the GRO m/fiche nor a marriage for her parents Henry Dyer and Caroline Morgan.

1 Henry Dyer +Caroline Morgan
........ 2 Fanny Ada Dyer 10 June 1847 - 1919 (birth in St Catherine's index - Sep 1847, Vol 4 page 218, Lambeth District, which spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Surrey)
............ wed 1873 #1039 to John Cox 1840 - 1887 #13557 aged 48 son of Isabella Maria Burns and William Cox born in Roscommon, IRELAND
................... 1 Isabella Maria Cox 1874 #1559
................... 2 Hermina Julia Cox 1875 #15963
................... 3 Bertha Elizabeth Cox 1877 #8916
................... 4 Joseph Henry John Cox 1878 #15951 - 1879 #1366 lived 7 months
................... 5 Mercy Cox 1880 #2490
................... 7 John Dyer Cox 1886 #10097
................... 6 Joseph John Cox 1883 #22989 wed 1912 to Lillian Rose May ?
She could be Lillian Rose May Hogan 1885 #9863 dau of Sarah Gilbert and Thomas Hogan born at Fitzroy
............................. 4 Lillian Rose Cox 17 August 1913 - 20 February 1998
............................. 4 John Cox Aft. 1914 +Daphne ?
............................. 4 ? Cox Aft. 1914
........ 2 Eliza Emma Dyer 20 November 1845 - 6 January 1902 wed Thomas Henry Cowley 4 August 1844 - 27 January 1909
................... 3 Elizabeth Jane Cowley 24 December 1874 - 9 March 1943
....................... +Arthur Edwin Spurr 18 July 1876 - 7 April 1963
............................. 4 Norman Clarence Spurr 7 March 1916
................................. +Mabel LAURIE Sinclair 9 March 1919 - 25 October 1985

2. Thomas Henry Cowley 4 August 1844 - 27 January 1909 born in Finsbury, Berkshire, England, died in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia wed 1865 #86 to Eliza Emma Dyer 20 November 1845 - 6 January 1902 born in London,England and lived at Fitzroy
Eliza Dyer aged 18 came Mar 1864 on the Coldstream

6 Children

1. Edith Emily Cowley 1869 #9897 wed John William Baker
2. Elizabeth Jane Cowley 1875 #2381
3. Bertha Cowley 1877 #22320
4. Ada Beatrice Cowley 1880 #22604
5. Mabel Victoria Cowley 1885 #2442
6. Thomas William Cowley 11 Aug 1887 #19524 - 22 April 1961

2. Elizabeth Jane Cowley 1875 #2381 wed 1901 to Arthur Edwin Spurr 1876 #16238 son of Elizabeth Wild and William Spurr
The wedding ceremony was conducted by Thomas Henry Cowley for his daughter Elizabeth Jane Cowley and Arthur Edwin Spurr.

3. Bertha Cowley 1877 #22320 wed John Henry Caton 1873 #8863 son of Betsy Window and Alfred Caton born at Dromana

4. Ada Beatrice Cowley 1880 #22604 wed James Hayman 1879 #18749 son of Mary Williams and George Hayman

5. Mabel Victoria Cowley 1885 #2442 - 1934 #3944 wed 1908 #9454 to James Leslie Trinnick 1886 #2752 - 1960 #7152 aged 74

6. Thomas William Cowley 11 Aug 1887 #19524 - 22 April 1961 wed Amy Louise Bridges 1885 #16703, dau of Elizabeth Desborough and William Bridges

6 Children

1. Thomas Henry Cowley 4 Aug 1909 - 30 Mar 1983 wed Aldeth Myril Alberts 26 Oct 1900 - 22 Apr 1976, served WWII
2. Jean Dorothy Cowley 13 Aug 1911 - 6 Oct 1985 wed Colin Henry Arblaster 16 Oct 1910 - 7 June 1974
3. Gordon Bridge Cowley 2 Jan 1913 - 28 Apr 1956 wed Lucy Ethel Spelling 13 Nov 1917 - 17 Oct 1976, served WWII
4. Jack Desborough Cowley 21 Jan 1915 - 21 May 1944 KIA
5. Aimee Evelyn Cowley 27 Oct 1917 - 14 Feb 1987 wed Gordon Stanley Neal 19 Apr 1921
6. Betty Ellen Cowley 22 Mar 1923 - 25 Apr 1994 wed Sidney George Gale 17 Nov 1920

4. Jack Desborough Cowley has a Memorial: AMBON MEMORIAL, Indonesia, listed in Commonwealth War Graves
In Memory of Jack Desborough Cowley Sergeant 19598 Royal Australian Air Force, who died on Sunday, 21st May 1944. Age 29.

3. Albert Cowley 1848 - 1896 #1025 aged 49, born in London, wed 1873 #984 to Sarah Jane Furness 1851 and lived at Carlton

1 child

1. Albert Henry Cowley 1878 #14156

4. William Cowley 1852 wed 1878 #1180 to Annie Christina/Christiana Sinclair 1856 #463 born in Melbourne

3 children

1. Annie Louisa Cowley 1878 #20325
2. Bernice April Cowley 1883 #6460A
3. Phyllis Williame Cowley 1886 #1066

Cox

George Cox wed 1858 #1434 to Lucy Holmes and lived at Collingwood, Snapper Point then Frankston

9 Children

1. Mary Ann Cox 1858 #15165 - 1860 #149 lived 14 months
2. Frances Jane Cox 1859 #17088 - 1861 #6166 lived 20 months
3. Ellen Cox 1861 #5634 - 1861 #6167 lived 9 weeks
4. Anne Cox 1862 #7593 - 1862 #4075 lived 8 days
5. Alice Cox 1863 #17326
6. Emily Cox 1865 #11668
7. Arthur George Cox 1867 #11185
8. Isabella Cox 1869 #11714
9. Henry William Cox 1873 #2531 - 1873 #1109 lived 6 months

6. Emily Cox 1865 wed 1892 to William Gothorp

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