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Edward Browning COUCHE (1866 - 1888)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Edward Browning COUCHE (1866 - 1888) William COUCHE (1845 - 1913) William COUCHE (1811 - 1849)



Elizabeth (Ellen) CRONE



Mary Ann MCCARTHY (1845 - 1914)











b. 1866 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
d. 1888 at Victoria, Australia aged 22
Near Relatives of Edward Browning COUCHE (1866 - 1888)
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 William COUCHE abt 1845 1913 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 68
Mother Mary Ann MCCARTHY abt 1845 1914 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 69

Self Edward Browning COUCHE 1866 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888 Victoria, Australia 22

Sister Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE 1865 Rush, Victoria, Australia 1946 Croxton East, Victoria 81
Brother William Jeffrey COUCHE 1868 Echuca, Victoria, Australia 1946 Victoria, Australia 78
Sister Letitia Anne COUCHE 1870 Victoria, Australia 1935 Victoria, Australia 65
Brother Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE 1873 Marong, Victoria, Australia 1950 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 77

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

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
Sister in Law Elizabeth Agnes HOLBERY 1874 Victoria, Australia 1960 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 86
Events in Edward Browning COUCHE (1866 - 1888)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1866 Edward Browning COUCHE was born Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
1888 22 Edward Browning COUCHE died Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 60
1888 22 Burial Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Note 3
Note 1: Edward Browning Couche
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Edward Browning Couche
Birth Date: Abt 1866
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Registration Year: 1866
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Couche
Mother: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Number: 15161
Note 2: Edward Browning Couche
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Edward Browning Couche
Birth Year: abt 1866
Age: 22
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: William
Mother's name: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 6551

The Argus (Melbourne) 27 April 1888
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
An accident occurred at the Kensington
railway station yesterday morning, which
resulted In the death of a signalman, named
Edward Browning Couche. Couche had
been on night duly, and intended to
leave the Kensington station for his
home at Newmarket by the 8.7 a.m.
down train. He endeavoured to get into the
van as the train was moving out of the
station, but he slipped and fell between the
van and the platform, and some of the
wheels passed over him. The accident was
witnessed by several of the officials, and Mr.
Brown, the stationmaster, immediately sum
moned Dr Shuter. That gentleman at once
saw that the case was a very serious one, and
he accompanied Mr Brown, who procured a
conveyance. and removed the sufferer to the
Melbourne Hospital. Before he reachcd the
institution the patient was dead. One of his
arms was shockingly mangled, and he had
also sustained fracture of the skull and other
injuries.The deceased was 23 years of age,
and unmarried. His father is a sergeant of
police at Yarrawonga. An inquest will be
held this morning.
Note 3: Edward B Couche
in the Australia and New Zealand, Find A Name: Edward B Couche
Birth Date: 1866
Death Date: 27 Apr 1888
Cemetery: Melbourne General Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Edward Browning Couche
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Edward Browning Couche
Birth Year: abt 1866
Age: 22
Death Place: Victoria
Father's name: William
Mother's name: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 6551
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Edward Browning Couche
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Edward Browning Couche
Birth Date: Abt 1866
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Registration Year: 1866
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Couche
Mother: Mary Ann Mccarthy
Registration Number: 15161
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 27 April 1888
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
An accident occurred at the Kensington
railway station yesterday morning, which
resulted In the death of a signalman, named
Edward Browning Couche. Couche had
been on night duly, and intended to
leave the Kensington station for his
home at Newmarket by the 8.7 a.m.
down train. He endeavoured to get into the
van as the train was moving out of the
station, but he slipped and fell between the
van and the platform, and some of the
wheels passed over him. The accident was
witnessed by several of the officials, and Mr.
Brown, the stationmaster, immediately sum
moned Dr Shuter. That gentleman at once
saw that the case was a very serious one, and
he accompanied Mr Brown, who procured a
conveyance. and removed the sufferer to the
Melbourne Hospital. Before he reachcd the
institution the patient was dead. One of his
arms was shockingly mangled, and he had
also sustained fracture of the skull and other
injuries.The deceased was 23 years of age,
and unmarried. His father is a sergeant of
police at Yarrawonga. An inquest will be
held this morning.