Name
Contact
Earliest Known Couchman ancestor
Info
Thomas COUCHMAN mar Frances ARGO Lenham 1730 (female line)
Thomas COUCHMAN mar Frances HAYS Lenham 1730 (female line)
contact Brenda
Name |
Contact |
Earliest Known Couchman ancestor |
Info |
Printable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda | |
Adam Couchman c1700-1755 & Elizabeth Narmer of Kemsing | web page | Word doc |
| Ken | |
Thomas Couchman 1797-1824 | web page | Word doc |
| Robert | |
Thomas Coucheman 1538-1585 & Eliner Hubbard | web page | Word doc |
| Anji | |
Richard Cushman & Mary Moorhouse mar Tonbridge 1743 | web page | Word doc |
| Heather | contact Brenda |
John COUCHMAN mar Martha WOOLLET 1704 Ospringe (male line) Thomas COUCHMAN mar Frances ARGO Lenham 1730 (female line) |
web page | Word doc |
| Michele | |
Matthew COUCHMAN born c 1753 Lower Hardres, mar Mary LEEDS | Web page | Word doc |
| Amanda | |
Margaret COUCHMAN born c1607 Cranbrook, dau of Rebecca COUCHMAN | Web page | RTF doc |
| Francis | |
John COUCHMAN mar Martha WOOLLET 1704 Ospringe (male line) Thomas COUCHMAN mar Frances HAYS Lenham 1730 (female line) |
Web page | Word doc |
| Brian | |
Adam COUCHMAN of Kemsing died 1755 | WPS doc | |
| Maralyn | contact Brenda |
Elizabeth COUCHMAN of Brenchley | Web page | Word doc |
| Cyril | |
Elizabeth COUCHMAN of Brenchley | Web page | |
| Kaye | |
James COUCHMAN, of East Malling | Word doc |
| Name | Most recent common ancestor | Name |
|---|---|---|
Brenda |
William Couchman b 1762 (with second wife) |
Brian |
Ken |
Thomas Couchman 1797-1824 |
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Robert |
Thomas Coucheman 1538-1585 & Eliner Hubbard |
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Anji |
Richard Cushman & Mary Moorhouse mar Tonbridge 1743 |
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Francis |
Herbert James Couchman 1855-1927 |
Heather |
Michele |
Matthew Couchman c1753 & Mary Leeds |
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Heather |
Herbert Couchman 1855-1927 |
Frances |
Amanda |
Margaret Couchman c1607 dau of Rebecca Couchman |
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Brian |
William Couchman b 1762 (with first wife) |
Brenda |
Maralyn |
Elizabeth Couchman of Brenchley |
Cyril |
Cyril |
Elizabeth Couchman of Brenchley |
Maralyn |
Kaye |
James Couchman of East Malling, died 1769 |
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Ken and Robert share the same Y-dna and so are definitley related, we just need to find the documentation.
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Research into a stray Cushman in Lancashire led to the discovery that he was born in Ireland, and as follow-up I looked at all of the
COUCHMANs, CUSHMANs, and CASHMANs in the English and Irish censuses.
COUCHMAN - CUSHMAN - CASHMAN in England censuses - Ancestry listing |
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Year |
COUCHMAN |
CUSHMAN |
CASHMAN |
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1841 |
558 |
13 |
113 |
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1851 |
608 |
32 |
133 |
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1861 |
773 |
21 |
175 |
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1871 |
876 |
52 |
188 |
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1881 |
977 |
43 |
211 |
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1891 |
1007 |
42 |
276 |
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1901 |
1224 |
44 |
325 |
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1911 |
1286 |
46 |
454 |
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Ireland Censuses |
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1901 |
7 |
2 |
801 |
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1911 |
24 |
3 |
824 |
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The conclusions I draw from this is there are two distinct surnames; COUCHMAN which originates in the Cranbrook area of Kent,
spreading across the county and into Sussex and London, and CASHMAN which originates in Ireland.
In 1901 CASHMANs were predominantly in Co Cork with a few in Co Kerry and a few in Co Waterford so definitely along the south coast of Ireland.
CUSHMAN seems to be a variant of either surname.
COUCHMAN also has the occasional phonetic variants of COWCHMAN and COACHMAN in older records.
Websites with Couchman/Cushman information |