John Couch

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John Couch
Person John Couc
Title
First name John
Middle name(s)
Last name Couch
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Spouse of
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner's mate
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text John Couch
Has signoff text John Couch
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Language skills English language
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Birth country
Res street Ratcliff
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1629
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Probate date
First deposition age 26
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.62v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Feb 17 1655
How complete is this biography?
Has infobox completed Yes
Has synthesis completed No
Has HCA evidence completed No
Has source comment completed No
Ship classification
Type of ship Merchant ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

John Couch (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner's mate of the ship the Chase.

Resident in 1655 in Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-six year old John Couch deposed on February 15th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Captaine Benjamin Gunston commander of the ship the Chase, agains Pennington and others".[2]

The case concerned dreadful weather experienced for twenty-eight days on the return of the ship the Chase from Scanderoone and Cyprus to London.

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.62v
  2. HCA 13/70 f.62r