Doris Evelyn COUVES
1910 - 2011 (100 years)1. Doris Evelyn COUVES was born on 22 Nov 1910 in Gravesend, Kent (daughter of William Alfred COUVES and Sophia Amelia WATKINS); died on 13 May 2011 in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Family/Spouse: Unknown METCALFE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. William Alfred COUVES was born on 27 Jun 1879 in Gravesend, Kent (son of William Charles COUVES and Emily Elizabeth ASHDOWN); died on 28 Nov 1963 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried on 4 Dec 1963 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1901; Boatswain
- Residence: 1901, Aboard "Warrior" Middlesborough, Yorkshire NR
- Occupation: Between 1911 and 1939; Master Mariner (Port of London Authority)
- Residence: 1911, 37, Cobham Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: 1939, 34, Lennox Road, Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: 1963, 46, Hamlet Court Road, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex
William married Sophia Amelia WATKINS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sophia Amelia WATKINS Children:
- Irene COUVES was born in 1908 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Ivy COUVES was born in 1909 in Gravesend, Kent.
- 1. Doris Evelyn COUVES was born on 22 Nov 1910 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 13 May 2011 in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Generation: 3
4. William Charles COUVES was born in 1854 in Eton, Buckinghamshire (son of William Charles COUVES and Emma Jane KENTON); died on 30 Dec 1940 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1891; Tug Master
- Residence: 1891, 25, Bath Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Occupation: 1901; Towing Master
- Residence: 1901, Middlesborough, Yorkshire NR. Aboard "Warrior"
- Residence: 1940, 110, Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Probate: 8 Dec 1945, At Llandudno.; To William Alfred Couves trinity house pilot. Effects £259 4s 1d.
William married Emily Elizabeth ASHDOWN in 1877 in Gravesend, Kent. Emily (daughter of Alfred ASHDOWN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born in 1852 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 1 Feb 1926 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried in 1926 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Emily Elizabeth ASHDOWN was born in 1852 in Gravesend, Kent (daughter of Alfred ASHDOWN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN); died on 1 Feb 1926 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried in 1926 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 5 Sep 1852, St George, Gravesend, Kent
Children:
- 2. William Alfred COUVES was born on 27 Jun 1879 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 28 Nov 1963 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried on 4 Dec 1963 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent.
- Emily Ethel COUVES was born in 1884 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Edith Maud COUVES was born in 1886 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 18 Jul 1956 in Dartford, Kent; was buried in 1956 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent.
- Catherine Florence COUVES was born on 24 Feb 1890 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1976 in Thurrock, Essex.
6. James J WATKINS was born in 1851 in Greenwich, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1901; Trinity House Pilot
- Residence: 1901, 15, St Johns Road, Milton, Gravesend, Kent
James married Mary A LUKES. Mary was born in 1852 in Gravesend, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary A LUKES was born in 1852 in Gravesend, Kent. Children:
- Annie E WATKINS was born in 1879 in Gravesend, Kent.
- William T WATKINS was born in 1880 in Gravesend, Kent.
- 3. Sophia Amelia WATKINS
Generation: 4
8. William Charles COUVES was born in 1833 in Gravesend, Kent (son of Augustus Jesse Arthur COUVES and Jane Mary CRAFTER); died in 1915 in Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 26 Jul 1835, Milton next Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: Between 1860 and 1861, 50, Brunswick Road, Milton, Gravesend, Kent
- Occupation: 1861; Master Mariner
- Occupation: Between 1871 and 1902; Trinity House Channel Pilot
- Residence: Between 1871 and 1881, 3, Terrace Court, Milton, Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: 1891, 38, Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Residence: Between 1901 and 1911, 62, Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent
- Occupation: 1911; Trinity Pilot superannuated
William married Emma Jane KENTON in 1856 in Aylesford, Kent. Emma (daughter of Stephen KENTON and Frances UNKNOWN) was born in 1833 in Ash, next Sandwich, Kent; died in 1909 in Gravesend, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Emma Jane KENTON was born in 1833 in Ash, next Sandwich, Kent (daughter of Stephen KENTON and Frances UNKNOWN); died in 1909 in Gravesend, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1851; Domestic Servant to John & Elizabeth Newing
- Residence: 1851, Coss Street, Ash next Sandwich, Eastry, Kent
Children:
- 4. William Charles COUVES was born in 1854 in Eton, Buckinghamshire; died on 30 Dec 1940 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent.
- Arthur Frederick COUVES was born in 1856 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1924 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Emma Jane COUVES was born in 1858 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1881 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Edward James COUVES was born on 24 Jul 1860 in Gravesend, Kent; was christened on 30 Jan 1861 in Milton next Gravesend, Kent; died on 24 Nov 1945 in Southend on Sea, Essex.
- Jane Maria COUVES was born in 1863 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1954 in Ealing, Middlesex.
- Cecilia Fanny COUVES was born in 1865 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1925 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Mary Ann COUVES was born in 1867 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1933 in Gravesend, Kent.
- Augustus Benjamin COUVES was born in 1869 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 10 Jul 1957 in Hastings, Sussex.
- Charles Thomas COUVES was born in 1872 in Gravesend, Kent; died between 1902 and 1911.
- Annie Louise COUVES was born on 18 Sep 1873 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1953 in Chatham, Kent.
- Albert Harry COUVES was born on 27 Mar 1876 in Gravesend, Kent; died in 1951 in Chatham, Kent.
10. Alfred ASHDOWN Alfred married Elizabeth UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth UNKNOWN Children:
- 5. Emily Elizabeth ASHDOWN was born in 1852 in Gravesend, Kent; died on 1 Feb 1926 in Gravesend, Kent; was buried in 1926 in Gravesend Cemetery, Dashwood Road, Gravesend, Kent.