Couch

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NameCouchDescriptionThe first member of the Couch family to come to Shellharbour was James Couch. James was born c.1790 in Suffolk and was transported to Australia for life for sheep stealing in 1827. He arrived per the 'Phoenix' in 1828 and eventually went to work for Mr Jenkins at Berkeley.

James and his wife Mary (Wheatley) had ten children;

Mary Ann 1836 (married John Harper, died 1904, Redfern)
Elizabeth 1837 (married James Martin, died 1891, Sydney)
Edward 1840 (married Anne Smith, died 1920, Bankstown)
Louisa 1842 twin (married Edward Jamieson, died 1874, Bega)
George 1842 twin (married Annie Collins & Catherine Connolly, died 1923, Mangerton)
Eliza 1846 (married William Fryer, died 1931, Chatswood)
James 1850 (married Euphemia Chisholm, died 1922, Unanderra)
William 1852 (married Mary Jane Henry, died 1914, Waverley)
Susannah 1854 (died 1855)
Emily 1856 (married Christian Fraugott Finger, died 1922, Victoria)

The Couch family over many generations has made a large contribution to the dairying industry in Shellharbour.

George was a successful dairy farmer and race horse breeder. While living in Dunmore, George managed the Fuller estate for George Laurence Fuller and was second chairman of the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company.

James Jnr. became a dairy farmer at 'The Meadows' Albion Park. He won first prize at the Sydney Agricultural Show in 1916 with his prize bull 'Laddie'.

Edward Couch was also a prominent dairy farmer in the area. He was on the Board of Directors of the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company along with his brother George.

Edward Couch purchased a farm at Yellow Rock from Benjamin Clarke c1893. 'Wairanga' the homestead, was built on rubble foundations and completed in 1895. The corners were made of sandstone cut and transported by horse-drawn drays from Stockyard Mountain.

'Wairanga' still stands at Yellow Rock today.

External LinkDeath Louisa Jamieson 1874Deaths Mr James Couch Snr 1880Marriage Finger-Couch 1884Death Mary Couch 1886Death Elizabeth Martin 1891Presentation to Mr James Couch 1903Death Mrs John Harper 1904A Staunch Cooperationist 1910William Couch Death 1914Death Edward Couch 1920Mr George Couch 1917Obituary James Couch 1922Death Emily Finger 1922Obituary Mr George Couch 1923Obituary Mr George Couch One of the Founders of the CFS 1923Death Eliza Fryer 1931

Edward Couch's property, Wairanga, Yellow Rock, c.1980.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyConnollyFryerLocalityYellow RockPersonCouch, GeorgeCouch, James SnrCouch, EdwardCouch, James JnrPlaceWairangaAvenue of Coral TreesDunmore Butter Factory

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