Welcome to the Genealogy of the Coish Family of Ochre Pit Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland NOTE: Samuel Coish (183), born in 1792 in either Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland or Devon, England and his descendants as listed in this web site are accurate to the best of my knowledge. However, the ancestors of Samuel Coish, and also including the supposed first marriage in Devon, are a large assumption on the part of the writer and is only a strong theory at this point. Only Samuel (183) and Mary Crummey (184) and their descendants is to be considered as close to accuracy as possible considering the possibility for human error while collecting data.
Descendants of Robert QUOISH
Seventh Generation
37. John COYSH (Robert COYSH , John COYSH , William COYSH , Richard , William , Robert ) was born 1 in 1785. He was christened 2 on 24 Oct 1785 in Ilsington, Devon, England.
John married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1 about 1789.
Listed in 1851 Census-Birthplace Index County: Devonshire: Age 62 in 1851
They had the following children:
48 M i George COYSH was born 1 about 1824.
1851 Census-Birthplace Index County: Devonshire: Age 27 in 185149 F ii Susan COYSH was born 1 about 1826.
1851 Census-Birthplace Index County: Devonshire: Age 25 in 1851
41. Thomas COYSH (Robert COYSH , John COYSH , William COYSH , Richard , William , Robert ) was born 1 in 1796. He was christened 2 on 4 Dec 1796 in Ilsington, Devon, England. He died in 1839.
Thomas married Mary AYSH in 1827.
They had the following children:
50 M i John Aysh COYSH was born 1 on 16 Mar 1828. He was christened 2 on 4 Apr 1828. 51 M ii Thomas COYSH was born on 6 Jun 1834. He was christened on 13 Jul 1834. He died on 19 Feb 1922. 52 M iii William COYSH was born on 11 Dec 1835. He was christened on 1 Jan 1836. 53 M iv Robert COYSH was born on 19 Nov 1838. He died on 21 Jul 1839.
47. Samuel COYSH 1, 2 (Robert COYSH , John COYSH , William COYSH , Richard , William , Robert ) was born 3, 4, 5 in 1792 in Ochre Pit Cove, Nfld.
A Coish Family report
Typed from handwritten notes made by Winston Ellsworth at the St. John'sCity Library in 1998 for Freeman Fry. This is a copy of a Family history submitted by Ruth Peach to the MUN Folk Lore Archive, presumably as part of required studies at MUN. The original was a handwritten document consisting of notes and a hand drawn family descendent chart. This document will probably contain errors in spelling from the original because of the nature of handwritten documents - Freeman Fry, Campbell River, BC.CA.Information about the source file can be obtained from the below URL.
http://www.publib.nf.ca/opac/
Public Access Catalog St. John's Public Library
AUTHOR(S) 1) Peach, Ruth.
TITLE Coish family tree /
SUBJECT(S) 1) Coish family.
PUBLISHER Maritime History Group, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, St. John's, Nfld. : [1973]
COLLATION 18 leaves.
ADDAUTHOR 1) Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime HistoryArchive.
CoNOTE(S)... 1) Photocopy.
Freeman Fry made this copy for Maureena Jordan - Sept. 1999
To: Maureena From Jan Wood:
I believe I may have some information regarding your Samuel COYSH - or
perhaps a relative of his of the same name who used to go to Newfoundland
for the fishing season. The Samuel COYSH family referred to below had
connections to Ilsington, an eastern Dartmoor parish.Early this year when other listers were posting queries about Devonians in
Newfoundland, I posted a list of persons with Newfoundland "links" living in
the parish of Ilsington in Devon, for which there are surviving settlement
examinations among the Ilsington Overseers of the Poor records. These
people had become dependent on the parish for poor relief, and hence they
were examined as to their place of settlement (ie to which parish they
"belonged" - and thus which parish was responsible for their support).
Among these was the following COYSH entry, which is here summarised:DRO ref: 122A/PO140
Date: 1823
Agnes COYSH, widow of Ilsington. Married 8 yrs ago in Tormoham to Samuel
COYSH who said he belonged to Ilsington, having served the latter part of
his apprenticeship with John WILLS. At different times has received
clothing, a gift to the second poor of Ilsington, since residing in
Tormoham. Husband drowned 3 months ago on voyage to Newfoundland as she
has heard and believes.The following removal order also applies to the same Agnes, widow of Samuel,
and her young children, who were ordered to be removed to Ilsington from
Tormoham (Tormoham was one of the parishes covering Torquay, a seaside town
and the home of many sailors' and fishermen's families).DRO ref: 122A/PO200 1823
REMOVAL ORDER for Agnes COYSH widow of the late Samuel COYSH, and John (6)
Thomas (4) Jane (2) and Joseph (5 months) their children, from Tormoham to
Ilsington.Any older child the couple may have had - ie 7 or 8 years old, already
apprenticed out, or working, or at sea - would not appear on the removal
order. It is also possible that the widow and family continued to live in
Tormoham/Torquay while collecting poor relief at intervals from Ilsington;
this sometimes happened.The original documents are held in Devon Record Office in Exeter, and can
usually be photocopied for a reasonable fee, plus o/seas postage.My Notes: Samuel (OPC) born 1792, and Samuel (Devon) born 1792
Samuel (Devon) presumed drowned in 1823 on way to NFLD
Samuel (Devon) married in 1815 to Agnes
Samuel (OPC) married in 1827 to Mary
Samuel (Devon) oldest child would have been 6 or 7 in 1823 when he allegedly drowned.
Samuel (OPC) oldest child b. 1831Samuel (Devon) was 23 years old when he married Agnes
If same Samuel, would have been 35 when he married in 1827 to Mary
If same Samuel, would have been 39 at birth of first child in NewfoundlandSamuel (OPC) Family Genealogical Index (familysearch.org) indicates father: Robert and mother: Susanna
Samuel married 1 (1) Agnes STOCKMAN on 22 Mar 1815 in Tormoham.
They had the following children:
54 M i John COYSH was born 1 on 8 Dec 1816 in Tormoham. + 55 M ii Thomas COYSH was born on 22 Nov 1818. 56 F iii Jane COYSH was born 1 on 18 Jan 1820 in Tormoham. 57 M iv Joseph COYSH was born 1 on 15 Dec 1822 in Tormoham.
Samuel married (2) Mary CRUMMEY 1, 2 on 21 Dec 1827 in Blackhead, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Mary was born 3 about 1805 in Western Bay, Newfoundland.
They had the following children:
+ 58 M v Elijah COISH was born in 1836. He died on 18 May 1904. + 59 F vi Louisa COISH was born on 25 May 1842. She died on 1 Jul 1928. 60 M vii Enoch COISH 1 was born 2 on 17 Jun 1844 in Ochre Pit Cove, NFLD. He died about 1870 in lost in seal hunt.
lost in seal hunt+ 61 M viii Edward Crummey COISH was born on 18 Jul 1846. He died on 22 Jun 1913. + 62 F ix Amelia COISH was born about 1840. She died in 1871/1971. 63 M x Simeon COISH 1 was born 2, 3 before 9 Jan 1831 in Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland. He was christened 4 on 9 Jan 1831. Simeon married 2, 3 Mary SKINNER 1 on 24 Nov 1859 in Blackhead, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Mary was born 4, 5 before 24 Jul 1831 in Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland. + 64 M xi Enoch COISH was born before 24 Feb 1834.
