Researching Richard Couch
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1778 people with the Couch surname? In that year Couch was ranked number 1971 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Couch on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Couch and the Couch Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1970 people with the Couch surname in the UK? Couch is now ranked number 2366 for popularity in the UK. |
Couch Family History Databases
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Couch Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Couch. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Couch
Richard Couch (judge)
Sir Richard Couch (1817–1905) was an Anglo-Indian judge who served on the colonial courts of India and also on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, at that time the court of last resort for the British Empire.
Couch was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay in 1866. He served for four years in that position, before being appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Calcutta, serving in that post from 1870 to 1875.
Upon his retirement from the High Court of Calcutta, Couch was appointed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1881. He sat on numerous appeals from India and Canada.
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