Phyllis May CouchAge: 56 years1907–1964
- Name
- Phyllis May Couch
- Surname
- Couch
- Given names
- Phyllis May
| Birth | November 5, 1907 31 26 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Keturah Fry 1923 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage | Alfred George Samways — View this family 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joshua Colliss 1931 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a husband | Alfred George Samways February 23, 1934 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage | Arthur Kirtley — View this family March 3, 1936 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Herbert Pollard or Couch 1955 (Age 47 years) |
| Death | August 22, 1964 (Age 56 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Herbert Pollard or Couch Birth: June 24, 1876 24 — Poole, Dorset Death: 1955 — Bournemouth, Hants. |
| mother |
Olive May Colliss Birth: September 1, 1881 34 32 — Micheldever, Hants. Death: 1965 — Poole, Dorset |
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Marriage: March 7, 1901 — Micheldever Parish Church, Hants. |
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7 years herself |
Phyllis May Couch Birth: November 5, 1907 31 26 — Salisbury, Wilts. Death: August 22, 1964 — 1 Beechey Road, Bournemouth, Hants. |
| Family with Alfred George Samways |
| husband |
Alfred George Samways Birth: 1906 29 30 — Lucknow, India Death: February 23, 1934 — National Hospital, Queen Square, London |
| herself |
Phyllis May Couch Birth: November 5, 1907 31 26 — Salisbury, Wilts. Death: August 22, 1964 — 1 Beechey Road, Bournemouth, Hants. |
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Marriage: 1930 — Poole, Dorset |
| Family with Arthur Kirtley |
| husband |
Arthur Kirtley Birth: January 7, 1911 23 26 — Southwick, Sunderland, Co. Durham Death: January 16, 1974 — Christchurch Hospital, Hants. |
| herself |
Phyllis May Couch Birth: November 5, 1907 31 26 — Salisbury, Wilts. Death: August 22, 1964 — 1 Beechey Road, Bournemouth, Hants. |
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Marriage: March 3, 1936 — Bournemouth Register Office, Hants. |
| Note | Despite heavy danger of U-boat attack, she sailed on 29 May 1942 from Glasgow to New York to stay with her husband. (Her passport was issued in London on 23 May 1942.) Arrived in New York on S.S. San Cipriano (owned by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.) 16 Jun 1942 Arrived in London with husband 17 Jun 1947 from Wellington, New Zealand on S. S. Rangitata (New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd.). Country of last residence Curacao. Arrived in New York with Arthur Kirtley 20 Sep 1947 in transit for Aruba, Dutch West Indies. She and Arthur made regular visits to UK in 1950s, usually travelling on the Queen Elizabeth or Queen Mary. Cause of death: "Barbiturate (sodium amytal) poisoning, the deceased having taken her own life while the balance of her mind was disturbed." |