GB-2014-WSA-19721
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GB-2014-WSA-05403
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1797-1821
COUSSMAKER, GEORGE, only son of Lieut.-Col. George Kien Hayward Coussmaker, 1st Foot Guards, and Hon. Catherine Southwell, sister of Edward Southwell, 21st Baron De Clifford (qv); b. 1797; adm. 20 Apr 1808, left 1814; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 23 May 1814, aged 17; MP Kinsale from 1818; d. unm. 23 May 1821.
GB-2014-WSA-05404
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1758-1831
COVENTRY, GEORGE WILLIAM, 7TH EARL OF COVENTRY, only son of George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry, Lord Lieut. Worcestershire, and his first wife Maria, sister of John Gunning (qv); b. 28 Apr 1758; styled Viscount Deerhust 1758-1809; adm. 5 Mar 1767; left Whitsun 1775; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 5 Jan 1776; blinded in hunting accident Nov 1780; Lord Lieut., Worcestershire from 23 Nov 1808; succ. father as 7th Earl of Coventry 3 Sep 1809; Recorder of Worcester; High Steward of Tewkesbury; m. 1st, 18 Mar 1777 Lady Catherine Henley, fourth dau. of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington (qv); m. 2nd, 10 Jan 1783 Peggy, second dau. of Sir Abraham Pitches, Kt, Streatham, Surrey; d. 26 Mar 1831.
GB-2014-WSA-05405
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1784-1843
COVENTRY, GEORGE WILLIAM, 8TH EARL OF COVENTRY, eldest son of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry (qv), and his second wife; b. 16 Oct 1784; in school list 1801; played cricket against Eton 31 Jul 1801; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 4 Feb 1802; styled Viscount Deerhurst 1809-31; MP Worcester 23 Dec 1816-26; succ. father as 8th Earl of Coventry 26 Mar 1831; DL Worcs. 1803, Vice-Lieut. 1826; m. 1st, 16 Jan 1808 Hon. Emma Susanna Lygon, sister of William Beauchamp Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp (qv); m. 2nd, 22 Jun 1811 (in Scotland) and 6 Nov 1811 (in England) Lady Mary Beauclerk, only dau. of Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St. Albans, and his first wife; d. 15 May 1843.
GB-2014-WSA-05406
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1789-1852
COVENTRY, HON. JOHN, second son of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry (qv), and his second wife; b. 30 Jun 1789; at school 1800; in school list 1801; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 14 Dec 1808; Cornet, 10th Light Dragoons (Hussars) 13 Sep 1821, half-pay; d. 24 May 1852.
GB-2014-WSA-05407
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1792-1869
COVENTRY, HON. THOMAS HENRY, fourth son of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry (qv) and his second wife; b. 18 Sep 1792; adm. 18 Jan 1805; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 17 Oct 1811; BA 1815; MA 1827; ordained deacon and priest, 1816; Rector of Pirton with Croome D’Abitot, Worcs., 1 Nov 1816-33; Rector of Hill Croome, Worcs., from 19 Feb 1827; Rector of Severn Stoke, Worcs., from 2 Mar 1833; d. 20 Aug 1869.
GB-2014-WSA-05408
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1797-1877
COVENTRY, HON. WILLIAM JAMES, youngest son of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry (qv), and his second wife; b. 1 Jan 1797; adm. 15 Jan 1806; left 1810; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 27 Feb 1815; DL JP Worcestershire; m. 26 Jul 1821 Mary, dau. of James Laing, Jamaica; d. 11 Mar 1877.
GB-2014-WSA-05409
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1886-1916
Coventry, Wyndham John, younger son of Frank Coventry, of Twickenham, by Louisa Emily, daughter of Sir John Joseph Grinlinton, of Middle Wallop, Hants; b. Dec. 25, 1886; adm. April 23, 1902 (A); left July 1904; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1906; 2nd Lieut. (unattached) Jan. 19, 1907, 44th Merwara Infantry (Indian Army) March 12, 1908; Squadron Officer 7th Hariana Lancers July 6, 1908; Lieut. Indian Army April 19, 1909; Capt. Sept. 1, 1915; left India with drafts for the 20th Deccan Horse Dec. 7, 1914, and served on the western front as observer in the Royal Flying Corps until. June 1915; was recalled to his regiment in India, and joined the expeditionary force to Mesopotamia July 1915; took part in the battles of Kut and Ctesiphon; mentioned in despatches; d. Jan. 1, 1916, of wounds received in action at Ali Gharh, Mesopotamia, the previous day; unm.
GB-2014-WSA-05410
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1709-1737
COVERT, COCKQUERELL, elder son of Rev. Charles Randall Covert, Vicar of North Mundham, Sussex, and Martha, dau. of George Cockquerell, Heyshott, Sussex; b. 27 May 1709; adm. (aged 13) Aug 1722; apprenticed to Michael Thompson, citizen and mercer; adm. attorney, Common Pleas, 29 Oct 1732, and adm. solicitor, 27 May 1734; practised at Chichester; d. 5 May 1737.
GB-2014-WSA-05411
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1890-1947
Covington, Crescens Kingsley, son of Walter George Covington, C. V. O., of Ealham, secretary of Coutts' Bank, by his first wife, Jeanne, daughter of C. Robinson; b. Sept. 19, 1890; adm. April 26, 1901 (A); K.S. Sept. 22, 1904; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. (with a Triplett gratuity) July 1909, matric. Michaelmas 1909; B.A. 1913; served in France in the Great War; 2nd Lieut. 6th Batt. the Sherwood Foresters Oct. 25, 1916; Lieut. April 25, 1918; wounded at Dernancourt March 28, 1918, and lost his right leg; M.C. July 26, 1918; French Croix de Guerre Nov. 1917; director of the Civic Co. Ltd., Fulham Palace Road; m. Aug. 3, 1921, Rosalind Eve, daughter of Henry C. Merillier, of St. John's Wood, d. Oct. 25, 1947.