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b. c. 1561,He gave his age as 80 on 29 Aug. 1641 and 90 on 20 May 1652, suggesting he was born between 20 May and 29 Aug. 1561. However John Nashe† stated that he was nearly 80 in Dec. 1641. HMC 4th Rep. 99; PROB 11/235, f. 393; D’Ewes ed. W.H. Coates, 349. 1st s. of John Coucher, of St. Andrew, Worcester. R.G. Griffiths, ‘Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Thomas Cowcher, mercer of Worcester’, Trans. Worcs. Arch. Soc. n.s. xiv. 45. m. 20 Nov. 1581, Mary, da. of Thomas Walsgrove alias Fleet† of Worcester, Clothier, Par. Bk. of St. Helen’s Church, Worcester ed. J.B. Wilson, ii. 7. 2s. 3da. ?d.v.p. PROB 11/123, ff. 192, 194v; PROB 11/235, ff. 393-5. suc. fa. by 1587. He was probably the John ‘Crowthier’ of St. Andrew Worcester for whose estate the Worcester Consist. Ct. granted administration on 19 Jan. 1587. Cal. of Wills and Admons. Preserved in Consist. Ct. of Bp. of Worcester ed. E.A. Fry (Brit. Rec. Soc. and Worcs. Hist. Soc. 1904), p. 54. d. by 5 May 1654. PROB 11/235, f. 395. sig. John Cowcher.
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Low chamberlain, Worcester 1585 – 86, member of the Twenty-Four by 1588, auditor 1590, 1597, high chamberlain 1591 – 92, low bailiff 1593 – 94, low alderman 1594 – 95, high bailiff and judge of Ct. of Orphans 1595 – 96, senior alderman, 1596 – 97, permanent alderman, 1621–d. Worcs. RO, X496.5/BA9360, shelf 644/1, ff.161, 176, 181, 185v, 190, 193, 196, 200; Chamber Order Bk. of Worcester ed. S. Bond (Worcs. Hist. Soc., n.s. viii), 62.

Commr. gaol delivery, Worcester 1607–14, C181/2, ff. 33, 210v. subsidy 1608, 1610, 1622, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1628, 1641, 1642,SP14/31/1, f. 46v; E179/201/276; 179/201/295; C212/22/21, 23; E115/277/31, 48; SR, v. 90, 157. sewers, Worcs. 1611, C181/2, f. 143v. Forced Loan, Worcester 1627, SP16/77/33. assessment 1650, 1652. A. and O. ii. 480, 677.

Asst. Weavers, Walkers and Clothiers’ Co. Worcester 1590, V. Green, Hist. and Antiqs. of City and Suburbs of Worcester, ii. p. lxxiii. high master 1595 – 96, 1612 – 13, 1624–5; Worcs. RO, b705:232/BA6955/2, ff. 25v, 76, 133v. gov. Free sch. and almshouses, Worcs. 1608 – d., treas. 1610 – 11, 1613 – 14, 1616 – 17, 1619 – 20, 1622 – 23, 1625–6. Worcs. RO, b261:1/BA3617/7, ff.57, 60, 62v, 67, 70v, 76, 85.

Parlimentarian
COUCHER, John (c.1561-1654), of St. Swithin’s, Worcester and Woodmanton, Clifton-on-Teme, Worcs.
Main residences: St. Swithin's, Worcester; Woodmanton, Clifton-on-Teme, Worcs.
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G.R.
B.C.
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Commons 1604-1629
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COUCHER, John (c.1561-1654)

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Oxford 1644
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