Coysh family of Highweek

[AsH62]

Hi. I am trying to find the parents and birth of George Coysh. His obituary gave his DOB as 18/9/1781. He was a soldier and was a prisoner of war in France as a teenager and then came to live in Topsham and was the school master. He also wrote a book about Spelling and he died in 1840.
I have a hunch that his father was Robert Coysh from Highweek and his mother was Dorothy/Dorothea Squires. This is just a hunch, the dates sort of match (there is a baptism for this George Coysh in Oct 1782) and George called his first son Robert and his daughter Sarah Dorothea. This of course is all circumstantial and I am flailing around looking for proof as opposed to just wanting it to be right!
Please does anyone have any local knowledge that can help me with this.
Thanks

Alison

[DOB7]

The Highweek baptism for George COYSH was 8 Oct 1781, not 1782 so that ties in with your obituary date. Parents' names given as Robert & Dorothy.
Dorothy was buried at Highweek in 1791. There were 2 burials for a Robert COYSH - 1794 and 1796 with no way to determine which one was Dorothy's husband. However, Robert & Dorothy also had a son Robert baptised in 1778.
I note that George & wife Sarah were buried on the same day in 1840. There's a document at the National Archives which you can download for free following the death of a George COYSH of Topsham in 1840 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9938268

[AsH62]

Hi
Thank you so much for the reply, I don't know why I saw the baptism as 1782 but now that you have sorted that out for me it is a perfect fit. George was a bit of a rogue and his wife died a couple of days after him of 'decline' which is thought provoking!
I really appreciate your help, I will see if I can ind out more about the burials but I am now as confident as I can be without the documents that I have the right person.
Alison

[trish1120]

There is also a Burial 30 Aug 1827 St Margaret, Topsham for a ROBERT Coysh age 82 (1745)
+ a MARY Coysh 12 Mar 1826 age 75 (1751)
(FreeREG)

I may be clutching at straw but there is a 1803 Marriage in London for Robert Coysh/Mary Watts of Essex, both Widowed.
(Anc.)

So is it possible this is Georges Father??

At least the burial may be not sure about Marriage.

Trish

[AsH62]

Hi Trish
I don't think that the marriage is right but the two burials at St Margarets are very interesting! We have a place in Topsham called Coysh Square and I have been trying to find other members of the Coysh family here so that is brilliant - thanks
Alison

[trish1120]

Your welcome Alison.
Yes I just had second thoughts about Marriage and added that as your posting came up.
I tried to look for a Will on-line for Robert c 1827 but Devon is not my area of expertise.

Trish

[AsH62]

Hi Trish, any help would be great. I am OK with the general stuff like Ancestry but not so much with other ways of discovering information (yet)

Alison

[DOB7]

Alison,
You may want to post your request on the Devon FHS board as well. We all 'know' Devon and are willing to help. https://members.boardhost.com/devonfhs/ There is loads of guidance here too https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV

[trish1120]

I also forgot to give the link for FreeREG (thats if you didnt google it!)
www.freereg.org.uk

Trish