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Jack Couch - Hayle Ferryman

Phillip Roscorla
August 28 at 9:25am

Looking through some old family photos the other day, I came across this one of Jack Couch (ferryman)
Phillip Roscorla's photo.
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Trevor Power I remember him well swore at everyone -----on his ferry boat ----
August 28 at 9:33am · Like · 3
Chris Hollow What a great picture..
August 28 at 10:11am · Like
Patricia Sanderson Yes - a blast from the past. And if I remember correctly, the "ferry boat" was a rowing boat.
August 28 at 11:04am · Like
Graham Coad Phillip, Cousin!!
Here's the photo of Uncle Jack cleaned up a bit.
Graham Coad's photo.
August 28 at 3:32pm · Edited · Like
Graham Coad And with the sepia removed.
Graham Coad's photo.
August 28 at 11:16am · Like
Peter Day Yes been over the river in his boat. Known locally, as I recall, "The Vulgar Boatman" on account of his colourful language.
August 28 at 4:44pm · Edited · Like · 1
Marjorie Mortimer I remember crossing from Lelant in his boat as a child, after a walk through the Nutgrove. Must have been before the war- Memories.!
August 28 at 1:32pm · Like · 2
Iverna Bird lovely to see my childhood;we used to go over if poor old mum had any money to spare.when you called for him you could hear him for miles swearing like a trouper ha ha
August 28 at 1:47pm · Like · 1
Ann Louise Fantastic to see this. I can just remember him. By my day the boat was leaky!
August 28 at 1:49pm · Like · 1
Dorothy Maat-Davey I remember him swearing in the boat and saying it is going to sink. frightenend me out of my life...loll..Good friday going to the nutgrove..about 1950....thank you for putting the photo in..x..
August 28 at 1:53pm · Like
Phillip Roscorla Yes, Graham. The Uncle Jack should have been "Uncle Jack"!
August 28 at 2:16pm · Like
Graham Coad I understand he was related to Nanny and Peggy, perhaps Francis? Uncle to the late John Couch from 1 Penpol Road?
August 28 at 3:36pm · Edited · Like
Graham Coad Tracey Dawson?
August 28 at 3:36pm · Like
Tracey Dawson He was Granny Lizzie's brother
August 28 at 3:39pm · Like
Graham Coad That's Lizzie Couch/Richards/Sowden who Peggy looked after?
August 28 at 3:49pm · Like
Tracey Dawson Thats the one
August 28 at 3:49pm · Like
Graham Coad Makes him our Great Great Uncle then. I just remember Granny Sowden, seemed mainly grumpy and running Peggy ragged.
August 28 at 3:50pm · Like · 1
Graham Coad Phillip Roscorla, our family and yours are related through your Mum Betty aren't we?
August 28 at 3:51pm · Like
Ann Louise Ah yes..the nut grove...has this name been lost now? The best walk in the world Dorothy!
August 28 at 3:58pm · Like · 2
Tracey Dawson Bettys dad was a Couch, Nicky Couch
August 28 at 3:59pm · Like
Graham Coad That's the link then.
August 28 at 4:00pm · Like
Phillip Roscorla Yes. Mother was Nicholas' daughter. His sister, was Peggy's mother. Peggy was the daughter of her first marriage and francis, Jenny;s dad was the son of the second - I think! It can get very confusing what with the Nicholas John, the Nicholas Johns and a few others. Caroline has done a family tree. Look up ancestry.co.uk and look for the Roscorla family tree. makes interesting reading, if you have the time.
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August 28 at 4:32pm · Like · 1
Peter Day You had to be careful who you slagged off in Hayle as you were probably talking to their cousin.
August 28 at 4:48pm · Like · 2
Brian Williams Rosemary Couch, Roger Bassett, Hilda Eddy.... Hayle, St. Ives?
August 28 at 8:51pm · Like
Marjorie Mortimer I've learned something today Graham-did'nt realise he was related to Nanny & Lizzie although the surname should have given me a clue .
August 28 at 10:54pm · Like
Wendy Davies Our Dad was a boatman with him since 1947
August 29 at 6:06pm · Like
Sue Maxfield my mum and dad used to take me and my brother Roger across on the boat to Lelant, I can remember once we had to bale the boat out as it was filling with water in the bottom as we went along, I thought we were going to drown.
September 5 at 7:25pm · Like
Ann Louise I can remember seeing people in the boat and being told they were having to bale out the boat as they came across! That must have been late 50s!
September 5 at 8:06pm · Like

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