Couchment History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Couchment

What does the name Couchment mean?

Couchment is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a person who worked as the local couchman, who drove passengers in a horsedrawn carriage.

Early Origins of the Couchment family

The surname Couchment was first found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Couchment family

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Couchment Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Couchment has appeared include Couchman, Coachman, Cocheman, Cowcheman and others.

Early Notables of the Couchment family

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Migration of the Couchment family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Couchment arrived in North America very early: John Coachman who sailed to Virginia in 1635 and Alex Coachman to Barbados in 1680.