Ada Mary Couchman

F, b. 6 September 1875, d. 14 November 1952
FatherJames Couchman1
Married NameHer married name was Levings. 
Birth*Ada Mary Couchman was born on 6 September 1875 at Cuxton, Kent, England.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8  
Residence*She lived in 1897 at Denton, Kent, England.5,1 
Marriage*She married Stephen Herbert Odell Levings, son of William Levings and Julia Pateman, on 6 June 1897 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Chalk, Kent, England. The wedding party included James Couchman and Bertha Louisa Cook.5,1 
Residence*Ada Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings lived between 1898 and 1901 at 24 Cecil Road, Gravesend, Kent, England.9,10,11,2 
Census*Ada Mary Couchman appeared on the census of 1901 as the wife of Stephen Herbert Odell Levings at 24 Cecil Road, Gravesend, Kent, England.2 
ResidenceAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings lived circa 1904 at 12 Cecil Road, Gravesend, Kent, England.12 
ResidenceAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings lived circa 1904 at New Barn, Southfleet, Kent, England.13 
Emigration*Ada Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings emigrated on 8 June 1905 from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, aboard the "S. S. Virginian" destined for Montreal, Quebec, Canada accompanied by Stephen Herbert Odell Levings and Cyril Stanley Levings.14,7
Immigration*Ada Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings immigrated on 15 June 1905 to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, abroad the "Virginia" from Liverpool, England and destined for Winnipeg, Manitoba.15,3,8,16,17 
EmigrationAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings emigrated on 7 October 1910 from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, aboard the "Empress of Britain" destined for Quebec City, Canada accompanied by Stephen Herbert Odell Levings, Cyril Stanley Levings and Arthur Edward Levings.18
ImmigrationAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings immigrated on 13 October 1910 to Quebec City, Canada, aboard "R.M.S. Empress of Britian" from Liverpool, England en route to Victoria, British Columbia.19 
ResidenceAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings lived between 1911 and 1931 at 70 Gorge Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.3,4,7 
CensusAda Mary Couchman appeared on the census of 1911 as the wife of Stephen Herbert Odell Levings at Gorge Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.3 
Photo*Ada Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings were in this photograph in 1912 at Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.20
CensusAda Mary Couchman appeared on the census of 1921 as the wife of Stephen Herbert Odell Levings at 70 Gorge Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.4 
CensusAda Mary Levings appeared on the census of 1931 as the wife of Stephen Herbert Odell Levings at 70 Gorge Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.7 
ResidenceAda Mary Couchman and Stephen Herbert Odell Levings lived circa 1952 at Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada.8 
Death*Ada Mary Couchman died on 14 November 1952 at King's Daughters' Hospital, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, at age 77. The informant listed on the death certificate was Stephen Herbert Odell Levings.8 
Burial*Ada Mary Couchman was buried on 17 November 1952 at St. Johns' Anglican Cemetery, Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada.8 

Family

Stephen Herbert Odell Levings b. 24 Jun 1876, d. 21 Jun 1965
Marriage*She married Stephen Herbert Odell Levings, son of William Levings and Julia Pateman, on 6 June 1897 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Chalk, Kent, England. The wedding party included James Couchman and Bertha Louisa Cook.5,1 
Children
Last Edited8 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S2143] England, marriage certificate for Stephen Herbert Odell Levings and Ada Mary Couchman, 06 Jun 1897; citing 02a/1043/202, Strood registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  2. [S2144] 1901 census of England, Kent, Gravesend, p. 41 [written], Stephen H. O. Levings household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 31 Jul 2022); citing Class: RG13; Piece: 713; Folio: 90; Page: 41.
  3. [S2151] 1911 census of Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, population schedule, district 10, subdistrict 6, p. 39, dwelling 325, family 325, Stephen Levings household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 02 Aug 2022); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20335.
  4. [S2152] 1921 census of Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, population schedule, district 19, subdistrict 45, p. 29, dwelling 368, family 384, Stephen Levings household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 02 Aug 2022); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  5. [S4040] St. Mary the Virgin Parish (Chalk), "Register of Marriages [1884-1902]," p. 101, entry no. 202, Stephen Herbert Odell Levings and Ada Mary Couchman, 06 Jun 1897; imaged, "Kent Marriages And Banns," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 08 Nov 2023), PDF file P077-01-06.pdf, p. 53 of 65; citing P77/1/6 held by the Medway Archives Centre.
  6. [S2158] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Marriage Registrations, Stephen Herbert Odell Levings and Muriel Irene Leech, registration no. 1927-09-315705 (1927); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 03 Aug 2022); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13753, BC Archives, Victoria.
  7. [S3357] 1931 census of Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, population schedule, district 232, subdistrict 56, p. 3, dwelling 32, family 38, Stephen Levings household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Jun 2023); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  8. [S2160] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Ada Mary Couchman Levings, registration no. 1952-09-010950 (1952); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 04 Aug 2022); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13213, BC Archives, Victoria.
  9. [S1769] England, birth certificate for Dorothy Eva Levings, born 02 Nov 1898; citing 02A/549/300, Gravesend registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  10. [S1771] England, birth certificate for Stephen Herbert Odell Levings, born 31 Oct 1900; citing 02A/547/236, Gravesend registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  11. [S2141] All Saints Parish (Perry Street), "Baptism Register [1898-1918]," p. 9, entry no. 69, Stephen Herbet Odell Levings; imaged, "Medway Council Heritage Services catalogues," database and images, Medway Council Heritage Services (https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/Details/archive/110007141 : accessed 31 Jul 2022), PDF file P270C-1B-02.pdf, p. 6 of 37; citing P270C/1B/2 held by the Medway Archives Centre.
  12. [S1770] England, birth certificate for Cyril Stanley Levings, born 18 Nov 1904; citing 02A/653/154, Gravesend registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  13. [S2142] St. Mary Magdalene (Longfield), "Baptism Register [1901-1939]," p. 10, entry no. 88, Cyril Stanley Levings, 11 Dec 1904; imaged, "Medway Council Heritage Services catalogues," database and images, Medway Council Heritage Services (https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/Details/archive/110006212 : accessed 31 Jul 2022), PDF file P231-01-03.pdf, p. 7 of 22; citing P231/1/3 held by the Medway Archives Centre.
  14. [S2148] Board of Trade, "Outwards passenger lists: Port: Liverpool (1905 June [part])," "S. S. Virginian", departed 08 Jun 1905, ticket no. 54251, S. Levings, wife and two children; imaged, "Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.com/transcript : accessed 31 Jul 2022), image 10 of 20; citing BT 27/463 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  15. [S2147] Department of Employment and Immigration, "Passenger lists of the VIRGINIAN arriving in Quebec, Que. and Montreal, Que. on 1905-06-16," p. 6 [handwritten], p. 13 of 26, ticket no. 25587, Steph Levings, wife and two children, arrived 15 Jun 1905; imaged, "Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 01 Aug 2022), image 194 of 389; citing RG76-C-1-a, #4335, T-484 held by the Library and Archives Canada.
  16. [S2161] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Stephen Herbert Odell Levings, registration no. 1965-09-008321 (1965); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 04 Aug 2022); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13272, BC Archives, Victoria.
  17. [S2163] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Cyril Stanley Levings, registration no. 1970-09-013472 (1970); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 04 Aug 2022); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13306, BC Archives, Victoria.
  18. [S2150] Board of Trade, "Outwards passenger lists: Port: Liverpool (1910 October [part])," "Empress of Britain", departed 07 Oct 1910, ticket no. 154891, S. Levings, wife and two children and ticket no. 125756, Arthur E. Levings; imaged, "Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript : accessed 31 Jul 2022), images 6 and 14 of 39; citing BT 27/667 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  19. [S2149] Department of Employment and Immigration, "Passenger lists of the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN arriving in Quebec, Que. on 1910-10-13," p. 13 [handwritten], p. 35 of 57 in manifest, ticket no. 154891, Stephen Levings, wife, two children and Arthur Levings; imaged, "Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 01 Aug 2022), image 347 of 814; citing RG76-C-1-a, #5512, T-4772 held by the Library and Archives Canada.
  20. [S2244] "Stephen Levings Sr. and his wife Ada," no. 1981-024-003, B&W photograph; Saanich Archives, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.