Prouts in Plymouth, Devon, England in mid-1800s
My greatest frustration has been that I cannot find information on my own surname past the following data.I have my grandfather's birth certificate, which shows:
Claud Harrington Couch b. 27 April 1886 at 24 St. James' Place, Plymouth, Devon, England
father - Frederick Walter Couch (master tailor)
mother - Emily Jane Couch (formerly PROUT).
I understand that the family at that time may have been non-conformist methodists, and for a period, at least, that denomination refused to comply with civil registration - but I am really not sure about this.
Can anyone add anything?
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