Matthew Cuthbertson 

1811 -  1853

Descendants

Thomas Cuthbertson (1829) and his wife Mary are the parents of Matthew Cuthbertson/Coverson (details below),  Thomas Cuthbertson (1857),  Harriet Cuthbertson and Mary Cuthbertson.

Matthew Cuthbertson 

(or Coverson)

1859 - 1908

Descendants

At birth, Matthew was registered with the surname Cuthbertson. However, on reaching adulthood his surname, and that of his children, was variously recorded as Coveson, Covison and Coverson. By 1908 the spelling used by the family was settled as Coverson.

We believe that we now have details of all of his descendants to the present day but no photograph or biographic details of him. Photographs or documents relating to him, or his immediate offspring would be welcome.

Family Photographs: Bertie (son)  Arthur (son)

  Other Aston Coversons and Cuthbertsons

Joseph Cuthbertson

1829 - Not Known

Descendants

This is under investigation.

Lewis Cuthbertson

1837 - 1893

Descendants

This is under investigation.

Henry Coverson

1839 - Not known

Descendants

Henry Coverson and his wife Selina (according to the 1901 Census) both lived in Aston, Birmingham. Henry could be the son of Matthew Cuthbertson (1811) above. There is a puzzle, however, because according to the 1891 Census Selina was married to a Richard Coverson. 

This is under investigation.

 Hampshire   

Richard Coverson

(or Colverson)

1786 - 1859

Descendants

Richard Coverson, married to Olive Mersh (or Marsh), lived in East Meon, Hampshire. There was the usual confusion of spellings but it appears that, as his sons and daughters moved within Hampshire, their surnames were subsequently recorded as Colverson. There are about 148 adults using this surname in the UK today.

The expert on this family is David Copsey. Email him with queries. He is descended from Joseph Colverson. There is a very active group of people researching this family. There is also a website - www.colverson.com.

London Area

William Coverson

1851 - unknown

Descendants

William Coverson, married to Susan, was born in Woolwich and lived in Plumstead Kent.

There is no known connection, as yet, with other Coversons found.

Wilfred Coverson

1916-1997

There is also evidence that, at least in the 20th century, there was a Coverson family in the Windsor area including a Wilfred Cyril E. Coverson (1916-1997). The name has also been hyphenated, at some point, to Coverson-Biles. We have no details at present.

Maternal Lines

The maternal lines of Ron Coverson (Langston) and Carol Coverson (Shorter) are:

William Langston (1816)   and  John Shorter (1806)

Our research  is at any early stage and we would welcome any information that you may have. There are also Coversons in the USA and we would be interested to know when, and in what circumstances, the name migrated. It is possible that the USA Coversons derived from a 17th Century Dutch immigrant named Jan Covert.

Ron Coverson     Carol Pollard (nee Coverson)

Notes:

1.   During the nineteenth century the surnames Cuthbertson, Coverson, Coveson, Covison and even Coreson seem to be interchangeable.

2.   For privacy and security reasons, no detailed information of any living person will be displayed on this website. Further details can be emailed, on request, to those who have a legitimate interest.