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![Show Contents]() Casson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Casson comes from the region of Gascogne in southwest France. It was a name for someone who lived in Gascoigne. John de Caleto or Caux (d. 1263), Treasurer of England, was "probably a native of the Pays de Caux. By Matthew Paris he is called John of Caen (Johannes de Cadamo), and other writers give his cognomen in the various forms De Calceto, De Cauz, De Cauaz, De Caus, and De Chauce. The Peterborough chronicler, Walter of Whittlesea, who wrote in the fourteenth century, states that he was born in Normandy, of a noble family, being related to Eleanor of Provence, the queen of Henry III, and entered the monastic life when a child seven years of age. Coming over to England at an early age, he became a monk of the monastery of St. Swithhun, Winchester, of which he was chosen prior in 1247." 1 Early Origins of the Casson familyThe surname Casson was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat in ancient times. Antoine Casse, born in 1639, son of Noel and Michelle of St.Pierre, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Piloy De Pitie, born in 1639, daughter of François and Claudine, at Château-Richer on 14th October 1665. They remained together in Quebec until Antoine's death on 1st June 1709. Piloy passed away on 28th February 1713. 2 Early History of the Casson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Casson research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1576, 1630, 1646, 1672, 1673, 1715, 1719, 1741, 1765, 1792, 1793, 1800, 1810 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Casson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Casson Spelling VariationsHistory has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Casson, some of which include Casse, Cassé, Cassée, Casset, Casser, Cassez, Casson, Cassonne, Casault, Casot, Caseau, Caseaux, Casseau, Casseaux, Cassaud, Cazeau, Cazeaux, Cazot, Cazotte, Cazault, Cazaud, Caze, Cazes, Lecasse, Lacasse, Lecassé, Lacassé, Lacassée, Lecasset, Lacasset, Lacaze, Lecasson, Lacasonne, Lecasault, Lacazeau, Ducasse, Ducassé, Ducasset, Ducasson, Ducasault, de Casson, de Cassonne, de Caze, de Cazes, Descaseaux, Deschaseaux and many more. Early Notables of the Casson familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Jean Baptiste du Casse (1646-1715), a French buccaneer and admiral; Dollier de Casson, a prominent Quebec missionary, explorer, architect, engineer and writer, among whose works was "Histoire de Montr...
Casson RankingIn the United States, the name Casson is the 11,905th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
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France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Casson has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Casson were
Casson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Tho Casson, who landed in Virginia in 1635 4
- Ann Casson, who arrived in Virginia in 1643 4
Casson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Casson, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1848 4
- S P Casson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
- John Casson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1865 4
- A. Casson, aged 17, who arrived in America from Kent, England, in 1892
- Ellen Casson, aged 40, who arrived in America from Liverpool, England, in 1892
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Casson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Samuel Casson, aged 21, who arrived in America from Belfast, Ireland, in 1901
- Daniel Casson, aged 45, who arrived in America from Manchester, England, in 1902
- Dorothy Casson, aged 6, who arrived in America from Manchester, England, in 1903
- E. Casson, aged 20, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1903
- Edith Casson, aged 30, who arrived in America from Manchester, England, in 1903
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Casson Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- William Casson, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1807
Casson Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Norah Casson, aged 27, who arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1910
- William Casson, aged 16, who arrived in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, in 1921
- William Robert Casson, aged 54, who arrived in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, in 1921
- Eleanor Casson, aged 14, who arrived in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, in 1921
- Jane Casson, aged 52, who arrived in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, in 1921
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Casson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Casson, English convict who was convicted in Cumbria (Cumberland), England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
- William Casson, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 6
- Jonathan Casson (aged 23), a mason, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Eliza"
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7Casson Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Mr. John Casson, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 8
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- Henry Casson, American politician, Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1895-1899)
- Mel Casson (1920-2008), American cartoonist, known for his daily comic strips Sparky, Angel, Mixed Singles/Boomer and Redeye
- Andrew John Casson FRS (b. 1943), American mathematician, an expert on geometric topology, Philip Schuyler Beebe Professor of Mathematics at Yale University, awarded the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry in 1991; he developed the Cassan invariant and the Cassan handle
- Lionel Casson (1914-2009), American classicist, professor emeritus at New York University, awarded the Archaeological Institute of America Gold Medal in 2005
- John W. Casson, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Dover, Delaware, 1898-1903 9
- Henry Casson, American Republican politician, Secretary of State of Wisconsin, 1895-99 9
- Mrs. Joan Casson, born in Widnes, British councillor, held the position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 2001 2002
- Ms. Dinah Victoria Casson C.B.E., British Co-founder for Casson Mann, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Design 10
- Ann Casson (1915-1990), English stage and film actress, daughter of Sir Lewis Casson
- Margaret Casson (1913-1999), Lady Casson South African-born architect, designer and photographer, wife of architect Sir Hugh Casson
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- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
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- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
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