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![Show Contents]() Cosser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Cosser familyThe surname Cosser was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. Thee family took its name from Cossé, a village in the department of Mayenne, near Laval. Early History of the Cosser familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cosser research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1422, 1505, 1506, 1512, 1550, 1552, 1563, 1582, 1600, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1621, 1671, 1673, 1674, 1830, 1833, 1856, 1892 and 1903 are included under the topic Early Cosser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cosser Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cossé, de Cossé, Cosset, de Cosset, Cossette and many more. Early Notables of the Cosser familyNotable amongst the name was Jan Cossiers (1600-1671), a Flemish Baroque painter; Charles de Cossé (1506-1563), marshal of Brissac; Charles II de Cossé (1550-1621), the first Duke of Brissac from 1611 until his death; Philippe de Cossé, bishop...
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 Cosser migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Cosser Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Cosser, (b. 1840), aged 34, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 1
- Mrs. Eliza Cosser, (b. 1846), aged 28, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 1
- Mr. John Cosser, (b. 1867), aged 7, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 1
- Mr. Arthur Cosser, (b. 1868), aged 6, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 1
- Mr. Albert Cosser, (b. 1869), aged 5, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 1
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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. 2Cosser Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- William Cosser, who was sent as a servant to Jamaica in 1675
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Cosser migration to New Zealand 
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