| ![Show Contents]() Gosse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GosseWhat does the name Gosse mean? The name Gosse was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the personal name Gozzelin, which means the little god. Early Origins of the Gosse familyThe surname Gosse was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was established in ancient times. Early History of the Gosse familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gosse research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1195, 1696, 1766 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Gosse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gosse Spelling VariationsFrench surnames were subject to numerous alterations in spelling because of the various cultural groups that inhabited specific regions. Eventually, each region possessed its own local dialect of the French language. The early development of the French language, however, was also influenced by other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Gosse is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Gosselin, Gosslain, Gossart, Gossei, Gossier, Gossiome, Gossuin, Gossin, Gosset, Gossiaux and many more. Early Notables of the Gosse family Gosse World RankingNewfoundland, Canada, the name Gosse is the 57th most popular surname with an estimated 446 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gosse is ranked the 1,358th most popular surname with an estimated 4,193 people with that name. 2
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By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Gosse has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Gosse were
Gosse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mrs. Sarah Gosse, (Goffe), British settler who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Watertown 3
- Mr. John Gosse, (Goffe), British settler who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Watertown 3
- Christopher Gosse, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 4
- Frances Gosse, who arrived in Maryland in 1654 4
- Joane Gosse, who landed in Maryland in 1654 4
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Gosse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Gosse, who arrived in Virginia in 1711 4
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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: Gosse Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Eliza H. Gosse, aged 25, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Waimea" in 1876
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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. 5Gosse Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- John Gosse, who settled in Barbados in 1660
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gosse (post 1700) | + |
- Emily Gosse (1806-1857), née Bowes, English-born, American religious writer, born on 9 Nov. 1806 in London 6
- Bob Gosse (b. 1963), American film producer, actor and director
- Richard Andrew Gosse, American Republican politician, Candidate for Governor of California, 2003 7
- René Gosse (1883-1943), French mathematician and hero resistant during World War II, a monument can be found for him in Grenoble, France
- François Claude Gosse, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
- Nicolas Louis François Gosse (1787-1878), French historical painter
- Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888), English naturalist, generally recognized as the inventor of the seawater aquarium 7
- Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (1955-2019), Canadian politician, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia (2011-2013)
- Peter Gosse (b. 1938), German poet, prose author and essayist
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- Mr. Leonard Gosse, (Lorenzo, Goose), Newfoundland passenger from Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he survived the sinking
- Mr. Patrick Gosse (1891-1914), Newfoundlander from Torbay, who on the 30th March 1914 he was part of the Seal Crew of the "SS Newfoundland" leaving the ship to intercept the Stephano which took him to the hunting grounds, he disembarked to begin sealing, but was caught in a thickening storm, attempting to return to the Newfoundland he and the 132 crew made camp for two days the sealers were stranded on the ice in a blizzard attempting to return to the ship, he died during this time
- Mr. William Gosse (1892-1914), Newfoundlander from St. John's who was aboard the "SS Southern Cross" when it is suspected she sank between the 31st March 1914 and early April during the storm with a heavy load of pelts; no survivors were ever found
- Mr. Robert Gosse (1858-1914), Newfoundlander from Spaniard's Bay who was aboard the "SS Southern Cross" when it is suspected she sank between the 31st March 1914 and early April during the storm with a heavy load of pelts; no survivors were ever found
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 6) François Gosse. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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