Gosset History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gosset family

The surname Gosset was first found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in the early period of history with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout Europe. The name would later emerge as an influential noble family, having many distinguished branches, and well known for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.

Early History of the Gosset family

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Gosset Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gosen, Göser, Goses, Gossen, Gossens, Gossel, Gosser, Gosset, Kossen and many more.

Early Notables of the Gosset family

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Gosset Ranking

In France, the name Gosset is the 783^rd most popular surname with an estimated 6,395 people with that name. 1

Gosset migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gosset Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Lucy Gosset, who was on record in Toronto in the Ontario census of 1871

Gosset 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:

Gosset Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

M. M. Gosset, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 2
M. A. Gosset, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 2
G. Gosset, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 2
A. C. Gosset, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 2
A. H. Gosset, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gosset (post 1700) +

Montague Gosset (1792-1854), English surgeon, born on 1 July 1792, the second son of Daniel Gosset of Langhedge Hall, Tanner's End, Edmonton 3
Isaac Gosset the Younger (1735-1812), English bibliographer, born in Berwick Street, Soho, London, only son of Isaac Gosset, the Elder
Isaac Gosset the Elder (1713-1799), Jersey able modeller of portraits in wax who belonged to a family that fled from Normandy to Jersey at the revocation of the edict of Nantes

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020