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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Cosier Huguenots
« on: Saturday 30 December 23 10:28 GMT (UK) »
My name is Trevor Ellis from Sydney australia and my late mother was Ottilie Smithers (nee Cosier). Our family history says that the Cosiers were Huguenot refugees and I found a reference to Jacob Cosier,
Jacob Cosier, born in Burgundy, aged 26, servant with Andrew Mullenbeck, gun-
maker. 1565?
Ref. /ProtestantExilesFromFranceChieflyintheReignofLouisXIVortheHuguenotRefugeesandThe_10708958.pdf
I have not been able to find his descendants but the Cosiers go back many generations in Wendover and my latest find is John Cosier, married Nov 1695 at Tring Hertfordshire. I also have found the following:
RG9/840 Folio 68 Page 26
Flamstead, Hertfordshire
John Cosier 24 Grocer Flamstead
Sarah 31 Straw Hat Maker Flamstead
Mary Anne 8 Scholar Flamstead
Maria 6 Scholar Flamstead
William 2 Flamstead
Fredrick 1 Flamstead
Joseph Wilder brother in law mar 36 Iron Founderer High Wickham Bucks
Maria Wilder sister mar 26 Straw Hat Maker Flamstead
John Joseph Wilder nephew 2mo Flamstead
So, any help in connecting through to Jacob Cosier would be very much appreciaated.
Kind regards
Trevor Ellis
Jacob Cosier, born in Burgundy, aged 26, servant with Andrew Mullenbeck, gun-
maker. 1565?
Ref. /ProtestantExilesFromFranceChieflyintheReignofLouisXIVortheHuguenotRefugeesandThe_10708958.pdf
I have not been able to find his descendants but the Cosiers go back many generations in Wendover and my latest find is John Cosier, married Nov 1695 at Tring Hertfordshire. I also have found the following:
RG9/840 Folio 68 Page 26
Flamstead, Hertfordshire
John Cosier 24 Grocer Flamstead
Sarah 31 Straw Hat Maker Flamstead
Mary Anne 8 Scholar Flamstead
Maria 6 Scholar Flamstead
William 2 Flamstead
Fredrick 1 Flamstead
Joseph Wilder brother in law mar 36 Iron Founderer High Wickham Bucks
Maria Wilder sister mar 26 Straw Hat Maker Flamstead
John Joseph Wilder nephew 2mo Flamstead
So, any help in connecting through to Jacob Cosier would be very much appreciaated.
Kind regards
Trevor Ellis