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Henry Charles Co Kind regards Trevor Ellissier - French Ancestors

I recently posted a small family tree of Henry Charles Cosier and Emma Banks. He was born around 1825 at Hackney. A familiar story told to me when I was growing up is that the Cosiers fled France at the time of the Hugenout prosecutions 1650-1700 and went to London where they opened a business, eventually coming to New Zealand and then Australia (Henry Charles Cosier and Emma Banks). This story was told to a cousin by another relative.

So, can anyone suggest how they came to London and how I can find the details?

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I am trying to locate the source of my late Great Great Grandfather, Henry Charles Cosier. The family stories say that the Cosiers escaped religious persecution in France, possibly between 1650-1700. They went to London and started businesses.

Hello,
I am researching my family tree and writing my Family History for my Grandchildren. My late Grandmother was Adelaide Smithers (nee Cosier). She was born at Molong NSW and raised at Rylestone, south of Mudgee NSW be her grandparents Mathew and Annie Cosier. Her mother, Annie Emma Cosier and Biological father, Henry Rose, were not married at the time so they were sent packing and Adelaide was raised by her grandparents. Her Grandfather was Henry Charles Cosier who was a bit of a lad. I am trying to find out the history of Henry as we are told the Cosiers escaped France during the French Revolution. They started businesses in England and then one set moved to New Zealand. Henry Charles Cosier started many businesses, one involved selling alcoholic cordial but repeatedly went bankrupt. He applied for election to the NZ Canterbury Council extolling his honesty and business acumen!!! He also tried Tasmania and failed again and moved to NSW where he worked at Bathurst before doing 6 months goal time at Inverell for Larceny. He eventually retired at Rylestone.

So, I am very keen to try and track down when and where the Cosiers came to England, and when they came to NZ so, any documents, links or even photos would be much appreciated.
Kind regards

Trevor Ellis.
ps. The attached Tree is not mine, but one that I found on the Web. It is accurate however.


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