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Bill Crant Excerpt from Dr. Seary's, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, MUN 1977. COSSAR, a surname of England and Scotland, from Middle English cosser -dealer, broker, horse-corser. (Reaney, Black). Spiegelhalter traced ? the variant Corser in Devon. In Newfoundland: Early instances: Thomas Corsor, ? of St. John's, 1772 (DPHW 26C); Lot Cossar, of Lower Burgeo, 1846 (DPHW 101); Lot Cosser, of Red Island (Burgeo district), 1871 (Lovell). Modern status: In the Burgeo-La Poile district. Early Instances: Burgeo - LaPoile
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