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UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
about William Templeton Cossar Name: William Templeton Cossar
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1894
Departure Date: 31 Mar 1920
Port of Departure: Avonmouth, England
Destination Port: Kingston, Jamaica
Ship Name: Motagua
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Shipping Line: Elders and Fyffes, Limited
Official Number: 134702
Master: F H Swain



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UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Corporal William Templeton Cossar Name: Corporal William Templeton Cossar (soldier)
Birth Date: abt 1894
Age: 27
Port of Departure: Kingston, Jamaica
Arrival Date: 28 Feb 1921
Port of Arrival: Bristol, England
Ports of Voyage: Santa Marta
Ship Name: Changuinola
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Shipping Line: Messrs Elders and Fyffes Ltd
Official Number: 134701

Middlesex depot Mill Hill

Thank you Rambling Rose. That is the first mention I have seen for him anywhere.

maybe

1911 census transcription details for: 19 Marshall Road Levenshulme


National Archive Reference:
RG14PN23824 RG78PN1378C RD464 SD2 ED123 SN275
Reg. District: Chorlton
Sub District: Ardwick
Parish: South Manchester
Enum. District: 123
Address: 19 Marshall Road Levenshulme
County: Lancashire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
COSSAR, James Gilchrist Head Married
21 years M 44 1867 Insurance Inspector Lanarkshire Motherwell Resident
COSSAR, Isabella Wife Married F 44 1867 Lanarkshire Wishaw
COSSAR, Margaret Daughter Single F 20 1891 Lanarkshire Hamilton
COSSAR, William Son Single M 17 1894 Clerk In Cotton Merchants Office Lanarkshire Hamilton
RIDLEY, Herbert Horace Visitor Single M 25 1886 Mechanical Draughtsman Notts Newark on Trent

No births for him so likely he was born in Scotland

maybe the informant on the death cert was family

Civil Registration event: Death


Name: COSSAR, William T
Registration district: Edmonton
County: Middlesex
Year of registration: 1935
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at death: 41
Volume no: 3A
Page no: 662

Thank you Shirley

only William T that shows


Name: COSSAR, William T
Registration district: Steyning
County: Sussex
Year of registration: 1915
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's last name: Shorter
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 740
Name: SHORTER, Elsie M
Registration district: Steyning
County: Sussex
Year of registration: 1915
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's last name: Cossar
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 740

The incoming passagener list gives his country as Scotland

Maybe

1901 Scotland Census
about William Cossar
Name: William Cossar
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: James Gilchrist Cossar
Mother's Name: Isabella Cossar
Gender: Male
Where born: Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 498
Registration district: Kirkintilloch
Civil parish: Kirkintilloch
Town: Kirkintilloch
County: Dumbartonshire
Address: 49 Townhead
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 34
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1901_170
Household Members: Name Age
James Gilchrist Cossar 34
Isabella Cossar 34
Madge Cossar 10
William Cossar 7




Andy

1901 Scotland Census about William Cossar
Name: William Cossar
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: James Gilchrist Cossar
Mother's Name: Isabella Cossar
Gender: Male
Where born: Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 498
Registration district: Kirkintilloch
Civil parish: Kirkintilloch
Town: Kirkintilloch
County: Dumbartonshire
Address: 49 Townhead
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 34
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1901_170
Household Members:
Name Age
James Gilchrist Cossar 34
Isabella Cossar 34
Madge Cossar 10
William Cossar 7

Source Citation: Parish: Kirkintilloch; ED: 10; Page: 6; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1901_170.


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1901 Scotland Census about William Cossar
Name: William Cossar
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John Cossans
Mother's Name: Jane Cossarm
Gender: Male
Where born: Forfar, parish arbroath
Registration number: 272/1
Registration district: Arbroath
Civil parish: Arbroath
Town: Arbroath
County: Angus
Address: 62 Marketgate
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 7
Household schedule number: 102
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1901_85
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cossans 36
Jane Cossarm 26
Alfred Cossar 15
Flora Cossar 8
William Cossar 6
Agnes Cossar 3
Lauchlan Bruce 19
Elizabeth Watt 10

Source Citation: Parish: Arbroath; ED: 7; Page: 17; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_85.

Just as an outside chance on Irish census

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Cossar Robert 37 Male Head of Family United Free Church of Scotland Scotland Tailors Cutter Read and write - Married -
Cossar Ellen 38 Female Mother United Free Church of Scotland England - Read and write - Married
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Cossar William 9 Male Son United Free Church of Scotland Dublin Scholar Read and write - - - <<<<<<<

Cossar Arthur 12 Male Son United Free Church of Scotland Dublin Scholar Read and write - - -
Cossar Frank Male Son United Free Church of Scotland Dublin - Cannot read or write - - -
Cossar Alexander 14 Male Son United Free Church of Scotland England Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Cossar Alfred 7 Male Son United Free Church of Scotland

AH the 1911 census I posted and the 1901 in Scotland

1895 COSSAR WILLIAM M COATBRIDGE OR OLD MONKLAND /LANARK 652/02 0719

from scotlands people

A big thank you to everyone, it has given me lots of avenues to investigte.

Peter