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Cussen
{{Unreferenced, date=December 2015 Cussen is an English language surname. Alternative spellings including Cousins and Cussans. In England, the name was first found in Norfolk, where Roger Cusin was listed in the pipe rolls in 1166. The name Cussen was brought to Ireland by the Normans in the twelfth century. Families bearing this name formed the Cuisin Sept along native Gaelic lines and became fully integrated into Irish society. Counties Limerick, Wexford and Cork were the main settlement areas. In North America, settlers using this surname or its variants include: John Cosins who settled in Maryland in 1683; Richard Cousin settled in Grenada in 1774; Edward Cousins settled in Maryland in 1774; and George Cousins who settled in Massachusetts in 1635. The name Cussen may refer to: *Laurence Cussen (1843–1903), New Zealand surveyor *Leo Cussen (1859–1933), Australian judge *Cliodhna Cussen Irish sculptor married to activist and writer Pádraig Ó Snodaigh and mother of Aengus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Cussen
Laurence Cussen (1 October 1843 – 9 November 1903) was a pioneering surveyor and geologist. He was born in Rockhill, two kilometres southwest of Bruree County Limerick, Ireland on 1 October 1843, to John Sandes Cussen and Catherine Carroll. He was educated at St Stanislaus College Jesuit school at Tullabeg, Co. Offaly. He worked for a time with the East India Company before moving to New Zealand. William Cussen his brother, also worked as a surveyor, and both of them played some rugby while in Auckland. From 1876 he spent 15 years triangulating a large part of the former Auckland Province. He published many research papers including early documentation of Māori people and was a member of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. He died at home in Hamilton in November 1903 after a short illness, and was buried in Hamilton West Cemetery. He was survived by 8 of his 10 children and his widow. One of his sons, Jack, lived at Ruapuke Ruapuke is a small farming commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |