Frederick William Cosens
| Frederick William Cosens | |||||||||
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| Born | 1819 | ||||||||
| Died | 1889 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Larkbere Lodge, Clapham Park [A6:1]1864 27 Queen's-gate, Kensington, SW [1875] 7 Melbury Load, Kensington, W. [1885] | ||||||||
| Occupation | business | ||||||||
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J.F.W. in A6:1 and 4th list 1864.03.15
sometimes spelt Cozens
Notes From Elsewhere
Frederick William Cosens was born in Sussex in 1819, the son of an important farmer near Chichester. His father died when he was only 13, and his family moved to London to join relatives there. After studying in Scotland, he began work in the Sherry trade aged 17, and worked with the firms of Pinto Perez & Co. and Widow Victoria & Sons of El Puerto de Santa Maria. In 1845 he married Rosa Frances Collins with whom he had four sons and two daughters. In 1848 he ceased dealing with the Spanish firms and decided to create one of his own. In 1862 FW Cosens entered into a partnership with established London based Port shipper, John da Silva, and the Oporto arm of the business became Da Silva & Cosens, later becoming Dow's Port, {See separate post on the Port}, now part of the Symington Group, and a top shipper.
Publications
External Publications
Castelvines y Monteses, Tragi-Comedia, Tr. by F.W. Cosens
