Researching Benjamin Costa
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 194 people with the Costa surname? In that year Costa was ranked number 3385 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Benjamin means "Son of the right hand" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Benjamin Costa on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Benjamin Costa and the Costa Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Costa surname in the USA? Costa is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Benjamin Costa. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Benjamin Costa
Benjamin Mendes da Costa
Benjamin Mendes da Costa (17 July 1803 - 26 November 1868) was an English merchant and philanthropist. Da Costa was born in Enfield, London, to Benjamin Mendes da Costa and his second wife, Louisa. Although da Costa's father was a Jew, the children of his second marriage were brought up as members of the Church of England.
In July 1840, da Costa emigrated to the newly settled colony of South Australia, becoming a successful merchant on Hindley Street. He acquired of land in the city centre, as well as fifteen country sections. He was elected to the committee of the Merchant's Institute, and became good friends with the colonial chaplain, James Farrell, and Bishop Augustus Short. Da Costa left the colony in 1848, returning to London. He died of lung cancer in November 1868.
In his will, da Costa bequeathed his South Australian landholdings to St Peter's College, Adelaide. The estate was subject to the life interests of ten relations; the last died in 1910 upon which time the property was vested in the school. St Peter's has named a hall, a house and a scholarship in his honour.
Source: Benjamin Mendes da Costa, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Costa
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