tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post4545985400653717135..comments2024-02-05T23:46:38.241-05:00Comments on My Jamaican Family: Hannah's Children -- Eugene Ca CostaDorothy Kewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-53831416814587669662014-11-21T18:47:53.698-05:002014-11-21T18:47:53.698-05:00We lived in Jamaica 1955-1973. Great wonderful yea...We lived in Jamaica 1955-1973. Great wonderful years .my dad, Bill Knowles was handicapper and broadcaster at Caymanas Park for a few years . Some wonderful and vivid memories of life then. Thank you for sharing KnowlesVideohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614272278768004176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-63889702879259346872009-12-30T14:57:20.578-05:002009-12-30T14:57:20.578-05:00I thank you very much, webmaster, for this great b...I thank you very much, webmaster, for this great blog. I really appreciate your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-18744378897929407112009-12-15T10:21:15.307-05:002009-12-15T10:21:15.307-05:00Very fascinating! And yes, you did a great job doi...Very fascinating! And yes, you did a great job doing justice to Eugene and his passion for horse racing.patriciahttp://storms.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-48686638058885865342009-12-10T11:52:09.234-05:002009-12-10T11:52:09.234-05:00But, Judith, according to my research, it's di...But, Judith, according to my research, it's different for Portuguese names. The pattern there is that the mother's surname comes first, and then the father's surname follows, thus the opposite of the Spanish convention. I'm pretty sure that my Da Costas came originally from Portugal. Evidence for this shows in an early will by one Solomon Rodrigues Da Costa who names his brother, Francis, in Lisbon.<br />In any case,it's unlikely that the family name was originally either Rodrigues or Da Costa as these were most likely converso names. The name may have originally been Curiel, but I have not done much research into that aspect.Dorothy Kewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-51080859747257821442009-12-10T11:40:14.630-05:002009-12-10T11:40:14.630-05:00A lovely post, as usual.
A tiny, picky factoid: ...A lovely post, as usual. <br />A tiny, picky factoid: Rodrigues (like countless Hispanic surnames), though considered a "middle name" in the English-speaking world, is, in the Spanish and Portuguese traditions, the father's surname, with the mother's surname following. Compare the Pereira Mendoza family, beginning with the 1779 marriage of Jacob ben Moses Pereira + Abigail Salomon Mendoza. Cf. also Cohen Henriques, Nunes Vaz, Nunes Carvalho, etc., etc.Judithhttp://online.dralex.com/jberlowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-89540889185556655902009-12-10T08:00:16.568-05:002009-12-10T08:00:16.568-05:00Sure, Aaron. I'm not sure that Google has digi...Sure, Aaron. I'm not sure that Google has digitized the book as, though it is listed on Google books, there is absolutely no preview. And anyway, here in Canada, we cannot download most of Google's books. As I said in my post, I now have a photocopy of the entire book, thanks to the National Library of Jamaica. The book was self-published and I doubt there are many copies around. Anyway, I have my copy!Dorothy Kewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-83342447448286194752009-12-09T21:05:02.305-05:002009-12-09T21:05:02.305-05:00Well done & fascinating as usual. There are a...Well done & fascinating as usual. There are a couple of things that come to mind in trying to help you locate a copy of this book or possibly see a cover. First, check "Google Books" searching using "Eugene da Costa"; secondly do a search for: ""da Costa" Jamaica" with da Costa in quotations. If you then check the "full view" option after the search, you will see various books that may interest you.<br />-AaronMair Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09502830764910189673noreply@blogger.com