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DonL
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« on: Friday 25 April 08 03:56 BST (UK) »

My wife's grandfather Jose Marcos de Silva married Emily Harriet Anderson in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1901 before they moved to Mosgiel, near Dunedin.

She (and her various cousins) believed that Jose (in New Zealand he called himself Joseph) came from Argentina but at a recent cousin's reunion it was suggested that he may have come from the Philippines.

We have not been able to track down his arrival in New Zealand and anything about his ancestry although we understand that his father's name was Rodrigo Diaz de Silva and his mother was Maria Carmelita.

Where can we find out any information. We have looked at the IGI ancestry.com records and there appears to be nothing in either countries info.


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Re: de (or da) Silva
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 April 08 18:10 BST (UK) »

I don't really have much idea but as no-one else has replied I thought I'd put my twopenn'orth in Grin

de and da Silva are probably either Spanish or Portuguese iriginally but as I'm sure you're aware these two countries did quite a lot of colonising so could be anywhere but I'd put Argentina as 1st choice and Phillipines as second.


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Re: de (or da) Silva
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 April 08 18:16 BST (UK) »

Hi Don,

I've moved this to the NZ board, as the people here will know where to look in NZ for any information available.

As far as the Phillipines, Argentina, Spain or Portugal are concerned,
you may find some answers to general "what kind of records and where" type of questions here:
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Main_Page
see Topic: New resource from Familysearch
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,259450.0.html

good luck,
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« Reply #3 on: Friday 25 April 08 21:39 BST (UK) »

Hi Don
How much have you done looking at general de/da silva family in NZ pre 1900, for possible family lines

eg
in 1867 Jose de Silva at Moa flat

is the surname sometimes just as SILVA in nz records

You have the NZSG index?? looking I see there is a Charles de silva death cert MAlaysia 1881, has some family member submitted this, is there a link??
Certainly many de/da Silva in NZ prior to 1900

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***I Should have looked at papers past first..anyway***
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/....
JOSA, second son of MINGUL VICINTE DA SILVA, of Manilla

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Re: de (or da) Silva
« Reply #4 on: Friday 25 April 08 22:59 BST (UK) »

Many thanks Berlin-Bob
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 26 April 08 01:54 BST (UK) »

Thanks Althea - this has been very helpful. I had searched on Papers Past for de Silva (a few adverts for his hairdressing business in Mosgiel. Had not thought of the da Silva angle - now i know why the name has changed - he went broke in New Plymouth, moved overseas to try sell some sort of patent to do with kerosene pumps, and then moved down to Mosgiel where most of his children
were born.

Also while all the family referred to his wife as Harriett, she was Emily. The advert of the marriage has been very helpful.... tells more than a marriage certificate and clearly place his place of birth as Manila..

Once again many thanks


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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 04 May 08 11:29 BST (UK) »

From the information supplied it is clear the Josa da Silva (he later changed the spelling to de Silva) was born in Manilla, Phillipines.

He married in New Plymouth in 1901 - but when and how did he arrive in NZ?

Family members have heard that he was a cabin boy on a ship and jumped ship in NZ, I have not found him on the lest of deserters. is this just another family myth?

How did he arrive in NZ?

Don L


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Re: de (or da) Silva
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 May 08 21:03 BST (UK) »

Hi dont know if this is any help or not.
NZSG Certificate Collection Entry
Da Silva Josa Marcos
May 23rd 1901
Marriage of parent on Birth cert
New Plymouth TNK NZ
CTF02260

Joseph Marsilla Da Silva
Nov 23rd 1905
Hairdresser
Mosgiel
NZ Gazette 1905
Naturalisation
NZSG Family Research Centre or Main Centre Library Cheers KateNZ Grin


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« Reply #8 on: Saturday 24 May 08 06:09 BST (UK) »

Thanks Kate NZ

I have located that information on the NZSG CDr

It's clear now that the myth that Josa (later Jose and then Joseph) was from the Phillipines and not from Argentina...The first few children (of 9) were registered as da Silva and the rest as de Silva (my wife's maiden name).
Now he married Emily Harriet Anderson daughte of George Augustus Anderson, sometime of Gisborne. Another family mystery as some say he was from Sweden and others that he was from Scotland. Have not been able to verify anything yet. Still waiting on some family members to come forward with something more enlightening.

Once again, thanks for you search

Don L


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