Will Extract
DA COSTA ATHIAS (otherwise DA COSTA ATHIESE) Solomon
Reference NA2071
Family Name DA COSTA ATHIAS (otherwise DA COSTA ATHIESE)
Forenames Solomon
Probate Date 1769 (6 Nov)
Address Devonshire Square Saint Botolph Bishopsgate London
Occupation Merchant broker Notary public
Spouse Not named and deceased ( see notes)
Parents
Siblings Joseph Da Costa Athias late of Amsterdam deceased
Children Rachel. Samuel(deceased). David of Amsterdam
Grandchildren Isaac.Rachel. Martha TREVES Rebecca XIMENES
Other Relatives Sister in law Rachel Da Costa Athias CORONEL widow of his brother Joseph Son in law Abraham PAIBA Son in law Joseph TREVES Son in law David XIMENES Nephew David Da Costa of Amsterdam Esther.Judith.Benjamin.Isaac ALVORINGA sisters and brothers of his late wife
Bequests Thomas Martin servant F? Dobbs Phineas Sorre of Amsterdam and London Gentleman Q? Isaac Levy William ?irk footboy
Executors, Administrators Isaac Abraham De Paiba David Ximenes ( son in law) Phineas Sorre? of Amsterdam and London Isaac Levy Bury Street London Isaac Qrottos? Moses St..ionbury
Witnesses Gabriel Lopez George Capa Dose? Isaac Ximenes
Notes He requested to be buried in a plot by his late wife purchased in 1742 at the Novo Burying ground near to Bancroft Hospital. Solomon da Costa Athias was the founder of the Hebrew collection in the British Museum. He left Amsterdam and settled in London. His wife was Abigail da Costa Alverenga. They were married Bevis Marks 5 June 1717.
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