6 Bristol Place1



The New York Times, 18 October 1931, pg. 159.
     New Construction at Bristol Place.2
6 Bristol Place was build in 1933. The designation is Block 3805, Lot 3.3
The occupants of 6 Bristol Place were:

#1. Rodrigo M. da Costa e Silva (from 1935 to 1956).
     In 1935-37 Georgina E. da Costa e Silva is listed also. In 1940-41 Earl H. Nicholson is listed at this address.
Rodrigo was listed in 1935-9 and in 1944-6 at 6 Bristol Place, and in 1940-1 at 302-F5 Highstreet.
Rodrigo M. da Costa e Silva was born on 10 April 1889 in Oporto, Portugal.4,5 Rodrigo M. da Costa e Silva married Bertha in 1906.6,4,5 Rodrigo M. da Costa e Silva was a leather exporter Allied Kid Co. at 100 Gold Street in New York City.6,4,5 Rodrigo and Bertha lived in 1935 in Fair Lawn.5 Georgina E. da Costa e Silva married Frank before 1937.7 Bertha was born in 1889 in Switzerland.5 Rodrigo and Bertha had one child. This is most likely Georgina.5 Georgina was born on 12 September 1915 in New Jersey.8,9 Georgina E. da Costa e Silva was in 1935 a demonstrator in New York.6 Rodrigo is most likely the father of Georgina. Georgina arrives in 1923 with Bertha on the "Resolute" from New York. They are american citizens.


#2. Earl H. Nicholson (from 1940 to 1941).
     In 1940 Thelma Thompson is enumerated with him as a maid. See 5 Ashburn Place for his biography.
The monthly rent in 1940 was $80.10


Thelma Thompson was born in 1922 in Pennsylvania.10 Thelma lived in 1935 in Brooklyn, New York.10


#3. Paul W. Smith Jr (from 1958 to 1964.)
Paul was listed from 1954 to 1956 at 19 Reading Terrace, and in 1958-1964 at 6 Bristol Place. Paul W. Smith Jr married Mary Louise.11,12,13 Paul W. Smith Jr was in 1954 a salesman, and in 1958 an executive in NY.11,12,13


#4. Robert L. Downing (from 1966 to 1970.)
Robert was listed from 1960 to 1964 at 1 Andover Place, and in 1966-1970 at 6 Bristol Place.


6 Bristol Place was not listed in the numerical directory before 1933. In 1933 and 1973 it was listed as vacant.


Citations

  1. [S3] Radburn Association, Map of Radburn, NJ, c. 1990.
  2. [S76] NY Times, 18 Oct 1931, pg 159.
  3. [S80] New Jersey Tax Records, online http://www.njtaxrecords.net/
  4. [S65] WW2 Draft Cards, online http://www.archives.gov/index.html
  5. [S2] 1940 Federal Census, T627: ED 2-87, sheet 3A (1307), line 28-29.
  6. [S7] 1935 Directory.
  7. [S8] 1937 Directory.
  8. [S79] Family Search, online at https://familysearch.org/ /("New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," index, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNDX-J6D> : accessed 10 Aug 2012), Georgina Da Costa e Silva, 31 Aug 1923; citing Resolute, United States National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
  9. [S2] 1940 Federal Census, T627: ED 2-87, sheet 61A (1317), line 20-21.
  10. [S2] 1940 Federal Census, T627: ED 2-87, sheet 7A (1311), line 40, sheet 7B, line 41-44.
  11. [S16] 1954 Directory.
  12. [S18] 1958 Directory.
  13. [S19] 1960 Directory.