Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy
ABRAHAM – Family #1270
ABRAHAM
A
A I
Charles Abraham b. circa 1818 m Sophia ......... b.1819 d.26.3.1903 :-
1. Thomas b.1858 who
follows under II
A II
Thomas Abraham, shoemaker b.1858 m SACK 28.10.1885 Anna Akan b.1870 dau Johannes (John) Andrew Akan & Agatha ..... :-
1. Emilianus Fran b.15.10.1886
2. Andrew b.2.3.1888 who follows under III
3. Christine
Anastasia (Kate) b.3.12.1889 d.1.5.1968 m SACK 21.1.1909 John Anthony Peterson
b. .6.1887 s William Francis Peterson & Anne Alexina May Pereira
4. Eusebia b.29.10.1891
5. Edward b.3.10.1893 who follows under IV
6. Gertrude
b.16.12.1895 m
(a)
SACK 25.1.1917 George Joseph Croner
b.18.12.1890 s Philip Croner & Maria Peterson
(b)
SACK 18.9.1930 Paul Perera b.1895 s Charles Perera & ........
7. Theodora Irene
b.5.4.1899 m SACK 31.1.1918 Robert Clement Berenger
b.1882 w Angeline Eveline ...... s Charles Augustus Berenger & Annie Elizabeth
...........
8. Agnes b. .1.1901 m SACK 21.2.1944 Swithin
Charles de Silva b.1894 s Charles Richard de Silva & Julia
.....
9. Margaret b.3.1.1903
10. Clara
b.16.2.1905 m SACK 25.10.1923 Walter Reginald Wilmot Pieris
b.1898 s Henry Ward Bailey Pieris &
.........
11. Violet
Theresa b.15.10.1908 m SACK 15.5.1935 Frederick William Berenger
b.9.8.1904 d.2.1.1970 s Robert Clement Berenger &
Angeline Eveline .........
A III
Andrew Abraham b.2.3.1888 m ASB 29.5.1916 Evelyn Mary Rooff
dau John Rooff & Mary
...... :-
1. Patrick
b.16.3.1917
2. Joseph b.15.10.1918 who follows under V
3. Victor b.23.12.1920
4. Emiliana (adop) b.18.8.1926
A IV
Edward Abraham, shoemaker b.3.10.1893 m SACK 25.5.1916 Muriel Mildred Jones b. .12.1895 dau Albert Edward Jones
& Susanna de Kauwe :-
1. Theodora
b.12.4.1917
2. Justin b.25.9.1918
3. Remy Beatrice b.1.10.1924 d.23.2.1965 m SLK 26.12.1942 Don Michael Abeykoon s Don Stephen Abeykoon
& Athauda Arachchige
Clara Elizabeth Dias
4. Stanley Justin b.28.12.1925
5. Mercy Freda m
(a)
SLK 25.5.1941 Dandangodagamage Percy Perera s
D-Irwin Perera & J.A. Julia .......
(b)
F.G. Don Daniel d.17.9.1971
6. Florence m ......... Gregory
7. Daisy
8. Irene
9. Godwin
b.12.1.1930
A V
Joseph Abraham b.15.10.1918 d.6.12.1982 m SJGam
10.5.1944 Rita de Silva b.1928 dau Ignatius Aloysius
de Silva & Magdalene Violet de Silva :-
1. Mary
Anastasia b.28.5.1945 m Dehiwela 29.1.1974 Brinzley Louis Brohier s Wilfred
Arthur (Harold) Brohier & Genevieve Margaret
Alexander
2. Mary Imelda b.26.7.1947 ]
3. Jacintha b.14.11.1948
]
4. Odilia
b.29.1.1951
]
5. Kenny Oswald b.16.10.1953 who follows under VI
6. Christopher b.26.12.1955
7. Mary Joyce b.16.12.1957 ] m Sarath de Silva
8. Yvonne
]
9. Melanie d.
] m Ismail Farook
10. Pamela
]
11. Sandra
] m Thambirajah .........
12. (G.R.) Gerard Royston of Kandy d.9.7.2000
A VI
Kenny Oswald Abraham b.16.10.1953 m RO 21.8.1984 Jasmine Sriyani
Weerasinghe b.3.6.1960 dau
John Weerasinghe & Christine de Silva :-
1. Anne Erishia Crishani b.2.7.1984
B
B I
John Abraham b. circa 1827 m ........ :-
1. James
who follows under II
2. Frederick
b.1847 who follows under III
B II
James Abraham, farrier m SACK 27.4.1866 Carolina McLeod b.7.7.1850 dau John McLeod & Catherine Stewart :-
1. Maria
b.20.7.1867
2. Mabel m SPNP 6.2.1907 Granville Charles Ferdinand b.1885 s Edward
Ferdinand & Mary Perera
3. Georgiana
b.13.5.1874 m
(a)
ASB 14.6.1894 Urban Guys s Peter Frederick Guys & Lucia Bernard
(b)
SPP 14.2.1915 Arthur Paul Byrne b.6.11.1876 s Arthur Byrne & Maria
Juliana Gomes
4. Walter b. .6.1876 m SSHC 6.12.1904 Mary Vander Straaten
dau James Vander Straaten
& Ellen Nicholas
5. Oswin b. .1.1879
6. Cornelis b.24.9.1850
7. Jenny m ASB 28.10.1915 Hugh Joseph Alexander b.1895 s Petrus Alexander & Mariana Baldsing
8. Henricus b.
1.1888
9. Anne
Catherine b.1889 d.27.5.1962 m ASB 14.1.1909 Felix Herft
d. .9.1964 s Henry William Herft
& Paulina Faustina Perera
10. Joanna
b.27.4.1893
B III
Frederick Abraham, shoemaker b.1847 d.21.5.1884 m SACK 14.7.1869 Caroline Kinson b.1849 dau John Henry Kinson & Celestina Engeltina Dufee :-
1. Eugenie
b.2.5.1872
2. Julia b.1874 m SPP 2.10.1902 Edwin (Alwin)
de Fransz b.13.8.1870 s John Edward de Fransz & Eliza Sylvia (??Nelson)
3. Maria Elizabeth b.1.7.1874 m SACK 26.7.1899 Edward Benjamin Tissera b.1871 s R.J. Tissera
& Maria .......
4. Paul b.10.7.1876 who follows under IV
5. Sylvester b.2.1.1880
6. Maria b. .12.1881
B IV
Paul Abraham, shoemaker b.10.7.1876 m SACK 22.2.1900 Marcelline
de Kauwe b.1881 dau Richard
de Kauwe & Johanna de Silva :-
1. Marcellina b.1902
2. Angelina
Mercia (Evelyn) d.19.9.1984 m ASB 30.4.1923 Ebon de Kauwe
d. s Reuben de Kauwe & Charlotte Maria Pollocks
C
C I
Walter Abraham b. circa 1873 m Mary Nicholas :-
1. Helena
b.1893
2. Florence
b.1897 m ASB 29.12.1929 Sabaratnam ........ s George Murugan Vallipuram
3. Catherine
b.10.4.1899
4. Ernest Canute
(Kenneth) b.24.6.1906 who follows under II
C II
Ernest Canute (Kenneth) Abraham of Wattala
b.24.6.1906 d.Melbourne 25.4.1975 m ASB 27.11.1928
Mary Myra Baldesing b.1.11.1909 d.11.12.1999 dau Bernard Joseph Baldesing
& Agnes Cecilia Perera :-
1. Catherine Hazel
b.25.11.1930 d.8.2.2001 m W.M. Maxie Dominic Felix
Perera d.29.12.1992 s Philip Perera & Edith Constance
........
2. Stephen, rev.father
3. Vernon m Marie ........
4. Aloysius Edward
b.22.6.1940 who follows under III
5. Maureen
6. Annesley (Aust) m Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Armadale Australia 10.2.1973 Carmel
Belinda Hefferman of Aust. dau
J. Hefferman & ........
7. Paulette Therese m SAntDem 25.1.1969 Patrick Errol Nugara
d. s Frank Collin Nugara & Iris Alda Overlunde
8. Melvin Chrysostom
who follows under IV
C III
Aloysius Edward Abraham (Canada) b.22.6.1940 d.4.11.1988 m Dagmar (Rani) Baldesing dau Vistrini
Alexis Baldesing & Muriel Florence Nugara :-
1. Russel m ASB 8.10.1985 Salome Hanks
dau Colin Hanks & Rita Martil
2. Deirdre (Canada)
3. Roy
4. Felicia
Claudette b.6.11.1962 d.10.9.1963
C IV
Melvin Chrysostom Abraham (Aust) m
(a)
Corpus Christi Church, Glenroy, Aust. 31.8.1973
Ruth Cummins dau Ernest Carlyle Cummins & Freda
Priscilla Nicholas - divorced
(b)
Jennifer .........
Of the first marriage he had :-
1 Claudia
2. Christine
D
D I
Pius Joachim Abraham b. circa 1898 m Margaret Dorothy Casie
Chitty :-
1. John
Aloysius Prosper Felix who follows under II
2. Lionel d.28.2.1977
3. Percy, rev.father
4. Gerald Francis b.10.9.1919
5. Cecilia Mary Placida b.5.10.1920 d.27.7.1991 m SMB 17.1.1945 John
Ignatius Fernando Pulle, doctor d.17.8.1995 s John
Fernando Saviel Pulle &
Barbara Fernando Anthony Pulle
6. Vernon Bertrand Stanislaus who follows under III
7. Philomel James who follows under III
8. Rosemary Cyrilla Mt.Carmel d.12.5.2004 m
Gabriel Fitzroy Setukuvalar, president's counsel
b.25.11.1918 d.13.1.1993 s Victor Setukuvalar & Felicitas .........
D II
John Aloysius Prosper Felix Abraham, attorney d.20.3.1963 m SMB 11.2.1943
Gertrude Margery Ralph de Abrew b.8.11.1920
d.26.10.1990 dau Bertram Perkins de Abrew & Eugenie Maria Ralph :-
1. Sheila
(Brightie) m Ajit de Zoysa
2. Alastair] m Cynthia .........
3.
Ryle ]
D III
Vernon Bertrand Stanislaus Abraham d.London, UK
24.3.2001 m SACK 2.6.1955 Antoinette Leocadia (Selvaranee) Pullenayagam
b.29.1.1929 dau Leonard Cecil Pullenayagam
& Mary Augusta (Savundari) Gnanamuttu
:-
1. Angelo
m St.Margaret's Church, Carshalton Beach, England
20.6.1981 Priyani Perera dau
Eric Perera & .........
2. Stefan ] m Kshama de Costa
3. Johann ]
D IV
Philomel James Abraham d.England 7.8.1974 m Mary Carberry :-
1. Nicola
2. Mark
3. Martin
Family Tree data
collected and compiled by Dr. Malcolm Jansze,
Colombo, Sri Lanka - mjansze@sltnet.lk
* See Church
Abbreviation List
** Research done
by Dr. Malcolm Jansze
ABRAHAM - appendix
not in written families above
Canute - bil Arul Rajanayagam
(Canada), N.E.B. Sebastian, Bobby (Canada), Blossom (Canada), Pansy (Canada), Navamany, Juliet, Mary Rani
AC - bil Nelson, Anne & Jerome
Denis - gf Matilda, Shianne & Braydan
Pr
Philip - gf Bimba,
Mihiri, Dilu, Wesley, Shehan, Nina, Shiran, Shanil & Shenal
- bil Edy, Suri & Leela
Pr
*
OTHER
ABRAHAM FAMILIES
o o Johannes 1761-
o o Don 1768-
·
o Caroline Elizabeth 1858-1941 & Joseph Ridley Thompson Proctor 1852-1893
· o Egodde
Hettiaralchige Don·
o Frederica Charlotte & James John Van Arkadie
o o Angelica &1857 Galdino de Silva
·
o Ranwalage Don & Wanniachchiage Elizabeth Fonseka
·
o Vidanelage Arthur & Mandadige Lily Leonora Fernando
o
o Margaret &1942 Martin Theophilus de Zilva 1902-
o
o Ernest Canute 1906-1975 &1928 Mary Myra Baldsing 1908-1999
§ o Catherine Hazel 1930-2001 & Maxwell Dominic Felix Perera