Sri Lanka Sinhalese Family Genealogy
Ameresekere - Family #3068
1 ATTANAYAKA, Minister to
Rajasinha II-
1640 (says ‘Attanayika’s sons and grandsons Ekanayika and
Amarasekere
held the position of Protector of the Boundary between the
Sinhalese and Dutch
Governments and Basnayake Nilame of Kelani Dewale respectively’
p. 738
Twentieth Cent. Imp.)
2
EKANAYAKA
, Protector of the boundary between Sinhalese and Dutch
Government - 1656
3
AMERESEKERE , Basnayaka Nilame,Kelani Dewale - 1660
4
MATHES AMERESEKERE, Settled in Matara
4
MARCUS AMERESEKERE, Mudaliyar,
Dutch Government Gotutuwa/ Gothatuwa - 1696
5
Daughter + Fredrick
De Saram - Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale (3126)
4
FRANCIS AMERESEKERE, Muhandiram
Dutch Government Gotatuwa/Gothatuwa – 1662
5
Don Soloman Ameresekere Ekanayaka, Mudaliyar, Hapitigam
Korale, Dutch
Government 1692 + Daughter of Juan Perera Wickramaratna
Ekanayaka Maha Mudaliyar, who was a descendant of the
Adigar Panadure for
King Parakrama Bahu of Cotte.
6
DON PHILIP AMERESEKERE
EKANAYAKA KULATILAKA, Mudaliyar, Hapitigam Korale, Dutch
Government 1785
(see below)
6
Daughter + Samaradiwakara Wickramasingha Dassanayike
, Mudaliyar, Hapitigam Korale, Dutch Government -
1750 (3148)
7
Don Johannas Dassanayaka,
Mudaliyar, Hapitigam Korale, Dutch Government 1794
6
DON PHILIP AMERESEKERE
EKANAYAKA KULATILAKA ,Mudaliyar, Hapitigam
Korale, Dutch
Government 1785 + Daughter of Wijesundara
Ekanayaka Mudaliyar –
Hapitigam Korale - Dutch Government
7 Johanna Ameresekere m.
1794 + Don
Johannas Dassanayaka, (Don J. Dissanayake? ) Mudaliyar
Hapitigam Korale, Dutch
Government (3148)
8
Leonora Dassanayaka + Weerakoon
Muhandiram Hapitigam
Korale
9
Daughter + Johnson Ameresekere, Commanding Officer
Sinhalese
Regiment 1815
8
Don Johannas Adrian Dassanayaka,Mudaliyar,
Hapitigam
Korale-1800 + Daughter of Peiris Samarasingha Siriwardana,
Mudaliyar
Lockgate Colombo
8
Henderick Dassanayaka, Attapattu
Mudaliyar, Colombo 1804 +
Daughter of Samaranayaka, Mudaliyar, Siyane Korale
9
John Lewis Dassanayaka, Atapattu
Mudaliyar, Colombo 1880 +
Daughter of Livera Mudaliyar
10 S W Dassanayaka, Cooper’s Hill, Engineering College, England
9
Fredrick Dassanayaka, Proctor Colombo
10 John
Dassanayaka,
Proctor Colombo
9
Daughter + F B Ameresekera, Kaleliya Walawa
8
Philippa Dassanayaka + Carolis Ameresekere,
Kaleliya Walawa
8
Daughter + Siriwardana, Muhandiram, Ambanvita
8
Manthri Amarasekere + Lakshman
Dias Bandaranayaka, Kelanimulla
Walawa (1001)
9
Niranjan Indrajith Dias Bandaranaike
8
Don Daniel Dassanayaka, Muhandiram of the guard-1814,
Shot by Veddhas in
Kandyan Rebellion of 1816
8
Coranelis Dassanayaka, Mudaliyar Hapitigam Korale &
JP-1813 +
Daughter
of Fredrick de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale (3126)
9
Henricus Louis Dassanayaka, Mudaliyar Hapitigam Korale +
Daughter
of Andiris Alwis, Mudaliyar District Court Colombo
10 Arthur Louis
Dassenaike, Mudaliyar
Hapitigam Korale
11 Arthur Lee Dassenaike,
Mudaliyar Hapitigam Korale.b
1903
7
William Ameresekere, Muhandiram, Kaleliya-1796 - No Issue
7
Samuel Ameresekere, Mudaliyar, Hapitigam Korale - m:1800
+ Daughter
of Fonseka
Samarakkody - Mudaliyar, Colombo (3118)
8 Daughter
+ Adirian
Dias Bandaranayaka,
Malwana (1001)
8
Daughter + Carolis Livera, Muhandiram Kalutara
8
Daughter + P Gunatilaka, Muhandiram
Lockgate Colombo
9
Robert Gunatilaka, President Pasdum Korale
8
Simon Paulus Ameresekere, Muhandiram, Hapitigam
Korale,1830 - No Issue
8
Johannas Paulus Ameresekere, Muhandiram Gangaboda Pattu –
1855 Siyane
Korale, Murutuwela - No Issue
8
Abraham Ameresekere, Muhandiram Siyane Korale, Medapttu -
1860
9
Charles Ameresekere + Miss Seneviratna, Ekala
9
Louis Ameresekere + Miss Perera, Kirindiwita
9
Paulis Ameresekere + Miss Seneviratna, Ekala
10 Daughter + Solomon
Dias
Bandaranayaka, Malwana (1001)
8
Henry Ameresekere, Muhandiram Ambanwita - 1840
8 Herat Ameresekere,
Muhandiram, Hapitigam Korale – 1838
7
Henry Ameresekere, Muhandiram, Alutkuru Korale - 1798 + Daughter
of Livera Wijesundera Ekenayake Mudaliyar
Alutkuru Korale (3109)
8
Daughter + Weerakoon, Muhandiram, Kelaniya
8
Daughter + Perera Siriwardana, Muhandiram, Kelaniya
8
Samuel Ameresekere
9
James Ameresekere
* 7
DANIEL AMERESEKERE + Daughter of (Don
David) Herat Senewiratne, Mudaliyar, Pitigal Korale,
Dutch
Government-1794 *
8
Carolis Ameresekere, Kaleliya Walawa + Daughter
of Dassanayaka
Mudaliyar, Hapitigam Korale, 1794 (Philippa Dassanayaka)
8 Daughter
+ Carolis Alwis
Jayasingha, Baptist Minister, Hanwella
9
Alwis, Muhandiram, Hewagam Korale,1870 + Miss Bandaranayaka,
Malwana (1001)
8 Johnson Ameresekere,
Commanding Officer,
Sinhalese Regiment,1815 + Daughter
of Weerakoon Muhandiram, Hapitigam
Korale
9 C H J
Ameresekere, Kagalle
10 Edwin
Ameresekere
9
P P Ameresekere, Tambugala
10 Simon
Ameresekere
9
F D Ameresekere, Kaleliya + Daughter of H D Dassanayaka,
Attapattu
Mudaliyar, Colombo 1804
10 Harry Ameresekere
9
J E Ameresekere, Kaleliya + Daughter of Jacob Dionysius
Silva, Supreme
Court, Sword Bearer,
Muhandiram, Colombo
8
Sophia Ameresekere + Johannes
Christoffel Corea (is this where this goes? It says that
he was the uncle
of James Charles Ameresekere the son of Bartholemeus.
8
Don Johannis Ameresekere, Mudaliyar
b. 1822 (father Don Daniel Mohandiram Hewegama Korale).
Residence:
Hanwella. (Book: Golden book of India).
8
BARTHOLOMEUS AMERESEKERE + Leonora
Corea Daughter of Mohandiram,
Pitigal Korale See Corea family #3070
9 James Charles
(JC) Ameresekere, b. 1848
(uncle Johannes Christoffel Corea) in 1874 Mohandiram Kurunegala
Kachcheri,
Mudaliyar Pitigal Korale South 1885 , Nattandiya Walauwa,
Marawila,
Pitigal Korale Central, 1855 p.738 Twentieth Cent. Impr.
+ Louisa
Lily Welikole Munasinha Dissanayake m.1880 died
young (daughter of
Cornelis de Silva Munesinghe Dissanayake, Mudaliyar Kandy
Kachcheri) +
James Charles Amerersekere (his 1st
wife); + Margret
Welikole Munasinha Dissanayake sister of Louisa Lily. (his
2nd
wife) Munasinha Family #
10 Earnest Ameresekera +
Sahabandu Goonewarden
11 Enis/Anis
Ameresekera + Hugh Pieris
11
James
Ameresekera + Elaine Weerasinghe
12 Sarath
Weerasinghe
12 Prasanne
Weerasinghe
12 Lakshmini Weerasinghe
11 Lionel
Ameresekera + Maud Pieris
12
Doris Ameresekera + Wirasinghe/ Weerasinghe
12 Gwen
Ameresekera + Atapattu
12 Mavis
Ameresekera + Basil Perera *
13 Ladislos? Dilkush
Perera
13 Prakesh
Perera
13 Preethi Elizabeth Perera
13 Melani
Perera
10 Dina Ameresekera +
HJVI Ekenayake
10 Arnold Ameresekera
10 Florence Ameresekera +
Percy Munasinghe
11 Christi
Munasinghe + Neomi de Alwis
11 Rexi Munasinghe
+ Ethel De Alwis
12 Malkanthi
Munasinghe
12 Prasanne
Munasinghe
10
Merille Ameresekera + Hector Munasinghe
11 Name Not Known
9
H S Ameresekere, Madampe + M de Silva
10
Harry Ameresekera + Ada
Wijeyekoon Jayewardene family #3002
10
Jane Ameresekera
10
Lora/Laura Ameresekera + Muhandiram (Mudaliyar?) Walter
De
Silva Wijethunga Gunasekera
[11 + Dora
(Lora?) Seneviratne Baptist According to
Chrishanthi De
Silva W. …this level11 exists…but according to Ameresekere
genealogy, it
does not)
12 Rev. Hector
[Wijethunga Gunasekera]
De Silva + Delicia Cabral
13 Vinodh Dilip
Wijethunga Gunesekera de
Silva + Chrishanthi Heart
14 Anjela de Silva
14 Son de Silva
13 Rev. Heshan de
Silva + Name Not Known
13 Prasanna De
Silva
12
Henry [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva + Harriet
Ekanayake
13 Rev Sunil de
Silva + Senaratne
13 Neil de Silva
13 Chitra de Silva
13 Jayantha de
Silva
13
Thakshila de Silva
12
Ashly
[Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva
12
Miriam [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva
12 Felix [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De
Silva
12
James [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva
12
Irene [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva
12
Freeda [Wijethunga Gunasekera] De Silva
9
J
S Ameresekere, Sub-Asst, Colonial Surgeon , 1889, Weligama
9
J William
Ameresekere, Boarding
Master, Welsey College, Colombo, 1888
+ (Is this the
same William that is the brother of Angelina, father of the
following
children??)
10
Violet Ameresekere + Clarence Munasinha
Dissanayake
10 Rose Ameresekere
10
Jasmine Ameresekere unmarried
10
Iris Ameresekere + Victor Munasinha
Dissanayake
Munasinha
11
Christy Munasinha
11
Rexy Munasinha
9
Angelina Elizabeth
Ameresekere,
Madampe + Francis
Welikole Munasinha Dissanayake b.
1866 educated at Trinity College, Kandy.
Mercantile Persuits,
Planter in Chilaw. Meda Waluwe
10
See Munasinha –
Family # for children etc.
9
J A Ameresekere,
Madampe
9
P E Ameresekere,
Madampe
9
D E Ameresekere,
Chilaw
9
J E Ameresekere,
Died 1874
9
D J Ameresekere,
Madampe
Is
this where this fits?
9
(DJ?) Daniel Ameresekere + Hannah
Gooneratne (from Jayewardene
family #3002)
10
Edna Ameresekere not married
10
Enid Ameresekere + Adrian CW Jayewardene
(Called Addie)
11
See Jayewardene family #3002
for descendants
10
Alwin
Ameresekere +
Lukshmi Ameresinghe (Edmond Philip Ameresinghe
Kalutara
and Galle + mother Wijemanne) 251
8235
11
Anil Lakshman +
11
Aylanee
+
10
Ruth (Girley)
Ameresekere
10
Daniel
Ameresekere not
married
10
Justus Ameresekere +
Frances
May Jayewardene See above
11
Anne + Earl
Abayasekara
12
See
Jayewardene family #3002 for descendants
11
Daniel Justus (Ira)
10
Victor Ameresekere +
Clarice
(Dottie) Adelade Leelavathi
Urelawatte Wijesundera
Perera Family #
3128
9 G E
Ameresekere, Hanwella
9 P J
Ameresekere, Madampe
9
Edward Ameresekere,
District Court,
Kurunegale + Angelina Corea Daughter of Simon Corea
Gravets
Muhandiram , Colombo
10
Adela
Ameresekere + Dr Felix
Pandithesekere
11
Estelle
Pandithesekere
10
Stanley Ameresekere + Edyth
Senewiratne Daughter of Mudaliyar and Mrs J C H Senewiratne
10
Sydney Ameresekere +
Murial Pandithesekere
11
Angela Ameresekere
7
Coranelis
Ameresekere + Daughter
of Perera Muhandiram, Degamboda/Dehamgoda – No
Issue (Note
from Anne-Marie: Document does not say no issue.)
7
Solomon
Ameresekere +
Daughter of Cornelis Alwis Jayasinha, Mudaliyar, Dutch
Government, 1791
7 Carolis
Ameresekere Muhandiram, Hapitigam
Korale -1810 + Daughter of David
Dias Bandaranayaka, Muhandiram
Kelanimulla Walawa - No Issue (1001) (Note from Anne-Marie:
Document does
not say no issue.)
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Where do these fit?
2 Don Conrad Ameresekera, Proctor
Supreme Court of Kurunegala +
Frances Eleanor Terentia + James
Edward Abhayaratna Vijayasekera Corea,
Gate Mudaliyar
Pitigal Korale North Chilaw b.1865 See
Corea family #3070
Adeline Beatrice Lucy Ameresekera
+ m.
1902 Jumeaux Arthur Christoffel Corea
(3rd son) Proprietory Planter b. 1873 in
Chilaw. Educated
at Wesley College. 1893 entered Ceylon Survey dept.
Licensed Surveyor
and leveler.
Where do these fit?
2 Edward
Henry Ekanayake
Amerasekera + Joselina de Silva Samarasinghe
Siriwardena (they
died young). They had 7 children.
3 Hyacinth Amerasekera +
Ashley Peiris at
'Ashley Hall', Kegalle
had 6 children
4 Eardley
Peiris deceased
4 Nissanke
Peiris deceased
4 Winston
Peiris
4 Charmaine
Peiris
4 Ranjit
Peiris
4 Shirani
Peiris
3 Douglas Amerasekera
3 Annesley Amerasekera
3
Neville Maxwell (Tiny) Amerasekera b. aprox
1911 + Grace
(Udunuwara Urulandeni Koralalage Perera) Jayatillaka b.
1921 Family # 3128
Perera (name changed to Jayatilleke)
4 Nimal Ameresekera +
Sriani De
Saram Colpetty See Jayewardene family
#3002
4 Shirani Ameresekera +
Yasendra De
Silva Moratuwa
5
Shalini De Silva in Atlanta
5
Sevanjie Ameresekera + Dihan Dedigama
6
Shania Dedigama
6
Shehara Dedigama
4
Gamini Ameresekera died in Australia
lived
in New Zealand
5
Carven Ameresekera + Name Not Known
4 Renuka Ameresekera not
married
3 Merille Amerasekera
3 Edward Rohan
Amerasekera + Aloma
Dender
Edward Ekanayake (Rohan) Amerasekera b.
Kegalle
1916-1974 He was brought up by his uncle and aunt, Victor
and Eda de
Silva Siriwardena. Whilst in the service of the RCyAF,
Amerasekera received the
Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth II, The Ceylon Armed
Services Inauguration
Medal (Cey/Gaz Nov 4, 1955) and the Ceylon Armed Services Long
Service
Medal. http://www.ceylonmedals.com/rohan.htm
4- Ajith
Amerasekera
4 Name
Not Known
3
Prinzie Amerasekera (Kundasale) + Alex Wijetunge
4
Prithiva Wijetunge
4
Lilani Wijetunge
4
Lalith Wijetunge
4
Shehan Wijetunge
3 (Brother)
Amerasekera
4 Douglas Bertram
Ameresekere + Iris Doreen
Amerasekera
5 Dr Nihal
Douglas Amerasekera
3 A
Merille ( Bonny)
Planter + Sumana Pieris Deraniyagala
No issue
Another family in Kegalle: as per info from Anne
Abayasekera
Ernest Ameresekera relative of Sidney
Ameresekera
Where do these fit?
2 Vander (Vanda?) Johnson Ameresekera An
uncle
or cousin to Victor and Justus Ameresekera. + Susan
Udunuwara
Urulawatte Wijesundera Perera Family # 3128
3
Beatrice Amerasekara
+ from Kegalle (divorced)
3 Cyril
Leefred
Amerasekara + Magee Alvis
3 Donald
Amerasekara
(died) unmarried
Where do these fit?
1 Ameresekere
+
Silvia Jayewardene See Jayewardene family #3002
2
Newton
Ameresekera + Mirtle Ameresekera (brother Eric ) US
3 Elaine Indrani Ameresekera
+ american
4 da??
3 Evadni
Chitra Ameresekera +
American Prof
4 Rani
Where do these
fit?
5 Danny
Ameresekere,
superintendant of Mail in Kegalle + Marline Abeywardene
6
Asoka
Ameresekere + Evelyn Jayewardene See Jayewardene
family
#3002
7
Nelum PhD in
Computer
at Cambridge + Nicholus Gunesakera (Cecil
Gunesekera + Princey
Perera)
8
Faith Gunesakera
8
Julius Gunesakera
7
Olu + Vasanthe
Kalansuriya
engineer
8
Vishva Thilanke
7
Manel + Ajith
Benjamin
8
Kiara Benjamin
8
Aaron Benjamin
8
Kiandra Benjamin
8
Kendrik Benjamin
REFERENCES:
1. NITI BOOK OF THE REIGN OF RAJASINHA II
2. SANNAS
AND TITLE DEEDS
OF LANDS
3. ANCIENT
STANSAS AND GATA
4. SANNASA
OF EHELEPOLA TO
JOHNSON AMERESEKERE, COMMANDING OFFICER, SINHALESE REGIMENT
5. BOOK
ON HIGH-CLASS
SINHALESE BY D H DASSANAYAKA , ATTAPATTU MUDALIYAR, COLOMBO1804.
EXTRACTS
FORWARDED TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR W H GREGORY, GOVERNOR
OF CEYLON, BY
DASSANAYAKA , ATTAPATTU MUDALIYAR
6. BOOK
ON AMERESEKERE
FAMILY, COMPILED BY BARTHOLOMEUS AMERESEKERE IN 1848
7. DUTCH
RECORDS AT
COLONIAL SECRETARY’S OFFICE, ACTS OF APPOINTMENT SIGNED BY DUTCH
GOVERNORS,
MEDALS RECEIVED FROM DUTCH GOVERNORS
8 BOOK
‘MADAMPE WRITHTHIE’
BY VICTOR MUNASINGHE.
REPRODUCED AND SUBMITTED BY DEHAN
SENEVIRATNE, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
09 FEBRUARY 2002