Sri Lanka Sinhala Family Genealogies
PARANAGAMA
Family # 3100
A Celebration of a life - Julia Aluwihare (Jayasundera)
It is with a sense of admiration and sadness that I received the news of the death of Julie De Silva Jayasundera, nee Aluwihare.
Julie was the seventh daughter of the late Loku Bandara Maralande Aluwihare and of the late Mrs. Julia Nuwerawewa Paranagama Aluwihare Kumarihamy of Matale. Her Paternal Grand father was the Disawa for the matale district during the British occupation of Sri Lanka.
Julie received her education at Hill Wood College Kandy., and has had the honor of being the first Kandyan Girl in the whole of Sri Lanka to be awarded a fully funded scholarship to the London Schools of Music, unfortunately at that time her very conservative parents did not permit her to take up this Scholarship. However Julie learnt the Piano under Mrs. Marion Stanton in Kandy. She married Rudolph De Silva Jayasundera, who hailed from Denagomuwa Polghawela in the Kurunegala district. Rudy and Julie settled in their cozy home at Woodlands Ranawana Kurunegala, Julie raised a family of two sons, gave music lessons, and played at concerts, and was the organist at the Kurunegala cathedral. When Rudolph died she moved out of Woodlands and settled in Kurunegala town, but later moved to her elder son’s home, in Talangama. Julie wished to live with her second son in Canberra and in 1997 at the age of eighty years she moved to Canberra, Australia, the ever so independent Julie moved into her flat in Canberra and with her piano playing, Bach Beethoven Chopin Schubert, Mortzart she made a very wide circle of friends. Her impeccable English had the admiration of many an Australian.
I think Julie was a remarkable person, who had a great sense of humor, loved people was totally unselfish, never went for cheap fame even though she was connected to the late Srimavo Bandaranayake, and knew the Late Mr Dudley Senanayake,she never asked for favors. Julie would entertain both the rich and poor with the same generosity, and kindness. Her giving sprit had no limits
Julie was converted to Christianity at Hill wood college, one wonders to this day if it was by faith or fear, however when her nephew came to the Buddhist Vihare in Canberra as its chief priest, she asked him over and had long discussions about her faith and beliefs in the Teachings of the Buddhist Philosophies.
Truly she was a wonderful woman, whose forgiving sprit made her a loving kind generous person who truly had a great circle of both Australian and Sri Lankan friends. This was evident at her cremation.
She died peacefully on the 26thof October, and the Buddhist rites were performed by the ven Saranakaraa Aluwihre maha thera, and on the 28th of October the Rev Ian Wright and the Rev Ian Hopkins conducted the Anglican service.
Julie had planned all the hymns for her funeral, and they were all the Hymns sung at her wedding, she wanted people to celebrate her life, the casket was white with gold trimmings, in laid in south sea mother of pearls, and it had 50 red roses displayed over the lid, in a lateral arrangement. As the Casket was lowered to the crematorium, her favorite piece of music by Chopin was played; it was Fantasy Impromptu in c major The Organ was played by one of Canberra’s famous Organists Mrs. Susan Reed, and Mr. Ronald Hoskin sang amazing grace.
In their eulogy her grand daughters spoke of the loving grand mother they had, who was unselfish, loving, and humorous, had the ability to laugh at her self, and had a giving sprit, she readily forgave anyone who might have wronged her, and this is the loving kindness that is taught in all faiths, Julie had a full measure of this.
It was a celebration of a life.
I assure to all who read this that this was Julie for I should know her well, as I am her son.
Rohan de Silva Jayasundera
Training Centre Manager / Directeur
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Training Centre
Centre de Formation en Hôtellerie, Tourisme et Loisirs
P.O. Box 5106, Port Vila, VANUATU
Tel. (678) 26830 / 26044 / 67189
Fax (678) 26832
Julia Aluwihare (Jayasundera)
Julia
was born
to LB Aluwihare and Julia Nuwera Wewa
Paranagama Kumarihamy,
on the 5th of December 1915, at Pahala Walauwa, Aluwihare,
MataleThis
aristocratic Family was connected to all the aritocratic
Kandyans such as the
Ratwatte's, Halangoda's, Nugewela's, & Madawela's, to name
a few She is a
cousin to the late Mrs Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranayake
Julia was named after her mother, who incidentally was one of the first girls to attend the Hillwood Mission School Julie too attended Hillwood College in Kandy She was known as Julie at School, and is the name by which she is known to this date
One
of Julies
great achievemts was to win the Royal Schools of Music London
Scholarship This
was in the early nineteen thirties Julie, coming, from a very
conservertive
Kandyan Family was not permitted to go to London, but she did
excel in her
music, and taught many a Sri Lankan to play and appreciate
classical music
Later she married the very handsome Rudolph De Silva
Jayasundera, the son of
Jonathan and Maud De Silva Jayasundera of Kurunegala Jonathan
was one of the
early Lawyers of the N>W>P> and his grand mother was
known as the
Denagomuwe Kumarihamy, whose ancestors were involved in
accompanying the sacred
Bo Sapling from India, Ref 20th Century Impressions of Ceylon
Rudolph
was
the opening batsman at St Thomas's College in the nineteen
twenties and was on
the Cricket Team with Mr Dudley Senanayake Rudolph and Julie
settled in their
cosy home at Ranawana, in Kurunegala, and on Rudolph's death ,
Julie left
Kurunegala to live with one of her sons in Colombo, and after
some years she
migrated to Canberra Australia to live with her second son
Now
(2005),
Julie is 90 years old, and she enjoys good health and has her
piano with her and
still plays Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin She has a large circle
of friends and
talks with pride on the achievement of winning the Scholarship
to London for
music Her secret to a healthy life is to have happy thoughts
and drink a glass
of sherry before lunch and a Cognac during winter
Rohan De Silva Jayaseundera
l to r: Julia Aluwihare & great g-daughter, Chenaiyah Tyrah D'Costa, next, Julia with son Rohan, daughter-in-law Indira and daughters, Zonelle & Shahiliya with baby Chenaiyah Tyrah D'Costa, next, Rohan, Indira and their proud little grand-daughter, Chenaiyah Tyrah D'Costa
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Training Centre
Centre de Formation en Hôtellerie, Tourisme et Loisirs
Vanuatu Institute of Technology
Uncle Deryck
It is with sadness I received the news of the death of uncle Deryck. I have known him all my life and to me he was, Uncle, Friend, Mentor and Hero. His values in life and his impeccable honesty is something that most people today sadly lack.
He was born at Pahala Waluwa Matale to Mr L. B Aluwiahre and Mrs Julia Nuwerawewa Parangama Aluwhare Kumarihamy. Deryck was their youngest Son
His Grand Father was the Disawa for the Matale district during the British occupation of our Island.
Deryck was educated at Trinity College where he excelled in his studies and later graduated with Honors from the University of Colombo.
He Joined the Ceylon civil service and he held very high offices, in the public service of Sri Lanka.
Aunty Rani his wife was kindness in its self, and during the time I was attached to the Ceylon Hotel School, I was with them and it was home away from home. The values and principles that Uncle Deryck has instilled in me, has enabled me to face life, with a philosophy that is practiced in both Buddhism and Christianity.
To have courage Love and compassion on all things
.To be honorable in ones dealings, have a practical approach to life, are some of the many traits that I have tried to emulate from him.
Uncle Dep was not a good driving instructor, I remember the time he decided to check my driving skills, and he was so nervous at my driving that I too forgot all what I had to do on the what at that time was busy Galle Road.
Uncle Deryck held many very high positions in the Civil Service, but never a political cringer, and as such enjoyed the respect of all ruling parties of the time, but not their favored Son status.
One of the greatest acts of bravery displayed by this Son of the Soil was in Anuradhapura. It was 1958 and he was the government agent of the Anuradhapura district, there was rioting, to maintain law and order that night he walked the main street of this ancient city holding only a stick for protection.
Many a Tamil family owed their lives to this man who had no racial preferences, all he had was what was right and what was wrong.
I have seen this stick which has a silver plaque and the words to a brave person who saved many lives, presented by the Ceylon Army. He is mentioned in the book emergency 58 by Tarzie Vittachie.
Uncle Deryck was never popular with people who bent the laws of the land to line their pockets.
I remember many a time Uncle Deryck relating his early childhood in Aluwihare, Today these stories would have made the charts in a movie or a novel .He was a great story teller, and loved to relate war stories.
He knew so many branches of this very old Kandyan family. My Mother Julie is the only surviving member of his family of three boys and seven girls. Uncle Deryck retired and followed his daughter Neila to settle down in Auckland New Zealand, where he spent a useful retired life, delivering talks to social groups on Sri Lanka.\
Having been born to a very staunch Buddhist Family, but having been converted to Christianity at Trinity he had a unique blend of two religions and he lived by their teachings.
I used to visit him in Auckland, and their home was warm, filled with goodness and Love.
To Aunty Ri, Neila, Lucky, Chantal and Arjan, I mourn with you the loss,
I celebrate with you his life, and I strive to live by his principles.
It’s Hard to break the chords of Love that bind our hearts.
Rohan de Silva Jayasundera
Port Vila
Vanuatu.
1
Paranagama
2 Paranagama Loku Mudiyanse + Punchi Menika Ratwatte (3060)
3
Julia
Nuwera Wewa Paranagama Kumarihamy + L
B Aluwihare (son of ULB Aluwihare
Dissawe & Ms Maralande, and brother of Sir Richard
Aluwihare)
4
Sudharma Aluwihare +
HC Guneratne Mudaliyar of Matara
5
Loyd Guneratne
5 Leslie Guneratne
4 Sita Aluwihare + Colbert Abraham
4 Christy Aluwihare + Nancy Sirimane
5 Stephnie Aluwihare
5 Noel Aluwihare
4 Edwin Aluwihare + Miss Helen Prince
5 Dhelia Aluwihare
5 Meryl Aluwihare
5 Malini Aluwihare
5 Ingrid Aluwihare
5 Chryshanthie Aluwihare
5 Damayanthi Dunuwila (Musician, who sailed on a yacht from Colombo to Lisbon, the famous baila "Kandy Lamissi" was composed based on her many antics during her early years at kandy) + Sven (Sweden)
5 Sita Dunuwila + Cedric de Silva
5 Iris Dunuwila (decd) + Lloyd Gooneratne
6 Charitha Gooneratne
5 Manel Dunuwila + Shelton Weerasinghe (ex Principal Wesley College)
5 Shanthie Dunuwila (decd) + Charles Pathirane
5 Charitha Dunuwila
4 Olive Aluwihare + Frank De Alwis
5 Alan De Alwis
5 Micheal De Alwis
5 Leonard De Alwis
4 Evelyn Aluwihare + Aelien Gunewardene
5 Indrani Gunewardene
5 Amara Gunewardene
4 Jullia Aluwihare, presently
resident in Canberra, Australia,
b:Dec-5-1915 at Pahala Walauwa
Aluwihare, Matale, d:26 Oct 2008 in Canberra, Australia +
Rudolph De Silva Jayasundera, b: 2nd of
September 1910, m:
10th of April 1944 (s/o
Jonathan, lawyer of the
NWP, & Maud De Silva Jayasundera of Kurunegala, Jonathans
grandmother was
known as Denagomuwe Kumarihamy, whose ancestors were
Guptas, who
accompanied the Bo sapling from IndiaTheir waluwa still exist in
Denagomuwa
Polghawella, and her temple in Denagomuwa still stands,Ref
20th Century impressions of Ceylon)
5
Nihal De Silva Jayasundera, b:24-Dec-1945 + Nelum
Welikella
6 Radhika Nelufer
De Silva
Jayasundera
6 Zonelle Avanthie
De Silva
Jayasundera + L:eonard D'Costa
7 Chanaiya Tyra
D'Costa
6 Shahiliya De
Silva Jayasundera
4 Iranganie Aluwihare + Dr Wilfred Wickremasinghe
5 Gamani Wickremasinghe
5 Asoka Wickremasinghe
5 Malika Wickremasinghe
5 Sunethra Wickremasinghe
5 Chitra Wickremasinghe + Sanjeeva Wijesinghe
5 Chulani Wickremasinghe
5
Krishnie Wickremasinghe
4 Derrick Aluwihare d:12 Oct 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand + Ranee Perera (d/o Dr & Mrs JP Perera of Gampaha)
5 Neila Aluwihare + Lakshman Abeynaike (s/o Rev Cyril Abeynaike, Bishop, & Mrs Abeynaike)
6 Chantal Abeynaike
6 Arjan Abeynaike
3 A E Paranagama + Kumarihamy from the Suriya Kumara Clan of Nuwarawewa in Anuradhapura
3 J R Paranagama, Interpreter Mudaliyar of Kandy Gravets + Katugaha Punchi Kumarihamy (only daughter of Katugaha Basnayake Nilame) (3115)
5 Esmond Paranagama
5 Robert Paranagama
3 2nd marriage of J R Paranagama, Interpreter Mudaliyar of Kandy Gravets + Dodanwela Tikiri Kumarihamy, d/o Dodanwela Maha Waluwa Banda
4 Charles Paranagama +Nanda Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
5 son
5 A Reggie Paranagama +Bandaranaike Herath Mudiyanselage Prabhawathie Manel Katugaha Paranagama Kumarihamy, b:17-May-1930 at Giriyagama Walauwa at Yatinuwara, residence of her maternal uncle Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya Disava, d:5-Sep-1957 died of childbirth at the age of 26. Kindergarten education at St Ursula's Convent Badulla up to 1938, the Covent of Child Jesus Ratnapura up to 1942, and then schooled at Visakha Vidyalaya Bandarawela up to Junior School Certificate Class, and then joined St Bridgets College, Colombo toi complete her SSC in 1950. Lived on Brandenburgh Estate, Bandarawela (3115)
10 Rohan Salinda Paranagama
10 Thissila Jayaliya Paranagama
3
Abeyratne
Banda
Ratwatte Basnayake of Mahaiyyawatta Walauwa,
Kandy
(3060)
4 WA Ratwatte + Panabokke Tikiri Kumarihamy
5
Wilfred A Ratwatte + Hema Samarakoon
6
[1] Chulanee Nelunkanthi Ratwatte, b:1949 + [2] Jayampathy
Charitha Ratwatte
III, b:1948
7
[3] Prashanthi Tehanee Ratwatte
7
[4] Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte IV
3 2nd
spouse of Abeyratne
Banda
Ratwatte
Basnayake
+ Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy**
4 Adigar Sir J Cuda Ratwatte+ Chitravo Katugaha
Kumarihamy
5 Lennie Ratwatte
5 Stanley Ratwatte
5 J C Ratwatte II + Phyllis Sita Aluvihare
6 Rajitha Ratwatte, b:1936 + Krishanti
7 Chanidu Ratwatte
7 Nandika Ratwatte
7 Nulara Ratwatte
6 Suren Ratwatte + Dharini
7 Rahul Ratwatte
6
[2] Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte III, b:1948 + [1] Chulanee
Nelunkanthi
Ratwatte, b:1949
7
[3]
Prashanthi Tehanee Ratwatte
7
[4] Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte IV
5
Kenneth Ratwatte
5
Pearlie Ratwatte
5
Anton Ratwatte
5
Brindley Ratwatte
5
Amara Ratwatte
5
Dolly Ratwatte
5 Inda Ratwatte
4 Bandura (Loku Nanda) Ratwatte Kumarihamy + Henry Robert Dullewa (Rate Mahattaya) of Lewke Walauwa, Mawanella
5 Sujatha Dullewa (Mrs Keppetipola Dullewa)
5 Tinnie Dullewe + Mallika Tennekoon of Meeduma Walauwa, Rambukkana - Nita (only child)
6 Nita Dullewe + Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne (3147) Ex Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.
7 Neranjan Wijeyeratne + Devika Mediwake (3004)
8 Mokshana Wijeyeratne
8 Navindra Wijeyeratne
7 Mano Wijeyeratne + Dushyanthi Wegodapola (first marriage) of Ratwatte Walauwa, Ukuwela
8 Subodhana Wijeyeratne
8 Varnusha Wijeyeratne
8 Hasitha Wijeyeratne
7 2nd spouse of Mano Wijeyeratne + Barathi Wijeratne (Present wife of Mano)
7 Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne + Dayanganie Gunasekara
8 Dr. Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne
7 Lankesh Wijeyeratne + Shivanthi Nugawala
8 Shalindrika Wijeyeratne
8 Bodhakshi Wijeyeratne
8 Chirani Wijeyeratne
7 Nishangani Wijeyeratne + Bandula Hulangamuwa
8 Nirvan Hulangamuwa
5 Dudley Dullewa
5 Dharmakerthi (Seema) Dullewa
5 Azlyn Dullewa, d:Dec 2007
DULLEWA - AZLYN Beloved daughter of late Henry Robert Dullewa (Rate Mahattaya) and Bandura Ratwatte Kumarihamy, sister of late Sujatha, late Tiny, late Dudly, late Seema, late Sunny and late Joyce. Cortege leaves residence at No. 52, Damunupola Mw, Bahirawakanda, Kandy for Cremation at 6.45 p.m. Mahaiyawa Cemetery 12.12.2007. DN Wed Dec 12 2007
5
Joyce Dullewa
5 Sunny Dullewa + Sylvia, d:Dec 20 2007
6 Dennis Dullewe + Anoma (Australia)
6 Henry Dullewe + Rajini (Canada)
6 Daphne Dullewe + Robert (Sweden)
6 Shane Dullewe + Ashanee
DULLEWE - SYLVIA It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Sylvia on the 20th December 2007. Beloved wife of the late Sunny Dullewe, loving and devoted mother of Dennis (Australia), Henry (Canada), Daphne (Sweden) and Shane (Sri Lanka), mother-in-law of Anoma, Rajini, Robert and Ashanee, adored grandmother of Shehan, Shehara, Shane, Shalin, Shamara, Shenali, Henry, Caroline, Ashanga, Shishanee and Shashinee. Cremation on December 22nd 2007. 8, Lachal Drive, Ajax Ontario L1T 1P1, Canada. 189, Kalapaluwawa, Koswatta, Battaramulla. DN Mon Dec 24 2007
4 Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe, b:1883, d:20-Sep-1957 + Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy (3061)
5 Sirimavo
Ratwatte + 17-Apr-1916,
d:2000, (First woman Prime Minister in the World, Prime
Minister, 1974, 1998) +
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka in 1958, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk
in 1958
(1001) m:2-Oct-1940
6 Chandrika Bandaranaike (President of Sri Lanka 1998) + Vijaya Kumaratunga
6 Sunethra Bandaranaike + Kumar Rupasinghe
6
Anura Bandaranaike b: 1949 (Member of Parliament 1998,
Speaker of the
House 2000)
5 Dr Seevali Ratwatte
5 Dr Mackie Ratwatte
5 Clifford Ratwatte
Obituary:
RATWATTE - BARNES SC - Beloved husband of Iranganie Dunuwille, loving father of Anil, Sarath and Anoma,
father-in-law of Tamara and Sharmini, much loved grandfather of Viren and Arjun, expired Cortege leaves residence
at 215 pm for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 300 pm on 11th January 11, Malalasekera Pedesa,