Sri Lanka Burgher/Sinhala Family Genealogy
De Saram - Family #3126
The writer believes that the 2 de Saram
families are related. Gankanda
Arachchi, along with 2 Denawaka Rala Arachchi's who
worked for Manuel
Tennakoon, escaped King Rajasinghe II with 300 followers and
joined the Dutch
Governtment in 1676, coming through Kelani Ganga. Gankanda
Arachchi took the
name Alexander de Saram. He had 3 sons Louis,
Hendrick, and Anthonan.
The writer believes there was a 4th son, and he is Thomas de
Saram, recorded as
the starting point of de Saram family 2.
The Dutch governtment gave planting
contracts to Alexander de Saram
Mudliyar of Salpita Korale to develop Wellawatte. It is
believed he and is sons
developed the land, and it is recorded in Sir Paul Pieris's
book, vol 3,page
90, that Anthonan de Saram Mudliyar purchased land with
16,000 coconut trees, in
year 1730 for1355 Rxd. (Possibly
close
to present day Rajasinghe road). Planting agreements were
given to Alexander de
Saram, around 1680. But land management policy changed and
the dutch decded to
sell the land to the Mudaliyars who planted them. The writer
believes Anthonan
de Saram had a brother called Thomas de Saram,who heads the
de Saram family 2, and
probably he too purchased from the Dutch governtment land
close to present day
Savoy.
The writer came across an article
published on 2hd May 2018 by Asiff
Hussein, where he says a vast coconut land in the sea side
was owned by a
Burgher gentleman, Charlemont Jonathan Gauder, after
whom and whose
relatives many of the roads.such as Charlemont, Fredrica,
Collingwood, Alexandra
and Frances are named today.
The writer reserched Charlemont Jonathan
Gauder and found that he was
born in 1872 and died in 1939. He was married to Amelia
Caroline de Saram,
b approx 1890. Amelia's ancesstors are as follows.
Thomas de Saram Appuhamy b approx 1690
Domingo de
Saram Wanigasekara Ekanaike b1720
Christoffel
Henricus de Saram MM b1755
Johannes
Henricus de Saram b1795
Fredrick John
de Saram b1822
John Henricus
de Saram b1844
Herbert John
de Saram b 1870
Amelia Caroline de Saram b 1890 + Charlemont
Jonathan Gauder b1872
Gauder seems to have got the Wellawatte
land from his wife Amelia de
Saram. As Amelia's ancestor is Thomas de Saram, born very
close to Anthonan de
Saram's year of birth, the writer believes Anthonan de Saram
and Thomas de
Saram are brothers. Both Anthonan and Thomas bought vast
amounts of land in
Wellawatte from the Dutch Governtment, and originally they
may have planted the
coconut. Both de Saram family 1 and de Saram family 2 are
related, The father
of Anthonan and Thomas are Alexander de Saram, who
previuosly was Gankanda Arachchi,who
joined the Dutch Governtment in year 1676.
There is valid reason to believe that
there are two de Saram
families. One family a Sinhalese family which took the name
de Saram, and
probably the original name would have been Gankanda
Arachchi (de
Saram family 1). The other de Saram family founder of the
name seems to be
Thomas de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike. (de
Saram family 2). de Saram family 2 seems to have married to
Dutch and British
families. However both these families have inter married,
and also married to
other Sinhalese families. Gankanda Arachchi de Saram family
may have lived
close to Galkissa. Because there are two Walauwa's (mansions) of the de
Saram's built around the
year 1800 in present day Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa. (Dehiwela).. (Udaha
Walauwa-1800 and Galkissa
Walauwa-1820.) Probably there was another Walauwwa in the
period 1676 to 1820
De Saram Family 1
Seethawaka Gankande Gederawatte Arachchi
Rala,
later became Muhandram Alexander Wijesekera de Saram of
Wellawatte.
(He
was an Arachchi attached to
Don Manual Tennakoon,Disawa of Beminiwatte. Manual Tennakoon
fled to Colombo
and joined the Dutch on 12/2/1676 with 300 followers,when
his brother was
killed by King Rajasinghe 2 in 1676.)
Probably he too came to Colombo in 1676
from Seethawaka, and joined the
Dutch Governtment, which gave him the Muhandiram post.
From page 169 of Dias Abeysinghe book
The
de Saram
Weerasinghe families of Wellawatte in Salpita Korale
Colombo, who came to
prominance from the 18th century are the decendents of Gankandewatte
arachchi of Seethawaka.
Denawaka ralage de Livera Tennakoon family of Nawogomuwa
in Hewagam Korale and
Denawaka Ralage de Livera Tennakoon of Ampitigala in
Raiygam Korale and of
Colombo (brother)were
the progenies of
three arachchies of Dom Manuel Thennakoon Mudliyar
of King Rajasinghe
11,who fled to Colombo in 1676. The de Liveras
were from the village
of Denawakawatte in Dombepola off Kithulgala (Seethawaka).
Alexander
Wijesekere
de Saram Muhandiram,Salpiti
Korale b approx 1645, is the first recorded de Saram.He
married the daughter of
Kotalawela Don Philip Wijesiriwardhana Atapattu
Mudaliyar.Colombo.
There is reason to believe that,
Alexander de Saram and his son Anthonan
de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale, b
1685-1752, were
actively involved in the planting of coconut at
Mahawellawatte (Wellawatte)
and Galkissa (Mount
Lavinia)
In a Dutch internet document in internet,
it says, the first village,to
the south of Colombo,was Galkissa.In the time of the
Governor
Rijkloff van Goens (1664-1675),the
village
was rented for ten years,on the condition that 8000 coconut
trees would
be planted there over the period, and a sum of 200 Rix
dollars per year would
be paid. (Planting
agreement)
In another Dutch document it says, there
were in all 15,000 coconut trees
at Galkissa (234acres) and 16,000 coconut trees at Mahawellawatte.
(250acres).
I believe they took 4 leases and planted
this 31,000 coconut trees,and
received 800 rix dollars per year for ten years.
As Alexander de Saram and Anthonan de
Saram took these lands on lease and
planted with coconut,they were given the option to purchase
these lands in the
year 1730. (Due to high maintenance cost,the policy was
changed,and the land
was sold to those who planted.)
In Paul Pieris's book it says Anthonan
de Saram purchased a land
with 16,000 coconut trees (250
acres) at
Mahawellawatte in Year 1730 for 1355 rix dollars from
the Dutch Company.
Similarly I believe the Galkissa land was
purchased by Anthonan de Saram
in 1730. I believe proceeds of sale of Wellawatte lands may
have been used to
build the Udaha walauwa in 1800 and Galkissa walauwa in
1820.
Out of the Wellawatte land, Leonard
de Saram,GGS of Anthonan de
Saram inheritted 75 acres.But as he did not have
children,after his death his
wife gifts the property to his sister's grandchildren. (Jane
Rejo de Alwis and
Daniel Albert de Alwis.)
Jane Rejo de Alwis who married Thomas
Senewiratne inherited 25 acres at
Wellawatte around the year 1885.They had 3 sons.I have seen
a deed where the
Senewiratne brothers (Edwin,Arthur
and
Jimmy) (children
of Jane Rejo) sold 10
acres of Mahawellawatte land in 1930 for 2 lakhs. The last
remaining house in Rajasinghe
road was sold in 1970. Similarly Daniel Albert de Alwis
inherited 50 acres at
Wellawatte.It is believed that they built the Samudragiri
Waluwa in de Saram
road,Mt Lavinia,from the proceeds of the Wellawatte land
sale,around the year
1925.
Jane Rejo de Alwis and Daniel Albert de
Alwis received the above
mentioned land from the wife of Leoanard de Saram. (Susana
Hetroyda de Saram
nee de Alwis.)
The Galkissa land I belive stretched from
present day Arpico Dehiwela to
beyond St Thomas's College Mt Lavinia.
Land in and around Mihindu Mawatha,
Galkissa Walauwa,and the cemetery
earlier belonged to the de Saram family,and they belonged to
Leonard de Saram.
(1814-1880). The land in and around Hotel Road and De Saram
road, which
belonged to the Bandaranaike family, may have earlier
belonged to the De Saram
family.These lands in Hotel Road are believed to have been
acquired in 1844. In
1845, the British Governtment gave 2 land grants to Jacobus
Dias Bandaranaike
and Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike. Land behind the Galkissa
Walauwa belonged to
Peter de Saram, where the Udaha Walauwa has been built. He
also owned several
lands in Galkissa area.Daniel Albert de Alwis received the
land from Galle Road
to the sea, from Leonard de Saram's wife as a gift. But in
1881 it was aquired
by the governtment and compensation paid, to build the
Galkissa cemetery and a
low income housing scheme.
Daniel Albert de Alwis also got land in
Mihindu Mawatha and Terrance
Avenue,which later went to Leo de Alwis and Lilian de
Alwis,which they later
sold to their cousin Edwin Seneviratne.Lilian had one
son,Terance
Senewiratne.Terance Avenue was named after him. Leo de Alwis
had his rescidence
in newly built Samudragiri Walauwa on de Saram road, while
the Senewiratne's
lived at Galkissa Walauwa. The land opposite the cemetery on
the land side was
inherited by Jane Rejo de Alwis. She gives that land to her
3 sons,but a small
portion was aquired by the govt to build a chidren's park.
Around 1925 the Senewiratne
brothers Edwin, Arthur and Jimmy donated one acre of land in
Kawdana Road to
build the Anusubodharama Buddhist Temple.
Peter de Saram lived at Udaha walauwa.
His son Christy de Saram built the
Mihindu Vidyalaya School in his land from his money in
1950.In 1980, the road
leading to the school was named Mihindu Mawatha. Around 2005
the school was
taken over by the Army and a Army camp now exists. In 1990
the fields of Peter
de Saram down Mihindu Mawatha were aquired by the
governtment for compensation,
and they were filled and sold to build houses.
Subsequently, these lands of
Mahawellawatte and Galkissa were divided
among Anthonan de Saram's decendents.
In the deeds of Mihindu Mawatha,there is
a wording, Liyanaparangiyawatte.
Meaning, a Portuguese clerk had once lived there, possibly
between year 1600
and 1650.
The De
Saram Family
The first
notable ancestor of the De Saram family was an interpreter
who accompanied the
Dutch Embassy to Kandy 1731 – 1732. Despite his advanced age
of 71 years, this
early De Saram had to make the entire journey by foot. From
there, the De Saram
family progressively gained power and position by loyalty,
switching religions
from Dutch Protestantism to British Anglicanism and
benefiting from the
preference of British rulers to appoint individuals loyal to
their rule to high
positions. This fact can be seen across the board amongst
many notables
belonging to all the communities in Sri Lanka.
The De
Saram family was given increasing patronage and chiefly
appointments and it grew
in power and influence during the British period.
The De
Saram family eventually had a strong and exclusive circle of
relatives who were
Mudaliyars by the late 19th century. Later, through marriage
alliances the
family extended to the Obeysekere, Dias-Bandaranaike,
Ilangakoon, de Alwis, de
Livera, Pieris, Siriwardena and Senanayake
families.
Also see Mudaliyardom
and Wolfendhal by J R Weinman for
references to Rev JH de Saram, the Anglican Clergyman
De Saram
family of mixed origin Sinhalese itself by posing as the
representatives of the
masses and subsequently convinces the British rulers that
they are from the
Govigama caste. The de Sarams appear to have derived their
govigama identity
from the Kandyan monks who staged a govigama only coup in
the Kandyan Sangha in
1764. The de Saram’s helped these Kandyan Govigama only
Siyam Nikaya to
establish itself in the British maritime region.
Mudaliyar
Don David de Saram (b
approx 1750)
organizes an unprecedented Buddhist ceremony lasting a week
on a flotilla on
the Nilwala river in Matara and gives the govigama nikaya
his full official
patronage. During this period the De Saram family gains
power and position
first by loyality to thr Dutch and then the British
switching religions from
Dutch Protestantism to British Anglicanism and collaborating
with the invaders.
Extracts From the book of Chieftains
of Ceylon page 78
De Saram,
Peter George
Mudaliyar,
Alukuru Korale South: Julius Valentine de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar:gf
Panditharatne, 3rd Maha Mudaliyar, Later Police
Magistrate and
Commissioner of requests.
Anthonan de
Saram Weerasinghe Siriwardena-Mudliyar Salpita Korale
1685-1752
M
20/01/1704 daughter of Perera Ekanayake of Panadura.
De Saram,
Alexander Wijesekera
Anthonan Wirasinga Siriwardena de
Saram, Mudaliyar Salpita Korale, who
married a daughter of Perera Ekanayake, Adigar Panadura.:
(2) Hendrick
de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpita
Korale
Louis Wijesinghe Siriwardena de Saram,
Muhandiram Boralasgamuwa: (2)
Lienduran Wijeyasinghe Karunaratne de
Saram, Maha Mudaliyar who married a daughter of Abraham
Perera, Kuruwe
Mudaliyar: (3)
Domingo Wijesekera
Abeyratne, Mohottiar of the Guard, who married a daughter
of Don Simon
Dissanayake Tillekeratne Mudaliyar,
Kandaboda
Pattu: (4)
Simon Wirasinga
Siriwardhana de Saram, Mudaliyar,Salpita Korale,
:g-gss Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne
de Saram, 1st Maha
Mudaliyar: (2)
Louis Wijesekera
Karunaratne, 2nd Maha Mudaliyar
:gggss Federick de Saram, Mudaliyar
Salpita Korale; (2)
Abraham de Saram, 2nd Maha
Mudaliyar, who married the daughter of Christoffel de
Saram, 4th
Maha Mudaliyar ; (3)
Hendrick de Saram,
Mohotti Mudaliyar; (4)
Julias Valentine
de Saram Maha Mudaliyar; (5) Ernest de Saram, Maha
Mudaliyar;
:ggggs Peter George de Saram Mudaliyar
Alukuru Korale South.
Above extracted from Paul E Pieris'
book page #4,5, and 6.,32,89
Paul Pieris book page 100.
This is Christoffel de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike,
subsequently 4th Maha
Mudaliyar. He was the son of Domingo de Saram Wanigasekera
Ekanaike Attapattu
Mudaliyar and his wife Dona Petronella. Domingo had 2
sisters, Elizabeth and
Dominga, and 3 daughters, Gertroyda, Juliana and Francina.
The last daughter
married Don Lodewyk Mohandiram of Salpita korale, that is
Fonseka Mudaliyar.
Gertroyda seems to have married a
Samarakoon Mudaliyar while Juliana
Sophiya married Don David Dias Bandaranaike.
The Maha
Mudaliar married Cornelia Henrietta Scharff, sister of
sister in law of
Henricus Philipsz Wijekoon Panditaratne, and his children
were,
1.
Christoffel Petrus Geradus Mudaliyar of the Gate died
before 1840
2. Johannes Henricus died 24th October
1858
3. Susana Dorothea
4. Johanna Petronella married 9th June
1817, Johan Paulus Perera
Gunerwardena 2nd APM
5. Cornelia married Don Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar Siyane
Korale
The Mudaliyar
died 28th February 1842
Details from page 49.
Don David Dias Bandaranaike was the
son of Don Conrad Maha Mudaliyar and
married Juliana Sophia, sister of Christoffel De Saram,
4th Maha Mudaliyar. (as
the dates dont match,may be a son of Francisco DB)
And had a daughter, Christina
Pietronella baptised 29th October 1789,
who appears to have married Samanakkody Mudaliyar. He had
also a son Carlo.
Many
adopted Portuguese names, were
often those of their sponsors at Baptism.
The
word Don or Dona, first conferred
by Portuguese on nobleman and women and high rank Sinhalese
and was later given
to any person, appointed to office under the government.
By the
1630's about half of the people
of the coastal regions of the South West and most of the
inhabitants of Jaffna
professed Christianity. Many baptised Roman Catholics may
have continued to
follow Buddhist rituals in their homes, while adopting a
different identity in
public.
During
about three quarters of a
century of Dutch rule a large number of baptisms took place.
In 1718, the total
in Colombo, Galle and Matara areas were 93,165. The vast
majority converted to
ensure their hold over property, the legitimacy of their
children, and rights
of inheritance, under the Company's administration. People
of Ceylon, straddled
two identities with some ease.
Both
Portuguese and Dutch Governments,
made profession of Christianity a pre-requisite for
government employment, and
vigorously sought conversion. However when the British made
it known that they
did not require conversion, to their form of Christianity,
many Sri Lankan Protestants
changed their professed religion
to Buddhism and Hinduism.
The
Tombu index was
started by the Portuguese, but
registration work began in the 1740's.
De
Saram Family 1
1 Gankanda Arachchi (b approx 1620)
Internet document
says, in Sri Lanka, members of
the landed aristocracy embraced christianity and took
Portuguese surnames at
baptism, during the Portuguese period which ended in 1658.
Gankanda arachchi
could be from the village of Gankanda, close to Elpitiya
Galle. But worked for
the Kandy king, working under Manuel Tennekoon General, who
fled to Colombo in
1676 through Kelani River,and joined the Dutch at Malwana
with 300 followers.
2
Seethawaka Gankande Gederawatte archchi Rala later became
Alexander
Wijesekera de Saram, Muhandiram Salpiti Korale, b:circa
1645 (Wellawatte)
(fled to Colombo and joined the
dutch on 12/2/1676,along with 2 delivera arachchi and
General Manuel Tennakkon)+
(d/o Don Phillip
JerominaWijesiriwardena, of Kotalawela, Atapattu
Mudaliyar, Colombo) (3
children-Hendrick,
Louis and Anthonan.)
(Mohandiram
Alexander de Saram appears to be
the founder of the family name.)
The writer
believes that the Dutch governtment,1st gave Wellawatte and
possibly Galkissa
lands to be developed to Alexander de Saram, Mudliyar
Salpita korale. Later his
son Anthonan de Saram continued the development work of
planting coconut trees.
Subsequently when the Dutch changed their policy of
maintaining they allowed
the Mudliyars who planted the coconut lands to purchase the
lands from the
Dutch Governtment.Paul Pieris's book of Sinhalese families
states, Anthonan de
Saram purchased land in Mahawellawatte,with 16,000 coconut
trees in 1720.
Around 250 acres or more. And intenet dutch document also
states, 15,000
coconut trees were planted in Galkissa. And at present a
vast area, close to
Galkissa Walauwwa, was owned by the de Saram family
(The
writer believes, Alexander de Saram had
another son, the father of Domingo de Saram, b approx 1690.
Alexander de Saram
owned Mahawellawatte. Domingo de Sarams b1720 his
decendents, Christoffel
Henricus 1755-1842,Johannes 1795-1858,Fredrick
John 1822-1871,John Henricus de Saram 1844-1897,Herbert John
de Saram 1870-1930
then Amelia Caroline
de Saram b1890,married
Christian Charloment Gauder 1872-1939, (son of Alexander
Gauder and
Frances Gomes.) There
are roads named in one area of Wellawatte,named after
Charloment Gauder's
relatives. Frances
Rd,Alexander Rd,Charloment Rd,Fredricka Rd.The
writer believes these are all, Alexander de Saram's lands,
part of
Mahawellawatte, where he purchased from the Dutch
Governtment in 1720. And both
de Saram branches are related. And the writer believes,
Charloment Gauder,
inherited these lands in Wellawatte from his wife Amelia Caroline de Saram.)
3
(1) Hendrick de Saram
Wijesekera
Siriwardene Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale (Unmarried)
3
(2) Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar in
1697 (b
approx 1675)+ Maria de Bairo
(Louis de
Saram was a considerable scholar,being for many years a
master at the Colombo
Seminary.He accompanied umerous of Dutch embassiesto the
Sinhalese Court.) (It is said that
Louis de Saram enjoyed the honourofic name
Wijesiriwardena,in honour of his
maternal grand
father Don Phillip
Wijesiriwardena)
4
Maria de Saram, bp:2/3/1710
4
Miguel de Saram Wijesinghe Mohandiram
5 Isaac de
Saram Wijesiriwardena, 2nd
Maha Mudaliyar,bp 9/7/1741- d:1783/10/11
(Isaac
married 3 times.) M1-9/3/1766
+Dona
Cornelia Jeronymus (d
of Phillip
Jeronymus)
6 Simon
de Saram bp 6/6/1768
6 Louis Jeronymus de Saram bp 27/7/1771
5 Isaac de Saram Wijesiriwardena (M2-1772)+ Dona Rebekka
6 Maria de Saram (twin)bp
25/4/1773
6 Johanna de Saram (twin)bp
25/4/1773
5 Isaac de
Saram Wijesiriwardena (M3)+
Maria de Saram (d
of Domingo de Saram)
6 Martinus de Saram
Wijesiriwardena Mohandiram bp 10/5/1778 +Juliana de
Saram
7 David Johan Hendrick de Saram
Wijesiriwardena,b1801,Muhandiram
+Cornelia de Saram,d of Herat de Saram
8 (1) Maria Catherina de
Saram,b1832,M6/12/1852+Chatles Fredrick de Saa
Bandaranaike
8 (2) Johanna Wilhelmina de Saram,b11/7/1835
8 (3) James de Saram Wijesiriwardene + sister of
James Wickremaratne
9 (1) Valentine de Saram
Siriwardene +Georgina
Gooneratne,
b1875,d of FE Gooneratne, b13/12/1839 Mohotti Mudliyar (had 3 sons and a
daughter,all remained
unmarried.)
9 (2) Alice de Saram,b1876,
M about 1902+Abraham Isaac de Alwis Seneviratne,Mudliyar
Wellaboda Pattu
Matara.
6 Ana Maria de Saram bp 28/8/1779 +Don Davith
Siriwardena Seneviratne bp
19/11/1779 Attapattu Mudaliyar and Mudaliyar of Kalutara and
Raiygam Korale.
4
Name Not Known
4
Name Not Known
3 (3)
It is possible, Thomas de Saram Appuhamy, born approx
1685,was a son of
Alexander as he seems to have had land in Wellawatte. He
married daughte of
Caroll Perera Wijewardene Seneviratne,Mudliyar
Alukurukorale. (His
decendents are set out in de Saram family
2 below.)
3
(4)
Anthonan Wirasinga Siriwardhana de Saram, Mudaliyar of
Salpiti Korale and
sometimes referred to as Mudaliyar of the Gate, b:Circa
1680, d:1752,m20/1/1704
+ Johanna
Dias, married at
Colombo on 20th Jan 1704, Had 8 childen. (Anthonan Mudaliyar and Manual de Andradi purchased
Mahawellawatte
with
16,000 coconut trees (250acres)
on
20/7/1730 for 1355 rix dollars, It
appears that Anthonan de Saram purchased the
balance ½ share from Manual
de Andradi subsequently.) (SF
page 90)
The Dutch Governtment gave Alexander
de Saram Mudliyar and Anthonan de
Saram Mudliyar to plant Coconut trees in Wellawatte, for
which for every 8000
trees, 200 rix dollars were paid yearly.But in 1730 the
Anthonan de Sram was
able to purchase around 250 acres at Wellawatte from Dutch
Governtment,
(Anthonan's 8
children were Maria,Louis, Liendran,
Domingo, Simon, Daniel,Philippoe and Adrian.)
Simon
de Saram's grandson Leonard de
Saram (Mohandiram)
inherited 75 acres at
Wellawatte. Out
of this 75 acres, Jane
Rejo de Alwis inherited 25 acres and her brother Daniel
Albert de Alwis
inherited 50 acres. Threre is a deed where the 3 Seneviratne
brothers, sons of
Jane Rejo de Alwis, have sold 10 acres at Wellawatte in 1930
for Rs 222,000.
Louis
de Saram had land in Wellawatte,Thombu
index says.
Domingo
de Saram,Christoffal de Saram
branch decendent Amelia who married Gauder had land in Wellawatte.See document right below.This
Domingo can be a grandson
of Alexander de Saram Mudliyar.
As 3
decendents of Anthonan Mudliyar
namely, Maria, Simon
and Louis have
large extents of land in Galkissa
area. from Christ Church Dehiwea to beyond St Thomas's
College Mt Lavinia,
there is a good possibility that Alexander and Anthonan de
Saram Mudliyar
planted 15,000 coconut trees or 234 acres, at Galkissa,under
dutch period,and
later bought the land from the Dutch governtment around
1720. Internet document
says 15,000 coconut trees were planted in Galkissa.
4
(1) Gankanda Arachige Dona Maria de Saram (She died
before 1746)+ Deraniyagalage
Louis Pieris Samarasinghe Siriwardena,Proponent,
m:12.10.1727
5 Deraniyagale Cornelis Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena Basnayake
Arachchi
+
m (1) Dona Magdalena of Wolfendhal
+
m (2) Dona Ana de Saram
6 Deraniyagalage Isaak Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena Mohandiram
Ralahami b:17/4/1763 + Louisa de Saram Lama Etini
(m:3/6/1804)
7 Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Fredricka de
Saram (m:28/7/1841)
8 Deraniyagalage Sophia Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Don
Baron Martinus Rupasinghe
9
Henry Foster Rupasinghe
10
Hugh Fred Rupasinghe + Etinne Dias Bandaranaike
11
Harsha Rupasinghe.
8 Deraniyagalage Richard Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Apolonia
Ranasinghe
9
Deraniyagalage Louis Edwin Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
10
Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena +
Eileen
Wickremasinghe
11
Udaya Siriwardana
11
Aruna Siriwardana
11
Cyrene Siriwardhana + Paul Steele
12 Sumaya
Steele
5 Deraniyagalage Welhelmus Pieris Samarasinghe
Siriwardena Mohandiram
b1730 d24/8/1816 M1756
+Maria de Livera
Wirekon d1812 (d
of Jacabus de Livera)
6
Jacobus Pieris bp11/9/1766+ Jacaba de Silva (d of Simon de Silva
Mudaliyar)
7
Welhelmus Nicholas Pieris
Siriwardena Mohandiram of the Governor's Gate (of Kelaniya) (b13/2/1789) bp
25/11/1792,
d:10/3/1862 (expired after suffering a very long time from a
cough.) + Johanna
Agnetha
de Silva (d/o
Bernedt
de Silva Seneviratne Mohandiram and Catherina de
Saram
(b21/1/1788), and Grand daughter of Louis
de Saram) (3126)
8
Johanna Fredricka Pieris + Nicholas de Siva Goonathileke
Samaranayake (m1866)
8
Julias Pieris+Louisa de Saram
8
Henry Richard Pieris + Catherine de Silva
9 Rosalyn Pieris Siriwardena. (daughter of
Henry Richard Pieris (b1840)
and Catharine de Silva of Kelaniya.Grand daughter of Welhelmus Nicholas
Pieris.b1792)+ Edwin
Charles Augustus Samarakkody b1879 (Proctor district
Court.later Judge.)
10
Malcolm Samarakkody, b:4 Sep 1923, Royal
College, (Lawyer)
Worked as Asst Commissioner National Housing (d approx
1992) + Daisy
Kobbekaduwa. born 28/6/1926 (aunt of
Lieutenant General Denzil
Kobbekaduwa, Daisy Kobbekaduwa is from Kandy and related to
the Ratwatte,
Hulangamuwa, Halangoda and Amunugama families. At one time
Malcolm and family
lived at Boswel place Wellawatte.)
11
Dr
Shiranthi Samarakkody, died at 29 years in
1978
11
Nirmani
(Nimmi) Samarakkody
+
Senaka Senadheera d2007
12
Thusith (Randy)
+ Buddhini
12
Samadhi + Suneth
11 Tyronne Samarakkody
(unmarried)
11
Marlon Samarakkody (Isipathana) +
Padma Wijesinghe
12 Milanga
Samarakkody
12 Heshini
Samarakkody
+ Dilhan Liyanage
11 Anomi Samarakkody
(USA)+ Asoka
Abeydeera (California)
12
Nirusha Abeydeera, b:1995
12
Dishan Abeydeera, b:1995
12
Nishani Abeydeera, b:1995
10 Hinton
Samarakkody + Malini
Seneviratne
(3138)
10 Dottie
Fannie
Samarakkody + Clive Dias Bandaranaike
11
Sripali Dias Bandaranaike
9 Stewart Pieris
9 Valentine Pieris
9 Baron
Pieris
8 Edwin
Albert Pieris+Susana Hetroyda de Alwis M1873
9 Johanna
Fredricka Pieris + Charles Henry
Samarakkody. (Mudaliyar Pasdun Korale) (m approx 1909)
(they had
11 children.) (see Samarakkody family tree)
9 Rowland
Pieris
9 Henry
Pieris
9 George
Pieris
9 Julian Pieris +
Eliza de Silva
8 James
Pieris b1833
8 Cornelia Pieris
b1845-1863
6
Isaac Renaldus Pieris bp 29/1/1770 (Mudaliyar)
6
Elizebeth Pieris Siriwardena bp 19/8/1763 + Don
Hendrick Dias
Bandaranaike Mohandiram bp 1/9/1752 of Siyane Korale (Son of Francisco
Dias Bandaranaike b1720.)
6
Johan Louis Samarasinghe Siriwardena Pieris Mudaliyar
b1773 d17/6/1857+
Johanna Corneliya Perera (d
of Abraham
Perera)
7 John
Martinus Pieris Siriwardena b1810 (M1)
+Johanna Louisa Dias
Bandaranaike
8 Vincent
Pieris
8 Catherine
Pieris
8 Rosamund
Pieris
8
John Louis
Pieris Siriwardena (see
pic below) b 1852 (educated
at Royal College, Colombo) + Florence
Elisa
Bandaranaike born approx 1865,
m:1895 (daughter
of Conrad Peter Dias
Bandaranaike b:1827) (1001)
(ref: 20th
Century impressions of Ceylon by
Arnold Wright)
9 Louis
Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10 (children-John,Louis,Conrad,Edward,Margret
&
Gladys)
9 Conrad
Peter Pieris (died
in motor accident)
9
Arthur William Pieris
9 Soloman
Franciscus Pieris + Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence
Rachel,Christine,Evon.)
9 Ethel
Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+
Lionel Welliington de Saram
10
Diana Margret de Saram (m1940)+
Edmund de Livera of Anguruwatota.
11 Hazel de
Livera +Jeramyn Fernando
9 Ruth
Pieris
9
Rachel Eliza Pieris b1903 + Charles Edward Hartnoll
de Saram m1928
7
Jhon Martinus Pieris + ( 2hd spouse)
Susan Elizebeth Dias Bandaranaike
(JMP
Pieris had his residence at
No 40 Silversmith Street Colombo 12)
8 Henry
Ashmore Pieris Mudaliyar (Hapitagam
Korale)b1861+Eliza
Harriet Dassenaike
9
Henry Ashmore Pieris (b13/9/1903)
(STC cricket
1923)+ Cornelia Obeyesekere
10
Sita Cornelia Pieris
d13/4/2017 (Pianist)+
Cecil Perera (Son
of Mudaliyar Eric Perera)
10
Wimala Pieris (16/2/1938-12/7/2018)+
Dr Citranjan
Amarasinghe
11
Felix Amarasinghe
11
Nilanthi Amarasinghe
10
Hemal Pieris + Kanthi
Weerasinghe
11
Asoka Pieris
11
Duminda Pieris
10
Mevan Pieris (b1946)+
Dr Nirmala Gunathilake
11
Dilani Pieris+Hiran Yatawaka
12
Amithra Yatawaka
12
Kiyana Yatawaka
12
Jaanya Yatawaka
11
Nilanka Pieris (Cricket
captain Stc 1995) + Dilushi
Wickremasinghe
12
Dineth Pieris
12
Nireka Pieris
9 Louis
Augustus Paules Pieris b1905 + Amelia
Obeyesekere (1915-2004)
(daughter of
Donald Obeyesekere and Ethel Perera.)
10
Amelia Rajini Pieris + Neil Dias Bandaranaike
11
Ayendra Dias Bandaranaike
11
Priyanthi Dias Bandaranaike
10
Chrisanthi Vajirawathi Pieris
d9/2/2016
10
Louis Henry Ravindra Pieris + Amari Jayawardena
10
Eliza Surani Pieris +Chittranjan Elangasekera
11 Shehara
Elangasekera
11 Shanuka
Elangasekera
11 Shalini
Elangasekera
10
Savithri Padmini Pieris +Dr Raja Amarasekera
11 Rajindra
Amarasekera +Gowri
12 John
mark Amarasekera
12 Shania
Amarasekere
11 Sherina
Amarasekera
11 Sharmini
Amarasekera
9 Eliza
Pieris b1901 + Eric Perera.
8
Dr William Christoffel Pieris Siriwardena, b:1867,
lived at
40,Silversmith Street Colombo. Educated at STC and later at
Marischal College
Aberdeen. He became a Senior medalist in Pathalogy and
Bacteriology. He
graduated in MBCM. He was a visiting Physician of General
Hospital. Lecturer in
clinical medicine at Medical College. District Medical
Officer Haputale.Later
Judical Medical Officer (see
pic below)
+ Ethel
Obeyesekere, (b:1885,
d:1930), m:1915 (3051) (daughter of
S.C Obeyesekere of Talpe Walauwa Galle.)
9 William Ian Pieris
b1905 + Anula Dias Abeysinghe
10 Susil Pieris
10 Malkanthi
Pieris + J.R Maurice Perera (former
high court judge)
11 Asoka
Perera
11 Asanga
Perera
10 Priyanga
Pieris + Eranga (famous
singing duo)
11 Dinuka
Pieris (son)
9 Iranganie
Pieris b1908
9 James
Pieris b1910
8 Rosalyn
Pieris Siriwardena
8 Harry
Pieris Siriwardena
8 Elizebeth
Pieris Siriwardena
8 Lydia
Pieris Siriwardena
8 Felicia
Pieris Siriwardena
8 Sir
Paul Edward Pieris b16/2/1874 d1955 + Lady Hilda
Obeyesekere
9 Paules
Edward Pieris Deraniyagala b8/5/1900
d1976 + Prini Molamure
10 Isanath
Deraniyagala
10
Arjun Deraniyagala
11
Yvani Deraniyagala
10 Dr.
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala,
b:1/3/1942-d
5/10/2021, (STCMtl) Ekneligoda
Walauwa, Kuruvita, Director General Dept of Archaeology, MA Trinity College Cambridge University,
Post Graduate Diploma
in Archaeology, Phd Harvard University. (He has
published 40
research papers and held key positions in the Dept of
Archaelogy in the
Cultural Ministry
10
Ranil Deraniyagala
9 Justin
Pieris Deraniyagala (Artist)
(b20/7/1903-d24/5/1967)
9 Ralph
Deraniyagala + Ezalyne Obeyesekere
10 Ralph
Deraniyagala + Indrani Nugera
11
Arubind Deraniyagala.
9 Miriam
Pieris Deraniyagala b 14/7/1908-1999 +
Robert de Saram
10 Skanda
de Saram + Sharada Muthukrishna
11 Tesalia
de Saram
11 Sergei
de Saram
10 Rohan
de Saram + Rosemary de Saram
11 Sophia
de Saram
11 Suren
de Saram
10 Druvi
de Saram + Sharmini de Fonseka
11 Mandhira
de Saram
11 Radhika
de Saram
10 Niloo
de Saram + Desmond Fernando
11 Jeevani
Fernando
10 Niloo
de Saram + (2hd
spouse) Jehan Edwards
8 David
George Pieris Deraniyagala b3/7/1868
Gate Mohandiram+ Enid
Dias Bandaranaike
9 Sumana
Pieris b 1915 +Merril Amarasekara (m1950)
9 Mallika
Pieris b1913 +Earl Dassenaike (m1931)
9 Indrani
Pieris b1909 + Doyne Seneviratne (m1936)
(1906-2001)
10 Ranjith
Seneviratne
10 Manil
Seneviratne + Tennakoon
11
Anushia Tennakoon + Devaka Cooray
12
Devin Cooray
12
Janek Cooray
9 Merrick
Pieris
9 Chandra
Pieris Deraniyagala b1921-d2008+
Vaughn de Livera 1915-2003
10
Gayan de Livera (b1954-1982)
unmarried
10
Yasmin de Livera + Ramesh Abeysekera (Migrated to
Australia)
11
Jehan Abeysekera + Ishini Jayamaha
11
Yohan Abeysekara
4 (2)
Gankande Arachige Louis de
Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena b:circa 1730,
Mohandiram of Boralasgamuwa, Mudaliyar of the Gate, Salpity
Korale.+ Dona
Plantina (Floretina), m:3rd August 1746 (Children-, William,
Cornelia,Adriana,Maria,Nethalia,Miguel
(Thombu
Index shows he had land
in Wellawatte and Boralasgamuwa.)
5 Miguel de
Saram Wijesinghe Muhandiram
5 Maria de
Saram
5
Wirasinghe Siriwardena
William de Saram b:circa 1760, Arachchi Mahatmaya, (He may have built
the Udaha Walauwa still
standing at end of Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa. Built approx in
1800.He may have
sold part of the Wellawatte land to build this walauwa.)
(Thombu
Index shows he had land
in Galkissa.)
6
Cornelis de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena b:circa 1790 + Dandeniyage Madelina de Alwis (From
Dandeniya walauwa Ratmalana.)
7
Fredrica de Saram (m28-7-1841) + Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris
Samaranayake Siriwardena
8 Deraniyagalage Sophia Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Don
Baron Martinus Rupasinghe
9
Henry Foster Rupasinghe
10
Hugh Fred Rupasinghe + Etinne Dias Bandaranaike
11
Harsha Rupasinghe.
8 Deraniyagalage Richard Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Apolonia
Ranasinghe
9
Deraniyagalage Louis Edwin Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
10
Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena +
Eileen
Wickremasinghe
11
Udaya Siriwardana
11
Aruna Siriwardana b1960
11
Cyrene Siriwardhana + Paul Steele
12 Sumaya Steele
7
Solomon de Saram b;circa 1820 + Dandeniyage Seberthina de
Alwis
8
Peter Thomas de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena (Peace Officer and
Mohandiram of the
Gate)b4/11/1853 d 25/9/1910, Udaha
Walauwa, Galkissa + Petronella
Victoria Kuruppu of Panadura, maybe
from Wasala Walauwwa) Muhandiram
Galkissa (3151)
- see
Family #3121 - Peter Thomas
de Saram
(Peter de Saram
had lands in Mihindu
Mawatha,Terance Avenue,St Anthony's road,land near
Senanayake road,from Galle
road to the sea,and fields from Mihindu mawatha to Peiris
Road.He may have
purchased some from sale of Wellawatte property.)
(Peter
de Saram seems to have inherited some land from his mother
Dandeniyage
Seberthina de Alwis,Dandeniya walauwa may have been in
Ratmalana.Some share was
owned by his son Christy and daughter Eugine in 1955.It was
aquired by the
govt around
1956 and from the
compensation received, Christy de Saram built flats in
Bambalapitiya while
Eugine bought 2 houses in Colpetty.)
9 Cecilia de Saram
(1886-1944) + Vincent S D S Wikremanayake, Proctor,
Member of Legislative Council & State Counsel,
Tangalle, Sri Lanka
10
Palitha
Wikremanayake + Irangani Panditharatne, d:2004
11 Viraj
Wikremanayake (USA)
11
Krishni Wikremanayake + Ajith Gunerwardena (Deputy Chairman,
Ceylinco Group)
11 Shiro Wikremanayake
11 Rohan
Wikremanayake
11 Ranil Wikremanayake
10 Erin Wikremanayake
10
Celia
Wikremanayake. (d: 2003) + Lionel Dassanayake
11 Indralal Dassanayake
11
Damayanthi Dassanayake
11
Mangalika Dassanayake
11 Lilanie Dassanayake
10
Earl Wikremanayake
10 Una
Wikremanayake + Hinton de
Alwis Seneviratne
(From
Welipenna)
11
Dr Sarath
Seneviratne, captained STC Mt Lavinia Cricket Team in 1965 +
Rashintha
Wickremasinghe
12
Sacha Seneviratne + Jacinta (Married
March
2021)
11 Asoka
Seneviratne + Seneviratne
12 U
Seneviratne
12 C
Seneviratne
11
Srikanthi Seneviratne + Dr Thilak
Siriwardena
12 R
Siriwardena
12 R
Siriwardena
10 Leela Wikremanayake + Thomas
C Deraniyagala Pieris (1005)
11 Edward
Deraniyagala Pieris, Presidents Counsel
1936-2004 (STC
Mt Lavinia), Died in the South Asian
Tsunami on 26/12/2004 at Yala Safari Game Lodge + Gemini
D Jayasekera, Died in Tsunami on 26/12/2004
12
Rajiv P Deraniyagala (Nestle)
12 Dr Sonali Deraniyagala
Pieris*, b:1964, Economics Lecturer-UK, escaped the
South Asian Tsunami in
Sri Lanka after being carried several miles inland by the
waves in 2004 + Dr
Steve Lissenburgh, Researcher/Economics, 1964-2004,
Died in the South Asian
Tsunami on 26/12/2004 Near Yala Safari Game Lodge, Resident
of UK, and was on
holiday in SL when he met his tragic death
13 Vikram
Lissenburgh, 1997-2004,
died in the South Asian Tsunami.on 26/12/2004
13
Nikhil Lissenburgh,
1999-2004, died in the South Asian Tsunami.on
26/12/2004
9 Victoria de Saram
+ Samuel Wijesinghe, Rural Council President
10 Sybil
Wijesinghe + Hinton Abeyguneratne
11
Abeyguneratne
11 Abeyguneratne
10 Dr Allan Wijesinghe (Holland)
10 Terance
Victor
Wijesinghe (Asst.
Supdt
Police 1962)Was involved in the 1962 military coup.
10 Kingsley
Wijesinghe (High
Court Judge Canada)
10 Dr Gilbert
Wijesinghe (former
Head of MRI) + Anula
Attygalle (d/o
Sir Dr
Nicholas Attygalle (3057)
11
Wijesinghe
11
Wijesinghe
10 Dr Clement
Wijesinghe
9 Eugine
Caroline Gertrude de Saram (1896-d29/12/1980)
+ Edwin
Henry Seneviratne, (Coroner),
1886-1945 (3108)
(Eugine de Saram inherited half share
of the Udaha walauwa Galkissa,which she exchanged with her
brother Christy for
a house and land close to Galle road in Galkissa.) (They
lived in the house
called Sea View in Galkissa opposite the Odeon Cinema.)
10 Conrad Seneviratne (Graduate,
died of cancer unmarried,
1926-1950, STC Mt Lavinia)
10 Gertrude Hemawathie
Senevirane
(b:12/4/1931-d1/6/2023-92
yrs) English
Instructor, Kelaniya/Journalist, Graduate (M1955)+ Louis
Charles de Livera 1919-1969, (STC Mt Lavinia)
Lawyer (3109)
11
Sunil de Livera, 1956-2003, Musician, died unmarried, (STC Mt Lavinia)
11
Manjula de Livera, b1960 (Aus), STC Mt Lavinia, Accountant (UDA) SL/Aus (M1993)
+ Lakshmi Vaishnavi
Arulanandam, Lawyer (Migrated to Australia)
12
Rahul de Livera b1994
12
Shruti de Livera b2001
11
Lankika de Livera, b:1964-2011, Journalist (M1990)+ Prasanna
Panditharatne, (Businessman)d2009
12
Kusan Panditharatne,b1995 (STC
Kollupitiya
& Mt Lavinia)
11
2nd spouse of Lankika de Livera (M2003)+ Sri Srikumar
(STC Mt
Lavinia), Accountant)
10
Lionel
Seneviratne, b:1937 (STC
Mt Lavinia), Engineer
(M1970)+ Dr.
Premalatha Pagodaarachchi
11
Yasoja Seneviratne, (USA)
+
Sumedha Perera
12 Maya
Perera
9 Christy
de Saram, (Lawyer),
(b approx
1900)-d:1978 + Maggie Seneviratne, (Sister of Willie
Seneviratne who married
Dulcie Senanayake),Christy de Saram
built the Mihindu Vidyalaya in Mihindu Mawatha
Dehiwela..
10 Christable de Saram
+ Dr Kannangara (son
of Dr CWW
Kannangara, Minister of Education)
11
Saroja Kannangara
11
Sena Kannangara
11
Jayanthi Kannangara
10 Amy de Saram +
Delgoda (Commissioner
of Prisons)
11 Ayanthi Delgoda
11
Ranil Delgoda
11
Anura Delgoda +Nishamani Yatawaka
12 Iresh Delgoda
12 Manisha Delgoda
10
Lorna de Saram + Eddie
Senewiratne, (Planter)
(3108, 1001)
(d17/5/2021 at 93 years)
11
Anoja Senewiratne, d:1997 + Dr Nalin Gunaratne
12
Upendra Guneratne
12 Harin Guneratne
11
Anil Senewiratne, (Planter
at
their Veyangoda estate) + Rochelle Senewiratne
9 Thomas de Saram + Agnes
Kuruppu (3151)
10
Rex de Saram Accountant. (UK) (died approx 2012) + Yvonne
11
Bruce de Saram + Emma Louise Tarling
12
Lavinia de Saram
12
Louis de Saram
10
Dr Clarence de Saram (NZ)
(1930-30/6/2015)
+ Padmali (d
7/12/2016-81yrs)
11
Pemraj de Saram
11
Ravi de Saram + Kirsten
10
Shirly de Saram (Milk
Board) (died
11/12/2019)married Vineetha Dunuwila of
Kandy
11
Ranil de Saram (Accountant)
+
Indika Lokuge
12
Mihini de Saram
12
Randhika de Saram
11
Mahen de Saram (Accountant)
+
Hiranthi Wickremasinghe
12
Rianna de Saram
12
Rehan de Saram
11
Senaka de Saram (Lawyer)
+
Shirangika Abeyratne
12
Rose Mirani de Saram
7 Fredricka de
Saram + (M28/7/1841) Deraniyagalage
Jacob Pieris
4 (3) Gankanda
Arachige Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram,
Maha Mudaliyar, (Leander
de Saram) b:1725, who owned "Karunaratne Walauwa" was the
Maha
Mudaliyar in 1754, and was apparently in Silversmith Street,
in the Pettah in
Colombo 12 + Maria Johanna Perera, (
Md 4/6/1754), (d/o
Louis Perera
Gunerwardena,Basnaike Muhandiram & Regina, sister of
Abraham Perera, Kuruwe
Mudaliyar, Apollonia - wife of Daniel de Alwis), (Maria
Johanna
Perera made a will dated 11/7/1810,by that she gives
movable articles and cash
to various close relatives. The property she inherited
from her husband namely
the Mahawellawatte,she gives 1/6 th of Mahawellawatte to
the children of the 4
brothers of Liendierian de Saram.)
Daniel de Alwis's son Adrian
was brought up by Liendran de Saram's wife.
Liendran de Saram is a nephew
of Wijayasiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar who served till 1736.
20/2/1756 Liendran de Saram
received a award from Governor of Ceylon Joannes Gideon
Loten for faithfu
services.
(In
1758 Leander de Saram MM of the Governors
Gate at Colombo,the highest ranking local official was
exiled to the Cape of
good hope-South Africa,because he was suspected of a secret
understanding with
Kandy,at a moment when Dutch-Kandyan relations were in a bad
state.Leander de
Saram knew the workings of the Dutch Administration,to make
a complaint to the
higher authoritiesin Batavia,who over ruled the Colombo
decision, and let him
return to his native land.)After he was banished new
Mudaliyar Alexander
Abeyesekere Samarakoon was appointed on 6/3/1758.
Thombu Index shows he had land
in Kotahena,Wolvendhal,Mulrigama and Mulleriyawa.
3 children.
5 Don Davith de Saram Karunaratne,
b:1771, d:3/5/1792 + Dona
Corneliya Dias Bandaranaike. b:1775,
bp 3/12/1775, d:12 Nov 1790, m:24 Oct 1790 (d/o Don
Francisco Dias Wijetunga
Bandaranaike, b:1720 Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale + Dona
Catherine
Thilakaratne Abeysiriwardena) (1001)
Translation of a sinhala paragraph from
page 32 in Paul Pieris's book
goes as follows:-
"Dona Catharina from Galkissa,
was the 2nd wife of Don
Fransiscus Dias Bandaranaike. They had a daughter
named Dona Corneliya.
baptised on 3/12/1775, Don Davith was the son of Liendran
de Saram
Karunaratne and Johanna Maria Perera. On 24th
October 1790 Dona
Corneliya married Davith de Saram Karunaratne.
On 12th November 1790
Dona Corneliya had died of an illness."
5 Richard de Saram, b:1774 -no issue
5 Libertina Petronella de Saram -no
issue
Note: None of Liendieran Wijesinghe
Karunaratne de Saram seem to
have left any issue.Proberbly they died before 11/7/1810,
the last will date
Johanna Maria Perera.
By Johanna Maria Perera's last will of
1810,she gives,to Adrian de
Alwis,Property of Wolvendhal.To Petetuwege Gabriel, part of
garden of Kowilewatte.
To the children of her deceased husband's 4 brothers,1/6th
share of Mahawellawatte.
(page 41 SF of
PaulPieris,and page 90)
4
(4) Gankanda arachige Simon
de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena Mudliyar Salpiti
Korale (b
approx 1731)+ Dona Catharina Dias of
Wewala
Thombu index shows he had land in
Pelenwatte,Boralasgamuwa,Dewelmulla
and Gangodawila.
5 Leander de Saram
6
Louisa de Saram + D Isaak Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena.
b1763
Thombu index shows Louisa de Saram had
land in Galkissa and Watarappala.
5 Louis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena, b:circa
1754, (M20/3/1774)-
Mohandiram Salpita Korale.+ Elena
de Alwis Lama Etini
Louis de Saram
may have built the Galkissa
walauwa in 1820,may be from the proceeds of the sale of
Wellawatte lands.He
also owned some fields in Mihindu Mawatha.
6
Leonard (Leonardus) de
Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena (Peace
Officer, Deputy Cornor), Mohandiram, b:5/11/1814, d:5/3/1880. .+
Susana Hetroyda de
Alwis, d:1901 (m:2/8/1847-
had no
children),
Tomb at Christ Church Dehiwela (Galkissa)
Galkissa walauwa may have been built by
Leonard de Saram's father,Louis
de Saram in 1820.It is still standing in Mihindu Mawatha
Galkissa..And may be
Leonard de Saram and Susana Hetroyda de Alwis lived there. (After the death of
Leonard de Saram,
properties were inherited by Susana Hetroyda de Alwis. As
they did not have
children, they were given to Leonard de Saram’s sister’s
grand children..Susana
de Saram nee de Alwis gives 50 acres of Mahawellawatte to
Daniel Albert de
Alwis,and 25 acres of Mahawellawatte to
Jane Rajo de Alwis. They both received properties in
Galkissa,and
Mihindu Mawatha, including the Galkissa Walauwa. While staying at
Galkissa Walauwa they are
supposed to have built the Samudragiri Walauwa in de Saram
Road Mt
Lavinia.Which later was the home of Daniel Albert de Alwis.
Galkissa Walauwa
became the home of Jane Rajo de Alwis who married Thomas
Leonard Gunasekera
Senewiratne. Daniel Albert de Alwis and Jane Rejo de Alwis
are children of
Helena Eliza de Alwis.)
6
Depanchy de Saram
+ Don
Daniel Siegbertus de Alwis Gunathilake Samarasinghe
7
(1) Dona
Helena Eliza de Alwis
+ Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardene (It appears that
Abraham de Alwis and Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis are brother and sister),
(Assumption-1 May be the parents of Abraham de Alwis
Wijesinghe Siriwardene
are, Florentina de
Alwis,daughter of
Adrian de Alwis and Abraham
de Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Gunathilake Mudaliyar d1858,son of Abraham de Alwis
Gunathilake
Siriwardene.Or
Assumption 2- Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis is from Dandeniya walauwa Ratmalana.)
8
Daniel Albert de Alwis d30/8/1903 + Grace
Rosalind Dias Bandaranaike, d:21/2/1922
9
Leonard Godwin de Alwis (Leo)
+
Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike
10
Rukmani de Alwis b26/3/1926-d20/3/2017 + Percy Eheliyagoda
11
Leo Eheliyagoda + Ramya Wijethunga
12
Rosanath Eheliyagoda
11
Shalimar Eheliyagoda + Uma Kumar Sharma
12
Shanikar Sharma
12
Sandesh Sharma
11
Charmane Eheliyagoda + Prof. Lakshman Madurasinghe
12
Lakshan Madurasinghe + Nishani Fernando
13
Athan Romaan Alexander Madurasinghe
10
Shirleen de Alwis + Earl Jayawardena
11
Amal Jayawardena
10
Lankasa de Alwis + Joy Dassenaike
11
Ranjith de Alwis
12
Raneesha de Alwis
12
Radeena de Alwis
9 Lilian
Rosalin de Alwis
1895-1933 + Stephen Christopher Senewiratne b15/8/1895-dJuly
1959 (M5/4/1923)
(Son of Solomon
Senewiratne and Charlotte Dias
Bandaranaike.)
10
Solomon Terrence Senewiratne. 1926-2004
9 Henry
de Alwis d 21/1/1907
8
Jane Rajo de Alwis d:1915 + Thomas
Leonard Gunasekera Seneviratne d:Nov 1908
9
Edwin Henry Senewiratne d1945+ Eugine de Saram 1896-d1980
10
Conrad Seneviratne d1950 (died
unmarried)
10 Gertrude
Seneviratne (Graduate)b12/4/1931-d1/6/2023
+ Louis Charles
de Livera (Lawyer)b1919-d1969
11
Sunil de Livera 1956-2003
11
Manjula de Livera (Accountant)b1960+
Lakshmi
Arulanandam (Lawyer) (migrated to Australia in 2006.)
12
Rahul de Livera b1994
12
Shruti de Livera b2001
11
Lankika de Livera 1964-2011+ Prasanna Panditharatne d 2009
12
Kusan Panditharatna b1995
10
Lionel Seneviratne (Engineer) b21/7/1937 + Dr Premalatha
Pagodaarachchi
11
Yasoja Seneviratne + Sumedha Perera
12 Maya
Perera
9
Dr Arthur Seneviratna (eye
specialist)+
Harriot Wijewardena
10
Nanda Seneviratna + Clare Seneviratne
11
Viraj Senewiratne + Dhakshina
10
Kumari Seneviratna (died
unmarried)
9 James Christopher Senewiratna (Jimmy) d1969+
Millicent Samarakkody d1995
10
Vasanthi Senewiratne b1933-d2019
+
Marshal Wijesinghe d1988
11
Ayanthi Wijesinghe
10
Ranjith Senewiratne b 14/4/1939 + Deepthi Malalgoda
11
Hirantha Senewiratna +
10
Dr Tissa Senewiratna b23/3/1940-d25/5/2023+ Srini Attygalle
11
Thishani Senewiratna +
Amal de Mel
12
Amashi de Mel
12
Shineli de Mel
11
Chaminda Senewiratna +
Misthi de Silva
7 (2) Susana Hetroyda de
Alwis (d of
Depanchy de Saram)+ Edwin
William Pieris M1873
8 Johanna
Fredrika Pieris + Henry Charles Samarakkody (m1909)
(They had
13 children)
8 Rowland
Pieris
8 Henry
Pieris
8 George Pieris
8 Julian
Pieris +Eliza de Silva
6 Fredrika Agnes
de Saram (d of
Louis de Saram)+Johannes
Francisco DiasBandaranayake (son
of
Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranayake)M11/6/1815
4
(5) Gankanda arachige Daniel Siriwardena de Saram
4
(6) Gankanda arachige Philipoe de Saram
4
(7) Gankanda arachige Adirian de Saram, bp:20 Mar
1704, Schoolmaster of the Colombo Seminary, bp:20 Mar 1704 +
Adriana Dias
4
(8) Gankanda
arachige Domingo Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram, (May
have lived in
Galkissa) bp:13 Feb 1715, bp:1715, d:11/5/ 1773, Mohottiar
of the Guard,
Mohandiram 1747 + Dona Catherina Tillekeratne, b:1738,
d23/10/1793 (md
8/11/1752 at Matara.) (Catharina, m: at
Matara on 8 Nov 1752, daughter of Don Simon Dissanayake
Tillekeratne
Abeywardana, Mudaliyar of Kandaboda Pattu.Domingo on
8/3/1747 became
Mohandiram,and was a member of the land raad.He was a son of
Anthonan de Saram.
(Catharina of
Galkissa,possibly her 2hd
marriage in 1774 to Francisco Dias Bandaranaike, his 2hd
marriage.and had a
daughter Corneliya bp3/12/1775. This Cornelia,d of Francicus
DB and Catharina
married Davith de Saram on 24/10/1790 (Davith,son
of Liendran de Saram.
(Domingo's
children were
Johannes,Maria,Louis and David.)
Thombu Index shows he had land in
Erewwala,Bogomuwa,Gonawala,Wirangula,Bulugahamulla and
Mattammana.
5 (1) Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram 1st
Maha Mudaliyar bp
27/8/1754-d17/11/ 1809 (Rescidence-Peliyagoda)
(mudliyar
for 1794-1809)married Francina Perera Ekanayake (Md 30/1/1774)d/o Diyonis
Perera Ekanayake.6
children
(Children
of Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram were
David,Fredrick,Abraham,Geradina,Christina Gertruda,
Johannes.and Anganeta de
Saram)
Thombu index
shows he had land in Peliyagoda
and Wedamulla.
(Given
by the Hon'ble councillor in ordinary and Governor of
Ceylon Williem Jacob
Van de Graaff to Johannes de Saram Wijesekera
Abeyratne 2hd
Maha Mudliar of the Governor's Gate to
serve to him and his posterity as a token of honour and
regard for the fidelity
shown by him on all occations to the Hon'ble Dutch Company
in his afforesaid
post and to serve as a mark of honour and as a reward for
his great zeal n
the furtherance of cinnomon cultivation in
his own district and in the clearing and planting of an
extensive piece of land
at Demetgodde commonly called the Governor's
garden,as also in clearing
and planting land with cinnomon at his own expense of which
many good potions
of land were given to the company for nothing which were
subsequently given to
the cinnomon peelers,and he has given another instance of
his zeal in the
company's service by undertaking the charge of planting
cinnomon,coffee and
pepper in the vidane districts of Kalanie and
Ambatle....Colombo,the 23rd
August,1792.
6 (1) David de Saram, Mohottiar bap
3/12/1775.
6 (2) Fredrick de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpiti
Korale b1774 + m:16/8/1798
Johanna Hetroyda Perera Ekanayake (b17/1/1782) d/o Abraham
Perera
Wijesekera Ekanayake.Mohottiar.,who was the son of
Dionysius Perera
Ekanayake of Panadura. (Fredrick's daughter Francina,
married Cornelis
Dassenaike Mudaliyar.)
7 Johanna Francina de Saram + Gate Mudaliyar Don Cornelis Dassenaike Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale in 1835, GG
in 1842 (3148)
8 Gate
Mudaliyar Henricus Lucius Dassenaike b approx 1830 + Johanna
Francina
de Saram. (1869
Mohandiram Hapitagam Korale:1871 Gate
Mohandiram:1875 Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale:1878 Gate
Mudaliyar: 1895 Acted for
Maha Mudaliyar.) (Or did he marry d of Adrian de Alwis
Mudaliyar District Court
Colombo)
9 Eliza
Harriet Dassenaike + Henry Ashmore Pieris Mudaliyar (Hapitagam
Korale)b1861
10 Henry Ashmore Pieris (b1903)
+ Cornelia Obeyesekere
11
Sita Pieris d13/4/2017 (Pianist) + Cecil Perera (Son of Mudaliyar
Eric Perera)
11
Wimala Pieris + Dr Citranjan Amarasinghe
12 Felix Amarasinghe
12 Nilanthi Amarasinghe
11
Hemal Pieris + Kanthi Weerasinghe
12
Asoka Pieris
12 Duminda Pieris
11
Mevan Pieris (b1946)+
Dr
Nirmala Gunathilake
12
Dilani Pieris+Hiran Yatawaka
13
Amithra Yatawaka
13
Kiyana Yatawaka
13 Jaanya
Yatawaka
12
Nilanka Pieris (Cricket
captain
Stc 1995) + Dilushi Wickremasinghe
13 Dineth Pieris
13
Nireka Pieris
10. Louis Augustus
Paules Pieris b1905 + Amelia Obeyesekere (1915-2004)
(daughter of Donald Obeyesekere
and Ethel Perera.)
11
Amelia Rajini Pieris + Neil Dias Bandaranaike
12
Ayendra Dias
Bandaranaike
12
Priyanthi Dias Bandaranaike
11
Chrisanthi Vajirawathi Pieris d9/2/2016
11
Louis Henry Ravindra Pieris + Amari Jayawardena
11
Eliza Surani Pieris +Chittranjan Elangasekera
12 Shehara
Elangasekera
12 Shanuka
Elangasekera
12 Shalini
Elangasekera
11
Savithri Padmini Pieris +Dr Raja Amarasekera
12 Rajindra
Amarasekera +Gowri
13
Johnmark
Amarasekera
13
Shania
Amarasekere
12 Sherina
Amarasekera
12 Sharmini Amarasekera
10 .Eliza Pieris b1901 +
Eric Perera.
9
Gate Mudaliyar Arthur Louis Dassenaike of Hapitagam
Korale b
1869,educated at Royal College (JP, UPM,
Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale.,1895, Gate Mohandiram:1896
Mudliyar Hapitagam
Korale:1903 Deputy Fiscal,Colombo and Superintendent
Hulfsdorf Jail 1912 Gate
Mudaliyar:1916 JPUPM Commended for exceptional ability in
opening roads and for
services of a unique and confidential character in
connection with the
protection of certain sections of the west Coast of Ceylon
during the early
stages of the Great War.)
10 Arthur Lee Dassenaike b 12/5/1903, Mudaliyar
Hapitagam Korale b
1903. 1922 Acting Mudaliyar,Hapitagam Korale,1923 Clerk
Colombo Kachcherie,1925
Mohandiram Siyane Korale East,1926 Mudaliyar Hapitagam
Korale and Registrar of
Marriages and Inquirer.+ Merlyn de Livera
11 Merlyn
Beatrice Dassenaike (Joy)
d2009
+Lankasa de Alwis, d:1997
12
Ranjith de Alwis+Resha de Alwis
13 Rhadeena de Alwis
13 Raneesha de Alwis
11 Irwin Lee
Dassenaike (Stc)1930-2003 +
Swanthri Dassenaike
12
Shantha
Dassenaike
12
Lalith
Dassenaike b1960 + Deepika Samarasinghe
12
Sujan Dassenaike
9
Vinitia Nillre Theodara Dassenaike + in 1900 Edwin William de Livera
Wijewickrema Seneviratne
Tennakoon. (b
circa 1878) (3109)
10 Nellie
Margret Evylyn de
Livera + John Elster Perera
11 John Ivon Perera + Ivy
Amarasekara
12 Asita
Perera (1959-2013)+Ishini
Wickremasinghe
12 Anika
Perera
12
Akila Perera
12 Anya
Perera
10 Venitia
Myrille de Livera + Noel Egbert Dassenaike
11 Swanthri
Dassenaike + Irwin Dassenaike
1930-2003
12 Shantha
Dassenaike
12 Lalith
Dassenaike b 1960 + Deepika Samaasinghe
12 Sujan
Dassenaike
11 Shamala
Dassenaike + Ajith Obeyesekere
10 William
Vernon de Livera Tennakoon. b approx 1905
11
Sunil de Livera Tennakoon + Devika Imbuldeniya
12 Sankha de Livera
Tennakoon
12 Vishwa de Livera
Tennakoon
12
Esala de Livera
Tennakoon
11
Palitha de Livera Tennakoon. (Canada)
b
approx 1950 +Rasika Weerasinghe
12 Viraj de Livera
Tennakoon
12 Hemasha de Livera
Tennakoon
12 Tiara de Livera
Tennakoon
11 Venetia
de Livera Tennakoon+ Weeratunga
12 Mithila Weeratunga
12 Vorandhi Weeratunga
+ Mindika Hettiarachchi
12 Sajith Weeratunga
6
(3) [9] Abraham de Saram Wijesekere Abeygoneratne
(2hd Maha
MudaliyarMudaliyar of the Governors Gate and Mudaliyar of
the dispense villages
and Maha Vidhana of Panadura, He entered the British
service in 1804. He was
the Interpreter to the Governor (may be Sir Robert
Brownrigg),.He communicated
with the Kandyan Chiefs in 1815,and was present when
signing the Kandyan
Convention on 2/3/1815)b:1789, d:16/7/1834
+ (M1/12/1810)
[10] Susana
Dorathea de Saram d/o Christoffel de
Saram 1819, 4th Maha
Mudaliyar. (Susana Dorathea de Saram's maternal grand mother
was Susana Scharff
(German)
(Thombu Index shows he had land in
Pepiliyana and Galkissa.)
Abraham's had 2 children, Cornelia.and Johanna
(Abraham de Saram 2hd Maha Mudaliyar was
appointed Judge of District
Court on 9/7/1834.He died on 16/7/1834.Interment in Dutch
church of Wolvendhal
attended by relatives,friends,civil and
military service. On 6/10/1834 at Wolvendhal Street
was sold by public
Auction estate and properties belonging to Late Abraham de
Saram,2hd Maha
Mudaliyar,this includes Jewels,Gold and
Silverware,Glass,china,brass and iron
works,household furniture,horses,palankeens and timber.-Cey
Gazette 1834.)
7 (1)
Cornelia Florentina de Saram (m8/9/1831)+
Jacob Earnest
Wijesekera Karunaratne de
Saram Maha
Mudaliyar b 4/11/1798-d5/4/1863 (Cheif interpreter and
translator Medal
received from Governor Sir Robert Wilmot Horton in 1837.)
8 Henry
de Saram
8 Wilmot
de Saram
8
Stewart de Saram
7 (2)
Johanna Alitta de Saram,b1812,d14/11/1852,M14/5/1834 +
Louis de Livera
Wijewickreme Seneviratne Tennakoon.bp 8/5/1796-d20/12/1853
Attapattu Mudliyar
6
(4) Geradina de Saram b:28/11/1784 +
Johan Paules Perera Gunerwardena 2hd A.P.M
6
(5) Christina Gertruda
de Saram
6
(6) Johannes de Saram bp:17/7/1796
6 Anganeta
de Saram + John Paul Perera
Gunerwardena 2hd Atapattu Mudaliyar. (bp4/2/1783)
7 John Louis
Perera + Caroline Perera (d
of SL Perera
Kuruwe Mudaliyar)
5
(2) Louis
Wijesekera Karunaratne
de Saram, (bp
4/8/
1765-d20/6/1815) was appointed Mohandiram of the Gate .1st
Jul 1785,
2nd Mudaliyar 1794, and 2nd Maha Mudaliyar 1799,with the
name Wijesekera
Karunaratne. (Maha
Vidane Panadura),married
from Kondagama Walauwwa. (13 children)
. Received medal from Fredrick North
Governor in 1800 (for
faithful services to Govt)+ Leanora
Phillipsz Mohandiram Panditharatne, bp:4th
Aug 1765, d/o Cornelis
Philipsz P G Basnaike Mohandiram
and Louisa Perera, m:30/5/1779.Louis de Saram seems to have died
on
28/6/1815.And funeral at Wolvendhal church. (Louis had 13
children-Cornelis,Hendrick,Assensia,daughter,Herath,Catharina,Johannes,Balthasar,,infant,Julias,Jacob
Earnest,,Fredricka
and Joelina.)Louis was a son of Domingo Wijesekera de Saram.
Thombu index shows he had land in
Siyamalagoda,Kirillopone,Battaramulla
and Balabotuwa.
6
(1) Cornelis Wijesekera de Saram Mudaliyarof
the Gate,b: 4th Jul 1780, in Colombo and d:27th
Aug 1814.
at Colombo, + Maria
de Livera Tennakoon (BP
21/8/1791), d/o Carolis
de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon,
Mudaliyar of Atapattu (3109)
6
(2) Hendrick Wijesekera Gunaratna de Saram, Mohotty
Mohandiram, b:1st Aug 1782, at Mulleriyawa, bp:
at Kohilawatte, died
20th Mar 1833, + Dona Lourensia, d/o
Tenna
koon Mudaliyar.
7 Maria de
Saram + Petrus Abeysinghe Siriwardena Mudaliyar b1807
6
(3) Assensia Wijesekera de Saram, b:13th
Jan 1784, at Colombo + Wijesekera Siriwardana Mohandiram
6 (4) (daughter,
Name Not Known), b:28th Oct 1785, died as an
infant
6
(5) Herath Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram Mudaliyar of Gangaboda Pattu, b:1st
Jul 1787, at Colombo,
d:11 Oct 1833, (M1806) + Dona Assensia Ilangakoon,
d/o of Don Theodoris
Seneviratne Illangakoon, Kodituwakku Mohandiram.
7
Francina de Saram
7
Wilhelmina de Saram + (m6/9/1832) Johannes Dias
Abeysinghe,b1/1/1806,Mudliyar
Wellaboda Pattu,Matara
8
Fredricka Cecilia Dias
Abeysinghe+Valentine Illangakoon.
7
Cornelia de Saram + David Johan Hendrick de Saram,Muhandiram
Matara Kachcherie.
6
(6) Catharina Wijesekera de Saram, b:21st
Jan 1788 d1876, at Colombo + Simon Bernedt de Silva,
Mohandiram of the
Guard, m:1st March, 1804 (Son
of Simon de Silva MM)
7 John de
Silva
7 George de
Silva
7 Johanna de
Silva + Wilhelmus Nicholas Pieris Siriwardena of Kelaniya.
6
(7) Johannes Jacobus de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne, Mudaliyar of the Governor’s
Gate,Assistant Interpreter to his
Excellency the Governor and Superintendent of Ambatellen
Pahala. b:6th
April 1791 at Urugodawatte, bp: at Kohilawatte, Received
medal from Governor
Sir Robert Brownrigg of Ceylon in 1818 (reward for eminent
services rendered to
Govt,during Kandyan Rebellion) (d Jan 1871) + md Wilhelmina
Henrietta
Panditharatne, d/o J. G Phillipsz Wijekon
Panditharatne, 3rd
Maha Mudaliyar. (Jewelled
Star gifted
by Sir Edward Barnes to JJ De Saram) 4 children
7
(1) Louis Phillip de Saram, b1844-dFeb 1896
(Medal given to
Phillip de Saram by Sir William Gregory for valuable
services rendered, on the
visit of Royal Highness Prince of Wales in 1875) Police
MagistrateAvissawella.Unmarried.
7
(2) Peter
George de Saram. (Mudaliyar
Alukuru Korale South,Later Police Magistrate and
Commissioner of Requests)CCS,JP,
b 14/3/1852 STC Mt Lavinia + Florence Ellen
de Alwis (3137) (Rescidence
Glasior
VillaWelisara) (d of James de
Alwis)M21/11/1877 (7
children)
8
(1) Clarice Adeline de
Saram b27/11/1879,died
at 87 years+ Dr Valantine
Gooneratne.b5/4/1874,Son of Mudliyar ER Goonaratne
8 (2) Lionel Wellington (Duke) de Sarem b24/6/1883-d11/1/1963
(Proctor)+ Ethel
Pieris 1900-1978, d of Louis
Pieris Siriwardena,b1852 (2
children)
9
(1) Helen Florence de Saram b29/8/1926- d 4/7/2015+ Oscar de
Livera
b1920- d1988 Son of Gate Mudliyar Edwi n de Livera
Tennakoon.
10
Asela de Livera + Shama Dassenaike
11
Ashan de Livera + Naushally Wijemanne
12 Anithra
de Livera
12 Yaneth
de Livera
11 Shanila de
Livera + Sanjiv Alles
12
Rayaka Alles
12
Tejaka Alles
9
(2) Philip Louis de Saram b23/12/1931-d1/9/1986 (Unmarried,shot
himself on his estate)
8
(3) Beatrice Evelyn de Saram (m3/4/1902)+
Louis Arthur Dassenaike
8
(4) Elsie Violet de Saram,b23/9/1885+ Guy Alistair
Dassenaike (Kandangamuwa
estate)
9
Elsie Naomi Dassenaike + Titus Joseph Abeysundera
10
Hiranthi Abeysundera
10
Shirin Abeysundera
9
Alastair Dassanaike + Erin Perera
9
John Territt Dassenaike
9
Yvette Dassenaike + Upali Seneviratne
10
Aanjanee June Seneviratne
10
Upamalee Seneviratne
8
(5) Peter Cyril de Saram b13/5/1889+ Linda de Alwis,d
of Felix de Alwis
(3 children)
9
(1) Cynthia de Saram m20/2/1971+ Bertie de Alwis (b7/6/1928-d
28/7/1984)
10
Christine de Alwis
9
(2) Sheila Majorie de Saram b3/8/1931
(M30/11/1961)+Devadasa
Basil de Alwis
b17/5/1927
10
Devinda de Alwis
10
Sharnelle de Alwis
10
Rohan de Alwis
10
Niloo de Alwis
9
(3) Augusta Neliya
de Saram b30/10/1932
unmarried
8
(6) Edith Maud (Girlie)
de Saram
+ Cyril Tillekeratne
9
Patrick Tillekeratne
10
Patricia Tillekeratne (d15/8/2020)+
Eric
de Livera
11
Priyanee de Livera + Lakshman
8
(7) Helen Mabel de Saram b3/9/1887 unmarried.
7 (3) Johanna
Nancy de Saram b1846-d30/10/1928
7 (4) Henry
Nicholas de Saram,b26/4/1850 unmarried.
6
(8) Barendt Wijesekera alias Balthazzar de Saram, b:24th Nov 1792, alias
Balthazar, educated in England d.c
1821, at Colombo
6 (9) (son,
Name Not Known, b:10th June 1795, died as an
infant
6 (10) Julias Valentine de Saram Wijesekera
Gunathilakaratna -
Maha Mudaliyar, Translator in the Chief Secretary's
Office, b17/7/1796-d1865, Translator
1813,Mohotti Mohandiram 1814,Asst Translator 1815,Mohotti
Mudaliyar
1815,Translator Chief Sec Office 1817,Translator Kandy
Office 1824,Mudliyar
1831,Mudliyar Alukuru Korale 1845,Maha Mudaliyar 9/11/1863,
d19/01/1865
m1/2/1825 + Christina Aletta Maria de Saram, d/o
Martinus de Saram WjeSiriwardhana,
Mohandiram of Matara (7
children)
7
(1) Louis de Saram b 28/10/1829- d9/4/1861
7
(2) Cathorine Calorina de Saram
b30/10/1831,M5/6/1851,d18/11/1860+John
de Silva Mohandiram GG
7
(3) Eliza de Saram b14/8/1834 m13/11.1851+ Conrad
Peter Dias
Bandaranaike Maha Mudaliyar.b24/2/1827-d14/7/1895 (And had 8
children) (son of
Johannes DB)
7
(4) Louisa de Saram b13/9/1837+Julias Earnest
Pieris
7
(5) Angenitta de Saram b 3/3/1839,M11/1/1872+Henry Richard
Pieris
8
Rosalind Pieris+Charles Edwin Augustus Samarakkody.
7
(6) Cornelis de Saram b3/12/1833,bp10/7/1837
7 (7) Eliza
de Saram,b14/8/1834 + (1864)Julias
Earnest Pieris Wickremasinghe Siriwardena,Mudliyar Hewagam
Korale and GG
6
(11)[11] Jacob
Ernest Wijesekera
Karunaratne de Saram Chief Interpreter
& Chief Translator, Maha Mudaliyar, b:4th Nov
1798 d 5/4/1863,
Medal received from Sir Robert Wilmot Horton Governor 1837 (m1831)+ [12]
Cornelia Florentina de Saram,
d/o Abraham de Saram 2hdMM (Ernest
de
Saram succeeded,Ilangakoon MM in 1848 had 4 children
7
(1) John Abraham
Hendrick de Saram ,District Judge
Kegalle.b28/5/1832-d18/12/1871 (CCS)
7 (2)
Wilmot Horton de Saram b6/2/1836
7 (3)William
Edmund Wilmot de Saram,Asst Registra General Kurunegala
7 (4)Stewart
Mackenzie George de Saram b2/11/1838
6
(12) Fredricka Angenitta Catharina
Wijesekera de Saram, b:1st Mar 1800, at Colombo,
(md 11/6/1815) d13/7/1861+ Johannes
Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike Mudaliyar (1001)
(b13/12/1789-d21/7/1862)
(Fredricka's
children are Johanna
and Conrad.)
7
Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranayake b:12-Dec-1820 +
(M1) John
Martinus Paulus Pieris, Mudaliyar, m:Nov-1851 (1005)
8
Vincent Pieris
8
Catherine Pieris
8
Rosamund Pieris
8 John Louis Pieris Siriwardena (see
pic below) b 1852 (educated
at Royal College, Colombo) + Florence
Elisa
Bandaranaike born approx 1865,
m:1895 (daughter
of Conrad Peter Dias
Bandaranaike b:1827) (1001)
(ref: 20th
Century impressions of Ceylon by
Arnold Wright)
9 Louis
Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10 (children-John,Louis,Conrad,Edward,Margret
&
Gladys)
9 Conrad
Peter Pieris (died
in motor accident)
9 Arthur William
Pieris
9 Soloman
Franciscus Pieris + Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence
Rachel,Christine,Evon.)
9 Ethel
Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+
Lionel
Welliington de Saram
9 Diana
Margret Pieris (m1940)+
Edmund de Livera
10 Hazel
de Livera +Jeramyn
Fernando
9 Ruth Pieris
9
Rachel Eliza Pieris b1903 + Charles Edward Hartnoll
de Saram m1928
7 Conrad (Peter)
Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike (Maha Mudliyar),
b:1842. (Alukuru korale) Received medal from
Governor Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon for the period 1883-1890
(for friendship
and assistance rendered) +
Eliza De Saram (Vallentine
de Saram's
daughter)M1851 (d approx
1897-after that Sir Solomon DB
became MM)
8
son
8
son
8
son
8 CP D
Bandaranaike (b
approx 1870) + Ekanayake
of Matara
9
Peter
Dias Bandaranaike (CP)+
Dhamma (d25/7/2002)
(Pugoda Walauwa)
10 Dulari Manisha Dias Bandaranaike +Sam Samarasingha
11
Danitha
11
Anusha
11
Nilusha
9
Anne
Dias Bandaranaike
9
Edwin
Dias Bandaranaike d22/6/2006 (Yakkala)
9
Hector Dias Bandaranaike
9 Eliza Hilda Dias
Bandaranaike d29/5/2011 +
Asoka Obeysekere
10
Stanley
Obeyesekere + Nelun Dassenaike
11
Harshini Obeyesekere
11
Asoka Obeyesekere
11
Anouk Obeyesekere
9 Samuel Dias
Bandaranaike (MP
Gampaha) (STC
Mtl &Stc Matara)
b:1/12/1917-d3/6/2014 (SD)
from Madugas Walauwa yakkala + Swarna
10
Pandu Bandaranaike (DyMinister)
10
Subhas Bandaranaike
10 Dr
Samala Dias Bandaranaike
10 Bandaranayake
8
son
8
Edwin V Dias Bandaranaike (Mudaliyar of the
Governor's Gate)
8
son
8
Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike, b: 1862, He was
educated at
Royal College and St Thomas's College. He + in 1902 Somawathi
(daughter of Keppetipola
Rate Mahatmaya
of Matale). He managed the estates. Ref: 20th Century
impressions of
Ceylon page 525 of Arnold Wright (Estates
were at Udupila Siyane Korale Henderalgoda district and had
500 acres.)
8
[15] Florence Elisa Bandaranaike, b:circa 1865 + [14]
John
Louis Pieris, b:1852, (step brother of Sir Paul
Pieris)
9 Louis
Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10 (children-John,Louis,Conrad,Edward,Margret
&
Gladys)
9 Conrad
Peter Pieris (died
in motor accident)
9 Arthur
William Pieris
9 Soloman
Franciscus Pieris +
Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence
Rachel,Christine,Evon.)
9 Ethel Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+
Lionel Welliington de Saram
10 Diana Margret de
Saram (m1940)+
Edmund de Livera of Anguruwatota.
11 Hazel
de Livera +Jeramyn
Fernando
9 Ruth
Pieris
9 Rachel
Eliza Pieris b1903 + Charles
Edward Hartnoll de Saram m1928
7
Catherine Cecilia Dias Bandaranaike, b:1821, (d of Johannes
Franciscus DB)+David
Jayathilake Gooneratne Mohottiar of Galle (his 2nd wife)
+ Gooneratne
8
Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne,
b:6/5/1845, educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Translator, later in
1896 became
Mudaliyar, Joined govt service in 1865 as translator in
Galle Kachcherie. Held
the post of Asst.to AGA Matara.Police Magistrate Balapitiya.
Registrar of Lands
Galle.Retired in 1897 after 32 yrs of service. In 1883, in
recognition of his
services he was appointed Mudaliyar. In 1897, participated
in Jubilee
Celebrations in England, and was presented to Queen Victoria
and the King. He
owned several plantations in Galle,Matara and Hambantota.
Translator later in
1883 became Mudaliyar. + Matilda Illangakoon (daughter of Mudaliyar
J V
Illangakoon in 1873. (3169)
9 Dr Valantine David Goonaratne
b:1874 (STC) (Home
Surgeon Galle Hospital) + Clarice de Saram (d/o Peter de Saram)
9 Miss
Goonaratne + Abraham
Dias
Abeysinghe b:1850 (3170)
10
Dias Abeysinghe (Administrative
Police)
11 Arthur Alfred Dias Abeysinghe
b:2/2/1880
9 Goonaratne
9
Goonaratne
9
Goonaratne
8 2nd
spouse of ERJ Goonaratne + Corneliya
Tillekeratne (and
had 3 sons and 2 daughters)
9 Mark
Sigmund Goonaratne b1881 (unmarried)
9 Eva
Tagora Goonaratne + Abraham Dias
Abeysinghe (Proctor)
b1874
10 Blanche
Dias Abeysinghe
10
Vernon Dias Abeysinghe + Audry de Livera
10 Anula
Dias Abeysinghe + Ian Pieris
10
Dorathy Dias Abeysinghe + William Dias Bandaranaike
10
Roland Dias
Abeysinghe +M (1)
Manel Illangakoon
+M
(2)Gwen Dias Bandaranaike
10
Rev Felix Abraham Dias Abeysinghe + May Goonaratne
10
Stanley Christopher Dias Abeysinghe + Chandra
Keppetipola
8 Francis
Earnest Gooneratne + Caroline Dias Abeysinghe M15/11/1858 (daughter of
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe.)
7
Catherine Cecilia Dias Bandaranaike 2hd Marriage to
Dionysius Andreas Tennekoon
Appuhamy on 8/7/1852.
7
Cornelia Dias Bandaranaike + Henricus (Md
8/7/1852) (Died 5/3/1873)
6
(13) Joeliana Jakoba Wijesekera de Saram, b:7th
Jul 1801 at Colombo, bp: at Borella, (the
godparents being Martinus and Joeliana de Saram),
If not
otherwise stated, all the children above were baptised in
Colombo
5
(3) Maria de Saram (M1)+ Isaac
de Saram Wijesiriwardena d 11/10/1783, Maha Mudaliyar
(Isaac's 3rd
marriage)
6 Marinus
de Saram
Wijesiriwardena Mohandiram of the Guard bp 10/5/1778 +
Juliana de Saram
7 (1)David Johan Hendrick de
Saram Wijesiriwardena,b1801Muhandiram Matara Kachcherie
& Mudliyar Weligam
Korale.
M1-1831 Cornelia de
Saram,d of Herat de Saram
Wijesekara Karunaratne
8 (1)Maria
Catharina de Saram (Louisa),b1832-M6/12/1852+Charles
Fredrick de Saa Bandaranaike,Muhandiram
8 (2)Johanna
Wilhelmina de Saram,b11/7/1835
8 (3)
James de Saram Wijesiriwardena + the
sister of James Wickremaratne,Mudliyar Weligam Korale
9 Valentine de Saram
Siriwardena +Gorgina Gooneratne b1875
10 Had 3 sons and a
daughter,all of them remained unmarried.
9 Alice de
Saram,b1875,+ (M1902)Abraham Isaac de Alwis Seneviratne
Mudliyar Wellaboda
pattu Matara.
10 Dr Doyne
Seneviratne +Indrani Pieris
M2-28/5/1840
Assensia Dorathea Seneviratne, d of
Bearnard de Silva Jayatileka Seneviratne,GG
8 (4) Earnest Jacobus de
Saram,b23/7/1841
7 (2) Christina Aletta Maria
de Saram,b1803,+ (1/12/1825)Julias Valentine Goonetileke de
Saram,b17/7/1796-d1865,Maha
Mudliyar.
6 Ana Maria de Saram bp 28/8/1779.
+ Don Davith Siriwardena Seneviratne Attapattu Mudaliyar of Kalutara.and the Raiygam
Korale bp 19/11/1779
5 (3) 2nd spouse of Maria de
Saram (M2)+
Don Balthasar Dias
Wijesiriwardena Abeysinghe Maha Mudaliyar (m27/11/1785)
5 (4) David
Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram Mudaliyar
of Gangaboda Pattu Matara (b
approx
1750-d 1815)+ Dona Lourensia Ilangakoon, d/o Don
Abraham Illangakoon
Mudaliyar
It is said that Saram Mudali Walauwwa
Matara, was constructed by David
de Saram in the latter part of the 18th Century. In 1939 the
ownership of the
Walawwa was transfered to the Rahula College Matara.
(He
may be the Don David de Saram
who organized a unprecedented Buddhist ceremony lasting a
week in a flotilla in
the Nilwala river in Matara and gives the Govigama Nikaya
his official
patronage.)Gangarohana Pooja. (David de
Saram,writing the pinpotha from 1780-1814. He died in 1815
6
(1) Angneita de Saram + Don David
Jayathilake Abeysiriwardhana Ilangakoon Maha
Mudaliyar,Matara. (1771-1848) Md
1795
6 (2) Johanna
Clara de Saram (M1799)+
Don Joan
Abeysiriwardhana Illangakoon.Mudliyar of Weligam Korale.
4 (10) Dominga de Saram ?
.Mahawellawatte (present day town
of Wellawatte in Colombo 6) of 16,000 coconut trees, was
purchased by Anthonan
Mudaliyar and Manual de Andradi on 20th
July 1730 for
1,355 Rix Dollars
Walauwwa's
of the "de Saram's
Deweni Maha Walauwwa Wolfendhal,Colombo.
18th century -Johanna Francina
de Saram
Saram Mudali Walauwwa Matara-David de
Saram (late
18th Century)
Udaha Walauwwa Galkissa-1800-2023-Louis
de Saram,William de Saram,Peter
de Saram
Galkissa Walauwwa- 1820-2023- Simon de
Saram, Louis de Saram,Leonard de
Saram
Karunaratne Walauwwa-Silversmith Street
Colombo-Liendran Karunaratne de
Saram.
Also noted.
1 Ernest
Valentine de Saram
Wijesiriwardene married Anna Catharina,daughter of Don
Constantine
Wickremasinghe Amarasekera.
2 There is reference to the widow of
Louis de Saram MM 's widow as Maria
de Bairo.-1760.
3 Louis Wijesinghe Siriwardhana de
Saram.
4 Gerad de Saram Wijesekera Tillekeratne
Mudaliyar Gangabodapattu (Tangalle)
5 Fanny Susanaha de Saram +John Dias
Bandaranaike. (son f Jacobus DB)
6 Louisa de Saram lama etini + Isaac
Pieris Siriwardena m1804. (Louisa,daughter
of Phillip Jerronymus Mudaliyar)
7 Georgiana Caroline de Saram daughter
of Hendrick de Saram
Wijesiriwardena (Mudliyar
Welgam
Korale)M1872 + Mr Gooneratne who owns estates with cinnomon
and coconut in
Matara.
8 Henry de Saram + Evangaline Mabel Dias
Bandaranayake,b12/8/1901 (d
of Wilmot Ernest DB)
9 David John Hendrick de Saram
Wijesiriwardena (Mohandiram)
Manuel
d'Anderado
Left Calutara (Kalutara, south of
Colombo) and settled in Colombo in 1721 (C.D.R. School
Thombo of Calutara 36) bought
Mahawellewatta at Dehiwela of 16000 coconut trees (52 margan in
extent, 250acres) for 1355 Rix
dollars on 20-7-1730 with Anthonam de Seram,
Mudaliyar of Salpiti Corale
(about Anthonan
de Seram and his
son Maha Mudaliyar Lenderam de Seram vide Paul
Pieris' "Ceylon and
the Hollanders" pp. 72, 81 etc; R.A>S. XXII.) afterward
sold his half
share to his other co-owner (C.D.R.
and
Thombo of Palle Pattu in Salpiti Corale III. P. 19 and Paul
Pieris' "Notes
on some Singhalese Families" III. P.20 and some old Slave
transfers in
Dutch among the de Fonseka Family Documents.)
http://www.defonseka.com/AD_danderado.htm
Submitted by.
Mr Manjula de Livera.
Email 1) manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
Date updated- 18th May 2024
Thombu
Index- Dutch period before 1796 (Properties
registered) (Registration started
in 1740's) (Dept of Archives)
Name
Korale
Village
Louis de Saram Wirasinghe
1 (b1730)
Salpita
Boralasgamuwa
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena
2 (b1735)brother
of 1
Pelenwatte
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardene
(son of Anthonan)
Boralasgamuwa
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardene
Dewelmulla
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena
Gangodawila
William de Saram
3
(Son of 1)1760
Galkissa
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne4 (b1715)
Erewwala
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne
6 (son
of 4)
Siyambalagoda
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne
Kirilopane
Abraham de Saram
Wijesekera (b1780)
5 (son of 8)
Pepiliyana,Galkissa
Louisa de Saram
Galkissa,Watarappala
Gankanda
arachige Louis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardene1
Wellawatte
Louis de Saram
Wijesiriwardene
7
Siyane
Matirigala
Louis de Saram
Wijesiriwardena (bro of Anthonan de
S)
Daraluwa
Johannes
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne8 (son of
4) (b1754)
Peliyagoda
Johannes
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
Wedamulla
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera
Bogomuwa
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne(Son of
Anthonan)
Gonawala
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
Wirangula
Louis de Saram
9
Wedamulla
Anthony de Saram
10
Ganemulla
Adrian de Saram
Pepiliyawala
Maria de Saram
11
Alukuru
Bulugahamulla
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
Bulugahamulla
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne
Hewagam
Battaramulla
Leander de Saram
Wijsinghe Karunaratne
Mulleryawa,Mullrigama
Domingo de
Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
Alutkuru Mattammana
Isaac de Saram
Appuhamy
Makewita
Liender de Saram
Wijesinghege
Colombo
Wolvendhal,Kotahena
Gankanda
arachige Domingo de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
4 Wolvendhal
Wattalage Domingo
de Saram Wanigasekere Ekanaike
St Sebastian
Phillupu de Saram
Rayigam
Walgama
Louis de Saram
Wijesekera Karunaratne
Balabotuwa
Adrian de Saram
Kindelpitiya
In a Dutch document
of 1760,it mentions Maria de
Bairo widow of maha mudaliyar Louis de Saram
Wijesiriwardena,regarding banished
goods of Leander de Saram.
Photos
see below.
De
Saram family 2
Internet document
says, in Sri Lanka, members of
the landed aristocracy embraced christianity and took
Portuguese surnames at
baptism, during the Portuguese period which ended in 1658.
00 de
Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike
00 Thomas
de Saram Appuhamy b
approx 1685 +d of CarrolPerera Wijewardene Seneviratne
Mudliyar
Aluthkurukorale.Had 3 children (Dominga,Domingo
and Elizebeth)
(Out
of Thomas's 3 children, From
Domingo's decendents and Elizebeth's decendents,Cornelia de
Saram who married
Don Solomon Dias Bandaranayake is arrived. In other words
Domingo's son
Christoffel marries Domingo's sister Elizebeth's grand
daughter.)
0 Elizebeth de
Saram (b
approx 1705) (according
to dutch internet site she is
probably a daughter of Anthonan de Saram)+ Lieutenant Jan
Christoffel Scharaff
of Sangerhausen Germany (M 21/3/1734) (Served
under Dutch East India Company.)
1
Anna Scharaff
1
Johannes Scharaff
1
Ferdinand Scharaff
1
Susanna Scharaff
(1743-1781) (Md4/11/1759)+Rev Henricus Phillepsz (1733-1790) (Son of
Panditharatne Maha
Mudaliyar)
2 Johanna Eliizebeth
Philepsz b1772,
(M15/9/1799)+Diedricch Spittel
2 Susana
Phillepsz
2 Johanna
Sophiya Phillepsz
2 William
Phillipsz
2 Rev
Geradus Phillepsz
+Johanna Adriana
Van Dort
2 Cornelia Henrietta Philipsz + (M1-27/7/1789) Adolf
Martin Heyman
2 Cornelia
Henrietta Philepsz (b1/12/1764-d9/4/1824)
(M2)+Christoffel de
Saram (b1765-d1842)
(M20/10/1793) (Christoffel
is Domingo de Saram Ekanayake's son -of de Saram family 2)
3 Johannes
Henricus de Saram
+Francis Treherne
3 Cornelia de Saram + (M1839)Don Soloman Dias
Bandaranaike (D1859)
(6
(1) to 7 (6) copied from Bandaranaike
family tree)
6 (1) Don
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale,
1st
Udagaha Mudaliyar,b:1774
d15/9/ 1859. (6
chidren) (Christoffel,Conelia Susanha,Harriet,Conrad
Peter,Johanna and
Elizebeth)
1st married (m:17/6/1805)
Johanna
Petrenella de Livera bp6/9/1780 (d/o Balthazar de
Livera Mudaliyar)
2nd
married in 25/11/1824, Corneliya de Saram b1820 (d/o Christoffel de
Saram,4th MM) d:Sep-15-1859,
He assisted as interpreter on 10th Feb 1815 when
Sri Wickrema
Rajasinghe the last King of Kandy was taken to Colombo, and
then, who was later
taken to India. He was present at the signing of the
Kandyan Convention with the British
on 2hd March 1815. Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike was
Mudaliyar for 2 Patthus of
Siyane Korale East, near the Kandyan border. He received a
Gold Medal and land
grants in 1803 for his services. He marshaled labor through
the Rajakariya
System and built the Colombo Kandy Road. He received a gold
medal from Governor
Brownrigg in 1818. + Cornelia
Philipsz
Panditharatne de Saram b:1820, (grand-daughter
of Susanna Scharff & Rev
Henricus Philipsz), m:1839 (1002,1006)
5
(9)6
(1) 7 (1) Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Abeywickrema Jayatilake
Seneviratne Bandaranaike, b:16/5/1826 (Mudaliyar,
Governers Gate, 2nd Udagaha
Mudaliyar,Justice of the Peace)Siyane Korale b:1826
-d1/2/1890+ (m14/12/1854) Anna
Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne b2/2/1836-d10/9/1881 (6
children)
(Cornelia Henrietta,Alice,Sir
Solomon,Amy,Eliza and Charlotte.)
8 (1)
[29] Cornelia
Henrietta Dias Bandaranayaka (missie)
b22/10/1855-d15/7/1935+ [30]
James Peter Obeyesekere 1, Proctor of Supreme Court,and
Member of the
Legislative Council.Barrister, (son of Cornelia Sussana DB
and DBF Obeyesekere)
(4children) (m10/2/1876)
9
(1) [24] Lady Hilda Obeyesekere + [23] Sir Paules Edward
Pieris,
(Civil Servent,
Historian), b:16/2/1874-d1955,
educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of Sinhala books and
Historian, (He
wrote the book Sinhalese families which
was published in 1911.)m1905, Barrister in 1895,Royal
Asiatic Society.
10
Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala 1906-1976 Director
Museum
Ceylon, (Scientist,Zoologist)
+ Prini
Molamure (3117),
m:28-Jun-1934,STC,Harvard Uni.
(It is
believed that around 1950, he sold 4 acres of land to
STC.and he had 4 acres
balance in Mount Lavinia.)
11
Paulus Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala + Miriam
12
Yvani Deraniyagala
12
Chanrudh
Deraniyagala
11
Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga 1936-1978 Artist.
11 Dr.
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala,
b:1/3/1942-d 5/10/2021, (STCMtl) Ekneligoda
Walauwa, Kuruvita, Director
General Dept of Archaeology, MA Trinity College
Cambridge University, Post Graduate Diploma
in Archaeology, Phd
Harvard University. (He has published 40 research papers and
held key positions
in the Dept of Archaelogy in the Cultural Ministry
11
Isanth Deraniyagala
10
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (Artist)
10
Ralph St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala + Ezlyn
Obeyesekere
11
Ralph Deraniyagala (Bando) + Indrani
Nugara
12 Arubind Deraniyagala
10
Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala 1908-1999 + Robert de
Saram (s/o
F R de Saram) (3126)
11
Skanda Ajith de Saram + Sharadha
Manorama
Muthu Krishna (7010)
11
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
+
Rosemary de Saram
12 Sophia de Saram
12
Suren de Saram
11
Druvi de Saram (Piano)
+
Sharmini de Fonseka
12 Mandhira de Saram
12
Radhika de Saram
11
Niloo de Saram + Desmond Fernando
12 Jeevani Fernando
11
2nd spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
9
(2)
***[22] Sir James Peter Obeyesekere II, Kt, M.A, Maha
Mudaliyar
& Chief Interpreter to his Excellency the Governor of
Ceylon. Barrister
at-Law, Advocate of the Supreme Court, Justice of Peace,
District Commissioner.
1879-1968, Educated at STC Mt Lavinia + [21] Amy
Estelle Dias Bandaranaike (1001)b10/8/1893,
M17/6/1914
(d of Walter
Dias
Bandaranayaka)
10
James Peter Obeyesekere III (Late
MP Attanagalla, Deputy Minister of Health and Finance and
Senator 1960-65,
Royal College, Cambridge. Qualified as a pilot, Batadola Walauwwe Nittambuwa, Royal
College, Colombo 7, d:23 Oct 2007 + Sivagami Dassanaike
(7/5/1929-23/12/2017) (Siva
Obeyesekere-Minister of Health 1970)
Founder of Laksala
OBEYESEKERE - DESHAMANYA JAMES PETER (Late
MP Attanagalla, Deputy
Minister of Health and Finance and Senator), Only son of
late Sir James Peter
Obeyesekere Maha Mudaliyar and Lady Amy Estelle Obeyesekere,
dearly loved
husband of Siva, father of Peter and Chantal, father-in-law
of Dijen de Saram,
grandfather of Dhevan and Chiara. Remains will lie at
Batadola Walauwe,
Nittambuwa from 12.00 noon on Wednesday 24th to 12.00 noon
on Thursday 25th
October and in Colombo from 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th to
Saturday 27th
October. Cortege leaves "Maligawa", 19, Rajakeeya
Mawatha, Colombo
07 at 1.00 p.m. Saturday 27th. Cremation at General
Cemetery Kanatte at
2.00 p.m. DN Wed Oct 24 2007
11 James Peter Obeyesekere IV
Jr.
12
C H Obeyesekere b:9 May 2005
11 Chantal Obeyesekere + Dijen de Saram (3126)
12 Devan
de Saram
12
Chiara de Saram
9
(3) Donald
Obeyesekere (1888-1964)
(Member of the State Council and
Legislative Council) (STC) Introduced Boxing.+ Johanna
Ethel Perera (6
children)
10
(1) [27] Danton Obeyesekere (m19/5/1938) + [28]
Ruby Grace
Dias Bandaranaike (d of Harry Peter DB)
b29/1/1919-18/12/2012 (sister of
Alick Dias Bandaranaike, d:Aug 1 2007, see obit below, &
Bernard DB, aunt
of Arun DB)
11
Arjuna Obeyesekere (State
Counsel)
11
Shireen Obeyesekere + Priya Amarasingha
11
Indra Obeyesekere + Anoma Illangakoon
11
Ajith Obeyesekere + Shamala Dassenaike (d of Noel
Dassenaike)
10
(2) Corneliya Obeyesekere + Henry Ashmore Pieris
11
Sita
Cornelia Pieris d 13/4/2017+Cecil Perera (son of Mudaliyar
Eric Perera) Sita could play
the Piano.
11 Wimala
Nalini Pieris (b
16/2/1938-d12/7/ 2018)+ Dr Chitranjan
Amarasinghe
(Wimala
was a tennis player. Was
the games captain at Ladies College.Migrated to USA.died in
Washinton.)
12 Felix Amarasinghe
12 Shalini Amarasinghe.
12 Nilanthi
Amarasinghe
11 Hemal
Ashmore Pieris + Kanthi Weerasinghe
12
Asoka Pieris
12 Duminda
Pieris
11
Henry Sri Mevan
Pieris b:1946 (Bsc,Msc,MBA,FPRI
(uk) (cricketer STC-1964/65
& Sri Lanka) + Dr Nirmala Gunathilake
12 Dilani Pieris
(St
Bridgets) (AMW)+
Haren Yatawaka
13 Anithra Yatawaka
13 Kiyana Yatawaka
13
Jaanya
Yatawaka
12 Nilanka Pieris (Stc
cricket
captain-1995)+ Dilushi Wickremasinghe
13 Dineth Pieris
13 Nireka Pieris
10
(3) Asoka Obeyesekere (Barrister
&ASP)+ Eliza Hilda Dias Bandaranayaka,b23/7/1912-
d:28th May 2011 (d of
Conrad Peter DB)
OBEYSEKERE - ELIZA HILDA - Wife of the late Asoka, mother
of Stanley,
mother-in-law of Nelun, grandmother of Hasha, Asoka and
Anouk, sister of Sam (SD)
Bandaranayake and the late Peter, Hector,
Ann and Edwin Dias Bandaranayake, expired. Cortege leaves
residence11/5,
Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7 at 4.15 p.m. on
Tuesday 31st May,
Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. DN
May 30 2011
11 Stanley
Obeyesekere+Nelun Dassenaike
12
Harsha Obeyesekere
12 Asoka Obeyesekere
12 Anouk Obeyesekere
10
(4) Fredrick Obeyesekere 1912-2001
10
(5) Amelia Obeyesekere, 1915-2004 + Louis
Pieris
11
Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
11
Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
11
Chrisanthi Pieris Deraniyagala
11
Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala + Neil Dias Bandaranayaka
12
Ayendra Dias Bandaranayaka
12
Priyanthi Dias
Bandaranayaka
11
Savithri Pieris Deraniyagala
10
(6) Alexander Obeyesekere + Mrs Marrs
9
(4) Stanly Obeyesekere + Brenda
de Saram (3126)
10
Nedra Obeyesekere + Colonel
F C de Saram (Derrick)
(3126)
11
Tara de Saram (National
Swimmer)
+ Ralph Bolling
12
Julian Bolling (National
Swimmer)
12
David Bolling (National
Swimmer)
12
Jeramy Bolling (National
Swimmer)
11
Oosha
de
Saram (Swimming,
Tennis)
+ Dunkirk
Neilendran
Chanmugam, Board of The
Maharajah Organization, s/o Edgar
Jeyomanie
Chanmugam b:29 Jul 1894, d:
25 May 1963 & Constance
Letitia
Mant (alias
"Pansy",
Principal & Founder of Tiny Tots Pre School, d/o Henry
Mant d:7 Dec 1980 & Lily
Gracelyn d:11 Apr 1949)
12
Anouk
Chanmugam (Golf)
+ George
Ajit Zal Chitty (SL
Rifle Shooting
Team at Olympics)
12
Dipika
Rukshana
Chanmugam (Swimmer)
+ William Appleton Jnr.
12
Devin
Nijanthan
Chanmugam (Swimmer)
10
Yolande Obeyesekere +
Oopatissa Illangakoon (3169)
8
(2) Alice Rosumund Dias Bandaranaike b3/5/1860-d7/2/1920
+
John Louis Perera,Proctor of Supreme Court. d1920
5 (9)6 (1)7 (1)
8 (3) [20]
Sir Don Solomon Dias
Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna
Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, b
22/5/1862-d 31/7/1946 (Maha
Mudaliyar)
(K.C.M.G) (JP) b:22-May-1862, d:31-Jul-1946, (page 522,20th
Century
impressions of Ceylon) Kt. Commander of the most
distinguished order of St.
Michael and St. George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St Thomas'
College, Mohandiram
1882. Mudliyar Siyane Korale, After returning from UK,
Governor Arthur Havelock
awarded Maha Mudaliyar title and All Island JP. In 1897 went
to UK as official
representative for diamond jubilee celebration and received
medal. In 1902
revisited UK. Received Coronation Medal and KCMG + [21]
Lady Daisy
Ezline
Obeyesekere (d/o
S.Christoffel & Lady Obeyesekere)
m:Apr-1898
9
Solomon
West
Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime
Minister of Sri
Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on September
25, 1959), St
Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK, University of
Oxford. Became
Secretary of Oxford Union in 1923, called to the bar in
1925, Member of the State
Council in 1931, Formed the Sinhala Maha Sabha in 1937,
Active in the UNP
1945-51 and established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister
1956-59, To solve
the ethnic issue he signed the Bandaranaike-Chelvanaygam
pact, which was
repudiated due to a campaign led by the Buddhist Clergy.
Made Sinhala the
official Language + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940 (First woman Prime
Minister in the World,
Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060) Wikipedia
Account of
Sirimavo
10
Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:27/7/1943 + Kumar
Rupasinghe (div)
10
2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike + Udaya
Nanayakkara
(div)
10
Chandrika
Dias
Bandaranaike,
b:29/6/1945, Early education at St
Bridgets Convent, Colombo, and
graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne University in
Paris, Formed the
Peoples Alliance (PA)
Party, President
of Sri Lanka 1994-2005 + Vijaya Kumaratunga, Film
Actor, Assasinated
1988
11
Yasodhara Kumaratunga + Roger Walker (UK), m:Jun
2007 in UK (see
wedding pics below)
11
Vimukthi Kumaratunga
10
Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949, d:Mar 15,
2008,
Educated at Royal College, Member of Parliament 1977
to 2007, Minister
Higher Education 1993, Foreign Minister 2005, Leader of the
opposition, Speaker
of the House, Minister of Tourism/Heritage 2007
9
Alexandra Cornelia Dias Bandaranaike b26/8/1903,
lived at
"Samudragiri" Walauwa in Mount Lavinia + Leo G. De Alwis
(M15/8/1923)
10
Shirlene De Alwis + Earle Jayawardena
11 Amal Jayawardena
10
Lankasa De Alwis (tenor
singer) +
Joy Dassenaike (cousins)
11
Ranjith de Alwis
12
Raneesha de Alwis
12
Radeena de Alwis
10
Rukie
(Rukmani) de
Alwis b:26 Mar 1926 -20/3/2017+ Percy Eheliyagoda
11 (1) Leo
Eheliyagoda + Ramya Wijetunge
12 Rosanth Eheliyagoda
11
(2) Shalimar Eheliyagoda + Uma Kumar Sharma
12 Shanikar
Sharma
12 Sandesh Sharma
11 (3) Charmaine
Eheliyagoda, Attorney-at-Law, a
member of the National Police Commission appointed by H.E.The President
of Sri Lanka + Lakshman
Madurasinghe, m:1979 held at All
Saints Church Hulftsdorp in Aug 1979 + Professor
Lakshman Madurasinghe,
born in Galle, STC
Prep School Kollupitiya 1959-1960 (LKG/UKG), STC
Mount
Lavinia 1961-72, Attorney at Law, Chartered Fellow
CIPD UK:
University of Brighton, Sr.International Governor AUGP USA
and Chairman
Medicina Alternativa.
12 Rosanth
Lakshan
Madurasinghe, a graduate of
the University of London (England). + Nishani
Fernando of
Wennappuwa on July 7 2007;
13 Romaan
Madurasinghe
11
(4) Lankani Eheliyagoda
11
(5) Devika Eheliyagoda
[
see weblog at http://ceo.intellect.googlepages.com/familytree ]
9
Anna Florentina Dias Bandaranaike b 20/7/1900 + Abraham
de Livera of
Ampitigala Kalutara District. (M23/6/1922)
10 S. Christopher.O de Livera, b approx 1923- d
25/7/2011+ Nimal Pieris
11
Shanaka de Livera b 1959 Lawyer + Samanda Senaratne
12
Sajin de Livera
12
Shealan de Livera
11
Priyan de Livera (Lawyer)
11
Asanthi de Livera + Oswin de
Alwis
10
May de Livera
8
(4) Amy Clara Dias Bandaranaike b17/12/1866-d16/5/1946+
Edwardo
Roversi, m:1891 in Italy. (divorced in 1905)
9
Hilda Roversi b1901-d1989
9
Elena Roversi b1902-d1984
9
Neville Roversi,died unmarried at 30 years.
8
(5) Elizabeth
Mary Dias
Bandaranaike b15/5/1867-d12/41898+ Walter de Livera,
CCS,Dy Fiscal
Colombob:1863, (Royal
College), Police
Magistrate in 1898), m:12/4/1898
9
"Princess" de Livera (Joy),
b:1900 + Reginold
Felix Dias
Bandaranaike, b:1891, d:1950, m:1921 (1001)
10
Reginold Walter Dias Bandaranaike 3/3/1921-17/11/2009 +
Norah
Hunter Crabb d1980
11
Alison Dias Bandaranaike + Wolfram Kock (Austria)
11
Julia Dias Bandaranaike + Stuart Orford (UK)
12
Name Not Known
9 Manique de Livera, b:1892 +PSP Jayatilleke (Advocate)
8
(6) Charlotte Matilda
Dias
Bandaranaike, b:18/11/1869-d29/4/1896 + Solomon
Seneviratne, (see
pic below) b:1849-d1922, educated at Queen's
College and The Colombo Academy (later Royal College,
(s/o Don
Hermanis Seneviratne, Mohandiram of
Siyane Korale,later Atapattu Mudaliyar, grandson of Don
Carolis Seneviratne,
Mudaliyar of Kalutara, great grandson of Don Louis
Seneviratne, Modaliyar of
the same place.), m:1885 (3108)
9
Stevan Senewiratne + Lilian de Alwis d1933
10
Terrance Senewiratne d2007
9
Eric Senewiratne + Ray Dassenaike
9
Noel Senewiratne + Violet Dias Bandaranaike
10
(1) Erin Senewiratne
10
(2) Unis Senewiratne
10
(3) Nissanka Senewiratne.
10
(4) Daphne Senewiratne + Olive Abeynaike
11
Ranil Abeynaike 1955-2012 (STC
Cricket)
+ Roshika Tissera
11 Mohan
Abeynaike
11 Amitha
Abeynaike
11 Ajith
Abeynaike
10
(5) Lionel Senewiratne + Surangani Senewiratne
9
Charlie Senewiratne + Roxina de Alwis
10
Eddie Senewiratne + Lorna
de Saram (3126)
11
Anoja Senewiratne d1997+
Dr
Guneratne
12
Guneratne
12
Guneratne
11
Anil Senewiratne
9
Phillip Senewiratne + Nannie
Samarakkody (3118)
10
Dr Brian Senewiratne b1932 + Alagaratna
11 Dr Romesh
Senewiratne
11
Sherine Senewiratne
10
Phoebe Senewiratne + Nanda Yatawara
11
Kavan Yatawara
11
Lakshman Yatawara
11
Neliya Yatawara
9
Francis Senewiratne (M1) + Neeta Dias Bandaranaike
10
Sakuntala Senewiratne
10
Sieeva Senewiratne
10
Surangani Senewiratne + Lionel Senewiratne
9
2nd spouse of Francis Senewiratne + Grace
Tillakaratne d2011
10
Ranjith Senewiratned1968
10
Nimal Senewiratne d2014 + Geetha
11
Amanda Senewiratne
11
Eshan Senewiratne
10
Niranjala Senewiratne + Kalinda Doranagoda d2015
11
Shamila Doranagoda + Duminda Maligaspe
12
Dinuri Maligaspe
12 Tharuki Maligaspe
b2012
10
Priyani Senewiratne + Mohan Samarakkody
11
Sandeepani Samarakkody + Alutwala
11
Yasamali Samarakkody
7 (2)
Corneliya Susanna Dias Bandaranaike b22/9/1827
-d14/5/1896+ (First
Bed)
Don
Bastian Ferdinandus
Obeyesekere (3051) of
talpe pattu
Galle (m1842)
8
(1) [19] Sir
Solomon
Christoffeild Obeyesekere,
b:12 Feb 1848, d:13 Oct 1927), MLC,Royal & STC Mt. Lavinia,
Sinhalese representative in the
Legislative Council,Knited
in 1911+ [18] Lady Ezline Maria de
Alwis (d
of James de Alwis and Florence DB) (4
children) (Town
rescidence hill castle
Badulla)
9
(1) [21] Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere, b:1898 + [20] Sir Don
Solomon
Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna
Kadukeralu Bandaranaike
(Maha Mudaliyar)
b:22-May-1862,
d:31-Jul-1946, Kt. Commander of the most distinguished order
of St. Michael and
St. George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St Thomas' College,
Mohandiram 1882. Mudliyar
Siyane Korale, After returning from UK, Governor Arthur
Havelock awarded Maha
Mudaliyar title and All Island JP. In 1897 went to UK as
official
representative for diamond jubilee celebration and received
medal. In 1902
revisited UK. Received Coronation Medal and KCMG, m:Apr-1898
10
Solomon
West
Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime
Minister of Sri
Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on September
25, 1959), St
Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK, University of
Oxford. Became
Secretary of Oxford Union in 1923, called to the bar in
1925, Member of the
State Council in 1931, Formed the Sinhala Maha Sabha in
1937, Active in the UNP
1945-51 and established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister
1956-59, To solve
the ethnic issue he signed the Bandaranaike-Chelvanaygam
pact, which was
repudiated due to a campaign led by the Buddhist Clergy.
Made Sinhala the
official Language + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940 (First woman Prime
Minister in the World,
Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060) Wikipedia
Account of
Sirimavo
11
Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:1943 + Kumar
Rupasinghe (div)
11
2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike + Udaya
Nanayakkara
(div)
11
Chandrika
Dias
Bandaranaike,
b:29/6/1945, Early education at St
Bridgets Convent, Colombo, and
graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne University in
Paris, Formed the
Peoples Alliance (PA)
Party, President
of Sri Lanka 1994-2005 + Vijaya Kumaratunga, Film
Actor, Assasinated
1988
12
Yasodhara Kumaratunga + Roger Walker, m:Jun 2007 in
UK (see wedding
pics below)
12
Vimukthi Kumaratunga
11
Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949, d:Mar 15,
2008,
Educated at Royal College, Member of Parliament 1977
to 2007, Minister
Higher Education 1993, Foreign Minister 2005, Leader of the
opposition, Speaker
of the House, Minister of Tourism/Heritage 2007
10
Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike,b26/8/1903 lived at
"Samudragiri" Walauwa in Mount Lavinia + Leo G. De
Alwis (M1923)
11
Shirlene De Alwis + Earle Jayawardena
12 Amal Jayawardena + Waruni
11
Lankasa De Alwis (tenor singer) + Joy
Dassenaike
(cousins)
12
Ranjith de Alwis
13
Raneesha de Alwis
13
Radeena de Alwis
11
Rukie (Rukmani) de
Alwis b:26 Mar
1926-20/3/2017 + Percy Eheliyagoda
12 Leo
Eheliyagoda + Ramya Wijetunge
13
Rosanth Eheliyagoda
12
Shalimar Eheliyagoda + Uma Kumar Sharma
13
Shanikar Sharma +Migara Alwis- m:2009
13 Aashiana
Alwis- June
2011
13
Sandesh Sharma
12 Charmaine
Eheliyagoda, Attorney-at-Law, a
member of the National Police Commission appointed by H.E.The President
of Sri Lanka + Lakshman
Madurasinghe, m:1979 held at All
Saints Church Hulftsdorp in Aug 1979 + Professor
Lakshman Madurasinghe,
born in Galle, STC
Prep School Kollupitiya 1959-1960 (LKG/UKG), STC
Mount
Lavinia 1961-72, Attorney at Law, Chartered Fellow
CIPD UK:
University of Brighton, Sr.International Governor AUGP USA
and Chairman
Medicina Alternativa.
13 Rosanth
Lakshan Madurasinghe, a graduate
of the University of London (England). + Nishani
Fernando of
Wennappuwa on July 7 2007;
14
Romaan Madurasinghe
12
Lankani Eheliyagoda
12
Devika Eheliyagoda
[
see web site at http://ceo.intellect.googlepages.com/familytree ]
10
Anna Florentina Bandaranaike + Abraham de Livera
11 S.Christopher.O de Livera d25/7/2011 + Nimal
Pieris
12
Shanaka de Livera (Lawyer)
b1959+
Samanda
13
Sajin de Livera
13
Shealan de Livera
12
Priyan de Livera, (Lawyer)
12
Asanthi de Livera + Oswin de
Alwis
11
May de Livera
9
(2) Ethel Obeyesekere (b1885,d 1930,m1915
(d of SC
Obeyesekere)+ Dr William Christoffel Pieris
Siriwardena, b:1867,
lived at 40,Silversmith Street Colombo. Educated at STC and
later at Marischal
College Aberdeen. He became a Senior medalist in Pathalogy
and Bacteriology. He
graduated in MBCM. He was a visiting Physician of General
Hospital. Lecturer in
clinical medicine at Medical College. District Medical
Officer Haputale.Later
Judical Medical Officer (see
pic below)
10 William Ian Pieris
b1905 + Anula Dias Abeysinghe
11 Susil Pieris
11 Malkanthi Pieris +
J.R Maurice Perera (former
high court
judge)
12 Asoka Perera
12 Asanga Perera
11 Priyanga Pieris +
Eranga (famous
singing duo)
12 Dinuke Siriwardene
Pieris (son)
10 Iranganie Pieris b1908
10 James Pieris b1910
9
(3) Forester Augustus Obeyesekere,7/8/1880-26/12/1961
(Speaker) (State
Councillor)Captained Royal College
Cricket team. + Isabel Sykes
10
Boykin Obeyesekere
10
Ezlynne Obeyesekere + Ralph St. L P Deraniyagala
11 Dr Ralph
Deraniyagala d
26/1/2019 + Indrani Nugera
12
Arubind Deraniyagala
9
(4) Lillian Obeyesekere + William
Illangakoon
(Chin)Mudaliyar (3169)
10
Surangani Illangakoon
10
Panini Illangakoon (MP)
(M1)+ Effi Samarakkody (3118)
11
Pani Illangakoon (2)
10
Panini Ilangakoon (MP
forWeligama) (M2) +) Lily Goonasekere
11 Dr Gamini Ilangakoon +
Deepthi
12 Sanka Ilangakoon
12 Sulakna
Ilangakoon
10
Mahnil Lilette Illangakoon + Roland Hugh Dias Abeysinghe
(his 2hd M)
11
Ayunli Dias Abeysinghe
11
Jayanthi Dias Abeysinghe
8
(2) [25] James Peter Obeyesekere I + [26] Corneliya
Henrietta Dias
Bandaranayaka b22/10/1855-d15/7/1935 (Missie)
(d of
Chrisstoffel Dias
Bandaranayaka) (4 children) (JPO 1 Premature deceased)
9
(1) [24] Lady Hilda Obeyesekere + [23] Sir Paules Edward
Pieris,
(Civil Servent,
Historian), b:1853,
educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of Sinhala books and
Historian, (He
wrote the book Sinhalese families which
was published in 1911.)
10
Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala 1900-1976 Director
Museum, (Scientist,Zoologist)
+ Prini
Molamure (3117),
m:28-Jun-1934
11
Paulus Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala (Former Chairman
CEB)+Miriam
12
Yvani Deraniyagala
12
Chanrudh Deraniyagala
11
Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga 1936-1978 (Artist)
11 Dr.
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala,
b:1/3/1942-d 5/10/2021, (STCMtl) Ekneligoda
Walauwa, Kuruvita, Director
General Dept of Archaeology, MA Trinity College
Cambridge University, Post Graduate Diploma
in Archaeology, Phd
Harvard University. (He has published 40 research papers and
held key positions
in the Dept of Archaelogy in the Cultural Ministry
11
Isanth Deraniyagala
10
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (Artist)
10
Ralph St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala + Ezlyn
Obeyesekere
11
Ralph Deraniyagala (Bando) + Indrani
Nugara
12 Arubind Deraniyagala
10
Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala 1908-1999 + Robert de
Saram (s/o
F R de Saram) (3126)
11
Skanda Ajith de Saram + Sharadha
Manorama
Muthu Krishna (7010)
11
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
b1939
+ Rosemary de Saram
12 Sophia de Saram
12
Suren de Saram
11
Druvi de Saram (Piano)
+
Sharmini de Fonseka
12 Mandhira de Saram
12
Radhika de Saram
11
Niloo de Saram + Desmond Fernando
12 Jeevani Fernando
11
2nd spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
9
(2)
***[22] Sir James Peter Obeyesekere II, Kt, M.A, Maha
Mudaliyar & Chief Interpreter to his Excellency the
Governor of Ceylon.
Barrister at-Law, Advocate of the Supreme Court, Justice of
Peace, District
Commissioner. 1879-1968, Educated at STC Mt Lavina + [21]
Amy
Estelle
Dias Bandaranaike
(1001)
10
James Peter Obeyesekere III (Late
MP Attanagalla, Deputy Minister of Health and Finance and
Senator 1960-65,
Royal College, Cambridge. Qualified as a pilot, Batadola Walauwwe Nittambuwa, Royal
College, Colombo 7, d:23 Oct 2007 + Sivagami Dassanaike
(Siva
Obeyesekere-Minister of Health 1970)
Founder of Laksala
OBEYESEKERE - DESHAMANYA JAMES PETER (Late
MP Attanagalla, Deputy
Minister of Health and Finance and Senator), Only son of
late Sir James Peter
Obeyesekere Maha Mudaliyar and Lady Amy Estelle Obeyesekere,
dearly loved
husband of Siva, father of Peter and Chantal, father-in-law
of Dijen de Saram,
grandfather of Dhevan and Chiara. Remains will lie at
Batadola Walauwe,
Nittambuwa from 12.00 noon on Wednesday 24th to 12.00 noon
on Thursday 25th
October and in Colombo from 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th to
Saturday 27th
October. Cortege leaves "Maligawa", 19, Rajakeeya
Mawatha, Colombo
07 at 1.00 p.m. Saturday 27th. Cremation at General
Cemetery Kanatte at
2.00 p.m. DN Wed Oct 24 2007
11 James Peter Obeyesekere IV
Jr.
12
C H Obeyesekere b:9 May 2005
11 Chantal Obeyesekere + Dijen de Saram (3126)
12 Dhevan
de Saram
12
Chiara de Saram
9
(3) Donald Obeyesekere (1888-1964)
(Member of State Council and Legislative Council) (STC)+
Johanna Ethel Perera
10
(1) [27] Danton Obeyesekere (m19/5/1938)
(1895-1974) + [28]
Ruby Grace Dias Bandaranayaka (d of Harry Peter DB)
29/1/1919-18/12/2012 (sister
of Alick Dias Bandaranayaka, d:Aug 1 2007, see obit below,
& Bernard DB,
aunt of Arun DB)
11
Arjuna Obeyesekere (State
Counsel)
11
Shirin Obeyesekere +Priya Amerasinghe
12
Shehan
Amerasinghe
12
Rajive Amerasinghe
11
Indra Obeyesekere + Anoma Illangakoon
12
Gemunu Obeyesekere
11
Ajith Obeyesekere +Shamala Dassenaike (d of Noel
Dassenaike)
10
(2) Corneliya Obeyesekere + Henry Ashmore Pieris (b1903) (M1934)
11
Sita Pieris d13/4/2017
11
Wimala Pieris b16/2/1938-d12/7/2018
11
Hemal Pieris
11 Henry Sri Mevan
Pieris b:1946 (Bsc,Msc,MBA,FPRI
(uk) (cricketer STC-1964/65
& Sri Lanka) + Dr Nirmala Gunathilake
12 Dilani Pieris
(St
Bridgets) (AMW)+
Haren Yatawaka
13 Amithra Yatawaka
13 Kiyana Yatawaka
13 Jaanya Yatawaka
12 Nilanka Pieris (Stc
cricket
captain-1995)+ Dilushi Wickremasinghe
13 Dineth Pieris
13 Nireka Pieris
10
(3) Asoka Obeyesekere (Barrister
&ASP)+ Eliza Hilda Dias Bandaranaike,23/7/1912- d:May
2011 (d of Conrad
Peter DB0
OBEYSEKERE - ELIZA HILDA - Wife of the late Asoka, mother
of Stanley,
mother-in-law of Nelun, grandmother of Hasha, Asoka and
Anouk, sister of Sam (SD)
Bandaranayake and the late Peter, Hector,
Ann and Edwin Dias Bandaranayake, expired. Cortege leaves
residence11/5,
Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7 at 4.15 p.m. on
Tuesday 31st May,
Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. DN
May 30 2011
10
(4) Fredrick Obeyesekere 1912-2001
10
(5) Amelia Obeyesekere, 1915-2004 + Louis
Pieris
Deraniyagala
11
Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
11
Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
11
Chrisanthi Pieris Deraniyagala d 9/2/2016 (Former NIBM)
11
Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala + Neil Dias Bandaranayaka
12
Ayendra Dias
Bandaranayaka
12
Priyanthi Dias Bandaranayaka
11
Savithri Pieris Deraniyagala
10
(6) Alexander Obeyesekere (boxing)
(1918-2002)+
Mrs Marrs
9
(4) Stanly Obeyesekere + Brenda
de Saram (3126)
10
Nedra Obeyesekere (Tennis)+
Colonel
F
C de Saram (Derrick)
(3126)
11
Tara de Saram (National
Swimmer)
+ Ralph Bolling
12
Julian Bolling (National
Swimmer)
12
David Bolling (National
Swimmer)
12
Jeramy Bolling (National
Swimmer)
11
Oosha
de
Saram (Swimming,
Tennis)
+ Dunkirk
Neilendran
Chanmugam, Board of The
Maharajah Organization, s/o Edgar
Jeyomanie
Chanmugam b:29 Jul 1894, d:
25 May 1963 & Constance
Letitia
Mant (alias
"Pansy",
Principal & Founder of Tiny Tots Pre School, d/o Henry
Mant d:7 Dec 1980 & Lily
Gracelyn d:11 Apr 1949)
12
Anouk
Chanmugam (Golf)
+ George
Ajit Zal Chitty (SL
Rifle Shooting
Team at Olympics)
12
Dipika
Rukshana
Chanmugam (Swimmer)
+ William Appleton Jnr.
12
Devin
Nijanthan
Chanmugam (Swimmer)
10
Yolande Obeyesekere (Tennis) +
Oopatissa Illangakoon (3169)
-------
7
(2) 2nd
spouse of [9] Cornelia
Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranayake 1827-14/5/1896 +
[8] Rev. Canon
Samuel William Dias Bandaranayaka (Colombo)
(m29/9/1859) (4 children) (Gazette 1897-C4458 T case,ay she
died 12/2/1883,and
says son William ChapmanDB)
8 (1) William Chapman Dias Wijewardena
Bandaranayaka b:9/6/1860 -28/6/1915 (nephew of Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike
and step brother of Sir James
Peter Obeyesekere), Born in 9/3/1860. Educated at St Thomas'
College and Royal
College, Colombo. Took charge of the estates and plantation
management. + Rachel
Leelawathie Asmadale,
m:12/2/1896 (Niece
of T B Panabokke) (2 children) (page
526,20th Century impressions of Ceylon)
9
Samuel William Copleston.Dias Bandaranayaka, b:3/7/1897
+
Irene de Silva, m:9/6/1927 (d of
Gate Mudaliyar George de Silva)
10
(1) Shelly Lakshman Dias Bandaranayaka (legal draftsman)
(Barrister at-law)
b15/3/1928- d14/1/2016+ Manthri
Amarasekera (3068)
(d of Johanna Amarasekere
and Don Johannes Dassenaike)m 1964
11
Niranjan Indrajith Dias Bandaranayaka,b 9/4/1971
10
(2) GeorgeTissa Dias Bandaranayaka (Supreme Court
Judge),Ambassodor to
Indonesia,Played cricket for STC, b30/8/1932-d1/6/2001+
Johanna Tworeck
11
Janitha Karina Dias Bandaranayaka +Akila Peiris,divorced
12
Kiran Peiris
12
Shyan Peiris
11
Mahesha Dias Bandaranayaka,b20/8/1963,+
(m18/5/1996)Meneka
Liyanage,divorced.
10
(3) Leela Dias Bandaranayaka + Christopher E Pieris
9
Cornelia Rachel Rani Dias Bandaranayaka
b13/12/1893-d7/12/1906
[Ref:
20th Centuary Impression by Arnold Wright P525]
8
(2) Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranayaka,
b:26-Jul-1861,
d:30-Jan-1947, educated at Royal & St Thomas’ College),
Qualifications
Cambridge BA,LLB degree. Became District Judge Colombo in
1897, Legal profession + Annie Lucy (Florence) D'
Alwis (third
daughter of James de Alwis) m:14
Apr-1890 (3
children) (Page 526 and page
101,20th Century Impressions of Ceylon)
9
(1) Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranayaka, Dr.
b:17-Jan-1891,
d:26-Oct-1951 (Judge) + (1)
“Princess”
Joy
De Livera
(d of Walter
de Livera) (m28/8/1919)
10
Reginald Walter Michael Dias Bandaranayaka (Royal College)
(Barrister,at Camridge,home
guard of the Royal Air Force.)3/3/1921-17/11/2009+ Norah
Hunter-Crabbe (UK)
11
Alison Dias Bandaranayaka,b30/4/1950 (Pianist)
(m9/12/1972)+ Prof Wolfram Koch (Austria)b1940
11
Julia Dias Bandaranayaka,b31/1/1959,Queen's Counsel
(m31/8/1983) +
Stuard Orford,b4/11/1957-d30/10/2015
12
Isabela Hunter
12 James Stuard
Orford
9
2nd spouse of Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranayaka,
Dr.
b:17-Jan-1891, d:26-Oct-1951 + (2) Freda Muriel Dias
Abeyesinghe (d
of Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe of
Galle)m10/10/1924
10
Felix Dias Bandaranayaka, b:5-Nov-1930, d:26-Jun-1985
(Minister of
Public Administration,Local
Govt,Home Affairs& Justice 1970-77) + Muthulakshmi
Jayasundera
11
Christine Dias Bandaranayaka ( Wickremanayake)+
(m2003)Jayanath Rodrigo
12 Chalya
Lankalakshmi
12 Jaana Cara
10 Christine
Manel Dias Bandaranayaka, 1928-1967 + David
Blackler
9
(2) Annette Lena Dias Bandaranayaka, 16/8/1894-1982 + Roland
William
Ilangakoon LLB,Attorney
General of Ceylon, (3169) (m10/4/1914)
10
Hope Esther Ilangakoon + Quintus Tennekoon
11
Nirmalie Serena Tennekoon (died 198?)
11
Deepthi Christine Tennekoon + Palitha Senanayake
10
Nannette Christine Ilangakoon, d:Aug 5 2006 in
Australia + Lyn
(ECG)
Wickremasinghe (3103),
was
the GM of Bank of Ceylon in the seventies, is a second
cousin of Esmund
Wickremasinghe, father of Ranil Wickremasinghe (UNP)
http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2006/09/07/main_Obituaries.asp
WICKREMASINGHE - NANETTE CHRISTINE (nee
ILANGAKOON)
widow of late ECG (Lyn)
Wickremasinghe,
beloved mother of Git and Ravi, mother-in-law of Una and
Yasanthi, grandmother of Ramila, Charith and Roshana, sister
of Hope, late
Neil, Anthea, Philip and Glen, sister-in-law of Quintus and
late Lynnette, Ine,
Trissette, Gertrude, late Lota (Evelyn)
and Lou, passed away on 05th August 2006. The funeral and
thanksgiving service
were held in Australia on 14th August 2006. DN Sep 7 2006
11
Dr Ranmohan Githendra Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
12
Roshana Wickremasinghe
11
Ravindra Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi (family Name
Not Known) (Australia)
12
Ramila Wickremasinghe
12
Charith Wickremasinghe
10
Ronald Neil Ilangakoon + Lynnette de Alwis
11
Sheami Ilangakoon + DEW Perera
12
Karen Shanya Ilangakoon-Perera
12
Sheena Tiyani Ilangakoon-Perera
12
David Janik Ilangakoon-Perera
10
Glencora Anne Illangakoon (died 197?)
10
Philip Ralph Illangakoon + Trisetta
10
Anthea Veronica Illangakoon + Ine
9
(3) Samuel (Sammy)
James
Felix Dias Bandaranayaka, 1902-1969,
Agricultural Department + Esther
Ramkeesoon (Trinidad).
(3 children)
10 (1) Gwendolyn Esther Dias
Bandaranayaka, (Bishop's College Principal) b
16/12/1929 died 7/2/2004 + Roland Dias Abeysinghe (Son of Abraham
Dias Abeysinghe and Eva
Gooneratne)
11
Yohann Dias
Abeyesinghe +
Manjari Wickremasinghe Rajapakse
12
Chandhana Dias
Abeysinghe
12
Hasulie Dias
Abeysinghe
11 Jayanthi
Dias Abeyesinghe +
Ranjith Weerasinghe
12
Auchithya
Weerasinghe
11
Kavinda Dias
Abeyesinghe +
Shyamini Balasuriya
12
Nadhil Dias Abeysinghe
10
(2) Sonia Dias Bandaranayaka b12/1/1932+ Dr. Digby
William Hall
(UK)
11
William Gamini Hall
11
Mary Hall
11
James Hall
11
Emma Hall
10
(3) Yasmine Dias Bandaranayaka, b:22/12/1935,
University
professor Pacific (Fiji).
+ Dr.
Brendon Goneratne (Australia)
11
Channa Brendon Gooneratne
11
Esther Devika Gooneratne
10
son (deceased a
few minutes
after birth at Bandarawela)
9 (4)
Florence Rita Dias
Bandaranayaka,b15/7/1897-d22/6/1898
8
(3) Rosamund Dias Bandaranayaka
b20/9/1862-d15/12/1944 + John
Henry
Illangakoon
(Mudaliyar
Welgam Korale) (3169),b
approx 1850, M31/8/1881. (8 children)
9
(1) Millicent Illangakoon + Oswald C Tillekeratne
10
Romi Tillekeratne, d:8/Aug 2007 (see
obit below) + C
J (Bucky)
De Saram (3126)
11
Christime De Saram + J M G (Gamini)
Perera
11
Christopher John De Saram (ex
University of Moratuwa) d 1/8/2018
11 Siromi De Saram (University
of Colombo - 2007)+Rev Duleep Fernando
12
Ruwan Fernando
12
Avanka Fernando
DE SARAM - MRS. R.M. (ROMI) nee
TILLEKERATNE Daughter of the late O.C.
Tillekeratne and the late Millicent (nee Ilangakoon),
relict of C.J. (Bucky)
de Saram, beloved mother of Christine,
Christopher (formerly
of the
University of Moratuwa), and Siromi (University of
Colombo), mother-in-law of the
late J.M.G. (Gamini)
Perera and the
Rev. Duleep Fernando, loving grandmother of Ianthe,
Rukshani, Ruwan and
Avanka, expired. Cortege leaves residence No.14, Deal
Place A, Colombo 3,
on Wednesday 8th August 2007 at 4.00 p.m. for interment at
General Cemetery
Kanatte, Borella (Anglican
Section) at
5.00 p.m. DN Tue Aug 7 2007
9
(2) J Roland
William
Ilangakoon
(25th Attorney
General appointed in 1936), (3169)+Annette
Lena Dias Bandaranayaka 1894-1982 (d of Felix Reginold DB)
10
Hope Esther Ilangakoon + Quintus Tennekoon
11
Nirmalie Serena Tennekoon (died 198?)
11
Deepthi Christine Tennekoon + Palitha Senanayake
10
Nannette Christine Ilangakoon, d:Aug 5 2006 in
Australia + Lyn
(ECG)
Wickremasinghe (3103),
was
the GM of Bank of Ceylon in the seventies, is a second
cousin of Esmund
Wickremasinghe, father of Ranil Wickremasinghe (UNP)
http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2006/09/07/main_Obituaries.asp
WICKREMASINGHE - NANETTE CHRISTINE (nee
ILANGAKOON)
widow of late ECG (Lyn)
Wickremasinghe,
beloved mother of Git and Ravi, mother-in-law of Una and
Yasanthi, grandmother of Ramila, Charith and Roshana, sister
of Hope, late
Neil, Anthea, Philip and Glen, sister-in-law of Quintus and
late Lynnette, Ine,
Trissette, Gertrude, late Lota (Evelyn)
and Lou, passed away on 05th August 2006. The funeral and
thanksgiving service
were held in Australia on 14th August 2006. DN Sep 7 2006
11
Dr Ranmohan Githendra Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
12
Roshana Wickremasinghe
11
Ravindra Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi (family Name
Not Known) (Australia)
12
Ramila Wickremasinghe
12
Charith Wickremasinghe
10
Ronald Neil Ilangakoon + Lynnette de Alwis
11
Sheami Ilangakoon + DEW Perera
12
Karen Shanya Ilangakoon-Perera
12
Sheena Tiyani Ilangakoon-Perera
12
David Janik Ilangakoon-Perera
10
Glencora Anne Illangakoon (died 197?)
10
Philip Ralph Illangakoon + Trisetta
10
Anthea Veronica Illangakoon + Ine
9
(3) Don Juan Samuel (Mike)
Illangakoon + Florence Elapata
10
Lyn Illangakoon (ex-Warden
STC)
+ Pathma Elikewela
11
Anoma Illangakoon + Indra Obeyesekere
11
Cyraine Illangakoon + Pertu Laakso
11
Michael Illangakoon + Shivani Wanniarachchi
12
Deshan Ilangakoon
12
Yasara Ilangakoon
10
Merril Ilangakoon + Gertrude
11
Gihan Ilangakoon
9
(4)
Carl Sepala Ilangakoon (Planters
Association)
STC (1923-2009)
+ Sunethra
Senevratne
10
Yevindra Ilangakoon + Ymara Dharmaratne
11
Yenushka Ilangakoon
11
Yovan Ilangakoon
10
Riyanjani Ilangakoon+Dhamitha Perera
11
Shamitha Perera
11
Preshith Perera
11
Rishan Perera
9
(5) Blanche Illangakoon
9
(6) Hilda Illangakoon
9
(7) Opatissa Illangakoon + Yolande Obeyesekere
9
(8) S. William Illangakoon (chin)
Mudaliyar + Lillian Obeyesekere
10
Surangani Illangakoon
10
Panini Illangakoon b26/11/1919 MP for Weligama (m1)+ Effi
Samarakkody (3118)
11
Pani Illangakoon (2)
10 Panini
Ilangakoon (MP
forWeligama) (m2) + (2)
Lily Goonasekere
11
Dr
Gamini Ilangakoon + Deepthi
12
Sanka Ilangakoon
12
Sulakna Ilangakoon
10
Mahnil Lilette Illangakoon + Roland Hugh Dias Abeysinghe
11
Ayunli Dias Abeysinghe
11
Jayanthi Dias Abeysinghe
8
(4) Amy Dias Badaranayaka (29/9/1865-3/11/1944)
+
Walter Dias Bandaranayaka (Gate
Mudliyar),
m:8/9/1892 (3
children) (Walter
DB in 1910, lived at 29 Green Street Colombo.)
9
[21] Amy Estelle Dias Bandaranayaka,b10/8/1893 (M17/6/1914) +
[22] James
Peter
Obeyesekere II, Maha Mudaliyar (3051)1879-1968
10
James Peter Obeyesekere III (Late MP
Attanagalla, Deputy Minister of
Health and Finance and Senator 1960-65, Royal College,
Cambridge. Qualified as
a pilot, Batadola Walauwwe
Nittambuwa, Royal College, Colombo 7, d:23 Oct 2007 + Sivagami
Dassanaike (Siva
Obeyesekere-Minister
of Health 1970) Founder of Laksala
OBEYESEKERE - DESHAMANYA JAMES PETER (Late
MP Attanagalla, Deputy
Minister of Health and Finance and Senator), Only son of
late Sir James Peter
Obeyesekere Maha Mudaliyar and Lady Amy Estelle Obeyesekere,
dearly loved
husband of Siva, father of Peter and Chantal, father-in-law
of Dijen de Saram,
grandfather of Dhevan and Chiara. Remains will lie at
Batadola Walauwe,
Nittambuwa from 12.00 noon on Wednesday 24th to 12.00 noon
on Thursday 25th
October and in Colombo from 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th to
Saturday 27th
October. Cortege leaves "Maligawa", 19, Rajakeeya
Mawatha, Colombo
07 at 1.00 p.m. Saturday 27th. Cremation at General
Cemetery Kanatte at
2.00 p.m. DN Wed Oct 24 2007
11 James Peter Obeyesekere IV
Jr.
12
C H Obeyesekere b:9 May 2005
11 Chantal Obeyesekere + Dijen de Saram (3126)
12 Devan
de Saram
12
Chiara de Saram
9
Evelyn Muriel Dias Bandaranayaka b4/7/1904+ George R de
Silva (MP)
(Barrister) (M21/7/1927)
9
Stephen Walter Dias Bandaranayaka b11/8/1895+ Ethel Dias
Abeysinghe
(Ladies College) (d of Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe of
Galle)
M24/10/1918 (3
children)
10 (1) Ethel
Dias Bandaranayaka b 24/11/1923 (died
the same day)
10 (2)
Stephene Charmion Dias Bandaranayaka b 28/2/1925-d9/9/1926
10 (3)
Crystal Etinne Dias Bandaranayaka b7/10/1927+ (M1) Leonard
Dias Bandaranayaka (Son
of Harry Peter DB)
11 Rev
Suresh Dias Bandaranayaka (Anglican
Pastor)
+ Daphne Hope Ratnaike
11
Roshanara Dias Bandaranayaka + Sunil de Saa Bandaranayaka (Son of Kingsley de
Saa Bandaranayaka and
Trixie Seneviratne)
12
Rosunthi Bandaranayake
10 (3)
Crystal Etinne Dias Bandaranayaka
b7/10/1927 + (m2) Hugh F Rupasinghe
11
Harsha Rupasingha
[Ref:
20th Centuary Impression by Arnold Wright
P525]
7
(3)
Harriet Dias Bandaranaike b1829 + Robert Samaradiwakera
5
(9),6
(1),7 (4) Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranaike (Mohandiram) b
27/6/1831,M approx 1860+Johanna
Petronela de Livera (daughter
of Marappuli
appuhamilage Don Simon de Livera.) (5 children) (Annie,Matilda,Peter
Abraham,Martha and James.)
8 (1)
Annie Cornelia Dias
Bandaranaike,b29/9/1861-18/4/1939,+ John Davd Perera,Gate
Mudaliyar and
Mudaliyar,Siyane Korale East,M22/8/1870
8 (2)
Matilda Magdalena Dias
Bandaranaike,b8/9/1863-d6/5/1899,+ Edwin Valentine Dias
Bandaranaike,Gate
Mudaliyar,M 1/5/1885.
8 (3)
Peter Abraham Dias Bandaranayaka (Mohandiram),b10/11/1864-d11/1/1915
+Venitia
Dias Bandaranaike (d
of CP Dias
Bandaranayaka Maha Mudaliyar.M1889
9 Venetia Rowena Dias
Bandaranayaka b 28/5/1890 +Jayawardena (Horana)
9 Favorita
Mildred Dias Bandaranayaka (b 16/7/1891) +John Henry Perera
(b approx 1880)
(Proctor)M 16/2/1911 (Kuruwe
Walauwa) (cousin of Evelyn DB)
10 Clarence
Perera
10 Terrance
Perera+Lorinda Samarakkody (d2005)
11
Mahinda Perera (Engineer)
(b1949-d2015)
(migrated to Australia in
1990)+Nirmalee Gooneratne
12
Milinda Perera+Ayesha Perera
13
Malaika Perera
12
Lakshini
Perera
12 Emara
Perera +Mishra Ramchander
13
Eloise Margret Ramchander
12 Sean
Perera.
9
Elsie Dias
Bandaranaike + Valentine Nilaperuma Dias
Bandaranayaka.
8 (4)
Martha Sisera Dias Bandaranaike,b
20/6/1865-d23/1/1904,+John Harry Perera, (Son of Maha
Mudliyar J Perera.)
8
(5) James
William Dias Bandaranaike,b
12/1/1872,died leaving no issue.
7
(5) Johanna Eliza Dias Bandaranaike (b 7/3 1833)+
Seneviratne
7
(6)
Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike + J M Paulus Pieris
Siriwardena (See
Pieris Deraniyagala family tree)
0 Domingo de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu Mudaliyar b1715 -d1798
married Dona Petronella in
9/9/1743 (4
children)
1 Gertroyda de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike
bp22/12/1748 + Samarakoon Mudaliyar
1 Francina de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike bp23/4/1747 + Don Lodewyk Mohandiram of Salpiti
Korale (aka
Fonseka Mudaliyar) (Samarakkody Family)
1 Juliana Sophiya
de Saram Wanigasekera
Ekanaike bp11/11/1740 + Don
David Dias Bandaranaike (son
of Don Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranaike,
Maha Mudaliyar) (1001)
2 Christina
Petronella
Dias Bandaranbaike b:1789, bp:20 Oct 1789 + Samarakkody
Mudaliyar
(3118)
3 Daughter
(m 1800) + Samuel
Amarasekera (3068)
2 Carlo Dias
Bandaranaike
1 Christoffel
de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike, 4th Maha Mudaliyar, was born 18/6/ 1755,
d:28 Feb 1842, (Mudaliyar and
interpreter to the
Commissioner of
Revenue & Commerce, Received
medal from HE Lieut. General Thomas Maitland
Governor for faithful
services rendered,
on
15/3/1811.) + Cornelia
Henrica (Henrietta)
Philipsz (1002)M20/10/1793,
(d of Henricus Philipsz
Panditharatne and Susana Scharff) (5 chidren)
2 Christoffel
Petrus Geradus Wanigasekera Ekanaike,
Mudaliyar of the Gate,b3/8/1794 died before 1840. (Mudaliyar of
Governor Gate and translator to
Judicial
Commissioner Court of Kandy),
2 Rev Johannes
Henricus de Saram
b: 13 OCT 1795 d:
24 OCT 1858 + Frances
Treherne
d: 7 MAY 1844 (8
children)M9/6/1820
3 Frederick
John de Saram
b12/6/1822-d1871+ Arnoldina
Henrietta Martenesz b: 24 JUN 1827-d1858
4 (1) Frederick
John de Saram
+ Maud
Nell b: 29 OCT 1853-d1936
5
Frederick
John de Saram b: 10 AUG 1875 d:
1948 + Elisie
Charlobelle Barber b: 31 JUL 1879 d:
1941 (d/o James
Henry Barber & Anne
Elizabeth Toussaint)
6
Doreen
Elizabeth Maud de Saram b: 12 JUN 1907 + T.
H C Allison
7
Carolyn
Allison
+ William
George Adamson
6
Barbara
de Saram
b: 28 FEB 1915 + Peter
Hewet-Hicks
6
Theone
de Saram b: 13 JUL 1921 + Stanley
Charles Muttimer d: FEB 1943
6
2nd spouse of Theone
De Saram b: 13 JUL 1921+ Stanley
Charles Wallis-Smith
5
2nd spouse of Frederick
John de Saram b: 10 AUG 1875 d:
1948 + Mira Loos, b:7 Mar 1879 (d/o
Frederick Charles Loos & Isabel Amelia Van Cuylenburg)
5
[5] Leslie
William de Saram b: 4 JUL 1877 +
[6] Theodora
Annie Martensz b: 14 NOV 1886
4 Walter
Morgan de Saram
b1855-1885+ Georgiana
Theodora Martensz b: 23 JUL 1860
4
John
Henricus de Saram b: 1844 d: 12 MAY
1897, Judge, first President
Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon, 1906,
(Godparents
of Agnes Amelia Otolene Prins, d/o Edward Prins & Louisa
Dornhorst, who was
born on Feb 11, 1876 and baptised on May 23, 1876 at Holy
Trinity Church,
Colombo,
Ceylon and died in 1961 in Auckland,
New Zealand. Agnes married Frederick Detheridge-Davies, born
24 Aug 1879 in
England, on Sep 30, 1901 at Holy Trinity
Church in
Colombo, Ceylon. He passed away on
Dec 12 1912 in Colombo, Ceylon and is buried at the General
Cemetery, Kanatte
in Borella. Fredericks parents were
Frederick
Deteheridge-Davies Snr, famous deep
sea dicer/mason and also a civil engineer who worked on the
first and second
extensions of the Colombo Breakwater
&
Charlotte Kelly) + Amelia
Caroline Morgan b: 1849, in
Colombo, Ceylon
5
Amelia
de Saram
+ Henry
Lorens Wendt b: 28 OCT 1858 d:
20 NOV 1911 c: 26 NOV 1858, Supreme Court Judge &
Legislative Councilor,
founder of the
Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon
in 1906 (1100)
6
Lionel
George Henricus Wendt b: 3 DEC 1900,
Lionel Wendt was born in Colombo, Ceylon on December 3,
1900. Educated in
Colombo and Cambridge
(he
studied Law). He also
studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. On
returning in
1924 he practiced law for a short time, but then
devoted himself to
his
enormous talents as a musician till 1935
when he turned to what
became his true and obsessive métier, photography. He
had a one-man show
in London in 1938 .
He died in Colombo on December 19, 1944.
6
Henry
Lorenz Wendt b: 24 FEB 1904
5
Frederick
James Morgan de Saram b: 1 JUL 1869 d:
24 JUL 1920, Superintendent of Police + Evelyn
Theodora Stirling de Saram, (sister
of Sheila Meynert)
6
Patricia
de Saram b: 15 APR 1914 + Percival
Stephen Martensz b: 24 APR 1897
6
Dorothy de
Saram b:1933 in Pusselawa, d:2 Mar 2006 in Metung,
Victoria, Australia + Herbert Haes,
Manager of Clarence
Amarasinghe and Co and Car Mart Ltd (Kandy
Branch), married in Colombo in 1958 (migrated
to Melbourne, Australia in 1965)
7
Frederick Haes + Judy
7
Margarethe Haes
7
Herbert Haes + Kerry
5
2nd spouse of Frederick
James Morgan de Saram b: 1 JUL 1869 d:
24 JUL 1920, Superintendent of Police + Emmie
Grenier b: 20 MAY 1859 d:
17 MAY 1897,
d/o John
Grenier & Emily Drieberg)
4
Edith
Maud de Saram b: 22 MAY 1857 d:
3 DEC 1945 + James
Andries Martensz b: 28 SEP 1861 d:
3 JUN 1900
5
Muriel
Edith Martensz b: 2 AUG 1883
5
James
Aubrey Martensz b: 25 SEP 1885,
James Aubrey Martensz was
nominated Member of the Ceylon House of
Representatives in November
1947.
He officiated at Deputy Chairman of the
Committees and on one occasion
as Speaker of the House. In January 1949 he was appointed
Ceylon's first High
Commissioner
in Australia. Occupation: JP UM, Proctor
and Notary
5
[6] Theodora
Annie Martensz b: 14 NOV 1886
+[5] Leslie
William de Saram b: 4 JUL 1877
5
Edith
May Martensz b: 2 APR 1888
5
Jeanette
Helen Martensz b: 6 JUN 1889
5
Walter
Frederick Martensz b: 12 JUL 1890 d:
26 MAY 1898
5
Mildred
Evelyn Martensz b: 28 SEP 1891
5
Francis
Terence Martensz b: 1 NOV 1893 d: 8
MAR 1908 + Victoria
Grace Vander Straaten b: 5 JUL 1887,
daughter of Stephen Charles Cassimer Vander
Straaten and Eliza Mary Lyford (MRIN:7451),
in Feb 1929.
5
Percival
Stephen Martensz b: 24 APR 1897 +
Patricia
de Saram b: 15 APR 1914
6
Johann Adrian Martensz was born 19 Sep
1936 in Colombo Ceylon.
6
Peter Nigel Martensz was born 10 Oct
1942 in Colombo Ceylon.
6
Patricia Edith Jennifer Martensz was born
29 Oct 1947 in Colombo Ceylon.
6
Paul Stephen Martensz was born 14 Oct
1948 in Ampthill, Bedfordhsire.
6
Nicholas David Martensz was born 14 Oct
1949 in Colombo Ceylon.
5
David
Ernest Martensz b: 17 JUN 1898 + Doreen
Maeve Theresa Southwell Fitzgerald b: 17 APR
1906, m:on 11 May 1932 in St Mary's
Church, Bambalapitiya.
4
2nd spouse Edith Maud de Saram, b: 22 MAY 1857 + William
Godfried
Lorensz Wambek, b:6 Jun 1891 (s/o James Adrianus
Martensz & Theodora
Elizabeth Murray)
3
Cornelia Henrietta de Saram bp 21/2/1824 + Fredrick John de
Livera,b1812 Son of
Simon de Livera and Florentina Dias Abeysinghe
3 David
Earnest de Saram b25/7/1828-d14/4/1886District Judge
Kurunegala in 1870 +Clara
Henrietta Prins
3 John
Henry de Saram b15/7/1829,District Judge Kegalle +
(M20/9/1860)Harriet Van
Langenberg
3
Frances (Fanny)
Susanah de Saram
b22/7/1832 +Charles Dias Bandaranayake,son of Jacobus Dias
Bandaranayake
Mudliyar
3 Eliza
Ann de Saram,bp23/10/1835 +Cecil Prins Morgan (Proctor)
4
Richard Francis de Saram, (Founder
of DL & F de Saram law firm in 1898)d20/4/1916
+ Selina Louisa Dickman
5
Douglas de Saram
5
Frederick
John de Saram
b1887+ Myra
Loos b: 7 MAR 1879 (M1912)
6
Colonel
F C de Saram (Derek)1912-1983,
Lawyer, Army Reserve
Colonel, Captain of the Ceylon Cricket team in 1950's, First
officer commanding
(Ceylon
Artillery) in the Army. Led the
attempted Military Coup of 1962. Later partner of de Saram
law firm. b:1912 + Nedra
Obeysekera, d/o Stanley Obeysekera
7
Tara de Saram (National
Swimmer)
+ Ralph Bolling
8
Julian Bolling (National
Swimmer)
9 David Bolling (National
Swimmer)
9
Jeramy Bolling (National
Swimmer)
7
Oosha
de Saram, Swimming Tennis +
Dunkirk
Neilendran Chanmugam, Board of The
Maharajah Organization, s/o Edgar
Jeyomanie Chanmugam b:29 Jul 1894, d:
25 May 1963 & Constance
Letitia Mant (alias
"Pansy", Principal &
Founder of Tiny Tots Pre School, d/o Henry
Mant d:7 Dec 1980 & Lily
Gracelyn d:11 Apr 1949)
8
Anouk
Chanmugam (Golf)
+ George Ajit Zal Chitty (SL Rifle Shooting
Team at Olympics)
8
Dipika
Rukshana Chanmugam (Swimmer)
+ William Appleton Jnr.
8
Devin
Nijanthan Chanmugam (Swimmer)
7
Dijen de Saram+ Chantal Obeyesekere
5
F J "Coo" de Saram b1921
6
[7] Robert
F de Saram b1914-d1966 + [8] Miriam
Pieris Deraniyagala (1005)
7
Skanda Ajith de Saram (Mechanical
Engineer) b25/10/1941+ Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010)
7
Tesalia
de Saram +David
Belanich
8 Suren b2014
8 Avrin b017
8 Sayen b 2019
7
Sergei
Ishviyan de Saram +Apsara Fonseka (d of Sarath
Fonseka,Field Marshal)
7 Rohan
de Saram (Cello)
b9/3/1939+ Rosemary de Saram (d of Rev
Hector de Saram and Eileen Clarke)
7
Sophia de Saram +Janmeet
Singh
7
Suren de Saram b1989
7
Druvi de Saram (Pianist)
+ Sharmini
de Fonseka
7
Mandhira de Saram +Matt Calvert
7
Radhika de Saram
7
Niloo de Saram (Artist)+
Desmond
Fernando
7
Jeevani Fernando +Fredrick Paterson
7
2nd
spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
5
Maurice de Saram
5
Geraldine
Isabel Louise de Saram b: 11 DEC 1916 + James
Hugh Spoule
b: 9 MAR 1909
6
Michael Sproule (partner
D
L & F de Saram)
3 Abraham
John de Saram b26/1825+
Cornelia
Eliza Van Cuylenburg b: 25 NOV 1842
4
Richard
de Saram
+ Myra
Stewart, born 25 Nov 1842.
5
Amelia
Alice de Saram b: 20 FEB 1917 + Thomas
Hubert Kelaart m:on 19 Feb
1938 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya
6
Valerie Alya Kelaart was born 18 Nov
1938. + (MRIN:3329)
Derek Aelian
Bartholomeusz, son of Arthur Aelian Percival
Bartholomeusz and Eleanor
Rankine (MRIN:3328),
on 21 Sep 1957 in
St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Derek was born 16 Feb 1932.
7
David Andrew Bartholomeusz was born 1958 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7
Roger Anthony Bartholomeusz was born
1963 in Colombo Ceylon.
7
Adrian Derek Bartholomeusz was born 1971 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6
Marguerite Amelia Kelaart was born 3 Feb
1943 + (1-MRIN:5155)
Michael
Hugh Tissera, son of Hugh
Tissera and Louise Flamer-Caldera (MRIN:5158)on
11 Jul 1962 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Michael was
born in Ceylon. (1244)
7
Tania Michelle Tissera was born 1964 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7
Michael Graeme Tissera was born 1965 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6
2nd spouse of Marguerite Amelia Kelaart was born 3
Feb 1943. + (2-MRIN:5156)
Nigel Arlen
Lim Billimoria, son of Lim Billimoria and Iris
Harridge (MRIN:5160),
on 12 Oct 1970 in Havelock Town,
Ceylon.. Nigel was born in Ceylon..
7
Marc Perosha Billimoria was born 1972 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7
Hans Lim Billimoria was born 1976 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7
Natasha Persis Billimoria was born 1981 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7
Natalie Parvis Billimoria was born 1981 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6
Thomas Richard Kelaart was born 23 Nov
1949. Degree: C.P.A., F.C.M.A. (London),
Immigration: June 1987, Sri Lanka-Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Finance Manager
Administrative Support Services of the Perth
diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, + JENNIFER
OCTAVIA JURGEN
ONDAATJE:
Immigration: June 1987, Sri Lanka-Perth,
Western Australia, daughter of
Joseph Ondaatje and Belle Wanigasekera (MRIN:5193),
on 25 Feb 1975 in St Therese Church, Bambalapitiya. Jennifer
was born 2 Sep
1951 in Colombo Ceylon.
7 Tracy Anne Jennifer Kelaart was born
2 Nov 1976 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Thomas Ryan Kelaart was born 19 Dec
1980 in Colombo
Ceylon.
7 Thomas James Daniel Kelaart was
born 9 Aug 1988 in
Western Australia.
3 Jan
Christoffel Henry de Saram + Amelia
Stewart, b:circa 1826 in Colombo (1265)
4
Mary Louisa De Saram was born on 1 Feb
1857 in Ceylon. + Robert R Dunuwille .
4
Eliza Mackenzie De Saram was born on 2 Mar
1859. +Alexander de Alwis Seneviratne
4 Anthonisz
John James Stewart de Saram b:1860 -d1917+ Anna
De Vos b: 30 JUN 1860 d: 1902
5
Mary
Caroline Treherne de Saram b: 11 SEP 1899 + Vincent
Henry Ludovici Anthonisz b: 19 MAR 1894 (s/o
Vincent Edwin Anthonisz & Evelyn Lucretia Willenberg)
6
Olga
Treherne Anthonisz b: 9 SEP 1922
6
Cecil
Brian Ludovici Anthonisz b: 31 JAN 1925
6
Irma
Maud Treherne Anthonisz b: 24 APR 1927 + Oswin
Raine Wright b: 10 AUG 1924
5 Canon Reginald
Stewart de Saram b11/3/1898-d7/8/1986 (Warden
St Thomas's ollege Mt Lavinia + Andy Clark
4
George Charles Frederick de Saram was born on
27 Jan 1861. He died in 1931. +Grace de Livera,d of Alfred
de Livera,Proctor
4
Charles Christopher de Saram was born in
1863. He died in 1922. +Harriet Eliza Newman
4
Christoffel Henry Lionel de Saram was born in
1865. He died in 1908. +Sarah Morgan
4
William Boake de Saram was born on 4 May
1866. He died on 20 Mar 1915. (Thomian
cricketer)+Zoe Eliza Morgan
4
Gerald Hartnoll de Saram was born on 30 Oct
1867. He died on 23 Oct 1947. +Fanny Dassenaike,d of John
Lucius Dassenaike
4
Winifred Amelia de Saram was born on 27 Jul
1870. +Dr Richard
George
Jayetileke
3 2nd spouse of Christoffel
Henry de Saram + Sarah
Margaret Armour
4
Emily
de Saram + Richard
Abraham Van Cuylenburg b: 23 SEP 1848 d:
15 SEP 1886
5
Lily
Van Cuylenburg b: 4 FEB 1874 d:
10 MAR 1876
5
William
Ernest Morgan Van Cuylenburg b: 10 FEB
1875
5
Madeleine
Holland Van Cuylenburg b: 4 MAR 1876 + Charles
Henry Morgan Vander Wall b: 14 MAR 1873 d:
1 JUL 1943
5
2nd spouse of Madeleine
Holland Van Cuylenburg b: 4 MAR 1876 + Pieter
Liebert Keegel
5
Ada
Maude Florence Van Cuylenburg b: 19 MAR
1877 d: 1907 + William
Reginald Morgan Ondaatje
5
George
Amyrald Van Cuylenburg b: 23 JUL 1878
5
Allan
Staniforth Drieberg Van Cuylenburg b: 13 APR
1882
5
Thisleton
Freda Van Cuylenburg b: 25 JAN 1884
5
Richard
Henry Van Cuylenburg b: 1885
5
Emily
Van Cuylenburg b: 11 JAN 1887 d:
2 SEP 1889
4
John
Armour De Saram b: 1847 d: 1890
4
Francesca
Henrietta Treherne De Saram b: 18 FEB
1849 +George Symonds
4
Sarah
Margaret de Saram b: 1852 d: 1936 + Walter
Henry Dickman
5
Vernon
Treherne Dickman b: 26 JUL 1888 + Victoria
Alice Wambeek b: 24 MAY 1890
6
Lorna
Treherne Dickman b: 20 OCT 1918 + Eric
Charles Wilfred Scharenguivel b: 9 JAN
1907
5
Linda
Treherne Dickman b: 19 AUG 1889 d:
13 DEC 1925 + Stanley
Mack b: 27 SEP 1885 c: 8 NOV 1885
6
Stanley
Dickman Mack b: 7 FEB 1918
5
Enid
Treherne Dickman b: 22 JUL 1891 + Stanley
Mack b: 27 SEP 1885 c: 8 NOV 1885
6
Rosemary
Mack b: 10 DEC 1929 + Ivo
Cedric Meier b: 10 SEP 1921
2 [10]
Susana Dorothea de Saram, bp9/5/1796. married 1/12/1810 (MRIN:8911) [9]
Abraham de Saram, 2nd Maha Mudaliya, son of Johannes
Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar and Francina
(MRIN:8910), in
1819. Abraham was
born 1789. He died 1834.
2 Johanna
Petronella de Saram bp30/10/1799 + Johan
Paulus Perera Gunewardena, 2nd A.P.M, m:9th June 1817
2 Cornelia
Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram + Don
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar
of Siyane Korale d:Sep-15-1859, He assisted as interpreter
on
10th Feb 1815 when Sri
Wickrema Rajasinghe the last King of
Kandy was taken to Colombo, and then, who was later taken to
India. (1001)
3 Elizebath Dias Bandaranaike + J M Paulus Pieris
Siriwardena
3 Peter Dias Bandaranaike (Mohandiram)
3 Harriet Dias Bandaranaike + Samaradiwakera
3 Johanna Dias Bandaranaike
3 Corneliya Susana Dias Bandaranaike + (First Bed) D B F
Obeysekere
4
Sir
Solomon Christoffel
Obeysekere
(1848-1927),
MLC,
b:12-Feb-1848, d:13-Oct-1927 (3051)
+ Lady Ezline Maria de Alwis
5
[2] Daisy Ezline Obeysekere, b:1898 + [1] Sir Don
Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke
Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike (Maha
Mudaliyar) b:22-May-1862, d:31-Jul-1946, Kt. Commander of
the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. George,
Horogolla Walauwwa,
St Thomas' College, Mohandiram 1882. Mudliyar Siyane Korale,
After returning
from UK, Governor Arthur Havelock awarded Maha Mudaliyar
title and All Island
JP. In 1897 went to UK as official representative for
diamond jubilee
celebration and received medal. In 1902 revisited UK.
Received Coronation Medal
and KCMG, m:Apr-1898 (1001)
6
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime
Minister of Sri
Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on September
25, 1959), St
Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK, University of
Oxford. Became
Secretary of Oxford Union in 1923, called to the bar in
1925, Member of the
State Council in 1931, Formed the Sinhala Maha Sabha in
1937, Active in the UNP
1945-51 and established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister
1956-59, To solve
the ethnic issue he signed the Bandaranaike-Chelvanaygam
pact, which was
repudiated due to a campaign led by the Buddhist Clergy.
Made Sinhala the
official Language + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940
(First woman
Prime Minister in the World,
Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060)
Wikipedia Account of Sirimavo
7
Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:1943 + Kumar
Rupasinghe (div)
7 2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias
Bandaranaike + Udaya
Nanayakkara (div)
7
Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike,
b:29/6/1945, Early education at St
Bridgets Convent, Colombo, and
graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne University in
Paris, Formed the
Peoples Alliance (PA)
Party, President
of Sri Lanka 1994-2005 + Vijaya Kumaratunga, Film
Actor, Assasinated
1988
8
Yasodhara Kumaratunga + Roger Walker, m:Jun 2007 in UK
8
Vimukthi Kumaratunga
7
Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949, Educated at
Royal
College, Member of Parliament 1977 to 2007, Minister
Higher Education
1993, Foreign Minister 2005, Leader of the opposition,
Speaker of the House,
Minister of Tourism/Heritage 2007
6
Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike, lived at
"Samudragiri"
Walauwa in Mount Lavinia + Leo G. De Alwis
7
Shirlene de Alwis
7
Lankasa de Alwis (tenor
singer)
+ Joy Dassenaike (cousins)
8
Ranjith de Alwis
7
Rukmanie de Alwis + Percy Eheliyagoda
6
Anna Florentina Bandaranaike + Abraham de
Livera (3109)
7
Christopher de Livera (Lawyer)
+
Nimal Pieris
8
Shanaka de Livera
8
Priyan de Livera
7
May de Livera
5 Ethel
Obeysekere + William Pieris
5
Forester Obeysekere, (State
Councillor)
+ Isabel Sykes
6
Boykin Obeysekere
6
Ezlynne Obeysekere + Ralph St. L P Deraniyagala
5
Lillian Obeysekere + William Illangakoon
4
James Peter Obeysekere I + Corneliya
Henrietta Dias Bandaranaike (Missie)
(1001)
5
Donald Obeysekere + Ethel Perera
6
Danton Obeysekere + Ruby Dias Bandaranaike
7
Arjuna Obeysekere
7
Shireen Obeysekere
7
Indra Obeysekere
7
Ajith Obeysekere
6
Corneliya Obeysekere + Henry Ashmore Pieris
7
Sita Pieris d13/4/2017 (Pianist)
7
Wimala Pieris
7
Hemal Pieris
7
H S Mevan Pieris (Cricketer
STC
Mt Lavinia)b1946
6
Asoka Obeysekere + Eliza Dias Bandaranaike
6
Fredrick Obeysekere
6
Amelia Obeysekera, 1915-2004 + Louis Pieris
7
Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
7
Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
7
Chrisanthi Pieris Deraniyagala
7
Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala
7
Savithri Pieris Deraniyagala
6
Alexander Obeysekere + Mrs Marrs
5 James Peter
Obeysekere II, Maha Mudaliyar + Estelle Dias Bandaranaike
6
James Peter Obeysekere III + Sivagami Dassanaike.
7
James Peter Obeysekere Jr.1v
7
Chantal Obeysekere + Dijen de Saram
8 Devan de Saram
8 Chiara de Saram
5
Stanley Obeysekere + Brenda de Saram
6
Nedra Obeysekere + FC de Saram (Derrick)
(1912-1983)
6 Yolande Obeysekere +
Oopatissa Illangakoon
5
Lady Hilda Obeysekere + Sir
Paules Edward Pieris, (Civil
Servent, Historian), b:1853,
educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of Sinhala books and
Historian, (He
wrote the book Sinhalese families which
was published in 1911) (1001)
6
William Pieris
6
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala
6
Ralph Louis Pieris Deraniyagala (Bando) + Amelia
Obeysekera, 1915-2004
7
Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
7
Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Chrisanthi Pieris
Deraniyagala
7
Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Savithri Pieris
Deraniyagala
6
[8] Miriam Pieris 1908-1999 + [7] F Robert de
Saram
7
Skanda Ajith de Saram + Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010)
7 Rohan
de Saram (Cello)
+ Rosemary de Saram
8
Sophia de Saram
8
Suren de Saram
7
Druvi
de Saram (Piano)
+ Sharmini de
Fonseka
8
Mandhira de Saram
8
Radhika de Saram
7
Niloo
de Saram + Desmond Fernando
8
Jeevani Fernando
7
2nd
spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
6
Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (Paulie) 1900-1976
Director Museum, (Scientist,Zoologist)
+ Prini
Molamure (3117),
m:28-Jun-1934
7
Paulus Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala
7
Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga
7
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala
7
Isanth Deraniyagala
3
2nd spouse of Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias
Bandaranayake + Rev.
Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike (Colombo)
(1001)
4
William Chapman Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike b:9/6/1860
(nephew of
Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and
step brother of Sir James Peter Obeysekera), Born in 1860.
Educated at St
Thomas' College and Royal College, Colombo. Took charge of
the estates and
plantation management. + Rachel Asmadale, m:1896 (Niece of T B
Panabokke)
5
Copleston Bandaranaike
5
Rani Bandaranaike
[Ref: 20th
Centuary Impression by Arnold Wright P525]
4
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike, b:26-Jul-1861,
d:30-Jan-1947,
educated at Royal & St Thomas’ College), Qualifications
Cambridge BA,LLB
degree. Became District Judge Colombo in 1897, Legal
profession + Annie Lucy
(Florence) D'
Alwis (third
daughter of James de Alwis) m:Apr-1890
5
Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike, Dr.
b:17-Jan-1891,
d:26-Oct-1951 + (1)
“Princess”
Joy De Livera (2)
(Name
Not Known) Dias Abeyesinghe
6
Michael Dias Bandaranaike + Norah Hunter-Crabbe (UK)
7
Alison + Wolfram Koch (Austria)
7
Julia + Name Not Known
8
Name Not Known
6 Felix Dias Bandaranaike, b:5-Nov-1930,
d:26-Jun-1985 (Minister
of Public Administration,Local
Govt,Home Affairs& Justice 1970-77) + Muthulakshmi
Jayasundera
6
Christine Dias Bandaranaike + David Blackler
5
Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike + William Ilangakoon,
First
Sinhalese Attorney General, m:1914
6
Hope Ilangakoon + Quintus Tennekoon
7
Serena Tennekoon (died
198?)
7
Deepthi Tenekoon + Palitha Senanayake
6
Nannette Christine Ilangakoon, d:Aug 5 2006 in
Australia + Lyn
(ECG)
Wickremasinghe (3103),
was
the GM of Bank of Ceylon in the seventies, is a second
cousin of Esmund
Wickremasinghe, father of Ranil Wickremasinghe (UNP).
http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2006/09/07/main_Obituaries.asp
WICKREMASINGHE - NANETTE CHRISTINE (nee
ILANGAKOON)
widow of late ECG (Lyn)
Wickremasinghe,
beloved mother of Git and Ravi, mother-in-law of Una and
Yasanthi, grandmother of Ramila, Charith and Roshana, sister
of Hope, late
Neil, Anthea, Philip and Glen, sister-in-law of Quintus and
late Lynnette, Ine,
Trissette, Gertrude, late Lota (Evelyn)
and Lou, passed away on 05th August 2006. The funeral and
thanksgiving service
were held in Australia on 14th August 2006. DN Sep 7 2006
7
Githendra Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
8
Roshana Wickremasinghe
7
Ravi Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi (Australia)
8
Ramila Wickremasinghe
8
Charith Wickremasinghe
6
Neil Ilangakoon + Lynnette de Alwis
7
Sheami Ilangakoon + DEW Perera
8
Karen Shanya Ilangakoon-Perera
8
Sheena Tiyani Ilangakoon-Perera
8
David Janik Ilangakoon-Perera
7
Anthea Ilangakoon + Ine
7
Philip Ilangakoon + Trisetta
7
Glendora Ilangakoon, died 197? + Gertrude
5
Samuel James Felix Dias Bandaranaike,
Agricultural
Department + Esther Ramkeesoon (Trinidad).
6
Sonia Dias Bandaranaike + Dr. Digby William
Hall (UK)
7
William Hall
7
Mary Hall
7
James Hall
7
Emma Hall
6
Gwen Dias Bandaranaike, died 2004 + Roland
Dias Abeysinghe
7
Yohann Dias Abeyesinghe + Manjari Wickremasinghe Rajapakse
8
Chandhana Dias Abeysinghe
8
Hasulie Dias Abeysinghe
7
Kavinda Dias Abeyesinghe + Shyamini Balasuriya
8
Nadhil Dias Abeysinghe
6
Yasmine Dias Bandaranaike, b:1935, University
professor,
literary critic, editor, bibliographer, novelist, essayist,
and poet. She
received her education from Bishop's college and went on to
graduate from the
University of Ceylon in 1959. She also received a Ph. D in
English Literature
from Cambridge University in 1962. Gooneratne became a
resident of Australia in
1972. In 1981 she was the first, and remains until now, the
only person to
receive the higher doctoral degree of Doctor of Letters ever
awarded by
Macquarie University. She now holds a Personal Chair in
English Literature at
Macquarie University, located in New South Wales. From
1989-1993 she was the
Foundation Director of her University's Postcolonial
Literatures and Languages
Research Center. In 1990 Gooneratne became an Officer of the
Order of Australia
for distinguished service to literature and education and in
that same year she
was also invited to become the Patron of the Jane Austen
Society of Australia.
From 1994-95, she served on a committee appointed by the
Federal Government to
review the Australian system of Honors and Awards from
1994-1995. Since 1995,
she has had positions on both the Australia Abroad Council
and the Visiting
Committee of the Faculty of Creative Arts at the University
of Wollongong. In
1998, she became a member of Asialink. She has been a
visiting professor or
specialist at many different places around the world
including the following:
Edith Cowan University (Western
Australia),
University of Michigan (USA),
Jawarharlal
Nehru University (India),
and
the University of the South Pacific (Fiji). +
Dr. Brendon Goneratne (Australia)
7
Channa Gooneratne
7
Devika Gooneratne
6
son (deceased a
few minutes
after birth at Bandarawela)
4
Harry Dias Bandaranaike
3 Don Christoffel
Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne
Bandaranaike (Mudaliyar,
Governers Gate) b:1826 + Anna
Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne
4
Susanna Dias Bandaranaike + Johannes
Obeysekere (3051)
5
Sir James Obeysekere + Susanna Cornelia Dias
Bandaranaike
6
Sir Donald Obeysekere + Johanna Perera
5
Sir Solomon Obeysekere + Eslin Alwis
6
Forestor Obeysekere
4
[1] Sir Don Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke
Senewiratna
Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike (Maha Mudaliyar)
b:22-May-1862, d:31-Jul-1946,
Kt. Commander of the most distinguished order of St. Michael
and St. George,
Horogolla Walauwwa, St Thomas' College, Mohandiram 1882.
Mudliyar Siyane
Korale, After returning from UK, Governor Arthur Havelock
awarded Maha
Mudaliyar title and All Island JP. In 1897 went to UK as
official
representative for diamond jubilee celebration and received
medal. In 1902
revisited UK. Received Coronation Medal and KCMG + [2]
Daisy Ezlin
Obeysekera (d/o
Christoffel &
Lady Obeysekera) m:Apr-1898
5
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime
Minister of Sri
Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on September
25, 1959), St
Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK, University of
Oxford. Became
Secretary of Oxford Union in 1923, called to the bar in
1925, Member of the
State Council in 1931, Formed the Sinhala Maha Sabha in
1937, Active in the UNP
1945-51 and established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister
1956-59, To solve
the ethnic issue he signed the Bandaranaike-Chelvanaygam
pact, which was
repudiated due to a campaign led by the Buddhist Clergy.
Made Sinhala the
official Language + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940
(First woman
Prime Minister in the World,
Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060)
Wikipedia Account of Sirimavo
6
Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:1943 + Kumar
Rupasinghe (div)
6
2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike + Udaya
Nanayakkara
(div)
6
Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike,
b:29/6/1945, Early education at St
Bridgets Convent, Colombo, and
graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne University in
Paris, Formed the
Peoples Alliance (PA)
Party, President
of Sri Lanka 1994-2005 + Vijaya Kumaratunga, Film
Actor, Assasinated
1988
7
Yasodhara Kumaratunga
7
Vimukthi Kumaratunga
6
Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949 (Member of
Parliament 1998, Leader of the
Opposition, Speaker of the House, Minister of Tourism)
5
Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike, lived at
"Samudragiri"
+ Leo G. De Alwis
6
Shirlene de Alwis
6
Lankasa de Alwis (tenor
singer)
+ Joy Dassenaike (cousins)
6
Rukie de Alwis d2017
5
Anna Florentina De Livera Bandaranaike + Abraham de
Livera
4
Name Not Known
4
Name Not Known
4
Name Not Known
0 Elizebeth de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike
Attapattu
0 Dominga de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu
Modified
Register
for Alexander Wijesekera de Saram
First
Generation
1 Alexander Wijesekera de
Saram was born about 1650.
He had the following children:
2
M
i.
Hendrick de Saram was born in Ceylon
+
3
M
ii.
Anthonan Wirasingha Siriwardhana de Saram
+
4
M
iii.
Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar
Second
Generation
3. Anthonan
Wirasingha Siriwardhana de Saram
was born in Ceylon. Mudaliyar of Salpita Korale
and sometimes
referred to as Mudaliyar of the Gate. b:circa 1685, d:1752 +
Johanna Dias, (d/o
Perera Ekanayake, Adigar of Panadura),
married at Colombo on 20th Jan 1704, (Anthonan Mudaliyar
and Manual de Andradi
purchased Mahawellawatte with 16,000 coconut trees on
20/7/1730 for 1355 rix
dollars married Johanna Dias on 20 Jan 1704
They had the following children:
5
M
i.
Adirian Sirwardhana de Saram. Schoolmaster of the
Colombo Seminary,
married Adriana Dias
6
M
ii.
Daniel Sirwardhana de Saram
7
F
iii.
Dominga de Saram
8
F
iv.
Dona Maria de Saram died about 1746 married Louis
Pieris Samarasinghe
Siriwardhana
9
F
v.
Elizabeth de Saram
10
M
vi. Louis
Wijesinghe Sirwardena de Saram. Mudaliyar of the Gate,
Muhandiram Boralasgamuwa married Dona Plantina on 3
Aug 1746
11
M
vii.
Philippoe Sirwardhana de Saram
12
M
viii.
Simon Wirasinga Sirwardhana de Saram.married Dona
Katharina Dias.
Dona was born in Wewela
+
13
M
ix.
Domingo Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram was born 13 Feb
1715
+
14
M
x.
Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram was born
1725. Maha
Mudaliyar, b:1725, who owned "Karunaratne Walauwa" was the
Maha
Mudaliyar, and was apparently in Silversmith Street, in the
Pettah in Colombo +
Maria Johanna Perera, in 1754, (d/o
Louis Perera, sister of Abraham Perera, Kuruwe Mudaliyar,
Apollonia - wife of
Daniel de Alwis -)
4. Louis De
Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha
Mudaliyar born in Ceylon married Maria De Bairo
They had the following children:
15
F
i.
was
born 1710
+
16
M
ii.
Miguel de Saram Wijesinghe
Third
Generation
13. Domingo Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram born 13 Feb
1715. Mohottiar of the Guard, Mohandiram 1747 Domingo
married Dona Catherina
Tillekaratne Abeywardana, daughter of Don Simon
Thilakaratne Abeywardana
Mudaliyar of Kandaboda Pattu, on 8 Nov 1752 in Matara. Dona
was born 1738 in
Ceylon. She died 1793.
They had the following children:
+
17
M
i.
Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram
+
18
M
ii.
Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
was born 1754 and
died
1809+
19 F
iii.
Maria de Saram
20
M
iv.
David Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram. married Dona
Lourensia,
daughter of Illangakoon Mudaliyar Mahawellawatte (present day town of
Wellawatte in Colombo 6)
of 16,000 coconut trees, was purchased by Anthonan
Mudaliyar and Manual
de Andradi on 20th July 1730 for 1,355 Rix
Dollars
14. Liendieran
Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram born
1725. married Maria Johanna Perera, daughter of
Louis Perera, in 1754.
They had the following children:
21
M
i.
Don Davith de Saram Karunaratne was born 1771. He
died 1792.
married
Dona
Corneliya Dias Bandaranaike., daughter
of Don Francisco Dias Wijetunga Bandaranaike Mudaliyar
Hewagam Korale and Dona
Catherine Thilakaratne Abeysiriwardena, on 24 Oct 1790. Dona
was born 1775. She
died 12 Nov 1790
Translation of a sinhala paragraph from page 32
in
Paul Pieris's book goes as follows:-
"Dona Catharina from Galkissa,
was the 2nd wife of Don
Fransiscus Dias Bandaranaike. They had a daughter
named Dona Corneliya.
baptised on 3/12/1775, Don Davith was the son of Liendran
de Saram
Karunaratne and Johanna Maria Perera. On 24th
October 1790 Dona
Corneliya married Davith de Saram Karunaratne.
On 12th November 1790
Dona Corneliya had died of an illness."
22
M
ii. Richard
de Saram was born 1774
23
F
iii.
Libertina Petronella De Saram
16. Miguel De Saram
Wijesinghe (Louis
de Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha
Mudaliyar, Alexander Wijesekera)
He had the following children:
24
F
i.
Wijesiriwardena 2hd Maha Mudaliyar
Fourth
Generation
17. Louis Wijesekera
Karunaratne de Saram was
appointed Mohandiram of the Gate 1st Jul 1785,
2nd Mudaliyar 1794,
and 2nd Maha Mudaliyar 1799, with the name of Wijesekera
Karunaratne. Received
medal from Fredrick North Governor in 1800 Louis
married Leanora
Phillipsz Mohandiram, daughter of Cornelis Philipsz P
G Basnaike Mohandiram
and Louisa Perera, in 1779. Leanora was born 1765
They had the following children:
25
M
i.
Cornelis Wijesekera de Saram Mudaliyar was born 4 Jul
1780 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 27 Aug 1814. married Maria
de Livera daughter of
Carolis de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon, Mudaliyar of
Atapattu
26
M
ii.
Hendrick Wijesekera Gunaratna de Saram Mohotty
Mohandiram was born
1 Aug 1782 in Mullerlyawa, Ceylon. He died 20 Mar 1833.
Hendrick married Dona Lourensia
Tennakoon
27
F
iii.
Assensia Wijesekera de Saram was born 13 Jan 1784 in
Colombo Ceylon.+ Wijesekera
Siriwardana Mohandiram
28
F
iv.
daughter de Saram was born 28 Oct 1785. She died in
Died as a infant
29
M
v.
Herath Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram was born
1 Jul 1787,
died 11 Oct 1833 Mudaliyar of Gangaboda Pattu
married Dona
Assensia Mohandiram, daughter of Don, S. I.
Kodituwakku Mohandiram.
Theodoris Seneviratne Illangakoon, Kodituwakku Mohandiram.
+
30
F
vi.
Catharina Wijesekera de Saram was born 21 Jan 1788
+
31
M
vii.
Johannes Jacobus Wijesekera Abeyratne de saram Mudaliyar
of the Gate was
born 6 Apr 1791.
32
M viii.
Barendt Wijesekera de Saram was born 24 Nov 1792.
alias Balthazar,
educated in England He died about 1821 in Colombo Ceylon.
33
M
ix.
son de Saram was born 10 Jun 1795
34
M
x.
Julias V. Wijesekera Goonathilakaratne de saram Maha
Mudaliyar was born
17 Jul 1796 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 1865 married Christina
Aletta Maria
Siriwardhana, daughter of Saram Siriwardhana
+
35
M
xi.
Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar was born 4
Nov 1798
+
36
F
xii.
Fredricka Angenitta Catharina W. de saram was born 1
Mar 1800
37
F
xiii.
Joeliana Jakoba Wijesekera de Saram was born 7 Jul
1801 in Colombo
Ceylon
18. Johannes Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
born 1754. He died 1809. married Francina
Ekanayake, daughter of
Diyonis Perera Ekanayake
They had the following children:
38
M
i.
David de Saram Mohottia was born 1775
+
39
M
ii.
Fredrick de Saram Mudaliyar Salpita Korale was born
1774
40
M
iii.
Ernest de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
41
M
iv.
Hendrick de Saram Mohotti Mudaliyar
42
M
v.
Julius Valentine de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
43
F
vi.
Geradina de Saram was born 1784 married (MRIN:10032) Johan
Perera
+
44
M
vii.
Abraham Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya
was born 1789
and died 16 Jul 1834.
45
F
viii. Johannes
de
Saram was born 1796
see
Family #3121 - 7 Peter Thomas de Saram
connects to one of the de
Saram's in generation 6 (above
19. Maria De Saram
married Isaac de
Saram Maha Mudaliyar
They had the following children:
46
F
i. Daughter
de Saram
Daughter married Don Davith
Siriwardena Seneviratne Attapattu
Mudaliyar of Kalutara
Maria also married Don
Balthasar Dias Wijesiriwardena
Abeysinghe Maha Mudaliyar
Fifth
Generation
30. Catharina Wijesekera
de Saram born 21 Jan
1788 in Colombo Ceylon married (MRIN:10036)
Don Simon Bernedt de Silva Mohandiram of the
Guard on
1 Mar 1804
They had the following children:
47
F
i.
Cornelia Afsensia de Silva was born 9 Mar 1811
31. Johannes Jacobus
Wijesekera Abeyratne de saram
Mudaliyar of the Gate born 6 Apr 1791 in
Urugodawatte.bp: at
Kohilawatte, Received medal from Governor Brownrigg of
Ceylon in 1818 married Wilhelmina
Henrietta Panditharatne, daughter of J. G Phillipsz
Wijekon Panditharatne
3rd Maha Mudaliyar Wilhelmina was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
48
M
i.
Peter George de Saram was born 1852
49
M
ii.
Phillip de Saram was born in Ceylon. (Medal given to
Phillip de Saram by Sir
William Gregory for valuable services rendered, on the visit
of Royal Highness
Prince of Wales in 1875.)
35. Jacob Ernest
Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar Chief Interpreter & Chief
Translator, was born 4 Nov
1798 in Colombo Ceylon. Medal received from Sir Robert
Wilmot Horton Governor
1837 married Cornelia Florentine de Saram,
daughter of Abraham
Wijesekera Abeyratne De Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya and Susana
Dorothea De Saram,
on 8 Sep 1831. Cornelia was born 31 Dec 1811
They had the following children:
50
M
i.
Johannes Abraham Karunaratne de Saram was born 1832
36. Fredricka Angenitta
Catharina W. de Saram born 1
Mar 1800 in Colombo Ceylon.married J
F Dias Bandaranaike
Mudaliyar.
They had the following children:
+
51
F
i.
Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranayake was born 12 Dec
1820
+
52
M
ii.
Conrad (Peter)
Petrus Dias
Wijewardena Bandarana was born 1827
39. Fredrick de Saram
Mudaliyar Salpita Korale was
born 1774 married Johanna Hetroida Ekanayake,
daughter of Abraham
Perera Wijesekera Ekanayake
They had the following children:
+
53
F
i.
Francina de Saram
44. Abraham Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram 2nd Maha
Mudaliya born 1789. He died 16 Jul
1834 Maha Mudaliyar
1819,. (Abraham de Saram Wijesekera Abeyguneratne 2hd Maha
Mudaliyar received
medal from Sir Robert Brownrigg Governor of Ceylon for
Eminent services during
Kandyan Rebellion.) married Susana Dorothea de Saram,
daughter of
Christoffel Henricus de Saram 4th Maha Mudaliyar and
Cornelia Henrica Philipsz,
on 1 Dec 1810. Susana was born 1796 in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
54
F
i.
Cornelia Florentine de Saram was born 31 Dec 1811
55
F
ii.
Daughter de Saram
Sixth
Generation
48. Peter George de
Saram born 1852 in STC Mt
Lavinia married Florence Ellen
de Alwis Florence was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
56
M
i.
Lionel Wellington L de Saram
57
F
ii.
Clarice de Saram was born in Ceylon married Valantine
Gooneratne
58
F
iii.
Beatrice de Saram was born in Ceylon. married Arthur
Dassenaike
59
F
iv.
Helen de Saram was born in Ceylon
+
60
F
v.
Elsie de Saram
+
61
M
vi.
Cyril de Saram
+
62
F
vii.
Maud de Saram
51. Johanna Louisa Dias
Bandaranayake born 12 Dec
1820 married John
Martinus Paulus Pieris in Nov 1851. John was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
63
M
i.
William Pieris was born in Ceylon
64
F
ii.
Rosalyn Pieris
65
M
iii.
Harry Pieris was born in Ceylon
66
F
iv.
Elizabeth Pieris
67
F
v.
Lydia Pieris was born in Ceylon
68
F
vi.
Felicia Pieris
69
M
vii.
John Louis Pieris was born 1852 in Ceylon
John married Florence Elisa
Bandaranaike, daughter of
Conrad (Peter)
Petrus Dias Wijewardena
Bandarana and De Saram miss. Florence was born about 1865.
+
70
M
viii.
David George Pieris Deraniyagala
+
71
M
ix.
Paules Edward Pieris sir.
52. Conrad (Peter)
Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandarana born 1827.Received
medal from Governor
Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon for the period 1883-1890 (for friendship and
assistance rendered)
married De Saram miss.
They had the following children:
5
Sons listed without Names
72
M
i.
Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike was born 1862., He
was educated at
Royal College and St Thomas's College. married Somawathi,
daughter of
Keppetipola Rate Mahatmaya of Matale)He managed the estates.
Ref: 20th
Century impressions of Ceylon page 525 of Arnold Wright
73
F
ii.
Florence Elisa Bandaranaike was born about 1865
married John
Louis Pieris, son of John Martinus Paulus Pieris and
Johanna Louisa Dias
Bandaranayake John was born 1852 in Ceylon
53. Francina De Saram
married Gate
Mudaliyar Don Cornelis Dassenaike Mudaliyar
Hapitagam Korale. (3148)
They had the following children:
+
74
M
i.
Gate Mudaliyar Henricus Lucius Dassenaike was born
about 1830.
54. Cornelia Florentine
de Saram born 31 Dec
1811 married Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne
de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar, son of Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de
Saram and Leanora
Phillipsz Mohandiram, on 8 Sep 1831. Jacob was born 4 Nov
1798 in Colombo
Ceylon.Chief Interpreter & Chief Translator, Maha
Mudaliyar, b:4th
Nov 1798, Medal received from Sir Robert Wilmot Horton,
Governor 1837
They had the following children:
75
M
i.
Johannes
Abraham Karunaratne De Saram is printed as #50
Seventh
Generation
56. Lionel Wellington L
de Saram born in
Ceylon.married Ethel Pieris
They had the following children:
+
76
F
i.
Helen de Saram
77
M
ii.
Philip de Saram
60. Elsie de Saram
born in Ceylon. married Guy
Dassenaike. Guy was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
78
F
i.
Naomi Dassenaike.
79
M
ii.
Alastair Dassenaike married Erin Perera
80
F
iii.
Territt Dassenaike
+
81
F
iv.
Yvette Dassenaike
61. Cyril De Saram
born in Ceylon.married Linda
de Alwis
They had the following children:
+
82
F
i.
Cynthia de Saram.
+
83
F
ii.
Sheila de Saram
84
F
iii.
Neliya de Saram
62. Maud De Saram
born in Ceylon married Cyril
Tillekeratne. Cyril was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
+
85
M
i.
Patrick Tillekeratne
70. David George Pieris
Deraniyagala married (MRIN:13042) Enid
Muriel Dias Bandaranaike (1001)
They had the following children:
86
F
i.
Sumana Pieris
87
F
ii.
Mallika Pieris
88
F
iii.
Indrani Pieris
89
M
iv. Merrick
Pieris
+
90
F
v.
Chandra Pieris Deraniyagala
71. Sir Paul
Edward Pieris born in
Ceylon.educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of Sinhala books
and Historian, (He
wrote the book Sinhalese families which was
published in 1911.) married Lady Hilda
Obeysekera, daughter
of James Peter Obeysekera and Corneliya Henrietta Dias
Bandaranaike (MRIN:9761).
They had the following children:
91
M
i.
William Pieris
+
92
M
ii.
Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala was born 1900 and
died 1976
93
M
iii.
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala
+
94
M
iv.
Ralph St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala
+
95
F
v. Miriam
Pieris Deraniyagala was born 1908 and died 1999
74. Gate Mudaliyar
Henricus Lucius Dassenaike born
about 1830 married Johanna Francina De Saram.1869
Mohandiram
Hapitagam Korale:1871 Gate Mohandiram:1875 Mudaliyar
Hapitagam Korale:1878 Gate
Mudaliyar: 1895 Acted for Maha Mudaliyar.)
They had the following children:
+
96
F
i.
Daughter Dassenaike
Eighth
Generation
76. Helen de Saram
married Oscar De Livera
They had the following children:
+
97
M
i.
Asela De Livera
78. Naomi Dassenaike
born in Ceylon married Titus
Abeysundera. Titus was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
98
F
i.
Hiranthi Abeysundera
99
F
ii.
Shirin Abeysundera
81. Yvette Dassenaike
married Upali
Seneviratne
They had the following children:
100
F
i.
Aanjanee June Seneviratne
101
F
ii.
Upamalee Seneviratne
82. Cynthia de Saram
married Bertie de
Alwis
They had the following children:
102
F
i.
Christine de Alwis
83. Sheila de Saram
born in Ceylon
married Basil de Alwis. Basil was born in
Ceylon
They had the following children:
103
M
i.
Devinda de Alwis was born in Ceylon
104
F
ii.
Sharnelle de Alwis
105
M
iii.
Rohan de Alwis
106
M
iv.
Niloo de Alwis
85. Patrick Tillekeratne
born in Ceylon.
He had the following children:
+
107
F
i.
Patricia Tillekeratne
90. Chandra Pieris
Deraniyagala born in Ceylon
married Vaughn de Livera (3109)
(STC Mt
Lavinia) Vaughn was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
108
M
i.
Gayan de Livera
+
109
F
ii.
Yasmin de Livera
92. Paules Edward Pieris
Deraniyagala born
1900. He died 1976.Director Museum, (Scientist,
Zoologist) married Prini
Molamure (3117)
on 28 Jun 1934.
They had the following children:
110
M
i. Paulus
Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala
111
M
ii.
Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga
112
M
iii.
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala
113
M
iv.
Isanth Deraniyagala
94. Ralph St Louis
Pieris Deraniyagala was born
in Ceylon. married Ezlyn Obeysekere. Ezlyn was
born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
114
M
i.
Ralph Deraniyagala.
95. Miriam Pieris
Deraniyagala born 1908. She
died 1999 married Robert de
Saramson of Frederick John De Saram and Myra
Loos (MRIN:1431).
Robert was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
115
M
i.
Skanda Ajith de Saram
+
116
M
ii.
Rohan de Saram
+
117
M
iii.
Druvi de
Saram
+
118
F
iv.
Niloo de Saram
96. Daughter Dassenaike
born in Ceylon.
married Henry Ashmore Pieris. Henry was born
in Ceylon
They had the following children:
+
119
M
i.
Henry Ashmore Pieris
Ninth
Generation
97. Asela De Livera
married Shama
Dassenaike
They had the following children:
120
M
i.
Ashan de Livera
121
F
ii.
Shanila de Livera
107. Patricia Tillekeratne
born in Ceylon. married Eric
de Livera. Eric was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
122
F
i.
Priyanee de Livera was born in Ceylon
109. Yasmin De Livera
married Ramesh Abeysekera.
Ramesh was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
123
M
i.
Jehan Abeysekera
124 M
ii.
Yohan Abeysekera
114. Ralph Deraniyagala born in
Ceylon married Indrani Nugara
They had the following children:
125
M
i.
Arubind Deraniyagala
115. Skanda Ajith De Saram
born in Ceylon .married Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010) Sharadha was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
126
F
i.
Tesalia
de Saram was born in Ceylon.
127
M
ii.
Sergei
Ishviyan de Saram
116. Rohan De Saram
married Rosemary De Saram
They had the following children:
128
F
i.
Sophia de Saram
129 M
ii.
Suren de Saram
117. Druvi De Saram
married Sharmini de Fonseka
They had the following children:
130
F
i.
Mandhira de Saram
131
F
ii.
Radhika de Saram
118. Niloo De Saram
married Desmond Fernando.They
had the following children:
132
F
i.
Jeevani Fernando
Niloo also married Jehan
Edwards
119. Henry Ashmore Pieris
born in Ceylon. married Cornelia
Obeyesekere
They had the following children:
133
F
i.
Sita Pieris
134
F
ii.
Wimala Pieris
135
M
iii.
Hemal Pieris
+
136
M
iv.
Mevan Pieris
Tenth
Generation
136. Mevan Pieris married
Nirmala Gunathilake.
They had the following children:
+
137
F
i.
Dilani Pieris
138
M
ii.
Nilanka Pieris
Eleventh
Generation
137. Dilani Pieris married
Hiran Yatawaka
They had the following children:
139
F
i.
Amithra Yatawaka
140
F
ii.
Kiyana Yatawaka
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July 2008 -
Modified Register for de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike Page
- sent in by Laura
Foenander, Australia
#Modified
Register for de Saram Wanigasekera
Ekanaike
First Generation
1
de
Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike
He had the
following children:
+2 M i. Domingo
de Saram W. E Attapattu Mudaliyar was born 1720.
3 F ii. Elizebeth
de Saram W. Ekanaike Attapattu.
4 F iii. Dominga de Saram W. Ekanaike
Attapattu.
Second Generation
2
Domingo
de Saram W. E Attapattu Mudaliyar
born 1720.
Domingo married Dona
Petronella on 9 Sep 1743 in Dutch Reformed Church,
Wolvendaal, Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 5 F i. Juliana
Sophia De Saram was born 1735.
6 F ii. Gertroyda
Maria Elisabeth de Saram was born Dec 1748 in Colombo,
Ceylon.
Gertroyda
married Juan Perera Appuhamy. Juan was born in
Ceylon.
7 F iii. Johanna
Francina de Saram was born Dec 1748 in Colombo,
Ceylon. married Ludowyk
Fonseca.
+ 8 M iv. Christoffel Henricus De Saram 4th
Maha
Mudaliyar was born 18 Jun 1755 and died 28 Feb 1842.
Third Generation
5. Juliana
Sophia de Saram born 1735 in Colombo, Ceylon.
married Don
David Dias Bandaranaike, son of Don Conrad
Bandaranaike
They had the
following children:
9 M i. Carlo
Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 10 F ii. Christina Petronella Dias
Bandaranaike was born 1789.
8. Christoffel
Henricus de Saram 4th Maha Mudaliyar born 18 Jun 1755
in Colombo, Ceylon.
He died 28 Feb 1842.
occupation.. fourth Maha Mudaliyar
Christoffel married
Cornelia Henrica Philipsz, daughter of Henricus
Philipsz Rev and Anna
Susanna Scharff, on 20 Oct 1793 in Dutch Reformed Church,
Wolvendaal Ceylon.
Cornelia was born 1 Dec 1764. She died 9 Apr 1824 in
Tombstone, Dutch Reformed
Church, Wolvendaal.
They had the
following children:
11 M i. Christoffel
Petrus Geradus de Saram was born 3 Aug 1794 in Ceylon.
+ 12 M ii. Johannes
Henricus de Saram was born 13 Oct 1795 and died 24 Oct
1858.
+ 13 F iii. Susana
Dorothea de Saram was born 1796.
14 F iv. Johanna
Petronella de Saram was born Jun 1799 in Ceylon
married Johan Paulus
Perera Gunerwardena on 9 Jun 1817.
+ 15 F v. Cornelia
Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram was born Dec 1800.
16 F vi. Soebje Adriuna de Saram was
born
about 1805 in Ceylon.
Fourth Generation
10. Christina
Petronella Dias Bandaranaike born 1789
married Samarakkody
Mudaliyar.
They had the
following children:
17 F i. daughter Mudaliyar. married Samuel
Amarasekera.
12. Johannes
Henricus de Saram born 13 Oct 1795 in Ceylon. He
died 24 Oct 1858 in
Ceylon.
Johan Henricus de
Saram was taken by Governor Maitland, at the age of 14to
England to study for
the Christian Ministry and was the first Ceylonese to join
the Oxford
University in 1817. He entered Exeter College in 1817. He
studied for Holy
Orders and in so doing, was following in the steps of his
maternal grandfather,
Henricus Philipsz, who was instructed under the Dutch
Government at the
University of Utrecht, and on his return to Ceylon, served
as a Minister of the
Gospel (Predikant).
Degree: Ma (Oxon) Occupation: Clerk in Holy
Orders
Johannes
married Frances Treherne on 9 Jun 1820 in in
Church of
Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Frances was born BET
1783 AND 1808 in
Cornwell, England. She died 7 May 1844.
They had the
following children:
+ 18 M i. Jan
Christoffel Henry de Saram was born 4 Apr 1821 and
died 1872.
+ 19 M ii. Frederick
John de Saram was born 12 Jun 1822 and died 19 May
1871.
20 F iii. Cornelia
Henrietta de Saram was born 1824. Died 9 Apr 1824.
+ 21 M iv. Abraham
John de Saram was born 26 Jan 1825.
+ 22 M v. David
Ernest de Saram was born 1828.
+ 23 M vi. John
Henry de Saram was born 15 Jul 1829.
24 F vii. Frances
Susanna de Saram was born 22 Jul 1832.
25 F viii. Eliza Ann de Saram was born
1835.
13. Susana
Dorothea de Saram born 1796 in Ceylon. married Abraham
Wijesekera
Abeyratne De Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya, son of Johannes
Wijesekera Abeyratne
de Saram Maha Mudaliyar and Francina, on 1 Dec 1810. Abraham
was born 1789. He
died 16 Jul 1834.
They had the
following children:
+ 26 F i. Cornelia
Florentine de Saram was born 31 Dec 1811.
27 F ii. Daughter de Saram.
15. Cornelia
Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram born Dec 1800 in
Ceylon married
(MRIN:5763) Don
Solomon Dias
Bandaranayake, son of Don Daniel Dias Bandaranayake
Mohandiram Siyane
Korale and Clara Amarasekera . Don was born in Ceylon. He
died 15 Sep 1859.
Don Solomon's
branch of the family of Bandaranayakes from now onwardsspell
its name as
Bandaranaike. Don Solomon lived to a ripe old age. He was a
great servant of
the British crown. It was this Solomon Dias Bandaranaike who
received a
government grant of one hundred and eighty acres of land. He
was also the
recipient of a medal from Governor Brownrigg with the
citation 'as a reward for
eminent service during the Kandyan rebellion, AD 1818'. Don
Solomon's
photograph appeared in volume two of Tennent's Ceylon.
More About DON
SOLOMON DIAS BANDARANAIKE:
Occupation: Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale, Ceylon,
Sri
Lanka
They had the
following children:
+ 28 F i. Cornelia
Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike.
29 F ii. Elizebeth
Dias Bandaranaike married J M Paulus Peiris
Siriwardena.
30 F iii. Harriet
Dias Bandaranaike married Samaradiwakera.
31 F iv. Johanna
Dias Bandaranaike.
32 M v. Peter
Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 33 M vi. Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Bandaranayake was born 1826.
Fifth Generation
18. Jan
Christoffel Henry de Saram born 4 Apr 1821. He died
1872.
sources: D.B.U Journal de Vos
Jan married (1-
Sarah Margaret Armour
on 18 May 1843 in St Paul's Church, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
34 M i. John
Armour de Saram was born 6 Jun 1847 in Ceylon. He died
1890.
35 F ii. Francesca
Henrietta Treherne de Saram was born 18 Feb 1849 in
Ceylon.
Francesca married (MRIN:9715) George
Symonds.
+ 36 F iii. Emily
de Saram was born about 1853.
+ 37 F iv. Sarah Margaret de Saram was
born
22 Jul 1854 and died 27 Aug 1936.
Jan also married (2 Amelia
Stewart, daughter
of James Stewart Capt and Sarah Tissera, on 1 May 1856.
Amelia was born about
1826 in Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
38 F v. Mary
Louisa de Saram was born 1 Feb 1857 in Ceylon
married Robert R
Dunuwille.
+ 39 F vi. Eliza
Mackenzie de Saram was born 2 Mar 1859.
+ 40 M vii. John
James Stewart de Saram was born 1860.
+ 41 M viii. George
Charles Frederick de Saram was born 27 Jan 1861 and
died 1931.
+ 42 M ix. Charles
Christopher de Saram was born 1863 and died 1922.
+ 43 M x. Christoffel
Henry Lionel de Saram was born 1865 and died 1908.
+ 44 M xi. William
Boake de Saram was born 4 May 1866 and died 20 Mar
1915.
+ 45 M xii. Gerald
Hartnoll de Saram was born 30 Oct 1867 and died 23 Oct
1947.
46 F xiii. Winifred
Amelia de Saram was born 27 Jul 1870.
Winifred married (MRIN:12993) Richard
George Jayetileke.
19. Frederick
John de Saram born 12 Jun 1822 in Ceylon. He
died 19 May 1871.
Occupation: Proctor
Frederick married Arnoldina
Henrietta Martenesz, daughter of Andries Nicholaas
Martensz and Johanna
Henrietta Helmers on 12 Oct 1843 in Dutch Reformed
Church, Wolvendaal,
Ceylon. Arnoldina was born 24 Jun 1827 in Ceylon. She died
1888.
They had the
following children:
+ 47 M i. John
Henricus de Saram C.M.G was born 1 Sep 1844 and died
12 May 1897.
+ 48 M ii. William
Henry Julius de Saram was born 1846.
+ 49 M iii. Frederick
John de Saram was born 13 Oct 1849 and died 1914.
+ 50 F iv. Anne
Amelia de Saram was born about 1851.
+ 51 F v. Grace
Treherne de Saram was born 6 Oct 1852 and died 15 Nov
1904.
+ 52 M vi. Walter
Morgan de Saram was born 3 Jul 1855 and died 1885.
+ 53 F vii. Edith
Maud de Saram was born 22 May 1857 and died 3 Dec
1945.
+ 54 M viii. Richard
Francis de Saram was born about 1858.
55 M ix. George Alexander
Henry de Saram was born about Jan 1859 in Ceylon.
56 M x. James
Bamforth de Saram was born about Jun 1862 in Ceylon.
57 F xi. Beatrice
Louiza Clara de Saram was born 12 May 1862 in Ceylon.
58 F xii. Jessica Julia de Saram was
born 3
Mar 1864 in Ceylon.
21. Abraham John
de Saram born 26 Jan 1825 married Cornelia
Eliza Van Cuylenburg,
daughter of Petrus Henricus Van Cuylenburg and Eliza Morgan
(MRIN:1270), on
15 Jan 1863. Cornelia was born
25 Nov 1842.
They had the
following children:
+ 59 M i. Allan
Morgan de Saram Dr was born 19 Jul 1856 and died 11
Nov 1929.
60 F ii. Leila Treherne de Saram was
born
about 1864 in Ceylon.
22. David Ernest
De Saram born 1828 married Clara
Henrietta Prins,
daughter of Johanmes Daniel Theobald Prins and Henrietta
Cornelia Ferdinands
Daviot, on 23 Aug 1861.
They had the
following children:
61 F i. Neva de
Saram.
62 F ii. Clara
Prins de Saram was born about 1862.
63 F iii. Nina
Treherne de Saram was born 23 Jun 1870.
64 F iv. Frances
Henrietta de Saram was born about 1872.
65 F v. Fanny de Saram.
23. John Henry de
Saram born 15 Jul 1829 married Harriet
Merceana Van Langenberg.
They had the
following children:
+ 66 M i. John
Henry de Saram was born 1861.
67 F ii. Harriet Winifred de Saram was
born
1863.
26. Cornelia
Florentine de Saram born 31 Dec 1811.married Jacob
Ernest Wijesekera
Karunaratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar, son of Louis
Wijesekera Karunaratne de
Saram and Leanora Phillipsz Mohandiram (MRIN:10032),
on 8 Sep 1831. Jacob was born 4 Nov 1798 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
68 M i. Johannes Abraham Karunaratne De
Saram
was born 1832.
28. Cornelia
Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranayake married (Samuel William
Dias Bandaranayake Rev
Canon, son of Jacobus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike
and Liyanage Catherine
Phililipsz Panditharatne, in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 69 M i. Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranayake
was born 26 Jul 1861 and died 30 Jan 1947.
Cornelia also
married (2
D B F Obeysekere.
They had the
following children:
+ 70 M ii. James
Peter Obeysekere.
+ 71 M iii. Solomon Christoffel Obeysekere
Sir
was born 12 Feb 1848 and died 13 Oct 1927.
33. Don
Christoffel Henricus Dias Bandaranayake born
1826.married Anna
Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne, daughter of
Philipsz Gybertus
Panditharatne Occupation: Mudaliyar, Governor's Gate
They had the
following children:
+ 72 M i. Don Abeywickrema J S R K
Bandaranaike
Sir was born 22 May 1862 and died 31 Jul 1946.
Sixth Generation
36. Emily De
Saram born about 1853 in Ceylon. married Richard
Abraham Van
Cuylenburg, son of Petrus Henricus Van Cuylenburg and
Eliza Morgan, on 15
Apr 1873 in Trinity Church, Ceylon.. Richard was born 23 Sep
1848 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 15 Sep 1886.
They had the
following children:
73 F i. Lily Van
Cuylenburg was born 4 Feb 1874 in Ceylon.. She died 10
Mar 1876.
74 M ii. William
Ernest Morgan Van Cuylenburg was born 10 Feb 1875.
75 F iii. Madeleine
Holland Van Cuylenburg was born 4 Mar 1876 in Colombo
Ceylon.
Madeleine married (1- Charles
Henry Morgan Vander Wall,
son of Charles Henry Morgan Vander Wall and Susan Smith (MRIN:2166). Charles
was born 14 Mar 1873 in
Ceylon. He died 1 Jul 1943.
Madeleine also
married (2- Pieter
Liebert Keegel,
son of Pieter Liebert Keegel and Anna Matilda De Zilva (MRIN:1455), on 26
Dec 1894 in St John's
Church, Kalutara, Ceylon. Pieter was born 2 Oct 1862 in
Galle, Ceylon. He died
6 Feb 1902.
76 F iv. Ada
Maude Florence Van Cuylenburg was born 19 Mar 1877.
She died 1907
married William Reginald Morgan Ondaatje in
Colombo Ceylon.
77 M v. George
Amyrald Van Cuylenburg was born 23 Jul 1878.
78 M vi. Allan
Staniforth Drieberg Van Cuylenburg was born 13 Apr
1882.
79 F vii. Thisleton
Freda Van Cuylenburg was born 25 Jan 1884.
80 M viii. Richard
Henry Van Cuylenburg was born 1885.
81 F ix. Emily Van Cuylenburg was born
11
Jan 1887. She died 2 Sep 1889.
37. Sarah
Margaret de Saram born 22 Jul 1854 in Ceylon.
She died 27 Aug 1936 in
Ceylon. married Walter Henry Hilton Dickman,
son of Henricus
Gerardus Dickman Dr and Matilda Henrietta Mack, in 1882 in
Christ Church,
Galle, Ceylon. Walter was born 1 Mar 1851 in Colombo Ceylon.
He died in Ceylon.
sources: MACK D.B.U
They had the
following children:
+ 82 M i. Walter
Henry Hilton Dickman was born 9 Aug 1883.
83 M ii. Stanley
Treherne Dickman was born 7 Sep 1886 in Colombo
Ceylon.
+ 84 M iii. Vernon
Treherne Dickman was born 26 Jul 1888 and died Dec
2004.
+ 85 F iv. Linda
Treherne Dickman was born 19 Aug 1889 and died 13 Dec
1925.
+ 86 F v. Enid
Treherne Dickman was born 22 Jul 1891.
87 F vi. Hilda Treherne Dickman was
born 12
Aug 1893 in Colombo Ceylon.
39. Eliza
Mackenzie De Saram born 2 Mar 1859 in Ceylon.
She helped bring up her nephew Fred when he was
orphaned. She provided a gentle and loving enviroment for
this little boy who
she brought up as one of her own.
Eliza married (MRIN:2644)
Alexander de Alwis Seneviratne,
son of Simon Seneviratne, in 1894. Alexander was born 1849
in Ceylon.
According to the
Dutch Thombo of the Kulutara district, Appolonia, widow of
Alexander Alwis had
four sons, one of whom Bastian Alwis Saneveratne,
Interpreter Mohandiram of
Galle Korale had five sons ..
These included Floris and Izaak, who at the
time
the entry was made in the Thombo, appear to have been
eighteen and fifteen
years old reprectively . Floris became the grandfather of
the late Hon. Mr
Albert de Alwis, Member of the Legislative Council, and
Izaac became titular
Mohanjiram of Kolutara, and had an only son Simon the father
of Mr Alezander de
Alwis Seneveratne
They had the
following children:
88 M i. Felton
Seneviratne was born in Ceylon. married Dora
Treherne De Saram,
daughter of John James Stewart De Saram and Anna De Vos.
Dora was born in
Galle. Ceylon.
89 M ii. Alex Seneviratne was born in
Ceylon.
40. John James
Stewart de Saram born 1860 in Ceylon. married Anna
De Vos,
daughter of Frederick William De Vos and Henrietta Dorothea
Anthonisz, on 8 Jul
1891 in All Saint's Church, Galle. Ceylon. Anna was born 30
Jun 1860 in Ceylon.
She died 1902.
They had the
following children:
90 F i. Anna
Amelia Henrietta Treherne de Saram was born 3 Jun 1894
in Galle. Ceylon.
She died 1977.
91 M ii. James
George Charles Stewart de Saram was born 12 Jan 1895
in Ceylon. He died 17
Mar 1964.
Retired a Deputy
Inspector General of Ceylon Police
Then took on a
position of Chief Marshall at the new Peradeniya campus of
the
University of Ceylon
James married Margaret
Mary Aliquot Hay, daughter of Robert Edwin Hay and
Delia Margaret
Moroney
92 F iii. Dora
Treherne de Saram was born in Galle. Ceylon. married Felton
Seneviratne,
son of Alexander de Alwis Seneviratne and Eliza Mackenzie De
Saram Felton was
born in Ceylon.
93 F iv. Lydia
Maud Wilhelmina Treherne de Saram was born 16 Jul 1896
in Galle, Ceylon.
She died 1978 married Moritz Sperling Christoffelsz,
son of William
Sperling Christoffelsz and Mary Anne Fretz . Moritz was born
in Ceylon.
94 M v. Reginald
Stewart de Saram was born 11 Mar 1898 in Ceylon. He
died 1986 married
Clark miss.
+ 95 F vi. Mary Caroline Treherne de Saram
was born 11 Sep 1899.
41. George
Charles Frederick de Saram ( born 27
Jan 1861 in Ceylon. He died 1931 married Grace De Livera.
Grace was born
in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
96 F i. Grace
Irma de Saram was born 1928. She died 1930.
97 F ii. Daphne de
Saram married Arthur Leonard Dias
Bandaranaike. Arthur
died Apr 2002.
Obit Notice
At rest with Jesus Loving husband of late
Daphne,
father of Revd Suresh (Vicar,
Christ
Church, Kotte) and Roshanara, father- in - law of Daphne and
Sunil, loving
brother of Alick and Ruby, brother- in- law of late Danton
and Delicia. loving
grandfather of Rosunthi
42. Charles
Christopher de Saram born 1863. He died 1922.
Charles married (MRIN:713)
Harriet Eliza Newman on 15
Sep 1897.
sources: HEPPONSTALL GENEALOGY
They had the
following children:
98 M i. Charles
Henry Stewart de Saram was born 19 Oct 1898 in Ceylon.
He died 1915.
99 F ii. Amelia
Eliza Gladys de Saram was born 21 May 1900 in Ceylon
married Hugh George
Neville Willenberg, son of Eustace Augustus Willenberg
and Harriet Emelia
De Neys Hugh was born 11 Dec 1901 in Colombo.
100 M iii. Edward
Christopher Roy de Saram was born 9 Jan 1902 in
Ceylon. He died 1949
married Frances Bel Rode, daughter of St John
Granville Rode and Ann
Frances Van Buuren Frances was born 13 Nov 1904 in Ceylon.
+ 101 F iv. Ethel
May de Saram was born 8 Jun 1905.
+ 102 F v. Frederica Elaine de Saram
was
born 25 Aug 1911.
43. Christoffel
Henry Lionel de Saram born 1865 in Ceylon. He died
1908 married Sarah
Morgan.
They had the
following children:
103 M i. Christopher de Saram.
44. William
Boake de Saram born 4 May 1866 in Ceylon. He died 20
Mar 1915 in Colombo,
Ceylon. married Zoe Eliza Morgan, daughter of
Frederick Giffering
Morgan and Agnes Harriet Drieberg, on 18 Jun 1894 in
Colombo. Zoe was born 21
May 1867 in Ceylon. She died 2 Apr 1908.
They had the
following children:
104 F i. Agnes
Amelia Zoe de Saram was born 21 Jun 1895 in Mutwal,
Ceylon. She died 24 Oct
1985 in Terrigal, NSW married (1- Richard
George Jayetileke on 2 Dec 1916 in Christ Church
Cathedral, Mutwel, Ceylon.
Richard was born 18 Nov 1896. He died Jun 1938.
Agnes also married (2-Edward Scott
on 26 Jun 1943. Edward
was born 28 Aug 1914 in England. He died 24 May 1990 in
Terrigal, NSW.
105 M ii. Christopher
Frederick William de Saram Dr was born 4 Jan 1905 in
Mutwal, Ceylon. He
died 1992.
When his father
died, he, with his sister Edith, was sent to stay with his
Aunt Dottie
Jayetoleke
Competent schoolboy
cricketer, boxer, and athlete
Won the Victoria
Gold Medal for the best allround student
First Medical
Degree in Colombo and the next in Edinborough
Major in the
British Medical Corp in World War II
Became a highly respected skin specialist and
practised in Sunderland where he lived and died
Christopher married
Magdalene Steven Ballantine Hinkley. Magdalene died 3
Jan 1997 in
Sunderland, England.
+ 106 F iii. Edith
Stewart De Saram was born 18 Jul 1906 and died 3 Nov
1992.
107 M iv. Frederick
James Morgan de Saram was born 17 Mar 1908 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 16
Oct 1998 in Metung, Vic.
Frederick married Theodora Amelia Martensz
de
Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan De Saram and
Evelyn Theodora Stirling
De Saram. Theodora was born 27 Mar 1911 in Ceylon. She died
25 May 1976 in
Sydney, NSW.
45. Gerald
Hartnoll de Saram born 30 Oct 1867 in Ceylon. He died
23 Oct 1947 in
Colombo, Ceylon.
Played in the
College cricket team. And later in the Nonescripts Cricket
Club.
Sang in the Christ
Church Cathedral Boys Choir and won a singing scholarship
that helped his
education
Chairman of the Low
Country Planters Association
Member of St
Michael's and All Angels Church, Colombo. On the Diocean
Council
One of the leading
children's doctors in Colombo
Owned Areliyekelle Estate Mingama
Gerald married Fanny
Dassenaike. Fanny was born 1879 in Ceylon. She died
1939.
They had the
following children:
108 M i. Charles
Edward Hartnoll de Saram was born 7 Oct 1899.
+ 109 M ii. Gerald Samuel William de Saram
Dr
was born 17 Apr 1896.
47. John
Henricus de Saram C.M.G born 1 Sep 1844 in Ceylon. He
died 12 May 1897.
Occupation: Commissioner of Requests for the
Ceylon
Civil Service
John married Amelia
Caroline Morgan, daughter of Richard Francis Morgan
Sir and Classina
Joselina Sisouw, on 9 Sep 1867. Amelia was born 1849 in
Colombo Ceylon. She
died 1891.
They had the
following children:
+ 110 M i. Frederick
Morgan de Saram was born 1 Jul 1869 and died 24 Jul
1920.
+ 111 M ii. Herbert
John de Saram was born 1870 and died 1930.
+ 112 F iii. Amelia
Amybelle de Saram was born 1875 and died 1918.
+ 113 M iv. Richard Owen de Saram was
born
10 Jun 1873 and died 1949.
48. William
Henry Julius de Saram born 1846 in Ceylon
married (1 Helen
Alexina Dickman on 8 Feb 1869.
Helen was born in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 114 M i. William
Frederick Henry de Saram was born 24 Nov 1869.
115 F ii. Helen Alexina de Saram was
born
1872 in Ceylon.
William also
married (2- Euphemia
Bedall Morgan,
daughter of Owen W C Morgan and Elizabeth Catherine Bedell,
on 20 Jan 1876.
49. Frederick
John de Saram born 13 Oct 1849 in Ceylon. He died
1914.
Very repected
lawyer and legal advisor to many banks
Syaunch member of
Holy Trinity, San Sabastian
Had two beautiful
homes
1 'The Hernitage'
encompassed what was later ' Rendlesham' and Thirsk.
This was later
converted into Nurses/Homes
2 'Wyside in
Ampitiya, Kandy - a large property covering halfa hillsi
Maud was the Epitome of the old style matriach,
very competent and very interested in gardening
Frederick married
Maud Nell, daughter of Louis Nell and Lucilla Julia
Andree on 24
Feb 1873 in Holy Trinity, Church, Colombo Ceylon. Maud was
born 29 Oct 1853 in
Colombo Ceylon. She died 1936.
They had the
following children:
116 F i. Saba
Elmslie Maud de Saram was born 1874 in Colombo,
Ceylon.
+ 117 M ii. Frederick
John de Saram was born 10 Aug 1875 and died 1948.
118 M iii. Leslie
William de Saram was born 4 Jul 1877 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 1961 in
Canberra. Australia married Theodora Annie
Martensz, daughter of James
Andries Martensz and Edith Maud De Saram, on 26 Dec 1916 in
Holy Trinity
Church, Colombo. Theodora was born 14 Nov 1886 in Colombo,
Ceylon.
119 F iv. Elsa
Treherne Maud de Saram was born 1882 in Colombo,
Ceylon. married John
Bowie.
+ 120 M v. Eustace
Frederick de Saram was born 1887 and died 1919.
121 F vi. Monica
Beatrix Edith de Saram was born 1888 in Colombo,
Ceylon. She died 1976.
122 M vii. Stanley Frederick de Saram
was
born 25 Mar 1894 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 15 Apr
1974.married Edith
Aimee Grenier de Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan
De Saram and Edith
Emmie Grenier . Edith was born 3 Apr 1895. She died 1 Jan
1988.
50. Anne Amelia de
Saram born about 1851 in Ceylon married Frederick
John de
Livera. Frederick was born in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
123 M i. Frederick
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
124 F ii. Theta de
Livera was born in Ceylon.
125 F iii. Nellie
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
126 F iv. Ethel de
Livera was born in Ceylon.
127 M v. Christopher
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
128 M vi. Gerald
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
129 F vii. Elsie
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
130 F viii. Marie de Livera was born in
Ceylon.
51. Grace
Treherne de Saram born 6 Oct 1852 in Ceylon. She
died 15 Nov
1904.married Nathaniel Ernest Cooke, son of
Nathaniel James Cooke and
Louisa Arnoldina Pierez, on 16 Feb 1874. Nathaniel was born
20 Mar 1848 in
Puttalam.
Occupation: Crown Counsel
They had the
following children:
+ 131 M i. Montague
Ernest Cooke was born 15 Dec 1875.
+ 132 M ii. Percy
Gray Cooke was born 15 Dec 1877 and died 4 Mar 1937.
+ 133 F iii. Minnie Treherne Cooke was
born
4 Feb 1882 and died 27 Nov 1942.
52. Walter
Morgan de Saram born 3 Jul 1855 in Ceylon. He
died 1885 married
Georgiana Theodora Martensz, daughter of James
Adrianus Martensz and
Theodora Elizabeth Murray, on 11 Oct 1880 in Holy Trinity
Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Georgiana was born 23 Jul 1860 in Ceylon. She died
18 Dec 1931 in
Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
134 M i. Harold
Wilde de Saram died 1960 married Elizabeth
Florence Daniels,
daughter of Francis Clement Daniels and Ursula Matilda
Godlieb, on 12 Jul 1919
in Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya. Elizabeth was born 22
Aug 1892 in Codombo
Ceylon. She died 20 Apr 1937.
+ 135 F ii. Evelyn
Theodora Stirling de Saram was born 30 Nov 1881 and
died 15 Aug 1975.
+ 136 M iii. Walter Sandford de Saram
was
born 1882.
53. Edith Maud de
Saram born 22 May 1857 in Ceylon.. She died 3
Dec 1945.
Edith married (1-William
Godfried Lorenz Wambeek, son
of Charles Lorenz Wambeek and Alice Adeline Van Geyzel
William was born 6 Jun
1891 in Colombo Ceylon.
Edith also married (2-James Andries
Martensz, son of James
Adrianus Martensz and Theodora Elizabeth Murray, on 12 Oct
1882 in Holy
Trinity, Colombo Ceylon. James was born 28 Sep 1861. He died
3 Jun 1900.
sources: D.B.U
Journal Vander Straaten D.B.U Journal xl page
148
Notes for JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
James Aubrey
Martensz was nominated Member of the Ceylon House of
Representatives in
November 1947. He officiated at Deputy Chairman of the
Committees and on one
occasion as Speaker of the House. In January 1949 he was
appointed Ceylon's
first High Commissioner in Australia.
More About JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
Occupation: JP UM, Proctor and Notary
They had the
following children:
137 F i. Muriel
Edith Martensz was born 2 Aug 1883 in Colombo, Ceylon.
138 M ii. James
Aubrey Martensz was born 25 Sep 1885 in Colombo,
Ceylon.
James Aubrey
Martensz was nominated Member of the Ceylon House
ofRepresentatives in November
1947. He officiated at Deputy Chairman of the Committees and
on one occasion as
Speaker of the House. In January 1949 he was appointed
Ceylon's first High
Commissioner in Australia.
More About JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
Occupation: JP UM, Proctor and Notary
139 F iii. Theodora
Annie Martensz was born 14 Nov 1886 in Colombo,
Ceylon married Leslie
William De Saram, son of Frederick John De Saram and
Maud Nell (MRIN:5788),
on 26 Dec 1916 in Holy Trinity
Church, Colombo. Leslie was born 4 Jul 1877 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 1961 in
Canberra. Australia.
140 F iv. Edith
May Martensz was born 2 Apr 1888 in Colombo, Ceylon.
141 F v. Jeanette
Helen Martensz was born 6 Jun 1889 in Colombo, Ceylon.
142 M vi. Walter
Frederick Martensz was born 12 Jul 1890 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 26 May
1898.
143 F vii. Mildred
Evelyn Martensz was born 28 Sep 1891 in Colombo,
Ceylon.
144 M viii. Francis
Terence Martensz was born 1 Nov 1893 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 8 Mar
1908 married Victoria Grace Vander Straaten,
daughter of Stephen
Charles Cassimer Vander Straaten and Eliza Mary Lyford
in Feb 1929 in St
Michael's and All Angels. Victoria was born 5 Jul 1887 in
Colombo, Ceylon.
+ 145 M ix. Percival
Stephen Martensz was born 24 Apr 1897.
146 M x. David Ernest Martensz was born
17
Jun 1898 married Doreen Maeve Theresa Southwell
Fitzgerald,
daughter of Arthur Southwell Fitzgerald and Marie Evelyn
D'Alvarez Borcherds,
on 11 May 1932 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Doreen
was born 17 Apr 1906.
54. Richard
Francis de Saram born about 1858 in Ceylon.
He was jailed for
fraud
He was in the family firm F J and R F de Saram
and
as a result of the fraud, he was expelled from the firm and
this was later
renamed F J and G de Saram when the other brother George was
made a director
Richard married Selina
Louisa Dickman, daughter of Henricus Gerardus Dickman
Dr and Matilda
Henrietta Mack, on 20 Dec 1875. Selina was born 19 Jul 1853
in Colombo Ceylon.
She died 5 Jul 1935.
They had the
following children:
+ 147 M i. Richard
Frederick Henry Shelton de Saram was born 1876 and
died 1931.
+ 148 F ii. Helen
Urainie Louise Rene de Saram was born 1881 and died 17
Oct 1967.
149 M iii. Douglas
Lee de Saram was born 15 Oct 1882.
Co-founder with the
brother Babsie of the law firm D L and F de Saram
First live at
'Belmont' in Dean's Rd, Manadana, Ceylon but later moved to
Cotta rd
Brilliant lefthand
bat who captained Ceylon's cricket team for 10 years from
1910
Servedon the Kotte Urban Council for two years
after he retired
150 M iv. Villiers
Augustus Hay de Saram was born 1884
married Cornelia
Laetitia Jayawardene on 19 Jun 1913 in Holy Trinity
Church, Colombo.
+ 151 M v. Frederick
John de Saram was born 24 May 1886.
152 M vi. Beauchamp
de Saram was born 13 Nov 1888 married Ruth
Ysbrant Jonklaas,
daughter of James Dunbar Jonklaas and Ruth Sylvia Ellis Koch
Ruth was born 10
Jul 1907.
153 M vii. Eric
Reginald de Saram was born 7 Aug 1890. He died 20 Jan
1920 from Pneumonia.
First Ceylonese to
win the Tennis Singles title. Also won the Doubles with his
brother Babsie
Represented Ceylon
at cricket
While on a cricket tour of India, he got
influenza
in Bombay which later turned to pneumonia after he returned
home and then he
died
+ 154 F viii. Brenda de Saram.
59. Allan Morgan
de Saram Dr born 19 Jul 1856 in Ceylon. He died 11 Nov
1929 married Alice
Oliver.
They had the
following children:
155 M i. Buford de
Saram was born 1911 in Ceylon.
156 M ii. Brian
John Hector de Saram Rev was born 1913 in Ceylon.
157 F iii. Muriel de Saram was born in
Ceylon.
66. John Henry de
Saram born 1861.married Lottie Sproule.
They had the
following children:
+ 158 F i. Phyllis de Saram.
69. Felix
Reginald Dias Bandaranaike born 26 Jul 1861. He died
30 Jan 1947
married Annie Lucy de Alwis, daughter of James
De Alwis, in Apr
1890.
They had the following
children:
+ 159 M i. Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike
was born 17 Jan 1891 and died 26 Oct 1951.
70. James Peter
Obeysekere married Corneliya Henrietta Dias
Bandaranaike.
They had the
following children:
+ 160 M i. Donald
Obeysekere.
+ 161 F ii. Hilda
Obeysekere Lady.
162 M iii. James
Peter Obeysekere was born 1879. He died 1968.
+ 163 M iv. Stanley Obeyeskere.
71. Solomon
Christoffel Obeysekere Sir born 12 Feb 1848. He
died 13 Oct 1927.
Proctor, Supreme Court, Ceylon. Nominated
member
representing the Low -CountrySinhalese in the Legislative
Council 1900-1916<
knighted 1911. In the legislative Council soon after the
Riots, he attacked the
'half a dozen misguided designing villains who have been
trying to pose as
leaders of the Buddhist' and who belonged to the lower
section of the Sinhalese
community as being resposible for the Riots. He referred to
them as ' a few who
are nobodies but who hope to make somebodies of themselves'
Solomon
married Ezline Maria de Alwis.
They had the
following children:
+ 164 F i. Daisy
Ezline Obeysekere.
165 F ii. Ethel
Obeysekere.
Ethel married (MRIN:9790)
William Peiris.
+ 166 M iii. Forester
Obeysekere.
167 F iv. Lillian Obeysekere.married
William
Illangakoon.
72. Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike Sir born 22
May 1862. He died 31
Jul 1946.
Kt Commander of the
most distinguished order of St Michael and St George,
Horogolla Walauwwa, St
Thomas'
College Mohandiram
1882, Mudliyar Siyane Korale Notes for SIR DON SOLOMON DIAS
ABEYWICKREMA
JAYATILLEKE SE:
He became famous in
the service of successive British governors. He has recorded
an account of his
intimate associations with kings, princes, dukes and
governors and men and
women distinguished in various orders of chivalry, in his
autobiography
Remembered Yesterdays. But unfortunately his book does not
make us any the
wiser about his own family story.
With remarkable
extravangance of language he styled himself Sir Don Solomon
Dias Abeywickrema
Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu
Bandaranaike, Knight Commander
of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St.
George.
More About SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SENANAYAKE:
Medals: Knight Commander of the most
distinguished
order of St. Michael and St. George
Don married Daisy
Ezline Obeysekere, daughter of Solomon Christoffel
Obeysekera Sir and
Ezline Maria De Alwis
They had the
following children:
+ 168 F i. Alexandra
Camelia Dias
Bandaranaike.
+ 169 F ii. Anna
Florentina Dias
Bandaranaike.
+ 170 M iii. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
Bandaranaike was born 8 Jan 1899 and died 26 Sep 1959.
Seventh Generation
82. Walter Henry
Hilton Dickman born 9 Aug 1883 in Colombo Ceylon
.married Enid
Charlotte Jansen,
daughter of Thomas
Richard Jansen and Arminta Euphrasia Wittensleger Enid was
born 4 Feb 1898.
Walter also married
(2 Ada
Constance Seddon,
daughter of Gilies Seddon and Edith Mercy Waller, on 12 May
1908 in Registrar's
Office, Colombo. Ada was born 8 Jun 1884 in Ceylon. She died
21 Jan 1923.
They had the
following children:
171 F i. Mavis
Coral Linda Dickman was born 26 Sep 1911.
172 F ii. Constance
Dickman was born 9 Mar 1920.
+ 173 F iii. Doris
Treherne Dickman was born 31 May 1916 and died Jul
1965.
+ 174 F iv. Ruby Enid Dickman was born
31
Mar 1909.
84. Vernon
Treherne Dickman born 26 Jul 1888 in Colombo Ceylon.
He died Dec
2004.married Victoria Alice Wambeek, daughter of
Charles Lorenz Wambeek
and Alice Adeline Van Geyzel, on 23 Feb 1916 in Holy Trinity
Church, Colombo.
Victoria was born 24 May 1890 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
175 F i. Phyllis
treherneDickman was born 13 Feb 1917 in Ceylon.
+ 176 F ii. Lorna
Treherne Dickman was born 20 Oct 1918.
+ 177 M iii. Vernon Treherne Dickman
was
born 4 Feb 1925.
85. Linda
Treherne Dickman born 19 Aug 1889 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 13 Dec
1925 in Colombo Ceylon. married Stanley Mack,
son of Peter Daniel
Anthonisz Mack and Abigail Maria Garvin, on 11 Apr 1917 in
St Paul's
Milagiriya. Colombo. Stanley was born 27 Sep 1885 in Colombo
Ceylon and was
christened 8 Nov 1885 in Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon.
...sources Desendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
178 M i. Stanley Dickman Mack was born
7 Feb
1918 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 16 Mar
1918 in Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon.
86. Enid
Treherne Dickman born 22 Jul 1891 in Colombo
Ceylon
married Stanley Mack son of Peter Daniel
Anthonisz Mack and
Abigail Maria Garvin (MRIN:2490),
on 2
Mar 1928 in Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon. Stanley was born 27
Sep 1885 in Colombo
Ceylon and was christened 8 Nov 1885 in Wolvendaal, Colombo
Ceylon.
...sources Descendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
179 F i. Rosemary
Mack was born 10 Dec 1929 in Colombo Ceylon.
Rosemary married (MRIN:8582) Ivo
Cedric Meier, son of
Ivo Eric Meier and Maria Ruth Andree (MRIN:8037),
on 11 Aug 1948. Ivo was born 10 Sep 1921 in Colombo Ceylon.
95. Mary
Caroline Treherne De Saram born 11 Sep 1899 in
Galle, Ceylon
married Vincent Henry Ludovici Anthonisz, son
of Vincent Edwin
Anthonisz and Evelyn Lucretia Willenberg, on 29 Oct 1921 in
St Paul's Church,
Kandy, Ceylon. Vincent was born 19 Mar 1894 in Colombo
Ceylon.
Notes for COLONEL
DOCTOR VINCENT HENRY LUDOVICI ANTHONISZ:
Honorary Surgeon to
His Excellency the Governor
More About COLONEL
DOCTOR VINCENT HENRY LUDOVICI ANTHONISZ:
Medals: O.B.E. (Military
Division)
Military service: Colonel and Commandant,
Ceylon
Medical Corps
They had the
following children:
180 F i. Olga
Treherne Anthonisz was born 9 Sep 1923 in Kandy
Ceylon. married Roger
Delgade lieutenant. Roger was born in London, England.
181 M ii. Cecil
Brian Ludovici Anthonisz was born 31 Jan 1925 in Kandy
Ceylon.
182 F iii. Irma Maud Treherne Anthonisz
was
born 24 Apr 1927. married Oswin Raine Wright,
son of Oswin Ansbert
Wright and Grace Mary Nell Oswin was born 10 Aug 1924 in
Kandy Ceylon.
101. Ethel May de
Saram born 8 Jun 1905 in Ceylon married Gordon
Earle William Jansz,
son of Gordon Edward William Jansz and Charlotte Elizabeth
Cecelia De Lile, on
6 Sep 1930 in St Paul's Milagiriya, . Colombo, Ceylon..
Gordon was born 23 Apr
1904 in Ceylon.
sources ADRIAAN JANSZ GENEALOGY
They had the
following children:
+ 183 F i. Ione
Elizabeth Jansz was born 27 Feb 1933.
184 F ii. Arlene May Jansz was born 27
Aug
1938 in Colombo Ceylon.
102. Frederica
Elaine de Saram born 25 Aug 1911 in Ceylon
married Dodwell
Douglas Buckley Hepponstall, son of Henry Alexander
Hepponstall and
Kathleen Edith Buckley, on 19 Sep 1935 in St Paul's Church,
Milagiriya.
Colombo. Dodwell was born in Ceylon..
sources HEPPONSTALL GENEALOGY
They had the
following children:
185 F i. Vilma
Elaine Hepponstall was born 5 Jul 1936 in Ceylon.
married Trevor La
Brooy, son of Albert Edwin Gerald La Brooy and Mary
Tecla Wendt .
186 M ii. Derek
Dodwell Buckley Hepponstall was born 16 Sep 1939 in
Ceylon..
187 F iii. Cheryl Lauren Edith Hepponstall
was born 6 Aug 1947 in Colombo, Ceylon. married Francis
Arthur Miller,
son of Miller
106. Edith
Stewart de Saram born 18 Jul 1906 in Mutwal, Ceylon.
She died 3 Nov 1992.
married Gerald Samuel William de Saram Dr, son
of Gerald Hartnoll
De Saram and Fanny Dassenaike Gerald was born 17 Apr
1896.
1923 graduated from
St Bartholeusz' Hospital, London with a conjoint
qualification and the
Certificate of the london School of tropical Medicine
1924 spent three
months at the Ormond street Hospital for sick children in
London
When he returned
home, he was appointed Medical Officer at the Denipitiya
Anglican Mission
1925 Additional
House Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital in
Colombo
1936-1937 he was research
assistant in Profesor Cameron at the University College
Hospital
Was under
Proffessor M J Stewart at Leeds
1938 was appointed
pathologist at the General Hospital in Colombo
1946-1947 trained
as Medico Legal expert under Professor Sir Sydney Smith at
Edinborough and then
six months at the Medico-Legal Department at Cairo
1947-1952 Judical
Medical Officer in Colombo
Outstanding
athlete, excelling at boxing, rugby and hockey at schoolland
University. Gave
up boxing when he broke his haw while he was at St
Bartholomeusz' in London.
Holder of many Ceylon athletic records in hurdles and
quarter mile events. Held
the 120 yard hurdles record for nearly 20 years. Did 52
seconds for the quarter
mile on a grass track which could have been equated to a
world record
In 1921, while at
Medical College he, with Gerry (G H )
Kanunatileke, Dr Terry Jensen, and Noel (H N C V)
Kelaart made the
winning relay at the Amateur Athletic association meet
Gave evidence in
several important murder cases
Under the auspices
of rotary he made a play centre for slum children just
outside Colombo. He had
a lifelong devotion to Physcial Education. He helped in the
establishment of
the Department of Physical Education in the University of
Ceylon. In 1948, he
helped in sending Ceylon's first team to the Olympic Games
in London. He was
President of the Ceylon Amatuer Athletic Asociation for many
years and was a
regular at boxing competitions
he published
Scientific Aids the Criminal Investigation (Medical aspects)
printed at the Government
Press October 1957
5 Children one married Maureen Jansz
They had the
following children:
188 M i. Christopher Stewart de Saram
was
born 28 Apr 1928 in Ceylon. He died 1993.
109. Gerald
Samuel William de Saram Dr born 17 Apr 1896.
1923 graduated from
St Bartholeusz' Hospital, London with a conjoint
qualification and the
Certificate of the london School of tropical Medicine
1924 spent three
months at the Ormond street Hospital for sick children in
London
When he returned
home, he was appointed Medical Officer at the Denipitiya
Anglican Mission
1925 Additional
House Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital in
Colombo
1936-1937 he was
research assistant in Profesor Cameron at the University
College Hospital
Was under
Proffessor M J Stewart at Leeds
1938 was appointed
pathologist at the General Hospital in Colombo
1946-1947 trained
as Medico Legal expert under Professor Sir Sydney Smith at
Edinborough and then
six months at the Medico-Legal Department at Cairo
1947-1952 Judical
Medical Officer in Colombo
Outstanding
athlete, excelling at boxing, rugby and hockey at schoolland
University. Gave
up boxing when he broke his haw while he was at St
Bartholomeusz' in London.
Holder of many Ceylon athletic records in hurdles and
quarter mile events. Held
the 120 yard hurdles record for nearly 20 years. Did 52
seconds for the quarter
mile on a grass track which could have been equated to a
world record
In 1921, while at
Medical College he, with Gerry (G H )
Kanunatileke, Dr Terry Jensen, and Noel (H N C V)
Kelaart made the
winning relay at the Amateur Athletic association meet
Gave evidence in
several important murder cases
Under the auspices
of rotary he made a play centre for slum children just
outside Colombo. He had
a lifelong devotion to Physcial Education. He helped in the
establishment of
the Department of Physical Education in the University of
Ceylon. In 1948, he
helped in sending Ceylon's first team to the Olympic Games
in London. He was
President of the Ceylon Amatuer Athletic Asociation for many
years and was a
regular at boxing competitions
he published
Scientific Aids the Criminal Investigation (Medical aspects)
printed at the Government
Press October 1957
5 Children one married Maureen Jansz
Gerald married Edith
Stewart de Saram, daughter of William Boake De Saram
and Zoe Eliza
Morgan born 18 Jul 1906 in Mutwal, Ceylon. She died 3
Nov 1992.
They had the
following children:
189 M i. Christopher Stewart De Saram is
printed as
#188.
110. Frederick
Morgan de Saram born 1 Jul 1869 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 24 Jul
1920 in Colombo Ceylon.
Occupation:
Barrister-at-Law
Religion: Church of England
Frederick married (1- Edith Emmie
Grenier, daughter of
John Charles Samuel Grenier Sir and Emily Drieberg, in 1883
in Christ Church
Cathedral, Colombo Ceylon. Edith was born 20 May 1869 in
Colombo Ceylon. She
died 17 May 1897 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
190 M i. Rex de
Saram was born 1896.
+ 191 F ii. Edith Aimee Grenier de Saram
was
born 3 Apr 1895 and died 1 Jan 1988.
Frederick also
married (2- Evelyn
Theodora Stirling de
Saram, daughter of Walter Morgan De Saram and
Georgiana Theodora
Martensz on 27 Apr 1908. Evelyn was born 30 Nov 1881
in Colombo Ceylon.
She died 15 Aug 1975.
They had the
following children:
192 F iii. Theodora
Amelia Martensz de Saram was born 27 Mar 1911 in
Ceylon. She died 25 May
1976 in Sydney,
NSW married Frederick James Morgan de Saram,
son of William
Boake de Saram and Zoe Eliza Morgan Frederick was born 17
Mar 1908 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 16 Oct 1998 in Metung, Vic.
+ 193 F iv. Patricia
de Saram was born 15 Apr 1914.
194 F v. Iris De Saram was born 26 May
1917
in Colombo, Ceylon.
111. Herbert
John de Saram born 1870 in Colombo, Ceylon. He
died 1930.
Sources Gauder Geneaolgy
Herbert married (MRIN:9431)
Henrietta Augusta Heilmann.
Henrietta was born in London. England.
They had the
following children:
195 F i. Amelia
Caroline de Saram. married Christian Charlemont
Gauder, son of
Jonathan Alexander Gauder and Frances Gomes on 26 Oct 1932
in Dutch Reformed Church,
Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon. Christian was born 26 Feb 1872
in Ceylon. He died
19 Sep 1935.
+ 196 M ii. Eric
William De Saram was born 19 May 1907 and died 23 Mar
1937.
197 M iii. Herbert
John De Saram was born 1896. He died 1933.
198 M iv. Cyril Morgan George de Saram.
112. Amelia
Amybelle de Saram (John
Henricus De
Saram, Frederick John de Saram, Johannes Henricus de Saram,
Christoffel
Henricus de Saram, Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram
Wanigasekera) was
born 1875 in Colombo, Ceylon. She died 1918.
Amelia married (MRIN:4897)
Henry Lorentz Wendt, son of
George Arnold Wendt and Mary Louise Georgiana Anderson (MRIN:4887), on 14
Dec 1899. Henry was born 28
Oct 1858 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 26 Nov 1858.
He died 20 Nov 1911.
He commenced legal
practice at the Supreme Court and District Courts of
Colombo, and acted as
Solicitor - General in 1897 and Attorney - General in 1900
and 1901. In August
of 1901 he was appointed to the position of Acting Pusine
Judge of the Supreme
Court and in October of the same year was confirmed in that
appointment
As a diversion from legal matters Mr Wendt has
given some time to politics. From 1895 to 1900 he was a
Member of the
Legislative Council, representing the Burgher Community..
They had the
following children:
199 M i. Lionel
George Henricus Wendt was born 3 Dec 1900.
200 M ii. Henry Lorenz Wendt was born
24 Feb
1904 in Colombo Ceylon.
113. Richard
Owen de Saram born 10 Jun 1873 in Ceylon. He
died 1949 married Myra
Manonie Stewart, daughter of George Stewart and Alice
Matilda Dickman (MRIN:5796),
on 13 Apr 1896. Myra was born 15
Oct 1876 in Ceylon. She died 1965.
They had the
following children:
+ 201 M i. Ivor
Stewart de Saram was born 18 Aug 1899.
202 F ii. Ian
Harrington Stewart de Saram was born 26 Feb 1901 in
Ceylon. She died 19 Jul
1958.
203 M iii. George
Neil de Saram was born 3 Jun 1905 in Ceylon. He died
10 Nov 1968.
George married (1-MRIN:12983)
Pauline Yvonne Pereira
on 3 Mar 1937. Pauline was born 14 Apr 1918.
George also married
(2-MRIN:12984) Christine
Pereira
in 1955. Christine died 1997.
+ 204 F iv. Amelia Alice de Saram was
born
20 Feb 1917 and died 2 Apr 2004.
114. William
Frederick Henry de Saram born 24 Nov 1869 in
Ceylon. married Helen
Urainie Louise Rene de Saram, daughter of Richard
Francis de Saram and
Selina Louisa Dickman, on 26 Feb 1900. Helen was born 1881
in Ceylon. She died
17 Oct 1967.
They had the
following children:
205 F i. Noeleen
de Saram was born 1900 in Ceylon. She died 1910.
206 M ii. Clifford
Trevor de Saram was born 21 Aug 1902 in Ceylon. He
died 1997.married Ithalie
Amelia Mack, daughter of William Edmund Mack and Ethel
Sophia Loos on
15 Aug 1932 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Ithalie was
born 5 May 1908.
+ 207 F iii. Audrey Amelia de Saram was
born
5 Mar 1903.
117. Frederick
John de Saram born 10 Aug 1875 in Colombo Ceylon
and was christened 9
Sep 1875 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 1948.
More About FREDRICK
JOHN DE SARAM:
Baptism: 9
September 1875, Colombo, Western Province, ( Ceylon) Sri
Lanka
Education 1:
Clifton College, Eng
Education 2: Baliol
College, Oxford, Eng
Occupation 1:
Theatre Operator in Colombo
Occupation 2:
Barrister-at-Law and Advocate, Colombo
Occupation 3:
Managing Director of Colonial Motors- Fiat Representative
Religion: Church of England
Frederick
married Elsie Charlobelle Barber, daughter of
James Henry Barber
and Anne Elizabeth Toussaint, on 23 Apr 1906 in St Paul's
kandy. Ceylon.. Elsie
was born 31 Jul 1879 in Colombo Ceylon. She died 1941 in
Ramboda Pass, Ceylon..
They had the
following children:
+ 208 F i. Doreen
Elizabeth Maud de Saram was born 12 Jun 1907 and died
18 May 1958.
+ 209 F ii. Barbara
de Saram was born 28 Feb 1915.
+ 210 F iii. Theone Carina de Saram was
born
13 Jul 1921.
120. Eustace
Frederick de Saram born 1887 in Colombo, Ceylon.
He died 1919.
Eustace married Edith
Aimee Grenier de Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan
De Saram and Edith
Emmie Grenier on 25 Jun 1914. Edith was born 3 Apr
1895. She died 1 Jan
1988.
They had the
following children:
211 F i. Anthea Maud de Saram.
131. Montague
Ernest Cooke born 15 Dec 1875 in Colombo Ceylon.
He died in Colombo
Ceylon .married Ada Constance Wright, daughter of
William Henry Wright
and Anna Cornelia Wambeek Ada was born 3 Dec
1876 in Colombo, Ceylon..
She died 30 Oct 1971 in Suleiman Nursing Home, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 212 M i. Montague Cooke was born 30
Jan
1919.
132. Percy Gray
Cooke born 15 Dec 1877. He died 4 Mar
1937.married (1-
Harriet Grace Campbell Schrader,
daughter of Frederick Alexander Campbell Schrader and Grace
Darling
Garvin Harriet was born 6 Dec 1912 in Colombo Ceylon
and was christened 1
Feb 1913 in Dutch Reformed Church, Bambalapitiya Ceylon.
Percy also married (2-Harriet Ethel
Campbell Schrader,
daughter of Frederick Justin Schrader and Elizabeth Harriet
Campbell, on 10 Jun
1905. Harriet was born 28 Dec 1877.
They had the
following children:
213 F i. Ethel
Kathleen Cooke was born 19 Mar 1906.
214 F ii. Grace
Harriet Cooke was born 18 Aug 1909.
215 F iii. Gwendolyn Treherne Cooke was
born
7 May 1914.
133. Minnie
Treherne Cooke born 4 Feb 1882. She died 27 Nov
1942.married Edward
Cyril Lambert Sproule, son of James Hugh Sproule and
Gertrude Arabella
Pierez, on 17 Jun 1907 in St Michael's And All Angels'
Church, Polwatte. Edward
was born 13 Jun 1879 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 9 Nov 1935.
They had the
following children:
+ 216 F i. Grace
Sheila Gertrude Sproule was born 27 Jul 1908.
+ 217 M ii. Patrick
Cyril Bernard Sproule was born 9 Oct 1909 and died 14
Nov 1937.
218 M iii. Ernest Elton Lambert Sproule
was
born 7 Jul 1920 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 19 Oct 1922.
135. Evelyn
Theodora Stirling de Saram born 30 Nov 1881 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 15
Aug 1975 married Frederick Morgan de Saram, son of
John Henricus de
Saram C.M.G and Amelia Caroline Morgan, on 27 Apr 1908.
Frederick was born 1
Jul 1869 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 24 Jul 1920 in Colombo
Ceylon.
Occupation: Barrister-at-Law Religion: Church
of
England
They had the
following children:
219 F i. Theodora
Amelia Martensz de Saram is printed as #192.
+ 220 F ii.
Patricia de Saram is printed as #193.
221 F iii. Iris de Saram is printed as #194.
136. Walter
Sandford de Saram born 1882.married Phyllis
de Saram,
daughter of John Henry de Saram and Lottie Sproule
They had the
following children:
222 F i. Cynthia
de Saram was born 1918.
223 M ii. Rodney de Saram died in
London.
England.
145. Percival
Stephen Martensz born 24 Apr 1897 in Colombo Ceylon.
married Patricia de
Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan de Saram and
Evelyn Theodora Stirling de
Saram, on 30 Nov 1935 in St Michael's And All Angels'
Church, Colombo Ceylon.
Patricia was born 15 Apr 1914 in Colombo
Ceylon
Occupation:
Solicitor of the High Court of Judicature, England
They had the following
children:
224 M i. Johann
Adrian Martensz was born 19 Sep 1936 in Colombo
Ceylon.
225 M ii. Peter
Nigel Martensz was born 10 Oct 1942 in Colombo Ceylon.
226 F iii. Patricia
Edith Jennifer Martensz was born 29 Oct 1947 in
Colombo Ceylon.
227 M iv. Paul
Stephen Martensz was born 14 Oct 1948 in Ampthill,
Bedfordhsire.
228 M v. Nicholas David Martensz was
born 14
Oct 1949 in Colombo Ceylon.
147. Richard
Frederick Henry Shelton de Saram born 1876 in Ceylon.
He died 1931 married Freda
Marion Hester Dornhorst, daughter of Frederick
Dornhorst and Lydia Hester
Sisouw Freda was born 5 Aug 1880 in Ceylon..
sources D.B.U Journal Van Langenberg D.B.U.
journal
vol. vi page 106
They had the
following children:
229 M i. Francis De Saram was born 23
Apr
1907 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 7 May 1948 in Colombo
Ceylon. married Caryl
Eleanor Van Langenberg, daughter of Percival Walter
Van Langenberg and Nora
Emma Kalenberg . Caryl was born in Ceylon.
148. Helen
Urainie Louise Rene de Saram born 1881 in
Ceylon. She died 17 Oct
1967 married William Frederick Henry de Saram,
son of William
Henry Julius de Saram and Helen Alexina Dickman, on 26 Feb
1900. William was
born 24 Nov 1869 in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
230 F i. Noeleen de
Saram is printed as #205.
231 M ii. Clifford
Trevor de Saram is printed as #206.
+ 232 F iii. Audrey Amelia de Saram is printed
as
#207.
151. Frederick
John de Saram born 24 May 1886. married Myra
Loos, daughter of
Frederick Charles Loos and Isabel Amelia Van
Cuylenburg on 23 Oct 1912 in
St Peter's Church, Colombo. Myra was born 7 Mar 1879 in
Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
233 M i. Maurice
de saram.
234 M ii. Robert
F de saram.
Robert married (MRIN:10237)
Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala.
+ 235 M iii. Frederick
Cecil De Saram was born 5 Sep 1912.
+ 236 F iv. Geraldine
Isabel Louise de Saram was born 11 Dec 1916.
237 M v. Frederick John de Saram was
born 6
Nov 1921.
154. Brenda de
Saram married Stanley Obeyeskere, son of James
Peter Obeysekera and
Corneliya Henrietta Dias Bandaranaike
They had the
following children:
+ 238 F i. Nedra
Obeysekere.
239 F ii. Yolande
Obeysekere.
Yolande married Oopatissa Illangakoon.
158. Phyllis De
Saram married Walter Sandford De Saram,
son of Walter Morgan
De Saram and Georgiana Theodora Martensz Walter was
born 1882.
They had the
following children:
240 F i. Cynthia de
Saram is printed as #222.
241 M ii. Rodney de Saram is printed as #223.
159. Reginold
Felix Dias Bandaranaike born 17 Jan 1891 in
Colombo Ceylon. He died
26 Oct 1951.
He had the
following children:
242 F i. Michael
Dias Bandaranaike.
243 M ii. Felix Reginold Dias Bandaranaikee
was born 5 Nov 1930. He died 26 Jun 1985.
160. Donald
Obeysekere married Ethel Perera.
They had the
following children:
244 M i. Danton
Obeysekere.
245 F ii. Corneliya
Obeysekere. married Henry Ashmore Peiris.
246 F iii. Amelia Obeysekere. married Louis
Peiris.
161. Hilda
Obeysekere Lady Paules Edward Peiris Sir.
They had the
following children:
247 M i. William
Pieris.
248 F ii. Miriam Pieris was born 1908.
She
died 1999 married Robert de Saram.
163. Stanley
Obeyesekere married Brenda De Saram,
daughter of Richard
Francis De Saram and Selina Louisa Dickman
They had the
following children:
+ 249 F i. Nedra
Obeysekere is printed as #238.
250 F ii. Yolande Obeysekere is printed as
#239.
164. Daisy
Ezline Obeysekere married Don
Abeywickrema J S R K
Bandaranaike Sir, son of Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Bandaranayake and
Anna Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne Don was born 22
May 1862. He died
31 Jul 1946.
Kt Commander of the
most distinguished order of St Michael and St George,
Horogolla Walauwwa, St
Thomas' College Mohandiram 1882, Mudliyar Siyane Korale
Notes for SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SE:
He became famous in
the service of successive British governors. He has recorded
an account of his
intimate associations with kings, princes, dukes and
governors and men and
women distinguished in various orders of chivalry, in his
autobiography
Remembered Yesterdays. But unfortunately his book does not
make us any the
wiser about his own family story.
With remarkable
extravangance of language he styled himself Sir Don Solomon
Dias Abeywickrema
Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu
Bandaranaike, Knight Commander
of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St.
George.
More About SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SENANAYAKE:
Medals: Knight Commander of the most
distinguished
order of St. Michael and St. George
They had the
following children:
+ 251 F i.
Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike is printed as #168.
+ 252 F ii. Anna
Florentina Bandaranaike is printed as #169.
+ 253 M iii. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
Bandaranaike is printed as #170.
166. Forester
Obeysekere (Solomon
Christoffel
Obeysekera, Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz
Panditharatne de Saram, Christoffel Henricus de Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E
Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera).
Forester married (MRIN:9791) Isabel
Sykes.
They had the
following children:
254 F i. Boykin
Obeysekere.
255 F ii. Ezlynne
Obeysekere.
Ezlynne married (MRIN:9792)
Ralph St. L P Deraniyagala.
168. Alexandra
Camelia Bandaranaike (Don
Abeywickrema
J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram, Christoffel
Henricus de Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera).
lived at "Samudragiri' Walauwa in Mount
Lavinia
Alexandra married (MRIN:9785) Leo
G. De Alwis.
They had the
following children:
256 F i. Shirlene
de Alwis.
+ 257 M ii. Lankasa
de Alwis.
258 F iii. Rukmanie
de Alwis.
Rukmanie married (MRIN:9787) Percy
Eheliyagoda.
169. Anna
Florentina Bandaranaike (Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus
Dias Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne De Saram, Christoffel
Henricus De Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera).
Anna married
(2-MRIN:9788) Abraham
de Livera.
They had the
following children:
+ 259 M i. Christopher
de Livera.
260 F ii. May de Livera.
170. Solomon
West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus
Dias Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne De Saram, Christoffel
Henricus de Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera) was
born 8 Jan 1899. He
died 26 Sep 1959.
(
Primeminister of Sri Lanka.. 1956 - 1959,
Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on September 25, 1959)
St Thomas' College
educated as a lawyer in Uk, University of Oxford> Became
Secretary of Oxford
Union in 1923, called to the bar in 1925, Member of the
State Council in 1931,
Formed the Sinhala Maha Sabha in 1937, Active in the UNP
1945 - 51 and
established the SLFP after 1951, Primeminister 1956 - 1959 .
To Solve the
ethnic issue he signed the Bandaranaike - Chelvanaygam pact,
which was repudiated
due to a campaign led by the Buddist Clergy. Made Sinhala
the official
Language.More About SOLOMON WEST RIDGEWAY DIAS BANDARANAIKE:
Cause of Death:
Assassination by gunshot
Cause of death (Facts
Pg): 1958, Assassinated by a Buddhist
Monk in Colombo
Occupation: Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka
More About SIRIMAVO
RATWATTE:
Occupation: Bet. 1974 - 1998, First woman Prime
Minister in the World
Solomon married Sirimavo
Ratwatta, daughter of Barnes Ratwatta, on 2 Oct 1940.
Sirimavo was born 17
Apr 1916. She died 10 Oct 2000.
First woman Prime minister in the world, Prime
Minister, 1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977, 1994 - 2000
They had the
following children:
261 F i. Sunethra
Dias Bandaranaike was born 1943.
Sunethra married (1-MRIN:9780) Kumar
Rupasingh.
Sunethra also
married (2-MRIN:9781)
Udaya
Nanayakkara.
262 F ii. Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike was born 29 Jun
1945.
Early educated at st Bridgets Convent Colombo,
and
graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne University in
Paris, Formed the
Peoples Alliance (PA)
Party ..President
of Sri Lanka 1994 - 2005
Chandrika married (MRIN:5794) Vijaya
Kumaranatunga.
Film Actor Assassinated 1988
263 M iii. Anura
Dias Bandaranaike was born 15 Feb 1949 in Ceylon. He
died 12 Mar 2008 in
Ceylon.
Educated at Royal College, Mamber Of Parliament
1977 to 2007, Minister Higher Education 1993, Foreign
Minister 2005, Leader of
the opposition, Speaker of the Occupation: Member of
Parliament, Sri
Lanka
Eighth Generation
173. Doris
Treherne Dickman born 31 May 1916 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died Jul
1965 in Melbourne.
Australia and was
buried 29 Jul 1965 in Fawkner. married Mervyn Noel
Potger, son of
Stanley Dickens De Oliveira Potger and Louise Beatrice De
Lemos, on 25 Jun 1937
in St Paul's . Church, Kandy Ceylon.. Mervyn was born 2 May
1914 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 2 Jun 1996 and was buried 5 Jun 1996.
They had the
following children:
264 M i. Stanley
Treherne Potger was born 29 Mar 1938 in Ceylon.
265 M ii. Vernon
Noel Potger was born 29 Nov 1939 in Ceylon.
266 M iii. Louis
Sherman Potger was born 29 Dec 1943 in Ceylon.
267 F iv. Mary
Anita Lorraine Potger was born 2 Jul 1945 in Ceylon.
268 M v. David Jan Potger was born 24
Nov
1947 in Ceylon.
174. Ruby Enid
Dickman born 31 Mar 1909. married Henry
Arthur Nugara.
They had the
following children:
+ 269 F i. Barbara Kathleen Nugara was
born
12 Jun 1927.
176. Lorna
Treherne Dickman born 20 Oct 1918 in Ceylon.
married Eric Charles
Wilfred Scharenguivel, son of Charles Henry Keegel
Scharenguivel and Laura
Florinda Lourensz on 27 Dec 1937 in St Paul's Church,
Colombo Ceylon.
Eric was born 9 Jan 1907.
They had the
following children:
270 M i. Cecil
Eric Scharenguivel was born 28 Sep 1938.married
Joanne Ingrid De
Souza on 28 Dec 1968.
271 F ii. Deanna
Margaret Scharenguivel was born 11 Jul 1942. married (1- Ronald
Johnson Reid.
Deanna also married (2-Mahinda
Abeykoon on 22 Jan 1970.
177. Vernon
Treherne Dickman born 4 Feb 1925 in Ceylon.
married Anita.
They had the following
children:
272 F i. Shanthi
Dickman.
273 F ii. Romie
Dickman.
274 F iii. Anusha Dickman.
183. Ione
Elizabeth Jansz born 27 Feb 1933 in Colombo
Ceylon. married Hugh
Cecil Aldons, son of Percival Ernest Aldons and Hilda
Mildred Paulusz, on
14 Feb 1953 in St Paul's Church, Kynsey Road, Colombo. Hugh
was born 6 Apr 1925
in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
275 F i. Sonya
Aldons.
276 M ii. Michael Aldons.
191. Edith Aimee
Grenier de Saram born 3 Apr 1895. She died 1 Jan 1988.
married (1- Stanley
Frederick De Saram, son of
Frederick John de Saram and Maud Nell (MRIN:5788).
Stanley was born 25 Mar 1894 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 15
Apr 1974.
Edith also married (2- Eustace
Frederick de Saram, son of
Frederick John de Saram and Maud Nell, on 25 Jun 1914.
Eustace was born 1887 in
Colombo, Ceylon. He died 1919.
They had the
following children:
277 F i. Anthea Maud de Saram is printed as
#211.
193. Patricia de
Saram born 15 Apr 1914 in Colombo Ceylon.
married Percival
Stephen Martensz, son of James Andries Martensz and
Edith Maud De Saram (MRIN:5786),
on 30 Nov 1935 in St Michael's
And All Angels' Church, Colombo Ceylon. Percival was born 24
Apr 1897 in
Colombo Ceylon.
Occupation: Solicitor of the High Court of
Judicature, England
They had the
following children:
278 M i. Johann
Adrian Martensz is printed as #224.
279 M ii. Peter
Nigel Martensz is printed as #225.
280 F iii. Patricia
Edith Jennifer Martensz is printed as #226.
281 M iv. Paul
Stephen Martensz is printed as #227.
282 M v. Nicholas David Martensz is printed as
#228.
196. Eric
William de Saram born 19 May 1907 in Ceylon. He
died 23 Mar 1937.
Eric married (MRIN:786)
Mona Rene Altendorff,
daughter of Joseph Lambert Dias Altendorff and Linda
Vollenhoven (MRIN:787),
on 18 May 1929 in St Luke's
Church, Borella, Ceylon. Mona was born 6 Jun 1909 in Ceylon.
SOURCES SCHUMACHER Genealogy D.B.U Journal Vol.
XXXIII page 103
They had the
following children:
283 F i. Carmen Esme de Saram was born
19
Apr 1934 in Borella, Ceylon. married Herbert
Reginald Schumacher,
son of John Gerald Schumacher and Mona Vivienne Pieris, on
22 May 1954 in St
Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Herbert was born 1
2 Jun 1927 in Colombo Ceylon.
201. Ivor
Stewart de Saram born 18 Aug 1899 in Ceylon.
sources Oorloff genealogy
Ivor married Wilma
Marzie Pereira, daughter of Richard Pereira and
Jeannie Wilson, on 13 Jun
1925 in Ceylon. Wilma was born 15 Apr 1897 in Ceylon. She
died 15 Sep 1975.
They had the
following children:
+ 284 M i. Rodney Stewart de Saram was
born
6 Aug 1929.
204. Amelia
Alice de Saram born 20 Feb 1917 in Ceylon. She
died 2 Apr 2004 in
Inglewood, Australia.
Sources
BARTHOLOMEUSZ GENEALOGY d.b.u journal vol xlii page 79
Immigration: November
1993, Ceylon-Perth, Western Australia
More About DEPUTY
INPECTOR GENERAL THOMAS HUBERT KELAART:
Education: St
Joseph's College, Colombo (Ceylon)
Sri
Lanka
Occupation: Superintendent in the Ceylon Police
Force
Amelia
married Thomas Hubert Kelaart, son of Walter
Thomasz Kelaart and
Lena Joseph, on 19 Feb 1938 in St Mary's Church,
Bambalapitiya. Thomas was born
9 Jul 1905 in Ceylon. He died 10 May 1989.
They had the
following children:
+ 285 F i. Valerie
Alys Kelaart was born 18 Nov 1938.
+ 286 F ii. Marguerite
Amelia Kelaart was born 3 Feb 1943.
+ 287 M iii. Thomas Richard Kelaart was
born
23 Nov 1949.
207. Audrey
Amelia de Saram born 5 Mar 1903 in Colombo,
Ceylon.. married Frederick
William de Vos, son of James Edward de Vos and Zilia
Florence Jansz, on 26
Dec 1925 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Frederick was
born 29 Jul 1893.
sources D.B.U Journal de Vos
They had the
following children:
288 F i. Pamela
Audrey de Vos was born 6 Oct 1926.
289 M ii. Anthony
Frederic James de Vos was born 9 Feb 1928.
290 F iii. Babette
de Vos was born 21 Apr 1929.
291 F iv. Pauline de Vos was born 26
Nov
1930.
208. Doreen
Elizabeth Maud de Saram born 12 Jun 1907 in
Ceylon. She died 18 May
1958 in Casablanca, Morocco. married (1-
William George Adamson. William died about 1972 in
England.
They had the
following children:
+ 292 F i. Petre Fiona Adamson.
Doreen also married
(2-Harold
Travis Clifford Allison
Squadron Leader. Harold died 18 May 1958 in
Casablanca, Morocco.
They had the
following children:
+ 293 M ii. Leigh
Kenyon Allison was born 31 Aug 1946.
+ 294 F iii. Carolyn Elspeth Allison
was
born 24 Jun 1948.
209. Barbara de
Saram born 28 Feb 1915 in Ceylon.. She died in
England
married Peter Hewet-Hicks.
They had the
following children:
295 M i. Anthony Hewet-Hicks was born
in
England..
210. Theone
CarinadDe Saram born 13 Jul 1921 in
Ceylon..married Stanley
Charles Muttimer. Stanley died Feb 1943.
They had the
following children:
296 M i. Michael
Muttimer was born Oct 1943.
Michael married Patricia Skillen.
Theone also married
(2- Stanley
Charles Wallis-Smith.
They had the
following children:
297 F ii. Gabrielle
Louise Wallis-Smith was born 14 Sep 1948 in Colombo
Ceylon.
298 M iii. Nicholas
William Wallis-Smith was born 1953.
Nicholas married (MRIN:4618) Penelope
Trantor-Brown on
12 May 1982 in Sydney. NSW Aust..
299 M iv. Christopher Wallis-Smith was
born
1958.
212. Montague
Cooke born 30 Jan 1919. married (1Sheila Maria
Lourensz, daughter of
Eric Arthur Lourensz and May Hensley Bridget Buultjens (MRIN:2542), in St
Mary's Church, Galle.
Ceylon. Sheila was born 17 Oct 1933 in Colombo Ceylon. She
died 1 Apr 1953.
Montague also
married (2 Helen
Mary Woods.
Helen was born 1938.
They had the
following children:
+ 300 M i. Ernest
Albert Montague Cooke was born 18 Jul 1960.
301 M ii. Vere Anthony Cooke was born 1
May
1967.
216. Grace
Sheila Gertrude Sproule born 27 Jul 1908 in
Colombo Ceylon. married Arthur
Douglas Raffel, son of Arthur Wilfred Raffel and Alice
Rosalind De Waas, on
21 Apr 1930 in St Paul's . Church, Kandy. Arthur was born 29
Nov 1900 in Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
302 F i. Penelope
Ann Raffel was born 16 Sep 1935. She died 2001.
married John
Clement Stewart on 24 May 1955 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
John was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
303 F ii. Susan
Mary Raffel was born 23 Sep 1940. married William
Shakespeare.
304 F iii. Janet Virginia Raffel was
born 25
Mar 1942.
217. Patrick
Cyril Bernard Sproule born 9 Oct 1909 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 14 Nov
1937 in Colombo Ceylon.married Noel Elain Laurette Bawa,
daughter of
Alfred Bawa and Martha Van Twest (MRIN:5858),
on 17 Apr 1933 in St Paul's Church, Colombo Ceylon. Noel was
born 4 Nov 1911 in
Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
305 F i. Patricia
Dianne Sproule was born 15 Feb 1934 in Colombo Ceylon.
Patricia married Cecil Dunbar Jonklaas.
235. Frederick
Cecil de Saram born 5 Sep 1912. married Nedra
Obeysekere,
daughter of Stanley Obeyeskere and Brenda de Saram
They had the
following children:
306 F i. Tara de
saram.
307 F ii. Oosha de saram. married
Dunkirk
Neilendran Chanmugam, son of Chanmugan Dr and Pansy
Mant
236. Geraldine
Isabel Louise de Saram born 11 Dec 1916 in Colombo
Ceylon. married James
Hugh Sproule, son of Frank William Sproule and
Charlotte Jane Garvin, on 31
Oct 1938 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Colombo
Ceylon. James was born
9 Mar 1909 in Colombo Ceylon.
1. "L.M.S. (CEYLON)
L.R.C.P.; M.R.C.S. (LOND)."
Sources Descendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
308 F i. Susanne
Isabel Sproule was born 19 Dec 1939 in Colombo Ceylon.
309 M ii. Michael
Frederick Sproule was born 13 Feb
1941 in Colombo Ceylon.
1983, was made partner of the firm D.L & F
de
saram
238. Nedra
Obeysekera married Frederick Cecil De
Saram, son of
Frederick John De Saram and Myra Loos Frederick was
born 5 Sep 1912.
They had the
following children:
310 F i. Tara de
saram is printed as #306.
311 F ii. Oosha de saram is printed as #307.
257. Lankasa de
Alwis married Joy Dassenaike.
They had the
following children:
312 M i. Ranjith de Alwis.
259. S.Christopher
.O de Livera married Nimal Pieris.
They had the
following children:
313 M i. Shanaka
de Livera.
314 M ii. Priyan de Livera.
Ninth Generation
269. Barbara
Kathleen Nugara born 12 Jun 1927 in Colombo
Ceylon. married Stanley
Douglas Potger, son of Stanley Dickens De Oliveira
Potger and Louise
Beatrice De Lemos Stanley was born 9 Dec 1918 in Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
315 F i. Barbara Mary Potger was born
11 Mar
1948.
284. Rodney
Stewar d de Saram born 6 Aug 1929 in Ceylon.
married Sonia
Doreen Oorloff, daughter of Walter Douglas Owen
Oorloff and Bernice De
Kretser, on 2 Aug 1952 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal,
Colombo Ceylon.
Sonia was born 26 Jul 1927 in Ceylon..
They had the
following children:
316 F i. Shirani
Larissa de Saram was born 16 Sep 1954.
317 F ii. Gillian
Veronica de Saram was born 6 Nov 1956.
318 M iii. Keith Stewart de Saram was
born
28 Nov 1961.
285. Valerie
Alys Kelaart born 18 Nov 1938 in Colombo Ceylon
.married Derek
Aelian Bartholomeusz, son of Arthur Aelian Percival
Bartholomeusz and
Florence Eleanor Rankine on 21 Sep 1957 in St Mary's
Church,
Bambalapitiya. Derek was born 16 Feb 1932 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
319 M i. David
Andrew Bartholomeusz was born 12 Aug 1958 in Colombo
Ceylon.
320 M ii. Roger
Anthony Bartholomeusz was born 8 Jan 1963 in Colombo
Ceylon.
321 M iii. Adrian Derek Bartholomeusz
was
born 4 Oct 1971 in Australia.
286. Marguerite
Amelia Kelaart born 3 Feb 1943 in Colombo
Ceylon.married (1-
Michael Hugh Tissera, son of Hugh
Tissera and Louise Flamer-Caldera, on 11 Jul 1962 in St
Mary's Church,
Bambalapitiya. Michael was born 23 Mar 1939 in Ceylon..
They had the
following children:
+ 322 F i. Tania
Michelle Tissera was born 16 May 1964.
323 M ii. Michael Graeme Tissera was
born 21
Jul 1965 in Colombo Ceylon.
Marguerite also
married (2-Nigel
Arlen Lim Billimoria,
son of Lim Billimoria and Iris Harridge on 12 Oct 1970 in
Havelock Town,
Ceylon.. Nigel was born 1943 in Ceylon..
They had the
following children:
324 M iii. Marc
Perosha Billimoria was born 1972 in Colombo Ceylon.
325 M iv. Hans
Lim Billimoria was born 1976 in Colombo Ceylon.
326 F v. Natasha
Persis Billimoria was born 1981 in Colombo Ceylon.
327 F vi. Natalie Parvis Billimoria was
born
1981 in Colombo Ceylon.
287. Thomas
Richard Kelaart (
born 23 Nov 1949
in Colombo Ceylon.
Degree: C.P.A.,
F.C.M.A. (London)
Immigration: June
1987, Sri Lanka-Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Finance
Manager Administrative Support Services of the Perth diocese
of the Anglican
Church of Australia
More About JENNIFER
OCTAVIA JURGEN ONDAATJE:
Immigration: June 1987, Sri Lanka-Perth,
Western
Australia
Thomas
married Jennifer Octavia Jurgen Ondaatje,
daughter of Joseph
Ondaatje and Belle Wanigasekera on 25 Feb 1975 in St
Therese Church,
Bambalapitiya. Jennifer was born 2 Sep 1951 in Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
328 F i. Tracy
Anne Jennifer Kelaart was born 2 Nov 1976 in Colombo
Ceylon.
329 M ii. Thomas
Ryan Kelaart was born 19 Dec 1980 in Colombo Ceylon.
330 M iii. Thomas James Daniel Kelaart
was
born 9 Aug 1988 in Western Australia.
292. Petre Fiona
Adamson married Peter Black.
They had the
following children:
331 F i. Carolyn
Black was born 1970.
332 F ii. Annaliese Black was born
1973.
293. Leigh
Kenyon Allison born 31 Aug 1946 in Nairobi,
Kenya. married Mae
Moussa.
They had the
following children:
333 M i. Tristan
Allison.
334 M ii. Stuart Allison.
294. Carolyn
Elspeth Allison born 24 Jun 1948 in Nairobi,
Kenya. married Greg
Gregory. Greg died Oct 2001.
They had the
following children:
335 M i. Leigh Gregory.
300. Ernest
Albert Montague Cooke born 18 Jul 1960. married
Cheryl Patricia
Mydal.
They had the
following children:
336 F i. Alicia Patricia Cooke was born
30
May 1998.
Tenth Generation
322. Tania
Michelle Tissera born 16 May 1964 in Colombo
Ceylon .married Pieter
Everard Walker on 30 Mar 1999 in Mt Lavinia, Ceylon.
Pieter was born 29 Jun
1969 in Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
337 M i. Pieter
Ethan Walker was born 27 Jan 2001 in Melbourne,
Australia.
338 F ii. Georgia Diedre Walker was
born 17
Jul 2002 in Melbourne, Australia.
The following names need to be linked to
the above tree. Any information
will be welcome. Please respond to sgenweb@gmail.com
1 William
Henry Frederick de Saram + Urainie
Louise de Saram
2 Clifford
Trevor de Saram b: 21 AUG 1902 (Lawyer,
1952) + Ithalie
Amelia Mack b: 5 MAY 1908, (d/o
Mack William Edmund
Mack & Ethel Sophia Loos)
2 Audrey
Amelia de Saram b: 5 MAR 1903 + Frederick
William De Vos b: 29 JUL 1893
3 Pamela
Audrey de Vos b: 6 OCT 1926
3 Anthony
Frederic James de Vos b: 9 FEB 1928
3 Babette
de Vos b: 21 APR 1929
2
Christopher de Saram
3 Joan de Saram
1 Lydia
Hester Sisouw Shelton de Saram + Frederick Dornhorst
2 Freda
Marion Hester Dornhorst, b:5 Aug 1880 + Shelton de
Saram
1 Harold Wilde de Saram +
Elizabeth Florence Daniels, b:22 Aug 1892 (d/o
Francis Clement Daniels & Ursula Matilda
Godlieb)
1 Hay de
Saram, Police Inspector + Dorothy (Dottie) Jayawardene
2 Frederick de
Saram (Police
Chief?) + Ivy
Jayawardene (3002)
3
Sirimani
de Saram, MP, Minister Sri
Lanka Government + Lalith Athulathmudali, MP, Minister Sri Lanka Government,
assassinated (3053)
4
Serela Athulathmudali
3
Sriyani
de Saram + Nimal Amerasekera
4
Niroshini Amerasekera + Todd Zaharako (USA - of Greek
heritage)
4
Shayami Amerasekera + Ronald Ristaino (USA - of Italian
heritage)
5
Dominic Ristaino
4
Chevonni Amerasekera + Gehan de Alwis
3
Siromi
de Saram + Ray Leonard (USA)
4
Ray Leonard + Stacey
5
Katelyn Leonard
5
Joshua Leonard
5
Amber Leonard
5
Olivia Leonard
4
Leona Leonard
5
Sydney Leonard
4
Ramona Leonard
3
Hareen
de Saram
Other de Saram relatives.
A 1 Martinus de Saram Wijesiriwardhana
2
Francina de Saram + Illangakoon b approx 1800
B 1 Gerald de Saram (Herat de Saram
Appuhamy)b17/1787 d 11/10/1833
+ Dona Ana de Saa Illangakoon
2
Francina de Saram
2
Cornelia de Saram
2
Wilhelmina de Saram + Johannes Abeysinghe Wijewardena
Mudaliyar of Wellaboda
pattu.
Prepared
by : Mr Manjula de Livera.
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: manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
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Date
: 18th May 2024
*****
Lest
We Forget ........Miriam de Saram
She enriched
everyone's lives
BY YASMINE GOONERATNE -
SUNDAY TIMES 25APR1999
Miriam
de Saram was so much a part of my
childhood and adolescence that it
is hard for me to realise that she is no more. She was not
merely my father's
cousin, but one of my mother's dearest friends. The two of
them, together with
two other kindred spirits among their relatives (Nedra
Obeyesekere de Saram and
Prini Molamure Deraniyagala), made up a formidable
quartette. Miriam, who was,
I believe, the eldest of the four, outlived them all.
Her life,
which virtually
spanned our century, touched many areas of Sri Lanka's
cultural life, for this
gifted lady made her personal contribution to its dance,
its theatre, and even
(in her 80's) to its poetry; through her talented sons
Rohan, Skanda and
Druvanand, to its scientific advancement and its music;
and through her
daughter Niloo to its visual arts.
Miriam
was the only daughter
of the historian Sir Paulus Pieris and his wife, the
heiress Lady Hilda
Obeyesekere Pieris (a patron in her own right of the arts
and of education in
Sri Lanka). She was the sister of eminent scientist and
zoologist Paul Pieris
Deraniyagala, of civil servant and Clerk of the House of
Representatives Ralph
St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala, and of one of this country's
best-known artists,
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala.
Miriam
chose to pursue the
arts, studying music and dance in India and later in
London, where she lent her
dancing talent to Alexander Korda's film about British
colonial life in India,
"The Drum". While resident in London, she became an exotic
addition
to the artistic and literary circle that centered upon
Fitzroy Street, the
magazine "Poetry London", and its mercurial editor James
Meary
Tambimuttu.
Years
later, when I was a
student at Cambridge University, the English poet Kathleen
Raine who, with her
husband, had also been a member of that extraordinary and
gifted group,
described to me the impact upon them all of Miriam's vivid
personality and her
equally arresting 'oriental' clothes.
Miriam's
marriage to Robert de
Saram took her out of her conservative family circle and
into a different
community with its own unconventional way of life. She
maintained and enjoyed
her connections with members of her own family who shared
her interests in the
arts, but her marriage to gentle, music-loving Robert gave
her the space she
needed to develop her personality and her talents to their
fullest degree. I
remember them both as a thoroughly modern couple, and my
aunt as well-informed
and formidably well-read, enjoying close friendships with
artists and writers
inside and outside the family circle. At the same time,
she poured her intense
energy into the care of a growing family of healthy, happy
children, and into
encouraging the talents of the young. Some people will
remember Miriam on the
stage, in Jubal's "Lower Depths". Others will remember her
as the
guiding hand behind her son Rohan's musical education and
his later outstanding
career. My own most treasured memory is that of Miriam de
Saram driving her car.
Sri
Lankan women are generally
regarded as careful and conscientious drivers. This could
not be truthfully
said of my aunt, who drove around Colombo for years with a
cheerful disregard
for traffic rules and a complete absence of signals of any
kind. (Fortunately
for her, and for others, this was at a time - the 1950s -
when there was very
little traffic congestion on our roads.) To be a passenger
in Miriam's car was
a nerve-shattering experience, but the compensations were
great. If challenged
by an officer of the law, she would turn on him the full
force of her
extraordinary charm. I have seen strong men in uniform
melt like ice cream in
the sun before Miriam's air of innocent wonder:
"There's a rear-light missing on
my car? Goodness,
officer, thank you so much for telling me. You've
probably saved my life - I
had absolutely no idea ..... I'll have it seen to at
once."
As she drove away, Miriam would
turn amusedly to my
mother and myself: "That rear-light hasn't been
functioning since 1952 ..."
Miriam's
qualities of
character were original and distinctive. What I remember
best is the intensity
with which she focused on matters that interested her, the
energy with which
she promoted them, and the resilience with which she
accepted occasional disappointment
when her plans did not work out.
In an
ideal society - one
which genuinely respected the abilities of women and
acknowledged their right
to shape their individual destinies equally with men - one
cannot help
speculating on what Miriam might have become. Perhaps
Miriam de Saram was born
a century too soon. Looking back at her long life one can
truly say that she
adorned and enriched the century in which she did live,
giving continuity in
her own way to the intellectual and artistic traditions of
her family, and
making a lasting contribution through her children and her
grandchildren to the
country she loved.
*****
Sirimani
Athulathmudali Lalith
Athulathmudali
Sirimani
Appreciations Sunday Times, 25 May 2003
Hareen de Saram
|
Life and
death There will be
a service of thanksgiving in loving memory of Hareen
de Saram on his first death anniversary on May 29 at
6. 30 p. m. at
the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour,
Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo. |
All too soon a year has flown past! It
certainly could not have been by default that the three
different sets of
Anglican clergy who officiated at the funeral services at
home, the Cathedral
and the crematorium chose to sing that beautiful hymn, 'What a
friend we have
in Jesus' as a farewell tribute to Hareen.
To his many friends who were gathered
around his casket, the constant thought would have also been
'What a friend we
had in Hareen'.
Hareen was a unique character. He touched the lives
of everyone he
associated with. He
had a large heart
and was a great host. The
many friends
and family who flocked to the Intensive Care Unit to say ‘hi’
and ‘bye’ bear
ample testimony to his camaraderie.
His home was home to all of us. His many college
mates will recall with
gratitude the days they spent at his home at the Regent Flats. Those of us who were
Kandy based could always
stay over when we travelled to Colombo for matches and
debates.
Hareen's dad and mum were gracious hosts
who made us feel at home.
So were his
three sisters.
Though in pain and highly sedated, one
of the things he made sure was that we had purchased the
tickets for the
Bradby.
The trip to Kandy had become an annual
pilgrimage, an event Hareen looked forward to, not so much to
watch the rugby,
but to renew friendships with his old buddies and relive the
memories of his
mischievous school days.
If anyone lived life to the fullest,
with malice to none, it was Hareen. He
was a dutiful son, brother and uncle.
The love and affection with which he looked after his
mother until her
demise was indeed a testimony.
Though Hareen is no more, his memory
will linger forever. Farewell
my friend,
until we meet again. May
the angels sing
thee to eternal sleep.
- Seeva
I remember, I
remember, my beautiful cousin
Srimani Athulathmudali - Sunday Times Dec 2
2007
Srimani Athulathmudali, wife of Lalith
Athulathmudali, was probably how she came most to the public
eye. But Srimani
born De Saram of the illustrious
De Saram clan, which boasts the first Maha Mudliyar of Ceylon
among many other
achievements, was to my mind a True Jayewardene Woman.
|
|
|
Srimani Athulathmudali |
Her mother, two grandmothers and great
grandmother
were Jayewardenes -- descending from Mudliyar Don Adrian
Jayewardene, the
Thamby Mudliyar as he was called over 200 years ago when he
lived his colourful
life. Twinkling
toes and a mischievous
smile are my first recollections of Srimani, my cousin.
Cabinet Minister, UN employee in Geneva, Tap and
Ballet dancer and horseback rider were subsequent roles after
and during a
childhood lived in different parts of the country with her
police officer
father, Fredrick, and gentle beautiful mother, Ivy.
Married to Lalith, she revisited the corners of
her
country and got to know her own people better.
The assassin’s bullet did not take away only her
husband, marriage and
family life but also her free spirit.
When she left this world later at an age of less than
sixty, part of her
was already gone. All
that was left was
that wonderful child Serela and members of her family to
comfort her in this
world.
My beautiful cousin, may you rest in peace with
your husband and family who have gone before you. We will miss you for
the rest of our natural
lives on earth. May
the God you loved so
much bless you.
By Prasanna W.
Jayewardene
ABAYASEKARA - NELLIE (nee DE SARAM) Beloved wife of late D S L P Abayasekara
(District Judge, Panadura,
Batticaloa and Magistrate Colombo South), beloved mother of
Denzil, Beryl, Dr
Clifford, Astrid, mother-in-law of late Suranganee, Menita,
Clarence (St. Peter's),
grandmother of Priyanthi, Nellita,
Dilly and Roshni (USA), sister of late Paul, Benedict,
Chevelier, Bobby, Mary. Cortege
leaves No. 3,
Kensington Gardens, Colombo 4 at 4. 30
p. m. on Saturday
25th August 2007. Burial
at General Cemetery Kanatte at 5. 30
p. m. (R. C. Section).
No flowers No wreaths by request.
Donation to Nellie De Saram Elders Charity Trust,
appreciated. DN
Sat Aug 25 2007
Devoted son and friend of all
Hareen de Saram
When my son's e-mail to me in Manila
last Tuesday, started with "Some very sad news…" I knew that
Hareen,
my youngest cousin, was gone forever ending our long
association, which started
from our childhood. He
was more a friend
than a relative.
Hareen's death was not totally
unexpected but when the stark reality that I would not see him
again hit me, it
moved me to tears. The
only solace was
that he enjoyed life as long as he lived and death was to him
a relief from the
extreme pain and suffering that many of his malfunctioning
organs gave him.
Hareen had some sterling
qualities. The
finest example of which
was his devoted caring for his mother who, like him, suffered
a painful illness
for a long time. Throughout
this period,
Hareen cared for Aunty Ivy as I have not seen any son do. Hareen was fortunate
that he had a close
family with three sisters who loved him dearly.
His sisters, in these last few months, took great pains
to try and pull
him through. However,
as he told an aunt
on the phone from a Singapore hospital earlier this month,
"God wants me
up there. " I am sure that this was God's plan.
Hareen, a bachelor, considered all his
close relatives his own family and was interested in the
welfare of
everyone. All his
nephews and nieces
were extremely fond of him especially because he could relate
to them easily. Hareen
was a good friend and likewise he had
some good friends who are going to miss him dearly. Rarely do people
like Hareen pass through
this world. We
who knew him were lucky
to have been there when he did.
From far off Manila, I can only say, "Farewell
Hareen. I loved
you. May you find
that peace in Heaven which only
God can give. "
- Jayantha J.
Neil
Chanmugam
Dipika Chanmugam
Source: The Hindu (http://www.
hinduonnet. com//2000/02/20/stories/0720028a. htm)
Two Sri Lankan masters
AS explained in my last column, cricket in Sri Lanka is
founded on the
schools. And in
the honors system in
schoolboy cricket, the batsman always takes precedence over
the bowler. At
that level, to score 50 or 100 is more
generously rewarded, by fellow schoolboy and teacher alike,
than to take four
or five wickets.
This background might explain why that beautiful, fractured
island has produced
so many great batsmen but very few bowlers of true
international class.
The doyen of Sri Lankan batsmen was undoubtedly F. C. (Derek) De Saram. He was born in 1912,
into a home of sport and
privilege.
De Saram was an upper class Burgher who studied at Royal
College, Colombo,
before going up to Oxford in 1932. Here
he was treated shamefully by the cricket authorities (as,
years before at
Cambridge, had been the experience of another brown-skinned
aristocrat, K. S.
Ranjitsinhji). They
would not
even give him a
net, so he went off instead to the tennis courts. Here the equation
was man-to-man, and the
colour of one's skin did not matter so long as one beat one's
opponent 6-0,
6-0. De Saram got
his tennis Blue two
years in a row, then tried his hand once more at The Parks. He was picked for
the game against the
visiting Australians, scoring an immaculate 100, this against
Clarrie Grimmett
and Bill O'Reilly, who otherwise carried all before them that
summer. Of an
Oxford total of 216, last year's reject
made 128 (96 of these in boundaries), a lowly 16 being the
next highest
score. Three of
his four sixes were hit
off Grimmett. De
Saram had now to be
chosen for the University match, where he stroked a silken 85
in two hours at
the crease.
While De Saram played active cricket, he got, on the average,
one chance every
five years to bat against bowlers of quality (there were none
at home). From
what he did to them we may consider him
to have been a player of high class. In
1936 he played for Minor Counties against the Indian touring
side, being
"merciless" on
Mohammed Nissar and Amar Singh, a pairing almost as deadly
with the new ball as
Grimmett and O'Reilly were with the old.
He returned to Colombo the same year, his Oxford degree
safely in his
pocket. Then in
November 1937 he was
invited by the Catholic Gymkhana of Bandra to play for "The
Rest" in
the Bombay Pentangular. It
was the first
time this team of leftovers had made its appearance in the
tournament. Also
chosen for The Rest, and accompanying De
Saram on the boat from Colombo, was the Buddhist opening
batsman S. S.
Jayawickreme, who had once battled with Derek for Royal
College. In the
winter of 1932-33, while his
mate was cooling his heels in Oxford, Jayawickreme was
enjoying a fine tour of
India with a Ceylonese team, scoring 50 and 100 in the two
representative
matches, being especially severe on Mohammed Nissar.
When The Rest played the Muslims they were without Vijay
Hazare, but even in
his presence De Saram would have assumed, as of right, the
mantle of leading
batsman. He
scored 50 in the first
innings, his compatriot Jayawickreme contributing 67. When the Rest were
set 266 to win in the
fourth innings, Jayawickreme was
out early for a duck, and the leg spin of Amir Elahi was too
much for most of
the others. But
De Saram stayed till the
end, scoring 133 not out with 22 boundaries, drives and cuts
in the main,
taking his side to within 33 runs of victory.
This was the first ever competitive first-class match
organised at the
Brabourne Stadium, and De Saram's remains one of the finest
innings played at
that once famous, but now neglected, cricketing venue.
Almost 20 years after he battled Elahi, De Saram came up
against another show
bowler of quality, Johnny Wardle. With
the rest of Len Hutton's M. C. C. side
bound for Australia, Wardle had stopped in Colombo to play a
one-day match
against All-Ceylon. De
Saram, by now
well into his forties, picked Wardle off his toes for six
and then hit him repeatedly over extra-cover: the kind of
treatment the
Yorkshire left-armer never received from the stay-at-home
English batsmen. The
poet Alan Ross, who was covering Hutton's
tour for The Observer, wrote that "Wardle must have thought
himself faced
by a species (of batsman) newly arisen from the ocean".
So long as the journeys were made by boat between Australia
and England,
touring teams bound for one or other country would stop en
route at
Colombo. Bradman
played there, as did
Miller, Compton, Statham and Hutton. The
talents of the home side in these pick-up matches so impressed
Jack Fingleton
that he suggested that the best Ceylonese cricketers, like De
Saram, be
considered eligible for selection to Indian Test sides. The Indians, always
patronising towards their
little neighbours,
offered instead to allow Ceylon University to enter the
Rohinton Baria Trophy,
and to organise an annual three-day match between the state
side of Madras
(later Tamil Nadu) and Ceylon (not yet Sri Lanka), played for
the Gopalan
Trophy, this named after the Madras fast bowler and double
international. In
the first of these fixtures, played in
1952 at Chepauk, De Saram was captain of Ceylon. He would, in most
people's judgment, be
skipper of an all-time Sri Lankan eleven as well. This selection would
not, perhaps, be based
on his batting genius alone.
For De
Saram was, by both nature and upbringing, an autocrat. In 1962, by which
time he had put away his
kit for good, he was a key figure in the right-wing,
military-aided attempt to
unseat the democratically elected government of S. W. R. D. Bandarnaike.
The coup failed, and De Saram was incarcerated for a
long time in
Colombo jail. In
the late 1960s he was
visited in prison by his fellow Oxonian and batting stylist,
Colin
Cowdrey. Cowdrey
- who had chased some
of those hits off Wardle back in 1954 - reported later that
for their meeting
the old warrior had put on his M. C. C.
tie.
A near contemporary of De Saram was Mahadevan Sathasivan. "Satha was from a
prosperous business
family, yet the elite St.
Thomas's
College rejected him, possibly because he was a Tamil. He joined the rival
Wesley College, then hit
a double century against the school which would not have him. Satha was a
cricketer who liked
the high life, a wanderer who went on to captain no less than
three countries
at the sport he chose to play in the daytime.
Madras cricket lovers still speak in wonder of the 215 he
scored in four hours
of magical batsmanship at Chepauk for Ceylon against South
Zone in 1947, this
knock a strong claimant for the title of best innings ever
played on that great
ground. When
Satha went into bat his
manager said he would present him a bottle of Scotch if he
made 100. He was
120 not out at close of play, then
extracted a promise from the manager that he would send him
for a week's
holiday in Bombay if he achieved a second one.
After partying all night Satha went on the next morning
to his double
hundred. In this
innings he would come
down the wicket even to C.
Rangachari,
India's fastest bowler. Like
Mushtaq Ali
he dressed smartly, sporting a white handkerchief tied around
his neck, and,
like Mushtaq again, he played on dancing feet.
S. K. Gurunathan, writing
of his innings in The
Hindu, said that Satha played all the shots, most majestically
the late cut and
a leg glide by which "he waved the ball from his presence". Three years later he
scored a faultless 96
against a Commonwealth attack led by Fred Freer, Frank Worrell
and George
Tribe, three Test bowlers, the last one of the greats.
While still in his pomp as a player, Sathasivam was arrested
on a murder
charge. He was
accused of killing his
wife with an ammi, the massive cylindrical stone that Tamils
use to grind the
batter for their idli and dosai.
Satha
dipped deep into his savings and flew out a Queen's Counsel
from London. The
Q. C.
was able to get
him acquitted, so the Ceylonese batsman escaped the fate of
the Jamaican and
West Indian fast bowler Leslie Hylton, hanged in 1955 for
wife-murder. Satha
then settled down in Singapore,
captaining its cricket team, and later, after the island's
merger with its
northern neighbor, led Malaysia as well.
When the tempers had sufficiently cooled he returned to
his homeland, to
become once more a habitue of the bars and pavilions where
they discussed great
cricket feats, his included.
De Saram and Sathasivan were batsmen of genius and men of
will. They would
be automatic choices in an
all-time Sri Lankan eleven - at any rate, in an eleven
selected by men above
the age of 50. They
were worthy
forerunners of those who have come since, of strokemakers and
artists such as
Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias,
Aravinda De Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasurya.
RAMACHANDRA GUHA
Neil
Chanmugam a mesmerising Off-Spinner
Sporting Personalities with Ken de Joodt: DN Sat
Jul 22 2006
PERSONALITIES: Down by
the seaside, where many a youthful 'lark' would prefer to
wander around the
beaches and go after the sand and sea-shells, Neil Chanmugam
as a smart young
schoolboy at the college by the sea, S.
Thomas' College, Mt.
Lavinia,
preferred to capture the art of making a cricket ball bounce,
turn and knock
down three stumps, on a beautiful green turf, cricket pitch!
Neil soon mastered
the art of spinning the ball and mesmerising the batsmen,
which led him to
become one of the finest off-spinners in Sri Lanka.
After 37 years service, Neil 'retired' from the
secular field of life, as Director, Tea Exports at Maharajahs
Ltd, where he
Captained the Cricket team around 1967 and sang (high octave)
praises for Rajah
Mahendran, the Managing Director, for the immense
encouragement given to the
young sportsmen who turned out to be 'Top'-class performers
like Duleep Mendis,
Roy Dias, K. M. Nelson, Russell
Hamer, Mithra Wettimuny, etc.
etc.
Neil is on his 66th year of a good and blessed
life
and now gratefully thanks God for the day he bowled the best
"maiden
over" of his life, when he decided to marry a petite 'sporty'
wife Oosha
(nee de Saram), who can also boast of three National ties, in
Swimming, Tennis
and Golf.
As the youngest daughter of the legendary Sports
all-rounder and Cricketer Col.
F. C. de
Saram, Oosha and Neil launched out on a lifetime partnership
and married in
1967, just 39 years ago! Meanwhile, they have produced three
lovely children,
Anouk, a Ladies Golf Champion, Dipika-a Sri Lanka Swimmer and
a son Devin who
played Water-Polo for S.
Thomas' College
and for Sri Lanka Dennis Chanmugam, a brother of Neil, was
another great
sportsman himself, excelling as a fiery fast bowler, who
captained S. Thomas'
and Sri Lanka in the late sixties.
Neil began his Cricketing career in the year
1958, under
the astute captaincy of Michael Tissera, who went on to be one
of the finest,
'Gentleman' Cricketers of the era and a distinguished Cricket
Captain, Sri
Lanka Cricket has ever had.
As Neil confirmed, it was a delight to play in a
team that was so well balanced, with good batsmen, reliable
bowlers and great
fielding. Some of
the others who played
in that cracking team were, Dennis Ferdinands, (Vice-Captain)
who was a
splendid opening bowler, Dr.
M. L.
Idroos, an outstanding, right-arm spin bowler, whose
"Special
balls" and 'googlies' clinched a place for him in the Sri
Lanka side,
together with Dr. Nihal
Gurusinghe a
fine stylish batsman and T.
C. T.
Edwards, a steady opening batsman.
Errol Lisk kept wickets, while J. K.
C. Gunesekera
opened bowling,
classy batsmen Michael Sproule, Dr.
U. R. P.
Gunatilleke and Prof.
Ranjith
Abeysekera, were the other players, who made up the team.
Though they won most of the college matches and
drew two, their toughest game was against Royal College who
had in their ranks
players of the classic calibre of Lorensz Pereira, Daya
Sahabandu, Michael
Dias, Nihal Kodituwakku, Indi Peraravayer, to name a few.
On leaving College, Neil entered the Colombo
University and played cricket under the captaincy of Sri
Lanka's superb
wicket-keeper H. I. K.
Fernando, along with batting 'maestro' Malsiri
Kurukulasooriya,
Trinity's brilliant and stylish batsmen, who had the rare
distinction of
playing for Canada against USA, in 1972, (which is said to be
the oldest international
series - played annually for over 150 years), D. H. de
Silva, Brendon Gooneratne, Dr.
C. Thurairajah,
Priya Perera and Ranjith de
Silva in representative Cricket.
Flipping back the pages of his vast 'Cricket
Book'
of memorable 'cricketing moments', Neil recalls his happiest
moments, when he
and the great all-rounder, 'Cambridge Blue' P.
I. Pieris,
were associated in a
record-breaking, unbroken last wicket partnership of 110 runs
for the tenth
wicket, for Sri Lanka against a powerful West Indies Test Team
in 1967.
West Indies was led by Garfield Sobers, in a
record-breaking match, at the Colombo Oval.
'Windies' had some of the best, brilliant cricketers
like Gary Sobers,
Basil Butcher, West Hall, Seymour Nurse, D.
L. Murray,
H. R. Bynoe, Lance Gibbs,
Rex Collymore, B. A.
Davis and L. A. King.
In reply to a record score of 549 for 8 wickets
by
the Windies, Sri Lanka put up a plucky display of batting with
openers Nihal
Kodituwakku (33) and Fritz Crozier (6), followed by Anura
Tennakoon (18),
D. P.
de Silva (1), Michael Tissera (52), Lionel Fernando
(48), David Heyn
(69), H. I. K.
Fernando (42), S.
Wimalaratne
(4), N. Chanmugam
(72) and P. I.
Pieris (46) to build the highest total by Sri Lanka
(upto that time) of
400 runs.
In addition Neil Chanmugam took the prize wickets
of Gary Sobers (115) and opening-bat H.
R. Bynoe
(43) who were both
caught by a brilliant fielder David Heyn.
Two other wicket-takers were, P.
I. Pieris
(2) and S. Wimalaratne
(4).
Neil also remembered the 1969 match against the
Australians led by Bill Lawry, when he told his wife Oosha, "I
must get
Bill Lawry out twice" on the morning of the match. . . and sure he did! -
with a match haul of 8
wickets for 90 runs - 5 for 47 and 3 for 43, which included
the wickets of Bill
Lawry, Sri Lanka was helped by a Captain's knock of 53 not out
by Michael
Tissera, to save the game!
In his non-playing latter years, his glorious
memory of the first 'Official' test match played at Lord's
Cricket Grounds, against
England from August 23rd to 28th in 1984, when Sidath
Wettimuny scored 190
runs, perhaps the best innings of his life! Not to be outdone
Duleep Mendis,
the invincible Sri Lanka Captain hammered 111 runs in the 1st
innings and
another 94 runs in the 2nd innings and then joined opener S. A.
R. de
Silva, who himself smashed
the ball around the field and carried his bat through to score
an exhilarating
102 runs not out.
Arjuna Ranatunga showed the beginnings of his
'cool' but aggressive batting attitude, by banging 84 runs in
the 1st
innings. This
match ended in a
draw.
Neil was also the Golf Union President in 1987,
being involved from the late 60's and represented the country
in Golf.
He was the Royal Colombo Golf Club Captain in
1984
and it's President in 1985.
Cricket is a
'thinker's' game - and it sure helps in real life, with all
the thinking that
is necessary to make the right decisions.
Dazzling
Dipika - the Golden Woman Swimmer
Sporting Personalities with Ken de Joodt -
Daily News 26 Aug 2006
Sporting Personalities: From the
5th SAF Games in 1991 held in Colombo, there emerged out of
the superb
Sugathadasa Stadium International swimming pool, two sparkling
Sri Lankan
swimmers, each wearing the "Champion Gold Cap"!
One was a pretty, dazzling maiden, Dipika
Chanmugam, the 'Golden' Woman Swimmer, whose magnificent
performances in the
waters, won her Seven Gold Medals and Two Silvers, adorning
her elegant neck
and establishing it as an awesome feat! - while the other was
a handsome young
man, the 'Golden' Swimming legend Julian Bolling, having won
Six Gold Medals,
one Silver and one Bronze in the Men's events!
For these brilliant, unmatchable achievements,
unquestionably it would have been the delight of the SAF Games
Administrators,
with one 'simple stroke!' - to crown swimmers Dipika Chanmugam
as the
"Sportswoman 1991 SAF Games" - and Julian Bolling the
"Sportsman
1991 SAF Games"!
Indeed, they were crowned in 'sporting royalty' -
just 'skimming' over many other outstanding Athletes and Games
participants. Dipika
Chanmugam and
Julian Bolling were the 'Woman and Man of the Hour' - and the
'toast' of the
country!
At the tender age of twelve years, Dipika
Chanmugam
began her training for competitive swimming meets, under the
watchful eye of
her Aunt, Tara Bolling, an excellent Coach and disciplinarian.
She practiced only three days a week and on the
other days, she spent her time reading her favourite
Children's books and
playing with 'toy-dolls'! By 1985, Dipika was ready to clinch
her first medal,
in the 100 m Breast Stroke, at the Asia Age Group Meet held in
Bombay (Mumbai),
India.
Sri Lanka made it's Olympic debut in 1948. Forty years later in
1988, Dipika at the age
of 16 years, had her 'golden' opportunity to make her debut,
at Sri Lanka's
10th occasion of participating in the Olympic Games, at Seoul,
South
Korea. She was
selected to represent Sri
Lanka in the Women's 100 and 200 metres breast Stroke and the
200 metres
Individual Medley. To
believe that she
was truly at her 1st Olympic Games, seemed like an
'impossible' dream come
true!
In 1989, Dipika set-up six National Records, in
local swim-meets which stands, unbroken to this day - in the
200 and 400 metres
Free-style, 100 and 200 meters Back Stroke, 200 and 400 metres
Individual
Medley! In this period of time, she was a swimming sensation'
who was selected
for the 1989 Asia Pacific Swimming Meet in Japan and
participated in the 200
metres Free Style, 100 and 200 metres Back Stroke and the 200
metres Individual
Medley.
Subsequently in 1990, while she was attending
High
School, in Hawaii, USA, she continued serious training in her
swimming and
showed excellent progress with improved qualifying timings. This made her a
justifiable choice for the
Asian Games in Beijing, China.
So,
Dipika was selected and flown direct to the Beijing Games
without participating
in the qualifying trials in Sri Lanka.
Perhaps, Dipika's greatest moments in her
swimming
career was, without a shadow of doubt, in the 1991 SAF Games,
at Colombo! Here
again, she was abroad, studying a the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas,
USA. With wise
consideration given by
the Sri Lanka Swimming Authorities, Dipika was selected for
six individual
events and two relays, based on her excellent timings at the
swimming practices
in the USA.
She did not have to break her swimming schedules,
waste money, effort and study-time, by coming over two months
ahead of the
Games, just for the qualifying 'trials' and to get back to the
USA! Instead,
sensible arrangements were made to fly her over from USA to
Sri Lanka about two
weeks before the start of the Games.
She arrived 'as fresh as a daisy' on time and
ready
to swim, with a positive goal to win "Gold" for Sri Lanka, in
the
events she had been nominated for - (like Andrew Abeysinghe
from USA did, at
the South Asian Games this year), 'no fuss - no big deal'!!
Debutante Dipika 'dived' right into the tough
competitive waters and 'stormed' her way through to win her
first 'Gold"
in the 200 metres Free Style, from Sanjeeta Rao and Archana
Patel of
India.
Her next "Gold" was in the 100m Back
Stroke beating Ashima Shetti (India) and Purnima Sunderasan
(Sri Lanka),
followed by five more "Golds" in the 200m Back Stroke, 100 and
200m
Breast Stroke, 200 and 400m Individual Medley, 'outsplashing'
Tehani
Weerasinghe and R. M. Dhammika
(SL),
Urmilla Chettri, Sajini Shetti, Tashina Singhe (all from
India). To add to
this huge haul of Gold Medals,
Dipika won two "Silvers" for Sri Lanka in the 4 x 100m Free
Style and
100m Medley.
This turned out to be her best ever performance
and
deservedly received high accolades, bringing bouquets of joy,
fame and
glory. Despite
all these laurels of
honour and praise given to her, Dipika remained humble, giving
thanks to God
for the great talents given to her. She
kept a 'cool' head - and showed no signs of any 'swellings'!
Dipika hails from an outstanding sporting family
of
her mother Oosha Chanmugam (nee de Saram), also a former Sri
Lanka Swimmer and
Tennis Champion, youngest daughter of the legendary Cricket
Captain, Col. F.
C.
de Saram and sister of Swimming Champion, Coach and
Gold Medallist Tara
Bolling (nee de Saram). . .
and her
father, Neil Chanmugam, (S.
Thomas,
Mt. Lavinia), Sri
Lanka's Cricketing
star of the 1950's and 60's as well as Golf Captain and
President of the RCGC
in the eighties.
To add to this 'mini-genealogy', it is of greater
interest to know that Julian Bolling and Dipika are children
of two sisters,
(Tara married Ralph Bolling and Oosha married Neil Chanmugam),
which makes
Julian and Dipika, "First Cousins"! Now, isn't that amazing. .
. that two
'classy' cousins could counter
challenges and together win 16 Medals in one SAF Games. . .
another record, for
the Guinness Book of World Records!
Standing tall at 5 feet 9 inches, she has proved
herself to be strong in character and beliefs, with great
faith in God. In
fact, God has made the difference in her
life! She was a well-disciplined swimmer and was considered a
tremendous
'Team-girl'! Rallying round the girls and boys, she would
motivate them to
perform to the best of their ability - by singing out
encouraging words,
cheering them on, in the midst of training or at the
competitions itself!
Today, Dipika is the Vice-President of a
Marketing Organization
in West Virginia, USA. In
her spare time
she keeps in-touch with the 'swim scene' and offers her
services as a Coach, to
local High Schools.
For 'pleasure' she plays Golf - but for a more
strenuous and gruelling form of sport, she has recently
seriously ventured out
into 'Triathalons', which involves - 400 metres of swimming, 6
miles of cycling
and 1 mile of running! She believes sports does a lot in
disciplining one's
life and helps in many ways to transform 'little daisies' into
becoming 'tough
cookies' to face the bigger challenges in life!
D L & F de Saram, Attorneys at Law - Legal
Team
2007
Michael Sproule (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, BA Oxon. Barrister-of-Law
(Inner Temple)
desaram@desaram.
com
Over 35 years experience in the profession and a Partner of
the firm since
1983.
Dijen de Saram (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB (Hons)
desaram@desaram.
com
Over 25 years experience in the profession and a Partner of
the firm since
1991.
Nivi Abeyratne (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
com
Over 20 years experience in the profession and a Partner of
the firm since
1995.
Shanthi John (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
com
Over 25 years experience in the profession and a Partner of
the firm since
1998.
Manjula Sirimane (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB
manju@desaram.
com
Over 9 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the
firm since
1998.
Savantha de Saram (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB, Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s
Inn)
savantha@desaram.
com
Over 5 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the
firm since
2004.
Prabash de Saram
Attorney-at-Law, Magister Juris Oxon (Hons),
Passed
Finalist CIMA UK
prabash@desaram.
com
Over 5 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the
firm since 2005.
Derrick Perera (Consultant)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
com
Over 50 years experience in the profession and a Partner of
the firm since
1983. On
retirement in 2002, continues
to serve the partnership as a Consultant.
John Henricus de Saram (Consultant)
desaram@desaram.
com
Was originally in private legal practice in Sri Lanka and
thereafter, for many
years, was a member of the United Nations Office of Legal
Affairs in New York
and later Director of its Office of Legal Counsel. Subsequently, was a
Member of the
International Law Commission and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the
UN from
1998-2002.
His association with our firm and his having a
base
in the United States will enhance the private and public
international law
coverage and expertise that DL&F De Saram can offer its
clientele.
Suren de Silva (Consultant/Counsel Project
Finance)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB Wales (Hons), LLM (Lond),
Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn).
desaram@desaram.
com
Prior to joining the firm in 2003 over 5 years experience at
the Attorney
General’s Department of Sri Lanka specialising in
Infrastructure Projects
financed on a Project Finance basis.
Anuruddha Perera- Consultant Counsel (Litigation /
Arbitration)
Attorney-at-Law, Master of Laws (Cantab), Fellow Cambridge
Commonwealth
Society
Alumni of The Hague Academy of international law
desaram@desaram.
com
Prior to joining the firm in 2005 over 7 years
experience out of which over 4 years as State Counsel at the
Attorney General’s
Department of Sri Lanka specialising in Commercial Litigation,
Investment Law
and Arbitration both domestic and international. Over 6 years
experience as legal assistant to
Judge C. G Weeramantry, the former Vice President of the
International Court of
Justice The Hague and over 3 years experience as legal
assistant to Mr. Gritakumar
Chitty the former Registrar of the
Law of the Sea Tribunal Hamburg.
UN: John Henricus de Saram, the new Permanent Representative of Sri
Lanka to the United Nations,
presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi
Annan.
Mr. de
Saram,
a former member of the International Law Commission
(1992-1996) and
former Director at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
(1986-1989), has
served as legal consultant of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) to
Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation meetings from 1989 to
1991. From 1991
to 1996, he represented Sri Lanka
at the General Assembly's Sixth Committee (Legal).
His assignments as member of the International
Law
Commission included serving as the General Rapporteur of the
Commission in
1993; and representing the Commission at the Inter-American
Juridical Committee
of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Rio de Janeiro
in 1995. He was
also a member of a panel of the International
Law Association, in New York, on the codification and
progressive development
of international law under the auspices of the United Nations
in 1995. In 1997,
he was a United Nations recommended
legal consultant to Hangzhou International Centre on Small
Hydro Power, in
China.
Mr. de
Saram
began his legal career in 1952 as a university law lecturer. He later served,
from 1952 to 1958, as
Private Secretary and Aide- de-Camp to his country's Chief
Justice, Advocate of
the Supreme Court, civil and criminal lawyer, and Barrister
(Inner Temple) in
the United Kingdom.
He began his United Nations career as an
Assistant
and Associate Legal Officer in the General Legal Division of
the Office of
Legal Affairs (1958- 1962).
He then
worked as a Legal Officer (1962-1968); Senior Legal Officer
(1968-1977); and
Deputy-Director of the General Legal Division (1977-1984), and
of the
Codification Division (1984-1986).
Born in Sri Lanka on 27 June 1929, Mr. de Saram received
his law degrees from his
country's national university and Yale University Law School,
United States, as
a Smith-Mundt scholar.
Mr. de
Saram
is married.
DN 30. 11. 2005
Appreciation
- Srimani Athulathmudali
One year has passed, the spirit of Srimani floats
through our lives, but the realisation that she is physically
no more upon this
earth in the form we knew still very hard to come to terms
with.
Srimani was so many things to different people,
but
not a contradiction. Frederick
and Ivy
De Saram's
daughter, sister of
Sriyani, Siromi and later little brother Hareen, was her first
role, De Saram
by name but more Jayewardene
by blood for three of her
grandparents were Jayewardenes.
Born with the commanding gene of the De Saram
and Jayewardene
Mudaliyar
ancestors, the gentle loving, caring heart was entirely her
own. The title
'the most practically caring
person' earned by her over the years with so many acts big and
small were
linked directly to the heart.
Very beautiful like her mother, grandmother and
greatbgrandmother before her, she never allowed this to be a
handicap either
positively or negatively.
She was her
own person and marriage to Laith and the birth of Serala must
be the two
greatest gifts she received from the God she was so familiar
with and whom she
believed in absolutely, with no reservation.
She became comfortable with her husband's faith
and
politics. Her
beautiful world opened out
as she walked on centre stage with the brilliant yet quite
simple and gentle
private person Lalith, with Serala always in tow.
Tragedy which stalked the land and was a curse to
take our best, left her widowed after only just over a decade
of marriage. A
high spirited loving child was all that was
left even though a resounding victory at the polls and a
Cabinet portfolio
became hers.
Well before her sixtieth year illness took her
away
and those of us with still some distance to go in this world
will be left with
moist eyes for a long time at the memory of the free and happy
spirit called
Srimani who injected sunshine into our lives, who now by her
faith and actions
must be in green pastures with so many whom she loved and who
loved her.
Prasanna Wijesinghe Jayewardene, Rosmead Place,
Colombo 7
Obituary: DN Aug 7 2007
DE SARAM - ROMI (MRS R. M.
) nee Tillekeratne Daughter
of the late O. C.
Tillekeratne
and the late Millicent (nee Ilangakoon), relict of C. J. (Bucky) de Saram,
beloved mother of
Christine, Christopher (formerly of the University of
Moratuwa), and
Siromi (University of Colombo), mother-in-law of the late J.
M. G. (Gamini)
Perera and the Rev. Duleep
Fernando, loving grandmother of
Ianthe, Rukshani, Ruwan and Avanka, expired.
Cortege leaves residence No. 14, Deal Place A,
Colombo 3, on
Wednesday 8th August 2007 at 4. 00 p. m.
for interment at General Cemetery Kanatte, Borella
(Anglican
section) at 5. 00 p. m.
Siromi Fernando (nee de Saram) - https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/01/18/obituaries/174704/obituaries
Christopher de Saram obituary - https://www.dailynews.lk/2018/08/02/obituaries/158586/obituaries
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
BIOGRAPHY
http://www.
sound-scotland. co. uk/site/artists2006/bio_RohanDeSaram.
htm
27 October - 28 November 2007
ROHAN de SARAM
In November 2005 Rohan bid farewell to the
Arditti
Quartet in order to pursue his own artistic vision. He now works with
other artists, friends and
composers around the world, bringing together music from
different musical
periods and different parts of the world, both eastern &
western, classical
and contemporary, composed music and improvisations, with
players from many
musical backgrounds.
Although he has been more recently known as an
outstanding performer of contemporary music, it was as a
classical artist that
he made his name as a teenager and in his twenties and
thirties. Having
studied cello from the age of 11 with
Gaspar Cassado in Siena and Florence, he was awarded, at the
age of 17, the
coveted Suggia award to study in the UK with John Barbirolli
and in Puerto Rico
with Pablo Casals. At
the invitation of
Dmitri Mitropoulos, who described him in 1957 as "a rare
genius. . . . a
born musician. . . an
amazing. . . cellist", Rohan was
invited to give his Carnegie Hall debut in 1960 with the New
York Philharmonic,
playing Khatchaturian’s Cello Concerto under the baton of
Stanislaw
Skrowaczewski.
Rohan has performed with the major orchestras of
Europe, USA and the former Soviet Union with conductors such
as John
Barbirolli, Adrian Boult, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and William
Steinberg, as
well as with composers conducting their own works such as
Luciano Berio. After
the UK premiere of Il Ritorno degli
Snovidenia for cello and orchestra Berio said of him: "Your
performance of
Ritorno is splendid, but besides Ritorno, your sound, your
perfect intonation,
your phrasing and bowing technique, make you a great performer
of any music.
" As a result Berio wrote for him his final Sequenza, no XIV,
for solo
cello which, as a tribute to Rohan, includes large sections
based on the
rhythms of the Kandyan drum of Sri Lanka, an instrument which
Rohan himself has
played since his childhood in Sri Lanka.
Rohan has worked with Kodaly, Shostakovich,
Poulenc
and Walton, as well as more recently with many leading
contemporary composers
such as Pousseur, Xenakis and Berio who have, amongst others,
written works for
him. Some of his
recordings include
Vivaldi's Sonatas, Rubbra's Soliloquy for cello and orchestra,
Britten's Cello
Suites No 1-3, John Mayer's Ragamalas & Prabhanda,
Xenakis' Kottos and
Carter's Figment I and II.
Rohan's
recordings of Berio's Sequenza XIV awaits its release on
Edition Zeitklang
(also including works by Xenakis, Carter, B.
A. Zimmermann,
Ruzicka, Gelhaar,
Pröve and Steinke) and on Mode (release April 2006). Upcoming recording
projects include
Beethoven's Cello Sonatas and Feldman's Trio.
In December 2004 Rohan was awarded an honorary
D. Litt.
from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. A year later, in
December 2005 he received
the Deshamaniya, a national honour of Sri Lanka, given by the
President of Sri
Lanka.
Rohan's future engagements include solo recitals
and concertos as well as duos with piano and duos with guitar,
trios with piano
and violin as well as improvisation concerts.
His concerts in the immediate future will take him to
cities such as
Stuttgart, Berlin, Edinburgh, London, Turin, Rotterdam and
Heidelberg. He
will also be teaching and performing at
Darmstadt in the summer of 2006.
The
successful collaboration with trumpet player Rajesh Mehta in
the Innovative
Music Meeting will also be continued.
Recent Reviews
Recent reviews include the following from The
Strad
- of a recital at the Wigmore Hall, London on 17. 10. 99:
"This recital
marked the 40th anniversary of the great cellist's debut. . . with a colossal
performance of the
Kodály solo sonata which will stay with me as long as I live. The interpretation
went far beyond virtuosity
into that exalted sphere where only the most timeless music
resonates…"
Of his performance of Dvorak's Cello Concerto at
St. John's Smith
Square in May 2004:
"This was not only a moving and involving performance. It was the kind of
thing one hears very seldom
in our pre-packaged, cling-film modern concert life. Here was a man,
renowned for his involvement
with contemporary music, showing how well he comprehended
every aspect of a
late Romantic masterpiece. . .
in the
finale. . . technique
was used as it
should be, to aid understanding rather than to show off skill. The poignant
statement of the song towards
the end. . . was
one of those moments
where the clocks seem to stop.
. .
. our rapt
concentration was suspended
by the merest thread. Few
soloists have
the courage or the means to achieve this effect, or the
rhythmic control to
make it work in context".
Srimani Athulathmudali
:
Woman of great conviction
by Prasad Gunewardene - Sunday
Observer Dec 5 2004
It was only a decade ago, that Srimani Anoma Athulathmudali,
widow of
Lalith William Athulathmudali
took control of her husband's political 
party, the
Democratic United National Front (DUNF).
Srimani, a devout Christian from her childhood days at
Ladies College,
Colombo continued her service to God despite her busy
political schedule. A
leading member of the YWCA, Srimani was a
member of the Cantana singers.
Her daughter Serela too is blessed with
a ringing voice like
the mother in the music scene.
Srimani's
voice was stilled in the early hours of yesterday, at the age
of 58. As it had
been the practice in our island
nation, Srimani was another widow who was forced upon
politics. When
her husband Lalith was gunned down in
1993, Srimani took the mantle to continue her husband's
vision.
One year later, she returned to Parliament with a
record number of preferential votes that exceeded 150, 000. Under the
stewardship of then Prime Minister,
Chandrika Kumaratunga, Srimani assumed the tough office of the
Cabinet Minister
for Transport. Srimani
was a courageous
woman who faced both bouquets and brick bats during her brief
spell as a
parliamentarian. In
politics, there are
no permanent friends not enemies.
Politicians fall out and make up the same way.
There came a time that Srimani had to occupy the back benches
in
parliament.
Srimani who excelled in sports discus throwing,
high-jump,
long jump, relays and ballets in her school days took up every
challenge in
good spirits. She
believed in her
convictions.
As a newcomer to Parliament, Srimani was always
prepared to make valuable contributions.
She was punctual in the House at question time. She never disturbed
other speakers. These
were rare virtues embodied in her
character. As a
Parliamentary Lobby
Columnist at that time, I remember the day when Srimani made
the House curious
by arriving in a dress that was outside the code for women
members.
Srimani had an ailment in the knee and she
entered
the House wearing a tight dark blue skirt and a blouse of the
same colour. The
Opposition raised objection, but Srimani
sat in the House in her customary fashion.
Speaker Kiri Banda Ratnayake explained that the fair
member had a
problem in the knee and he had allowed her in that attire.
Srimani continued with her party activities in a
silent manner until her untimely demise.
She was heading her late husband's Foundation. On Friday (26) she
was present at the
ceremony to commemorate Lalith's birthday.
Her professional journey which started in 1971 as the
Secretary to the
Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation continued till she
reached the peak
to work as an Administrative Secretary at the UNCTAD in
Geneva.
In 1982 she married Lalith Athulathmudali
and earned a
rest for a decade as a house wife till Lalith was killed. Her political career
spanned just a
decade.
But it was colourful to this glamorous
personality. She
has left in the silent
way she lived, leaving fond memories to her only child Serela
who lost her father
eleven years ago Serela
will miss her much.
DN Monday, 14 October 2002
The Phantom of the Opera
Jerome L. de
Silva
and the Workshop Players (headed by Romesh Devanesan this
year) presents Andrew
Lloyd Webber's world-renowned opera, based on the book by
French novelist
Gaston Leroux (1868), The Phantom of the Opera.
Never before and never again will Sri Lanka
experience such a haunting production. A
production so complex and yet so simple for it will make you
laugh, cry, seethe
with rage and cringe in fear.
Leaving with you the perpetual memory of a man's
haunting face and an insatiable thirst for this black angel's
music. Making you
wish you were back at the theatre
again and again to feel his pain and realise your deepest
fears.
After eighteen years Jerome will play the lead in
his production, when he portrays the haunting Phantom. Serela
Athulathmudali will play
Christine; Raoul will be played by Dushyanth Weeraman, Sean
Amarasekera and
Manoj Singanayagam; Carlotta will be played by Kumudini David
and Natalie
Gunaratne; Madame Giry will be played by Shanuki de Alwis,
Nadeeka Perera and
Rochelle Jansen; Monsieur Andre will be played by Anuruddha
Lihinikaduwa and
Mario Pereira and Monsieur Firmin will be played by Sean
Amarasekera, Shiyan
Jayaweera and Pagan Kumarasinghe.
Since their
inception in 1992 the Workshop Players has staged many
sensational musicals
such as Lost in the Stars, Cats, West Side Story, Les
Miserables and Lion King.
Celebrating its tenth year anniversary, this
production of the Workshop Players will go on the boards at
the Lionel Wendt
Theatre from October 17-28.
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History of
Galkissa Walauwa
Galkissa
Walauwa, is situated in the Western
Province, in the border of Dehiwela and Mount Lavinia. It is built in the
land side in the land
called Liyanaparangiyawatte in present day Mihindu Mawatha.
By the year
2020, Galkissa Walauwa will be 200
years old. The
land area of the(upstair)
walauwa, would have been about 20 acres, from the cart road to
Terrance
Avenue(land side), (Dharmapala Mawatha to Dudly Senanayake
Mawatha (sea
side)and from the walauwa to the sea.
Galkissa Walauwa
was built by Louis de
Saram in 1820 (Mohandiram
Salpiti Korale)
Louis de Saram
b1770, was married to Elena de
Alwis. They had 2
children, Leonard de
Saram and Depanchy de Saram.
Leonard de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardena was born
on 5/11/1814. d5/3/1872(Mohandiram, Peace officer and deputy
Cornor). He
married Susana Hetroyda de Alwis on 2/8/1847. But they did not
have
children. He
inherited the Galkissa
Walauwa property and 75 acres coconut land from
Mahawellawatte.
Anthonan
Wirasinghe Siriwardhana de Saram
Mudaliyar in 1730 purchased 250 acres in Mahawellawatte.
(Leonard de Saram was
a great grand son of Anthonan de Saram. )
Depanchy de
Saram married Don
Daniel Siegbertus de Alwis
Gunathilake Samarasinghe.
They had a daughter
named Helena Eliza de Alwis, b approx 1835. d1887.
Helena Eliza de
Alwis married Abraham de Alwis
Wijesinghe Siriwardena. (m approx 1852). It appears that
Abraham de Alwis and
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis were brother and sister. There is also
evidence, that after the death
of Helena Eliza in 1887, Abraham married again to Hetioida
Pieris.
Helena Eliza de
Alwis had 2 children.
1. Daniel Albert
de Alwis b approx 1853-
d30/8/1903. He
married Grace Rosalind
Dias Bandaranaike, who died on 21/2/1922.
2. Jane Rejo de
Alwis b approx 1855-d1915. She
married approx 1880. to Thomas Leonard Gunasekera Seneviratne
(b approx 1848-d
Nov 1908)(Seneviratne's from Kalutara)
After the death
of Leonard de Saram in 1872,
the properties were inherited by his wife Susana Hetroyda de
Saram nee de
Alwis. There
after Susana gifts the
properties as follows.
(To her
husband's sister's grand children)
To Daniel Albert
de Alwis-50 acres at
Mahawellawatte, Property from galle road to the sea in
Galkissa. and half share
of the Galkissa walauwa.
To Jane Rejo
Senewiratne nee de Alwis-25 acres
at Mahawellawatte, property opposite the present day cemetery
in Galkissa, and
half share of the Galkissa walauwa.
In 1881, the
property from Galle Road to the
sea was acquired by the government, with compensation, and the
present day
Galkissa cemetery and a low income housing scheme was built.
Similarly a
small portion of property opposite
the cemetery was acquired for a children's playground.
Daniel Albert de
Alwis had 3 children, Leonard,
Lilian and Henry.
Jane Rejo
Senewiratne had 3 children, Edwin,
Arthur and James (Jimmy).
So each child
had a 1/6th share of the
walauwa. After
the sale of his share
of Wellawatte
property, Leonard (Leo)
who married Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike built the Samudragiri
Walauwa in de
Saram road Mt Lavinia.
Lilian married
Stevan Senewiratne and resided
in Colombo. Henry
died young.
Dr Arthur
Senewiratne(eye specialist) married
Harriot Wijewardena (aunt of President JR Jayawardene) and
resided in Colombo. Edwin
(corner)(1886-1945)married Eugine de
Saram and resided in her house in Mt Lavinia.
And Jimmy bought the 1/6th shares of the five people
and became the
owner of the Galkissa walauwa.
It is said that
in the 1930's Jimmy had horses
and a tiger in the premises.
But in the
early 1940's due to financial difficulty, he had to rent the
walauwa and move
out. And later
on, he regained the
walauwa. Jimmy died in 1969.
Jimmy had 3
children, Wasanthi, Ranjith and Tissa.
In 1970, the
walauwa building and immediate
property now belonging to Jimmy was divided among his
children. The
walauwa building was given to Dr Tissa
Senewiratne, and the other 2 children built houses on the
land. As at
present, the walauwa building is owned
and occupied by Dr Tissa Senewiratne.
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Christoffel de Saram and his son Johannes de
Saram
(de Saram family 2)
Udaha walauwa (Mihindu Mawatha
Galkissa)built in 1810 approx(owned by Peter de Saram)
Peter Thomas de
Saram (1853-1910)(Ud
aha
Walauwa Galkissa)
Cecilya
Wikremanayake nee de Saram
Eugine Seneviratne nee de Saram
(1896-1980)
1886-1944
Christopher de
Saram
Shirly de Saram
d1978
Galkissa
Walauwa built by
Louis
Tomb of Leonard
de Saram
(1814-1880)
de Saram, in
1820 where Leonard de Saram lived.
(At Christ Church Dehiwela)
In the photo
Tissa Senewiratne and Manjula.
FJ de Saram's
car imported in 1910.
(Possibly
Fredrick John de Saram b1875
His brother
Leslie also in the photo. )
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
Amy de Saram
Felix Delgoda
& children.
Lionel
Seneviratne
Gertrude de Livera, Premalatha, Lankika, Kusan
& Gertrude
de Livera
Manjula, Lakshmi, Rahul and Shruti.
Rex de Saram d 2012
Col FC de Saram.
(1912-1983)
(Son of Thomas de Saram)
Samudragiri
Walauwa. Built
around 1910.
De
Saram family 1
Prepared
by : Mr Manjula de Livera.
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Date
: 18th May 2024