Sri Lanka Sinhalese Family Genealogy
De Alwis
De Alwis - Family #3137
Sirimalhamy b approx 1610, from Sabaragamuwa
(Ratnapura)who in the
17th century, at the near end of the Portuguese rule, (around 1650), is
reported to have crossed
over from the king's territory (King Rajasinghe 2, ruled from
1635-1687, in the
Kingdom of Kandy), and is said to have travelled along
Kaluganga, with his wife,
two son's and a daughter, and a herd of cattle, and reached the
Portuguese
territory of Kalutara, where he assumed the name Siriwardena. (Supposed to have
resided in Millewa, his
wife's ancestral village)His son was baptized and assumed the
name Don Johan de
Alwis, resided at Bentota, and functioned as Lekam.
(Recorder).He is supposed
to have had 3 sons. And one son, Anthony Sepala de Alwis
Wijesiriwardene, became
Mudliyar of Pasdun Korale and Bentota.
De Alwis is a Sinhala surname. It is a corruption
of the Portuguese
surname Alves which was spread across Ceylon during the time of
Portuguese rule
of the island.
(D'Alwis- This is a
Spanish -Portuguese
locational name, of Roman (Latin)origins.It derives from the
ancient
word"alveus", which literally translates as"the river bed",
and was an introduction by the Roman invaders, of the 3rd
centuary AD.The
modern town of Alva, and the river Alva (in Portugal), are the
sources of the surname.
The name is most commemorated by the 1st Duke of Alva, who
conquered Portugal
in 1580.)
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
Lankan protestants
changed their
professed religion to Buddhism and Hinduism.
The
Thombu index was started by
the Portuguese, but registration work began in the 1740's.
It is
possible that during the
Portuguese /Dutch period, they have baptized and taken the name
de Alwis. (D' Alwis
)
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.
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From the
book Memoirs of Late James D'Alwis edited by AC Seneviratne in
1939
After 1604 those who had left the 7 korale's
for Sabaragamuwa found it
no better condition, they felt a desire to abandon and to seek
refuge in some
quite locality. Long before the Dutch
succeded the Portuguese and long before the Dutch rendered the
inland waters
navigable, various points on the west coast between Bentota and
Negambo, and
boats were placed, on the kelani ganga to maintain communication
by the river, confined
to the Kandyan Kingdom. The new settlers of Sabaragamuwa found a
easy passage
en route by the Kaluganga to those domains in ancient
principality Raiygama (Western
Province)
Though it was undoubtly the close of their
rule in Ceylon, it is
nevertheless not a little surprising that the Portuguese now
attempted to
extend their religion beyond their own frontier, and to carry it
into the
inland districts of the island. Notwithstanding the formidable
opposition which
they met at the hands of the Dutch, who had already commenced to
interpose
obstacles on the way to the Portuguese. And not withstanding the
treaty of 1638
between King Rajasinghe 2 and the Dutch, by which the exertions
of the
Portuguese clergy were greatly limited, yet it is not little
surprising that it
was chiefly at this period they exerted their influence, not
only to effect
convertions among te highest families of the land, but to
introduce at the same
time, a very questionable nomendature to distinguish the
converted.
It was at this point that the new Kandian
settlers in the confines of
Raiygama foresaw that
the most effectual
mode by, which they could secure rank and office was by
embracing the faith, which
had been offered, as a bait for such distinction.
Naturally ambitious, as the sinhalese are,
Siriwardene like many fellow
emigrants who accompanied him hesitated not to effect changein
hi s religion and
the name, and consequently in position. Thus we find a record of
his son
baptised under the name Don D'Alwis and assumed the christian
name Johan. Was
soon created the position Lekam or Recorder.
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1 Srimal
Hami, alias
Liyanarala a buddhist (Kandyan
of 7 Korales) (b
approx 1610) (Sirimal Bandara) migrated
from Sabaragamuwa to Rayigama (Western
Province)
(Kalutara)with his wife, 2 sons and a daughter and herd of
cattle.And
had the name Siriwardena. (This
was
around 1638 when a treaty was signed between king Rajasingha 2
and the Dutch.)
2
(1) daughter (b approx 1638)
2
(2) Son b1639
2 (3) Son, b1640
Siriwardene, baptised and took
the name, Don Johan de
Alwis
Weerasundera, Lekam recorder, lived in Bentota.Had 3
children.
3 (1)
Hendrick de Alwis Mudliyar of Pasdun
Korale
3 (2) Simon
Kosta de Alwis
3 (3) Millewa
arachchige Don Anthoney Alwis
Goonetilleke Samarasinghage Appuhamy Adikar of Bentota
(Walalvita korale)+Dona
Maria de Alwis of Elpitiya (Maria
received Paravini lands from her father Constantino de Alwis),
lived at Dope in
Bentota (b approx
1682) (Devalamulla Boralasgamuwa.)had 4 children. 4 (1), 4 (2),
4 (3), 4 (4)
(SF vol
3 page 65 mentions, Anthonan Alwis
Adigar of Bentota, According to thombo, for the village of
Elpitiya, year 1696,
the Adigar lived in Induruwe.)
(Community
book says-Anthony Alwis Sepala Wijesiriwardene Mudliyar of
Bentota and Pasdun
Korale, and was banished by the Dutch in 1745, to the Cape of
Good Hope.)
4
(1) Don Phillipoe Adrian Goonetilleke
Jayawardene Siriwardhane
Mohandiram of Bentota (He
was a son of
Anthoney)b:1710 + Dona Macka, b:1710, d8/8/1791 (Had 1 son-5 below)
(wife from Salpita korale)
(The writer believes Phillipoe married around 1739 and
settled in Galkissa of
Salpita Korale.) (p50 SF)
(It is
believed a de Alwis walauwwa existed in Aurburn Side, and may
have been built
around 1739, close to Christ Church. Thereafter several de Alwis
members
married from the de Saram Walauwa's of Galkissa. Thereafter the
de Alwis's
married from the Seneviratne family of Duwa watte walauwwa
Desaster Kalutara.)
5
Don Daniel de Alwis Goonetilleke Samarasinghe Mudaliyar
of
Salpita Korale. (son of Don Phillipoe) (born
circa 1740, d: 27/12/1794 buried at Christ Church
Dehiwela/Galkissa), Received
medal from Governor Van de Graaf in 1773, for best cinnamon
planter, (m:1765) +
Apolonia Perera Lama Eteni b:17/10/1747, m:1765
approx, d approx
1773, d/o Louis Samarawira Perera Gunawardhane and Dona Regina
Sudusinghe. Appolonia
had a Sister, Maria
Perera who married Lienedran
de
Saram Karunaratne Maha
Mudaliyar, Family #3126 – Ref Paul
Pieris, pp 32, 52, 173, 179. (Regina
mentioned
above is a daughter of Don Phillip Jayasekera Seneviratne
Sudusingha Mohandiram
of Kalutara and wife Anna.)Daniel had 4 children. (6 (1), 6 (2),
6 (3), 6 (4) (Maha
Mudliyar Leander de Saram's Karunaratne Walauwa was in
Silversmith street (sf
page4) (It is believed that Silversmith
Street was renamed as Srimath
Bandaranayake
Mawatha. The Udugaha Walauwe, was a ancestral town house of
Christoffel Bandaranaike, who died there in 1882, and was
located at No 42
Silversmith Street.)
(P4 SF
says Don Daniel had 2 brothers, it
could be Don Louis, school master, who married Dona Catona b1747
and on Salman
school master of Kalutara.)
(The
writer believes Don Daniel was born in
Galkissa, but had strong connections with Kalutara. First
reference to Christ
church Dehiwela/Galkissa is in 1705.As a result the writer
belives Don
Daniels's father Phillipoe, may have settled close to Christ
church
Dehiwela/Galkissa, around 1739)
Don Daniel
de Alwis Goonetilleke Samarasinghe
received a token of honour for the services rendered
during the
construction of the canal in Nedimala
in lake of Moratuwa in 1771.
According
to Thombu index Daniel de Alwis had land in Dewelmulla,
Pepiliyana, Gangodawila
and St Sebastian Colombo.
(After
Daniel de Alwis’s death on 27/12/ 1794 ,
Don Abraham de Alwis became
Mudaliyar on
7/1/1795, he may be Abraham de Alwis Goonetilleke Siriwardene
Mohandiram who
married Apolonia (b1755) in 1774 and had 12 children, Abraham de
Alwis Goonetilleke
Siriwardene’father is Joan de Alwis, who was a brother of
Phillipoe Goontilleke
(.Abraham was
Daniel's 1st cousin.).And
one of Abraham's children is Abraham de Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Goonetilleke, Mudaliyar
& Asst Interpreter to Governors Gate. (m21/7/1822, d7/4/1858)
who married Florentina
de Alwis. (daughter
of Adirian de Alwis
Goonetilleke Samaranayake)It may be possible that they are the
parents of
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis and Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe
Siriwardene.) Had
4 children 6 (1) to 6 (4)
6 (1)Don
Adirian
de Alwis Goonetilleke Samaranayake (1819 Mohandiram) (son of
Daniel de Alwis Goonathileke
Samarasinghe)b approx 1766- d 17/7/1837,
Atapattu Mudaliyar, Salpita Korale (resided
in Galkissa)Mudaliyar 1774-1794 (M1) (Md-1/8/1790) + Susana
Cornelia
Phillipsz Harmine (3002) bp
27/9/1772-d21/8/1851
(Susana Corneliya Philepsz is a daughter of Philip Philepsz
Wijekoon
Panditharatne 1st Maha Mudaliyar and Chief Interpreter of the
Governor's
Gate.who married Dona Leonara.)
Adirian de
Alwis was brought up by his
aunt, Johanna Maria Perera, wife of Leander de Saram
Karunaratne.As such it
could be assumed that Adrian's mother Apolonia may have died
around 1772, after
the birth of 4th child Hendrick. (Paul
Pieris,
used diaries for information to write his book. Adrian de
Alwis's diary
mentions that his home was in Galkissa.SF book page 4, Paul
Pieris vol 3)
(Adrian de Alwis
received Wolvendhal property
from the last will of Maria Johanna Perera wiil date 11/7/1810
wife of Leander
de Saram.) (Maria Johanna Perera's sister is Appolonia
Perera.Adrian's mother
is Apolonia.) (Possibly the Wolvendhal property was in
Silversmith street, maybe
refered as Karunaratne Walauwa.)
According
to thombu index Adrian de
Alwis had land in Hulsdorf.
Siblings
of Adirian are Ana, Helena,
Regina and Hendrick (Adirian
was in
Kalutara in the years 1778 and 1779, and had gone there to read
and write.from
his uncle (katadasi
bappa ) (the uncle
referred may be Louis school master b1745
or Salman) and Came back to Galkissa, his village, as
father had fever.)Adrian
had 2 daughters. (7 (1), 7 (2))
7 (1) Dona
Helena Rudolfina de Alwis (m30/5/1838)+
Johan Cornelis de Alwis Goonerwardena Seneviratne.
(His 2hd
marriage), Mudaliyar of Kalutara b1792 d 4/8/1873, m:1840 (JC de Alwis is a, Son
of Floris de Alwis) (Rudolfina
de Alwis had land in
Uswetakeliyawatte in Raigam Pattu.)
7 (2) Dona
Florentina de Alwis
Samaranayake Lama Eteni (b
approx
1794) + Don Abraham de
Alwis
Abeysiriwardena Goonetilleke
Mudaliyar
& Asst Interpreter of Governors Gate m21/7/1822 d7/4/1858 (Mohotti
Mohandiram of the
Governor's Gate, Mudaliyar of Bentota) (Son of Abraham de
Alwis Goonetilleke
Siriwardena.)had 2 children.8 (1) and 8 (2)
8 (1)
Eliza Harriet de Alwis + Henry
Tillekeratne Mudliyar Weligam Korale (M7/6/1866)b1820-d1883
8 (2)
James D' Alwis.b:14/Dec/1823-d:5/7/1878
(Colombo Acadamy)
(Stc), member of the
Legislative Council (1875-1878).Advocate, poet, writer (M1)+
Miss Susana Cornelia de
Livera Tennakoon, (d
of Louis de Livera Samaranayake Tennekoon)
( b:20/4/1835-1854)James
de Alwis is
a son of Abraham de Alwis.).Was attached to Colombo Kacherie. In
addition, was a
planter and had coconut estates and house and property. (James had 5 chidren
from 2 marriages) James
de Alwis also had the residence at "Hill Castle"at
Silversmith Street
Colombo 12.
Member of
the Legislative Council
1875-1878.Oriental Scolar.Member of the Turf Club.Residence
"Milview"Skinner Road South
of
Colombo.
9 (1) James Henry de
Alwis b6/10/1854, died
young.
8
(2) 2nd spouse of James de Alwis (M2)m5/5/1855 + Florence Dias
Bandaranaike. b1820-d12/4/1907
(d/o Jacobus Dias Bandaranaike, 1001), James de Alwis was a
member of the
Legislative Council.
9 (2)
Edwin Robert de Alwis, 1860-1920 + Cecilia Dias
Bandaranaike. m:1885 (1001)no
issue
9 (3)
Ezline Maria de Alwis 1861-1922 +Sir Solomon. Christoffel
Obeyesekere. (1848-1927)
(3051) Member of the
Legislative Council of
Ceylon. (4 children)10 (1) to 10 (4)
10
(1)
Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere b1879,
(m1898)+ Sir Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike (22/5/1862-1946)
(Maha Mudaliyar) (Horogolla
Walauwwa)Stc, 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
corenation
medal.And Received KCMG. (1001)3
children
11 (1) Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b8/11/1899-d26/9/1959
(STC
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
established the SLFP
after 1951) (Prime
Minister SL1956-59)To
solve the ethinic issue he signed the Bandaranaike Chelvanaygam pact, which was
repudiated due to campaign
led by Buddhist clergy.Made Sinhala the official Language
(Assisinated in 1959)
+ Sirimavo Ratwatte. (Prime
Minister)b17/4/1916-d10/10/2000
First Woman Prime Minister in the World. (3060) (3 children)
12 (1)
Chandrika Dias
Bandaranaike.born 29/6/1945 St Bridgets Convent, and
graduated in Political
Science in a University in Paris (President of SL
1994-2005) Formed the
Peoples Alliance Party + Vijaya Kumaratunga. (Film Actor, Assisinated
in 1988)
13 Dr Yasodara Kumaratunga + Dr Roger Walker.
m:2007 (UK)
13
Vimukthi
Kumaratunga
12
(2) Anura Dias
Bandaranaike (Royal
College) (Opposition
leader, later Speaker and Now
Minister) (MP
1977-2007) d 2008
unmarried.
12
(3) Sunethra Dias
Bandaranaike + Kumar Rupasinghe
12
(3) 2nd spouse of
Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike+ Udaya Nanayakkara
11
(2)
Alexandra Corneliya Dias
Bandaranaike b26/8/1903, M15/8/1923 + Leonard
Godwin (Leo) de Alwis b1897. (lived
at Samudragiri Walauwwa Mt Lavinia)b approx 1897 (3 children)
12
(1)
Shirlene.de Alwis + Earl Jayawardena
13
Amal Jayawardena
12
(2)
Lankasa.de Alwis + Joy Dassenaike
13
Ranjith de Alwis
14
Raneesha de Alwis
14 Radeena de Alwis
12
(3)
Rukmani de Alwis (Rukie)
b26/3/1926-d 20/3/2017 (St Bridget's
Convent) married (M21/2/1952)Percy
Eheliyagoda
b13/10/1926 (They had 5 children,
who included 2 sets of
twin daughters. The daughters attended St Bridget's Convent)
13
(1) Percival
Leo Eheliyagoda b24/2/1953 + Ramya Wijetunga (M2/6/1982)
14
Rosanath Eheliyagoda
13
(2)
Shalimar Eheliyagoda b2/7/1955+ Uma Kumar Sharma (M23/4/1981)
14
Dr
Shanikar Sharma +Migara Alwis (M12/2/2009)
15 Anshiana Suella,
b1/6/2011
15 Elisha Sapphire
b21/7/2014
15 Mikayel
b9/5/2015
14
Sandesh
Sharma +Sharika Emi (M1/3/2014)
13
(3)
Chamaine Eheliyagoda (lawyer)
b2/7/1955)+ Prof.Lakshman
Madurasinghe (STC
Mt Lavinia, Attorney-at-Law,
CIPD-UK, Cambridge University UK) (M2/8/1979)
14
Lakshan
Madurasinghe b3/9/1981+ Nishani Fernando (M7/7/2007)
15 Romaan
Athan Madurasingha b1/8/2008
13
(4)
Lankani Eheliyagoda b15/4/1960 (unmarried)
13
(5)
Devika Eheliyagoda b15/4/1960 (unmarried)
11
(3)
Anna Florentina Dias Bandaranaike d1977 + Abraham
de
Livera. (3109)
12
(1)
S.Christopher.O de Livera (Lawyer)
d25/7/2011+ Nimal Pieris
13
Shanaka
de Livera (Lawyer)
b1959+
Samanda Senaratne
14
Shelan de Livera
14
Sajin de Livera
13
Priyan
de Livera (Lawyer)unmarried
13
Asanthi
de Livera + Oswin de Alwis
12
(2) Rita May de
Livera. (unmarried)
10
(2)
Ethel Mildred Obeysekere b1885 + William C Pieris
Siriwardena
Dr William Christoffel
Pieris
Siriwardena, b:1867-d1917, 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:1882, d:1930), m:1902 (3051)
(daughter of S.C Obeyesekere
of Talpe
Walauwa Galle.)
3 children
11 (1)
William Ian Pieris b1905 + Anula Dias Abeysinghe
12
Susil Pieris
12 Malkanthi
Pieris + J.R Maurice Perera (former
high court judge)
13 Asoka
Perera
13 Asanga
Perera
12 Priyanga
Pieris + Eranga (famous
singing duo)
13 Dinuka
Pieris (son)
11 (2) Iranganie
Pieris b1908 unmarried.
11 James
Pieris b1910 ,
Barrister, unmarried.
10
(3)
Forester Obeysekere b1880-d1961 Speaker State Council +
Amy Isabel
Sykes (m1907) (d of Wiliam Sykes)
10
Bookin
Obeysekere
10
Ezlynne Obeysekere + Ralph LP Deraniyagala
11 Ralph
Deraniyagala + Indrani Nugera
12
Arubind Deraniyagala.
10
(4) Lilian Augusta Obeyesekere
b1883+ Simon William Ilangakoon b1888-d1963
(1001)Mudliyar of Colombo (3
children)
11 (1) Christophel Panini
Illangakoon (b26/11/1919-d10/2/1989), Stc, MP
for Weligama
1956-60, 1970-77 + (m1)
Effie Samarakkody
12 Panini
Illangakoon (jr)
11 (1)
Christophel Panini Illangakoon (b1919)+ (m2) Lilly
Goonasekere
12 Dr Gamini
Illangakoon (International
Lawyer)+ Deepthi Ilangakoon
13
Sanka Illangakoon
13 Sulakna
Illangakoon
11
(2) Surangani
Illangakoon b1913 unmarried
11 (3) Mahnil
Lilette Illangakoon + Roland Hugh Dias
Abeysinghe
12 Ayunil
Dias Abeysinghe
12 Jayanthi
Dias Abeysinghe
9
(4)
Annie Lucy de
Alwis (3rd
daughter of James de
Alwis)1864-1920 (M14/4/1890)
+ Felix
Reginald
Dias Bandaranaike b:26/7/
1861 (died 1947) (educated
at Royal & STC), Qualifications
Cambridge BA, LLB degrees MA, LLM, Became District Judge Colombo
in 1897 (1001) 4
children 10 (1) to 10 (4)
10
(1) Reginald
Felix Dias Bandaranaike + (“Princess”)
Joy
De
Livera (3109)
11
Reginald
Walter Michael Dias Bandaranaike + Norah Hunter-Crabbe (UK)
12
Alison Dias
Bandaranaike+ Wolfram Koch (Austria)
12
Julia Dias
Bandaranaike+ Stuart Orford
13 Name
not
known
10
(1)
2nd spouse of Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike + Freda Dias
Abeysinghe. (d of Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe) 2 children
11
Felix Dias Bandaranaike b5/11/1930-d26/6/1985 (Minister of Public
Administration, Local Govt,
Home Affairs & Justice 1970-77) + Muthulakshmi
Jayasundera
12
Christine (Wickremanayake)
11
Christine
Manel Dias
Bandaranaike (1928-1967)
+ David Blackler
10
(2)
Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike (1894-1982) + William Roland
Illangakoon b1886-1946 (5
children)
11
(1) Hope
Esther Ilangakoon b1923 + Quintus Tennekoon
12
Nirmalie Serena
Tennekoon (died 198?)
12
Deepthi Christine Tennekoon + Palitha
Senanayake
11
(2)
Nannette Christine Ilangakoon+ ECG (Lyn) Wickremasinghe
12
Ranmohan Gitendra
Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
13 Rohana
Wickremasinghe
12
Ravindra
Christopher Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi ?? (Australia)
13 Ramila
Wickremasinghe
13 Charith
Wickremasinghe
11
(3) Ronald Neil Illangakoon b1915+
Lynnette de Alwis
12
Sheami Illangakoon+
DEW Perera
13 Karen
Shanya
Illangakoon Perera
13 Sheena
Tiyani
Illangakoon Perera
13 David
Janik Illangakoon
Perera
11
(4)
Glencora Anne
Illangakoon (died 197?)unmarried
11
(5)
Philip Ralph Illangakoon
11
(6)
Anthea Veronica.Illangakoon, umarried.
10
(3) Samuel James Felix Dias Bandaranaike
(Sammy) (1902-1969) + Esther
Ramkeesoon (Trinidad).3
children
11
(1)
Sonia.Rohini Dias Bandaranaike + Dr. Digby William Hall (UK)
12
William
Gamini Hall
12
Mary Hall
12
James Hall
12
Emma
Hall
11
(2)
Gwendolyn Esther Dias Bandaranaike (d: 2004) + Roland Hugh
Dias Abeyesinghe.
12
Yohann
Dias Abeyesinghe + Manjari Wickremasinghe Rajapakse
13
Chandhana Dias
Abeyesinghe
13 Hasulie
Dias
Abeyesinghe
12 Kavinda Dias Abeyesinghe
+
Shyamini Balasuriya
13
Nadhil
Dias Abeyesinghe
11
(3)
Yasmine Malini Dias Bandaranaike + Dr Brendon Gooneratne.
(Aus)
12
Channa Brendon Gooneratne
12
Esther Devika Gooneratne
10 (4)Florence Rita Dias Bandaranaike
1897-1898
9 (5) Florence Ellen de Alwis, 1858-1917 + Peter
George
de Saram b1852 m:21/11/1877
(Police Magistrate) (3126)
7 children
10
(1)
Clarice de Saram b1879 + Valantine Gooneratne.
10
(2)
Lionel Wellington (Duke)
de Saram + Ethel Pieris, 1885-1930
11 Helen de Saram,
b:1910-d4/7/2015 + Oscar
de Livera, m:1930 (Approx
1910-1988)
12
Asela
de Livera + Shama Dassenaike
13
Ashan de Livera + Naushaly Wijemanne
14 Anithra de Livera
14 Yaneth de Livera
13
Shanila
de Livera + Sanjiv Alles
14 Rayaka Alles
14 Tejaka Alles
11
Philip de Saram.
10
(3)
Beatrice + Arthur Dassenaike
10
(4)
Helen Mabel de Saram b1887 unmarried
10 (5) Elsie de Saram + Guy
Dassenaike
11
Naomi
Dassenaike + Titus Abeysundera
12
Hiranthi
Abeysundera
12
Shirin Abeysundera
11
Alastair
Dassanaike + Erin Perera
11
Territt
Dassenaike
11
Yvette
Dassenaike + Upali Seneviratne
12
Aanjanee
June Seneviratne
12
Upamalee
Seneviratne
10
(6)
Cyril de Saram + Linda de Alwis
11
Cynthia
de Saram + Bertie de Alwis
12
Christine
de Alwis
11
Sheila
de Saram + Basil de Alwis
12
Devinda
de Alwis
12
Sharnelle
de Alwis
12
Rohan
de Alwis
12
Niloo
de Alwis
11 Neliya de Saram
10
(7)
Maud (Girlie) de
Saram + Cyril Tilleakeratne
11
Patrick
Tillekeratne
12
Patricia
Tillekeratne + Eric de Livera
13
Priyanee
de
Livera
6 (1) Don
Adrian de Alwis 2hd marriage 23/4/1785
7
Cornelis de
Alwis
6 (2) Dona Regina de Alwis (b approx 1768) (M17/5/1786) (daughter
of Daniel de Alwis
Goonetileke Samarasinghe (5)above)+
Gabriel
Perera Jayawardene Goonetilleke Mudaliyar. (Regina was elder
sister of
Adirian. Regina had miscarriages
in 1793
&1794) (This
was Gabriel's 2hd
marriage. He was probably the son of Bernaldo Perera, Mudliyar
Pasdun Korale in
1747) (3 children)
. 7 (1)
Louisa Perera Goonathileke + John
Abraham Perera Wijesekera Gunerwardene, Maha Mudliyar and
Gajanayake Mudliyar
M1847, D1879
7
(2) Charlotte
Perera Goonatileke b approx 1788+
Carolus Lambertus de Livera Tennakoon Mohandiram
7
(3)Son died unmarried.
6 (3)
Dona Ana Helena de
Alwis Hamine (bp1/1/1766)
(d:1853) d/o Don
Daniel de Alwis
Goonetilleke Samarasinghe Mudaliyar of Salpita Korale.and
Apolonia Perera + (M17/5/1786-christ
church galkissa) Don
Phillip Gunasekera Seneviratne.Mudaliyar Kalutara (b approx 1750
approx-d:1803) (see
Seneviratne family tree,
3108),
Don Phillip received certificates from
Dutch & British Governors. Don Phillip received land in
Kalutara Fort, from
Governor Van de Graaf as reward for planting cinnamon for the
government. (2
Children) 7 (1), 7 (2)
7
(1)
Dona Johana Seneviratne (d:1826)
+ Johan Cornelis de
Alwis Mudaliyar.
(his 1st marriage) (JC de Alwis is a son of Floris de Alwis)
7
(2)
Herat Goonetileke Seneviratne (Translator
Kandy Kaccherie)
8
Thomas Louis Gunasekera Seneviratne
7 (3) Don John
Gerard Cornelis
Seneviratne (1792-d 4th August 1873) + (M )in 1847 Helena de
Alwis d/o Don Daniel Wijesiriwardena
Gunathilake de Alwis of
Bentota. (page 11 SF of Paul Pieris) (2 children) (8 (1), 8 (2))
He received 22
silver Singalen coat buttons from Maria Johanna Perera's last
will dated 11th
July 1810. (SF page 39, Paul pieris, vol 3)
8
(1) Seneviratne + Thomas de Alwis
9
Richard Nicholas de Alwis + Ruberu
10
Pauline de Alwis.
10
Denham de Alwis
10 Caroline de Alwis
8
(2) Thomas Leonard
Gunasekera Seneviratne of
Kalutara. (born
approx 1848-d Nov 1908) + Jane Rajo de Alwis.b
approx 1854-d1915
of Galkissa Walauwwa. (daughter of Abraham
de Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardene and Helena Eliza de Alwis) (3
children) (9 (1),
9 (2), 9 (3))
9
(1) Edwin
Seneviratne, (coroner)
(1886-d Nov
1946) + Eugine de Saram,
(1896-1980)
(d of Peter Thomas de Saram) (had 3 children)
10 (1) Conrad Seneviratne (graduate)
(1926-1950) STC Mt
Lavinia. (Died
unmarried of Cancer at 24 years.)
10
(2)
Gertrude Hemawathi Seneviratne (b12/4/1931-d1/6/2023)
(Graduate) Eng
Inst/Journalist. + Louis
Charles
de Livera (1919-1969)
(STC Mt Lavinia)
Lawyer (3109) (Son
of Godwin de Livera.) (md1955) (had
3 children)
11
(1)
Sunil de Livera (1956-2003)
Musician
(STC Mt Lavinia)
(Died
unmarried)
11 (2)
Manjula de Livera
(b:17/1/1960) STC Mt
Lavinia.
Accountant/Dy Chief Internal Auditor (UDA).CIMA,
Migrated to Australia in 2006 .Md12/5/1993+ Lakshmi Arulanandam
(Lawyer)b1965
12
Rahul de Livera b1994
12
Shruti de Livera b2001
11
(3) Lankika
de Livera (b:18/2/1964-d9/4/2011),
Journalist
+ Prasanna Panditharatne (Royalist)Md1990
(d2009)
12
Kusan
Panditharatne b1995
11
(3) 2nd spouse of Lankika de Livera (b:1964), Journalist
(Md2003) + Sri Srikumar (STC
Mt Lavinia), Accountant) (no
children in this marriage)
10
(3)
Lionel Seneviratne (b21/7/1938-d 13/8/2024)
(STC Mt Lavinia)Chief
Engineer, Bank of Ceylon + Dr Premalatha Pagodaarachchi (Head of
Blood bank
Kalubowila) (1 daughter) (M approx 1970)
11
Yasoja Seneviratne (Computer
Programmer) SL/USA b1975+
Sumedha Perera
12 Maya
Perera
9
(2) Dr
Arthur Senewiratne (Eye
Specialist) (lived
at Albert Crescent Colombo)+ Harriot Wijewardena.
(aunt of President
JR Jayawardena.)
10
Nanda
Senewiratne + Clare Senewiratne
nee David
11 Viraj Senewiratne +
Dhakshina
10 Kumari
Senewiratne
9 (3) James Senewiratne b
approx 1906- d1969+Millicent Samarakkody b
1911-d1995
(3
children)
10
(1)
Wasanthi Senewiratne 1933-d2019+ Marshal
Wijesinghe (d:1988)
(Air Force)
11
Ayanthi
Wijesinghe + Samith Jayasekera
10
(2)
Ranjith Senewiratne (Personnel
Manager) (STC Mt
Lavinia)b 14/4/1939 + Deepthi
Malalgoda
11
Hirantha
Senewiratne (STC Mt
Lavinia) + Anja
Lurvink
10
(3)
Dr Tissa Senewiratne (Chief Medical Officer
CMC) (STC Mt
Lavinia) b1940 -d2023+ Srine Attygalle
11
Thishani Seneviratne +
Amal de Mel
12
Amashi
de Mel b1994 +Lakshman
13
Taavi
12 Shineli
de Mel
11
Chaminda
Senewiratne (STC Mt
Lavinia) +
Misthi de Silva, no issue.
6
(4) Don Hendrick de Alwis Goonetilleke
Mudaliyar of the Kandy Kachcherie (b approx 1772) + m: 30th
June
1811 Florentina
Dias
Bandaranaike b1773 (daughter of Daniel Dias Bandaranaike Mohandiram of
Mapitigama)2 children.7 (1),
7 (2)
Hendrick
received from the will of
Johanna Maria Perera (his
mother's
sister)the garden of Silvesmith Street in Colombo..and 2000RXD
(Is J'de Alwis, Gate
Mudliyar Kandy kachcherie,
b approx 1815+Ellen Obeyesekere, d of Lambertus Ferdinadus
Wijeratne
Obeyesekere (is J de Alwis a son of Hendrick de Alwis.?)
7 (1) Hendrick de Alwis Mudliyar Kandy Kachcherie Md 1840
+ Dorathea
Dias Bandaranayaka b1814 (d
of Jacobus
Dias Bandaranayaka.)
7
(2) Daniel
Sieckbertus de Alwis Goonetilleke
Samarasinghe bp 7/8/1814 + Depanchy de Saram (had 2
daughters) 8 (1), 8 (2)
(Depanchy is a sister of Leonard de Saram) (d of Louis de Saram)
(Is Depanchy spelled
as Depanchi)
8 (1) Helena
Eliza de Alwis (b
1840-d1887)+ Abraham
de Alwis Wijesinghe
Siriwardene b approx
1830, (2 children
9 (1), 9 (2)) (From
a property division chart it seems that after the death of
Helena de Alwis, her
husband Abraham de Alwis, seems to have had a 2hd marriage to
Hetioida Peiris.
(around 1875)
(d
of Daniel Sieckerbutus de Alwis)
Received land of Leonard de Saram, see
below article of Welawatte and
Galkissa lands-History of Galkissa Walauwa.
(According
to folk talk it is said that Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis lived at Galkissa Walauwa.It is also said that
Abraham de
Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardena and Susana Hetroyda de Alwis were
brother and
sister.
Galkissa
Walauwa was built
by Louis de Saram
father of Leonard de Saram in 1820, which is still standing as
at 2024 in Mihindu
Mawatha Dehiwela..
Leonard de
Saram and his wife Susana Hetroyda de Alwis lived at Galkissa
Walauwwa.)
(After
the death of Leonard de Saram, properties
were inherited by Susana Hetroyda de Alwis his wife. As they did
not have
children, they were given, by last will, to Leonard de Saram’s
sister’s (grand
children) (Helena Eliza's children) 50
acres of Mahawellawatte to Helena's son Daniel Albert de Alwis,
and 25 acres of
Mahawellawatte to Helena's daughter 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.)
(After
1915, when both Daniel Albert de Alwis,
who had 3 children had died, and when Jane Rejo Senewiratne nee
de Alwis, who
had 3 children had died, the Galkissa Walauwwa was shared, each
having 1/6th
share of the Galkissa Walauwwa.But subsequently 5 went out
selling their shares
of the Walauwwa, and the youngest James Christopher Senewiratne,
became the
sole owner of the Galkissa Walauwwa.)
9
(1) Jane Rajo de
Alwis (b
approx 1860-d1915) + Thomas
Leonard
Seneviratne,
(From Kalutara) d Nov 1908 (see
Seneviratne family tree) (3108)
3
chldren. Jane Rejo de Alwis received 25 acres from Wellawatte,
from the
property of Leonard de Saram.
Received land of Leonard de Saram, see
below article of Welawatte and
Galkissa lands-History of Galkissa Walauwa.
10
(1) Edwin Henry Seneviratne, (Coroner), 1886-Nov 1946
+ Eugine
Caroline
Gertrude de Saram,
1896-1980, (3121)
They had 3 children (Md
approx 1925) (Eugine was a dahghter of
Peter de Saram of Udaha Walauwwa, Galkissa. (Mihindu Mawatha.)
Out of the
land saes proceeds of Wellawatte in 1928, Edwin had bought land
from his cousin
in Mihindu Mawatha and bought land
from
his cousin Lilian in Terrance Avenue.
11
(1) Conrad Seneviratne (Graduate) (1926-1950) STC Mt
Lavinia)died of cancer at
24 years.
11
(2) Gertrude Hemawathi Senevirane (b:12/4/1931-d1/6/2023)
Eng Instructor/Journalist
+ Louis Charles de Livera (1919-1969)
(STC Mt Lavinia)
Lawyer (3109)
(md1955) (3 children)
12
(1)
Sunil de Livera (1956-2003)
Musician
(STC Mt Lavinia)
12
(2)
Jagath
Manjula de Livera (b:1960) STC Mt Lavinia,
Accountant /Dy Chief
Internal Auditor (UDA)
SL/Aus (Md1993)CIMA&Adv
Dip Accounting Aus.+
Lakshmi Arulanandam, (Lawyer)
Migrated
to Australia 2006.
13
Rahul
Lakshan de Livera b1994 (Degree
in
Law & Engineering)
13
Shruti
Manisha de Livera b2001 (Double degree in Business Accounting
&
Banking)
12
(3) Lankika
Erandathi de Livera (b:1964-
d2011), Journalist
(Md1990) + Prasanna Panditharatne,
(Businessman)
13 Kusan Panditharatne
b1995
12
(3) 2nd spouse of
Lankika Erandathi de Livera (Md2003 + Sri Srikumar (STC Mt Lavinia),
Accountant)
11
(3)
Lionel Janaki Seneviratne (b:21/7/1938-d13/8/2024)
(STC Mt Lavinia)
(Engineering studies in
England 1963 to 1969) Chief Engineer, Bank of Ceylon +
Premalatha
Pagodaarachchi (Doctor,
Head of Blood
Bank, Kalubowila Hospital) (md1970)1 daughter.
12
Yasoja
Seneviratne (Computer
Programmer)
SL/USA + Sumedha Perera. (1 daughter)
13 Maya
Perera
10
(2)
Dr Arthur Fritz Senewiratne (Eye
Specialist)b approx 1900 + Harriot
Wijewardena,
(aunt of President J R Jayawardena) (3062)2 children.
11
(1)
Nanda Senewiratne b1922-d10/11/2002+Clare Daniels (Lanka Woman
founder editor 1984)
12 Viraj
Senewiratne (Stc
Mtl)+Dhakshina
11
(2)
Kumari Senewiratne (No
children)
10
(3) (James)Jimmy
Senewiratne (d:1969)
+ Millicent Samarakkody (b1911-d:1995)
they had 3 children (Md
approx 1928) (2hd cousins marriage.Jimmy's
maternal grand mother was Helen Eliza de Alwis. And Millicent's
Maternal
Grandmother was Susana de Alwis.Helen and Susana were sisters.)
Jimmy bought
the 5/6th shares of Galkissa Walauwwa, and resided there.
11
(1)
Wasanthi Senewiratne d2019+ Marshal Wijesinghe (d:1988) (Air Force)
12
Ayanthi
Wijesinghe+ Samith Jayasekera
11
(2)
Ranjith Senewiratne (Personnel
Mgr) (STC Mt
Lavinia) b14/4/1939 + Deepthi
Malalgoda
12
Hirantha
Senewiratne (STC Mt
Lavinia)+
Anja Lurvink
11
(3)
Dr Tissa Senewiratne (Chief
Medical
Officer CMC) (STC
Mt Lavinia) b1940-d2023+
Srine Attygalle (2
children.)
12
Thishanee Senewiratne+
Amal de Mel
13
Amashi de Mel +Lakshman
13 Shineli de
Mel
12
Chaminda
Senewiratne (STC Mt
Lavinia)+
Misthi de Silva
9
(2) Daniel Albert de
Alwis (Galkissa) (b approx
1858-d30/8/1903) + Grace
Rosalind Dias Bandaranaike
b4/10/1876-d:21/2/1922 (1001)
(Lived at Galkissa Walauwa, Mihindu
Mawatha) (Grace Rosalyn Bandaranaike is a daughter of William
Alexander
Bandaranaike b approx 1840 and Matilda Grace
Seneviratne.Kelenimulle) 3
children. (Matilda Grace Senewiratne is a sister of Solomon
Seneviratne) (Received
50 acres at Wellawatte from Susana Hetroyda de Saram nee de
Alwis, wife of
Leonard de Saram)
Received land of Leonard de Saram, see
below article of Welawatte and
Galkissa lands-History of Galkissa Walauwa.
10 (1) Lilian
Rosalin de Alwis
b1895-d 1933 + Stephen Christopher Senewiratne (b5/8/1895-d
July 1959) (m5/4/1923)
(Lilian
inherited 25 acres land
in Mahawellawatte, which she sold.It is believed
her death, Duff house murder case was due to the money.) (Duff
house murder
article, below.)
Lilian also
inherited land in present day Terrance Avenue which was sold to
her cousin
Edwin Seneviratne. Terrance Avenue was named after her son.)
Out of
Wellawatte land sale proceeds, Stevan had bought a farm in
Nawala and a estate
in Alawwa.
11 Solomon
Terrance Senewiratne
b1926-d2007 (Prof of Agriculture)+Daisy Dias Abeysinghe, (d of Annesley Dias
Abeysinghe)divorced, no
issue.
10 (2) Henry Albert de Alwis
d:21/1/1907 (died
young)
10 (3) Leonard Godwin de Alwis
(Leo) (b: approx
1897) (M15/8/1923)+
Alexandra Dias
Bandaranaike (Alex)b26/8/1903
(sister of SWRD Bandaranaike-Prime Minister 1956-1959) (1001))daughter of Sir
Solomon DB Maha
Mudliyar)3 children
(They lived at
Samudragiri Walauwwa at
Mt Lavinia.It is believed that the Samudragiri walauwwa in de Saram Road Mt
Lavinia was built by Leo
de Alwis, from the sale proceeds of his share of 25 acres in
Mahawellawatte.in
1925 ) (Until Samudragiri Walauwwa was built they lived at
Galkissa Walauwa
Mihindu Mawatha..) (Samudragiri Walauwa is supposed to have been
demolished
around year 2010, and the land blocked out and sold.)
11
(1) Nirmala
Rukmani de Alwis (b26/3/1926-d
20/3/2017)
(St Bridgets Convent) + Percy Richard
Eheliyagoda b13/10/1926
(They had 5 children, who included
2 sets of twin daughters.The daughters attended St Bridget's
Convent.) (M21/2/1952)
12
(1) Leo
Eheliyagoda b24/2/1953+ Ramya Wijetunga (M2/6/1982)
13
Rosanath
Eheliyagoda.
12
(2) Shalimar
Eheliyagoda b2/7/1955+ Uma Kumar Sharma. (M23/4/1981)
13
Dr Shanika
Sharma.+Migara Alwis (M12/12/2009)
14 Anshiana Suella b1/6/2011
14 Elisha Saphire b 21/2/2014
14 Mikayel b9/5/2015
13
Sandesh
Sharma.+Sharika Emi (M1/3/2014)
12 (3) Charmaine
Eheliyagoda b2/7/1955+
Prof. Lakshman Madurasinghe. (M2/8/1979)
13 Lakshan
Madurasinghe.married
Nishani Fernando. (M7/7/2007)
14 Romaan Athan
Madurasinghe b2008
12
(4) Lankani Eheliyagoda.b15/4/1960
12 (5)
Devika Eheliyagoda.b15/4/1960
(2
pairs of twins, Shalimar & Charmaine
and Lankani & Devika)
11 (2) Lankassa de Alwis b25/3/1925+ Joy
Dassanaike, b6/8/1928, (d
of Arthur Lee Dassanaike) (M12/6/1952)
12 Ranjith de
Alwis.b26/5/1956 +Resha
Jayawardena (m15/4/1985)
13 Raneesha
de Alwis b1/1/1986
13 Rhadeema
de Alwis b4/8/1989
11
(3) Shirlene de Alwis + Earl Jayawardena
12 Amal
Jayawardena
8 (2)
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis (d
of Depanchy
de Saram)+Edwin William Pieris M1873 (Susana, daughter of
Daniel Sieghbertus de
Alwis
9 Johanna Fredrika Pieris (M1909)+Henry
Samarakkody (had 13
children) (See Samarakkody family
tree)
9 Rowland Pieris
9 Henry Pieris
9 George Pieris
9 Julian Pieris + Eliza de
Silva
3 Louis de
Alwis b approx 1745
School master at
Kalutara, (brother
of Daniel de Alwis.)
+ Dona Catona
3 Salman de
Alwis (School
master) (brother of Daniel
de Alwis.)
6 (5) Bastian
Floris
Isaak
4 (2 ) Don Joan
de Alwis Abeywardena
Gunasekera Mudaliyar of Bentota + Dona Ana Dias, b:1720
(He
was a brother of Phillipoe Goonetilleke Jayawardena Mohandiram
of Bentota, who
was the father of Daniel de Alwis Goonetilleke Samarasinghe.)2
children.-5 (1)
and 5 (2)
5 (1) Don Kosman
de Alwis
Abeysiriwardhana Gunasekera Mohandiram, b:1748 -d20/4/1792+
Dona Janaatje de
Silva b:1755, d/o Juan, and his wife Dona Katona, daughter of
Don Domingo
Goonaratna Abeysundera, Korala of Wellabada Pattu. Juan was
the son of Rubento de Silva Jayethilleke Dahanayake Mudaliyar,
b.c1670 and his
wife Francina, daughter of Gostino de Silva.
(Thombu
index shows that Kosman lived
in Kalutara Malewana village.)Had 1
child.
6 Dona Johanna de Alwis b:1774 +
Isaac (s/o son of
Don Adrian Goonetilleke
Samaranaike Attapattu Mudaliyar of Galle, who was the brother
of Don Simon de
Silva Maha Mudaliyar), m:4 Mar 1792
5 (2)
Don. Abraham de Alwis Goonetilleke Siriwardhana
Mohandiram b3/4/1745-d11/5/1814+
Dona Appolonia b1755
-d1814 (they had
12 children)M3/4/1774 He
may have become Mudaliyar on 7/1/ 1795, after
the death of Daniel de Alwis. (Apolonia b1755 is a daughter of
Korale mahatmaya
of Poldugoda)Twelve children
-6 (1), 6 (2),
6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (5), 6 (6), 6 (7), 6 (8), 6 (9), 6 (10), 6
(11), 6 (12)listed
below
(D.A.de
Alwis Goonetilleke
Siriwardena and Kosman de Alwis were brothers)
6
(1) Hendrick de Alwis (died
unmarried age 60)
6 (2) Don Abraham
de Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Goonetilleke , b1785, Mudaliyar & Asst Interpreter of
Governors Gate
m21/7/1822 d7/4/1858
+ Dona Florentina
de Alwis Samaranayake b approx 1794. (d of Adrian de Alwis
mudliyar Salpita
korale, and grand daughter of Philipsz Panditharatne and neice
of John Godfred
Philepsz.) had 2 children.7 (1), 7 (2)
7 (1) Eliza
Harriet de Alwis + Henry Tillekeratne (M7/6/1866)
7 (2) Hon James de Alwis.b:14/Dec/1823-d:5/7/1878
(Colombo Acadamy)
(Stc), member of the
Legislative Council (1875-1878).Advocate,
poet,
writer (M1)+ Susana Cornelia de Livera, b:1834-d1/11/1854
(James
de Alwis is a son of Abraham de Alwis.)Susana is a d of Louis de
Livera
Tenakoon, Atapattu Mudliyar, d20/12/1853. (1 son) (Page 507,
20th Century
Impressions of Ceyon) (5 children from 2 mariages)
8 (1)James
Henry de Alwis, b6/10/1854, died
young
7 (2) 2nd spouse of
James de Alwis (M2)
(1823-1878) (m2) + (M5/5/1855) Florence Dias
Bandaranaike. b4/10/1820-d10/4/1907
(d/o Jacabous Dias Bandaranaike, 1001), James de Alwis was a
member of the
Legislative Council.
8 (2) Edwin Robert de Alwis, 1864-1930
+Eliza Cecilia Dias
Bandaranaike. b16/10/1864-1930,
m:1/12/1881 (1001) (d of CP Dias Bandaranaike-no issue.
8 (3) Ezline Maria de Alwis (b24/7/1861-d6/9/1922+ S.
Christoffel
Obeysekere. (1848-1927) (3051)M24/6/1878 (They had 4 children) (9
(1), 9 (2), 9 (3), 9
(4))
9
(1) Daisy
Ezline Obeysekere b1879+
Sir Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike (Sir
Sol) (22/5/1862-1946) (Maha Mudaliyar) (Horogolla Walauwwa)Stc,
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 corenation medal.And Received KCMG. (1001)
10 (1) Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike 8/11/1899-26/9/1959
(STC
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
established the SLFP
after 1951) (Prime
Minister SL1956-59)To
solve the ethinic issue he signed the Bandaranaike Chelvanaygam
pact, which was
repudiated due to campaign led by Buddhist clergy.Made Sinhala
the official
Language (Assisinated in 1959) + Sirimavo Ratwatte. (Prime
Minister)b17/4/1916-d10/10/2000
First Woman Prime Minister in the World. (3060)
11 Chandrika.Dias Bandaranaike.born 29/6/1945 St
Bridgets Convent, and
graduated in Political Science in a University in Paris (President
of SL 1994-2005) Formed the Peoples Alliance Party +
Vijaya Kumaratunga. (Film
Actor, Assisinated in 1988)
12 Dr Yasodara Kumaratunga + Dr Roger
Walker. m:2007 (UK)
12
Vimukthi
Kumaratunga
11
Anura Dias
Bandaranaike (Royal
College) (Opposition
leader later Speaker and Now
Minister) (MP
1977-2007) d 2008 (unmarried)
11
Sunethra Dias
Bandaranaike + Kumar Rupasinghe
11 2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias
Bandaranaike+ Udaya Nanayakkara
10
(2) Alexandra Dias
Bandaranaike + Leonard
Godwin (Leo )de
Alwis. b1897, m1923 (lived at
Samudragiri Walauwwa Mt Lavinia) b approx 1880
11
Shirlene.de
Alwis + Earl Jayawardena
12
Amal Jayawardena
11
Rajasinghe
Lankasa.de Alwis b25/3/1925+ (M-12/6/1952)Merlyn Joy Dassenaike
b6/8/1928, d of Arthur Lee
Dassenaike, Gate Mudliyar.
12
Ranjith de Alwis, b26/5/1956, + (M15/4/1985)Resha
Sriyakanthi Jayawardene
13
Raneesha de Alwis
b1/1/1986
13
Radeena
de Alwis b4/8/1989
11 Nirmala
Rukmani
de Alwis (Rukie) (St Bridget's Convent) b26/3/1926-d 20/3/2017
(m21/2/1952)
married Bionald Richard Percy Eheliyagoda b13/10/1926 (They had 5 children,
who included 2 sets of
twin daughters.The daughters attended St Bridget's Convent.)
(Lived early
years at
Samudragiri Walauwa de Saram rd
MtL, and later at Chandraleka Mawatha Borella.) (All her 4
daughters attended, St
Bridget's Convent.)
12
(1) Rosanath
Leo Eheliyagoda b24/2/1953 + Ramya
Wijetunga (M2/6/1982)
13
Rosanath
Eheliyagoda
12
(2)
Shalimar Eheliyagoda b2/6/1955+ Uma Kumar Sharma (M23/4/1981
13
Dr
Shanika Sharma
13
Sandesh
Sharma
12
(3)
Chamaine Eheliyagoda (lawyer)b2/6/1955
+
Prof.Lakshman Madurasinghe (STC
Mt
Lavinia, Attorney-at-Law, CIPD-UK, Cambridge University UK)
13
Lakshan
Madurasinghe + Nishani Fernando
14 Romaan
Athan Madurasingha b2008
12
(4) Lankani Eheliyagoda
12
(5) Devika Eheliyagoda
(twin
pair 1-Shalima & Charmaine, twin
pair 2-Devika & Lankani)
10
(3)
Anna Florentina
Dias Bandaranaike d1977+ Abraham de Livera.
(3109)
11
Christopher
de Livera (Lawyer)
d25/7/2011+ Nimal Pieris
12
Shanaka
de Livera (Lawyer)b1959
+
Samanda Senaratne
13
Shelan de Livera
13
Sajin de Livera
12
Priyan
de Livera (Lawyer)unmarried
12
Asanthi de Livera + Oswin de Alwis
11 May de
Livera.unmarried
9
(2)
Ethel Mildred Obeysekere b1882 + Dr William Pieris
Siriwardena
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:1882, d:1930), m:1902 (3051)
(daughter of S.C Obeyesekere
of Talpe
Walauwa Galle.)
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 Dinuka
Pieris (son)
10 Iranganie
Pieris b1908
10 James
Pieris b1910
9
(3)
Forester Obeyesekere b1880-d1961 Speaker State Council +
Isabel Sykes
10
Boykin Obeyesekere
10 Ezlynne
Obeyesekere + Ralph LP
Deraniyagala
11 Ralph
Deraniyagala + Indrani Nugera
12 Arubind
Deraniyagala.
9
(4) Lilian Augusta Obeyesekere
b1883 + Simon William Ilangakoon (1001)b1887
(3 children)
10 (1) Christophel Panini
Illangakoon (b26/11/1919-d10/2/1989), Stc, MP
for Weligama
1956-60, 1970-77 +
(m1) Effie Samarakkody
11 Panini
Illangakoon (jr)
10 (1) Christophel
Panini Illangakoon (b1919)+
(m2) Lilly Goonasekere
11 Dr
Gamini Illangakoon (International
Lawyer)+ Deepthi Ilangakoon
12 Sanka Illangakoon
12 Sulakna
Illangakoon
10 (2) Surangani
Illangakoon b1913, unmarried
10 (3) Mahnil
Lilette Illangakoon b1916-d1955 +
Roland Hugh Dias Abeysinghe (m1944)
11
Jayanthi Dias Abeysinghe
8
(4)
Annie Lucy (Florence)de Alwis (3rd daughter of James
de Alwis)1864-1920 (M14/4/1890)
+ Felix Reginald Dias
Bandaranaike b:26/7/
1861 (died 30/1/1947) (educated
at Royal
& STC), Qualifications Cambridge BA, LLB degrees MA, LLM,
Became District
Judge Colombo in 1897 (1001)4
children.
(Son of Canon SW Dias Bandaranaike.)
9
(1) Reginald Felix
Dias Bandaranaike b17/1/1891 + (“Princess”)
Joy De Livera (3109)
10
Michael
Dias Bandaranaike + Norah Hunter-Crabbe (UK)
11 Alison Dias
Bandaranaike+ Wolfram Koch (Austria)
11
Julia Dias Bandaranaike+ Stuart Orford
12 Name
not
known
9
(1)
2nd spouse of Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike + Freda
Dias Abeysinghe.
10
Felix Dias Bandaranaike b5/11/1930-d26/6/1985
(Minister
of Public Administration, Local Govt, Home Affairs & Justice
1970-77) + Muthulakshmi Jayasundera
11
Christine (Wickremanayake)
10
Christine
Manel Dias
Bandaranaike (1928-1967)
+ David Blackler
9
(2)
Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike (1894-1982) + J William Roland
Illangakoon, Attorney General
10
Hope Esther
Illangakoon+ Quintus Tennekoon
11
Nirmalie
Serena Tennekoon (died
198?)
11
Deepthi Christine Tennekoon+ Palitha Senanayake
10
Nannette
Christine Illangakoon+ ECG (Lyn)
Wickremasinghe
11
Ranmohan Gitendra Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
12 Roshana
Wickremasinghe
11
Ravindra
Christopher Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi ?? (Australia)
12 Ramila
Wickremasinghe
12 Charith
Wickremasinghe
10
Ronald Neil Illangakoon + Lynnette de
Alwis
11
Sheami Illangakoon+
DEW Perera
12 Karen
hanya
Illangakoon Perera
12 Sheena
Tiyani Illangakoon
Perera
12 David
Janik Illangakoon
Perera
10
Glencora
Anne Illangakoon (died
197?)
10
Philip
Ralph Illangakoon
10
Anthea
Veronica.Illangakoon
9
(3) Samuel James Felix Dias Bandaranaike (Sammy) (1902-1969) + Esther
Ramkeesoon (Trinidad).3
children (M16/10/1928)
10
(1) Sonia Dias
Bandaranaike + Dr Digby
William Hall (UK)
11 William
Gamini
Hall
11
Mary Hall
11
James Hall
11
Emma Hall
10
(2)
Gwendolyn Dias Bandaranaike (d:
2004) + Roland Dias Abeyesinghe.
11 Yohann
Dias Abeyesinghe + Manjari Wickremasinghe Rajapakse
12
Chandhana Dias
Abeyesinghe
12 Hasulie Dias Abeyesinghe
11 Kavinda Dias Abeyesinghe + Shyamini
Balasuriya
12
Nadhil Dias
Abeyesinghe
10
(3)
Yasmine Dias Bandaranaike + Dr Brendon Gooneratne. (Aus)
11 Channa
Brendon Gooneratne
11
Esther Devika Gooneratne
9 (4)Florence Rita Dias Bandaranaike
b1897-d1898
8 (5) Florence Ellen de Alwis, b8/3/ 1858-1917 +
Peter
George
de Saram (Police
Magistrate)m:1879 (3126)
9
(1) Clarice de Saram + Valantine Gooneratne.
9
(2)
Lionel Wellington (Duke)
de
Saram + Ethel Pieris, 1885-1930
10 Helen de Saram, b:1910
-d4/7/2015+ Oscar
de Livera, m:1930 (approx
1910-1988)
11
Asela
de Livera + Shama Dassenaike
12
Ashan de Livera + Naushally Wijemanne
13 Anithra de Livera
13 Yaneth de Livera
12
Shanila
de Livera + Sanjiv Alles
13
Rayaka Alles
13 Tejaka Alles
10
Philip
de Saram.
9
(3)
Beatrice + Arthur Dassenaike
9
(4)
Helen de Saram
9 (5) Elsie de Saram + Guy
Dassenaike
10
Naomi
Dassenaike + Titus Abeysundera
11
Hiranthi
Abeysundera
11
Shirin Abeysundera
10
Alastair
Dassanaike + Erin Perera
10
Territt
Dassenaike
10
Yvette
Dassenaike + Upali Seneviratne
11
Aanjanee
June Seneviratne
11
Upamalee Seneviratne
9
(6)
Cyril de Saram + Linda de Alwis
10
Cynthia
de Saram + Bertie de Alwis
11
Christine
de Alwis
10
Sheila
de Saram + Basil de Alwis
11
Devinda
de Alwis
11
Sharnelle
de Alwis
11
Rohan
de Alwis
11
Niloo
de Alwis
10 Neliya de Saram
9
(7)
Maud (Girlie) de
Saram + Cyril Tillekeratne
10
Patrick
Tillekeratne
11
Patricia
Tllekeratne + Eric de Livera
12
Priyanee
de Livera
(below are the balance children
of Abraham de Alwis and Apolonia b1755)
(David,
Abraham and Andris were
educated at the acadamy. They had connections with Governor
Thomas Maitland.
Abraham was made Mohotti Mohandiram of Governor's Gate on 1806 )
6
(3) Davith
Samarasiriwardana de Alwis Goonetilleke Attapattu Mudaliyar of
Galle, b1774-d:5/11/1817
+ Dona Sophiya Florentina Samarakoon, m:5/4/1813 (1789-1839)d of
Samarakoon Mudliyar.
7
Ana Maria Julia de Alwis+ (m24/1/1840) Johan Gerard
Perera Samarawira Gunerwardena
Mudliyar Salpita Korale
6 (
4) Andris
de Alwis Amarasiriwardena Goonetilleke
(Gate Mudaliyar) (Mudliyar Governor's Gate, Chief interpreter
Supreme Court) b5/1/1795-7/4/1858+
(m9/7/1840) Dorathea Gertrude Charlotte Perera, b26/12/1810-
d 21/9/1875 (3 children)d of Johan Louis Perera Kuruwe
Mudliyar.
7 (1) John Louis William de Alwis, Proctor,
b26/4/1841-d14/1/1881+Johanna Petronella Ann Gunerwardena, d of
John Abraham
Perera Gunerwardena, Maha Mudliyar. (3 children-8 (1), 8 (2), 8
(3))
8 (1)Abraham Alexander Louis de Alwis,
unmarried lived in Veyangoda.
8 (2)Felix Lionel de Alwis, b16/10/1877-d26/8/1947
+M29/1/1902 Joselin Dassenaike b20/7/1882-d21/2/1952, d of
Henricus Lucius
Dassenaike, Mudliyar Hapitagam Korale.& of his wife
Josephine de Alwis.
9 (1)Augusta Majorie de Alwis b27/2/1904-d9/7/1986+Peter
Cyril de Saram b13/5/1889-d6/7/1966, (M20/6/1928)
9 (2)Sylvia Adeline de Alwis b4/10/1906-d1/6/1998+Dr
John Abraham Perera, son of Henricus Perera. (M30/8/1930)
9 (3)Constance Olivia de Alwis, b26/1/1908
unmarried.
9 (4) Nelia Lynette de Alwis b11/2/1918-d9/8/2003+Ronald
Neil Illangakoon.b16/2/1915
8 (3) James Edwin de Alwis, b11/1/1880-d17/1/1964,
unmarried.
7 (2) John Abraham Godfried de Alwis, b20/9/1842,
Ceylon Savings Bank+m25/8/1873 Emilia Cornelia Perera (b approx
1855), d of
John Henricus Perera (3
children 8 (1), 8
(2), 8 (3))
8 (1) Adeline Charlotte Winifred de
Alwis, b20/9/1875
8 (2) James Abraham Edward de Alwis, b7/3/1876
+md5/8/1909 Clarice Winifred de Alwis b30/10/1880-d29/7/1963, d
of Hon Albert
de Alwis Senewiratne.3 children
9 (1)James Annesly de Alwis, b9/8/1910-d31/1/1911.died
an infant.
9 (2)Esme Hyacinth de Alwis, b16/6/1912+John
Wilhelm Perera, b18/1/1904, son of John Henry Perera &Martha
DB-no issue.
9 (3)James Archibald de Alwis+M29/8/1938
Johanna Perera, d of John Francis Perera b6/10/1904-no issue.
8 (3) Clara Emily Josephine de Alwis (b13/7/1874-d24/3/1953)
+m26/9/1895 Theodore
Albert d'Alwis, b19/9/1871, son of Hon Albet de'Alwis
7 (3) Josephine Eliza de Alwis, b13/7/1849+m26/11/1868
Henricus Lucius Dassenaike, Mudliyar Hapitagam Korale, in 1875
8 Louis Arthur Dassenaike
6
(5)
Phillip de Alwis Goonetilleke (died
young)
6
(6) Adirian de
Alwis Goonetilleke-Trader Galle
6
(7) Daniel Wijesiriwardena Goonetilleke de Alwis
Mohandiram of Bentota
and Walalavita korale, d:29/5/1850 + Dona Sophia Palantina Seneviratne (alive 1857) (d of Louis
Gunasekara Seneviratne
Mudliyar Kalutara)
7
(1)
Helena de
Alwis+ (m1827 or 1847) John
Gerard Cornelis Gunasekera Seneviratne
(his 2hd
marriage)b1792-d1873, son of Phillip Gunasekara
Seneviratne Mudliyar
Kalutara. (2
children) M1847 (SF
of Paul Pieris book 3, page 11)
8
(1) Seneviratne + Thomas de Alwis
9
Richard Nicholas de Alwis + Ruberu
10
Pauline de Alwis.
10 Denham de Alwis
10
Caroline de Alwis
8 (2)
Thomas Leonard Gunasekera Seneviratne, (CCS) b: 1848 d Nov
1908, Galkissa Walauwa + Jane Rajo de Alwis d1915* (daughter of Helena Eliza de Alwis
and Abraham de Alwis
Wijesinghe Siriwardene) (3137) (3 children)
9 (1) Edwin Henry
Seneviratne, (Coroner),
1886-1946 + Eugine
Caroline Gertrude de Saram, 1896-1980, (3121)
(in 1910 Training
College) (3 children)
10
(1) Conrad Hithaprema Seneviratne (Graduate) (1926-1950) STC Mt
Lavinia) (died of cancer at
24 years)
10
(2) Gertrude Hemawathi Senevirane (b:12/4/1931-d1/6/2023)died
at 92 years Eng
Inst/Journalist, Graduate + Louis
Charles de Livera (1919-1969)
(STC Mt Lavinia)
Lawyer (3109)
11
(1) Sunil Yohananda de Livera (13/9/1956-2003)
Musician (STC Mt
Lavinia)
11
(2) Jagath Manjula de Livera (b:17/1/1960)
STC Mt Lavinia, Accountant (UDA)
SL/Aus
+ Lakshmi Arulanandam, (Lawyer)
migrated
to Australia. in 2006
12
Rahul de Livera b1994 (Engineering
and
Law degree)
12 Shruti de Livera
b2001 (Monash Uni-double
degree)
11 (3) Lankika Erandathi de Livera (b:18/2/1964-9/4/2011),
Journalist + Prasanna
Panditharatne, d2009 (Businessman)
12
Kusan Panditharatne b1995 (STC
Mt
Lavinia)
11
(3) 2nd spouse of Lankika de Livera + Srikumar (STC Mt Lavinia),
Accountant)
10
(3) Lionel Janaki Seneviratne (b:21/7/1938-d13/8/2024)
(STC Mt Lavinia)
Engineer, Bank of
Ceylon + Premalatha Pagodaarachchi (Doctor,
Head of Blood Bank, Kalubowila Hospital)
11
Yasoja Seneviratne USA + Sumedha Perera
12
Maya
Perera b2015
9
(2) Dr Arthur Fritz
Senewiratne (Eye
Specialist Kandy Hospital)
(LMS cey 1927, LRCP edin, LRFP glas1925, DOoxford 1927) (b
approx 1888) + Harriot
Wijewardena, (aunt
of President J R Jayawardena) (3062,
3143), (Arthur
lived at Galkissa
Walauwwa in 1910, and married approx 1920)
10 Nanda
Seneviratne (b1922-d10/11/2002)Transport
Mgr Lake House., Agriculture
Graduate (Peradeniya),
Royalist + Clare
Senewiratne nee David (d2007)
Journalist
11
Viraj Senewiratne + Dhakshina
10
Kumari Seneviratne
9
(3) James Christofelsz Senewiratne (b1906-d:1969)
+ Millicent Samarakkody b1911-d:8/4/1995)
(3 children) (M1928)
10 (1) Wasanthi Senewirane d2019+
Marshal Wijesinghe (d:1988)
(Air Force)
(Md
approx
1968)
11
Ayanthi Wijesinghe + Samith Jayasekera
10
(2) Ranjith Senewiratne (Personnel
Mgr-State
Trading) (STC Mt
Lavinia)b14/4/1939 + Deepthi Malalgoda (Md
approx 1970)
11
Hirantha Senewiratne (STC
Mt
Lavinia) + Anja Lurvink
10
(3) Dr Tissa Senewiratne (Chief
Medical
Officer CMC) (STC
Mt
Lavinia)b23/3/1940-d25/5/2023 + Shrini Attygalle (Rescidence Galkissa
Walauwwa) (Md approx
1967)
11 Thisahani
Senewiratne + Amal De Mel
12
Amashi De Mel +Lakshman
13
Taavi
12
Shineli De Mel
11
Chaminda Senewiratne (STC
Mt
Lavinia) + Misthi de Silva
6
(8) Magdelena de
Alwis Lama ethini (is it from Warahena Walauwwa)+ Johannes
Ferdinandus
Obeyesekere b approx 1770 (Mudaliyar of Talpepattu 1809) m1801 (4 children)
7 (1) Don Bastian Ferdinandus
Obeyesekere Mohotti
Muhandiram b1803-d1854
+Susana Corelia Dias Bandaranaike
7 (2) Don Diyonisius Ferdnandus
Obeyesekere Translator
of Galle Courts
b1816-d19/1/1888 +Susana Dias Abeysekere
7 (3) Dona Clara Ferdinandus
Obeyesekere +Abraham Disanayake Wijesinghe of Matara.
7 (4) Dona Johanna Ferdinandus
Obeyesekere +Henry Gunasekera
6
(9) daughter
+ Don Bastian Karunaratne (Mudaliyar
of Gangabodapattu Galle)
6
(10)
daughter + Lambertus Perera Ekanaike Mudaliyar of the
Matara Court.
6
(11)
de Alwis (possibly
died young)
6
(12)
de Alwis (possibly died young)
4 (3)Dona
Catharina de Alwis +Don
Constantine Jayathilaka Muhandiram
4 (4)Dona
Marina de Alwis+Mudliyar
Samaradiwakara
From the
above information it seems that Daniel de Alwis b1740 and his
son Adirian de
Alwis b1766 lived in Galkissa.There is folk talk, saying that
there was a
walauwa, where the Alwis's lived, existed long ago in Aurburn
side Dehiwela, close
to the Christ Church.
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(Gankanda Aaracchi
was 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.)
He too came to Colombo in
1676 from Seethawaka, and joined the Dutch Governtment, which
gave him the
Muhandiram post of Salpita Korale. (According to Dias Abeysinghe
book)
Gankanda
arachchi joined the Dutch in 1676, and took the name Alexander
de Saram. He was
appointed Mudliyar Salpita Korale. He and his son Anthonan de
Saram was given
planting leases to plant coconut in Wellawatte (16, 000 coconut trees
or 250 acres, according
to SF vol 3, page 90 and Galkissa.15, 000 coconut trees or 234
acres, according
to Dutch internet document). But around year 1730, the
Wellawatte and Galkissa
lands were sold to Anthonan de Saram by the Dutch Governtment.
(Change of land
policy, sold to Mudliyars who planted the land.)
Anthonan de
Saram'son was Gankanda arachcige Simon de Saram. His son was
Louis de Saram, b1770.
And his son was Leonard de Saram b 1814. His wife was Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis.
Leonard de Saram inherited 75 acres at Wellawatte and 20 acres
at Galkissa.
From the
last will of Susanna Hetroyda
de Alwis of Galkissa, widow of Leonard de Saram.Will date
2/2/1885
Para 1 to
14. To Daniel Albert de
Alwis
Weerasinghe Siriwardene Goonetileka
49 acres at
Wellawatte, Nugegewatte 25 Perches
Kongaha
Kumbura, Bakalaya field, Bogaha Kumbura, Karandegaha Kumbura,
Weweboda kumbura,
Bakmeegaha kumbura, Land from sea to Galle Road about 15 acres,
conveyed to the
crown for compensation in 1844, which is present day the
Galkissa cemetery and
behind a low income housing scheme.
Para 15 to
19 To Thomas Leonard Gunasekara Seneviratne, Husband of Jane
Rejo de Alwis
25 acres at
Wellawatte
Land at
Delgahalande Udepila Siyane Korale
To Helena
Eliza de Alwis (Mother
od Daniel Albert de Alwis and Jane
Rejo de Alwis)
2 land
strips Kongahawatte, and Nelligahawatte at Galkissa (adjoining present day
Arpico)
Liyanaparangiya
watte 2A2R11P, land opposite Galkissa cemetery, Galkissa
Walauwwa in Mihindu
Mawatha in this premises.
Daniel
Albert seems to
have got about 60
perches bodering Terrance Avenue, opposite former odeon cinema,
which later
went to her daughter Lilian de Alwis, who around 1930 sold it to
her cousin
Edwin Seneviratne.
Jane Rejo
de Alwis seems to have got about 2 acres at Kawdana where her 3
sons seem to
have donated the land to build a temple around 1925. Pesently
Anusubodharama
temple of Kawdana exists.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other de Alwis relatives
A
1 Elena
de Alwis + Louis de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena Mohandiram Salpita Korale b approx 1780
2
Leonard de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardene
(Peace officer, Dy
Coroner b5/11/1814-d5/3/1880
(married 2/8/1847)+
Susana Hetroyda de
Alwis d1901
2
Depanchy de Saram + Daniel Sieckbertus de Alwis
Goonetileke Samarasinghe
bp7/8/1814 (Son of
Hendrick de Alwis)2
children Helena and Susana
3
(1)
Helena Eliza de Alwis b1840-d1887 + Abraham de Alwis (2 children, Daniel and
Jane)
(Abraham
de Alwis who married Helena Eliza and
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis appear to be brother and sister.)
(After the death of
Helena de Alwis, Her husband JA de Alwis or Abraham de Alwis
married Hetioida
Peiris. Because in the division of some property half went to
Hetioida Peiris
and balance half went to the 2 children Jane and Daniel de
Alwis.)
4
Daniel Albert de Alwis, b approx 1850-d30/8/1903 + Grace
Rosalyn Dias
Bandaranaike b4/10/1876- d 21/2/1922
5
Leo de Alwis b approx 1880 + Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike
5 Henry Albert de Alwis d 21/1/1907
5 Lilian de Alwis 1895-1933+ Stephen Christopher
Senewiratne b5/8/1895-d July 1959
6 Solomon Terrance Senewiratne
b1924-d Nov 2004 (Prof of Agriculture, Uni Ceylon)+ Daisy Dias
Abeysinghe, d of
Annesley Dias Abeysinge, divorced no issue.
4
Jane Rajo de Alwis b
approx 1860-1915+
Thomas Leonard Seneviratne d Nov 1908
5
Edwin Seneviratne (1886-1945)+
Eugine
Caroline Gertrude de Saram (1896-1980)
6 Gertrude Hemawathi Seneviratne b12/4/1931-d1/6/2023+
Louis Charles de Livera (Carl)
(Lawyer)
(6/5/1919-19/7/1969)
7 Manjula de Livera (Accountant)/Dy
Chief Internal Auditor (UDA)Adv
Dip
Acc-Aus b17/1/1960
5
Dr Arthur Senewiratne (Eye Surgeon) + Harriet Wijewardena
5
James Senewiratne d1969
3
(2) Susana Hetroyda de Alwis b approx
1847 + (M14/3/1873)Edwin Albert Pieris
4
Johanna Pieris + Charles Henry Samarakkody (See Samarakkody Family
tree)
4 Juian Edwin Pieris b28/9/1876 +Eliza
de Silva
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Genealogy
data above provided by Manjula de Livera
Don Adrian
de Alwis Goonetilleke and sisters had been brought up by their
aunt Maria de
Saram, wife of Leander de Saram.Although Leander de Saram had 3
children, they
seem to have died young. Thereafter, Maria de Saram had taken
care of her
sisters children. (Apolonia’s)
Leander de
Saram is the son of Anthonan de Saram Mudaliyar . Anthonan
de Saram bought the Mahawellawatte property with 16,
000 coconut trees (250
acres) for 1355 rxd on 20th
July 1730. From the Dutch Governtment.
B Andris
de Alwis + Helena Gunasekera Seneviratne
C Don Juan de Alwis Wijesekera
Appuhami of Bentara
(died 1846) + Florentina Seneviratne (d
1856) (d/o Reynoldus Gunasekera Seneviratne Mudaliyar.
(D, E, H, I, L, M, N and S listed
below are possible relatives
but not sure.)
D) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/online-ex/art-themes/india/more/butterfly_more_info.htm
3
Haramanis de Alwis Seneviratne
b1792-d1894 a botanical artist, worked at Botanical
Gardens Kalutara
during 1818-1822
4
George de Alwis (Botanical
Artist)
4 William de
Alwis 1842-1916 (Botanical
Artist)
5 AG de Alwis
E 1 De Alwis James Walter
Wickremasinghe Goonesekera
Seneviratne b:1892, President
Village Tribunals Morawak Korale, claims descent from
Sirimal
Bandara who in Potuguese times was baptised and received the
name of de Alwis. (1910
entered native dept Galle
Kachcherie.1925 President Village tribunals Wellabada pattu,
1934 Mudaliyar
Magam Pattu.
2 Jhon de Alwis
Mudaliyar Pasadun Korale and Bentota Walallawiti Korale.
F Don Abraham de Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Goonethilake. Mudaliyar
and Assistant Interpreter of the Governors Gate.
G Don Andris de Alwis Amarasiriwardena
Goonetilleke, Mudaliyar
of the Governors Gate and 2hd Interpreter of the Supreme Court. + Charlotte Gunerwardena.
H Don Daniel de Alwis Karunanayake
Jayasinghe Senior
Mohandiram.Hewagam Korale.
I Don Welon de Alwis
Subeygoonerwardena Wijesekera Vidana
Mohandiram.Hewagam Korale.
J Don
Abraham de Alwis
Goonetilleke Wijewardena Mohandiram.Pasdun Korale.
K Don
Daniel de Alwis Wijesiriwardena
Goonetilleke Mohandiram of
Bentota and Wellalawitty Corale. (Attached to Galle)
L De
Alwis Cyril Gilbert
Wijesiriwardena Gate Mudaliyar Pitigal
Korale South b 1866 (father
C de Alwis Mudaliyar
Madapatha) 1911 Mudaliyar.. (Recognised and promoted for
handling the 1915
riots.)
M Don
Johan de Alwis, (Son)
Don Anthony de Alwis b1685-d1740. (Son) Don
Anthony de Alwis b1685-d1740.
N
1 CG de
Alwis Mudaliyar Pitigal
Korale
2
De Alwis Cyril
Gurney Linden Alahakoon
Wijesiriwardene President
Village
Tribunal Chillaw b1897
O 1 Don
Cornelis Alwis
2 Don Daniel Alwis + Dona
Corneliya m2/2/1794
(d/o Don Rihart de
Zilva)
P 1
Abraham de Alwis
2
(1)Abraham
de Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardene + Helena Eliza de Alwis (b
approx 1834)
3 Daniel Albert de Alwis d30/8/1903 (Samudragiri
Walauwa)+Grace Rosalin Dias Bandaranaike
3 Jane Rajo de Alwis (Galkissa Walauwa)+
Thomas Leonard Seneviratne (Kalutara)
2 (2)Susana Hetroyda de
Alwis (died
after 2/2/1885)+ Leonard de Saram b1814 (no children) (Galkissa
Walauwa) (Last will
date 8/2/1972)
(Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis is supposed to have
lived at Galkissa Waluwa, as she did not have children she
gifted the
properties to her husband’s sister’s daughter, Helena Eliza de
Alwis and her
children. It is also said that Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe
Siriwardene and
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis were siblings. )
Q There was
an Anthonan Alwis Adigar
of Bentota,
according to Thombo for the village of Elpitiya for the year
1696.Adigar lived
in Induruwa.Among his lands were Kumballe Watte.Do not know if
he belonged to
the de Alwis family. (page 65 Sinhalese families of Paul Pieris)
R Daughter of
Goonetilleke Siriwardena de Alwis + m:
Mudaliyar Johannes Ferdinandus Wijeratne Obeyesekere b1790.
S) 1 de Alwis
b1800
2
de Alwis b approx 1820
3
de Alwis b approx 1850
4
Henry Edwin de Alwis b1879 CCS (worked
at the Harbour Engineers office, and retired after 37 years of
service. (Had 8
children) There ancestral home was in Mt Lavinia junction, and
it was called H
court.+Nancy Petrenela
5 Hector de
Alwis
5 Edgar
de Alwis
5 Roy de
Alwis
5
Duncan Eric de Alwis d1965+Lilian
Samarakkody
6 Neomal de Alwis
6 Rohan
de Alwis
6
Duleep de Alwis
5 daughter
5 Trixi de Alwis
5 Irene
de Alwis
4
de Alwis b approx 1880
6 Chitran de Alwis
6 Nirmala de Alwis
6Nimantha de Alwis
6 Surani de Alwis
5 Sheila de Alwis
5 Gerald de Alwis
5 Ossie de Alwis
5 Joyce de Alwis
5 Lucien de Alwis
2 Abraham de Alwis
Wijesinghe Siriwardene b1821+Helena
Eliza de Alwis b1825 (Helena
Eliza de Alwis is a daughter of Daniel Sickebertus de Alwis and
a grand
daughter of Hendrick de Alwis, and a great grand daughter of
Daniel de Alwis
Gunatilleke Samarasinghe)
3 Daniel Albert de Alwis +Rosalind Dias
Bandaranaike
4 Leo de
Alwis+Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike (3 children)
(Samurdigiri walauwwa)
4 Henry de Alwis (died
young)
4 Lilian de Alwis + Stephen
Senewiratne
4 Edwin Seneviratne b1890
+Eugine de Saram 1896-1980
5 Conrad Seneviratne (died
of cancer at 24 years)
5 Gertrude de Livera
b1931-d2023+Carl de Livera 1919-1969
6 Sunil de Livera
6 Manjula de Livera b1960
6 Lankika de Livera
5 Lionel Seneviratne b1937
4 Dr Arthur Seneviratne +Harriet
Wijewardene
5 Nanda Seneviratne
4
James Seneviratne, b1906- d1969+Millicent
Samarakkody 1911-1995
5 Wasanthi Senewiratne
5 Ranjith Senewiratne
5 Dr Tissa Senewiratne
b1940-d2023
T Don
Daniel de Alwis Goonatilleke Mohandiram of Bentota
d1850 + Sophiya Seneviratne.
U
Hinton de Alwis
Seneviratne -JPUM (Gallindagoda
Walauwa)+ Una Wickremanayake
d2002 (daughter
of Vincent
Wikremanayake-Stuart House-Tangalle)
3 Asoka de Alwis Seneviratne +Rohini de Alwis
3 Srikanthi de Alwis Seneviratne+Dr Tilak
Siriwardana
3 Dr Sarath de Alwis Seneviratne (STC
cricket captain 1965)+Rashintha Wickremasinghe
4 Sacha de Alwis
Seneviratne
V Andy
Alwis lawyer
from Bentota was a cousin of Edwin Seneviratne
W 1
de Alwis Seneviratne b approx 1870 +
2
Willi F de Alwis Seneviratne (Welipanna)
+ Dulci Senanayake d2008
3 Saraswathi Seneviratne
3 Rukmani Seneviratne
3 Phyllis Seneviratne
3 Colvin Seneviratne
3 Senaka Seneviratne
3 Sydney Seneviratne
3 Vinitha Seneviratne
X 1
Dandeniyage Madelina de Alwis (From
Dandeniya walauwa Ratmalana.)+Cornelis de Saram Wirasingha
Siriwardena b 1790
2
Fredrica de Saram + Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena
2
Solomon de Saram b;circa 1820 + Dandeniyage Seberthina de Alwis
3
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
Y 1 Warahena
Liyanage Don Joan Alwis b approx 1800. had land
in the village of Bellana
in the Kalutara
District. (according to thombu index) (He
possibly is a son of Davith or Andris or Phillip or Adrian or Daniel
Alwis. And possibly a grand son of
Abraham de Alwis who married Appolonia
b1755 d 1814. (assumption his son is listed below in 2)
2 Warahena
Liyanage Fredrick Haramanis de Alwis
Goonethilaka b approx 1830
3 Warahena Liyanage Euphrasia
Henrietta de Alwis Goonethileka 1868-1961 + Don
Epipenus Fonseka
Wijewardena Abeykoon 1865-1929 (Notary
&
Poet)
(they had 3
daughters and 1 son)
4 Miss Abeykoon
4 Miss Abeykoon
4 Miss Abeykoon
4 Cyril Fonseka
Abeykoon 1908-1963 +Mable Harriet Weerasekera 1912-2001
5 Daisy Belle
Philomena Abeykoon b 16/7/1930 + Granville William Handagama
b1918 d1971
6 Premkumar
Handagama b1953
6 Gitanjali
Handagama b1954 + Jayawardena
6 Nareshkumar
Handagama b1955
6 Ravindranath
Handagama b1956
Z 1
Lionel de Alwis of Bentota
+ Seetha
2 De Alwis Warahena
Mudalige Jevalal Udaya Kumara d 26/7/2009.
Presently Warahena walauwwa
has been converted to a tourist guest house.
Hotel Bentota Village is close by, and the
address of the hotel is -Alwis
road Warahena Bentota.
A1) WAC
Sirisena Crown Proctor
1956-1961 Also
known as Proctor de Alwis built his
house close to Warahena Walauwwa. (I believe his initials W and
A denotes
Warahena and Alwis.
A2) Shirly
de Alwis, Govt Architect
+Gwendolyn Frances Anula Dias
Bandaranayaka b23/12/1907
A3) James
de Alwis of Panadura + Venitia
Dias Bandaranayaka d1943.
A4) Louisa
de Alwis M18/5/1861+Robert
Wilson Dias Bandaranayake (Son
of Cornelis DB)
A5) Robert
Edwin de Alwis+M1881 Eliza Cecilia
Dias Bandaranayake (d
of Conrad Peter DB)
A6)1
Wirasinghe Siriwardena William de Saram Arachchi
2 Cornelis de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardene+Dandeniya Madalina de Alwis
3 Fredricka de Saram +
Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardene
3 Solomon de
Saram+Dandeniya Sebastiana de Alwis
4 Peter de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardene b4/11/1853-25/9/1910+Victoria Kuruppu
5 Victoria de
Saram
5 Cecilia de Saram
5 Eugine de Saram
1896-1980+Edwin Senewiratne
6 Gertrude
Seneviratne1931-2023+Carl de Livera 1919-1969
7 Jagath
Manjula de Livera b1960
5 Christoffel de
Saram +Maggie Seneviratne
5 Peter Thomas de
Saram +Agnes Kuruppu
A7) De
Alwis Joseph Henry b1863 CCS (bachelor)
A8) De
Alwis George Adrian b1862 CCS (married)
A9) De
Alwis William Henry b1849 CCS
A10) De
Alwis Richard b1839 CCS (married
7 children)
A11) De
Alwis John b1840 CCS (married
3 children)
A12) De
Alwis Charles William lived at
115 Hulsdorph st Colombo in 1910
A13) De
Alwis Richard, lived at
16, 3rd cross street pettaha in 1910
A14) De
Alwis James Edwin, Muhandiram,
Lived at Hapitagam Korale Mirigama in 1910.
A15) Eliza
Mackenzie de Alwis Seneviratne
A16) James
Felton de Alwis Seneviratne
A17) Alexander
Christopher de Alwis Seneviratne
A18) Don
Hendrick de Alwis Seneviratne Jayawardene
Tennekoon (Mohandiram)
A19) FL
de Alwis + Josephine Augusta Dassenaike
A20)
1 Dandeniyage
Madelina
de Alwis, (From
Dandeniya Walauwa Ratmalana+ Cornelis de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardena
b:circa 1790, (Son
of Wirasinghe
Siriwardena William de Saram, b1760, and grandson of Gankande
arachige Louis de
Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardene, b approx 1730)
2
Fredrica de Saram (m28-7-1841) + Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris
Samaranayake Siriwardena
3 Deraniyagalage Sophia Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
+ Don
Baron Martinus Rupasinghe
4
Henry Foster Rupasinghe
5
Hugh Fred Rupasinghe + Etinne Dias Bandaranaike
6
Harsha Rupasinghe.
3 Deraniyagalage Richard Pieris Samaranayake
Siriwardena + Apolonia
Ranasinghe
4
Deraniyagalage Louis Edwin Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
5 Deraniyagalage
Basil Ivor Pieris
Samaranayake Siriwardena + Eileen Wickremasinghe
6 Udaya Siriwardana
6
Aruna Siriwardana b1960
6
Cyrene Siriwardhana + Paul Steele
7 Sumaya Steele
2
Solomon de Saram b;circa 1820 + Dandeniyage Seberthina de Alwis
3
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.)
4 Cecilia de Saram
(1886-1944) + Vincent S D S Wikremanayake, Proctor,
Member of Legislative Council & State Counsel,
Tangalle, Sri Lanka
5 Palitha
Wikremanayake + Irangani Panditharatne, d:2004
6
Viraj Wikremanayake (USA)
6 Krishni
Wikremanayake + Ajith Gunerwardena (Deputy
Chairman, Ceylinco Group)
6 Shiro Wikremanayake
6 Rohan
Wikremanayake
6
Ranil Wikremanayake
5 Erin Wikremanayake
5 Celia
Wikremanayake. (d: 2003) + Lionel Dassanayake
6 Indralal
Dassanayake
6
Damayanthi Dassanayake
6 Mangalika
Dassanayake
6 Lilanie Dassanayake
5 Earl Wikremanayake
5 Una Wikremanayake + Hinton de Alwis Seneviratne (From Welipenna)
6 Dr Sarath Seneviratne, captained STC Mt Lavinia Cricket
Team in 1965 +
Rashintha Wickremasinghe
7
Sacha Seneviratne + Jacinta (Married
March
2021)
6 Asoka Seneviratne
+ Seneviratne
7 U Seneviratne
7 C
Seneviratne
6
Srikanthi Seneviratne + Dr Thilak
Siriwardena
7 R
Siriwardena
7 R
Siriwardena
5 Leela Wikremanayake +
Thomas
C Deraniyagala Pieris (1005)
6 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
7 Rajiv P Deraniyagala (Nestle)
7
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
8
Vikram Lissenburgh, 1997-2004, died in the South Asian
Tsunami.on
26/12/2004
8 Nikhil
Lissenburgh, 1999-2004, died in the South Asian Tsunami.on
26/12/2004
4 Victoria de Saram
+ Samuel Wijesinghe, Rural Council President
5 Sybil Wijesinghe +
Hinton Abeyguneratne
6
Abeyguneratne
6 Abeyguneratne
5 Dr Allan Wijesinghe (Holland)
5 Terance Victor
Wijesinghe (Asst.
Supdt
Police 1962)Was involved in the 1962 military coup.
5
Kingsley
Wijesinghe (High
Court Judge Canada)
5 Dr Gilbert Wijesinghe
(former Head of MRI)
+ Anula
Attygalle (d/o
Sir Dr
Nicholas Attygalle (3057)
6
Wijesinghe
6
Wijesinghe
5
Dr Clement Wijesinghe
4 Eugine Caroline Gertrude
de
Saram (b1896-d29/12/1980)
+ Edwin
Henry Seneviratne, (Coroner),
1886-1946 (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.)
5 Conrad
Seneviratne (Graduate,
died of cancer unmarried,
1926-1950, STC Mt Lavinia)
5 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)
6
Sunil de Livera, 1956-2003, Musician, died unmarried, (STC Mt Lavinia)
6
Manjula de Livera,
b1960 (Aus), STC Mt
Lavinia, Accountant (UDA)
SL/Aus (M1993)
+ Lakshmi Vaishnavi Arulanandam, Lawyer (Migrated to Australia)
7
Rahul de Livera b1994
7
Shruti de Livera b2001
6
Lankika de Livera, b:1964-2011, Journalist (M1990)+ Prasanna
Panditharatne, (Businessman)d2009
7
Kusan Panditharatne, b1995 (STC
Kollupitiya
& Mt Lavinia)
6
2nd spouse of Lankika de Livera (M2003)+ Sri Srikumar (STC Mt Lavinia),
Accountant)
5
Lionel
Seneviratne, b:21/7/1938-d13/8/2024 (STC Mt Lavinia),
Engineer (M1970)+
Dr. Premalatha Pagodaarachchi
6 Yasoja Seneviratne, (USA) + Sumedha Perera
7 Maya
Perera
4 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..
5
Christable de Saram + Dr Kannangara (son
of Dr CWW Kannangara, Minister of Education)
6
Saroja Kannangara
6 Sena Kannangara
6
Jayanthi Kannangara
5 Amy de Saram + Delgoda (Commissioner of
Prisons)
6 Ayanthi
Delgoda
6
Ranil Delgoda
6
Anura Delgoda +Nishamani Yatawaka
7 Iresh
Delgoda
7 Manisha
Delgoda
5 Lorna de Saram b
approx 1931 + Eddie
Senewiratne, (Planter)
(3108, 1001)
(d17/5/2021 at 93 years)
6
Anoja Senewiratne, d:1997 + Dr Nalin Gunaratne
7
Upendra
Guneratne
7 Harin Guneratne
6
Anil Senewiratne, (Planter
at their
Veyangoda estate) +
Rochelle Senewiratne-no issue
4 Thomas
de Saram (Teddy)+
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)
Stc
Mtl+ Indika Lokuge
12
Mihini de Saram
12
Randhika de Saram
11
Mahen de Saram (Accountant)Stc
Mtl
+ Hiranthi Wickremasinghe (Lives
in
Sydney)
12
Rianna de Saram
12
Rehan de Saram
11
Senaka Rohan de Saram (Lawyer)
Stc
Mtl+ Shirangika Abeyratne
12
Rose Mirani de Saram (b
2009-d
2/7/2024)
12 Rohan de Saram
2 Fredricka de Saram + (M28/7/1841)
Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris
A21 Joan Louis William
de Alwis Goonatilake (M1874)
+Johanna Ann Perera b1850
A22 Sylvia Adeline de
Alwis b1906 + Dr John Abraham
Perera b1887
A23 James Archibald de
Alwis +Johanna Noeline Perera
b1904, no issue
A24 J de Alwis Gate
Mudliyar (Kandy Territory)
+Ellen Obeyesekere (b
approx 1835)
A25 Leslie de Alwis
+Sheila Devi Obeyesekere b1925
A26 Pamela de Alwis
+Joseph Obeyesekere b1911
A27 David de Alwis
+Jane Gertrude de Alwis
Seneviratne
Roll of
honor World war 1 – WP de Alwis
Thombu
Index-Properties registered
before 1796 in Portuguese & Dutch Period.
(Registration started in 1740's.) (Dept of Archives)
Name
Koral
Village
Don
Daniel Alwis Goonetilleke
Samarasinghe
Salpita
Gangodawila
Don
Daniel de Alwis Goonetilleke
Samarasinghe Dewelmulla,
Pepiliyana
Don
Daniel de Alwis Goonetilleke
Samarasinghe Colombo
St Sebastian
Abraham
Alwis
GoonetillekeSamarasinghage Appuhamy
Dewelmulla
Dona
Adriana de Alwis
Colombo
Hulsdorf
Don Louis
de Alwis
Huisdorf
Don Koswe
Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Gunasekera Kalutara
Malewana
Paulo Alwis
Wijesundera Tennakoon
Hewagam
Hanwella
Wisidagamage
Susew Alwisge Adrian Alwis
Alukuru
Weligampitiya
Louis Alwis
Salpita
Galkissa, Karagampitiya
Pallidora
Louis Alwis
Abeyratne Gunasekera
Pallidora
Frances
Alvis Wickremasinghe Gunasekera
Pasdun , Udawela
Warehena
Liyanage Don Joan Alwis
Bellana
References:
Sinhalese
families by PE Pieris. 1911
Internet.
Chieftains
of Ceylon.
Relative
Merits.
20th
Century Impressions of Ceylon.
The
Community book of Mevan Pieris 2023
Prepared by
Manjula de Livera.
EMail: manjulafamily@yahoo.com.au
or
manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
Date
17th October 2024
Legislative
Council emerged
from the Colebrooke-Camaron reforms and was established in 1833.
Initially it
consisted of 15 members.9 officials and 6 unofficial members Of
the latter, 3
represented the European community.1 Burghur, 1 Sinhala and 1 Tamil. The Governor also attended
the Legislative
Council meetings.
The Sinhala
representatives were as
follows.
1835-1843
-JG Philipsz Panditharatne (Mudaliyar)
d:1860
1843-1860
-John Charles Dias Bandaranaike (Proctor)
1861-1865-Harry
Dias Bandaranaike (Barrister,
Judge)d:1901
1865-1875-EH
Dehigama-lawyer from
Kandy.
1875-1878-
James de Alwis (Advocate)
d:1878
1878-1881-James
Peter Obeyesekere (Barrister)
d:1881
1881
-Albert L de Alwis
1882-1900-A
de Alwis Seneviratne (Advocate)
1900-1916-Solomon
Christofell Obeyesekere. (Proctor) d:1927
The highlighted
names of the Legislative council are all relatives, who
represented the
Sinhalese community.
Ruki
Eheliyagoda nee de Alwis with family. Rukie
de Alwis &family at temple trees.
Samudragiri Walauwwa, Mt Lavinia. Leo
de Alwis family
Leo de
Alwis may have
built the Samudragiri Walauwwa in de Saram Road
Mt Lavinia,
around the year in 1928. Nearly hundred years later, it was
demolished and land blocked out around the year 2010.
.
Horogolla 1942. Sir Solomon DB Alex DB
&children. Leo
Eheliyagoda & Rukie
James de Alwis
James
de Alwis (old)
Gertrude de Livera nee Seneviratne, Manjula
de Livera & family, Dr Premalatha Seneviratne and Lankika de
Livera.
Alexander de Awis Seneviratne
Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike & children
Annie Lucy de Alwis +Felix Reginold DB
Florence Ellen de
Alwis +Peter de Saram
Portuguese
Period and after.
Portuguese presence in Sri Lanka lasted from 1505
to 1658. It is believed between the years 1600 to 1658, there
was a Portuguese clerk residing in Galkissa, somewhere opposite
the present day Galkissa Cemetery. Because all the land between
Mihindu Mawatha and Terrance Avenue and including the Galkissa
Walauwwa premises, in the deeds it is mentioned, Liyanaparangiya watte.
Around the year 1676, General Mudiyanse Tennakoon
working for King Rajasinghe 2 of Kandy, deserted Kandy with 300
followers and joined the Dutch Governtment coming through Kelani
Ganga. With him 3 arachchi's also came. Namely Gankanda arachchi
and 2 Denawaka de Livera Arachchi brothers. Gankanda Archchi
took the name Alexander de Saram, and was appointed Mudliyar of
Salpita Korale. It is believed Alexander de Saram built a
walauwwa somewhere in Liyanaparangiyawatte in Galkissa. He and
his son Anthonan de Saram was given the task of planting 16, 000
coconut trees in Wellawatte and 15, 000 coconut trees in
Galkissa, which they did, for which they were paid by the Dutch
Governtment. Around the year 1730, the land maintenance policy
of the Dutch Governtment changed, and they gave the Mudliyars
who planted and developed the land to purchase the land. It is
believed Anthonan de Saram Mudliyar of Salpita Korale, purchased
the Wellawatte lands around 360 acres which was called
Mahawellawatte. (From
present day Savoy to Rajasinghe Road). Also he purchased the
Galkissa lands. (From
present day Mihindu Mawatha to beyond St Thomas's College.)
The 1st Walauwwa in Galkissa may have lasted from
1680 to 1820. And Anthonan de Saram's Grandson Louis de Saram
built the 2hd Galkissa Walauwwa in the year 1820, which has
lasted over 200 years. . Later Louis de Saram's son Leonard de
Saram, b 1814, lived at Gakissa Waauwwa. Also Udaha Walauwa was
built around the year 1800
Gertrude de Livera nee Seneviratne
(Daughter
of Edwin Seneviratne and Eugine de Saram.) (Grand daughter of
Thomas Seneviratne and Jane Rejo de Alwis. Also grand daughter
of Peter de Saram and Victoria Kuruppu.)
Biography
Novelist Gertrude Hemawathi de Livera (nee
Seneviratne)b12/4/1931-d1/6/2023, a student of Girls High School
Mt Lavinia, and St Paul’s Milagiriya, obtained the Senior School
Certificate with a first division pass with Distinctions in
English and English Literature. . She went on to graduate in
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)in
1955.
Subsequently she obtained her Master of Arts
qualifying from the Kelaniya University (Sri Lanka) and Post
Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Colombo.
She also holds a Diploma, from the London school of Journalism.
She joined the English Department of the
Kelaniya University in 1970, and at the time of retirement in
1990 she held the post of Senior English Instructor in the
University.
She has written several short stories, and
has published a short story book named “Some Middle Class Sri
Lankans”
She has thought English Literature and
English Language to many students.
Gertrude de Livera, married Louis Charles de Livera
(Carl) a prominent
Lawyer in 1955, and had the children Sunil, Manjula and Lankika.
Edwin Seneviratne
James Senewiratne
Tissa Senewiratne & Manjula Ranjith
Senewiratne &
Tissa&
Srini
Lionel
Deepthi
Seneviratne at
Galkissa
Walauwa
Lionel & Gertrude
Nanda Senewiratne
Seneviratne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James De Alwis (1823–1878)
was a lawyer, writer, poet and a
prominent colonial era legislator from Ceylon.
He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council.
He is remembered for his writings that included several works on
Buddhism.
Educated at the Colombo Academy as one of its
first students, he was part of the Macaulay of Ceylon
along with Frederick Nell
and his brother Louis, Charles Ambrose Lorensz,
John Prins, Charle Ferdinands and Dandris de Silva Gunaratna
inspired by the Young England movement.
Qualified as a Proctor,
he went on to become an Advocate
and served as a District Judge and Police Magistrate. During his legal
practice, his clients included Mudliyar Jeronis de Soysa (father of Sir Charles Henry de Soysa),
Arunasalam Ponnambalam Mudliyar (father
of Sir
Ponnambalam Ramanathan) and
S. Edirimanasingham, Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate (grand
uncle of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan)
Later he was appointed as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of
Ceylon; however he resigned together with George Wall, Charles Ambrose Lorensz,
W. Thompson, John Capper and John Eaton on 15 November 1864 on a
point of principle regarding the fiscal policy of the Government
and its strict disregard to respect the procedures of the
Legislative Council. [1]
His eldest daughter Ezline Maria de Alwis married
Sir Solomon Christoffel
Obeyesekere and his third daughter Annie Lucy "Florence"
D' Alwis married Felix Reginald Dias
Bandaranaike I, who became a Judge
of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.
Murder by chloroform at Duff House,
Bagatalle Road
By Jayantha Gunasekera
Part 1
Maha Mudaliyar Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike of
Horogolla Walauwe had two daughters and a son. The son was SWRD,
Prime Minister of Ceylon, from 1956 to 1959. He married
Sirimavo, one of the daughters of Barnes Ratwatte (later Sir Barnes). She
was a good 18 years SWRD’s junior in age. Though Sir Solomon was
not a man of education, he aspired to high titular office. He
aped the British so much that he named his son Solomon West
Ridgeway after a British Governor.
SWRD was educated at St Thomas’ College, Mt.
Lavinia, a Christian school, and at the University of Oxford,
where he was elected Treasure of the Oxford Union. He was
admitted to the English Bar and, on his return, he practised his
profession for a few years. Thereafter, he took to politics and
was elected as the representative for Veyangoda. Unlike his
father, he was national minded, and donned the “ariyasinhala”
dress, and even became a Buddhist.
One of Sir Solomon’s daughters was given in
marriage to Leo D’Alwis
of Mt. Lavinia. The D’Alwis’ were possessed of vast tracts of
agricultural property, and property in the Western Province.
Leo’s sister, Lillian
Roslin de Alwis, was given in marriage to a
Cambridge-educated, non-practising barrister – Stephen Seneviratne.
The bride was a lady of large proportions, heavily built.
Stephen was the eldest son of Attapattu Mudaliyar Solomon Seneviratne, and his
mother was a sister of the Maha Mudaliyar. So we see that
Stephen and wife were both closely related to Sir Solomon.
Stephen’s country residence was Kandahena Estate,
Veyangoda. Stephen and his wife, soon after they married,
resided at White House, Ward Place, Colombo. 7, which was not
such a residential area, as it is now. He had a short stint at
the Bar, but left and joined the Valuation Dept. as a Govt.
Assessor. Within a few years he left Govt. service and did
freelance Valuation for the Public Trustees Dept. and the State
Mortgage Bank. He did not thereafter show any inclination to
engage in intellectual pursuits and to continue as a member of
the Bar. He was more interested in managing his agricultural
lands. He was particularly interested in animal husbandry and
poultry rearing, hardly the kind of activity expected of a
Cambridge-educated lawyer. Perhaps Stephen knew his limitations.
He knew only too well that qualifying as a lawyer was one thing,
and practising was quite another. His son Terence, perhaps, took
to agriculture, and became the Director of Agriculture at
Peradeniya, due to his father’s influence.
After a difficult confinement, Mrs. Seneviratne
gave birth to their only child, Terrence and the doctor in
attendance was Dr. S. C. Paul, one of the earliest Ceylonese to
qualify as a surgeon. Some years after the birth of the baby,
Mrs. Seneviratne developed an early diabetic condition. At the
time of her marriage, both her parents were dead, being chronic
diabetics. She was given in marriage by her brother Leo D’
Alwis, who was extremely fond of her. Mrs. Seneviratne developed
a morbid frame of mind and made no bones about the fact that she
too would not live long, like her parents.
A few years later, Stephen decided to sell White
House, which he had inherited. Mrs. Seneviratne had constant
breezes with Stephen over this sale. He sold a dowry property at
Wellawatte and with the proceeds he purchased the farm at Nawala
and an estate at Alawwa.
Another matter that they were quarrelling about was a servant
girl called Jessie. Mrs. Seneviratne had suspicions that Stephen
was having an illicit affair with Jessie. This girl was sacked
by Mrs. Seneviratne, but re-employed by Stephen to work in the
Nawala property.
After the sale of White House, they shifted to a
rented house in Arbuthnot Street, until April 1933, when they
shifted to Duff House at Bagatalle Road in October of the same
year. While living at Arbuthnot St, she wrote to Stephen the
following letter, which was produced at the trial. The letter
read; “By creeping into a miserable house for Rs100/- if
anything goes wrong with my child, I will without hesitation
kill myself then and there. I will not be a burden and a
stumbling block to you much longer. Only a few years is all that
is left for me. Every morning, noon and night I will pray to God
to shorten my days. With every charitable act I shall pray for
the same thing. I now live as a prisoner in the cell, waiting
for the end of his term. I will not live for more than 40 or 50
years, because my parents died early. I will await death my
comforter and redeemer. Can you buy me a pistol before I go to
the other house. At least alone I will have some sort of defence
then. ”
Their son Terrence was very attached to his father.
His mother used to beat him up whenever she lost her temper.
Over this too, there were constant quarrels between husband and
wife. She also disapproved of Stephen visiting his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Francis Seneviratne at Veyangoda.
Mrs. Stephen Seneviratne, according to the evidence
led at the trial, was a highly strung neurotic person. She flew
into a rage for trivial matters, and often used to lock herself
up and refuse to eat, for several days. She thought that White
House was haunted and complained of ghosts. Noises of polecats
used to be considered by her as strange noises. Stephen never
took his wife seriously and treated her in a light hearted
manner. They had been leading a cat and dog life for some years
before her death.
At Duff House Mrs. Seneviratne slept with her maid
Alpina. In the next room, Terrence slept with his Nurse Mabel
Joseph. According to Alpina, Mrs. Seneviratne spent a restless
night on the day in question, and woke up twice, once to close
the shutters due to the rains, and again, to drink some water.
Was she tossing in bed contemplating the drastic action she was
hoping to take in the morning?
At 6 a. m., according to Alpina, the lady was
awake. Alpina went to the kitchen. About 15 minutes later, their
15-year-old servant boy Seelas, and driver Perera told Alpina
that the lady wanted her. As she entered her mistress’s room she
noticed an oily smell. Because the lady was lying across the bed
with her head towards the wall and legs hanging over the outer
edge of the bed, her master went to the lady’s bed and fanned
his wife with a book, and sent the maid for some brandy, and hot
water in empty beer bottles which her master applied to the
various parts of her mistress’s body. He also attempted
artificial respiration.
According to Alpina and 21-year-old Mabel Joseph,
the lady was alive on Sunday October 15th at 6. 15 a. m. There
was a bottle of Aspirin tablets in her room. Did the servants
hear a scream, a groan or a gurgling sound?
Then the car was sent to fetch the aunt of Mrs.
Stephen — Mrs. Harry Dias Bandaranaike and the family doctor, Dr
S. C. Paul.
If Stephen was responsible for her death, rather
than suicide, “it would have to be a carefully prepared and a
well timed act, on his part, to come into his wife’s room ready
with the bottle of smelling salts, filled with chloroform,
poured the chloroform on to a handkerchief of his wife and
smothered her by placing the saturated hankie over her mouth and
nostrils, and then gone into his son’s room and being seen by
Alpina, coming out of the room”.
There was ample evidence that Mrs. Seneviratne was
familiar with the use of chloroform, and that she was aware of
the fact that chloroform was available in the house.
Dr. Paul arrived at Duff House along with Mrs.
Harry Dias Bandaranaike on the morning of 15th October. Though
Dr. Paul thought it was a case of suicide by taking an overdose
of Aspirin, he telephoned the Coroner, the Police and Leo
D’Alwis. On learning later that the Police and the Coroner did
not suspect foul play, and did not propose to take any action,
he gave a certificate that death was due to syncope or heart
failure, following an over dose of Aspirin. Leo D’Alwis had
himself noticed the marks on the face but did not seriously
suspect foul play, as his sister had threatened suicide, many
times.
On October 16th, the funeral took place. Leo
D’Alwis’ suspicions grew as there were frequent quarrels between
his sister and Stephen and he was not satisfied about the marks
on her face. On the advice of Dr. Paul, Leo made a complaint on
November 7th. Inquest proceedings began before E. H. R.
Tennison, Police Magistrate. Tennison ordered the exhumation and
the post-morten examination was conducted by Dr. T. S. Nair, the
JMO. Tennison was of the opinion that Mrs. Seneviratne was
murdered. On December 3rd the Additional Magistrate C. B. P.
Perera started Non-Summary Proceedings, continued day to day,
and the accused Stephen Seneviratne was committed to stand his
trial before the Supreme Court.
NEXT – Supreme Court Trial of Stephen Seneviratne
and Appeal to the Privy Council – Part 2
(The writer
expresses his gratitude to Firoz Sameer, for having provided him
with some literature regarding this case)
Murder by chloroform at Duff House
By Jayantha Gunasekera
Part 2
The trial of Stephen Seneviratne began on May 14,
1934, at the Colombo Assizes before the first Malay Judge of the
Supreme Court, Justice M. T. Akbar, and an English speaking
jury. This judge was considered a clever legal personality.
Deputy Solicitor General M. W. H. de Silva with
Crown Counsel H. L. Wendt and Police Superintendent J. R. G.
Bantock and Dr. M. V. P. Pieris appeared for the prosecution.
Dr. Pieris assisted in the examination of the medical witnesses.
Incidentally, DSG Silva subsequently became the Attorney General
and after his retirement was appointed Minister of Justice.
King’s Counsel R. L. Pereira, H. A. P. Sandrasagara
KC and Stanley Obeysekera KC, with Eric Soysa and P. H. P.
Jayatilleke appeared for Stephen Seneviratne.
Pereira and Sangrasagara were the top criminal
lawyers at that time. Amongst the prosecution witnesses were
Alpina the servant woman, Mabel Joseph the nanny, Seelas, Martin
and Banda — the servant boys, K. D. Simon the cook, and driver
Simon Perera.
Thereafter, Mrs. Harry Dias Banadaranaike, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Seneviratne, Mr. and Mrs. Leo D’Alwis, Edmund Dassanaike,
Proctor Felix Jayawardene, Dr. Gunaratnam Cooke and Mrs. Ohlmus
also gave evidence, for the prosecution.
The job of the prosecution was tricky and had to be
handled delicately because Mrs. Stephen Seneviratne had on more
than one occasion threatened to commit suicide. All the defence
had to do was, not to prove that Stephen did not commit the
murder, but only to create a reasonable doubt.
The trial judge Justice Akbar was a deeply
religious man, who could be swayed by religious sentiments,
apart from the evidence. This was a case where much medical (technical) evidence
needed evaluation, and Judge Akbar was quite competent to handle
this aspect. Akbar Hall in the Peradeniya Campus is named after
him.
Many doctors gave evidence. Dr. S. C. Paul’s son
Prof. Milroy Paul was firmly of the view that the external
injuries were consistent with the application of chloroform,
whether self inflicted or applied by an external force. He cut
across his father’s view that death was due to syncope or heart
failure, following an overdose of Aspirin. Father and son
figured prominently in this case, particularly due to their
divergent opinions.
Dr. S. C. Paul produced several brilliant children.
Milroy Paul, professor of surgery, whose son, Crown Counsel
Wakely Paul was a friend of mine. It is said that he got into
the clutches of the LTTE Diaspora, while he was in the US.
Another son, A. T. S. Paul was, I believe, a thoracic surgeon.
Yet another son was Paul Jayarajan, the father of my schoolmate
the late Ana, who lived close to my parental home in Flower Rd,
Colombo 7. Paul Jayarajan entered the prestigious Indian Civil
Service.
A daughter of Dr. S. C. Paul, I think, married
former Solicitor General R. R. Crossette-Thambiah, whose son
Malli Crossette-Thambiaah, was a top lawyer. Another of Dr.
Paul’s daughters married Mr. Rasaretnam, who became Surveyor
General. His daughter Sulochana married my friend Ajit
Saravanamuttu, the youngest of P. Sara’s children. Rasaretnam’s
son Rudy was an eminent surgeon. Malli Crossette and Rudy were
gentlemen to their fingertips. I believe that Dr. S. C. Paul had
many other children, whose names I am not aware of.
Dr. M. V. P. Pieris (who
also assisted the prosecution) was an eminent surgeon who was
ambidextrous. After his retirement, he served as High
Commissioner in London. The other medical men who gave evidence
were Dr. T. S. Nair, who performed the post-mortem examination,
and Dr. J. S. de Silva (senior
anaesthetic at the General Hospital) who categorically stated
that the deceased had committed suicide. Dr. R. L. Spittel, one
of the best known surgeons of his day, was positive that it was
homicide. Dr. Spittel was well known to the Veddha community. He
wrote several books including “Where the wild sambur Roams”. Dr.
Karunaratne MD was a highly experienced pathologist, who had
performed nearly 3000 post-mortem examinations. He was present
at the post-mortem of Mrs. Seneviratne, and his view was that it
was a probable homicide. Therefore this murder trial was more
like a Medical Seminar!
All doctors including Dr. S. C. Paul, were now
agreed that chloroform was the cause of death; but there were
two groups, (a)
those who thought that death was due to Syncope, and (b) others who were of
the view that death was due to asphyxia and syncope, or simply
by smothering.
The evidence was concluded on June 8, and on the
same afternoon the court took the unusual step of visiting Duff
House. Although this visit was perfectly legal, it had to be
conducted under specific conditions. An experiment before the
judge and the foreman of the jury was performed by Dr. Pieris,
in the absence of the other jurors. Inspector Van Cuylenberg was
to lie on a bed and was requested to make noises like groans.
The Privy Council decided that these demonstrations were
irregular and unnecessary for the administration of justice.
Then began the address to the Jury of Deputey
Solicitor General Silva, followed by the brilliant address of
Pereira K C.
Stephen Seneviratne was convicted by a 5 – 2
verdict of the Jury, and sentenced to death.
Pereira was easily the most devastating cross
examiner of his day, and most witnesses, particularly doctors,
dreaded to face him. He had a bull dog like exterior, and many a
doctor had fainted under his cross examination. He lived in an
enormous house at the intersection of Green Path and Flower
Road, Colombo 7, which now houses the Education Dept. He had two
children, Carmen West, and R. G. C. Pereira, the son who
outshone the father, in the father’s life time. RGC was to be
conferred Silk, but for his untimely death in his 50s. Due to
differences of opinion with his father, he chose to live in a
suite in the Galle Face Hotel.
There was no Court of Criminal Appeal then, and
Stephen Seneviratne appealed to the Privy Council in England.
The Appeal came up before Lord Maugham, Lord Roche and Sir
George Rankin. D. B. Sommerville KC (Attorney General of
England), with L. M. D. De Silva KC appeared for the AG of
Ceylon, while Seneviratne was represented by H. I. P. Hallet KC
and R. L. Pereira KC.
On July 29, 1936, their Lordships of the Privy
Council advised His Majesty the King, that the Appeal was
allowed, and the death sentenced quashed. Seneviratne left
prison after spending 30 months, and rejoined his son whom he
was immensely fond of.
Many strictures were passed by the Privy Council on
Justice Akbar’s Charge to the Jury. It is rumoured that Akbar
suffered a nervous breakdown, and retired prematurely
23 April, 2017
Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike’s granddaughter and
Leo and Alex De Alwis’ daughter, Rukmani Eheliyagoda, fondly
known as Rukie, saw the dawn of the day nine decades ago.
Her children eagerly awaited the celebration of her
91st birthday with her on 26 March 2017, when she received the
call from her Maker on 19 March to step off the stage of life,
and so she had to bid farewell to all of us as the curtain
finally came down. She faced her death stoically, solemnly and
serenely.
Even though she was born to an aristocratic family
with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth, she remained a
simple, cheerful, graceful and dignified lady.
Many considered her an adorable angel who showered
kindness and generosity on people and assisted them at every
opportunity she got. She was a God-fearing person with an
unshakable faith, whose zest and charm galvanized the prayer
groups and the Christian circles she was connected with.
She was a prayer warrior who wrote down prayer
requests received from others and prayed earnestly until they
were resolved.
Rukie had an entourage of trustworthy friends from
her old St Bridget’s days. She formed the ‘Action Group’ of old
Bridgetines twenty five years ago and while undertaking charity
work, they met every month to reminisce about their antics in
the Convent boarding and outside. She also served as the Vice
President of the SBC Past Pupils’ Association.
Being an intensely family person, she took great
interest in her five children, four grandchildren and three
great grandchildren with whom she was closely knit.
The Grand Matriarch of the Eheliyagoda family, was
cherished and adored by the family and their spouses.
Royal-Thomian Big Match days were indeed days of
fun when both the Royal and Thomian flags were hoisted at her
home (she being a
past Thomian girl and Percy a past Royalist) creating much
noise, fun and frolic as family members cheered different
schools. Just a few days before her departure, it was her final
chance to wave the Thomian flag in high spirits singing Esto
Perpetua. . . . normally reserved for youthful exuberance.
Her home down Chandraleka Mawatha, Borella, was an
open house right through the year overflowing with warmth and
hospitality. Christmas festive season and New Year celebrations
were the highlights, being lively affairs.
A family tradition at New Year saw a table laden
with seasonal treats with people visiting to wish her. She
welcomed all with a smile that lit up the room. Many were the
times when I sat with her to indulge in the festive favourites.
This year it would be an empty table without her sparkling
presence, reminding us of the idiom, that all good things must
come to an end.
It is befitting to identify her with the virtuous
woman extolled in Proverbs 31: where we could unhesitatingly
echo that . . . . her children rise up and call her blessed. . .
her values of openness and integrity blended with her wit,
charm, sincerity and elegance, have indeed been an inspiration
to many-both young and old-and all who knew her would deeply
miss her as she departed to her heavenly abode, even while in
her final moments, encouraging all to live life to the fullest
and deeply trust God in all endeavours so that all may be well.
Hers was a life fully lived. Until we meet again. .
. . .
A family friend
Migration Pattern
1. Sirimalhamy also known as Siriwardena
Sabaragamuwa to Raiygama (Western
Province-Bentota)around 1638
His son baptised and takes the name Johan
D'Alwis.
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Abraham
Alwis Goonatilleke Samarasinghe Appuhamy
Dewelmulla, Boralasgamuwa
Salpita Korale
b1680
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Daniel de
Alwis Goonatilleke Samarasinghe
Galkissa
b1740
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James de
Alwis
Colombo
b1823
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After 1990
some relatives have migrated to USA and Australia.
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Wellawatte
and Galkissa lands. A history of 350 years. From 1675 to 2025
Initially
planted with coconut by Alexander de Saram and his son
Anthonan de Saram, on the request by Dutch Governor Rijkloff
van Goens in the period 1676 onwards.
Early records indicate that the village of"
Galkissa", in the year 1510 AD, was named after a rocky mound
"Lihiniyagala". This village was under the Kingdom of Kotte. The
name"Wellawatte" means "Sandy Garden"in Sinhalese.
A)
Dutch ruled
Ceylon during the period Year 1658 to 1796
In the year 1676, Don Manuel Tennakoon
with 300 followers escaped the Kandy king, King Rajasinghe 2 and
joined the Dutch at Malwana, coming through the Kelani ganga.
This included Gankanda arachchi and two Denawaka Rala arachchi's
(brothers) (According to Dias
Abeysinghe book) Gankanda arachchi settled in Salpita Korale,
Colombo District, while the Denawaka rala arachchi's settled in
Ampitigala in the Kalutara District.
Gankanda
arachchi took the name Alexander de Saram and was
appointed Mudliyar Salpita Korale.
B)
Dutch ruled
Ceylon during the period 1658 to 1796, and they were in control
of the coastal areas.
They had the Dutch East India Company,
which did the trading of spices. And may be the management of
the lands, would have been done by the company.
C) It is believed Alexander de Saram,
Mudliyar Salpita Korale was given the task of planting coconut in
Wellawatte and Galkissa on a lease during years 1664 to
1675, When the Dutch Governor was, Governor Rijkloff van Goens.
. For maintenance for every 8000 trees, 200 Rix dollars were
paid for a year. It is belived in Year 1730, the land
maintenance policy changed and the Mudliyars who planted the
land was allowed to purchase the land.
Mahawellawatte
land ( Wellawatte
suburb)
D)
According to Paul Pieris's Sinhalese family Vol 3 page 90, it
says- Maha Welle Watta of 16, 000 coconut trees, was
purchased by Anthonan de
Saram Wirasingha Siriwardena Mudaliyar of Salpita Korale
with Manual de Andradi for
1355 rxd on 20/7/1730. Later he bought the share of Manual de
Andradi and became the sole owner.
A land with 16, 000 coconut trees equals to 400
acres.
E) In
internet in a website It says-The
first village to the South of Colombo was Galkissa (Mt Lavinia). In the
time of 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 also be paid yearly.
Governor
Rijkloff van Goens 1664 to 1675
F) In internet in a website called Full text of
Ceylon and the Hollander 1658-1796 in para 82 it says the
following. The Company had various gardens, including a tobacco
plantation in Negombo and a coconut land of 15, 000 trees at
Galkissa which were leased out.
land with 15, 000 coconut trees equals 300 acres.
G)
Gankanda Arachci who took the name Alexander de Saram b1640, seem
to have had 4 children, Anthonan, Louis, Hendrick and Thomas.
Most probably Alexander de Saram Wijesekera made
his "de Saram walauwa "in Galkissa, probably close to Mihindu
Mawatha. Which may have existed from 1680 to 1800
Udaha
Walauwa in
Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa was built in year 1800, maybe by
William de Saram Weerasinghe Siriwardena, b1760
Galkissa
Walauwa in
Mihindu Mawatha was built in the year 1820, by Louis de Saram, (Son of Simon de Saram
Wijesinghe Siriwardena)who married Maria Alwis of Nawagomuwa (M20/3/1774)
H1) Anthonan de Saram and Thomas de Saram were
active in planting coconut in Wellawatte. And Anthonan de Saram
planted coconut in
Galkissa.
Anthonan
de Saram,
Mudliyar Salpita Korale, b1675-d1752, (M20/1/1704)+Maria
Johana Dias, and had 8 children. Anthonan de Saram seem to have
bought 360 acres at Wellawatte in 1730 from the Dutch
Governtment.
Wellawatte-Mahawellawatte
But the
properties of Wellawatte
have been divided to his 6 children, by Anthonan de
Saram.
3
(1)Maria de Saram, d1746 +
(M1727)Louis Pieris Samarasinghe Siriwardena
Received
60 acres, may have sold out.
3
(2)Louis de Saram +
(M1746)Dona Platina
Received
60 acres + 15 acres from brother Liendrien de Saram. Decendents
may have sold out, and with proceeds built the Udaha Walauwa in
year 1800.
3 (3)
Liendieran de Saram b1725,
Maha Mudliyar 1754, (M4/6/1754)Johana Maria Perera. In her last will
dated 11/7/1810, Maria gives the 1/6 share to her husband's living 4
brothers. (Received
60 acres) (SF vol 3 page 41) (Leonard de Saram's father had 75
acres. Meaning 60+15 from brother. 1/6 share means divided to
six people. If so total Anthonan de Saram's Wellawatte land was
60x6=360 acres)Liendrien de Saram Karunaratne had his
Karunaratne Walauwa in Silversmith Street, renamed to Srimath
Bandaranayake Mawatha Colombo 12.
3
(4)Domingo de Saram
bp13/2/1715-d11/5/1793, (M8/11/1752)Catherina
Tillekeratne 1738-1793
Received
60 acres +15 acres from brother Liendrien. May have sold out.
1 Domingo de Saram
2 Johannes de Saram
3 Abraham de Saram MM1789-1834 Had land in Pepiliyana and
Galkissa
3 (5)
Simon de Saram b approx
1730 +Dona Catharina Dias.
Received
60 acres +15 acres from brother Liendrien.
Simon
gives 75 acres to his son Louis de Saram b1775
Louis
gives this 75 acres to Leonard de Saram, b 1814 (This 75 acres included
present day Rajasinghe road)
As Leonard de Saram did not have childen, after his
death his wife Susana Hetroyda de Saram nee de Alwis gives the
Wellawatte 75 acres as follows.
To her husband, Leonard de saram's sisters grand
son Daniel Albert de Alwis, 50 acres. (out of his 3 children
Henry died young, as such Leo de Alwis received 25 acres and
daughter Lilian received 25 acres at Wellawatte)
To her husband, Leonard de Saram's sisters grand daughter
Jane Rejo Senewiratne nee de Alwis, 25 acres at Wellawatte (this
25 acres was shared in equal amount in between her 3 sons,
Edwin, Dr Arthur and Jimmy Senewiratne)
(This
75 acres, of Daniel Albert and Jane Rejo was sold to a developer
to block out an sell, by their decendents, the surviving 5
children, around the years 1925 to 1928) (This area seems to be
in Rajasinghe road and surrounding area.)
3 (6)
Adrian de Saram bp
20/3/1705 (School
master)+Adriana Dias
Received 60 acres +15 acres from brother Liendrien.
May have sold out.
H2) British
ruled Ceylon from year 1796 to 1948
H3) Due to
the divide and rule policy of the British Governtment,
they the British gave better educational institutions to the
North. As a result more qualified people came from the North.
And it was very difficult for Sinhalese to get Governtment jobs.
Tamil people got clerical jobs in Governtment
service and in 1920's many were living as boarders in the land
side of Wellawatte. Doing
the governtment job staying as a boarder and remiting part of
the money back to family in North.
But When the de Saram, and connected families
decided to sell their land to developers in 1920's. Developers
blocked out the Mahawellawatte coconut land, and roads were made
and named. At that point tamil people who were working in
governtment service and living as boarders in the land side of
Wellawatte, bought blocks of land, applied for loans from banks
and built houses in the sea side of Wellawatte. As a result
Wellawatte became a majority tamil living suburb after 1930.
I) Anthonan de Saram's great grandson Leonard de
Saram b 1814 received 75 acres at Mahawellawatte and a large
extent of land in Galkissa, which includes the Galkissa walauwa and
the property close to the walauwa including the land, where the
present day Galkissa cemetery has been built.
1 Anthonan de Saram
b1690 (M20/1/1704)+Maria
Joanna
Dias (d of Perera
Ekanayake Adigar of Panadura.)
2 Simon de Saram b1730
+Catherina Dias
3 Louis de
Saram b1754+Maria Alwis, built Galkissa Walauwa in
1820
4
(1) Leonard de Saram b1814 (Last
will date
8/2/1872)+Susana Hetroyda de Alwis (No issue) (deed made No
239 dated 2/2/1885)
4
(2) Depanchy de Saram + Sickbertis de Alwisb1814 (Son of Hendrick de
Alwis +Florentina DB)
5 Helena Eliza de Alwis
b approx 1838-1885,
(47 years)+Abraham de Alwis
6 (1) Daniel
Albert de Alwis b1860-d30/8/1903 (Last will date
27/8/1903)+Grace Rosalind Dias Bandaranaike b1876-d21/2/1922, d
of William DB
7 (1) Leo de Alwis b1897+Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike (d of Sir Solomon DB)
7 (2) Lilian de Alwis b1896-d1933+ (M1923)Stephen
Senewiratne b1895-1959, Son of Solomon Senewiratne
7 (3) Henry de Alwis (died young) d21/1/1907
6 (2) Jane Rejo
de Alwis b
approx 1861-d1915 (last will date 6/6/1908)+ Thomas Leonard
Seneviratne d Nov1908, from Kalutara
7 (1) Edwin Seneviratne b1886-d Nov 1946+Eugine de Saram b1896-d1980 from Udaha walauwa.
7 (2) Dr Arthur Seneviratne+Harriet Wijewardene (Colombo)
7 (3) Jimmy Senewiratne b1906-d1969+Millicent Samarakkody
(1911-1995)
J) As Leonard de Saram did
not have children, after his death, his wife Susana Hetroyda de Saram nee de Alwis
gifts the properties to Leonard de Saram's sister's grand
children Daniel Albert
de Alwis and Jane
Rejo de Alwis who married Thomas Senewiratne. (Leonard de Saram had
75 acres at Wellawatte and 20 acres at Galkissa)
And thereby Daniel Albert de Alwis
received 50 acres at Wellawatte, His son Leo de Alwis in 1925,
sold his 25 acres at Wellawatte
and built the Samudragiri
walauwa in de Saram road. Mt Lavinia. The property he
received in Galkissa was property close to Galkissa walauwa, and
property from Galle road to the sea, which was acquired by the
govt in 1844, with compensation., to build the Galkissa cemetery and
a low income housing scheme.
Daniel Albert de Alwis had 3
children. Leo, Henry and Lilian. Henry died young.
Lilian got some land in
Terance Avenue. And 25 acres at Wellawatte. She married Stephen
Senewiratne. (Stephen
was involved in the Duff house murder case) Her son was Terance.
Terance Avenue was
named after him. Lilian's property in Terrance Avenue was sold
to her cousin Edwin Seneviratne in 1928.
Leo de Alwis had property
in Mihindu Mawatha which he sold to his cousin Edwin Senewiratne
in 1928. Also received 25 acres at Wellawatte.
Jane Rejo de Alwis
received 25 acres at wellawatte, Which was given to her 3 sons.
The land for the park opposite the cemetery may have been
acquired.
Helena Eliza de Alwis received 2 acres of
Liyanaparangiya watte, where the
Galkissa walauwa had been built in 1820. She gifted the Walauwa
to her 2 children Daniel and Jane.
Daniel and Jane de Alwis
both jointly received the Galkissa walauwa.
After the death of Daniel
and jane, the Galkissa Walauwwa was owned by Daniel's 3
children, Leo, Lilian and Henry. Also by Jane's 3 children
Edwin, Arthur and Jimmy. Thereby each got 1/6th share of the
Galkissa Walauwa.
Jane's 3 children, Edwin
Arthur and Jimmy sold the 25 acres they received in Wellawatte
in 1928 to property developers who blocked out and sold mainly
to the tamil community.
I have come across a deed
where the 3 Senewiratne brothers sell 10 acres at Wellawatte for
Rs 222, 000 on
16/3/1928.
Edwin from his share in
Wellawatte from sale proceeds bought Leo de Alwis's land in
Mihindu mawatha and also purchased Lilian's land in Terrance
Avenue. Arthur from Wellawatte proceeds developed his Colombo
property, while Jimmy had a lavish lfe style from the Wellawatte
proceeds.
Edwin Senewiratne's 2
children, Gertrude and Lionel sold their 24 perches at No 36
Rajasinghe Road Wellawatte, in 1971 to Mr Cader, for Rs 120,
000.
I assume the 300 acres at
Galkissa stretched from present day Arpico in Dehiwela to beyond
St Thomas's College. Mount Lavinia. And the Mahawellawatte
property of 400 acres included the present day Rajasinghe Road
beyond Wellawatte Junction.
Thombu
Index of the Dutch period was
done after the 1740's. And it shows that Anthonan de Saram's son
Gankanda Arachige Louis
de Saram Wirasingha Siriwardena b 1730 had land in
Wellawatte. Peter de Saram's GGGF was Louis de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena. According to Thombu Index William and Abraham de
Saram had land in Galkissa.
K1) Wellawatte, in the
southernmost limit of Colombo, is such a hive of activity today
that it is hard to believe it was a sparsely populated place a
little over a century ago. Its Sinhala meaning, ‘sandy garden’,
itself suggests a rather deserted area.
It was then dominated by a few burgher families of
European origin. In fact, much of the land on the seaside is
said to have been a vast coconut estate owned by a Burgher gentleman named
Charlemont Jonathan
Gauder, after whom and whose relatives many of the roads
such as Charlemont,
Frederica, Collingwood, Alexandra and Frances are named.
Today, however it is referred to as ‘Little Jaffna’ after
its large Tamil population.
This para above refers to a
burgher gentleman Charlmont
Jonathan Gauder who
owned land in Wellawatte. In fact he had married Amelia Caroline de Saram.
Father of Amelia de Saram was Herbert John de Saram b 1870
who married Henrietta Augusta Heilmann.
Amelia de Saram is a
descendent of Domingo de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike Atapattu
Mudaliyar b1720 . And Domingo's
father was Thomas de Saram Wanigasekara Ekanaike b approx
1690.
1 Alexander de Saram b1658
2 (1) Anthonan
de Saram
2 (2) Thomas de Saram
Wanigasekara Ekanaike b approx 1690 (may be a son of
Alexander de Saram) (3 children)
(Thomas de Saram's
children seem to have married from th burgur community, creating
a 2hd de Saram family tree.)
3 Domingo de Saram
Wanigasekara Ekanaike b1720 +Dona Petronella (4 children)
4 Christoffel Henricus de Saram Maha Mudaliyar b1755
d1842 +Cornelia Henrietta Philepsz (6 children)
5 Johannes Henricus de Saram b1795-d1858 + Frances Treherne (8 children)
6 Fredrick
John de Saram b1822 d1871 +Arnoldina Henrietta Martensz (12 children)
7 John Henricus de Saram b1844 d1897 +Amelia Caroline
Morgan (4 children)
8 Herbert John de Saram b1870 d1930 + Henrietta Augusta
Heilmann (4
children)
9 Amelia
Caroline de Saram (b approx 1890) + Christian Charloment
Gauder b1872 d1939
Thomas de Saram Wanigasekara Ekanaike may
have been a son of Alexander
de Saram b 1658. Alexander de Saram appears to be the
founder of the de Saram name. Alexander de Saram Mohandiram
Salpita Korale and his son Anthonan de Saram Mudaliyar took
the undeveloped lands of Wellawatte
and Galkissa
approx 400 acres and 300 acres on lease and planted coconut.
They were paid for planting coconut by the Dutch Govt.
Subsequently on 20/7/1730 16, 000 coconut trees approx 250 acres
at Maha Wellawatte was purchased by Anthonan de Saram from the
Dutch Govt for 1355 Rix Dollars. Thomas de Saram may have had
about 100 acres. (this
area seems to be close to Savoy cinema)
So I think the Gauder
gentleman got the Wellawatte land from his wife Amelia de Saram.
And an article says Charlmont, Fredricka,
Collingwood, Alexandra and Frances roads of Wellawatte are
named after Gauder's and Amelia's relatives names.
Anthonan de Saram's
GGSon was Leonard de
Saram (b1814)who
inherited
75 acres at Wellawatte. As he did not have children his grand
nephew Daniel Albert de
Alwis (d1903)inherited
50 acres from Wellawatte. And his grand niece Jane Rejo de Alwis
(d1915) inherited 25 acres at Wellawatte. Jane married Thomas Senewiratne
and had 3 sons. Edwin,
Arthur and James Senewiratne.
I have seen a copy of a deed
where the above 3 Senewiratne brothers had sold 9 acres and 40
perches at
Wellawatte for Rs 222, 000 in 1928. to one Peiris, who may have
blocked out and sold to the tamil community. Location of the
land was Rajasinghe Road,
bordering Galle Road.
Edwin Senewiratne
was my grandfather from my mother's side.
Available records show that in the inter-war
years, especially the 1920s, there were Tamils serving
government or as company clerks who were settled in Perera Lane,
Hampden Lane and Fernando’s Lane. There were others living as
boarders in places such as Boswell Place and High Street until
as late as the 1960s. Over time, they would have amassed enough
wealth to buy properties there and get down their families.
Before this, they had to look after their families up north and
used to remit much of their salaries via money order through the
Wellawatte Post Office.
Another community that moved in fairly early
were the Moors. In fact, there is a Moor Road on the seaside of
Wellawatte. There is also a very large mosque, one of the
largest in Colombo, on Galle Road.
So here we have it. It was the settlement here
of various minority communities that facilitated the transition
of Wellawatte from a largely uptown residential area to the
booming downtown area it is today. With the coming of the
Tamils, the famous vegetarian restaurants of the area boomed and
when the Moors came, the “Muslim hotels” were not long in
coming. Over time, other restaurants and sweet houses to meet
the varied tastes of its mixed population followed. And so we
have the culinary paradise that is Wellawatte today.
K2) Wellawatte notable places
Savoy Cinema opened 1949
Sapphire Cinema, burned down
in 1983 riots
Plaza Cinema burned down in
1983 riots
Trio Cinema (border of
Wellawatte, Dehiwela side) burned in 1983 riots
Picadally Cafe
Royal Bakery, established
1900
MP Gomez, est 1950's
Salon Moira, est 1950's
Polytechnic. est 1901
Kinross Swimming club est
1941
Hotel Sapphire, est 1973
Hotel Ceylon Inns, est in
1970's by GDC Weerasinghe,
(Maybe the hotel lasted till year 2000)
Out of the population i
Wellawatte, 60% are tamils, Sinhala 20% and Muslims 20%
It is believed, at least 40%
of tamil houses of Wellawatte were burned in 1983 riots. (In Ratnakara Road
Wellawatte 24 tamil houses were burned down.)
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L1) 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.
Galkissa Walauwa inner portion only 128 perches, Lot C in plan
1366.
By the year 2024, Galkissa Walauwa will be 204
years old. The land area of the (upstair) walauwa, would have
been about 20 acres, from Arpico 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 Salpita
Korale)
Louis de Saram b1754, was married to Elena de
Alwis. They had 2 children, Leonard de Saram b1814 and Depanchy
de Saram. b1820
After the death of Louis de Saram, his son Leonard
de Saram, became the owner of Galkissa Walauwa.
Leonard de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardena was born on
5/11/1814-d5/3/1872 (Mohandiram, Peace officer and deputy
Cornor). He married (M2/8/1847) Susana Hetroyda de Alwis (b approx 1830) (d
4/4/1901) . But they did not have children. He inherited the
Galkissa Walauwa property and 75 acres coconut land from
Mahawellawatte, in Wellawatte.
Anthonan Wirasinghe Siriwardhana de Saram Mudaliyar
in 1730 purchased 360 acres in Mahawellawatte. (Leonard de Saram was a great grand son
of Anthonan de Saram. Leonard de Saram's sister was Depanchy de
Saram.)
Depanchy de Saram
married Don Daniel Siegbertus de Alwis Gunathilake
Samarasinghe. They had a daughter named Helena Eliza de Alwis, b
approx 1840-d1887.
Helena Eliza de Alwis d1887, (47 years) married
Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardena b approx 1830. (m approx 1857). 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.
Time events
A) Leonard
de Saram and wife Susana Hetroyda de Alwis make a joint last
will on 8/2/1872
B) Leonard de Saram departs his life in 1872, and
his wife Susana Hetroyda de Alwis (1830-1900)becomes the
owner of the Galkissa Walauwa properties and 75 acres at
Mahawellawatte, Wellawatte.
Leonard de Saram's sister was Depanchy de Saram who
married Sieckbertus Daniel de Alwis bp 7/8/1814, he is a son of
Hendrick de Alwis Mudliyar Kandy and Florentina Dias
Bandaranaike d of Daniel Dias Bandaranaike. Their daughter was
Helena Eliza de Alwis b approx 1840-d 1887, she died at 47
years. Helena Eliza de Alwis married Abraham de Alwis, b 1830
Helena Eliza de
Alwis had 2 children.
1. Daniel Albert
de Alwis b approx 1859-
d30/8/1903. He married Grace Rosalind Dias Bandaranaike, b1876,
who died on 21/2/1922. (d
of William Alexander DB)
2. Jane Rejo de
Alwis b approx
1860-d1915. She married approx 1880. to Thomas Leonard
Gunasekera Seneviratne (b
approx 1848-d Nov 1908) (Seneviratne's from Kalutara)
Time events continued
C) 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 on2/2/1885.
(To her
husband's sister's grand children Daniel and Jane)
To Daniel Albert
de Alwis
1) 50 acres at Mahawellawatte Wellawatte.
2) All the 2 portions of Nugewatte in Galkissa,
East by high road, west by the sea, transfered to the crown in
1844 on compnsation.
3) Kongaha kumbura, field Bakalaya Erewala at
Galkissa, field Bogaha kumbura at Galkissa, field delgaha
kumbura at Galkissa, field Karendagaha kumbura at Galkissa,
field Wewaboda Cumbura at Galkissa, field Bakmeegaha kumbura at
galkissa (These
fields were subsequently inherited by Leo de Alwis, who sold
them and the developer filled them and sold for housing around
the year 1980)
4)Lot No 1 Crown land, premises conveyed to crown
on compensation, east by 20 feet high road, west by sea, Crown
Bill of sale or Grant No 224, dated 24/1/1844, enrolled in
District court of Colombo on 19/2/1844. (I belive this land
was subsequently made the Galkissa Cemetery and behind the
cemetery a low income housing scheme.)
5) Madangaha kumbura at Galkissa and movables like
Iron safe and 4 almirah also ebony couches.
To Jane Rejo
Senewiratne nee de Alwis and husband Thomas Seneviratne
1) 25 acres at Mahawellawatte, property in
Wellawatte
2) Land called Delgahalande Udepela Adikari pattu,
Siyane Korale, Colombo Western Province an extent of 28 acres. (Probably this land
later went to her son Jimmy Seneviratne)
(To her
husband's sisters daughter Helena Eliza de Alwis)
To Helena Eliza
de Alwis (wife of Abraham de
Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardene) (The land opposite the Galkissa
cemetery, about 2 acres 2 Roods, in their deeds it is mentioned
as Liyanaparangiya watte.
Wth the Galkissa Walauwa.
Liyanaparangiyawatte, meaning, before the Dutch, in
the Portuguese period
around the year 1600, this land was occupied by a Portuguese
clerk.)
1) Garden called Liyanaparangiyawatte
in Galkissa. West by high road, extent A2 R2 P11 (plan no 1366
dated 16/8/1884) (plan has marked 3 lots A, B and C)
2) Two slips of land called Kongahawatte and
Nelligahawatte in Galkissa (West
by main road)
What Helena
Eliza de Alwis received in (1-Liyanaparangiyawatte)
above the Galkissa
Walauwa had been built in 1820 in lot C of plan 1366,
which contained 128 perches.
D) Helena Eliza de Alwis died in 1887, as such
after her death the Galkissa Walauwa premises had been inherited
by her 2 children in equal share, undivided to Daniel Albert de Alwis and
Jane Rejo de Alwis .
Daniel Albert de
Alwis (1858-1903)married
Grace Rosalin Dias Bandaranaike (d21/2/1922)and had 3 children, Leonard,
Lilian and Henry.
Jane Rejo de
Alwis (1860-1915) married Thomas Leonard
Gunasekara Seneviratne (d
1908)and had 3 children, Edwin, Arthur and James (Jimmy).
E)After Jane Rejo de Alwis had died in 1915, The
Galkissa Walauwa had been inherited by DanielAlbert de Alwis and
Jane Rejo Senewiratne nee de Alwis's children. Thus each child
was entitled to 1/6th share of the Walauwa, undivided.
F)Henry had died on 21/1/1907.
G)After Grace Rosalind De Alwis nee Bandaranayake
had died on 21/2/1922, the surviving 5 chidren decided to sell
their shares. As such on 13/9/1923, Leo, Lilian de Alwis, Edwin
and Arthur Senewiratne sell their shares in Galkissa Walauwa to
James Christopher Senewiratne, who becomes the sole owner of the
Walauwa.
H)Jimmy
Senewiratne (1906-1969) bought the
1/6th shares of the five people and became the owner of the
Galkissa walauwa in 13/9/ 1923.
(Deed attested by CEA Samarakkody.) He settled in
Galkissa Walauwa with his wife Millicent Samarakkody, around
1928. (Millicent b
1911-1995, married at 17 years age.)
I)It is said that in the 1930's Jimmy Senewiratne 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 Senewiratne married Marshal Wijesinghe,
and had a daughter Ayanthi
Ranjith Senewiratne b1939 married Deepthi Malalgoda
and has a son Hirantha
Dr
Tissa Senewiratne 1940-2023, . married Srini Attygalle and had
daughter Thisani and son Chaminda.
J)In 1970, the walauwa building and immediate
property now belonging to Jimmy Senewiratne 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
Galkissa walauwa building is owned and occupied by the two
children of late Dr Tissa Senewiratne (1940-2023)
What Helena
Eliza de Alwis received in (1-Liyanaparangiyawatte)
above, lot B containing 121 perches
(west by high road,
east by galkissa walauwa) was given to her daughter Jane Rejo de Alwis who
gave it to her 3 sons. Edwin Dr Arthur and Jimmy Senewiratne. (Of this land 20
perches had been sold to Godfry Perera in 1950, and the balance
to Mr Gunasekara who had the Elect Industries till year 2000,
and after that rented to No Limit Garments)
What Helena
Eliza de Alwis received in (1-Liyanaparangiyawatte)
above, Lot A
containing 101 perches was given to her son Daniel Albert de Alwis,
who gave it to his son Leo
de Alwis. Leo de Alwis in 1928 has sold this block to his
cousin Edwin
Seneviratne, which after Edwin's death went to his wife
Eugine Seneviratne. Eugine gave her properties in 1970 to her 2
children. and lot A evolved to her daughter Gertrude who sold
part and the balance gave to her son Manjula in year 2004 and
grandson Kusan in year 2018.
What Helena
Eliza received in (2-Kongahawatte and
Nelligahawatte) above seems to have been divided to Daniel Albert de Alwis
and Jane Rejo de Alwis.
Daniels share had been sold by Leo de Alwis, while Jane's share
was blocked out and sold in 1960 by her grand daughter, Gertrude
de Livera nee Seneviratne.
Similarly a small portion of property opposite the
cemetery was acquired for a children's playground.
Daniel Albert de Alwis d1903. Thomas Leonard
Gunasekara d1908. Jane Rejo Senewiratne nee de Alwis d1916,
Grace Rosalin de Alwis nee Bandaranaike d 1922.
In the year 1924 an indenture was entered and
signed, regarding the Mahawellawatte properties by Lilian
Senewiratne nee de Alwis and Stephen Senewiratne, Leo de Alwis,
EH Senewiratne, AF Senewiratne and JC Senewiratne.
It is believed after that the Wellawatte 75 acres,
had been sold in sections.
I believe Leo de Alwis while staying at Galkissa
Walauwa, built the Samudragiri Walauwa in his wife Alexandra
Dias Bandaranaike's inherited land in de Saram Road Mt Lavinia,
the year 1925.)
Leo de Alwis
b1897 sold his 1/6
share of the Walauwa to Jimmy, He with the proceeds of his 25
acres at wellawatte, built the Samudragiri Walauwa in de Saram
road in the property inherited by his wife, Alexandra dias
Bandaranaike, in 1925. He also sold 1 acre 3 roods land he
received in Mihindu Mawatha to his cousin Edwin Seneviratne
Lilian de Alwis
d1933, who married
Stephen Senewiratne, sold her 1/6 share of Galkissa Walauwa to
Jimmy Senewiratne. She sold 80 perches land she received in
Terrance Avenue to her cousin Edwin Seneviratne. She sold her 25
acres at Wellawatte and bought a estate in Alawwa and a farm in
Nawala. With balance money she settled in Colombo.
Henry de Alwis died
young. d21/1/1907
Dr Arthur
Senewiratne (eye specialist)
married Harriot Wijewardena (aunt
of President JR Jayawardene) and resided in Albert Cresent
Colombo. sold his 1/6th share of Galkissa Walauwa to his brother
Jimmy Senewiratne. He also sold his Wellawatte share.
Edwin
Seneviratne (Coroner) (1886-1946)sold his
1/6th share of Galkissa Walauwa to his brother Jimmy. He resided
in house Sea view, opposite Odeon, received from his wife Eugine
de Saram, daughter of Peter de Saram of Udaha Walauwa. He also
sold his Wellawatte share, but kept a 24 perch block in
Rajasinghe road, which his children sold in 1970
Jimmy
Senewiratne (1906-1969) bought the
1/6th shares of the five people and became the owner of the
Galkissa walauwa in 13/9/ 1923.
(Deed attested by CEA Samarakkody.) He settled in
Galkissa Walauwa with his wife Millicent Samarakkody, around
1928. (Millicent b
1911, married at 17 years age.)
L2) History
of Udaha Walauwa
Udaha
Walauwa built
around year 1800
Udaha Walauwa in Mihindu Mawatha, may have been
built by Wirasingha Siriwardena William de Saram archchi
mahatmaya, b approx 1760. His son was Cornelis de Saram, b1790.
He married Dandeniyage Madalina de Alwis, from Dandeniya
Walauwa. Their son was Solomon de Saram b1820 who married
Dandeniyage Serberthina de Alwis.
Their
son was Peter Thomas de Saram b4/11/1853-d25/9/1910. He married
Petrenella Victoria Kuruppu from Panadura Wasala Walauwa.
Peter
de Saram
They had 5 children
Cecilia de Saram + VSDS Wikremanayake
Victoria de Saram +Samuel Wijesinghe
Eugine de Saram + Edwin Seneviratne of Galkissa
Walauwa.
Teddy de Saram + Agnes Kuruppu (Panadura)
Christy de Saram + Maggie Senewiratne
Udaha Walauwa came to Christy de Saram. Later her
daughter Lorna Senewiratne stayed with husband Eddie
Senewiratne.
M) Galkissa Lands
In the kings time around the year 1510, Mt Lavinia
area was called Lihiniyakanda
or Lihiniyagala. This was due to the many Lihiniya birds
in that area. Later this area was called Galkissa. Kissa is a
obsolete name for rock.
In 1805 British Governor Thomas Maitland made his
Governor's residence, where the present day Mount Lavinia Hotel
exist. He had a affair with dancer gypsy girl Lovenia Aponsua.
And it is said he had made a tunnel to go and meet her. The
Governor Thomas Maitland, named his residence Mount Lavinia
House. There had been several Governors living there. But in
1877 that building was developed into Mount Lavinia Hotel.
Probably after that the suburb was called Mount Lavinia.
(Because
during Dutch period, this area was refered as Galkissa year 1650-1796)
In
internet in a website It says-The
first village to the South of Colombo was Galkissa (Mt Lavinia). In the
time of 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 also be paid yearly.
In internet in a website called Full text of Ceylon
and the Hollander 1658-1796 in para 82 it says the following.
The Company had various gardens, including a tobacco plantation
in Negombo and a coconut land of 15, 000 trees at Galkissa which
were leased out.
land with 15, 000 coconut trees equals 300 acres.
It is
believed Anthonan de
Saram bought 300 acres in Galkissa from the Dutch
Governtment and would have
divided among 6 of his children.
1
Alexander de Saram
2
Anthonan de Saram
3 (1)
Maria de Saram, d1746 +
(M1727)Louis Pieris Samarasinghe Siriwardena
Maria de
Saram seems to have received land opposite the former odeon
cinema, land called Ambagahawatte
4
Deraniyagalage Cornelis Pieris amaranayake Siriwardena Basnayake
arachchi b1732+Dona Magadelena of Wolfendhal
5
Deraniyagalage Isaac Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Louisa de
Saram, d of Leander de Saram
6
Deraniyagalage Jacovis Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena+Fredricka
de Saram
7
Jacoba Pieris Samarasinghe+George Welikala
8 Edward Welikala+Mary Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
Received
land opposite former Odeon cinema to St Anthony's Road. The land (Ambagaawatte)went to
the Pieris family who around year 1905, sold to Peter de Saram
of Udaha walauwa, Mihindu Mawatha.
(
Deraniyagala Maria Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena Hamine
mentioned in the Ambagahawatte deed. She may be the daughter of
Deraniyagalage Daniel Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena, Daniel
was married to Ilena de Saram. . There is evidence of Mary
Perera Samaranayake, Edward Welikala and Ilena de Saram leasing
a land in 1904. Subsequently these Ambagahawatte lands were
purchased by Peter de Saram Weerasinghe Siriwardena of Udaha
Walauwwa in Galkissa. Later Peter de Saram gave the
Ambagahawatte property to Thomas de Saram and Eugine de Saram,
his children.) (These lands were situated opposite the former
Odeon theatre.)
3 (2) Louis de
Saram + (M1746)Dona Platina
Received land in Galkissa,
in Mihindu Mawatha, Land where udaha walauwa is situated and
surrounding lands, Also had fields from Mihindu Mawatha to
Peiris Road.
4 William de
Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena b1760. May have built the Udaha
Walauwa. Thombu Index shows
he had land in Galkissa.
5 Cornelis de Saram
6 Solomon de Saram +Dandeniyage Serbathina de Awis
7 Peter Thomas
de Saram +Victoria Kuruppu
Peter de Saram
inherited the Udaha walauwa, and surrounding
lands. He seems to have bought lands opposite the Odeon, and
opposite ptresent day Arpico from Senanayake Avenue, Galle Road
to the sea, 5 acres
8 (1) Cecilia de Saram +Vincent SDS Wikremanayake (6 children)
9 Palitha Wikremanayake (Received
land in St Anthony's Rd Mt Lavinia)
9 Una Wikremanayake (Received
land in Galle road, former melford)
8 (2) Victoria de Saram+Samuel Wijesinghe
8 (3) Eugine de Saram
b1896-d1980 (Received 1/2 share of Udaha walauwa))+Edwin
Seneviratne b1886- d 1946 (3 children)
9 Gertrude Seneviratne (lived
at Mihindu Mawatha)1931-2023+Louis Charles de Livera 1919-1969
9 Lionel Seneviratne b1937 (Lived at Terrance
Avenue)+Dr Premalatha.
8 (4) Thomas de
Saram+Agnes Kuruppu (3
children)Received land opposite Odeon and Terrance Avenue, and
sea side near Senanayake avenue)
9 Shirly de Saram +Vinitha Dunuwila (3 children) (Lived
opposite the Odeon)
8 (5) Christy de
Saram d1978 (Received the 1/2 share of Udaha walauwa and land
opposite odeon)+Maggie Senewiratne (3 children) (Christy de
Saram built the Mihindu Vidyalaya, now taken over to the Army.)
(It is
said that there was a land exchange between Christy de Saram and Eugine de Saram,
where Eugine de Saram exchanged her 1/2 share of udaha walauwa
in exchange to Christy de Saram's land opposite the Odeon
cinema, thus Christy de Saram became the sole owner of the Udaha
Walauwa.)
9 Lorna de Saram b1931+Eddie Senewiratne 1928-2021 (lived
at Udaha walauwa)
10 Anoja Senewiratne b27/7/1962- d25/5/1997+Dr Naln
Gooneratne (M1990),
had 2 children.
10
Anil Senewiratne b1965+Rochelle
Schucroff (M1996)
3 (3)
Liendieran de Saram b1725, Maha Mudliyar 1754, (M4/6/1754)+Johana
Maria Perera. In her last will Maria gives the 1/6 share to her
husband's living 4 brothers. Received land in Galkissa
may have sold out or
was aquired by the Governtment in 1844 from decendents. (Lienderen de Saram MM
lived in Karunaratne walauwa in Silversmith
Street Colombo 12)
4 Davith de Saram +Cornelia DB, (d of Francisco DB, 2d
marriage with Catherina de Saram nee Tillekeratne)
4 Richard de Saram, no issue
4 Libertina de Saram, no issue
3 (4)
Domingo de Saram bp13/2/1715-d11/5/1773, (M8/11/1752)Catherina
Tillekeratne 1738-1793 (M1) (d
of Simon Tillekeratne of Matara)This 1st marriage of Catherina
had 4 children
4 (1)Johannes de Saram 1754-1809
5
Abraham de Saram MM
b1789-d1834 Had land in Galkissa (Grandson
of Domingo) (Thombu index)
Domingo de Saram Received
land in Galkissa. May have sold out. Or was aquired by
Governtment in 1844. from his decendents.
4 (2)Maria de Saram
4 (3)Louis de Saram 1765-1815
4 (4)David de Saram d1815
Catherina Tillekratne of Galkissa (M2)+Francisco
Dias Bandaranaike (M1774)
had a daughter Cornelia DB, bp 1775. Cornelia + Davith de Saram,
son of Liendrien de Saram.
3 (5)
Simon de Saram b approx 1730 +Dona Catharina Dias.
Received land in
Galkissa around 25 acres. From Galkissa Walauwa to sea, from
Arpico to Terrance Avenue.
Simon
give his land to his son Louis b1754.
4 Louis de Saram gives
the Galkissa lands to his son Leonard de Saram, b
1814. -d1872 Louis de Saram built the Galkissa Walauwa in 1820.
5 Leonard de
Saram did not have children, he lived at Galkissa Walauwa, his
wife Susana Hetroyda de Alwis, after Leonard's death, gives the
Walauwa close lands to Leonard's sister's daughter Helena Eliza
de Alwis.
Other closeby lands were given to Leanard's sisters
grand son. Daniel Albert de Alwis and Leonrd's sisters grand
daughter, Jane
Rejo de Alwis.
6 Helena Eliza de
Alwis (b1840-d
1887)+ Abraham de Alwis. (Lived
at Galkissa Walauwa)
Daniel Albert de Alwis's land from Galle road to
the sea was aquired in 1844 to build the Galkissa cemetery and a
low income housing scheme.
Helena Eliza de Alwis gets the Galkissa Walauwa
After Helena Eliza's death the property goes to her
2 children, thereafter to their children.
7 Daniel Albert
de Alwis d1903+
Grace Rosalin Dias Bandaranaike d1922
8 (1) Leo de
Alwis b1897 Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike
9
Rukmani de Alwis + Percy Eheliyagoda
9 Lankasa de Alwis
9 Shirlene de Alwis
8 (2) Lilian de Alwis + Stephen Senewiratne
9 Terrance Senewiratne
8 (3) Henry de Alwis d1907
7 Jane Rejo de
Alwis d1916 + Thomas Leonard Senewiratne d1908 (lived at
Galkissa Walauwa)
8 (1) Edwin
Seneviratne b1886-d1946 +Eugine de Saram b1896-d1980 (Edwin lived opposite
the Odeon at house Sea View)
Edwin received land from his mother Jane, also he
purchased land from his cousins, Leo and Lilian. Eugine received land
from her father Peter de Saram. After Edwin's death in 1946 all
these property came to her (Eugine). She later gifts to her
surviving children Gertrude and Lionel. Subsequently they had a
deed of exchange and Mihindu mawatha lands were taken by
Gertrude and Terrance Avenue lands were taken by her brother
Lionel.
9 Conrad Seneviratne b1926-d 1950
9 Gertrude Seneviratne b1931- d2023+ Louis Charles de
Livera d1969
10 Manjula de Livera b1960
9 Lionel Seneviratne b1937 +Dr Premalatha
8 (2) Dr Arthur
Senewiratne +Harriet Wijewardene
9 Kumari Senewiratne
8 (3) Jimmy
Senewiratne b 1906- d1969+ Millicent Samarakkody
1911-1995 (lived at
Galkissa Walauwa)
9 Wasanthi Senewiratne +Marshal Wijesinghe
9 Ranjith Senewiratne b1939+Deepthi Malalgoda
9 Dr Tissa Senewiratne b1940-d2023 (Lived at Galkissa
Walauwa)+Srine Attygalle
The 3
Senewiratne brothers Edwin, Arthur and Jimmy around 1926 gave
abiut 2 acres, in Kawdana Dehiwela to build the Anusubodharama
temple.
3 (6)Adrian de
Saram bp 20/3/1705
+Adriana Dias
Received land in
Galkissa, decendents may have sold out or acquired by the
British governtment in 1844.
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N) British
Governtment gave land grants
to faithful Mudliyars for their services.
N1) Lands
were aquired in 1844 by the British Governtment from the de
Saram family,
from Galle road (Hotel Rd) to sea, also
lands were aquired for Galkissa cemetery and low income housing
scheme.
1. Last Will of Susana Hetroyda de Alwis No 239,
dated 8/2/1872 para 12 says, land east by high road and west by
sea marked T5 conveyed to the Crown on compensation, Crown bill No 224, dated
24/1/1844 (This
property formerly of her husband Leonard de Saram, was
used by the Governtment to build the Galkissa Cemetery and
behind a low income housing scheme.
2. Similarly Hotel Road properties of the de
Saram's may have been aquired in 1844 by the British
Governtment., later to be given as land grants to two faithful
Mudliars, namely Jacobus Dias Bandaranayake and Don Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike.
N2)Land
grant- Out of the lands aquired in N1 above, from Barnes
Avenue passing STC school was conveyed to Mudliyar Jacobus Dias Bandaranayake (Son of Conrad Pieter
Dias Bandaranayake) on 4/2/1845 by Lt General Colin
Cambell 8th Governor of Ceylon (British)
Lt Gen Collin Cambell, Governor
1 Jacobus
Dias Bandaranayake (1773-1866)
(Mudliyar of Governor's
Gate & Translator of Supreme Court) (Lived in
Modera)had 10 children, of which 3 were boys, the above
property, about 45 acres has been given to the 3 sons, Canon DB
(2. 1), Harry DB (2. 2) and John DB (2. 3) (below)
(Canon
Dias Bandaranayake was given the block towards Dehiwela side on
Hotel Road, up to the sea. Sir Harry Dias Bandaranayake was
given the middle block, where today the St Thomas's Colege
exist. While the block towards Mt Lavinia was given to John
Charles Bandaranayake from Galle road to the sea.
2
(1) Canon Dias
Bandaranayake (1807-1883)+Susana
Corelia
DB, d of Don Solomon DB (had
4 children) Canon DB received
the corner block, and he shifted from Mutwal to Mt Lavinia.
3 William Chapman Dias Bandaranayake (1860-1915)+Rachale
Asmadale
4 Copleston Dias Bandaranayake b1897 +Irene de Silva
5 Tissa Dias Bandaranayake, SC Judge b1932+Johanna
Tworeck
5 Lakshman Dias Bandaanayake (Barrister)1928-2016
+Manthri Amarasekara
(Lakshman or Tissa DB,
in the 1980's sold the property
near the beach for Mt Royal Beach Hotel to be built.)
2
(2) Sir Harry Dias
Bandaranayake. (unmarried)Chief Justice, and member
of the Legislative Council of Ceylon b1822-d1901
Sir Harry DB, received the middle block, around 15
acres. (land called
Mahawatte)
(Sir Harry Dias
Bandaranayake may
have sold his share of land called Mahawatte he inherited
after 1845 from his father , Jacobus DB to Susew de Soysa in
1856. Sir Harry probably with proceeds bought a land in cinnomon
gardens for SP 550 in 1857, page 76 SF vol 3 states. Susew de
Soysa later in 1867 gifts the Mt Lavinia block, called Mahawatte to Holy Emmanuel Church Moratuwa,
to be the church's estate. Subsequently in 1919, when the church
needed money, Rev
Copleston, trustee of the Holy Emanuel Church sells the
Mahawatte land in Mt Lavinia to the trustees of St Thomas's
College.)
2 (3)
John Charles Dias
Bandaranayake (1810-1877)
(Member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon)+Fanny de Saram
b1832
John Charles DB received the corner block towards
Mt Lavinia, about 15 acres.
3 Wilhelmina b approx 1855, died around 1902. (John's daughter)
On 29/5/1877, 45 perches was sold to the
governtment for SP 993, to make the Hotel Road.
It is said that the Mt Lavinia railway line was
laid in year 1877.
Wilhelmina Dias
Bandaranayake seems to have
gifted the property she inherited to her cousin sister Cornelia Henrieta Dias
Bandaranaike in 1902.
(Cornelia
Henrieta Dias Bandaranaike was a daughter of Christoffel Dias
Bandaranaike 1826-1890, and a grand daughter of Don Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike. 1775-1859)
1 Cornelia
Henrieta Dias Bandaranaike (1855-1935)
(M1876) + James Peter Obeyesekere 1 (1846-1881) (property seems to have
been divided to 2 children-namely James Peter Obeyesekere 2 and
Hilda Obeyesekere)
2
James Peter Obeyesekere 2
(b1879)+ Estelle DB,
b1893, d of Walter DB
(James
Peter Obeyesekere 2, seems to have donated his block about 3
acres to St Thomas's College Mt Lavinia, after 1919. That block
is belived to be the block between Galle road and Hotel road,
presently refered as small clubs grounds)
2 Hilda Obeyesekere
b1877+Sir Paul Pieris, b1874, M1899, d1957
Sir Paul Pieris
PEP Deraniyagala
3
PEP Deraniyagala
b1900-1973 (inherited
8 acres at Mt Lavinia. Supposed to have sold 4 acres to
StThomas's College Mt Lavinia in 1950's, which is presently the
Tennis courts area. This left PEP Deraniyagala with 4 acres
between de Saram road and the sea.
4 Arjun
Deraniyagala b1935-d2021
is supposed to have built cabanas for tourism in 1960's and La
Langoustri Restaurant. (in
the balance 4 acres he inherited)
Later this was named Rivi Ras. Now re named to La
Belle hotel, managed by Chanrudh Deraniyagala and Yvani
Deraniyagala, the 2 children of Arjun Deraneliyagala.
N3) Land
Grant-Out of the lands aquired in N1 above, It is believed
yet another land grant
was given to Don
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
(Son of Daniel Dias Bandaranaike), From Galle road to sea, from
start of Hotel Road to Barnes Avenue. by Lt. General Colin
Cambell, Governor of Ceylon on 4/2/1845. (About 25 acres) (This
land seems to have finaly been given
to Alexandra Dias
Bandaranaike)
1 Don
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike,
(1775-1859)is believed to have received land grant as
above. He married Cornelia de Saram
2
Christoffel Dias Bandaranaike (1826-1890)
(Lived at Udugaha Walauwa at Silversmith Street Colombo, renamed
now as Srimath Bandaranaike
Mawatha.)+Anna Philepsz Panditharatne
3
Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (1862-1946)
4 SWRD Bandaranake (1899-d1959)
4 Anna Florentina DB (b1900-d1977)+Abraham
de Livera
4 Alexandra Dias
Bandaranaike (b1903)+
Leo de Alwis. b1897 (M1923) (Leo de Alwis is
the son of Daniel Albert de Alwis)
(It is
believed Leo de Alwis built the Samudragiri Walauwa in 1925 in
the land his wife Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike inherited in de
Saram road Mt Lavinia, using the sale proceeds of his 25 acre
coconut land in Wellawatte. which, he received from the wife of
Leonard de Saram by her last
will.)
They had 3 children
5 Lankasa de Alwis b1925 +Merlyn Dassenaike
5 Rukmani de Alwis (1926-2017)+
Percy Eheliyagoda (M1952)
(They lived at Samudragiri Walauwa in de Saram Road Mt Lavinia.)
5 Shirlene de Alwis +Earl Jayawardene
(The Samudragiri
Walauwa built
in 1925 is supposed to have been demolished around year 2010 and
the property divided and sold.) (I believe some people use to
refer to it as Alwis Walauwa.)
O) Lands of St
Thomas's College Mount Lavinia.
(See N2 2 (2) above-Harry Dias Bandaranayake)
Jeronis de Soysa
Mudliyar (1797-1862) and
his brother Susew de
Soysa Mudliyar (1809-1881), were
successful businessman in the 19th century. They had coffee
plantations and were idustrialist. They purchased many coconut
estates in Ceylon.
Possibly in
1856, Susew de Soysa bought the estate of Sir Harry Dias
Bandaranaike, which he inherited from his father. (see above N 2 (2))The
estate may have been about 15 acres coconut called Mahawatte,
sold for around SP
550. In 1857, Harry Dias Bandaranaike bought a land in cinnomon
gardens for SP 550. (page
76 Sinhala families vol 3 of Sir Paul Pieris)
Jeronis de Soysa in his latter years turned to
Christianity. And he built the Holy Emmanuel Church in
Moratuwa, on 27/12/1857.
Susew de
Soysa's endowment of the Mahawatte estate, Mt Lavania to the
Holy Emanuel Church in 1867, was later utilised by the
Bishop of Colombo for purposes that included the relocating
of S Thomas' College. Mudaliyer Susew de Soysa passed away
in 1881.
(Susew
de Soysa the brother of Jeronis de Soysa, had gifted the coconut
estate he bought in Galkissa to the Holy Emmanuel Church in
1867, for the maintenance of the church.)
Holy Emmanuel church now established, its 2hd Reverend was Earnest Arthur Copleston from 1883 to
1889. Rev Copleston, later became Bishop of Colombo from 1903 to 1924.
St Thomas's
College was established
in Mutwal in 1852. But by the year 1919, at the time of Warden
Stone, the school wanted to expand and wanted to buy some land.
And it is said, that around 1919, the Holy Emmanuel church had
some financial difficulty, and wanted to sell their estate in
Galkissa.
Mudaliyer
Susew de Soysa (1809-1881)
(brother of Jeronis) gifted an estate opposite the Mount Lavinia Hotel for its maintenance,
which was later transferred to relocate S. Thomas' College. [7][15][30][34] (This land originally
donated to the church for the maintenance of the church. But
in 1919 the Lord Bishop of Colombo and trustee of Emmanuel
Church, Ernest Arthur Copleston, sold the land to the trustees
of St Thomas's College.)
St Thomas's College.
St Thomas's ordinance of No 13 of 1913, the Society and Ernest
Arthur Copleston, then Bishop of Colombo as trustees were empowered to
sell the land and buildings, forming the said college and to
purchase other land and buildings, and to hold the same in trust
for the purpose and objects, and subject to the terms and
conditions, of the said grant, and whereas in the exercise of
the said powers the said trustees have sold the said land and
buildings.
Mt Lavinia
(Sir Harry Dias
Bandaranayake may
have sold his share of land called Mahawatte he inherited from
his father, Jacobus DB to Susew de Soysa in 1856. Sir Harry probably with
proceeds bought a land in cinnomon gardens for SP 550 in 1857,
page 76 SF vol 3 states. Susew de Soysa later in 1867 gifts the
Mt Lavinia block, called Mahawatte to Holy Emmanuel Church Moratuwa,
to be the church's estate. Subsequently in 1919, when the church
needed money, Rev Copleston, trustee of the Holy Emanuel Church
sells the Mahawatte land in Mt Lavinia to the trustees of St
Thomas's College. At that time Warden of STC was Rev
Arthur Stone 1901-1924)
By deed No 1882, dated 25/4/1919 attested by
Leslie William Fredrick de Saram the said trustees of the
school, purchased from Ernest Arthur Copleston, then Lord
Bishop of Colombo (1903-1924),
as trustee of Holy Emmanuel Church Moratuwa, certain land and
building of Mt Lavinia.
In the year 1919 St Thomas's College shifted to
Mt Lavinia.
And on 7/12/1928, mortgaged the said land
and buildings, situated at Mt Lavinia, afforesaid to the
incorporated trustees of Church of England in Ceylon to secure
the repayment to the said incorporated trustees of the sum of Rs
45, 000, advanced by them.
Subsequently it is said, the small clubs area
about 3 acres was donated to STC by Sir James Peter
Obeyesekere 2.
It is also said that Sir Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike had purchased the old warden's bunglow and office
area and donated to the school.
Later in the 1950's PEP Deraniyagala sold 4 acres
to the school, where the Tennis courts have been built.
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P1) Christ
church Galkissa (Dehiwela)
First reference of a church in Galkissa was in
1705. Around 1820, the church was renovated.
1833 to 1852
Canon Dias Bandaranaike was a regular
Minister of the church.
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P2) St Anthony's church Mt Lavinia
Church was built in 1834.
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P3)Around the year 1900, Peter Samarakkody
Muhandiram bought about 80 perches in Ferncliff Road (Siripala Road.) And his
residence Stardale was built in No 15.
After the death of Siripala Samarakkody, member of
the Senate, Ferncliff road was renamed Siripala Road.
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P4)
Don Phillipoe Adrian Goonetilleke Jayawardene Siriwardhane
Mohandiram of Bentota (He
was a son of Anthoney)b:1710 + Dona Macka, b:1710, d8/8/1791 (Had 1 son-5) (wife
from Salpita korale) (The writer believes Phillipoe married
around 1739 and settled in Galkissa of Salpita Korale.) (p50
SF)
(It is
believed a de Alwis
walauwa existed in Aurburn Side Dehiwela, and may have
been built around 1739, close to Christ Church. Thereafter
several de Alwis members married from the de Saram Walauwa's of
Galkissa. Thereafter the de Alwis's married from the Seneviratne
family of Duwa watte walauwwa Desaster Kalutara.)
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P5) Madangahawatte.
This land the address was 413 Galle Road Mt Lavinia, (roughly opposite STC)
extent of land was 51 perches . Probably Edwin Seneviratne inherited,
from Maternal grand parents to Jane Rejo de Alwis (his mother) After
Edwin's death in 1946, property went to his wife Eugine, who in
1957 gives to her 2 children Gertrude and Lionel Seneviratne,
undivided. This property of 51 perches was sold, around the year
1965. Edwin's other 2 brothers shares may have been sold long
before.
P6) Robert
Samarakkody had purchased about 20 peches, around 1960,
next to Odeon on sea side, which went to his son, Sena who sold
around 2022 .
P7) Godfry
Perera d1997, purchased about 20 perches in land side next
to the park, probably in 1955, from Jimmy Senewiratne, and built
his house
P8) Henry
Edwin de Alwis, b1879, had 5 children. He had a big block
of land in Mt Lavinia junction called H Court. His son was Eric
de Alwis who married Lillian Samarakkody, and had 3 sons.
Neomal, Rohan and Duleep who lived in Templers Rd Mt Lavinia.
P9) Peter
de Saram of udaha walauwe had a stretch of fields from
Mihindu Mawatha to Peiris rd MtLavinia. Which he gave to his 5
children. Decendents of Cecilia and Victoria may have sold their
field share in 1970 or before. Eugine de Saram's field of 1. 25
acres was sold by her children Gertrude and Lionel around 1985,
to Mr Senanayake of Ceylon Supply & Development Company, who
filled and blocked out and sold for housing. in the 1990's, UDA
acquired the fields of Christy de Saram's daughter Lorna and
Teddy de Saram's son Shirley and filled and blocked out and sold
for housing.
P10) Jane
Rejo de Alwis and Thomas Seneviratne had 3 sons Edwin, Dr Arthur and Jimmy Senewiratne,
who around 1926 donated 2 acres of land down Kawdana road
Dehiwela to build the Anusubodhrama
buddhist temple
P11) Odeon Cinema, as I remember existed in 1970's
and and closed down around 2010. Now Cargills food city
exists in that premises, next to the cemetery.
P12) Opposite the Odeon in land side, is Eugine de Saram's land
on Galle Road in 1960's Shell oil company existed, later closed
down . in 1980's that premises was sold by Lionel Seneviratne to
Ceylon Supply & Development Company. (Originally half of
that land was Leonard de Saram's which came to Edwin
Seneviratne, while the balance half was Peter de Saram's which
came to Eugine de Saram, Edwin &Eugine's son was Lionel
Seneviratne.)
P13) Close to the entrance to Hotel Road, the Galle
road land was sold by Alexandra de Alwis to Mr
Sirisena, who built the Lanka Timber Stores. Now there is Lion Pub and Hotel in
that premises.
P14) Leo de
Alwis's fields, down Mihindu Mawatha, he or decendents
sold to Mr Sirisena (P13)
who filled and blocked out and sold for housing, in the 1980's.
P15) Jane
Rejo de Alwis's 3 sons got the block opposite the
cemetery. They or their decendents sold that to Mr Gunasekara
around 1970 to 1975. Mr Gunasekera
had Elect Industries from 1970 to year 2000. Now that
premises has been rented to No Limit Garments.
P16) Girls
High School was built in Hotel Road next to St Thomas's
College in the year 1924.
P17). . Around the year 1950 Dhammaloka buddhist
temple was established in Dhammaloka road next to the Galkissa Cemetery.
P18) Around the year 1950, Christy de Saram of
Mihindu Mawatha Udaha walauwa, built on his land a school for
Sunday buddhist teaching, and evening English classes, and named
it Mihindu Vidyalaya.
Subsequently the private road leading to the school was named Mihindu Mawatha in 1980's.
After 2005, the school was dismantled and the Army occupied the
building.
P19) Tilly's
Beach Hotel owned by a Tamil businessman was burned by
rioters on 23rd July 1983.
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Q) Solomon
de Saram of Udaha Walauwa b1820 +Dandeniyage Seberthina de
Alwis. Serbithina de Alwis was from Dandeniya Walauwa in
Ratmalana. Their son was Peter de Saram 1853-1910
Peter de Saram inherited land in
Ratmalana of Dandeniya walauwa from his mother. Which he gives
to two of his children, Christy
de Saram and Eugine de Saram 1896-1980. in
the year 1956, Christy and Eugine sell their approx 2 acres at
Ratmalana, property of Dandeniya walauwa. Out of the proceeds
Eugine buys two upstair flats in 27th lane Colpetty for her
daughter Gertrude 1931-2023 and son Lionel. While Christy de
Saram buys or builds 3 flats in Lawrice road Bambalapitiya for
his 3 daughters.
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R) Mount
Lavinia Hotel
The Mount Lavinia Hotel, in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, is a 275-room hotel, situated at 100
Hotel Road in Mount Lavinia. It is recognised as
one of the oldest and most famous hotels in the country. It has
been continuously operating as a hotel since 1947, but was
initially constructed as the governor's residence in 1806.
In 1805 Sir Thomas Maitland
was appointed as the second governor of British Ceylon. He had acquired
land at "Galkissa" (Mount Lavinia) and decided
in 1806 to construct a personal residence there.
Legend has it that at a welcoming party held in his
honour upon his arrival in the island he saw Lovina Aponsuwa, a
local mestizo dancer, whose father was the
headman of the dancing troupe. Maitland fell in love with
Aponsuwa, who had been born to Portuguese and Sinhalese parents. During
construction, the governor arranged to build a secret tunnel
between Aponsuwa's house which was located nearby, one end
inside her house and the other inside his wine cellar, so that
the lovers could meet in secret.
Sir James Mackintosh, a friend of the governor,
wrote in 1810 that it was "a bungalow of one storey, rustic on
the outside, but handsomely laid out, and furnished
beautifully".
Sir Thomas Maitland was recalled from Ceylon in
1811 and appointed the governor of Malta,
where he died a bachelor.
The statue of 'Lady' Lavinia, as the girl later
became known, can be found in the middle of a water fountain at
the entrance of the hotel.
The next governor, Sir Robert Brownrigg recommended a
further purchase of the surrounding land, 35 acres (14 ha)
from 14 landowners for 18, 000 Rix dollars.
Sir Edward Barnes
during his second term as governor, undertook significant
extensions and improvements to the building. [1]
"Barnes set to work on his grand plans. Mount Lavinia was to be
his ultimate creation; a magnificent residence fit for the Grand
Master, such as Versailles was to Louis XIV". [2]
British military engineers redesigned the house on
the lines of an Italian villa. Captain Edward Sanderson of the
Royal Engineers, was the designer and master builder under
Barnes’ watchful eye. The building was modelled on the ‘Banqueting House’ in
Whitehall, a creation of architect Inigo Jones, also known as the ‘English Palace’. [2]
The Banqueting House was refurbished by architect Sir John Soane. "Not only does the date of the refacing
of the Banqueting House coincide perfectly with the building of
Mount Lavinia but a marked similarity in style is also apparent
between the two buildings. Inigo Jones had used the Ionic and
Corinthian orders, the height of urban sophistication. At Mount
Lavinia, which offered a country setting, Sanderson used the
simpler Doric order and superimposed the Ionic. This pattern had
been used by Palladio in building his Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza,
Italy. "[2]
The works were completed in 1830 however in 1831
Barnes was appointed as Commander in-Chief in India.
His successor Sir Robert
Wilmot-Horton chose not to reside at Mount Lavinia and it
was therefore recommended that the building be disposed of. In
1842 the British government sold the building at auction, with
Rev. Dr. John MacVicar, the Colonial Chaplain purchasing it. The
mansion was subsequently converted into an asylum for the
insane.
In 1877 the government constructed a railway line along the
coast (the second
railway line in Ceylon). The railway line passed in front of
Mount Lavinia, connecting the house directly to the harbor at
Colombo. Seeing the potential for profit, developers bought the
dilapidated mansion and turned it into an opulent hotel, The
Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel. Later two dditional wings were
added to the building.
Mount Lavinia Beach, with Mt Lavinia Hotel. (Photo 2022)
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Prepared by : Mr Manjula de Livera
E mail
: manjuladelivera@yahoo. com. au
Date
: 17 Oct 2024
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