Sri Lanka Sinhala Family Genealogy

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A Don Galhena Bodagamage + Dona Maria            

B  Don Galhena                   

C  Don Joan + Dona Francina
                    

1  Don Domingo? Constantino? + Dona Louisa
  2  Don Joan  + Dona Ana

    3  Don Bastian Boodagamage Jayawardhana + Dona Ana m 1777

    4 Don Johannes Appohamy/ Vidana of Ratmalana  [ancesters from the South (Galle/Matara) , from a village in the hamlet of Galhena off Beruwala] + Dona Juana 

     5  Don Bastian  Jayawardhana  OF ATADAHEWATTA WALAUWA IN KATHALUWA AHANGAMA who was sent to Mauritius to be interpreter of Prison and of  Ehelepola.  

( had 2 families, 1 in Mauritius, one in Ceylon).  After coming back from Mauritius, made Mudaliyar of Galle district, Hanbantota, Ragam pattu, and gangaboda pattu (In book by Holman) + subsequent to 1828 married daughter of Mudaliyar Karunaratne of Kumbalwella, Galle *in All Saints Anglican church. (their descendants inter married from the Obeysekera family of Kathaluwa, Ahangama). Brother William married the other daughter of Mudaliyar Karunaratne [Another document says Karunaratne of Kalegana near Galle]

           6  Don Arthur Karunanayake  Jayawardhana - b. 1893 Mudaliar Bentota and wallalawity korale in galle district. Mudaliyar Wellaboda pattu, Katcheri Mudaliyar and 1^st interpreter of Galle Katchcheri, Atapattu Mudaliyar in Galle  (In Book:  ‘Mudaliyars of Ceylon’ by…   and ‘Chieftains of Ceylon by Van Sanden)

 + Mimmi Obeysekera

                      7   Gate Mudaliyar Harry (Harold) Obeysekera Karunanayake Jayawardhana  Mudaliyar of Magam Pattu 1897 etc. + Miss Padmini  Obeysekera    (Daughter of Mudaliar David Obeysekera + Elisa Wirasinha)                             

                             8 Ricky + Rambukpotha  [had 13 children)

                                   9 Diyaniya  + Sahabandu (deceased)   in Vancouver

                      7 Clara  + Mr. Dassanaike

                      7 Abraham + Jane Mahawalatenne Kumarahamy (2^nd d, Mahawalatenne Ratemahatmaya and Kumarihami of Mahawalatenne Walauwe in Balangoda…sister of Mr. |Bandaranayake;s mother)

                     7   Sophy + Mr. Eknelligoda

                     7  Aslin  + Mr.Sempo S. Obeysekera

               ( more  info with Justin Jayewardhana great, grandson of Arther Jayawardhana)

           6 Mary Jayawardhana +  

           6 Victoria Jayawardhana +

           6 Alexander Jayawardhana (Buddhist) +

                    7 Peter Jayawardhana + Sophia Maria Ameresekera Wirasinha/Weerasinghe

                           8  Neddie Jayawardhana

                           8 Lilian Jayawardhana

                           8 Wilmot Jayawardhana

                           8 Edward Jayawardhana

                           8 Letitia Jayawardhana

                           8 SAMUEL Peter  Jayawardhana  1896 -  1970   + NITA Catherine Adelaide Perera  S. A. Palhiyawadena Wijeyegunawardena 1907 – 1965 See Palhiyawadena Wijeyegunawardena (family # 3165)

                                     9   LINUS Everard Samuel Jayawardhana 1942 -  1981 (single. Deceased) 

                                             9  Fr. Brian/Bryan Jayawardhana  (in Canada). 

                           8 Bertram Jayawardhana

                           8 Frederick Jayawardhana

                           8 Lena Jayawardhana

                     7 Abraham Buddhist priest

                     7 Edwin Jayawardhana

                     7 Susan Jayawardhana

                     7 Ellen Jayawardhana

                     7 Julia Jayawardhana + Rev. Pinto Jayawardene

                           8 Lila Pinto Jayawardene + R.S. Mendis (teaching at St. Thomas College)

                           8 Fitzroy Pinto Jayawardene (would be about 100 in 2011…..is he still living?) + Miss Alles

                           8 Hutchison Pinto Jayawardene +

                           8 Siri Pinto Jayawardene + Mr. Ahangama

                           8 Cerdic Pinto Jayawardene  + Rani

                           8 Queenie Pinto Jayawardene + Rienzi Alles 

           6 Enias Jayawardhana

           6 Catherine Jayawardhana

5     Don William Jayawardhana –  in Mauritius. Subsequent to 1828  he married another daughter of Mudaliar Karunaratne (Mudaliyar of Wellawaria? Pattu) of Kumbalwella, Galle *in All Saints Anglican church ..married into same family as his brother Don Bastian.  (their descendants inter married from the Obeysekera family of Kathaluwa, Ahangama).  She was  2^nd wife : Ceceilia   Not know first wife’s name.

6  Nicholas Jayawardena +     Frances?    No Children.

6 Alfred Jayawardena

    7 Tiddy Jayawardena + Miss Lanerole

        8 Priya Jayawardena  Lawyer

         8 Lilamani Jayawardena

    7  Lenny? Larry? Jayawardena

    7 P… Jayawardena

    7  Rose Jayawardena

    7  Stephen Jayawardena + 

         8 Ernie Jayawardena in England

         8 Daughter

    7 Father Vincent (Carmalite Priest)

    7 Rev Sister Michael

    7 Gaston Jayawardena Rambukkana Kegalle   Lawyer. Also in Matale  Then moved to Kotahena on College St.+ Valda  (Daughter of Arthur Perera and Evelyn, Fr. Brian’s mother Nita’s sister)

           8 Sister Marietta (Aileen) (deceased)

          8 Ignatius Jayawardena

                      8 Maurice (Chula)  Jayawardena Engineer + Nelum Suraweera [See Samarasinghe Family # 3142]

                              9   Mehen (Mahen?) Prasantha  Jayawardena + Sadhanie Mendis  from Nawala

              9   Melanie Naamal Jayawardena + Dr. Mahesh Kumbukege  from Bandaragama Kalutara district

           8 Rosemarie Jayawardena

           8 Surangani Jayawardena (deceased)

    7 Felix Jayawardena

    7 Claude

6 Benedict Jayawardena

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      7 Walter Jayawardena +

           8 Ethel Jayawardena

           8 May Jayawardena  + John Ranasinghe

               9 Kashama Ranasinghe

               9 Odette Ranasinghe

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      7 Ethel? Esther? Jayawardena

6 Joseph T.. Jayawardena

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[Many of Don William’s descendants married into Perera  S. A.  Palhiyawadena Wijeyegunawardena  family #  ]                    …  

                  Research done by:  Anne-Marie Samarasinghe with the help of Father Brian Jayawardhana.