Sri Lanka Sinhala Family Genealogy

TENNEKOON (RATEY MAHATAYA TREE) – Family #3739

1 Kandegedera Wijesundera Gunaratne Tennekoon Herat Mudiyanselage John Graham Tennekoon Dissawe + Ellen Georgina Jayasundera

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• Ratemahattaya, Inquirer, Registrar of Marriages, and Chairman of Village Communities, Hiriyala Hatpattu.
• Son of Tikiri Banda, Korala of Angomu Korale, and Bogolle Dingiri Menika Kumarihamy
• Born at Agaranda in 1863.
• Educated at St. Thomas’s College, Colombo, where he passed the Cambridge Junior Local and the Calcutta Matriculation Examinations.
• In 1887, he entered the Government service as extra clerk, Land Registry, Kurunegala. The following year he was appointed assistant Gansabhawa clerk at the Kurunegala
  Kachcheri and passed the Government clerical examination in the same year.
• In 1889, he was appointed to the Kandy Kachcheri.
• In 1894, he became chief clerk, Kegalle Courts.
• Two years subsequently he was appointed second clerk, District Court, Kurunegala, and President of the Village Tribunals, Hiriyala Hatpattu.
• In 1898, he was made Ratemahattaya.

Source: Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon

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2 Allan Tennekoon d:1944 + Irene Hulugalle

         3  Ranee Tennekoon 1924-2019 + Evans Ranatunge 1913-1991

             4  Gamini Ranatunge 1953-2000

         3  Sunita Tennekoon d:2012 + Upali Godamunne

             4  Narendrasinghe + Savitri Panabokke

             4  Ishani Tennekoon + Channa Wickremasinghe

                 5  Tishya Wickremasinghe

                 5  Chayanka Wickremasinghe + Sakunthala Pieris

                     6  Sacha Wickremasinghe

         3  Srimevan Tennekoon + Manel Seneviratne

             4  Anushia Tennekoon + Devaka Cooray

                 5  Janek Cooray

                 5  Devin Cooray

2 Clarie Tennekoon

2 Perceival Tennekoon 1885-1973 + Wyda Sirimanne 1900-1959

         3  Nirmalene Tennekoon 1928-1988 + Walter Gooneratne 1923-2014

             4  Ravi Gooneratne

             4  Naomal Gooneratne

             4  Romesh Gooneratne

             4  Sharmalie Gooneratne

2 Constance Tennekoon

2 Eva Tennekoon

2 Mildred Tennekoon

2 Daisy Enid Tennekoon, 1899-1959 (Kurunegala) + Allanson Herbert Obeyesekere, 1880-1963 (Galle) (3051)

3 Dr Ivor Obeyesekere + Charmaine Wickramasinghe (3103)

4 Charmaine Michelene (Mimi) Nelun Obeyesekere + Ajith Ratwatte

5 Ishanth Ratwatte + Chethika Hapugalle (granddaughter of the late MDH Jayawardena)

5 Chayani Ratwatte + Afsar Badurdeen, son of Farouk Deen & Rayaheen (Ruwaiha) ) of Nawalapitiya

6 Adrielle Soraya Deen

4 Roshan Lalene Obeyesekere + Vasantha Wijemanne

5 Sheana Roshan + Chanaka Thushara Wijeratne

6 Rishane

5 Renouk Vasantha + Rukshani Weerasooriya

6 Zara Ranya Vasantha

6 Aria Reyanya Vasantha

4 Indira Janine unmarried

4 Nayantara Charmini + Russell Taylor

5 Christopher Ruwan

5 Nicholas Romesh

5 Hamish Ravi

4 Varuni Renuka + Richard Saffery

5 Ella Renuka

5 William Richard

3 Sheila Devi Obeyesekere, 1925-2007 + Duwadisavage Leslie Alan Winston de Alwis (Accounts Director Colombo Commercial Co)

4 Shanthini Kamanita + Louis Arthur Hildebrandt

5 Katrina Shari Hildebrandt

5 Brendan Joel Hildebrandt

5 Ryan Jedidiah Hildebrandt

4 Lalith Jayantha de Alwis + Deepthi Gooneratne

5 Lasitha Aravinda Wiren de Alwis

5 Lahari Roshani de Alwis

5 Lasanthi Dilhara de Alwis

4 Second spouse of Lalith Jayantha de Alwis + Patricia

5 Nilanthi Dilruha de Alwis

5 Mrinala Ione de Alwis

2 Florence Tennekoon

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1 Don Juan Seneviratne Wijewickrema Tennekoon Mudaliyar

Gajanayake, Master of the Hunt and of the Sowing of Matara, Suptd of Kattoenne, Oedebokke, Kirema, the Girevas and Baigam, Adigar under the King, circa 1708

+ Tennekoon Mahage

2 Loku Appuhamy b:1648 aka Don Simon Wijewardene Tennekoon, Sahabandar of Belligam in 1696, Mudaliyar, Gajanaike, Jaagmaster, Zaimeester, + Name Not Known

3 Don Juan (will dated 23 Oct 1732) + Dona Osela Lama Etani d/o Oedegompillai John de Silva Muhandiram of the Guard who lived at Galle

4 Don Simon Wijeyawardene Navaratne Tennekoon, Gajanayake, lived in exile after being disgraced but returned to the sland ater on + Dona Catherina (who inherited some of the assets of the Oedegampella family) d/o Don David Jayatilleke Weerasooriya Mudaliyar (s/o Wickeliya Punchi Appuhamy, another “renegade” from the Meda Korale Dissawe who was sent to kive in exile in 1760 for participating in the insurrection that had started the previous year in Matara)

4 2^nd spouse of Don Simon Wijeyawardene Navaratne Tennekoon, Gajanayake, Mudaliyar of the Girawapattu and Gakanayake Mudaliyar+ Name Not Known

5 Don Johannes Wijewardene Navaratne Tennekoon + Dona Anna d/o Don Philip Jayatilleke Gooneratne Mudaliyar m:1771

5 Daughter + Petrus Dias Abeysinghe Mudaliyar

6 Dona Florentina Rosina

7 Dionysius Andreas + Catherina Cecilia d/o Don Johannes Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of the Gate

8 Helena Cecilia Tennekoon

8 Tillekeratne Lama Eteni + John Frederick Tillekaratne Dissanaike Mudaliyar

2 Punchi Appuhamy b:1651 aka Don Diego Tennekoon d:circa 1708 + Dona Louisa d:circa 1708

3 Dona Susanna + Don Constantine Meder de Bastian Ekanaike, Mudaliyar & Adigar of Matara

3 Don Michael Wijesekera Tennekoon Mudaliyar of the Galle Korale, lived at Gedarawatte in the Four Gravets of Galle + d/o Jaramullage John de Silva Wanigasekera

4 Dona Maria + Don Constantive Wijyayadiwakare Ekanayake Mudaliyar, Gajanayake

They had 15 Malabar Slaves named

Males: Mighail, Naga, Anthony, Tennaida, Maniko, Wenga, Philip & Wattuwa

Females: Malli, Kallu, Gracia, Giovanna, Susanna, Wistosida, & Amani