Sri Lanka Sinhala Family
Genealogy
GOONETILLEKE (Silva) - Family
#3886 [Hettiarachchige]
1 Moses Silva Goonetilleke, Mudaliyar,
Kandy Kachcheri, Central Province + Wijesinghe (brother? Mudaliyar Louis Wijesinghe a
distinguished scholar, and translator of the
Mahavansa).
[p. 96 ‘The Chieftains of Ceylon’ by
Van Sanden]
2 William Alfred
G
Tilleke (used the name Tilleke) b.1860 Municipal Councilor and a Magistrate
in Kandy. Moved to Siam. Acting Attorney General of Siam,
Lawyer,
[p.
566 ‘Twentieth Century Impressions of Siam by Arnold Wright]
2 Dr
F Williams Goonetilleke District Medical Officer.
Residence Batnapura. (Book: Golden book of India)
1 William Silva Goonetilleke Lawyer. Linguist, being master of the French, German,
Dutch, Italian, English, and several Asiatic languages.
Editor and Proprietor of the
Orientalist. The Sinhalese rep in the Legislative Council +
Name Not
Known
IS HE A BROTHER OR COUSIN?
1 EB Goonetilleke,
Gate Mudaliyar, Talpe Pattu (his brother in law is Samuel Benedict
de Silva Wijesinha……is Samuel his wife’s brother? Or is Samuel
married to EBs sister? +
IS HE A SON, BROTHER,
COUSIN OR NEPHEW?
1 RP Silva Goonetilleke Muhandiram Salpiti Korale (g-son to Gate Mudaliyar Jame de Silva
p.97 Van Sanden book).
[p. 46 ‘The Chieftains
of Ceylon’ by Van Sanden]
See also gen3005.htm
for more Goonetilleke trees
RESEARCH done by: Anne-Marie
Samarasinghe 2025
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