Sri Lanka Tamil Family Genealogy


NARABALASINGA MUDALI - Family #5030


NARABALASINGA MUDALI - Family #5030



1  Narabalasinga Mudali (b Approx :1700) (or Narasinghadesa Mudaliyar)

    2  Subramaniam Kanapathipillai (b approx 1730) from Karaikal in South India(Tamil Nadu) came to Ceylon, looking for employment,He was from high Vellalar caste, during the Dutch period.He was appointed Customs collector to Pt.Pedro. He was known as Rasaldor Kanapathipillai of Puloly He started building the Sivan  temple in Puloly,Pt. Pedro.in 1782.(see article below)was completed in 1814.

(It is said that building the temple,Verapathira Chettiar and Ramasamy Chettiar participated.)

(Karaikal is a major port town in the east coast of South India,Puducherry India.)(It is also said, later he got down 7 relative families from South India,and settled in 7 villages.)(One of the relatives was Narasinghatheva, who settled in Myliddy.

(Another theory is according to the Golden book of India, during the Tamil Kingdom of Ceylon (1215-1624)when Indian kings were ruling ,there were 7 prominent famiies in Jaffna.And this family,where Narasinghadesa Mudliyar, was a member, existed and is one of the 7 families.)

 

       Rasaldor Subramaniam Kanapathipillai (Illankanarayana Mudaliyar)(Reswadore name under Portuguese rule)+ daughter of Irasakarier of Narasinghatheva family.(They had 2 daughters.)(3(1)&3(2))

        3  (1)  Daughter

        3  (2) (elder) Daughter of Rasaldor Kanapathipillai (b approx 1760)+ Velauthar Armugam (Armugam Chettiar)(Relative from Myliddy,in Jaffna)  (They had 3  daughters and 2 sons.)(4(1) to 4(5))

            4  (1)  Siwanthan (Viswanathan) Chettiar

            4  (2)  Son

            4  (3)  daughter +Thanikasalam b approx 1800

               5  Namasivayam

                 6  Savundaram + Velmurugu Aiyathurai b1880

                   7 Khaki

                 6  HW Namasivayam

            4 (4) second daughter + Sockander Arunachalam from Chulipuram b approx 1800  

                                 (They had 2 sons-5(1)&5(2))

                5  (1)   Sivanadian (son of Sockander Arunachalam)( He studied at Jaffna College,Vadukodai the priest who thought him, converted him to a catholic (Converted to catholic and married a catholic lady. Sivan adian took the name,  Jonathan Sivanadian Crowther. (b approx 1830).He became a Crown proctor in Trincomalee in mid 1800's.His children are Mary Crowther and Emily Crowther.

                  6 Mary Crowther

                  6 Emily Thangam Crowther 1866-1932 + Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther 1862-1929

                5  (2) Veeravagu (snr)b approx 1831 (son of Sockander Arunachalam )

                    Veeravagu (jnr)  (changed religion and became Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther.1862-1929)

He converted to Catholic and married a catholic lady Emily Crowther.

Crowther's originally from Point Pedro.But later settled in Batticaloa,where they owned coconut estates.

               6 Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther (1862-1929)born in batticaloa Eastern Sri Lanka(Planter)+ Emily Thangam Crowther 1866-1932  (5 children)(They belonged to the Methodist faith)(Their original house is where the present day St Theresa convent stands.)

(gazette 1937 shows in a legal case that he had 36 acres coconut estate called Villuthottam in Kiran ,Koralai pattu Batticaloa. This land mentioned was sold at auction.)(This estate was in Kumburumoolai in Kiran.The family had moved to this property before 1910.As at year 2023, there is supposed to be an army camp in that property.)

His name included in Register of voters 1913 list, and 1919 list of Ceylon Gazette.

He had 5 children-7(1) to 7(5)

The entire family was baptised into catholic church on 6th January 1917.The Crowther family photo ,below was taken on that date.

                

                   7  (1)  Samuel James Kirubaratnam Crowther b 12/2/ 1888-d28/4/1971 Former Ceylon Daily News Editor.(Journalist)(1919-1931).Asst editor Times of Ceylon (1933-1946) Educated at Anglican missionary school Batticaloa and St Thomas's College Mutwal.Graduated from Oxford University.+  married   Pearl de Saa Bandaranaike ,b approx 1900(daughter of Thomas de Saa Bandaranaike and Florence Venita de Livera,grand daughter of James de Livera,Proctor),and lived at 53/7 Gregory's Rd Colombo 7. But the couple did not have children.This property originally purchased by Alfred Crowther,SJK Crowther is supposed to have gifted to Alfred Emanuel Crowther, who later gifted it to Jesuit order.

SJK Crowther is supposed,to be at one time an Anglican Vicar,and was at St Paul's Milagiriya.

 

                   7  (2) Karunai Crowther 1890-1892

 

                   7  (3)  Israel Theodore Sathiarethnam  Crowther (born in Batticaloa)(b8/3/1892-4/2/1973(Planter)(Barrister?) had 6 children +Grace Christine Dora Bloomfield 1896-2000 (M28/4/1915)(Grace born in Colchester,Essex England.)

(ITS Crowther was a landed proprieter.1930 gazette says he was a english speaking juror,in Kumpurumoolai Batticaloa.)(ITS Crowther,a thomian played cricket for Royal Thomian match (1910),where thomians won.Later ITS Crowther became a Jesuit Brother(Canon) in Anglican Church.(He had 4 children 8(1) to 8(4)(All grand children of ITS Crowther resde in UK)

                     8  (1) Daphne Parimalam Crowther 1916-2010 + Francis Krishnapillai Gnanapragasam (1911-1959), had 2 children.Francis Krishnapillai Gnanapragasam was educated at St Michael's College Batticaloa.And was the principal of Vidyananda College,Mulliyawalai Mullaitivu.(1951-1959)

                       9 Pius T.D Gnanapragasam(UK)b Nov 1942 (Worked at People's Bank Colombo, before arriving in UK.)

 

                     8  (2) Mary Crowther  b 20/10/1918-12/1/2001(died in London)+(M18/8/1941) Vincent Pereira b1917 in India.died on 12/4/2010 in London.

                      9 Shereen Pereira d 23/3/2013 in London.

 

                     8  (3) Francis Xavier Crowther(Franco) 1920-1995 + (M1946)Agnes Rasalechmi 8/11/1919-d2002

                       9 James Crowther

                       9 ACT Crowther (Played football &Basketball for St Patrick's College Jaffna.)

                       9 Lawrence Crowther (lives in UK)(b approx 1950)

 

                     8(4) Gregory Crowther 1921-1980 +(M1947) Theresa Cruz

                       9 Crowther

                     8 Crowther?

                     8 Crowther?

                    

       

                  7(4) Crowther b and d 1895

                     

                 7 (5) Rev Alfred Emanuel Aresakularatnam  Crowther (Jesuit priest)born in Uppadai Batticaloa  b4/6/1897-d17/1/1990 at 93 years.  Educated at St Thomas's College Mutwal, Cricket Captain STC1915 (Result draw) ,cricket captain STC 1916 (Result Royal win).1929-1932 thought at St Michael's Batticaloa. Later he was the Rector of  St Michael's College Batticaloa.(1937-1958).(St Joseph's Trincomalee web site says,AEA Crowther was Principal from 1932 to 1938)(Methodist faith) 

 (Crowther family photo below.taken on 6/1/1917)

Crowther family originally from Point Pedro, later settled and bought coconut land in Batticaloa.

 (It is said that relatives in Pt Pedro, had asked the relatives who changed the religion to move out,hence they moved to Trincomalee and later Batticaloa.)

               

 

             

             4  (5)  Thanikasalam Rasoldor Kanapathipillai (b approx 1800)(elder daughter of Velauther Arumugam)(grand daughter of Rasoldor Kanapathipillai also called Illankanarayana Mudaliyar)+ Muthuthamby Viswanathan Viswanathapillai Velmurugu (Relative from Myliddy, had 1 son (5(3))(Velmurugu-Batticaloa)and 2 daughters,Paravathiammal who married Ramasamy(5(1) and the other daughter married Murugappan Chettiar(5(2))(Viswanathapillai was the manager of Sivam temple point Pedro)(Viswanathapillai Velmurugu is a son of Thankasalam Rasoldhar Kanapathipillai Valmurugu,brother of Mrs Arunachalam Rasalder Kanapathipillai)

             

                5  (1)  Paravathiammal Chettiar Viswanathapillai(2hd daughter of Muthuthamby Viswanathan(b approx 1840) + Ramasamy Chettiar (Had a fleet of boats, operating between Point Pedro and India.)(4 daughters and 3 sons)(6(1) to 6(7)(they are Visvalingam,Rasamma,Luxmi amma,Thiyagarajaha pillai(sinnappah),son,Kanagammah,Pakiam)(Ramasamy Chettiar,is Thiageswaran's Paternal grandmother's father)

                 

                   6  (1) Dr RamasamyVisvalingam(Point Pedro) (b approx 1880)(2hd M)+Nagavalliammal(from Kaddudai)(6 children 7(1) to 7(6))

                    7(1) Jayaratnam Visvalingam Ramasamy d 2/5/2007 +Indrani

                        8 Ketheeswary

                        8 Viswakumaran

                    7  (2) Dr P.Thambapillai Visvalingam (Point Pedro)(b approx 1920)+ Kangavalli Thambipillai d3/8/2003 (5 children 8(1) to 8(5))

                        8(1) Thambapillai Visvalingam (Maharaja Org)

                        8(2) Dr Sivalingam Nadarajah

                        8 (3)Tharmalingam (London)(b approx 1950)+Shantha Tharmalingam (M1987)

                            9 Thanushan Tharmalingam b1989

                            9 Tharshika Tharmalingam b1991+Brinthan Varathalingam (M2016)

                               10 Aria Varathalingam b2017

 

                        8  (4)  Panchalingam (Canada)

                        8  (5)  Vijayalakshme

                      7  (3)  Visvalingam Velupillai

                      7  (4) Visvalingam Velmurugu (b approx 1920)+Jeyalakshmi Velmurugu

                               8  Dr Paravathi (USA)

                               8  Senthuran

                          7  (5)  Kangavalli

                          7  (6)  Paravathy

                        6  (1) Dr Ramasamy Visvalingam (1st M)+

                            7 Rajeswari + Thiyagarajah of Puloly (Irrigation cleark)

                              8  (1)Thiageswary + Arariasundaram (Engineer)

                              8  (2) boy died

                              8  (3) Nagarasa (Kovil Manager Sivan Temple Point Pedro)

 

                        6 (2) Miss Kanagammah Ramasamy  (b approx 1890)+Appacutty Chelliaha  (2 children)

                               (Appacutty Chelliaha's second marriage )

                           7  (1) Kathirgamar Vadivale Chelliah  (Proctor) (b 1914-d 1967 +Pooransothy Chelliah nee Kandiah (b July1923 , celebrated 100 years in July 2023) (5 children)

                             8 (1) Eeswari Chelliah  b 1951 +  (M1976)Vyramuthu Sabanathan  (Narathanai Kayts)

                               9 (1) Dr Saraswathy Sabanathan ,b1978 + Dr James Whitehorn, b1978

                                   10 Theresa Ashreni Whitehorn b 2007

                                   10 Sophie Shivanjali Whitehorn b 2010

                                   10 Emily Nayani Whitehorn b2010

                               9 (2) Dhana Lakshmi Sabanathan  (lawyer),b1982 + Dr Pradeep Velauthan b1980 from Thinnaveli Jaffna.

                                   10 Rohan Sinnasaba Velauthan b2015

                                   10 Danan Velauthan b2017

 

                             8 (2) Shanthi Chelliah  b1952  (UK)

                             8 (3) Yogeswaran Chelliah b1956  (Sydney)

                             8 (4) Thiagus Chelliah b1956  (Darwin)+Sivarajini Thevi Sivashanmugam

                                9 (1) Dr Venaska Cheliah b1993

                                9 (2) Deshan Cheliah b1997

                             8 (5) Cooma Chelliah b1957 (Sydney)+Nalini Mahadeva b1962 Chundukkulli Jaffna) (M1988) (5 children)

                                9 (1) Lavinnia L Chelliah b1992  (UK &Sydney)

                                9 (2) Suhaniya S Chelliah b1994  (Sydney)

                                9 (3) Devan S Chelliah b1996  (Sydney)

                                9 (4) Lavan L Chelliaha b1999  (Sydney)

                                9 (5) Shivania M Chelliaha b2003  (Sydney)

 

                         7 (2)  Nagarajah  (Proctor) (Nagiah)

               

                          Appacutty Chelliaha first marriage with Rasammal, had one daughter,called Manaiyagarasy b1910,she married Sunderam Subramaniam of Trincomalee. (see below)

                        8  Mangayarkarasy b1910 died in the 1970's +Sundaram Subramaniam  (of Trincomalee) (Mercantile employee) (details of the 4 children ,are listed down below,else where in the family tree)5 (3) (6 (4)7 (2)

                             9 Vamadeva

                             9 Mahalakshmi

                             9 Sahadevan

                             9 Thiyagalingam

 

              6 (3)Rasamma  (twin girl)

              6 (4)Luxmiammah  (twin girl)

 

              6 (5)Thiyagarajahapillai (Sinnappah) (Jewellery business,temple manager)+Sundaravelli (Jayaratnam's mother's sister)

                   7 (1) Balasubramaniam (Temple Manager)

                   7 (2) Vallinayagi + Mr Thambapillai (Proctor) (Dr Thambapillai's ,brother)

 

              6 (6)son died

             

              6 (7) Pakiam +Mudliyar Nagalingam-no issue.  (Court Interpreter Ratnapura) (Mudliyar Nagalingam,is the elder brother of Mr Velivellu-Dr Selvaratnam's father) (But it is said he had 5 son's from another woman)

               5  (2) daughter Visvanathapillai Chettiar b approx 1840  (elder daughter of Muthuthamby Viswanathan)+Murugappa Chettiar  (1 son)

                 6  Thuryaiappah Chettiar + M Nagaratnam  (first bed)M1

                   7  Thuraiappah Jayaratnam + Regina (5 children)

                     8  (1) Dr Albert Jayaratnam d 17/1/ 2010  (SL) +Ranji Emmanuel  (d18/2/2014)SL  (7 children -9 (1) to 9 (7))

                        9 (1)  Sharadha Jayaratnam

                        9 (2)  Keshini Jayaratnam

                        9 (3)  Nirupa Jayaratnam

                        9 (4)  Tina Jayaratnam

                        9 (5)  Ramesh Jayaratnam

                        9 (6)  Tushara Jayaratnam

                        9 (7)  Tamara Jayaratnam

                     8  (2) Dr Rabin Jayaratnam

                     8 (3)  Jayamani Jayaratnam + Emmanuel

                     8 (4) Dr Ananda Jayaratnam

                     8 (5)  Mary Leoni Jeyasothi Jayaratnam  (d22/11/2018 in UK) + Anton Benedict

                        9  Cleophas Benedict

                        9  Maria Benedict

                    7  T Santhirasegeram  (Proctor Batticaloa) 

           6 Thuriappa Chettiar +M2 Alagamma

                   7  Kamalam b25/12/1919-d1/10/2010 +N Visvanathan

                     8  Wiji

                     8  Anandha

                   7  Viswanathan

                     8  Gunam

                  7 Pakiam +Armstrong

                  7 Sivanadian

                     8 Kamala

                     8 Thiagu

                     8 Kunchu

                     8 Meena

                     8 Mahes

            5  (3)Velmurugu Mudliyar Chettiar Viswanathapillai alias Ebenezer Crowther b 10/11/1844  (CCS)  (President Batticaloa North ) (He is a son of Viswanthapillai according to Golden book of india) Residence Batticaloa. (May have taken the Crowther name around 1870) (His name included in Register of voters 1913 list and 1919 list of Ceylon Gazette)

 (In colonial times in Ceylon, some people used traditional name and western name.So this is possible. The 4 children born around 1880, some dropped the Crowther name, and gone back to traditional name.)

 (Ceylon Civil Service Widows Orphan fund Index says Ebenezer Crowther was born in 1844, 1 marriage and 4 children.)
 His children 6 (1) to 6 (7)

                   President Village Tribunals  (later Mudaliyar,alive 1910 according to gazette)+  Canagasaby  (d/o Udaiyar  Vetharanayan Canagasaby of Korlai Pattu)

                    6 (1)   Velmurugu Ayathurai Mudliar   (VCM-Velmurugu Crowther Manicam)  (b approx 1885) His name included in 1913 Register of voters list Gazette Ceylon. (Chief clerk kachcheri Batticaloa-English speaking Juror-Ceylon Govt Gazette 1931+ Thaiyalnayaki Ayathurai.     (They had 5 children-7 (1) to 7 (5))                                                                                                                                                                       

                           7 (1) Ayathurai Subramaniam + Vethavallai

                           7 (2) Ayathurai Amirthanandam + Puvaneswary

                           7 (3) Ayathurai Paskaran + Vallinayaki

                           7 (4) Ayathurai Kirupakaran

                           7 (5) Ayathurai Sivanathan  (Barrister) (b 19/2/1931-d18/12/2019) (born in batticaloa ,died in Sydney)+Dr Pathmavathy Sivanathan     (No issue)            

 

                                  

                    6  (2) Velmurugu Poonocham

                       7  (decendents -Thyagarajah, Mahendran, Geetha and Bala) 

                    6  (3)  Velmurugu.M. Mudaliyar Ponnusamy Mudaliyar born 1880,-d1975  (1921 - Vanniya, Manmunai South,Eruvil Pattu, 1934  - Mudaliyar,) Had 6  Acres high land and 76  Acres field in Kiran Batticaloa, Devotee of Sri Sithi Vinayager Kovil of Kiran. (kovil built and donated by him).1909  Udaiyar Korale Pattu. He was conferred the honorary title Mudaliyar in 1934. ( wife supposed to have died at 25 years) (Page 42 Chieftains' of Ceylon)

 (Ceylon Civil Service ,Widows and Orphans Fund ,Application index says, he was born in 1880.He had 2 marriages. One wife died. He had 2 children.) (Similar to the brother initial M may stand for Manicam)

                        7  (1) To be traced

                        7   (2) [1] Ponnusamy Arulanandam, (Technical Officer, Lived in Bar Road Batticaloa)  (1921-1997) + [2] Inpam Coomarasamy,  (Migrated to Melbourne Australia in 1995  ),  (28/2/1928-9/5/ 2006)  (three children- (8 (1) to 8 (3)) (d of Vallipuram Coomarasamy)

                            8 (1)   Nilakshi Arulanandam  (Aus)

                            8  (2)   Mohan Arulanandam b1956 (Architect) (Aus)+ Subajini  (Aus)

                                9   Sukanya Arulanandam + Pradeep Lingaratnam

                                    10 Anand

                                    10 Aneesha

                                9   Lavanya Arulanandam + Murray West

                           8 (3)   Lakshmi Arulanandam, (Lawyer)  (Australia) (md1993), + Manjula de Livera.,  (Stc Mtl)Accountant /Dy Chief Internal Auditor UDA, Sri Lanka, migrated to Australia in 2006 (3019) (2 children)

                                9   Rahul de Livera  (Engineering and Law degree) (Aus)

                                9   Shruti de Livera   ( Double degree, Monash Uni) (Aus)Business, Banking & Finance

 

                    6  (4)  Valmurugu  (Ponnamma ?) + Canagaratnam Subramaniam  (Lawyer) (2 sons 4  daughters) (7 (1) to 7 (6)

                        7  (1)Sabanayaki  (Sabanayagam) (daughter of  Velmurugu Ponamma)+ Kanapathipillai Thambyah  (Crown Proctor)

                            8   Dommas Subramaniam  (b approx 1920)  (5 children ?)

                            8    (Maheswari) Mankayakarasi Subramaniam  (Thambyah ?)+ Wijeyaratnam  (Proctor) (5 children)

                               9 (1)   Wijayalakshumi  (Shantha) Wijeyaratnam d10/10/2019 + P.A Devendran  (BOC)

                                    10   Chenduran Devendran + Anjala

                               9 (2)   Kuhendiran  (Duke )Wijeyaratnam  (Canada)+Vasanthra Rajasingham

                               9 (3)   Raveenthiran  (Ravi)Wijeyaratnam  (UK)

                               9 (4)   Dharmalogini  (Thanji )Wijeyaratnam (Hatton)+Thirunavukkarasu

                                    10 Thushan

                               9 (5)  Naguleswaran  (Thamban) Wijeyaratnam  (deceased)+Nandani Pathmanathan

                                   10 Ramani

                           8  Kandasamy Thambyah

                           8  Saraswathi Thambyah +Kanagasabai

                              9 Prabha

                          (Crown Proctor Thambiah) + (Second marriage)Vallinayakiyammal  (daughter of Rasavasiharam)

                           (was told that 2hd wife, is the sister of the 1st wife, married after 1st wife died.) (3 children)

                            8 (1)  Neelayathatchiambal Thambiah  (1930-1980)  + Arunachalam Chelliah  (1924-1990) (5 children)

                               9 (1)  Jayadevi, b1955-  (London)

                               9 (2)  Jeyarajah Arunachalam 1952-2008  (Netherland)

                               9 (3)  Jeyarani 1957-2012  (London)

                                   10  Ramana b1998  (London)

                               9 (4)  Yogasundari b1959  (Sri Lanka)

                                   10  Lalitha b1984 SL

                                       11  Harriney b 2016

                                   10  Shalini b1986 SL

                                       11  Yathisha b2013

                                       11  Pavinath b2014

                              9 (5)  Vignarajah Arunachalam  (1960-2010) ( Sri Lanka)

                           8 (2)  Pushpadevi Thambiah  (1937-d2010)

                           8 (3)  Kumarasunderam Thambiah  (alive 2019 Trincomalee)

                             9  Vijayananth b1979  (Trincomalee SL)

                             9  Prabagar b1981 ( Swiss)

                          7  (2) Sundaram Subramaniam  (of Trincomalee) (Mercantile employee)+ Mangayarkarasi b1910 (she died in the 70's, daughter of  Mr Appacutty Chelliaha (1stM) & Mrs Rasammal.. Mr Appacutty Chelliaha was married (his 2hd M) to sister of Dr Ramasamy Viswalingam, and  had 2 sons.Vadivel [Kathirgamavadivel], Nagiah [Nagarajah]) (see 5 (1)6 (2)) (This marriage has 5 children-8 (1) to 8 (5))

                            8 (1)   Vamadevan.

                            8 (2)  Vamadeva M Subramaniam + Balambigai Suppiah  (d2002)

                               (Vamadeva worked at CGR and lived down Ramakrishna Place Col 6.)

                                9   Subendran  V M Subramaniam + Umaiyal Subramaniam  (4 children)

                                    10 (1)   Gautaam Subendran

                                    10 (2)   Vivek Subendran

                                    10 (3)   Raagul Subendran

                                    10 (4)  Nethraa Subendran

                                9   Subashini VM Subramaniam  (Mythily)+ Giritharan Panchalingam

                             8 (3)   MahaLakshmi V Subramaniam + Mageswaran  (Kathirathamby Mageswaran d 2003)

                                9 Suranjan  Mageswaran+ Melisa

                                  10   Gunar

                                  10   Drew

                                  10   Marcus

                               9  Sanjula Mageswaran + Kulaveerasingam

                                  10  Akshaya

                             8 (4)   Sahadevan Canagarathnam Subramaniam + Rajesh  Mangayakarasi

                                (Chakku worked at Maharajas)

                                9   Sundary Subramaniam + Thayalan

                                   10   Son

                                   10   Son

                                   10   Son

                                9   Konesh Subramaniam  (Italy)+ Rajani

                                   10   Son

                                   10   Son

                                   10   Daughter

                                9   Gayathri Subramaniam + Amuthan

                                  10   Daughter

                                  10   Daughter

                                  10   Daughter

                            8 (5)  Thiyagalingam M Subramaniam + Thayalnayagi

                          7 (3)   Subramaniam,  (had 3 children 8 (1) to 8 (3)

                            8 (1)   Rasathi Subramaniam

                            8 (2)   Sri Subramaniam

                            8 (3)   Soma Subramaniam  (Dr Somaskandan Arunachalam  (UK) + Subathira Rasanayagam.   (Subathira is a relative of Bhuvaneshwari Ratnasabapati nee Pasupathi who died in 2010)

              

                        7 (4)   Ahilandanayaki Namasivayam  (Batti Subramaniam) + Namasivayam Sinappu b:1891, Vanniya Manmunai North.Acted as Kacheri Mudaliyar.Vanniah.1924   (5 children-8 (1) to 8 (4)) (Page 42 Cheiftains of Ceylon)

                            8 (1)   Sugirtha Devi Namasivayam.d28/1/2024 +Ragunatha Kumaradas,Maapana Mudaliar  (b15/1/1929-d 9/10/2021) (10th Custodian of Nallur Kandaswamy Temple 1964-2021) (He was the son of Ragunatha Maapana Mudliyar)

Maapana Valavu Nallur Jaffna

                                9  Shamithra Kumaradas + Ramachandran Ramanan

                                9  Shanjutha Kumaradas + Dr Sudarshan Ramachandran  (London)

                                9   Kumaresh Shayanthana Kumaradas Maapana Mudliyar (11th Custodian of Nallur Kandasamy Temple 2021) + Dr Mirnalini Kumaradas  (eye surgeon)

 (Grandchildren of Sugirtha and Kumaradas Maapana Mudliar are Sharmetha,Sharanya,Dr Shanath, Dr Pravinath,Harishnath, Shamaya, Shaminthri Swaraya and Kumaresh Ramanan ,Kumaresh Aneeshwara,Mirna)

                            8 (2)   Sharadha.Namasivayam  (HNB) (d 30/9/2022)

                            8 (3)   Logendra Namasivayam d23/2/1999   (Lawyer) (MD Singer SL)+Satyadevi  (daughter of Dr DM Rajaratnam) (They had 3 children)

                                9   Ananda Lohendra

                                9   Chitra Lohendra + Duraisingham

                                9   Vasantha Lohendra

 

                            8 (4) Saraswathi Kanagasabai

                            8 (5)  Padmini Namasivayam +Canagasabai

 

                        7 (5)   Subramaniam Swaminathan.+ Kailainayagi

                             (Teacher at Brunei & Borneo, also owned a cinema in Trincomalee) (They had 2 children)

                            8  (1)  Birathy Swaminathan + Sivam  (They had 4 daughters-9 (1) to 9 (4))

                                9 (1)   Subashini Sivam,  (Canada)

                                9 (2)   Sharmini Sivam

                                9 (3)   Danusha Sivam

                                9 (4)   Menaha Sivam

                            8 (2)   Vignarajha Swaminathan, (Vicky)  (Canada)b1945- d7/7/2022.+ Ranjani Rasiaha    d 27/6/2020  (They had 1 daughter)

                                9   Rathini Vignarajha + Dhushan

                         7 (6)   Subramaniam Theivanayegi  (died at 87 years)+ Vallipuram M Coomarasamy  (died at 87 years) (They had 5 children-8 (1) to 8 (5))

                            8 (1)   [2] Inpam Coomarasamy,  (Tiny) (died in Melbourne) (28/2/1928-9/5/2006) + [1] Ponnusamy Arulanandam  (1921-1997)  (Technical Officer) (son of Velmurugu Mudliyar Ponnusamy  (Ref -6 (4)7 (2))  (They had 3 children-9 (1) to 9 (3))

                                9 (1)   Nilakshi Arulanandam,  (Aus) (unmarried)

                                9 (2)   Mohan S.Arulanandam,   (Architect) b1956 (Aus), + Subajini.

                                    10   Sukanya.Arulanandam + Pradeep Lingaratnam

                                        11 Anand

                                        11 Aneesha

                                    10   Lavanya.Arulanandam + Murray West

                                9 (3)   Lakshmi Arulanandam, (Vincent Girls High School & St Michael College Batticaloa) (Colombo University and Law College Colombo)  (Lawyer) (md1993) + Manjula de Livera, Stc Mtl, Accountant/Dy Chief Internal Auditor, UDA (1985-2006), Sri Lanka, migrated to Melbourne Australia in 2006      (3019)  (md1993)

                                    10   Rahul de Livera. (Aus), b1994  (Degree in Engineering and Law)

                                    10   Shruti de Livera  (Aus),  ( Double degree,Monash University-Business. Banking & Finance)

                            8  (2)  Jegosothi Coomarasamy  (Sonny)+ Sarojani Sitharam (d 25/4/2021) (They had 2 children-9 (1)&9 (2)

                                9  (1)  Niranjan  Coomarasamy ( Aus) + Sathya

                                    10   Preena Niranjan

                                9 (2)   Dilrukshi Coomarasamy  (Former UNICEF) (Lived in Batticaloa)+  Briyanathan

                                   10  Thangaharajaha Briyanathan

                            8 (3)   Name Not Known (Joy)  (d18/11/2016 in Colombo)+ Excise Inspector  (They had 2 sons)

                            8 (4)   Name not known  (Glory) (d2004 in Batticaloa) +Teacher  (d 2004)  (They had 4  daughters)

                            8 (5)   Sivasothi Coomarasamy  (Bubbles)  (Bank of Ceylon Mgr)b approx 30/3/1935-d 20/9/2019+ Yogarani Coomsraswamy nee Sinnadorai  (Headmistress Junior School, Wycherley International school) (b15/11/1935-d15/3/2024) (No issue)

Lived at Bambalapitiya flats.

 

 

                    6  (5)  Subramaniam

                        7   Subramaniam

                            8   Maheswari Subramaniam

                                9   Bala .

                                9    (Daughter) Subramaniam.

                                9   Shantha

                                9   Lusitha

                            8   Subramaniam

                    6  (6)Miss Nagalingam Valmurugu + Nagalingam Subramanim

                        7 Mahesh

                        7 Ganesh

 

                    6 (7) Miss Valmurugu + Arthilingam

                        7 Name not known  (Excise Dept) + Name not known  (d2016)

                          8 Two sons

                        7 Name not known  (Teacher) d2004+name not known  (d2004)

                          8 Four daughters.

                        7 Vimala  (Beauty Queen) 

          3  Subramaniam

            4   Vetharanyan Cangasaby, Udayar Koralai Pattu.

                5   Paravathipillai + Subramaniam

                    6   Theivanayegi Subramaniam


Other possible Relatives.

Visaranai Kanapathipillai had 6 sons.

Youngest son.Kanapathipillai Arumugam 1822-1879 Tamil Scholar.

Kanapathipillai Arumugam 1925-1986.born in Jaffna,Senior Lecturer in London.

 3rd November 2024


 Photos

 

                                     

  

 

Family P:ictures, l-r: . Names Not Known, 1. Mudaliyar Velmurugu Ponnusamy and his family group photo, 2. Mudaliyar Velmurugu Ponnusamy, 3. Proctor Subramaniam & wife, 4. Inpam Arulanandam, 6. Lakshmi Arulanandam (Lawyer)

 (Photo 1,where 4 people are, 2hd from left is Rasoldor Subramaniam who built the Sivam Temple, in Point Pedro)


       

Lakshmi Arulanandam ,Manjula de Livera & children (Aus),Mohan Arulanandam family.

 

                    U 19 Eastern Province Cricket 1954.

                                                                         (Crowther & S Coomarasamy in the photo.)

Ponnusamy Arulanandam and wife Inpam Arulanandam












 

 

 

 

 

 Chakku's family.(Sahadevan Subramaniam)        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

Nilakshi, Mohan and Lakshmi Arulanandam.









Dr Ramasamy  Visvalingam &wife

Children-Kangavalli Thambapillai

                -Visvalingam Velupillai

   Vallipuram Coomaraswamy

 

 

                                                                                      Sivan Temple

 

               

Subramaniam Swaminathan         

CROWTHER, Ebenezer, President; b.
November 10, 1844. Descended from
Narasinghadesa Mudaliyar, the head
of one of the seven original families of
Jaffna under the Indian Kings. His
son, Illankanarayana Mudaliyar, was
Reswadore under the Portuguese
Government. His grandson, Yiswa-
natha Pillai, was the Manager of the
Siva Temple at Point Pedro ; of whom
Ebenezer Crowther is a son. He is
President of Batticaloa North.    
Residence: Batticaloa. (From Golden book of India)
            

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inpam Arulanandam

L to R -Proctor Kasipathy Thambipillai ,Velmurugu Ponnuchamy mudaliyar ,Visvalingam Velmurugu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standing SJK Crowther

Seated L to R .Emily Crowther, Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther, Mrs ITS Crowther

Seated on ground. Rev AEA Crowther, ITS Crowther.(photo 6/Jan/1917)

 

 

 

 

                                            


 

 

 

 

See below migration pattern.

Migration Pattern

Karaikal South India

Subramaniam

Kanapathipillai

1700

 

Point Pedro Ceylon

1730

 

Trincomalee

1850

 

Batticaloa

1888

Colombo

1920.

 

UK,USA,Canada,NZ,Germany,Australia,Italy.

1983

 

 

 

Prepared by Lakshmi Arulanandam

 

 

email.. manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au

    

            manjulafamily@yahoo.com.au

 Updated  30th April 2024.