Christian Chitty Family

Sri Lanka Colombo Chetty Family Genealogy

Christian Chitty Family #7001

Standing L to R: Christian Chitty, Charles Wilfred Chitty, George Edmund Chitty, Marian Chitty, Charles Cyril Chitty.
Seated L to R: Matilda Augusta Chitty, Rose Beatrice Chitty, Laura Sophie Chitty, teddy representing Francis Charles Chitty,
Emily Maude Chitty, James Morel Chitty (Naren Chitty 2021 6 x 4 feet huile sur toile).
The painting draws on the group photographs displayed below the text.

Christian Chitty was a Nineteenth Century descendant of Udayappa Chetty of Kodalaru (Cuddalore). Operating from Koddiyar, Udayappa engaged in commerce with the Seventeenth Century in the Kingdom of Kandy on a Royal Charter from King Rajasinghe II (1608-1687). Unlike Udayappa, Captain John Knox (father of Robert Knox) displeased King Rajasinghe II by breaching protocol. Anchoring The Anne in Koddiyar Bay in early February 1660, Knox Snr. did not gain royal permission to enter the Kings Domain. He & his son ended up captives of the King, as recorded in An Historical Relation of the Island of Ceylon. Udayappa would have been aware of these events. His son Francesco Chetty settled in Dutch Ceylon engaging in commerce with Kandy from the border town of Batticaloa. The last Will of Francesco was drawn by Peter Wambeek, a Dutch Merchant, on 17th May 1759.

By the mid-nineteenth century, the concept of Ceylonese was emerging in a growing Colombo, the capital of what had been British Ceylon for over half a century. The uncertainties of the period of regime change from Dutch to British had receded into the past. The legal profession was beginning to develop. The Supreme Court was established in 1801 & Law College in 1874. Both edifices stood on Hulftsdorp Road, close to the Chitty residence - 42 Silversmith Street, Kotahena. The Chittys resided here until circa 1910, when it became the townhouse of Sir Solomon Bandaranaike.

It was in this world Christian Chitty, a Colombo-based landed proprietor, lived & had his being. The family used the surname Chetty in the Nineteenth Century & Chitty at least from 1901 - as indicated in the Order Nisi, connected with the death of eldest son James in January 1901. (Reproduced below). Many Colombo Chetties placed the name Chetty after their family names in Dutch Zeylan as a matter of course.

Matilda Augusta Morel, a.k.a. Mitzi, was a French Huguenot, daughter of M & Mlle JH Morel. She & Christian were married at St. Thomas, Kotahena, the Colombo Chetty Church, on 10 December 1860, a year-&-a-half after Abraham (elder brother of Christian) wedded Henrietta Maria Morel (elder sister of Mitzi), on 21st. May 1859. Sadly, Henrietta died within the year. Abraham married her cousin Elizabeth Quyn (Family #1383).

Christian & Mitzi had nine children: Marian, James Morel, Francis Charles, Laura Sophie, Emily Maude, George Edmund Snr., Charles Wilfred, Charles Cyril, & Rose Beatrice. (See the Tree displayed below). Francis whose second name was Charles died in childhood likely soon after George Edmund was born. This explains why two sons, who followed George Edmund, were named Charles.

Christian Chitty died circa 1887 & his eldest son James Morel Chitty, an advocate, died in 1901. George Edmund Chitty Snr., an advocate himself, dealt with testamentary matters related to James. He moved from 42 Silversmith Street, Kotahena, to Courtview in Chilaw, next door to the Corea residence, Sigiriya; and to houses on Ward Place, Cinnamon Gardens (Gladyslyn & Deepdene) between 1906 and 1917. This was while Stafford House, completed by the end of 1916, was being built on his twelve-acre property that stretched from 105 Stafford Place near Kynsey Road to 105 Norris Canal Road. The late President, J. R. Jayewardene, & Mrs Elena Jayawardene, lived in Deepdene soon after their marriage & before settling down at Braemar, Ward Place.

George Edmund Snr. married Florence Mabel Drusila Pullenayagam, of The Ark, James Street, Chilaw. They brought up their four children George, Mabel, Rene, & Alexis, & the older orphaned children of James & Laurie : Pearlie, Vivienne, & Lylie. Circa when Mitzi died in 1917, the married children of Christan & Mitzi converged around the Stafford House property to be close to their mother. Marian & David Jansz lived at Reviela, & Rose & Dr EV Ratnam at Annington, both houses in Regent Street (now E. W. Perera Mawatha); the Tambimuttus stayed at Summer Cottage on de Saram Road when in Colombo.

The family agency house, C. S. Chetty & Co., was run, in the early 20th. C., by two sons of Christian - George Edmund Snr. & Charles Cyril. Christian had real estate in Kotahena, paddy lands in Orrs Hill, Trincomalee, & coconut estates in the Chilaw region. His son, George Edmund Snr., owned plantations at Kusalai, Mandaline, Rajakaduluwa, & Villatava, & houses in Colombo & Chilaw. Landed gentry with commercial interests the Chittys were largely successful in avoiding the glare of publicity & service on gubernatorial staffs during the colonial period.

Children of Christian & Mitzi married into various communities. Marian married a Dutch Burgher. James Morel, George Edmund Snr., and Charles Wilfred married Colombo Chetties. Laura Sophie, Emily Maude, & Rose Beatrice married Tamils. Charles Cyril married a Kandyan Sinhalese. Their descendants have taken partners of American, Danish, Chinese, Colombo Chetty, English, French, German, Goan, Irish, Japanese, Kandyan Sinhalese, Low Country Sinhalese, Moorish, Parsee, Polish, & Tamil, among possible others.

See also British Ceylon through a Family Lens: 1850-1950 in The Ceylankan Vol.27, No. 4 November 2024.

1 CHRISTIAN S CHITTY b circa 1841 m 11 Dec 1860 d circa 17 Dec 1897 + MATILDA AUGUSTA MOREL (Mitzi) d 1917

2 (1) MARIAN CHITTY b Oct 29 1861 d. 16 Jun 1950 + DAVID MATHEW JANSZ b 13 Jun 1858 d 1917

David Mathew Jansz was Secretary of the Courts in Colombo, Chilaw & Matara. Son of John William Jansz d 8 Oct 1871 & Wilhelmina Catherine Ranasinghe (Family #3779)

3 (1) Reginald Victor Jansz b 28 Jan1889 + Evangeline Ivy Speldewinde b. 1894

3 Vivian Maurice Jansz JP, UM b 21 Jun 1894 d. 6 Sep 1973, of Nuwara Eliya + Gladys Ivy Tissera b 25 Aug 1897 d London 13 Sep 1983, d/o of Charles Oliver Tissera & Emily Maria Morel who was also m/o of Neville Oliver Morel Tissera b 9 Feb1893 m Winifred Eugenia (Winna) Hatch b 9 Apr (?) d 20 May1967, d of John Cecil Hatch m Anna Francina Wilhelmina Fontyn (Family #7032)

4 (1) Pravin Jansz + Amira Fallil d/o Sherrif Dean & Yvonne Fallil

3 Elaine Muriel b 21 Sep 1898 + Henry Melville Nagel Staples b 1904 (JDBU Vol 40 No 2 1950 Staples Ancestry) d 1963

3 Clarence John Chitty Jansz

4 (1) Mignonne Jansz m Karunairajan

4 (2) Charmaine Jansz

Reginald Victor Jansz & Elaine Muriel Jansz of Galle, & Vivian Noris (sic) Jansz of Wellawatte along with Sibil Lilliyan Jansz of Galle, Clarence John Chitty Jansz of Mallakam (sic), & Louise Jansz of Galle, are mentioned in a court action (1938) to gain possession of the Orrs Hill property in Trincomalee (which Christan purchased from a naval officer). It is not clear Sibil & Louise are ds/o Reginald & Elaine of Galle.

Vivian Maurice Jansz was a Solicitor of the Supreme Court

Charmaine Jansz worked for Air Ceylon

2 (2) JAMES MOREL CHITTY b 7 Mar 1863 d 5 March 1901 + LAURIE PULLENAYAGAM d 6 May 1900.

James Morel Chitty was an Advocate of the Supreme Court & served as Crown Counsel & Forest Settlement Officer

3 (1) Pearle Christine Chitty b1895 m circa 2023.+ Tharmasothy Vethavarnam Saravanamuttu b 1890?

T. V. Saravanamuttu was Commissioner of Excise

4 (1) Lakshmi Saravanamuttu + Raja Selvaratnam, b/o Visva Selvaratnam

5 (1) Shailendran Selvaratnam

5 (2) Meneka Selvaratnam

Shailendran Selvaratnam is an actor in London

4 (2) Tharma Lohini Saravanamuttu b 29 Jan 1925 d 24 Jan 2007 + Lucian Chandraraj Arulpragasam

Lucian Chandraraj Arulpragasam served the Food & Agricultural Organization in Rome

5 (1) Dr Shyamala Abeyratne b 1953 + Seneka Abeyratne (1^st spouse of Shyamala Abeyratne) s/o Dr Ernest Frederick Lucinus Abeyratne b 1921 s/o Dr Lloyd Oscar Abeyratne MP b 28 May 1893 m 14 Aug 1920 d 27 Jan 1978 + Dr Maria Augusta Pinto (Family #3203)

Shyamala Abeyratne is a freelance consultant in international development

Seneka Abeyratne is a Gratiean Prize winning playwright

6 (1) Rehan Abeyratne b 1984 + Anna Lamut

7 (1) Ella Abeyratne b 2018

7 (1) Ahana Abeyratne b 2021

5 (1) Name Not Known + Jayantha Joseph Perera (2^nd spouse of Shyamala Abeyratne)

5 (2) Jehan Arulpragasam b 1962

Jehan Arulpragasam is an economist with the Southern Africa department of the World Bank

5 (2) Anjali Arulpragasam b 1964 + Donald Ashley

6 (1) Shanti Chiara Ashley

6 (1) Sahana Ashley

4 (3) Savithri Saravanamuttu + Shinya

5 (1) Yasuka b 1953 d circa 1957

4 (4) Indrani Saravanamuttu + J Mylvaganam

5 (1) Janaki (Tanoo) Mylvaganam

5 (2) Dushy Mylvaganam

5 (3) Mihal Mylvaganam

5 (4) Paul Mylvaganam

4 (5) Mahal Saravanamuttu + Wickram

4 (6) Sarojini Tharmanalini Saravanamuttu + George Sellayah

5 (1) Akushla Sellayah + Christopher Raymond

6 (1) Vrai Christa Natalie Raymond + Chandrahasan Perera

6 (2) Roel Christa Quan Raymond + Asanga Welikala (2^nd spouse of Roel Raymond), Arosh de Silva (1^st spouse of Roel Raymond)

6 (3) Revon Christa Fallan Raymond + Chaminda Fernando

6 (4) Zared Christopher Israel Raymond

Akushla Sellayah is an actress & Model

Vrai Raymond is Head of Secretariat at AmCham Sri Lanka

Roel Raymond is Editor-in-Chief of Roar Media, Sri Lanka

5 (2) Ymara Sellayah + Shiran Viswasam

6 (1) Tamiko Cidel Viswasam

6 (2) Tharik Viswasam

3 (2) Vivienne Rosamany Chitty b 8 Nov 1897m circa 1914 Edward C. Shelton Storer

Shelton Storer was a plantation owner

4 (1) Vivian Storer + Rukmani nee Storer (?)

4 (1) Mervyn Storer + Sheila Bartels

5 (1) Chris Storer +Dinusha Dalpethado

6 (1) Druvi Storer +Christina Kopp

7 (1) Viktor Storer

7 (1) Wilhelm Storer

5 (2) Anne Storer + Paul Sproule

6 (1) Aleisha Sproule

6 (2) Anthony Sproule

5 (3) Roberto Storer (Robbie)+ Ishara Haputantri

3 (3) Karmani Lylie Chitty (Lady Corea) b 29 Feb 1899 m 1936 Sir George Claude Stanley Corea KBE MP, b 29 Jan 1894 d 2 Sep 1962 (Family #3070)

Sir Claude served as President of the United Nations Security Council, Ceylonese Minister of Labour, Industry & Commerce in the first Cabinet of the Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylonese Ambassador to the United States, Ceylonese High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to France & the Ceylonese Representative to the United Nations.

4 (1) Nihal Corea d 2005 + Gillian Ondaatjie (Family #7000) b 1935 d/o Philip Mervyn Ondaatje b 1906 & Doris Gratiaen, b 1905 (d/o Willy Gratiaen + Lalla Keyt & brother of Noel Gratien), m 11-Apr-1932

5 (1) Shaan Corea + Pradeep Jayewardene s/o Ravi Jayawardene (s/o Junius R. Jayawardene b 17 Sep 1906 d 01 Nov 1996 + Elena Jayawardene b 1913 d 17 Nov 2007 d/o Mrs & Mrs G. L. Rupasinghe) & Charmaine Vanderkoen (d/o Mabel Chitty + Maharajah Vanderkoen)

6 (1) Akana Jayawardene

6 (2) Tera Jayawardene

6 (3) Tahaan Jayawardene

5 (2) Creon Corea d:2006

5 (3) Tiruni Corea + Peter Bluck

6 (1) Kai Bluck

6 (2) Tareck Bluck

4 (1) + Shirani Wijewickrama (2^nd spouse of Nihal Corea)

5 (4) Iroshini Corea + Kanishka Weeratunge

6 (1) Kailee Weeratunge

5 (5) Duindra Corea + Damithri Thudahewage

6 (1) Dian Corea

6 (2) Dimi Corea

5 (6) Kanishka Corea

Nihal Corea was head of Marketing at Liptons

Shaan Corea is Founder/CEO Awakening Lanka & Appe Lanka

Pradeep Jayewardene was Consul General of Sri Lanka in Frankfurt

4 (2) Harindra Jayantha Corea MP b 4 Mar 1936 d 21 Oct 2005 +Damayanthi Corea (1st spouse)

The Hon. Harindra Corea was a Member of Parliament, Minister of State for Posts & Telecommunications, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Public Administration, Barrister of Law (Inner Temple)

5 (1) Sheonie Corea

4 (2) + Rochelle Corea (2^nd spouse of Harindra Corea)

5 (2) Harindrini Corea

Harindrini Corea is an Attorney-at-Law

4 (3) Chandra Corea b 1937 d 27 Jan 2022 + Indira Chitty d/o George Chitty Jnr. + Leila Chitty

5 (1) Chandeep Corea + Surovi Abeyratne d/o Ajit Abeyratne s/o Dr Ernest Frederick Lucinus Abeyratne b 1921 s/o Dr Lloyd Oscar Abeyratne MP b 28 May 1893 m 14 Aug 1920 d 27 Jan 1978 + Dr Maria Augusta Pinto (Family #3203)

6 (1) Mishal Corea

6 (2) Tameem Corea

5 Dinusha Corea + Dinesh Bulathsinghala

6 (1) Seriah Bulathsinghala

6 (2) Josiah Bulathsinghala

6 (3) Nathan Bulathsinghala

2 (3) FRANCIS CHARLES CHITTY b. 9 May 1865, d.1872?

2 (4) LAURA SOPHIE CHITTY b. 4 July 1867 + EMANUEL R TAMBIMUTTU

3 (1) Laurel Tambimuttu b. 1903 d 25 Jul 1986 + Justin Wilmot Hoole Casinader (Robert) b 15 Feb 1896 d 1959

4 (1) Padmini Cecile Casinader, 1926-2002 + Eric Christiansen

5 (1) Marl Christiansen

5 (2) Peter Christiansen + Jonna

4 (2) Dr Suvendrini Casinader + Nawaz Jazeel

5 (1) Riza Jazeel + Olenka Tomasczevska

6 (1) Amali Jazeel + Joanna

7 (1) Annie-May Jazeel

6 Kasia Jazeel

5 (2) Amyn Jazeel

5 (3) Dr Tariq Jazeel

4 (1) Ranjitan Justin Tambimuttu Casinader b. 25 Sep 1930 d 5 Feb 2020 + Romanie Wright (1st spouse)

5 (1) Dr Niranjan Casinader

5 (2) Tarini Casinader

The Hon. E. R. Tambimuttu was a member of the Legislative & State Councils of Ceylon

Laurel Casinader was Executive Vice President of the International Alliance of Women, Westminster. She & Lady Evelyn de Souza co-founded the Ceylon Womens Association in London in 1949.

Ranjitan Casinader was an engineer whose work took him to Australia Ceylon, Ghana, Malaysia, the Philippines, UK & US

Niranjan Casinader is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University

Tarini Casinader was Regional Director for Victoria of the Bureau of Meteorology

5 (3) Robin Casinader

4 (1) Name Not Known + Jennifer Snowden (2^nd spouse of Ranjitan Casinader)

3 (2) Victorine Soundram Tambimuttu b 1907 m circa 1934 + Victor Samuel Rogers b 1903 s/o Dr W. A. Roberts

Dr. W.A. Roberts was a Barrister at Lincolns Inn

4 (1) Lalitha Marilynne Fraser

4 (2) Shirley Rogers + Roy Nissanka +

5 (1) Keith Dilendra Nissanka +

5 (2) Sean Ravindra Nissanka +

5 (3) Gavin Hirantha Nissanka +

5 (4) Priyan Rogers Nissanka +

4 (3) Yvonne Rogers + Leslie Nadarajah, SLAF

4 (4) Daphne Rogers + Dharma Seevaratnam

5 (1) Romesh Seevaratnam

5 (1) Devprasanth Jerome Seevaratnam

4 (5) Lalitha Rogers + Reverand Allan Frazer

5 (1) Naomi Fraser

5 (1) Chris Fraser

5 (1) Camille Fraser

3 (3) Dr James Tambimuttu + Letitia Grace Kotigala d. 2011

Dr Jim Tambimuttu worked at the Kandy Hospital

4 (1) Lilani Tambimuttu + Charles Ramanaden

4 (3) Malila Tambimuttu + Paul Noone

4 (2) Shamali Tambimuttu + Leslie de Zoysa

2 (5) EMILY MAUDE CHITTY (Maude) b 29 Mar 1869, d 4 Jul 1952 + REV JOHN R TAMBIMUTTU d. 16 Feb 1932

3 (1) Rajanayake Maude Tambimuttu (Rani) b. 13 May 1909? + Weerasingham

3 (2) Selvanayake Tambimuttu (Selvie) b 19.5.1911 m Dr Sefton Adolphus Lambert Pullenayagum

Dr Sefton Pullenayagum was Captain in the Medical Corps d in Bristol on 11.12.1951 during his training in radiology.

4 (1) Shiranika Pullenayagum + Mark Herbert KC

4 (2) Lohan Pullenayagum b. 2 Nov 1942, d. 20 Aug 1985

4 (3) Raghwan Pullenayagam + Shirley

2 (6) GEORGE EDMUND CHITTY Snr. b 7 Dec 1870 m Mar 4, 1908, d Jul 1947 + FLORENCE MABEL DRUSILLA PULLENAYAGAM b 4 Mar 1881 d 1968

3 (1) George Edmund Chitty Jnr, QC, (George) b Jan-1-1909, d Dec-23-1974 + Leila Rutnam (d/o Dr. EV Rutnam & Rose Beatrice Chitty d/o George Edmund Chitty Snr & Mabel Florence Drusilla Pullenayagam )

George Edmund Chitty Snr was an Advocate of the Supreme Court, a landed proprietor, & co-owner with his brothers of C. S. Chetty & Co.

Dr. E.V. Ratnam was Founder of Rutnam Private Hospital, Tamil Union Cricket Club, & philanthropist & believer of all religions

George Edmund Chitty Jnr was Educated at Royal College, Colombo, University College, Colombo. Won Dadabhoy Prize for Natural Science, Junior Essay Prize, Jayawardena Prize for English, De Heer Memorial Prize for General Merit. Prefect Harvard House. Editor Royal College Magazine. Passed Law Final. Advocate 1934. Called to the bar May 1935. Crown Counsel 1938. In charge of Defence Regulations 1942-1944. Reverted to the Official Bar 1945. Commissioner of Assize 1954. QC 1955. Member MC, Bribery Commission 1961. Member Gratien Commission on Prison Reform 1949. Board of Governors Trinity College Kandy. Director Mercantile Credit Limited, Hino Motors Limited, Chitra Lanka Limited which produced the Sinhala Film, REKAWA. Conducted the prosecution of the SWRD Bandaranaike assassination case.

4 (1) George Lalith Ajit Kumar Chitty (Ajit) d 18 Oct 2017 + Rapti Gundevia (d, of Yezdezard Dinshawi Gundevia b 1908 d 1986 + Roxi Gundevia)

Ajit Chitty was Chairman of Colombo Shipping & a Member of the Ceylon Tea Board

Yezde Gundevia former Secretary to the President of India, Secretary of the External Affairs Ministry of India, High Commissioner to Ceylon & Ambassador to USSR

5 (1) George Ajit Zal Chitty (Zal) + Anouk Chanmugam d/o Dunkirk Neilendran Chanmugam + Oosha de Saram (Family #3126)

Zal Chitty was on the Sri Lanka Rifle Shooting Team at the Olympics

Anouk Chitty is a golf champion

6 (1) Aaron Zavareh Chitty

6 (2) Ayla Sharik Chitty

5 (2) Roshan Chitty

5 (3) Rustam Chitty

5 (4) Sajith Chitty

4 (2) Gritakumar Edmund Chitty (Kumar) b 14 Jun 1938 m 1968 d 6 Jan 2022 + Shanta David d/o Renee Margaret Chitty + Benjamin Manoharan David,

G. E. Chitty was a Sri Lankan jurist & career diplomat at the United Nations; & was the founding Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea & Chairman of the National Oceans Commission of Sri Lanka

5 (1) Gitendra Erajkumar Chitty (Gitu) + Sadhana Vikrantha

5 (2) Shonine Chitty + Shehan Wijayanayake

4 (3) Indira Chitty d 14 Apr 2015 + Chandra S Corea d. 27 Jan 2022 s/o Lady Lylie Corea (d/o James Morel Chitty + Laurie Pullenayagam Chitty) + Sir Claude Corea b 4 Sep 1984 d 2 Sep 1962 (Family #3070)

5 (1) Chandeep Corea b 1952 + Surovi Abeyratne

5 (2) Dinusha Corea + Dinesh Bulathsinghala

6 (1) Seriah Bulathsinghala

6 (2) Seriah Bulathsinghala

6 (3) Nathan Bulathsinghala

4 (4) Chrishanta Rohan Lalithkumar Chitty (Chris) + Julienne Wood

Chris Chitty is President of Soho Inc., Timely Travel International in Beverly Hills, Ca. USA

5 (1) Christian St John Chitty

5 (2) Charles Cameron Chitty

3 (2) Mabel Elizabeth Chitty (Mabsy) m 27 Feb 1933+ Maharaja Vanderkoen (Family # 5036)

4 (1) Charmaine Vanderkoen + Ravi Jayawardene (s/o J.R. Jayawardene) (Family # 3002)

5 (1) Pradeep Jayewardene + Shan Corea (d/o Nihal Corea & Gilian Ondaatjie (Family # 7000)

5 (2) Rukshan Jayewardene

5 (3) Amrik Jayewardene + Ramani Fernando

6 (1) Akil

6 (1) Amish

4 Name Not Known + Ricky Mendis s/o NSO Mendis (2^nd spouse of Charmaine Vanderkoen)

Ricky Mendis was Chairman Lewis Brown & Co., Mackwoods

5 (4) Sanjiv Mendis

Artist

3 (3) Renee Margaret Chitty + Benjamin Manoharan David

Benjamin David was Dept. Manager at Bousteads (Engineer Contractors) Ltd. (1950) & Secretary of the Tender Board of the Gal Oya Project (1952)

4 (1) Priya David .d 29 Jun 2018 + Nadine Rutnam d/o Robin Leslie Rutnam & Henrika Van Cuylenberg (JDBU 1914 Vol 7 No 3)

5 (1) Nidhu David + Avini

5 (2) Randir David + Maryanne

5 (3) Rashmir David + Frank Cooray

4 (2) Shanta David + [3] Gritakumar Edmund Chitty (Kumar)

3 (4) Samuel Alexis Chitty+Doris Chitty

Samuel Alexis Chitty was CEO of Lewis Brown & Co. He was a Captain in the Ceylon Light Infantry at the end of World War II

4 (1) Surendranath Alexis Chitty (Suren) b dec 12 1947 d Mar 9 2013 + Chryshanti Jayatunge d/o Noel & Leah Jayatunge

Suren Chitty was a national award-winning hurdler, a front-rank rugby player at Trinity College Kandy, an Executive at Shaw Wallace & Hedges, & later in the IT sector in the US

5 (1) Shehara Chitty + Christopher Spencer

Shehara Spencer is a track & field athlete in the US

6 (1) Sohana Spencer

Sohana Spencer is a High School soccer star in the United States

6 (2) Christopher

4 (2) Professor Emeritus Narendranath Jayantha Chitty AM (Naren) + Dr Gina Ismene de Souza d/o Senator Doric de Souza & Violet Gunawardena

5 (1) Sabina Chitty + Dr Uthum Dias s/o Professor Neil Dias Karunaratne + Visvapali Wijewardene

6 (1) Charlie Dias

6 (2) Armand Dias

6 (3) Bianca Dias

Sabina Chitty is a lawyer

5 (2) Grischa Chitty

4 (4) Dilkusha Saraswathy Chitty (Dilki) + Malcolm De Costa s/o Malcolm de Costa Snr + Vanaruha Aserappa

5 (1) Shari de Costa + Revanke de Silva

6 (1) Tahan de Silva

6 (2) Darrick de Silva

4 (4) Ravindranath Dishanker Chitty (Ravin) + Nilufer Sellayah (Dido)

5 (1) Tehani Chitty

Ravin Chitty was in shipping

2 (7) CHARLES WILFRED CHITTY (Willy) b 6 August 1874 m 19 Nov 1900 MARIA ANTONIO NONIS CANDAPPA (Family # 3792)

3 (1) Birdie Elaine Chitty m 12 Apr 1932 d 17 Sep 1977 +Julius C. Nadarajah Ponniah (Family #5045)

4 (1) W. Ponniah

4 (2) P. Nagamma

3 (2) Charles Clarence Noel Chitty bap 24.4.1932 m 25 Sep 1940 Philippa Mary Rodrigo Pulle d/o Stephen Rodrigo Pulle + Lucia Fernando Chitty (Family #3792)

2 (8) CHARLES CYRIL CHITTY (Charlie) b. 01 May1879 d circa 1935 m Leela (?) (Kandyan lady)

3 (1) Miss Chitty (details unknown)

2 (9) ROSE BEATRICE CHITTY + DR. ELIYATAMBY VISUWALINGAM RATNAM, b May 1874 dn21 Jul 1949 s/o

E. V. Ratnam was Surgeon-in-Charge, General Hospital, Colombo. He founded Ratnam Private Hospital in 1905 (the first private hospital in Ceylon), & was president of the Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club (1931 to 1937), & a philanthropist.

3 (2) Nesamani Pathmavathy Ratnam b. 1 Nov 1906 + Neville Selvadurai

4 Shanti Selvadurai

3 (3) Dr Rajathurai Mathiyaparanam Ratnam (Rajah) b. 12 Dec 1907 + Rajeswary Candiah d 2007 d/o Mr & Mrs Candiah of Kattudai

4 (1) Dr Sita Ratnam + N. Sivarajah

4 (2) Sarojini Ratnam +N. Sabanathan

5 (1) Dr. Niranjan Sabanathan

4 (3) Dr. Ganesh Ratnam b 25 Jun 1946 d 19 Jun 2018 + Dr Lankadevi Sinnethamby

Dr Ganesh Ratnam ran Ratnam Hospital until his passing

5 (1) Dr Shobana Ratnam + Dr Ramanan Vadivelu

6 (2) Shreya Ramanan

5 (2) Dr Dinesh Ratnam + Debbie

4 (4) E. V. Ratha Ratnam + A. Sri Balaskanda

5 (1) Murali

5 (1) Dr Swarupa

3 (4) Mahesa Chitty-Ratnam b. 1 Sep 1912 + Annette Alles

3 (4) Kumarasingam Chitty Ratnam (Kumaran) b 01 Jul 1910 + Meena Coomaraswamy

Mahesa Ratnam was a Lawyer.

Dr Kumaran Ratnam ran Ratnams Hospital & served as Mayor of Colombo in 1950

4 (1) Raji Ratnam

3 (6) Leila Ratnam 15 May 1914 d 15 Aug 2016 + George Edmund Chitty Jnr s/o George Edmund Chitty Snr

Christian Chitty, photograph Christian Chitty, bust

Mitzi & Christian circa 1860

(Naren Chitty 2021 6x 6 inch huile sur toile).

Standing L to R: (1) Christian Chitty; (2) ?; (3) Charles Wilfred Chitty; (4) ?; (5) Charles Cyril in the background; (6 & 8) Brothers Morel;
(7) George Edmund Chitty Snr; (8 & 9) ?

Seated L to R: (1 & 2) ?; (3) John R. Tambimuttu; (4) E. R. Tambimuttu; (5) E. V. Ratnam; (6) James Morel Chitty.
(Circa 1897, the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamon d Jubilee7)