Sri Lanka
Kandyan Sinhalese Family
Genealogy
RATWATTE BASNAYAKE -
Family #3060
1 Wijayawardena
Senevirat Panditha Wahala
Mudiyanse
2 Panditha
Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte +
Loku Kumarihamy Ratwatte
3 Loku Nilame
Adikaram Ratwatte +
Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy
4 Seneviratne
Nilame Ratwatte b:1827 + Amunugama
Meegastenne Medduma Kumarihamy
5 Punchi Menika
Ratwatte Kumarihamy of Gunnepana in Patha Dumbara
+ Paranagama
Loku Mudiyanse (3100)
6 Julia
Nuwera Wewa Paranagama Kumarihamy + LB Aluwihare (son of
ULB Aluwihare Dissawe & Ms Maralande,
and brother of Sir Richard Aluwihare, see pic on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wgt_sanjeewa/756190230/
of Panabokke Dissawe and family, wife,
Halangoda Kumarihamy,
the daughter standing in the middle of the couple is Sir
Richard
Aluwihare's mother, and the younger daughter seated on the
left is W. A.
Ratwatte's mother.
According
to Lawries' Gazeteer of
The Central Province - Tikiri Banda Panabokke, born
1848, Fourth son of
Loku Nilame, was educated at St. Thomas' College. His
First
Marriage was to - Dambawinne
Kumarihamy, d/o Dambawinne Rate Mahattaya by whom he has
two daughters as
depicted in the photo. Died young. The Lady in photo, is
second wife
Halangoda Kumarihamy, d/o Halnagoda RM, by whom he had two
sons and six
daughters.) (3047)
7 Sudharma Aluwihare + HC Guneratne Mudaliyar of
Matara
8
Loyd
Guneratne
8
Leslie Guneratne
7 Sita
Aluwihare + Colbert
Abraham
7 Christy Aluwihare + Nancy
Sirimane
8
Stephnie Aluwihare
8
Noel Aluwihare
7 Edwin Aluwihare + Miss Helen Prince
8
Dhelia Aluwihare
8
Meryl Aluwihare
8
Malini Aluwihare
8
Ingrid Aluwihare
8
Chryshanthie Aluwihare
7 Gladys
Aluwihare + Richard
Dunuwila (3102)
8
Damayanthi Dunuwila (Musician, who sailed on a yacht from
Colombo to
Lisbon, the famous baila "Kandy Lamissi" was composed based
on her
many antics during her early years at Kandy) + Sven (Sweden)
8
Sita Dunuwila + Cedric de Silva
8
Iris Dunuwila (decd) + Lloyd Gooneratne
9
Charitha Gooneratne
8
Manel Dunuwila + Shelton Weerasinghe (ex Principal Wesley
College)
8
Shanthie Dunuwila (decd) + Charles Pathirane
8
Charitha Dunuwila
7 Olive Aluwihare + Frank De Alwis
8
Alan De Alwis
8
Micheal De Alwis
8
Leonard De Alwis
7 Evelyn
Aluwihare + Aelien
Gunewardene
8
Indrani Gunewardene
8
Amara Gunewardene
7
Jullia Aluwihare, presently resident in
Canberra, Australia,
b:Dec-5-1915 at Pahala Walauwa
Aluwihare, Matale,
d:26 Oct 2008 in Canberra, Australia + Rudolph
De Silva Jayasundera,
b: 2 Sep 1910, m: 10th
of April 1944 (s/o Jonathan, lawyer
of the NWP, & Maud De Silva
Jayasundera of Kurunegala, Jonathans grandmother was known
as Denagomuwe
Kumarihamy,
whose
ancestors were Guptas, who accompanied the Bo sapling from
IndiaTheir
waluwa still exist in Denagomuwa Polghawella, and her temple
in Denagomuwa
still stands,Ref 20th
Century
impressions of Ceylon) (3101)
8 Nihal De Silva
Jayasundera,
b:24-Dec-1945 + Nelum Welikella
9 Radhika Nelufer
De Silva Jayasundera
8 Rohan De Silva
Jayasundera,
b:20-Oct-1947 + Indhira Samarasinghe
9 Zonelle
Avanthie De Silva Jayasundera
+ L:eonard D'Costa
10 Chanaiya Tyra
D'Costa
9 Shahiliya De
Silva Jayasundera
7 Iranganie Aluwihare + Dr Wilfred
Wickremasinghe
8
Gamani Wickremasinghe
8
Asoka
Wickremasinghe
8
Malika
Wickremasinghe
8
Sunethra Wickremasinghe
8
Chitra Wickremasinghe
+ Sanjeeva Wijesinghe
8
Chulani Wickremasinghe
8
Krishnie Wickremasinghe
7
Derrick Aluwihare d:12 Oct 2008 in Auckland New
Zealand + Ranee
Perera (d/o Dr & Mrs JP Perera of Gampaha)
8 Neila
Aluwihare + Lakshman
Abeynaike (s/o Rev Cyril Abeynaike, Bishop, & Mrs
Abeynaike)
9
Chantal Abeynaike
9
Arjan Abeynaike
6
A E Paranagama + Kumarihamy from the Suriya Kumara Clan of
Nuwarawewa
in Anuradhapura
6
J R Paranagama, Paranagama
Walauwa Udapalatha Korale Tumpanna, Hon Dissawa of Uva and
later interpreter
Mudaliyar at the Kandy Kachcheri + Katugaha
Punchi Kumarihamy (only daughter of Katugaha
Bandaranayake Herath
Mudiyanse Kuda Bandara, Basnayake Nilame Horagune
(Soragune) Devale of
Kandapalle Korale in Lower Uva, 1826-1838) (3115)
7 Esmond Paranagama + Nugawela family of Harispattuwa
7
Robert Paranagama + Leelawathie
Rambukpotha Kumarihamy (3117)
6
2nd
spouse of J R Paranagama +
Dodanwela Tikiri Kumarihamy
7 Charles Paranagama + Nanda
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
8 Gilbert Paranagama, b:1923, d:Feb 14, 2010
+ Chrishnie
Divitotawela
9
Laleenie Paranagama
9
Thusitha Paranagama
9
Nandanie Paranagama
PARANAGAMA
- GILBERT - Beloved husband of Chrishnie
Divitotawela, loving father
of Laleenie, Thusitha & Nandanie, father-in-law of Ranjan
Hulangamuwa,
Rasitha & late Ravi Divitotawela, loving grandfather of
Lalindri, Ravindri,
Suhanya & Wiranya, brother of late Noel and Reggie,
brother-in-law of late
Alick, Hector, Lyn and Gaminie Divitotawela and of late
Chandra Ratwatte.
Cortege leaves residence No.09, Havelock Place, Colombo 05, on
Wednesday 17th
February 2010 for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte
(Buddhist Section) at
3.30 p.m.
8
A Reggie Paranagama + Bandaranaike
Herath Mudiyanselage Prabhawathie Manel Katugaha
Paranagama Kumarihamy,
b:17-May-1930 at Giriyagama Walauwa at Yatinuwara, residence
of her maternal
uncle Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya Disava, d:5-Sep-1957 died of
childbirth at the
age of 26. Kindergarten education at St Ursula's Convent
Badulla up to 1938,
the Covent of Child Jesus Ratnapura up to 1942, and then
schooled at Visakha
Vidyalaya Bandarawela up to Junior School Certificate Class,
and then
joined St Bridgets College, Colombo toi complete her SSC
in 1950. Lived
on Brandenburgh Estate, Bandarawela (3115)
9
Rohan Salinda Paranagama
9
Thissila Jayaliya Paranagama
6 Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte Basnayake
of
Mahaiyyawatta Walauwa, Kandy + Thalgahagoda Lewke
Loku Kumarihamy**
7 W A Ratwatte + Panabokke Tikiri Kumarihamy
8 Wilfred A Ratwatte + Hema Samarakoon
9
[1] Chulanee Nelunkanthi Ratwatte, b:1949 + [2] Jayampathy
Charitha
Ratwatte III, b:1948
10
[3] Prashanthi Tehanee Ratwatte
10
[4]
Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte IV
6
2nd spouse of Abeyratne
Banda Ratwatte Basnayake +
Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi
Kumarihamy**
7 Adigar Sir J Cuda Ratwatte+ Chitravo
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
8
AC Lennie Ratwatte
8
Stanley
Ratwatte
8
JC
Ratwatte II + Phyllis Sita Aluvihare
9
Rajitha Ratwatte, b:1936 + Krishanti
10 Chanidu Ratwatte
10 Nandika
Ratwatte
10 Nulara
Ratwatte
9
Suren Ratwatte + Dharini
10 Rahul Ratwatte
10
Anuja Ratwatte
9
[2] Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte III, b:1948 + [1] Chulanee
Nelunkanthi
Ratwatte, b:1949
10
[3] Prashanthi Tehanee Ratwatte
10
[4]
Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte IV
8
Keneth
Ratwatte
8
Pearlie
Ratwatte
8
Anton
Ratwatte
8
Brindley
Ratwatte
8
Amara
Ratwatte
8
Dolly
Ratwatte
8
Inda
Ratwatte
7 Bandura (Loku Nanda) Ratwatte Kumarihamy + Henry
Robert Dullewa
(rate Mahattaya)
8
Sujatha Dullewe (Mrs Keppetipola
Dullewa)
8
Tinnie Dullewe + Mallika Tennekoon of
Meeduma
Walauwa, Rambukkana - Nita (only child)
9
Nita Dullewe + Dr
Nissanka Wijeyeratne (3147)
Ex Diyawadana Nilame
of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy
10
Neranjan Wijeyeratne + Devika Mediwake (3004)
11
Mokshana
Wijeyeratne
11
Navindra
Wijeyeratne
10
Mano Wijeyeratne + Dushyanthi Wegodapola (first marriage)
of
Ratwatte Walauwa,Ukuwela
11
Subodhana Wijeyeratne
11
Varnusha
Wijeyeratne
11
Hasitha
Wijeyeratne
10
2nd spouse of Mano Wijeyeratne + Barathi Wijeratne
(Present
wife of Mano)
10
Anuradha
Dullewe Wijeyeratne + Dayanganie
Gunasekara
12 Hoshika
Dullewe Jayaratne,
b:2021
10
Lankesh
Wijeyeratne + Shivanthi
Nugawala
11
Shalindrika Wijeyeratne
11
Bodhakshi Wijeyeratne
11
Chirani Wijeyeratne
10
Nishangani
Wijeyeratne + Bandula
Hulangamuwa
11
Nirvan Hulangamuwa
8
Dudley
Dullewa
8
Dharmakerthi
(Seema) Dullewa
8
Azlyn
Dullewa
, d:Dec 2007
DULLEWA - AZLYN Beloved
daughter of late Henry
Robert Dullewa (Rate Mahattaya) and Bandura Ratwatte
Kumarihamy, sister of late
Sujatha, late Tiny, late Dudly, late Seema, late Sunny and
late Joyce. Cortege
leaves residence at No. 52, Damunupola Mw,
Bahirawakanda, Kandy
for Cremation at 6.45 p.m. Mahaiyawa Cemetery 12.12.2007. DN
Wed Dec 12 2007
8
Joyce Dullewa
8
Sonny
Dullewa + Sylvia, d:Dec 20 2007
9
Dennis Dullewe + Anoma (Australia)
9
Henry Dullewe + Rajini (Canada)
9
Daphne Dullewe + Robert (Sweden)
9
Shane Dullewe + Ashanee
DULLEWE - SYLVIA It is
with sadness that we announce
the passing of Sylvia on the 20th December 2007. Beloved wife
of the late Sunny
Dullewe, loving and devoted mother of Dennis (Australia),
Henry (Canada),
Daphne (Sweden) and Shane (Sri Lanka), mother-in-law of Anoma,
Rajini, Robert
and Ashanee, adored grandmother of Shehan, Shehara, Shane,
Shalin,
Shamara, Shenali, Henry, Caroline, Ashanga, Shishanee and
Shashinee. Cremation
on December 22nd 2007. 8, Lachal Drive, Ajax Ontario L1T
1P1, Canada. 189,
Kalapaluwawa, Koswatta, Battaramulla. DN Mon Dec 24 2007
Obit:
DUMBUKOLA - JAYATILLEKE TIKIRI
DULLEWE Beloved
husband of Beryl, loving
father of Dharshani and Buvaneka, father-in-law of Umanga,
much loved
grandfather of Amrita and Anish, expired. Cremation took place
on Wednesday 6th
at Borella Kanatte at 2 p.m. 18/2, Anderson Road, Dehiwela.
Thu Aug 7 2008
7
Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe, b:1883, d:20-Sep-1957 +
Rosalind
Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy (3061)
8 Sirimavo
Ratwatte + 16-Apr-1916, d:2000, (First woman Prime Minister in
the World, Prime
Minister, 1974, 1998) + Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Prime Minister of
Sri Lanka in 1958,
Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk in 1957
(1001) m:2-Oct-1940
9
Sunethra Bandaranaike, b:circa 1943, CEO SUNERA Foundation +
Kumar
Rupasinghe (div)
9
Chandrika Bandaranaike,
b:Jun 29 1945 (President of Sri Lanka 1998) + Vijaya
Kumaratunga, assassinated
by a political enemy
10
Yasodhara Kumaratunga, b:1981
10
Vimukthi Kumaratunga, b:1983
9
Anura Bandaranaike b: Feb 15 1949, d:Mar 15 2008 (Member of
Parliament
1998, Speaker of the House 2000)
8 Patsy Ratwatte
d:2001, + Col EJ Divitotawela
9
Hiran Divitotawela + Sunila
10 Dinusha
Divitotawela
9
Name Not Known
9
Ravi Divitotawela d:Jun-2003 under tragic circumstances
+ Nandani
Paranagama
8 Barnes Ratwatte +
Iranganie Dunuwille
9 Anil
Ratwatte + Tamara
9 Sarath
Ratwatte + Sharmini
9 Anoma
Ratwatte
Obituary:
RATWATTE - BARNES SC
- Beloved husband of Iranganie Dunuwille, loving father of
Anil, Sarath and
Anoma,
father-in-law of Tamara and
Sharmini, much loved grandfather
of Viren and Arjun, expired Cortege leaves residence
at 215 pm for Cremation at
General Cemetery Kanatte at 300
pm on 11th January 11, Malalasekera Pedesa,
Colombo 6 Daily
News Sat Jan 10 2004
8 Dr Seevali Ratwatte
+ Rohini (Cuckoo)
Ellawala (d/o Tiddy Ellawala & Millicent Dimbulane)
9 Lakmini
Ratwatte + Upali Philip Wijewardene
(s/o Walter Wijewardene & Helene Goonetilleke)
8 Dr Mackie Ratwatte +
Iranganie Gopallawa
9 Dr
Dammika Gunaratne (Lal
Gunaratne)
10
Binesh Gunaratne
10
Najira Gunaratne
9
Chandaka Ratwatte. Wife Asoka
DeSilva died 2016
10 Buddhika
9 Mano
Ratwatte m to Dr Traci
Carte
10 Charya
Ratwatte
9
Lekha Ratwatte m
to Yasantha Dissanaike
10
Seneca
10
Senaya
8
Clifford Ratwatte d:Feb 2009 + Mallika
9
Kamal Ratwatte + Kamalini
9
Heshani Ratwatte (UK) + Dr Sanjay Arampatta
RATWATTE - CLIFFORD SENAKA (former Chairman Sri Lanka Tea
Board), dearly beloved
husband of Mallika, much loved father of Kamal & Heshani
(UK), brother of
late Sirimawo Bandaranaike Barnes, Patrician Divitotewela, Dr
Mackie and of Dr
Sivali, father-in-law of Kamalini & Dr Sanjay Arampatta,
much loved
grandfather of Kamilka, Kasun, Neil & Kavishka, expired.
Funeral
arrangements will be notified later. 424/32, 1st Lane,
Samagi Mawatha,
Hokandara South. DN Thu Feb 12 2009
Clifford Ratwatte dead
Clifford Ratwatte,
former Member of Parliament
for Balangoda and former Chairman of the State Plantations and
Sri Lanka Tea
Board passed away on 10th February after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Mallika and
father of Kamal and Rosie.
He was the brother of the late Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the
late Mr. Barnes
Ratwatte, the late Mrs. Patricia Divitotawela, the late Dr.
Mackie Ratwatte and
Dr. Seevali Ratwatte and uncle of Mrs. Chandrika Kumaratunge,
Ms Sunethra
Bandaranaike and the late Mr. Anura Bandaranaike. His remains
will lie at 1st
Lane, Samagi Mawatha, Hokandara South. Daily Mirror Thu Feb 12
2009
7 Mallika Jubilee
Ratwatte + Dunuvila
8
Kingsley Dunuvila
8
Padma Dunuvila
8
Abey Dunuvila
8
Swarna Dunuvila
8
Leslie Dunuvila
8
Elanda Dunuvila
8
Iris Dunuvila
8
Michael Dunuvila
8
Dulip Dunuvila
8
Thelma Dunuvila
7 Leela Ratwatte + Robert Divitotawela
8
Alec Divitotawela
8
Chandra Divitotawela
8
Hector Divitotawela
8
Lynn Divitotawela
9 Ravi
Divitotawela died 2003. died under tragic
8
Krishnie Divitotawela
8
Gamini Divitotawela
7 Clarence Ratwatte + Damayantha Panabokke
8
Beatrice Ratwatte + J W B Udalagama
9
Dayanitha Kamini Udalagama + Wichinta Wegodapola
9
Jayampathy Udalagama + Savithri
9
Sunanda Udalagama (Attorney-at-Law) + Dayani
BEATRICE RATWATTE
UDALAGAMA Dearly beloved wife of late
J.W.B. Udalagama daughter
of late Clarence and Damayantha Ratwatte sister of Gordon late
Carl, Eardly,
Brian, Asanka, Sarojini and Irangani, ever loving mother of
Dayanitha Kamini,
Jayampathy and Sunanda (Attorney-at-Law), mother-in-law of
Wichinta Wegodapola,
Savithri and Dayani, grandmother of Ashani, Sumalka, Dilantha,
Charini and
Dilini, expired. Cortege leaves residence 1, Wewelpitiya
Road, Kandy at
2.30 p.m. on Wednesday 11th July for Cremation at General
Cemetery Mahaiyawa
Kandy at 3.30 p.m. DN July 10 2007
8
Asanka Ratwatte
8
Carl Ratwatte
8
Sarojini Ratwatte
8
Gordon Ratwatte
+ Hema
Madawala
9
Dr Hemamala Vajira Ratwatte (OUSL) + Mano Tittawella
RATWATTE - HEMA (nee MADAWALA) Beloved wife of Gordon Ratwatte,
loving mother of Dr
Hemamala Vajira (OUSL), mother-in-law of Mano Tittawella,
beloved sister of
Kamala Ratwatte and late Leelananda Madawala, loving aunt of
Savi Wijekoon,
Indira Palipane and Sriyantha Ratwatte. A private funeral was
held on Sunday
20th July 2008. 3/1, Gangadara Mawatha, Templars Road,
Mount Lavinia. DN Mon
July 21 2008
8
Eardley Ratwatte
8
Brian Ratwatte
8
Iranganie Ratwatte
7 Artie
Ratwatte + Nugawela
8 Newel
Ratwatte
8 Minnette
Ratwatte
8 Col
Vernon Ratwatte, Third Volunteer Regiment
in Kandy d:Nov 2005 + Indrani Seneviratne
9 Ajit
Ratwatte d:2023 + Charmaine
Michelene (Mimi) Nelun Obeyesekere (3051)
10 Ishanth Ratwatte +
Chethika Hapugalle
(granddaughter of the late MDH Jayawardena)
10 Chayani
Ratwatte + Afsar Badurdeen, son of
Farouk Deen & Rayaheen (Ruwaiha) ) of Nawalapitiya
11 Adrielle Soraya Deen
RATWATTE
- COL. VERNON. At rest with Jesus.
Beloved husband of
Indrani, loving father of Ajit and Mimi, much loved
grandfather of Ishanth,
Chayami and Afsar. Cortege leaves residence at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday 8th November. Cremation
at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 3 p.m. 16/1, Park Road,
Colombo 5. DN Tue
Nov 8 2005
8
Katie Ratwatte
8
Olga Ratwatte
8
Ramsay Ratwatte
8
Erwine Ratwatte
8
Thelma Ratwatte
7 Harris Leuke Ratwatte, 1900-1964, 11th
Diyawadana Nilame
of the Sri Dalada Maligawa + Mallika
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
8
Ryan Ratwatte
8
Ivy Ratwatte
8
Dennis Ratwatte
8
Chintha Ratwatte
8
Preeni Ratwatte
8
Col Anuruddha Ratwatte
8
Ranji Ratwatte
8
Samudhra Ratwatte
8
Mangalika Ratwatte
7
Sene Ratwatte + Chithra Weragama
8
Neeliya Ratwatte
8
Doreen Ratwatte
8
Priya Ratwatte
8
Ashmore Ratwatte
8
Sunitha Ratwatte
7
Victor Ratwatte+ Bulankulama
8
Claude Ratwatte
8
Tissa Ratwatte
8
Ruby Ratwatte
8
Merle Ratwatte + Kenneth
9
Manel + Jayantissa
9
Lali + Denzil (deceased)
RATWATTE - MERLE Beloved
wife of the late Kenneth, precious mother of Manel and Lali,
mother-in-law of
Jayantissa and the late Denzil. Cortege leaves residence 52/1,
Rosmead Place,
Colombo 7 at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday 22nd November, cremation at
the General
Cemetery, Kanatte at 3.00 p.m. No flowers by request. DN Nov
22 2008
8
Lakshman Ratwatte
7
Ananda Ratwatte
RATWATTE BASNAYAKE - Family
#3060 (compiled by other
genealogy researchers by Generation)
First Generation
1.
Wijayawardena
Senevirat Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse
He had the following children:
+
2
M
i.
Panditha Wahala
Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte
Second Generation
2.
Panditha
Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte
He had the following children:
+
3
M
i.
Loku Nilame
Adikaram Ratwatte
Third Generation
3.
Loku
Nilame Adikaram Ratwatte
Loku married Meegastenne
Amunugama Medduma
Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
4
F
i.
Seneviratne Nilame
Ratwatte was born 1827
Fourth Generation
4.
Seneviratne
Nilame Ratwatte was born 1827 married Amunugama Meegastenne
Medduma
Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
5
F
i.
Punchi Menika
Kumarihamy Ratwatta
Fifth Generation
5.
Punchi
Menika Kumarihamy Ratwatta of Gunnepana in Patha
Dumbara married Loku
Mudiyanse Paranagama Paranagama
Loku Mudiyanse (3100)
They had the following children:
+
6
F
i.
Julia Nuwera Wewa
Paranagama
7
M
ii.
A E Paranagama +
Kumarihamy from the Suriya Kumara Clan of Nuwarawewa in
Anuradhapura
+
8
M
iii.
J R Paranagama
+
9
M
iv.
Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte
Basnayake Kumarihamy
Sixth Generation
6.
Julia
Nuwera Wewa Paranagama married L
B Aluwihare (son of U L B Aluwihare
Dissawe & Ms Maralande,
and brother of Sir Richard Aluwihare, see pic on flickr
at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wgt_sanjeewa/756190230/
of Panabokke Dissawe and family, wife,
Halangoda Kumarihamy,
the daughter standing in the middle of the couple is Sir
Richard
Aluwihare's mother, and the younger daughter seated on the
left is W. A. Ratwatte's
mother. According to Lawries' Gazeteer of The Central Province
- Tikiri Banda
Panabokke, born 1848, Fourth son of Loku Nilame, was educated
at St. Thomas'
College. His First Marriage was to - Dambawinne Kumarihamy,
d/o
Dambawinne Rate Mahattaya by whom he has two daughters as
depicted in the
photo. Died young. The Lady in photo, is second wife
Halangoda
Kumarihamy, d/o Halnagoda RM, by whom he had two sons and six
daughters.)
(3047)
They had the following children:
+
10
F
i.
Sudharma Aluwihare
11
F
ii.
Sita Aluwihare
married Colbert Abraham
+
12
M
iii.
Christy Aluwihare
+
13
M
iv.
Edwin Aluwihare
+
14
M
v. Gladys
Aluwihare
+
15
F
vi.
Olive Aluwihare
+
16
F
vii.
Evelyn Aluwihare
+
17
F
viii.
Julia Aluwihare was born 5 Dec 1915
+
18
F
ix.
Iranganie Aluwihare
+
19
M
x.
Derrick Aluwihare
8.
J R
Paranagama Paranagama Walauwa Udapalatha Korale
Tumpanna, Hon Dissawa of
Uva and later interpreter Mudaliyar at the Kandy Kachcheri
married Katugaha
Punchi Kumarihamy (only daughter of
Katugaha Bandaranayake
Herath Mudiyanse Kuda Bandara, Basnayake Nilame Horagune
(Soragune) Devale of
Kandapalle Korale in Lower Uva, 1826-1838) (3115)
They had the following children:
20
M
i.
Esmond Paranagama
+ Nugawela family of Harispattuwa
21
M
ii.
Robert Paranagama
married + Leelawathie Rambukpotha Kumarihamy
(3117)
J R Paranagama also married
Dodanwela Tikiri
Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
22
M
iii.
Charles Paranagama Paranagama
9.
Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte Basnayake
born in Mahaiyyawatta Walauwa,
Kandy married Thalgahagoda
Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
23
M
i.
Adigar Sir J Cuda
Ratwatte
+
24
F
ii.
Bandura (Loku Nanda)
Ratwatte
+
25
M
iii.
Barnes Ratwatte was born
1883 and died 20 Sep 1957
+
26
F
iv.
Mallika Jubilee Ratwatte
+
27
F
v.
Leela Ratwatta
+
28
M
vi.
Clarence Ratwatta
+
29
M
vii.
Artie Ratwatte
+
30
M
viii.
Harris Leuke Ratwatta was born 1900
and died 1964
+
31
M
ix.
Sene Ratwatta
+
32
M
x.
Victor Ratwatta
33
F
xi.
Amanda Kumarihamy
Abeyratne also married Thalgahagoda
Lewke Loku
Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
34
M
xii.
W A Ratwatte
Seventh Generation
10.
Sudharma
Aluwihare married HC Guneratne.
They had the following children:
35
M
i.
Loyd Guneratne
36
M
ii.
Leslie Guneratne
12.
Christy Aluwihare
married Nancy Sirimane
They had the following children:
37
F
i.
Staphnie Aluwihare
38
M
ii.
Noel Aluwihare
13.
Edwin Aluwihare
married Helen Prince
They had the following children:
39
F
i.
Dhelia Aluwihare
40
M
ii.
Meryl Aluwihare
41
F
iii.
Malini Aluwihare
42
F
iv.
Ingrid Aluwihare
43
F
v.
Chryshanthie
Aluwihare
14.
Gladys Aluwihare
married + Richard Dunuwila (3102)
They had the following children:
44
F
i.
Damayanthi Dunuwila
(Musician, who sailed on a yacht
from Colombo to Lisbon, the
famous baila "Kandy Lamissi" was composed based on her many
antics
during her early years at kandy)
Damayanthi married Sven.
Sven was born in Sweden.
45
F
ii.
Sita Dunuwila
married Cedric De Silva
+
46
F
iii.
Iris Dunuwila
47
F
iv.
Manel Dunuwila
married Shelton Weerasinghe (ex Principal Wesley
College)
48
F
v.
Shanthie Dunuwila
married Charles Pathirane
49
M
vi.
Charitha Dunuwila
Seventh Generation
15.
Olive Aluwihare
married Frank De Alwis
They had the following children:
50
M
i.
Alan De Alwis.
51
M
ii.
Michael De Alwis
52
M
iii.
Leonard De Alwis
16.
Evelyn Aluwihare
married Aelien Gunewardene
They had the following children:
53
F
i.
Indrani Gunewardene
54
F
ii.
Amara Gunewardene
17.
Julia Aluwihare
born 5 Dec 1915 in Pahala Walauwa Aluwihare, Matale presently
resident in
Canberra, Australia married Rudolph
De Silva Jayasundera, on 10 Apr
1944. Rudolph was born 2
Sep 1910 (s/o Jonathan, lawyer of the NWP, & Maud De Silva
Jayasundera of
Kurunegala, Jonathans grandmother was known as Denagomuwe
Kumarihamy, whose
ancestors were Guptas, who accompanied the Bo sapling from
India Their waluwa
still exist in Denagomuwa Polghawella, and her temple in
Denagomuwa still
stands, Ref 20th Century impressions of Ceylon)
(3101)
They had the following children:
+
55
M
i.
Nihal De Silva
Jayasundera was born 24 Dec 1945
+
56
M
ii.
Rohan De Silva
Jayasundera was born 20 Oct 1947
18.
Iranganie
Aluwihare married (Dr Wilfred Wickremasinghe
They had the following children:
57
M
i.
Gamani
Wickremasinghe
58
M
ii.
Asoka Wickremasinghe
59
F
iii.
Malika Wickremasinghe
60
F
iv.
Sunethra Wickremasinghe
61
F
v.
Chitra Wickremasinghe married
Sanjeeva Wijesinghe
62
M
vi.
Chulani Wickremasinghe
63
F
vii.
Krishnie Wickremasinghe
19.
Derrick Aluwihare
(lives in Auckland New Zealand) married Ranee
Perera
They had the following children:
+
64
F
i.
Neila Aluwihare.
22.
Charles
Paranagama Paranagama married + Nanda
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
Bandaranaike Herath Mudiyanselage
Prabhawathie Manel
Katugaha Paranagama Kumarihamy, b:17-May-1930 at Giriyagama
Walauwa at
Yatinuwara, residence of her maternal uncle Tikiri Bandara
Mampitiya Disava,
d:5-Sep-1957 died of childbirth at the age of 26. Kindergarten
education at St
Ursula's Convent Badulla up to 1938, the Covent of Child Jesus
Ratnapura up to
1942, and then schooled at Visakha Vidyalaya Bandarawela up to
Junior School
Certificate Class, and then joined St Bridgets College,
Colombo to complete
her SSC in 1950. Lived on Brandenburgh Estate, Bandarawela
(3115)
They had the following children:
65
M
i.
Son Kumarihamy
+
66
M
ii.
A Reggie Paranagama
Kumarihamy
23.
Adigar Sir J Cuda
Ratwatte married Chitravo
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
They had the following children:
67
M
i.
AC Lennie Ratwatte
68
M
ii.
Stanley Ratwatte
+
69
M
iii.
Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte
70
M
iv.
Keneth Ratwatte
71
F
v.
Pearlie Ratwatte
72
M
vi. Anton Ratwatte
73
F
vii.
Brindley Ratwatte
74
F
viii.
Dolly Ratwatte
75
F
ix.
Inda Ratwatte
24.
Bandura (Loku
Nanda) Ratwatte married Henry Robert Dullewa
They had the following children:
76
F
i.
Sujatha Dullewa.
(Mrs Keppetipola Dullewa)
77
M
ii. Tinnie
Dullewa married
Mallika Tennekoon - Nita (only child)
F
i.
Nita
Dullewe married Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne They had
the following
children
M
i. Neranjan
Wijeyeratne married Devika Mediwake They had the following
children
F
i.
Mokshana
Wijeyeratne
M
ii.
Navindra
Wijeyeratne
M
ii. Mano Wijeyeratne
married Dushyanthi Wegodapola (first marriage) They had the
following
children
M
i.
Subodhana
Wijeyeratne
F
ii.
Varnusha
Wijeyeratne
M
iii.
Hasitha
Wijeyeratne
M
iii. Anuradha Dullewe
Wijeyeratne married Dayanganie Gunasekara
F
i.
Dr. Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne BMBS(UK), BMedSci Hons (UK),
MRCP
(UK) + Anuruddha Jayaratne (son of
Dr. Sunanda Jayaratne)
Child:
Hoshika
Dullewe Jayaratne, b:2021
M
iv. Lankesh Wijeyeratne
married Shivanthi Nugawala They had the following
children
M
i. Shalindrika
Wijeyeratne
F
ii. Bodhakshi
Wijeyeratne
F
iii. Chirani
Wijeyeratne
F
v. Nishangani
Wijeyeratne married Bandula Hulangamuwa
M
i. Nirvan
Hulangamuwa (only child)
78
M
iii. Dudley
Dullewa
79
M
iv. Dharmakerthi
Dullewa
80
F
v. Azlyn Dullewa died Dec 2007
DULLEWA - AZLYN
Beloved daughter of late Henry Robert Dullewa (Rate Mahattaya)
and Bandura
Ratwatte Kumarihamy, sister of late Sujatha, late Tiny, late
Dudly, late Seema,
late Sunny and late Joyce. Cortege leaves residence at No. 52,
Damunupola Mw,
Bahirawakanda, Kandy for Cremation at 6.45 p.m.
Mahaiyawa Cemetery
12.12.2007. DN Wed Dec 12 2007
81
F
vi.
Joyce Dullewa
+
82
M
vii.
Sunny Dullewa
25.
Barnes Ratwatte
born 1883. He died 20 Sep 1957.Dissawe married Rosalind
Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy (3061)
They had the following children:
+
83
F
i.
Sirimavo Ratwatte
was born 17 Apr 1916 and died 10 Oct 2000
+
84
F
ii.
Patsy Ratwatte died
2001
+
85
M
iii.
Barnes Ratwatte
86
M
iv.
Dr Seevali Ratwatta
87
M
v. Dr Mackie
Ratwatta +
Iranganie Gopallawa
87.1 Dr
Dammika Gunaratne (Lal
Gunaratne)
87.1.1
Binesh Gunaratne
87.1.2
Najira Gunaratne
87.2
Chandaka Ratwatte. Wife
Asoka DeSilva died 2016
87.2.1
Buddhika
87.3
Mano Ratwatte m to Dr Traci
Carte
87.3.1
Charya Ratwatte
87.4
Lekha Ratwatte
m to Yasantha Dissanaike
87.4.1
Seneca
87.4.2
Senaya
88
M
vi.
Clifford Ratwatta
26.
Mallika Jubilee
Ratwatte married Dunuvila.
They had the following children:
89
M
i.
Kingsley Dunuvila
90
M
ii.
Padma Dunuvila
91
M
iii.
Abey Dunuvila
92
M
iv.
Swarna Dunuvila
93
M
v.
Leslie Dunuvila
94
F
vi.
Elanda Dunuvila
95
F
vii.
Iris Dunuvila
96
M
viii.
Michael Dunuvila
97
F
ix.
Dulip Dunuvila
98
F
x.
Thelma Dunuvila
27.
Leela Ratwatta
married Robert Divitotawela.
They had the following children:
99
M
i.
Alec Divitotawela
100
M
ii.
Chandra Divitotawela
101
M
iii.
Hector Divitotawela
102
F
iv.
Lynn Divitotawela (son Ravi Divitotawela
died 2003.
died under tragic circumstances)
103
F
v.
Krishnie Divitotawela
104
M
vi.
Gamini Divitotawela
28.
Clarence Ratwatta
married Damayantha Panabokke
They had the following children:
+
105
F
i.
Beatrice Ratwatta
106
M
ii.
Asanka Ratwatta
107
M
iii.
Carl Ratwatta
108
F
iv.
Sarojini Ratwatta
109
M
v.
Gordon Ratwatta
110
M
vi.
Eardley Ratwatta
111
M
vii.
Brian Ratwatta
112
F
viii.
Iranganie Ratwatta
29.
Artie Ratwatte
married Nugawela.
They had the following children:
113
M
i.
Newel Ratwatte.
114
F
ii.
Minnette Ratwatte.
+
115
M
iii.
Col Vernon Ratwatte died
Nov 2005.
116
F
iv.
Katie Ratwatte.
117
F
v.
Olga Ratwatte.
118
M
vi.
Ramsay Ratwatte.
119
M
vii.
Erwine Ratwatte.
120
F
viii.
Thelma Ratwatte
30.
Harris Leuke
Ratwatta born 1900. He died 1964.11th Diyawadana
Nilame of the Sri
Dalada Maligawa married Mallika
Katugaha Kumarihamy (3115)
They had the following children:
121
M
i.
Ryan Ratwatta
122
F
ii.
Ivy Ratwatta
123
M
iii.
Dennis Ratwatta
124
F
iv.
Chintha Ratwatta
125
M
v.
Preeni Ratwatta
126
M
vi. Anuruddha
Ratwatta
"Col"
127
M
vii.
Ranji Ratwatta
128
F
viii.
Samudhra Ratwatta
129
F
ix.
Mangalika Ratwatta
31.
Sene Ratwatta
married Chithra Weragama
They had the following children:
130
M
i.
Neeliya Ratwatta
131
F
ii.
Doreen Ratwatta
132
M
iii.
Priya Ratwatta
133
M
iv.
Ashmore Ratwatta
134
M
v.
Sunitha Ratwatta
32.
Victor Ratwatta
married Bulankulama
They had the following children:
135
M
i.
Claude Ratwatta.
136
M
ii.
Tissa Ratwatta.
137
F
iii.
Ruby Ratwatta.
138
M
iv.
Merle Ratwatta.
139
M
v.
Lakshman Ratwatta
34.
W A Ratwatte
married Panabokke Tikiri Kumarihamy
They had the following children:
+
140
M
i.
Wilfred A Ratwatte
Eighth Generation
46.
Iris Dunuwila
married (MRIN:17) Lloyd Gooneratne
They had the following children:
141
F
i.
Charitha Gooneratne
55.
Nihal De Silva
Jayasundera born 24 Dec 1945 married Nelum Welikella.
They had the following children:
142
F
i.
Radhika Nelufer De
Silva Jayasundera
56.
Rohan De Silva
Jayasundera born 20 Oct 1947married (MRIN:24) Indhira
Samarasinghe
They had the following children:
+
143
F
i.
Zonelle Avanthie De
Silva Jayasundera
144
M
ii.
Shahiliya De Silva
Jayasundera
64.
Neila Aluwihare
married Lakshman Abeynaike.
They had the following children:
145
F
i.
Chantal Abeynaike.
146
M
ii.
Arjan Abeynaike.
66.
A Reggie Paranagama
Kumarihamy Married Bandaranaike
Herath Mudiyanselage Prabhawathie Manel Katugaha
Paranagama Kumarihamy,
b:17-May-1930 at Giriyagama Walauwa at Yatinuwara, residence
of her maternal uncle
Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya Disava, d:5-Sep-1957 died of
childbirth at the age of
26. Kindergarten education at St Ursula's Convent Badulla up
to 1938, the
Covent of Child Jesus Ratnapura up to 1942, and then schooled
at Visakha
Vidyalaya Bandarawela up to Junior School Certificate Class,
and then
joined St Bridgets College, Colombo to complete her SSC
in 1950. Lived on
Brandenburgh Estate, Bandarawela (3115)
They had the following children:
147
M
i.
Rohan Salinda Paranagama
Kumarihamy.
148
M
ii.
Thissila Jayaliya
Paranagama Kumarihamy
69.
Jayampathy
Charitha Ratwatte married Phyllis Sita
Aluvihare.
They had the following children:
+
149
M
i.
Jayampathy Charitha
Ratwatte was born 1948
82.
Sunny Dullewa
married Sylvia. Sylvia was born in 29 Dec 2007
DULLEWE - SYLVIA
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Sylvia on
the 20th December
2007. Beloved wife of the late Sunny Dullewe, loving and
devoted mother of
Dennis (Australia), Henry (Canada), Daphne (Sweden) and Shane
(Sri Lanka),
mother-in-law of Anoma, Rajini, Robert and Ashanee, adored
grandmother of
Shehan, Shehara, Shane, Shalin, Shamara, Shenali, Henry,
Caroline, Ashanga,
Shishanee and Shashinee. Cremation on December 22nd 2007. 8,
Lachal Drive, Ajax
Ontario L1T 1P1, Canada. 189, Kalapaluwawa, Koswatta,
Battaramulla. DN Mon Dec
24 2007
They had the following children:
150
M
i.
Dennis Dullewa.married
Anoma
151
M
ii.
Henry Dullewa
married Rajini
152
F
iii.
Daphne Dullewa married Robert
153
M
iv.
Shane Dullewa married Ashanee
83.
Sirimavo Ratwatte
born 17 Apr 1916. She died 10 Oct 2000 First woman Prime
Minister in the
world, Prime Minister, 1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977 , 1994 - 2000
married + Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
on 2
Oct 1940. Solomon was born 8 Jan 1899. He died 26 Sep 1959.(
Prime Minister of
Sri Lanka.. 1956 - 1959, Assassinated by a Buddhist Monk on
September 25,
1959) St Thomas' College educated as a lawyer in
U.K, University of
Oxford> Became Secretary of Oxford Union in 1923, called to
the bar in 1925,
Member of the State Council in 1931, Formed the Sinhala Maha
Sabha in 1937,
Active in the U.N.P 1945 - 51 and established the SLFP after
1951, Prime
Minister 1956 - 1959 . To Solve the ethnic issue he
signed the
Bandaranaike - Chelvanaygam pact, which was repudiated due to
a campaign led by
the Buddhist Clergy. Made Sinhala the official Language. More
About SOLOMON
WEST RIDGEWAY DIAS BANDARANAIKE:
Cause of Death: Assassination by
gunshot
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1958,
Assassinated by a Buddhist
Monk in Colombo
Occupation: Prime Minister of Sri
Lanka
More About SIRIMAVO RATWATTE:
Occupation: Bet. 1974 - 1998,
First woman Prime Minister in
the World
They had the following children:
154
F
i.
Sunethra Dias
Bandaranaike was born 1943 married Kumar
Rupasingh.
Sunethra
also married Udaya Nanayakkara
+
155
F
ii.
Chandrika Dias Bandaranaike
was born 29 Jun 1945
156
M
iii.
Anura Dias Bandaranaike
was born 15 Feb 1949. He died 15 Mar 2008
Educated at Royal College, Mamber
Of Parliament 1977 to
2007, Minister Higher Education 1993, Foreign Minister 2005,
Leader of the
opposition, Speaker of the Occupation: Member of Parliament,
Sri Lanka
84.
Patsy Ratwatte
married Col EJ Divitotawela.
They had the following children:
157
M
i.
Hiran Divitotawela
+ Sunila (daughter Dinusha Divitotawela)
158
M
ii.
Ravi Divitotawela
died 2003. died under tragic circumstances
married Nandani
Paranagama
85.
Barnes Ratwatte
married Iranganie Dunuwille
They had the following children:
159
M
i. Anil
Ratwatte.married
Tamara
160
M
ii.
Sarath Ratwatte
married Sharmini
161
M
iii.
Anoma Ratwatte
RATWATTE - BARNES SC
- Beloved husband of Iranganie Dunuwille, loving father of
Anil, Sarath and
Anoma, father-in-law of Tamara and Sharmini, much loved
grandfather of Viren
and Arjun, expired Cortege leaves residence at 215 pm for
Cremation at General
Cemetery Kanatte at 300 pm on 11th January 11, Malalasekera
Pedesa, Colombo
7 Daily News Sat Jan 10 2004
105.
Beatrice Ratwatta
married J W B Udalagama.
They had the following children:
162
F
i.
Dayanitha Kamini
Udalagama. married Wichinta Wegodapola
163
M
ii.
Jayampathy Udalagama.
married Savithri
164
M
iii.
Sunanda Udalagama.Attorney-at-Law
married Dayani
RAYWATTE – BEATRICE
- Dearly beloved wife of late J.W.B. Udalagama daughter of
late Clarence and
Damayantha Ratwatte sister of Gordon late Carl, Eardly, Brian,
Asanka, Sarojini
and Irangani, everloving mother of Dayanitha Kamini,
Jayampathy and Sunanda
(Attorney-at-Law), mother-in-law of Wichinta Wegodapola,
Savithri and Dayani,
grandmother of Ashani, Sumalka, Dilantha, Charini and Dilini,
expired. Cortege
leaves residence 1, Wewelpitiya Road, Kandy at 2.30 p.m. on
Wednesday 11th July
for Cremation at General Cemetery Mahaiyawa Kandy at 3.30
p.m. DN July 10
2007
115.
Col Vernon Ratwatte
died Nov 2005 married Indrani
They had the following children:
165
M
i.
Adjit Ratwatte
166
F
ii.
Mimi Ratwatte
COL. VERNON. At rest with Jesus.
Beloved husband of Indrani,
loving father of Ajit and Mimi, much loved grandfather of
Ishanth, Chayami and
Afsar. Cortege leaves residence at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 8th
November. Cremation at
General Cemetery, Kanatte at 3 p.m. 16/1, Park Road, Colombo
5. DN Tue Nov 8
2005
140.
Wilfred A Ratwatte
married Hema Samarakoon
They had the following children:
+
167
F
i.
Chulanee
Nelunkanthi Ratwatte was born 1949
Ninth Generation
143.
Zonelle Avanthie De
Silva Jayasundera married Leonard D'Costa
They had the following children:
168
F
i.
Chanaiya Tyra
D'Costa
149.
Jayampathy Charitha
Ratwatte married (MRIN:72) Chulanee Nelunkanthi
Ratwatte, daughter
of Wilfred A Ratwatte and Hema Samarakoon Chulanee was born
1949.
They had the following children:
169
F
i.
Prashanthi Tehanee
Ratwatte
170
M
ii.
Jayampathy Charitha
Ratwatte
155.
Chandrika Dias
Bandaranaike born 29 Jun 1945 Early educated at st
Bridgets Convent
Colombo, and graduated in Political Science at Sorbonne
University in Paris,
Formed the Peoples Alliance (PA) Party ..President of Sri
Lanka 1994 -
2005 married Vijaya Kumaranatunga. Film Actor
Assassinated 1988
They had the following children:
171
F
i.
Yasodhara
Kumaranatunga was born 1981
172
M
ii.
Vimukthi Kumaranatunga
was born 1983
167.
Chulanee Nelunkanthi
Ratwatte born 1949 married Jayampathy Charitha
Ratwatte, son of
Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte and Phyllis Sita Aluvihare
Jayampathy was
born 1948.
They had the following children:
173
F
i.
Prashanthi Tehanee
Ratwatte is printed as #169.
174
M
ii. Jayampathy
Charitha
Ratwatte is printed as #170.
Anurudha
Ratwatte
Sirimavo
Ratwatte
Sunday Observer: Jan 11 2004:
Justice
Ratwatte dies
Justice Barnes SC Ratwatte (88)
brother of late Prime
Minister Ms Sirimavo Bandaranaike expired on Friday, January 9
after a brief
illness
Justice Ratwatte was also the
brother of Dr Seevali
Ratwatte, late Dr Mackie Ratwatte and Clifford Ratwatte, was
an old boy of
Trinity College, Kandy and the Law College, Colombo
After passing out as an advocate
he was appointed as a
Magistrate in 1960 and was later appointed as the Pubic
Trustee In 1974 he was
appointed the President of the Appeal Court He was a
distinguished judge who
upheld the rule of law and a steward of the independence of
judiciary
Justice Ratwatte retired in 1983
as a judge of the Supreme
Court, which year there was a demonstration against judges
after a court ruling
which embarrassed the then ruling UNP Government
Daily News Obituary Monday Oct 18
- 2004
RATWATTE - SEEDEVI (nee
MADUGALLE) Wife of the late Clement,
precious mother of Indrani,
Nalini, Jayantissa and Nihal, beloved mother-in-law of the
late Mahinda
Kehelpannala and of Manel and Mangalika, sister of the late
Percy and of Enid,
TB and Dharmasiri Cortege leaves residence, 18/29,
Muhandiram E D Dabare
Mawatha, Narahenpita at 230 pm on Wednesday, October
20th for Cremation at
General Cemetery, Borella at 300 pm
** sisters
Daily News Obituary, Sat Sep 13
2008
RATWATTE - HEMAMALA DELPITIYA - Dearly beloved wife of late
Priya Ratwatte, darling
mother of Chula and late Chiranjeeva, passed away. Cremation
will take place at
the family burial ground Nittawela on Saturday 13th September
at 3.00 p.m. No.
40, Wattarantenna Road, Kandy.
Daily News Obituary, Thu Sep 11
2008
RAMBUKWELLA - DINUSHA KUMARI
nee DISSANAYAKA (Tandon Lanka) of 27/9, Haragama
Road, Gurudeniya. Beloved
wife of Sanjeeva, daughter of Sheila and late Mahinda
Dissanayake, sister of
Sudarshani and Sudeva, daughter-in-law of Patricia and Kalinga
Rambukwella,
sister-in-law of Sassanka, Harshana and Prashani and Kumudu
(Nuwaraeliya), died
under tragic circumstances. Cortege leaves residence at 2.30
p.m. on the 11th
for Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery at 4.00 p.m.
DE SILVA - TILAKA KARALLIADDE Wife of late Ananda J.R. de
Silva (Sergeant -At-Arms),
daughter of late A.B. Karalliadde and Gunaseeli Lankatilleke
Kumarihamy, mother
of Nimal (Captain Sri Lankan Airlines) and Mahinda
Rambukwelle, sister of
Ranee, Lalitha, Swarna, Nihal and late Dinali, Seetha, Manil
and Lakshman,
mother-in-law of Melly, grandmother of Anushka, Dharshani,
Manil and Melissa,
expired. Cortege leaves 14, Elvin Place, Nugegoda on
Thursday 24th
January, 2008 at 3 p.m. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte
at 4 p.m. Daily
News
The
late A.C.L. Ratwatte - a
man of varied interests
DN Fri Mar 4 2005
IN MY YOUTH, I heard so many
wonderful things being spoken
about a man that I would have liked to meet. However, our
lives and our paths
never crossed and I never did meet him.
He was none other than my
grandfather.
Some of those wonderful things I
have heard about him, I
would like to share with the readers in appreciation of his
life.
He was born the eldest son of Sir
Cuda Ratwatte and Lady
Ratwatte in January 1909 and was the eldest sibling amongst
six brothers and
four sisters.
Often, more affectionately
referred to by his friends and
peers as "Lennie" or "ACLR", my grandfather successfully
completed his education at Trinity College, Kandy, where he
also excelled in
sports and was awarded colours for Rugby.
Thereafter, he pursued a career
in Banking, by joining the
then Mercantile Bank of Kandy as Deputy Shroff, where his
father was the Chief
Shroff (modern day equivalent of a Managing Director).
He soon succeeded his father and
became Chief Shroff, which
led to the unusual situation where his grandfather, father and
himself, all
became successive Chief Shroffs of the same Bank. Sometime
later, he was also
appointed a Director of the Insurance Corporation.
His imposing stature and charming
personality drew
admiration and respect from all those who associated with him.
He ventured to
bring himself into close contact with people from varied walks
of life,
particularly in Kandy, and this progressively led him into the
political arena.
Although his father was also
involved in politics, he
branched out into politics not out of obligation to follow his
father's
footsteps, but because he was aware that he possessed the
natural ability to
communicate with people and transcend human barriers such as
religion, race,
and creed, which made him a leader who was, above all, easy to
approach. Many
say that he was a 'born leader' and that leadership was an
inextricable part of
his character.
He entered politics not with the
motive of seeking fame,
fortune or power, as he was a man who was already blessed with
such attributes
or had already achieved them.
Driven by his untiring desire to
genuinely serve the
community he was so fond of, he initially, joined the
Municipal Council of Kandy
(KMC) as a member and subsequently served as its Deputy Mayor
(thrice) and in
1947 he contested the Municipal elections and was appointed to
the highest
office of the KMC, as its Mayor, a position his father too
held, which led to
another exceptional situation where not only were the father
and son Mayors of
the same Municipal Council but, sat together as Council Member
and Mayor at
council meetings of the KMC. He served the KMC for 27 years.
His ability and unwavering
loyalty to the United National Party
(UNP) was acknowledged by the party on many occasions and
consequently, he
served on the Working Committee of the UNP and was appointed
President of the
UNP's Youth League in Kandy.
His simplicity and charm in
dealing with people of varied
backgrounds and his interests in local and national politics
led him to develop
close ties with local and international leaders, which fuelled
his great desire
to enter the diplomatic arena.
Consequently, in 1965, he was
appointed Ceylon's High
Commissioner in Ghana and under his auspices Buddhism was, for
the first time,
introduced to Ghana and the African Continent. Subsequently,
he was appointed
as Ceylon's Ambassador in Malaysia and there too his
contribution to
propagating Buddhism was legendary.
The Ven. Dr. K.C. Dhammananda; an
erudite monk who wrote
many books on Buddhism in English, for the dissemination of
the Dhamma
throughout the world, benefited greatly from the efforts my
grandfather put
into popularizing Buddhism in foreign countries and the
venerable monk has, in
some of his writings, expressed his gratitude to my
grandfather.
He was a man of many varied
interests, which ranged from
growing Orchids to raring Elephants and promoting scouting to
his avid interest
in special types of automobiles. His remarkable sense of
discipline helped him
engage in all these activities yet, devote time to his family
as well. He was a
naturalist by nature; well-versed in elephant lore, plant life
and exotic
flowers.
In the jungles of Ratnapura, he
discovered an orchid, which
was later named "Den Drobium Mac Carthae" ('Wesak Mal') and
subsequently the Orchid Circle of Ceylon adopted this Orchid
as its official
emblem. His love for orchids and his vast collection of them
was recognized and
acknowledged by orchid lovers and after he passed away, a
hybrid orchid was
named "Van de Memoria Lennie", in his memory.
His great appreciation for the
arts and culture of Sri Lanka
resulted in his taking a personal role to nurture the ancient
art forms of
Kandy. Music was yet another source of great interest for him.
His leadership qualities were
also evident in his social
life, which was just as colourful and varied as his interests.
Apart from being
the President of the Rotary Club, he was a Director of the
Ceylon Red Cross
Society, President of the Kandy Co-operative Establishment,
Vice President of
the Trinity College Old Boys Association, and the Kandy
District Commandant of
the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
His zeal for sports resulted in
many popular sporting events
being organized in Kandy, at his behest. In 1951, he helped
the Ceylon Motor
Cycle Club to make its first Kandy Road Race a successful
reality.
He also functioned as the
President of the Kandy District
Cricket Association and the President of the Kandy District
Football Association.
Amongst his countless
accomplishments, he was bestowed the
prestigious Member of the British Empire (MBE) accreditation
and during the 2nd
World War, he was chosen as the first citizen to aid Lord
Louis Mountbatten in
his operations in Sri Lanka.
Despite his achievements in
diverse spheres, through his
unfailing modesty, unpretentious demeanour and endearing ways,
he won the
hearts of the masses and never failed to address their
grievances and assist
them in alleviating their poverty and hardships, often
sacrificing his own time
and finances.
Many who knew him say that it is
apt to refer to him as a
man who could 'walk with kings but not lose the common touch'.
His benevolence
and generosity were rumoured to be as large as his heart.
My grandmother, the adorable,
mild and gentle mannered, late
Chandra Divitotawela Ratwatte, was always a pillar of strength
to him and
contributed greatly to his success. They leave behind their
two daughters
Lilamanie and Areenie and three grandchildren.
My grandfather passed away in
July 1971, after a brief
illness. Therefore, I was never a beneficiary of the love and
kindness he was
so famous for bestowing on little children.
They say that the void created by
his death has not been
filled ever since. I never knew him personally, but I have
been in awe of his
exemplary life, undaunted spirit, and his wonderful qualities,
which have
provided valuable illustrations to help shape my own life.
As Oscar Wilde said, "Life cannot
be written, life can
only be lived". My grandfather lived all the days of his life
to the
fullest and through what people tell me about him and by the
fondness an
admiration through which they remember him, his memory will
always remain
immortal.
I wish some day that I could, at
least, be half the man he
was!
A proud grandson
Sunday Times Sep 11 2005
Venerated post for dignified man
Harris Leuke Ratwatte
“A venerated post, held by a man of character and dignity of a
bygone era,”
this is how I would describe my grandfather the late Harris
Leuke Ratwatte
Disawa who was the 11th Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada
Maligawa. His
election to this high office was a tribute to his integrity,
honesty and
dignity. Hence his appointment to the post was uncontested,
the first and the
only time this has happened thus far. He held this most
honorable post of the
Buddhist world, with great dignity and veneration.
My childhood memories of this
very busy but loving
grandfather are vivid. I used to play outside the Maligawa
office and watch the
pilgrims coming in, till he finished his work. Then the
regular drive to
Cargills where I was treated to a bag of toffees.
Home to me was that beautiful
house he built in Mahayaya
which still stands in all its grandeur. A house full of
laughter and warmth and
elephants, his great passion. The famous Raja and Skandha of
the Maligawa herd
were also cared for and pampered along with his own Raja,
Kadira and Esala.
I vividly remember the sounds of
a happy and loving family
held together by a gentle, soft-spoken and pious lady my
grandmother, Mallika
Katugaha Ratwatte. There the family has met once a year in
August for the last
41 years for a religious ceremony in memory of the two of
them.
Beginning his political life
under the leadership of Prime
Minister D.S. Senanayake as a member of the State Council from
1936 to 1947, he
was a member of the Municipal Council in 1940-1942 and then
during the final
years of his political life he represented the Mawanella seat
in the House of
Representatives from 1948 to 1952 and was later elected a
Senator in 1955.
In1933 he was elected Basnayake
Nilame of the Kataragama
Devale and also the Maha Vishnu Devale of Kandy. In 1961 he
was elected to the
highest post in the Buddhist world - the office of Diyawadana
Nilame of the Sri
Dalada Maligawa until his death in1964.
He was then 64 years old.
Subsequently his sons, my mother’s
brothers, Dennis Ratwatte Basnayake Nilame of the Mahavishnu
Devale, and
General Anuruddha Ratwatte, as Basnayake Nilame of Natha
Devale and Minister,
carried on his religious traditions with the help of the other
members of the
family.
Manique
Obituaries:
BALALLE - ESME RATWATTE,
Beloved wife of late R B Balalle, mother of Percy, Tissa
and Padmini,
daughter of late P B Ratwatte and Palmawathie Bulankulama
Kumarihamy, mother-inlaw
of Iranganie, Chintha and P B Wettewa, expired. Cortege leaves
residence
No. 78/3, Perakum Mawatha, Lake Road, Kurunegala
on Saturday 20th
July at 3.00 p.m. for Cremation at the Kurunegala General
Cemetery. DN Fri 19
Jul 2002
BULANKULAME - KEERTHI.
Beloved husband of Renuka, loving father of Basura - (S.
Thomas' College, Mt.
Lavinia), Navanjana - (Lyndsay Balika), son of late Walter and
of Nanda
(Seitha), brother of Seetha Ratwatte, Sujatha Molligoda,
Gamini, Mahinda,
Rahula Lakshamana, son-in-law of S.P. Ratnapala, Karuna
Senadeera, expired.
Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 20th for
Cremation at
General Cemetery, Mt. Lavinia, at 5 p.m. 72/3, off
Rawathawatta Junction,
Lunawa, Moratuwa. DN Tue Aug 19 2003
DIVITOTAWELA GAMINI
VANSADARA. Beloved husband of Preenie
(nee Ratwatte), loving
father of Romila and Arundani, fatherinlaw of Mahen
Madugalle and Manil Galagoda, brother of late
Alick, late Chandra,
late Hector, late Lyn and of Mrs Chrishnie Paranagama, darling
grandfather of
Dilan, Praveen, Emandhri and Emara, expired. Cortege leaves
residence 168/5,
Inner Flower Road, Colombo 3 at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday
May 17th for
Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 4 p.m. DN
Fri May 16 2003
Hubert the oldest living rugby
‘Lion’
Bernie Wijesekera - Sunday Times
Sep 3 2006
Trinity College is one of the
oldest rugby playing schools.
They celebrated their centenary rugby match against Kingswood,
Kandy on July 8,
at the historic Bogambara grounds. In 1906, the two schools
for the first time
scrummed down in the one-time marsh land, overlooking the
hills. It dawned a
new era for sports – rugby. Both institutions, emerged
pioneers of rugby. In
the 100th contest was won by the Randles Hill school. It
brought forth
nostalgic memories.
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There were Golden Oldies and the
players of yester-year to
witness this game. Among them who was to have been one of the
chief guests was
Hubert Ratwatte, the first Trinity rugby ‘lion’ Awarded in
1936. He flourished
and grew to stardom, with sheer hardwork. Left an indelible
mark on and off the
field. Today he’s 89, the oldest ‘lion’. His memory is good.
Could indulge in a
meaningful dialogue for all to enjoy. Says Sharm de Alwis, the
rugby lexion of
Trinity. Besides rugby, Hubert had played cricket. Also a
member of the
athletic team. Contributed much for its success. He led his
Ryde House in all
thee disciplines. Also took to the ring (boxing). Trinity had
the likes of Leslie
Handunge – a Sri Lanka boxer.
Just five feet tall, but had the
energy, strength and
stamina to match any strong opponent, with a firm tackle.
Ironically due to illness Hubert
couldn’t make it to the
Centenary Game. But, he will be among the special invitees for
the Bradby
Shield second – leg at Bogambara on September 23, against
Royal. This leg is a
friendly match. Trinity is leading 33-27. In this Rugby Blue
Riband, in the
local schools circuit. His handshake is still strong as steel.
Before long he will
be joining the prestigious 90 club.
Barnes
Ratwatte
On April
16, 1916, Barnes
Ratwatte Dissawe & Rosalind Mahawelatenne
Kumarihamy, were
blessed with the birth of a daughter. She was named Sirimavo.
The family
had been members of the Ceylonese upper class for generations,
and, as a result
of this had a rich Buddhist & Christian heritage. The
family's ancestral
seat was in Balangoda, where Sirimavo spent most of
her childhood.
Barnes was a stickler for tradition: and insisted that his
home and his family
were the same. Sirimavo was the second eldest of five
children, having
one sister Patsy, and three brothers, Mackie,
Seevalie, & Clifford.
Barnes was a strict but fair disciplinarian, and instilled a
sense of
responsibility in his children.
Sirimavo was a bright child, described as
being full of fun but with
a serious contemplative side. Her education prepared her for
the limited
opportunities that society then dictated as a norm -
effectively tending a home
and raising a family. In the large conservative Ceylonese
Buddhist society in
which she lived, this was how women were viewed. It was their
pre-ordained role
and there were precious few examples otherwise, until later in
Sirimavo's
own life. Through her actions she would set a new example and
shatter the glass
ceiling that existed for the women of her country and even the
world at large.
Sirimavo took her first steps during her
childhood education at
Ferguson High School in Ratnapura, and later, at St Bridget's
Convent in
Colombo. She was always one of the brightest in her class and
came away with
"A" Grades, as quoted by one of her family friends. She buried
herself in books, in the absence of TV and very little in the
way of
stimulative radio. St Bridget's Convent had an excellent
library which she
utilized to fulfill her thirst for reading.
"World
history was her
passion", says her son Anura. "She always had a
fascination
for history and current affairs. I am told that as a child of
even 8 or 9 she
would read my grandfathers' newspapers and in her early teens
her book reading
drove the family to distraction as my grandfather would buy
her a book and she
would finish it one night". Her fathers book buying may have
looked like
poor value for money at that time, but her vociferous appetite
for literature
was, in the longer term, helping to develop a keen mind. "She
particularly
enjoyed biographies", says Anura, retelling how she
read and
re-read biographies of world leaders on a handful of
occasions.
From
being nodding acquaintances,
initially, a relationship suddenly sparked between Sirimavo
and SWRD
Bandaranaike, in 1939. The intensity of this union
shocked their respective
families but they still approved of what was obviously an
excellent match. SWRD
found his intellectual equal in Sirimavo. She
challenged him, and to be
honest there were not that many people of any gender, at that
time, who could
do that. They spent a vast amount of their time, together,
socially since their
initial meeting.
Sirimavo was not a political animal. SWRD's
State Council
work and his politics were of little interest to her directly,
although she
found herself absorbed by the political process by way of her
beau's complete
immersion in it. Her involvement was mainly confined to the
emancipation and
advancement of women in society, in general, and to encourage
more active
consideration for those women and their families trapped in
poverty.
In 1940 SWRD
visited Barnes
Ratwatte at Balangoda to ask for his daughter's hand in
marriage. His
proposal was immediately accepted. Sirimavo was 24 while SWRD
was 41. The age
gap seemed to make very little difference to either of them.
The Minister of
Local Administration had met his match and that was all that
mattered. Sir
Solomon ensured that the nuptials were attended by all
pomp and pageantry
that one would expect for nobility and that the event befitted
his sons status
as one of Ceylon's leading political figures. For 24 year old
Sirimavo,
it was the beginning of eighteen years of wedded bliss, which
at its tragic end
would dispatch her on an extraordinary political journey of
her own.
The
marriage of Sirimavo to SWRD
laid the foundation for a political dynasty of remarkable
proportions.
Elsewhere in the region the Nehru-Ghandi dynasty dominated
India, while the
Bhutto's, periodically, did the same in Pakistan. They settled
into married
life on the Bandaranaike Estate at Horagolla. In addition they
also occupied
homes in Colombo at Broomfield and Tintagel. Horagolla, with
its picturesque
landscape and countrified atmosphere was always a place that
Sirimavo loved.
The opportunity to escape into the interior away from the
pressure cooker of
political life in Colombo was something that always appealed
to both the
politician and his wife. However, the business of nation
building was never far
away and was a duty that Sirimavo had known when
marrying SWRD and she
occupied her energies by focusing on becoming a noted hostess.
The first
child born to the couple
was Sunethra who became extremely attached to her
father during his
lifetime. Sir Solomon, SWRD's father, passed
away 11 months after
the birth of Chandrika (CBK) Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga, Sirimavo's
second child. The last child, Anura, arrived on 15 Feb
1949. Of the
three children Chandrika was most like her father,
even from an early
age. She was more rounded than her sister but with the same
handsome bone
structure. Chandrika learned to read quickly and
became a dedicated
bookworm like her mother and father. She was more serious than
her siblings
brooding over whatever was on her mind. Her hobbies centered
around dancing and
her parents enrolled her in lessons in a variety of different
styles of dance
forms. Her favorite was always the Kandyan style which she
perfected at the
Chitrasena Kalayatnaya School for Cultural Arts in
Kollupitiya, joining the
school at the age of ten.
CBK joined her older sister at
Vijiarama Dhamma School.
Religious instructions were very important in a society that
plays great
significance on traditions. Her parents made it a point to
ensure that the children
were all strongly grounded in religion. The girls attended St
Bridget's Convent
(SBC) School at Cinnamon Gardens while Anura gained
admission to the
prestigious Royal College in Colombo. In addition to her
academic pursuits, CBK,
threw herself into several extra curricular activities, at
various times being
an active member in the SBC Chess Club, Girl Guides
Association, Sinhala
Literary Association, Arts Society & Science Society. She
continued her
oratory tradition in the school's debating society following
in the footsteps
of her father who had excelled in debating at the Oxford Union
in the UK. A
member rof the SBC English Debating team she competed all over
Colombo and its
surrounds against many other schools.
CBK was also very keen on sports,
dabbling in Badminton,
Netball, Swimming, Table Tennis and Tennis, which was her true
passion. On one
occasion she fought her way to the finals of a school tennis
tournament. Both
her parents attended the final match and although she lost she
still recalls
the simple happiness of participating in such an occasion.
Tennis was
eventually superseded by a passion for gymnastics.
The
subsequent tragic loss of their
father has had an important bearing on the lives of all three
children. One
recollection, in particular by CBK, reveals a glimpse
of the emotional
and physical void that was created by his passing. "..... Our
Mother liked
cooking and she made delicious cakes and puddings. But unlike
present dayh
mothers she did not cuddle us on her lap and pet us. But my
father was
different. When we woke up in the morning he used to cuddle us
..." . Just
as he stood like a political and intellectual giant over the
island as a whole,
SWRD's physical and emotional influence was the glue
that bound his
family together. Until the age of 14, CBK, along with
her siblings, Sunethra
and Anura, would have precious little time to bask in
that influence. Sirimavo,
then went on to become Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, reaping the
honor of being
the Worlds first woman PM. CBK later went on to the
Sorbonne in Paris to
complete her higher education and was recalled by her mother
to take over as a
Minister in the Sri Lanka Government during her mothers
Premiership.
CBK and Giraj Rajapakse, the
nephew of Stanley de
Zoysa, were sweethearts since their early teens and
planned to be married
in early 1976. Having schooled at St Thomas' College, he
entered into business
management education. On 15 Oct 1975, after dropping a fried n
of his at Mt
Lavinia, driving on his way home he fell asleep at the wheel
of his vehicle and
met with a tragic automobile accident that killed him
instantly. Giraj was just
31 years old. She was devastated. It was a year before she
could recover form
this second loss in her family life.
CBK had met Vijaya Kumaratunga
on several occasions at
numerous party political circles. Although he was Sri Lanka's
most celebrated
male star of the silver screen, the dashing movie idol also
held strong
political views and was a member of the SLFP. He had
mesmerized Sri Lankan movie
audiences for two decades starting his film career in "Hantane
Kathawa" in he late 1960's. He went on to play the lead male
role in
almost 25 films and starred in a total of 114 movies. His most
acclaimed
performances were in Lester James Pieris' "Village in the
Jungle"
based on Leonard Wolfe's celebrated novel, as the failed
aristocrat in Tissa
Abeysekera's, "Mahagedera", and as Jesus Christ in "The Life
of
Christ". He was voted the most popular actor for a record six
consecutive
years. He also appeared in one English film, "The God King"
and one
Tamil Movie, "Nanguran" during his film career.
In the
year 1977 Vijaya
Kumaratunga broke the hearts of many of his legion of
female fans when he
announced his marriage to CBK. They fed off each other
intellectually.
At home they were forever discussing political issues and it
was a bright and
lively household. They have two children, Yasodhara,
born 1981 and Vimukthi
born in 1983. Vijaya was tragically gunned down, while
seated in his
vehicle by an assailant outside his home, in 1988 in the midst
of a successful
political campaign in seeking a peace with the LTTE in the
North who were
demanding a separate state for the Tamils of Sri Lanka. He was
cremated on Feb
21 1988.
CBK, later went on to become Chief
Minister of the Western
Province in May 1993 and then was elected as the Prime
Minister on June 27,
1994 under her mothers Presidency and then went on to be
elected President of
Sri Lanka, on Aug 17, 1994. She stepped down from politics in
2005 after handing
over the Presidency to Mahinda Rajapakse, who served
as Prime Minister
under her leadership.
Sunethra married Kumar Rupasinghe
and has since divorced and
now runs the NGO SUNERA FOUNDATION that aspires to alleviate
the sufferings of
the poor and destitute.
Anura took to politics and is
currently (2006) the Minister of
Tourism under the Presidency and Government of Mahinda
Rajapakse. He was
the Speaker of the House in 2000 under the UNP Government
which survived a
rough ride under the Presidency of his sister CBK. He
has chosen to be a
bachelor to date (2006).
Four Kandyan Families - by Sunil
Madugalle
A Celebration of a life -
Julia Aluwihare Jayasundera
It is with a sense of admiration
and sadness that I received
the news of the death of Julie De Silva Jayasundera,
nee Aluwihare.
Julie was the seventh daughter of
the late Loku Bandara
Maralande Aluwihare and of the late Mrs. Julia
Nuwerawewa Paranagama
Aluwihare Kumarihamy of Matale. Her Paternal Grand
father was the Disawa
for the matale district during the British occupation of Sri
Lanka.
Julie received her education at
Hill Wood College Kandy.,
and has had the honor of being the first Kandyan Girl in the
whole of Sri Lanka
to be awarded a fully funded scholarship to the London Schools
of Music,
unfortunately at that time her very conservative parents did
not permit her to
take up this Scholarship. However Julie learnt the Piano under
Mrs. Marion
Stanton in Kandy. She married Rudolph De Silva Jayasundera,
who hailed from
Denagomuwa Polghawela in the Kurunegala district. Rudy and
Julie settled in
their cozy home at Woodlands Ranawana Kurunegala, Julie raised
a family of two
sons, gave music lessons, and played at concerts, and was the
organist at the
Kurunegala cathedral. When Rudolph died she moved out of
Woodlands and settled
in Kurunegala town, but later moved to her elder son’s home,
in Talangama.
Julie wished to live with her second son in Canberra and in
1997 at the age of eighty
years she moved to Canberra, Australia, the ever so
independent Julie moved
into her flat in Canberra and with her piano playing, Bach
Beethoven Chopin
Schubert, Mortzart she made a very wide circle of friends. Her
impeccable
English had the admiration of many an Australian.
I think Julie was a remarkable
person, who had a great sense
of humor, loved people was totally unselfish, never went for
cheap fame even
though she was connected to the late Srimavo Bandaranayake,
and knew the Late
Mr Dudley Senanayake,she never asked for favors. Julie would
entertain both the
rich and poor with the same generosity, and kindness. Her
giving sprit had no
limits
Julie was converted to
Christianity at Hill wood college,
one wonders to this day if it was by faith or fear, however
when her nephew
came to the Buddhist Vihare in Canberra as its chief priest,
she asked him over
and had long discussions about her faith and beliefs in the
Teachings of the
Buddhist Philosophies.
Truly she was a wonderful woman,
whose forgiving sprit made
her a loving kind generous person who truly had a great circle
of both
Australian and Sri Lankan friends. This was evident at her
cremation.
She died peacefully on the 26thof
October, and the Buddhist
rites were performed by the ven Saranakaraa Aluwihre maha
thera, and on the 28th
of October the Rev Ian Wright and the Rev Ian Hopkins
conducted the Anglican
service.
Julie had planned all the hymns
for her funeral, and they
were all the Hymns sung at her wedding, she wanted people to
celebrate her
life, the casket was white with gold trimmings, in laid in
south sea mother of
pearls, and it had 50 red roses displayed over the lid, in a
lateral
arrangement. As the Casket was lowered to the crematorium, her
favorite piece
of music by Chopin was played; it was Fantasy Impromptu in c
major The Organ
was played by one of Canberra’s famous Organists Mrs. Susan
Reed, and Mr.
Ronald Hoskin sang amazing grace.
In their eulogy her grand
daughters spoke of the loving
grand mother they had, who was unselfish, loving, and
humorous, had the ability
to laugh at her self, and had a giving sprit, she readily
forgave anyone who
might have wronged her, and this is the loving kindness that
is taught in all
faiths, Julie had a full measure of this.
It was a celebration of a
life.
I assure to all who read this
that this was Julie for I
should know her well, as I am her son.
Rohan de Silva Jayasundera
Training Centre Manager /
Directeur
Hospitality, Tourism &
Leisure Training Centre
Centre de Formation en
Hôtellerie, Tourisme et Loisirs
P.O. Box 5106, Port Vila, VANUATU
Tel. (678) 26830 / 26044 / 67189
Fax (678) 26832
Hospitality, Tourism &
Leisure Training Centre
Centre de
Formation en Hôtellerie, Tourisme et Loisirs
Vanuatu Institute of Technology
Uncle Deryck
It is with sadness I received the
news of the death of uncle
Deryck. I have known him all my life and to me he was, Uncle,
Friend, Mentor
and Hero. His values in life and his impeccable honesty is
something that most
people today sadly lack.
He was born at Pahala Waluwa
Matale to Mr L. B Aluwiahre and
Mrs Julia Nuwerawewa Parangama Aluwhare Kumarihamy. Deryck was
their youngest
Son
His Grand Father was the
Disawa for the Matale
district during the British occupation of our Island.
Deryck was educated at
Trinity College where he
excelled in his studies and later graduated with Honors from
the University of
Colombo.
He Joined the Ceylon civil
service and he held very high
offices, in the public service of Sri Lanka.
Aunty Rani his wife was kindness
in its self, and during the
time I was attached to the Ceylon Hotel School, I was with
them and it was home
away from home. The values and principles that Uncle Deryck
has instilled in
me, has enabled me to face life, with a philosophy that is
practiced in both
Buddhism and Christianity.
To have courage Love and
compassion on all things
.To be honorable in ones
dealings, have a practical approach
to life, are some of the many traits that I have tried to
emulate from him.
Uncle Dep was not a good driving
instructor, I remember the
time he decided to check my driving skills, and he was so
nervous at my driving
that I too forgot all what I had to do on the what at that
time was busy Galle
Road.
Uncle Deryck held many very
high positions in the
Civil Service, but never a political cringer, and as such
enjoyed the respect
of all ruling parties of the time, but not their favored Son
status.
One of the greatest acts of
bravery displayed by this Son of
the Soil was in Anuradhapura. It was 1958 and he was the
government agent of
the Anuradhapura district, there was rioting, to maintain law
and order that
night he walked the main street of this ancient city holding
only a stick for
protection.
Many a Tamil family owed
their lives to this man who
had no racial preferences, all he had was what was right and
what was wrong.
I have seen this stick
which has a silver plaque and
the words to a brave person who saved many lives,
presented by the Ceylon
Army. He is mentioned in the book emergency 58 by Tarzie
Vittachie.
Uncle Deryck was never popular
with people who bent the laws
of the land to line their pockets.
I remember many a time Uncle
Deryck relating his early
childhood in Aluwihare, Today these stories would have made
the charts in a
movie or a novel .He was a great story teller, and loved to
relate war
stories.
He knew so many branches of this
very old Kandyan family. My
Mother Julie is the only surviving member of his family of
three boys and seven
girls. Uncle Deryck retired and followed his daughter Neila to
settle down in
Auckland New Zealand, where he spent a useful retired life,
delivering talks to
social groups on Sri Lanka.\
Having been born to a very
staunch Buddhist Family, but
having been converted to Christianity at Trinity he had a
unique blend of two
religions and he lived by their teachings.
I used to visit him in Auckland,
and their home was warm,
filled with goodness and Love.
To Aunty Ri, Neila, Lucky,
Chantal and Arjan, I mourn with
you the loss,
I celebrate with you his life,
and I strive to live by his
principles.
It’s Hard to break the chords of
Love that bind our hearts.
Rohan de Silva Jayasundera
Port Vila
Vanuatu.
Sunday Times Feb 28
2010-02-28
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Honoured Trinity student was a true
gentleman and genuine son of Lanka |
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Gilbert
Paranagama |
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February 14, 2010, saw the passing of
someone who was a gentleman in the fullest sense of
the word. That date also marked a milestone,
signalling the end of an era when people who stood for
what is right and decent, brooked no mediocrity or
malpractice, reached the highest positions, and never
lost their touch with the earth and the common people. G. B. Paranagama, better known as
Gilbert, stood tall among his peers, winning their
respect and affection. Above all, he was loved and
admired for the values he stood for. Gilbert was born
in 1923 to an aristocratic Kandyan family, and like
many in his family, he was nurtured at Trinity
College, which he joined at the age of six. He always
credited his teachers at Trinity for moulding him and
preparing him for life’s challenges.
He was a senior prefect and a
sportsman, excelling at boxing and rugby. He was also
captain of the University of Colombo rugby team. But Gilbert will be most remembered
for winning Trinity’s much coveted Ryde Gold Medal,
which he received in 1942. The medal is given for
outstanding scholastic achievement and all-round
development. Donated by the Trinity Old Boys’
Association in memory of former principal Rev. R. M.
Ryde (1900-1902), this award has very strict criteria
and allows no campaigning on behalf of a candidate.
There are only three votes: one from the student body,
one from the staff, and one from the principal. The
awardee is unanimously approved by all constituent
voters. Years later, Gilbert donated his Ryde
Gold Medal to the school that had formed him. The
medal is kept in the College Museum. Gilbert served on
the College Board of Governors in the 1980s, and was
an active member of the OBA Colombo branch, holding
office as president for a term. He graduated from university with a
BA in Economics and joined the Central Bank, where he
was Assistant Controller of Exchange, and also
Assistant Controller of Food. Gilbert Paranagama will also be
remembered as being among the first Ceylonese to enter
the British-dominated mercantile sector. He was
welcomed as an executive trainee at Whittal Bousteads
and Bosanquet & Skrine, organisations that reeked
of typically British “old Ceylon”. He retired as
managing director of Whittal Boustead and Company. During those years, he was also
director of a number of sterling tea companies. He
followed Mr. Mallory Wijesinghe as chairman of Ceylon
Cold Stores. During his tenure there, he was
instrumental in opening a new bottling-plant at
Kaduwela. He was also a director of Ceylon Nutritional
Foods, now known as Nestle Lanka. Gilbert played a pioneering role in
Sri Lanka’s then burgeoning hospitality industry. As
managing director of Ceylon Holiday Resorts, he
converted the Bentota Resthouse into the resplendent
Bentota Beach Hotel, with expert creative input from
the late Geoffrey Bawa. Gilbert did the same in
Hikkaduwa. The Coral Gardens Hotel is a legacy of his
vision. He was also a director of the Mount
Lavinia Hotel, and was behind the setting up of Sri
Lanka’s first beach restaurant, La Langousterie. He
was duly elected chairman of the Ceylon Tourist Hotels
Association during its early years. Gilbert helped secure valuable land
in Trincomalee for his company. These are the same
properties hoteliers are considering as part of a
grand plan to expand the country’s tourism
infrastructure. During the 1971 JVP insurrection,
Gilbert Paranagama left his comfort zone in the
mercantile establishment to serve as a volunteer Army
officer. He helped set up the National Service
Regiment (NSR), with headquarters at the former Eighty
Club. He later served as aide de camp (ADC) to the
former Governor General of Ceylon, William Gopallawa
MBE. Gilbert Paranagama’s life was based
on simplicity and that indefinable quality we call
“genuineness”. He cared and shared. People turned to
him for counsel and guidance. He never feared to speak
the truth, and yet remained dignified and courteous at
all times. We have learned much from Gilbert
Paranagama. Knowing him has made us richer human
beings. Gilbert is survived by his wife
Krishnie (nee Divitotawela), son Thusitha, daughters
Laleenie and Nandanie, and grandchildren Lalindri,
Ravindri, Suhanya and Wiranya. Arun
Dias Bandaranaike PARANAGAMA
- GILBERT - Beloved husband of Chrishnie
Divitotawela, loving father of Laleenie, Thusitha
& Nandanie, father-in-law of Ranjan Hulangamuwa,
Rasitha & late Ravi Divitotawela, loving
grandfather of Lalindri, Ravindri, Suhanya &
Wiranya, brother of late Noel and Reggie,
brother-in-law of late Alick, Hector, Lyn and
Gaminie Divitotawela and of late Chandra Ratwatte.
Cortege leaves residence No.09, Havelock Place,
Colombo 05, on Wednesday 17th February 2010 for
Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte (Buddhist
Section) at 3.30 p.m. |
Notes from the archives of the
late Dr. Malcolm Jansze of
Colombo, Sri Lanka
M.B. Ratwatte m
......... Halangoda :-
Sidney B. who follows
Ronald
Amy
Gerty
Rani
Edith d.
Eric d.
Sita d.
Sidney B.Ratwatte of
Menikhinna d.6.7.1992 m.
Premie Halangoda dau John A. Halangoda & Muriel Gertrude
......... :-
Shevanthie m.Vijith
Dissanayake
Suresh
Laurence
B.Kobbekaduwa m. Iona Ratwatte :-
Denzil Lakshman Lieut
General b.27.7.1940 d. in
action 8.8.1992 m. Lali Ratwatte dau Kenneth Jayatilleke
Ratwatte & Merle
Anastasia de Silva
Sunil Ratwatte m.
Avanthi Amarasinghe dau
D.K.D.Amarasinghe of GeliOya & Kusuma .......
Anton Ratwatte of
Matale d. m. Wimala Kiriella
d.8.3.2005 dau G.J.B. Kiriella & Soma Muttetuwegama :-
Yasmin m Ekendra
.........
Chitrani m Gunther
Helm
gm (Samantha,
Karin d.,) Ashanthi, (Michael)
& Diluk
Lionel Dunuwille
d.16.3.1963 m Jubilee Mallika
Ratwatte b.1887 d.2.5.1967
......... Leuke
Ratwatte, basnayake nilame m
......... Thalgahagoda (Leuke family) :-
Edward Barnes who
follows under
Harris Leuke who
follows under
5 other sons
dau m .........
Dunuwille
dau m .........
Dullewe
dau m .........
Divitotawela
Edward Barnes
Ratwatte m ......... :-
Sirimavo, prime
minister of Sri Lanka
b.17.4.1916 d.10.10.2000 m Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
Bandaranaike, prime
minister of Sri Lanka d.1959
Harris Leuke Ratwatte
of Kandy, dissawe.
diyawadana nilame d.20.8.1964 m Mallika Katugaha d.7.7.1990 :-
(P.R.A.) P. Ryan A.
who follows under
Ivy
Dennis
Preeni m Gamini
Vansadara Divitotawela
d.16.5.2003 s ......... Divitotawela, dissave of Uva &
ratemahatmaya of
Udukinda & .........
Leuke Bandara
Anuruddha who follows under
Ranjan
Samudra m Ajit
Nissanka Elapata d.24.1.1887 s
Eric D. Elapata & Ruby Subadhra Dimbulane
Mangalika
Chintha d.24.5.2001 m
Egbert James Iddamalgoda
(Eddie) Elapatha s Sam Elapatha, dissave m Sumedha Rambukpota
Leuke Bandara
Anuruddha Ratwatte, general m
.........
.5.1996 Ramani
Imbuldeniya div. ......... dau
Victor Bandara Imbuldeniya & Sumitha Harasgama
Of the first marriage
he had :-
Mahen
Lohan
(P.R.A.) P. Ryan A.
Ratwatte, captain d. m
......... :-
Paena
Dennis Ratwatte m
......... :-
Sheran
Roshan
Ashan
Dilukshan
Barnes Meegastenne
Mackenzie Ratwatte of
Balangoda m 27.10.1911 Rosamund Constance Hilda Mahawalatenne
dau Samuel David
Mahawalatenne, ratemahattaya & ........ :-
Sirimavo m Solomon
West Ridgeway Dias
Bandaranaike, prime minister of Sri Lanka d.1959 s Solomon
West Ridgeway Dias
Abeywickreme Jayatilleke Senewiratne Bandaranaike, Bart., maha
mudaliyar &
Ezlin Daisy Obeysekere
(B.S.C.) Barnes
Shelton C. who follows under
Patricia (Patsy)
Wimala d.10.2.2001m Edward
James (Hector) Dehigama Divitotawela, colonel d.24.10.2000 s
.........
Divitotawela, Dissave of Uva & Ratemahatmaya of Udukinda
b.about 1889 m
.........
(M.C.) Mahawalatenne
(Mackenzie/ Mackie) Clinton
b.10.1.1922 who follows under
Seevali who follows
under
Clifford Senaka
b.17.3.1927 m Mallika Ellawela
dau Tiddy Ellawela, ratemahatmaya & Millicent Dimbulane
? Asanka m Alexander
Godfrey (Alick)
Divitotawela d.6.9.1990 s ......... Divitotawela, Dissave of
Uva &
Ratemahatmaya of Udukinda & .........
(M.C.) Mahawalatenne
(Mackenzie/ Mackie) Clinton
Ratwatte of Col 5, dr. b.10.1.1922 d.25.2.1999 m Chandrika
Iranganie Gopallawa
dau William Gopallawa, governor general of Sri Lanka &
Seelawathie
Rambukwelle :-
Chandanie Dammika,
dr. m Lal Gunaratne, dr.
(C.M.) Chandaka
Mackenzie, automobile engineer
(NZ) m Asoka .........
(M.M.) Manoneetha
Manichandra, Ph.D (Forestry)
(USA) m Tracy .........
Lekha Niroshanie
gf Binesh,
Najira, Buddhika & Chariya
Seevali Ratwatte, dr.
m Rohini (Cuckoo) Ellawela
dau Tiddy Ellawela, ratemahatmaya & Millicent Dimbulane :-
Lakmani m
1975 Upali Philip
Wijewardene b.8.2.1938 d.in
air crash 13.2.1983 s Walter Wijewardene & Helena
Goonetilleke
.1.1995 Nimal Welgama
(B.S.C.) Barnes
Shelton C. Ratwatte of Col 7
d.9.1.2004 m Iranganie Dunuwille dau B.H. Dunuwille &
Leela Ellawela :-
Anil m Tamara
.........
Sarath m Sharmini
.........
Anoma
gf Viren &
Arjun
A.B.Rambukwelle of
Katugastota m. Senehelatha
Muttetuwegama :-
Samudhra m. Newell
Ratwatte d.
(??Hector) Ratwatte m
......... :-
Swarna Cynthia m
RO Maharagama
24.6.1960 Desiderius Godfrey
(Billy) Balthazar b.22.5.1930 div Maureen Frances Milhuisen s
Desiderius
Godfrey Balthazar & Ellen Constance Wilhelmina Muller -
divorced
Sidney (?Lamb) of
England
Alfred Ratwatte of
Kandy m Medduma Kumari
Bulankulame :-
Mallika b.22.8.1899 m
Jinadasa Hulugalle
Bandaranayake d.27.6.1986 s M.H. Bandaranayake & .........
Hulugalle
Chitra m M.D.
Dissanayake, dr.
Anton Vyvil
Wegodapola of Ukuwela d.7.6.1993 m.
Nanda Ratwatte
Herbert Ivor
Obeysekere, MRCP m.Charmaine
......... :-
Nelun ] m. Ajit
Ratwatte d:2023
Indira ]
Priya Ratwatte of
Kandy d. m Hemamala Delpitiya
......... :-
Chiranjeewa Srinatha
Janinda (Chiran) d.Aust.
4.8.1993
(C.P.) Chulanatha P.
(USA)
L.B. Angammana of
Kegalla m Sangamitta .........
:-
Jayanthy m Mervyn
Ratwatte
Eric Ratwatte of
Karapitiya d. m Swarna Mavis
Dias Abeysinghe d.30.9.1993 :-
Mahen who follows
under
(S.R.) Suran Ravindra
who follows under
Mahen Ratwatte m Anne
......... :-
Mevan
Merle
(S.R.) Suran Ravindra
Ratwatte of Dodanduwa
d.under tragic circumstances 5.12.1998 m Ranjani ......... :-
Nishamani
Hirasha
Medduma Banda
Pilimatalawa Boange of Pilimatalwa
m Agnes Maralande :-
Abeya m 1971
Kushanthi Ratwatte
L.B. Angammana m
Sangamitta Kadigawa :-
Jayanthy m Mervyn
Ratwatte
Abraham Dias
Abeysinghe m ......... :-
Swarna Mavis m Eric
Ratwatte
Henry Robert Dullewe
of Mawanella, ratemahatmaya
d. m Bandura Ratwatte d. :-
Leslie C. Abeysekere
m Leela Kulasinghe :-
Surangani m Naresh
Ratwatte
Richard Aluvihare,
bart m Lucille Enid Grace
Moonemalle :-
Phyllis m J.C.
(Patrick) Ratwatte d.24.10.1983 s
Cudah Ratwatte, Bart., adigar & Chitrani Katugaha
D.J. Gilbert Caldera,
m Jeannette Florence
Wickremasinghe :-
Constance Beatrice
Swarnalatha d.19.5.1989 m
Hector Felix Ratwatte s ?Philip Louis Ratwatte & .........
J.C. (Patrick)
Ratwatte d. m Phyllis Seetha
Aluvihare d.22.4.1994 dau Richard Aluvihare, bart &
......... :-
Charitha m Chulanee
.........
Rajitha m Malathi
.........
Surendra m Dharini
.........
Malwana
Herbert Bandaranayake
m. Alice Hulugalle
:-
Jinadasa Hulugalle of
Kurunegala d.27.6.1986 m.
Mallika Ratwatte b.22.8.1899 d.16.10.1994 dau Alfred Ratwatte
of Kandy &
Medduma Kumari Bulankulame
S. Vernon Ratwatte of
Rajagiriya d. m Premani
Ellawela d.29.10.1994 :-
Dilky m Ariyaseela
(Milky) Wickramanayake
Ruha m Suren
Samarasinghe
Ruwan m Nilmini
.........
Heshan
Dharshini
Ekanayake Rajapakse
Kodipili Dissanayake
Mudiyanse Ralahamilage James Deheragoda m .........
Weerasooriya :-
ERKDMR-Manthri m
Marcia? Ratwatte dau Alfred
Ratwatte of Kandy & Medduma Kumari Bulankulame
Theodore (Tiddy)
Ratwatte of Mt.Lavinia
d.10.6.2001 m T.S. Matilda Deheragoda dau Ekanayake Rajapakse
Kodipili
Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage James Deheragoda &
.........
Weerasooriya :-
Sunanda m kamini
.........
Kushanthi
Mohan m Preethikumari
.........
Dilrukshie m Senaka
Walgampaya
Priyantha m Sudharma
.........
(V.L.) Victor Leuke
Ratwatte of Kandy d. m
Leelawathie Bulankulame d.30.12.1994 :-
Claude d. ] m
Luckshmie .........
Ruby ] m Neville
.........
Merle ] m Tiddy
.........
Lakshmie m Lionel
Wijetunge d.1999
(H.T.) Harold Tissa m
Innocent Dissanayake dau
Neil Wensley Dissanayake & Ena .........
Leelaratne Bodinagoda
d. m Yasoma ......... :-
Malathi m .........
Ratwatte
Ashmore Ratwatte m
Sherlene Srinivasan dau C.A.
(Srini) Srinivasan & Pearl ......... :-
Malik (Aust)
Dushan
Punchi Banda Delwela
m ......... :-
Leelawathie
d.7.12.1972 m ......... Ratwatte
Stephen Wilhelm de
Silva m Millicent Evangeline
May Cooke :-
Merle Anastasia
b.24.3.1911 m Nuwara Eliya
23.4.1942 Kenneth J. Ratwatte d.12.11.1985 s Cudah Ratwatte,
Kt. &
.........
Cudah Ratwatte,
bart., adigar, mayor of Kandy m
Chitrani Katugaha b.1892 d.17.12.1973 :-
(A.C.L.) Abeyratne
Cudah Leonard b.29.1.1909 who
follows under
son
son
son
son
son
dau
dau
dau
dau
(A.C.L.) Abeyratne
Cudah Leonard Ratwatte of
Kandy, mayor of Kandy b.29.1.1909 d.11.7.1971 m Chandrawathie
Divitotawela
d.between 1990 & 2003 dau ......... Divitotawela, Dissave
of Uva &
Ratemahatmaya of Udukinda & ......... :-
Lilamanie
Areeni
William Armstrong
Monarawila Keppetipola d. m
Leelawathie Ratwatte d.
Neil Wijesundere m
Leila Victorine Swarnapali
Corea :-
Preethi Srikanthi
Kumarikavo m Mohan Ratwatte
Clarence Leuke
Ratwatte m Damayanthi Panabokke
:-
Beatrice
Asanka
Carl d.
Sarojini m C.
Sugathadasa Ameratunge d.6.7.2003
Gordon
(B.L.) Brian Leuke
who follows under
Eardley who follows
under
Iranganie Yasodara
d.30.8.1996 m Nevil Senaka
Madugalle d.2001
(B.L.) Brian Leuke
Ratwatte of Kandy d.4.10.1995
m Ariyalatha Hulangamuwa d.10.5.1997 dau Loku Banda (Hector)
Hulangamuwa &
Danawathie Dharmakirti :-
(B.L.) Brian Lalin
who follows under
Eardley Ratwatte of
Col 8 d.5.10.2001 m Seetha
Elaine Elapatha dau Sam Elapatha, dissave & Sumedha
Rambukpota :-
Yasmin ] m Vajira
........., dr.
Cyanthi ] m Amitha
.........
Siromi ] m Upali
.........
Ruani ]
(B.L.) Brian Lalin
Ratwatte m Janine .........
:-
Amrik
Aneeka
Ramsay Ratwatte
resident at Leuke
(A.V.) Abeyratne
Vernon Ratwatte of Col 5 m
Indranie Therese Seneviratne dau D.B. Seneviratne & Rita
Madeleine
......... :-
Ajit
Mimi
Ajit Ratwatte m
......... :-
Ishanthi
Chayani
Viswanath Abeysekere
m Evelyn ......... :-
Priyanthi m Sheran
Ratwatte
Chandra Bandara m
Prema Daulagala :-
Harshani m Kolitha
Ratwatte
Upali Elapatha
Katugaha -will - Samuel Alexander
Iddamalgoda Elapatha vs Egbert James Iddamalgoda Elapatha
(bro). Seetha Elaine
Ratwatte (nee Elapatha) (sis) & Hemasiri Indraka Elapatha
Katugaha, dr.
(bro)
Artie Ratwatte d. m
Lena ......... :-
Minnet of Kandy
d.25.5.1997
Newell d. ] m Samudra
.........
Vernon ] m Indranee
.........
Katie ] m Wilmot
......... d.
Olga ] m Seevali
.........
Ramsay ]
Kamala d. ]
Irvin ]
Lakshman Peiris
Senewiratne of Col 4 d. m
Mallika Indra Ratwatte d.30.9.1997
Hiran Dunuwille m
Melanthi Ratwatte dau Ryan
Ratwatte & Sita .........
Cuda B. Dunuwille
d.4.12.1980 m Charlotte Ratwatte
Edward Edirisinghe m
Irene Sylvia Edirisinghe :-
Ekendra m Yasmin
Ratwatte dau Arthur J. Ratwatte
& Wimala .........
L.B. (John) Ekanayake
m Wimala Seneviratne :-
George d.9.3.2001 m
Damayanthi Ratwatte dau
Alfred Ratwatte of Kandy & Medduma Kumari Bulankulame
Sam Elapatha, dissave
m Sumedha Rambukpota :-
Seetha Elaine m
Eardley Ratwatte
D.B. Ellapola m
Gladys Panabokke :-
Damayanthi m Brindley
Ratwatte
Suriyakumara
Wannisinghe ......... Bulankulame m
......... :-
Medduma Kumari
d.5.11.1967 m Alfred Ratwatte
Leela m J.Victor
Leuke Ratwatte d.24.2.1976
SW- Punchi Banda
d.14.5.1969 m Samawathie
Ratwatte
Abeya m 1971
Kishanthi Ratwatte
P.B. Ratwatte,
ratemahatmaya m Pallawathie
Bulankulame d.28.5.1972 dau Suriyakumara Wannisinghe .........
Bulankulame
& ......... :-
Clarice m Robert
Bandara Etipola, basnayake
nilame s L.B. Etipola, basnayake nilame & .........
Basil
Esme d.17.7.2002 m
R.B. Balalle, proctor
d.30.6.1968
Reggie who follows
under
Myrtle d.25.6.1998 m
Percy Rambukpota d. s J.A.
Rambukpota & Rosalind Molamure
Sumedha d.1.2.1976
S.B. Balalle
Chandra d.14.5.2000 m
Percival Wijetunge d.
Reggie Ratwatte of
Galagedara d.7.12.1998 m
Suriyakumara Wannisinghe Violet Bulankulame dau SW-Punchi
Banda Bulankulame
& Samawathie Ratwatte :-
Amodini m Buddhi
.........
Shalini m Sarath
.........
Kumudini m Dharmasiri
.........
Ajantha m Neeta
.........
Gihan m Nirmali
.........
Prasantha m Saroja
.........
J.W.B. Udalagama of
Kandy, judge d.27.8.1998 m
Beatrice Ratwatte
(S.D.) Stanley D.
Ratwatte of Peradeniya, col.
d. m 1943 Rene Rodgers, principal, Mahamaya College, Kandy
b.13.03.19..
d.2.1.1999 :-
Maya Rohini
d.12.2.2001 m ......... Hill
Asoka
? Lasanda
Ronald Ratwatte of
Menikhinna d.5.2.1999 m Sama
......... :-
Gemunu m Felicia
.........
Sunil m Avanti
.........
Ajit m Chandrika
.........
Sunetra m Senerath
Amunugama s T.B. Amunugama
& Punchi Kumarihamy Nugapitiya
Anoma m Ranjith
Goonetilleke
Ernest Perera m Enid
Wickremasinghe :-
Shanez ]
Gnayantara ] m Roshan
Ratwatte
(A.C.) Abeyratne Carl
Ratwatte d.1999 m Kamala
Madawala :-
Sanwarthi Savitri m
Ranjan D.B. Wijekoon
d.2.7.2004 s P.M. Wijekoon & Wimala Pethiyagoda
Indira Sriyani m
......... Palipane
(S.S.) Sriyantha
Sunedra
M.R. Gunawardena of
Menikhinna, major d. m Ranee
Ratwatte d.18.1.2000
Kasthuriarachchi
Shelton Perera m Malini
Madanayake :-
Anu m Dushanth
Ratwatte
N.B.P. Goonetilleke
of Panadura, dr. d. m Gerty
Ratwatte d.6.11.2000
George Gnanasekaram
of Kandy, advocate d. m Amy
Ratwatte ......... d.20.8.1998
Henry Ratwatte m
Seela Rambukwelle :-
Felix d.
Iona d.29.3.1984 m
Laurence B. Kobbekaduwa
d.25.7.1992 s S.D. Kobbekaduwa & Punchi Kumarihamy Walgama
Merle
Joyce d.24.2.2001 m
Eric Keppetipola d.8.9.1965
s T.B. Keppetipola, basnayake nilame & .........
Vernon d.
Hazel who follows
under
Hazel Ratwatte of
Borella d.9.1.2005 m .........
:-
Yasmin m Tissa
Goonetilleke
gm Tivanka &
Surangika
Egbert James
Iddamalgoda (Eddie) m Chintha
Ratwatte :-
Ashanthi m Prajantha
Ratwatte
Eardley Ratwatte,
commissioner of Buddhist
affairs d. .10.2001
......... Ratwatte m
......... :-
Sita m Magalaga
Richard Ananda Tudor (Tiddy)
Perera, major d.15.2.2002
......... m .........
:-
Rita d. ] m Asoka
Ratwatte, dr.
Winifred ]
Meemure H. Kiri
Bandara Ellegala m Dingiri
Menike Niyaliadde Daulagala Wijesundere :-
H.R.B. Ellegala
d.18.7.1959 m Chandra Ratwatte
b.8.7.2002 d.8.7.2002
Lawrie S. Kadigamuwa
d. m Delicia Ratwatte
d.28.10.1986 dau Wilfred Abeyratne Ratwatte & Tikiri
Kumari Panabokke
Lionel Jayakody of
Balagalle m Vendoline Dora Dias
:-
Lakshman, cabinet
minister, MP m .........
Ratwatte
H. Cyril Fonseka m
Gladys Marguerite Varney :-
Hemamala Dayamani
Marina b.2.7.19.. d.7.6.1999
Hema sis only to first 2
mother Nilanthi
Ratwatte & Shiranthi
gm Aniska
Ratwatte & Lasanthi
Maheshika Maria ^Silpadipathy^
Walter K.B.
Bulankulame m Nandawathie Panabokke
:-
Sita m .........
Ratwatte
Albert Bertie
Tennekoon m Marie de Zilva :-
Daphne m Chanuka
Ratwatte
Seneviratne (Sonny)
Wegodapola of
Kiribathkumbura d.12.1.2004 m Grace Ratwatte
George R.
Wijegunaratne, dr. m Sujatha .........
:-
Indrajit m Dilani
Ratwatte
Donald Jason
Ranaweera m Sumithra Rambukwelle :-
Kalyani Viveca m
Shirantha Ratwatte, dr.
......... Ratwatte m
......... :-
Chandra m Kingsley
Fernando d.21.9.2004 s Bertie
Fernando & Merlyn .........
Sita
Anula
Felix
Mahinda
Swarna
Thilak
Upamallika
Anil
A.C.W. Samarakone m
Chandra ^Mirahawatte^ :-
Hema d. m .........
Ratwatte
Clement Ratwatte of
Narahenpita d. m Seedevi
Madugalle d.17.10.2004 dau SB Madugalle & B. Mediwake :-
Indrani m Mahinda
Kehelpannala d.2.6.1967 s
Samuel Arthur Molligoda & Premawathie Hulugalle
Bandaranayake
Nalini
Jayantissa m Manel
.........
Nihal m Mangalika
.........
Leonard Thomas Henry
(Bobby) Kelaart m
Alexandrina Mary Bartlett :-
Monica Marina
b.4.5.1937 m SFXN 13.8.1958
Dennis Saliya Ratwatte b.20.7.1947