Sri Lanka Sinhalese
Family Genealogy
SAMARAKKODY - FAMILY #3118
Samanakkodi
It is
recorded in the work, "The Kandyan Kingdom 1707-1760" by Lorna S
Devaraja, that the two Chief Ministers, Wijayasundera
Wickremasinha Chandrasekera Rajakarunanayaka Seneviratne
Mudiyanse, the Pallegampahe 1st Adikaram of the Kandyan Kingdom
from 1734-1737 and from 1747-1759 from the Wasagama of
Ehelepola, and Wijeyasundera Loku Mudiyanse alias
"Pilimatalawe", the Udagampahe Adikaram from 1739, and
later,1760-1766, from the Wasagama of Elamaldeniya, were related
to each other. Although the specifics of this relationship are
not mentioned in that record, it is obvious that the marriage of
the "Monarawila' Lady, who was King Narendrasingha's concubine,
to the first known "Pilamatalawe Adikaram", is the basis for
this relationship.
The same
record in the work of Lorna S Devaraja, states that Urulewatte
Wijayasundera Loku Mudiyanse, the 2nd Adikaram, had to yield his
position to a rival of the first Adikaram due to the above
mentioned relationship, between him and the 1st Adikaram. In
this instance the rival of the 1st Adikaram from Ehelepola is
identified as a relative of the senior "Leuke", the Maha Disawa
of Sathara Korale from 1740-1751.
King Vijaya
Rajasinghe (Ruled
1739-1747).inherrited Ehelapola who was powerfull as
Pallegampaha Adhikaram (1st
Adigar).So he appointed Leuke nilame as Disawa of thun korale
and sathara korale. The
king then appointed Samanakkodi Nilame ,a relative of Leuke,
as Udagampaha Adhikaram (2hd
Adigar)
Samanakkodi
Udagampaha Adhikaram finally had dealings with King Kirthi Sri
Rajasinghe (Ruled
1747-1782).
The Adigars of the Udarata Kingdom
The
Adhikarama (called
Adigar by the British) was the most powerful officer in
the Udarata kingdom. He headed the central administration
and was second only to the king. His symbol of office, the
silver cane, curved at the top, was carried before him
like a mace, on official matters. A second post of
Adhikarama was created by Rajasingha II and Udarata divided
between the two. Sri Wickrema Rajasinha created a third
post of Siyapattuve adhikaram, regarding which we know
nothing.
The five
principal villages, including Ampitiya situated below the
hill in Kandy (pallegampaha)
came under Pallegampaha Adhikarama. Udagampaha
Adhikarama had the other five including Halloluva and
Peradeniya. Pallegampaha ranked above Udagampaha,’ but Udagampaha led armies
to battle. The position of Pallegampaha adhikarama
was held by Hindagala (1707-1709),
Rammolaka (1717 – 1734), Dumbara Rala (1751) and Eravvavala (1783). Pallegampaha
administered Sat Korale, Uva, Matale, Valapane, Vellassa,
Bintenne, Nuwarakalaviya, Tamankaduwa, Harispattu, Dumbara
and Hewaheta. Udagampaha
administered Tun Korale, Satara Korale, Sabaragamuwa,
Udapalata, Udunuwara, Yatinuwara, Tumpane, Kotmale and
Bulatgama.
The
Adhikarama's carried out the king’s
orders. They signed and handed over land grants on behalf
of the king. They delivered the ‘vadarapanatin
sittuva’, a land grant in
paraveni, executed on king’s
order. They supervised the ferries that guarded Kandy. .
The ‘kasakara ‘who cracked the whips before
the king and adhikarama and the ‘katupulle’ who conveyed the messages of
king and adhikarama came under him. Katupulle also acted
as informal advisors. Adhikaramas were in charge of the
peraheras in Kandy, the cleanliness of Kandy’s streets and repairs to its
temples.
Adhikaramas
could hear civil and criminal cases in all the provinces
either directly, or with the disawas. Also appeals other than
those taken by the king. They ranked first in the Maha
Naduwa. When land cases were decided, a sittu containing
the names of the litigants, land in dispute, decision of
the court and date, was given to the successful party. Only
the Adhikarama could sign these. And only the Adhikarama
could punish with a cane. Each adhikarama had a disawani
under him. Pilimatalawe had Satara Korale and Ehalepola
had Sabaragamuwa in the 1800s.
The
respect shown to Adhikarama was second only to the king.
No one below the royal family could sit when the Adhikarama
was standing nor could a person ride on an elephant, horse
or palanquin while the Adhikarama was on foot. Everybody
on the road had to make way for him. Adhikarama was preceded
by persons cracking 16 whips, each ten feet in length,
made of niyande, whenever he went out. Adhikarama ranked
above disawe. When the disawe visited the Adhikarama, his
drummers stopped drumming when they saw the adhikaramas house.
When the Adhikarama visited a disavani, the disava had to
walk two or three miles behind. But Adhikaramas could not
use drums in Kandy or in provinces outside their
jurisdiction. They could not inflict corporal punishment on the
radala families or any of the employees working in the
palace.
The
Adhikarama was appointed by the king. Adhikarama paid 500
ridi for the appointment and 500 each year to renew it. He held
office at the kings pleasure. He could be promoted or
demoted as the king wished. Yalegoda who was Pallegampaha
in 1693 was made disave of Matale in 1703. Both adhikarama
posts were earlier held by brothers, such as the Rammolakas,
Galagodas and Dodanvalas. Later, rivals were appointed to
the two posts, so that they would not combine against the
king. King Vijaya
Rajasinha (1739-1747)
inherited Ehelepola as Pallegampaha. Ehalepola’s
stature and family prestige was such that his position in
court was almost unassailable. So Vijaya brought in Leuke,
who was against Ehelepola, and elevated him to disave of
Tun and Satara Korales. The king also inherited his
second Adhikarama, Pilimatalavve. He removed
Pilimatalavve and appointed Samanakkodi, a rival of Ehelepola
and a relative of Leuke. Samanakkodi (Udagampaha) was
against Ehelepola (Pallegampaha)
in 1747.
Below the
Adhikarama rank came the disawa. Disawa was appointed by
the king.
1 Kulathunga Bandara b approx 1640
2
Kulathunga Mudali b1668.
Was Disawa of Wellassa
in yr 1700 under king Wimaadarmasuriya 2 (He had 4 sons)
3
Kulathunga Bandara .Took the name Weliwita Saranankara
b1698-d1778.He was from Weliwita
Waththe Walauwwa Thumpane,Hatharaliyadda Kandy.
During King Narendrasingha's rule of 1707 to
1739,in his last days, kings brother in law a native of Madura
was receiving religious training by monk Saranankara.
In 1753 he was bestowed with the title Sangharaja of Sri
Lanka by King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe. (Head of the bhikkus)
due to the conspiracy in 1760,he was imprisoned at
Kehelalla.But later pardoned in 1768,and position restored.
2 Brother of
Kulathunga Mudali
3
Thibotuwawe Buddharakitha
thera (Head of the Malwattha Vihara) b approx 1700 (Deputy head of the bhikkus).Due
to the conspiracy in 1760, he was imprisoned at Bintanna.But
later pardoned in 1768 and position restored.
2 Brother of
Kulathunga Mudali
3
Samanakkodi b approx 1700
d 1760 Was appointed Udagampaha Adikaram ,to this position
between August 1742 and December 1746. (2hd Adigar) by King
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe (Ruled 1739-1747) of Kandy, who ruled from
1739-1747
December
1746, Samanakkodi received a complimentary letter from Dutch
Governor Van Gollennesse.Samanakkodi became a great favourite of
King Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe and the Dutch too knew about it.
He received
the Siam ambassoders in Trincomalee around 1750, when budhisam
upasampada was brought from Thailand,as the Portuguese had
destroyed buddhism.
In 1760 ,due to the
hand in the conspiracy to kill the King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (Ruled
1747-1782),Samanakkodi Udagampaha Adhikaram was executed,with
3 others.
2
Relative Leuke Nilame (Leuke Vijayasundera
Rajakaruna Herat Mudiyanse). b approx 1680 d1751.Supposed
to have thought pali to his relative Saranankara thera.Leuke
received a land grant in 1744 from King Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe.
(Leuke was a ex buddhist monk) married the daughter of Edanduwe
Rala. (Edanduwawe was disawe of 3&4 Korale under Rajasinghe
2)
Leuke
nilame was appointed Disawa
of thun korale and hathara korale in 1743 by King Sri Vijaya
Rajasinghe. Leuke sannasa ,land grant 1744.Leuke was a ex
buddhist monk.
Leuke
Vijayasundera Rajakaruna Herat Mudiyanse. (full name of Leuke)
(It is
said that Saranankara ,Thibotuwawe and Samanakkodi were from
the Radala Aristocracy.) (Saranankara,Thibotuwawe and Leuke
were related to Samanakkodi.)
By 1743, the senior Leuke Nilame was in favour with King Sri
Vijaya Rajasinha. Within the next three years he had received
many lands by way of the Royal Grant, popularly known as the
"Leuke Sannasa", and had been appointed as the Disawa of of Thun
Korale. Due to the excessive influence he was having at the
Court, King Sri Vijaya Rajasinha was compelled to appoint a
relative of Leuke, who is identified as Samarakkodi/Samarankodi
Nilame, to the office of Udagampahe 2nd Adikaram in 1746, the
last year of his reign. Samarakkodi Nilame held this office up
to 1760, which was well into the reign of the succeeding King
Kirthi Sri Rajasinha. However, due to his continuing close
contact with the Madura Dynasty, with the ascent of a new King,
the once removed Wijayasundera Wickremasinha Chandrasekera
Rajakarunanayaka Seneviratne Mudiyanse of Ehelepola was
re-instated in 1747 and was Pallegampahe 1st Adikaram up to
1759.
The senior "Leuke" Nilame, the Maha Disawa of the Sathara
Korale, died in 1751, and by 1753 the fortunes of Samarakkodi
Adikaram were in decline. Samarakkodi/Samarankodi Adikaram had a
hand in the conspiracy of 1760 against King Kirthi Sri
Rajasinha. According to the "Sasanavathirna Varanawa", it
was the ex-second Adikaram, Urelewatte (Pilimitalawe)
Panditha Wahala Loku Mudiyanse who revealed the conspiracy
through Galagoda Disawa alias "Munwatte Adikaram" who became the
Pallegampaha 1st Adikaram in 1760. The Samarankodi Adikaram was
executed in 1760 for his part in the conspiracy. Pilimatalawe
Elamaldeniya Loku Mudiyanse was recalled to re-assume duites as
Udagampahe 2nd Adikaram from late 1760 to 1766. Galagoda alias
"Munwatte Adikaram" became very powerful and held as many as
twenty High Offices between 1760 and 1777, the year of his
demise. He held the post of 1st Adikaram until the defeats in
the Dutch wars between 1762 and 1766 made him to be removed by
Kirthi Sri Rajasinha in favor of a new 1st Adikaram from the
village of Angamanna in Kandukara Ihala Korale Udapalatha. This
was Samaradivakara Wickramasinha Ilangakoon Senanayaka Rajapaksa
Rajakaruna Mudiyanse of Angammana who received a Sannasa from
Kirthi Sri Rajasinha and held the post of 1st Adikaram for 24
years, from 1766 to 1790.
The relationship between Urulewate Wickremasinha Loku Mudiyanse
and Waradamune Chnadrasekera Seneviratne Mudiyanse helps to
establish the fact that these two families were identified later
on, by their Wasagams, as "Pilimatalawe" and "Ehelepola", and
have long standing inter-family links.
[extracted
from "Four Kandyan Families" by Sunil J Madugalle, 2005, pp
61-62]
Around 1750 AD, King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe (Nayakkar King
1747-1782 AD) of Kandy had sent to
(Siam) Thailand, a delegation to bring back Buddhism to (Ceylon) Sri Lanka. (Due to the invasion
of Portuguese, Buddhism had died out in Ceylon.). The Dutch had
agreed, to bring Buddhism back to Ceylon, in exchange for them
to have trading posts in Batticaloa. Among the officers to meet
the Siam Ambassadors in Trincomalee, were Samanakkodi Uda
Gampaha Adigar, and another Adigar, (Chief ministers and
advisors to the King).
The Historic Upasampada Ceremony was held in Kandy at Malvatta
Vihara on 19th July 1753, under the supervision of
Venerable Upali thera senior monk of Siam.
A person in
the name of Leuke Rala, who had a knowledge of Pali was close to
the Adigar Samankkodi. Leuke Rala and the King were not in good
terms, and arrest orders had been issued. Therefore Leuke Rala
was confined to a house in the village of Makehelvala at the
foot of Alagalla mountains. A knowledge of Pali is necessary to
gain access to the Tripitaka.In the determination to learn pali
the monk Saranankara took residence in a cave near
Alagalla mountains,and Leuke Rala had thought Pali to Velivita
Saranankara Thera.Such was Saranankara thera’s desire to learn and respect for
scholarship. Saranankara samanera and several others were
conferred Upasampada at the above ceremony in 1753.
After the restoration of buddhism,the king placed Saranankara as
head of the bhikkus. And as Deputy Tibbotuvave Buddharakkita.The
monk Tibbotuvave was a cousin of Samanakkodi.
It is believed that the King had contacts with the Dutch in
Colombo through the Samanakkodi Adigar.
Since the
chiefs were now influential in state matters, the Dutch
authorities in Batavia, instructed the Dutch governor to
establish good relations with the adigars and disawas. When the
Dutch gave money to second Adigar Samanakkodi,
they were ordered to cultivate first Adigar Leuke too. Leuke got
silk and lace caps. Gifts were given also to obtain favors such
as asking the Nuwara Vanniya to return to the Dutch the dues he
had unlawfully collected and asking the minor chiefs to stop
hindering the Dutch in their collection of cinnamon, timber and
the transport of elephants through their lands. Dumbara
Ralahamy, disave of Tun and Satara korale and later First
Adigar, not only accepted bribes but set his price as well. In
1755, he wanted a diamond owned by a high ranking Dutch be
gifted to the king. ‘Grudgingly
this was done’. He also wanted
a thoni of paddy sent to Trincomalee without payment of duty.
(Some of
the above details were obtained from the Internet and from a
book of Dr Lorna Devaraja, a History Professor from Colombo
University.)
While examining the ola leaf manuscripts of the Rajavaliya,the writer
A.V Suraweera,came across an interesting account of the
imprisonment of Sangharajha Walavita Saranankara by King Kirti
Sri Rajasingha.
(Part relevant to
Samarakkody,taken from internet is written below.)
Although
King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe had become a buddhist,he had not
given up his hindu traditions completely.His 1st reigion was
hinduism .He used to apply holy ash in the forehead for official
functions, which angered the buddhist priest.It is said that
Samanakkody got involved in the conspiracy (Samanakkodi was
supposed to be the ring leader of the conspiracy), as the
benefits he received under the former king Vijaya Rajasinghe ,
had been reduced by Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe.
Having
glorified the sasana,while he
(Kirti Sri) was spending the time (living)in accordance,
with the Dasaraja Dharma,some of his Ministers conspired to kill
King Kirti Sri,in the
year 1760,and enthrone the prince who returned,after becoming a
monk from Siam. (Named Upali)
With these
foolish thoughts, the Ministers arranged a bana preaching at the
Uposatha hall of the Malvathu Vihara.With these foolish
thoughts, they decorated the vihara,prepared seats,and decided
to kill the king,when he arrived to listen to the sermon. They
fixed spikes, made of Kitul and arecanut in pits, having spread
barks of banana, over them covering the surface with
cloth.,invited the king to come and listen to the bana sermon.
Observing this the Galagoda Disawe informed the king. Having
heard of this the king arrived at the Upasatha hall,with his
army. King after making inquiries, decided to punish the
culprits, who conspired to kill the king.
Thus
Udagampaha Adikaram Samarakkody Nilame, Matihanpola Disawe,
Moladande Rate rala, and Kaduwela rala were beheaded at
Ampitiya. The
Sangharajha Saranankara
was imprisoned at Kehelalla. Tibbotuwe Mahanayake was imprisoned
at Bintenna. Later Galagoda
Disawe who informed the King,received the post of UdaGampaha
Maha Adikaram. Madavela Therunnanse received the post of Chief
Sangha. It is said that a muslim in the name of Gopala Mudali,
who informed about the conspiracy was rewarded by the King.
Siyam Nikaya received royal patronage. The apex Nikaya
appointments were made by the king. They were given only to
bhikkus from radala families. Saranankara, who had
received higher ordination in 1753 was made Sangharaja,
with Tibbotuvave Buddharakkhita as ‘upa
sangharaja’. Saranankara’s father, Kulatunga mudali,
had been disava of Wellassa and raterala of Tumpane under
Wimaladharmasuriya II. Tibbotuvave was a cousin of second
adigar Samanakkodi.
Saranankara's father was Kulatunga mudali, Disawa
of Wellassa. As Saranankara was a cousin of Samanakkody Adigar,
Samanakkody's father could be a brother of Kulatunga Mudali (Disawa of Wellassa
under king Wimaladharmasuriya 2 ,who ruled from 1687 to 1707)
(It is said that Tibbotuvave,Saranankara and Samanakkodi were
cousins.And later Samanakkodi was 2hd Adigar under King Kirti
Sri Rajasinghe who ruled from 1747 to1782.)
From the book Memoirs of Late James D'Alwis
edited by AC Seneviratne in 1939
After 1604 those who had left the 7 korale's for
Sabaragamuwa found it no better condition, they felt a desire to abandon and to seek refuge in some quite
locality. Long before the Dutch succeded the Portuguese and long
before the Dutch rendered the inland waters navigable,various
points on the west coast between Bentota and Negambo,and boats
were placed,on the kelani ganga to maintain communication by the
river,confined to the Kandyan Kingdom. The new settlers of
Sabaragamuwa found a easy passage en route by the Kaluganga to
those domains in ancient principality Raiygama (Western Province)
Though it was undoubtly the close of their rule in Ceylon,it is
nevertheless not a little surprising that the Portuguese now
attempted to extend their religion beyond their own frontier,and
to carry it into the inland districts of the island.
Notwithstanding the formidable opposition which they met at the
hands of the Dutch, who had already commenced to interpose
obstacles on the way to the Portuguese. And not withstanding the
treaty of 1638 between King Rajasinghe 2 and the Dutch, by which
the exertions of the Portuguese clergy were greatly limited,yet
it is not little surprising that it was chiefly at this period
they exerted their influence,not only to effect convertions
among te highest families of the land,but to introduce at the
same time,a very questionable nomendature to distinguish the
converted.
It was at this point that the new Kandian settlers
in the confines of Raiygama foresaw that the most
effectual mode by,which they could secure rank and office was by
embracing the faith,which had been offered,as a bait for such
distinction.
1 Samanakkodi Uda Gampaha Adigar b. circa 1700-d1760. Around 1750 AD, King Kirthi
Sri Rajasinghe (Nayakkar
King 1747-1782AD) of Kandy, had sent to (Siam) Thailand, a
delegation to bring back Buddhism to (Ceylon) Sri Lanka.
Due to the invasion of Portugese, Buddhism had died out in
Ceylon. The Dutch had agreed, to bring Buddhism, in exchange for
them to have trading posts in Batticaloa. Among the officers to
meet the Siam Ambassadors in Trincomalee, were Samanakkodi Uda
Gampaha Adigar, and another Adigar, (Chief ministers and
advisors to the King). (Samanakkodi, meaning the bearer of the flag of the
Monks. The name changed to Samarakkody during the British
period. (His rescidence would have been in Welivita Tumpane
Kandy.) . Udagampaha
Adhikarama had the other five including Halloluva and
Peradeniya. Pallegampaha ranked above Udagampaha, but Udagampaha led armies
to battle. Udagampaha administered Tun Korale, Satara
Korale, Sabaragamuwa, Udapalata, Udunuwara, Yatinuwara,
Tumpane, Kotmale and Bulatgama. Udagampaha
Adikaram was the 2hd to the King, and was like the Prime
Minister.
There is a
belief that King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe who was a tamil, was not
doing enough for Buddhism and that was the reason for the
conspiracy to replace him. And it is believed that after the incident the king realized,
that in order to rule the country he had to promote Buddhism.
During his period he had brought learned bhikkus from Siam to
advance Buddhism and also built the Raja Maha Viharaya in Kandy.
It is stated in the book of John Holt,that in 1745, Catholic
priest had been tried in a tribunal by 3 Buddhist leaders which
included Samanakkodi Adigar, Saranankara Thera and Leuke Nilame
for writing anti Buddhist literature ,in the period of King Sri
Vijaya Rajasingha.
Adigar's
Relative was Leuke Disawa of Hathara Korale 1740-1751
In 1747 the Dutch Governor Julias Valentyn Stein Van Gollennesse
gave Samanakkodi 306 Pagodas as a token of high regard.
Samanakkodi
Udagampaha Adigar, Moladanda Raterala, Kaduvelarala, Matihanpola
Disawa were executed in 1760
(at Ampitiya), due to the conspiracy to kill King Kirthi
Sri Rajasinghe. Capital punishment was not inflicted on the
monks, as a result Saranankara and Tibbotuvave survived.
(Moladanda
Rebellion was against King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe. It is believed
that Adigar Samarakkody had a personal dispute with the king.
Sangaraja (Cheif
priest) Saranankara was a cousin of Adigar Samarakkody.)
(After the
problems in upcountry,under the King,Johan Samarakkody settled
in low country Thudugala in Kalutara,after migrating by boat
through kaluganga. Thombu Index shows he had land in Thudugala
in Kalutara District.)
2 Don Johan
de Fonseka Samarasundera Seneviratne Samanakkody, Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale under Dutch Govt.
(b circa 1725) + Tudugalage
Geomara m:1750, d/o Tudugalage Don Simon, Saffremadu & (20.1.1722) Dona
Joanna Wettesinha (3143) descendent
of King Parakramabahu V1 of Kotte (1412-1467) from JHO
Paulsz’s book (see Tudugala family
tree) (He may have joined the Dutch Govt after the father was
assasinated.,he may have travelled by boat in kaluganga and
resided at Tudugala in Kalutara District,Subsequently he moved
to Dedigomuwa in Hewagam Korale.Thombu Index shows he had land
in Thudugala in Kalutara and land in Dedigomuwa in Hewagam
Korale.) (It is believed as his name has Seneviratne,he may have
had a strong military connection,under King Kirti Sri
Rajasinghe.It is believed after his father,adigar's death in
1760,he escaped to the Dutch territory of Kalutara,and was
receieved with open arms and immedietly the Mudliyar title was
given to him by the Dutch Administration.) (Possibly when he
joined the dutch,he received the name "de Fonseka",which the
family seems to have used for 100 years) (Although "de
Fonseka" name is a Portuguese name, Portuguese names were
used in Dutch times.)
3 daughter (b approx 1760)of
Fonseka Samarakkody Mudliyar (Colombo) + Samuel
Amarasekera
(3068) (m approx 1790)
(Mudliyar Hapitagam
Korale 1800) (Samuel Amarasekere is a son of Don Phillip
Amarasekere Ekanayake Kulatilaka,Mudliyar Hapitagam Korale 1785
Dutch Govt.married daughter of Wijesundera Ekanayaka Mudliyar of
Hapitagam Korale,Dutch Govt.)
4 daughter +Adrian Dias Bandaranayake of Malwana
4 daughter + Carolis de Livera Mohandiram Kalutara b
approx 1800
4
daughter + Paules Gunathilaka Mohandiram Lockgate Colombo
5 Robert Gunathilaka
(President Pasdun Korale)
4 Simon Paules Amarasekere Mohandiram Hapitagam Korale
1830 (no issue)
4 Johannes Paules Amarasekere Mohandiram,Gangodapattu1855
Siyane Korale Murutuwela (No
issue)
4 Abraham Amarasekere Mohandiram Siyane Korale Madapatha
1860
5 Charles Amarasekere +Miss Seneviratne (Ekala)
5 Louis Amarasekere b 1840+ Miss Perera (Kirindiwita)
6 Cornelia Elizebeth Amarasekere + John P.G Senanayake
6 Annie Cornelia Amarasekere + Charles Gunerwardena
7 Greetha Gunerwardena + James Senaratne
8
Samanda Senaratne + Shanaka de Livera b1959
9 Shelan de Livera
9 Sajin de Livera
5 Paulis Amarasekere (M1) + Miss Seneviratne (Ekala)
6
daughter + Solomon Dias Bandaranayake (Malwana)
5 Paulis Amarasekere
(M2)+ Laura Gooneratne
(Panadura)
4 Henry Amarasekere Mohandiram Siyane Korale 1840
Abanwita (no issue)
4 Herat Amarasekere Mohandiram Hapitagam Korale 1838
3
Paulis Samarakkody- (Paulo Fonseka Appuhamy) (b approx
1751) (Mohandiram.Hewagam Korale) + Dona
Louisa
de Livera Married on 3rd June
1770. (Louisa born 20th May 1753)
Dona Louisa is the daughter of Marappuli
Appuhamilage Don Louis de Livera Wijewickrema Seneviratne
(Mudaliyar) (1725-1790)and Johanna Dassanaike baptised 1728 (Johanna ,daughter of
Joseph Crastilyon Wijesundera Dassanaike Mohandiram of
Attapattu.) (GG Grand daughter of Magamme Rala b 1613-1685 of
Weliwita of Hewagam Korale)
(3109)
3 Andris Samarakkody + Ms Dissanaike (sister of Don Abraham
Dissanaike, second Mudaliyar of Hewagam Korale)
(There is a doubt, if Carolis's and Louis's father is Andiris or
Paulis Samarakkody.Maybe Carolis's father was Andiris and
Louis's father was Paulis.)
4 Carolis
de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody.Mudaliyar
(1800-1897approx). (Received a gold medal from Governor Robert
Brownrigg for the services to the British Government during the
Kandyan Rebellion in 1818.
(Firstly village headman Pokunavita.)He also received the
Jubilee Gold Medal,given by Governor West Ridgeway in 1897.
(His rescidence was
"lovdale" Jempettaha street Colombo)
5 Earnest Carolis de Fonseka Samarakkody + (M1874) Louisa Venetia
de Livera (d of
Solomon de Livera Seneviratne and Petrenella Dias Bandaranayake
d 1887)
6 Jeramy Samarakkody b approx 1875
4 Louis de Fonseka Samarakkody + Francina
de
Livera, (daughter of
Paules de Livera Weerakoon, Muhandiram, Hapitigam
Korale).b approx 1795, Clerk Colombo
Kachcheri. Commutation Assessor. (3109)
5
James
de Fonseka Samarakkody + de Livera
6
Lawrence Henricus Samarakkody (Lawyer) + Eheliyagoda (lived at No 4 New
Urugodawatte in 1910)
7
Lorinda Chandrawathi Samarakkody, d:5/4/2005 + JH
Terrance Perera
(Son of Jhon Henry
Perera and Favorita Mildred)They had 1 son.
(Lorinda Samarakkody inherited 35 acres land in
Rambukkana (sold in 1975),and lived at Vivekananda road
Wellawatte (sold in 2006.)
8
Mahinda Perera, Engineer
(STC) (Migrated
to Melbourne Australia in 1990) b 8/6/1949-d 27/2/2015+ Nirmalee
Guneratne
9
Milinda Perera +Ayesha
Perera
10 Malaika Perera
9
Emara Perera+Mishra
Ramchander
10 Eloise Margret Ramchander
10 Oliver
Henry Ramchander b 2022
9
Lakshini Perera
9 Sean Perera
5 **Louis Charles de Fonseka Wijewickrema
Tillekeratne Samarakkody. (Mudaliyar of Governors Gate)
b:3 Mar 1840.d 8th Oct 1907 Colombo Acadamy & STC.Mutwal
(entered govt service in 1861,attached to court requests and
sworn translator,also served in Colombo Kachcheri) +
(m1871) Cornelia Fredricka Siriwardene
, (b approx1845.alive1906 ) (great granddaughter
of David de Silva Siriwardene, Mudliyar Raigam
Korale, granddaughter of Simon de Silva Siriwardene Maha
Mudliyar and daughter of Jacobus Dionysius de Siva
Siriwardene,atapattu mohandiram), Mohandiram Alukuru
Korale, Mudaliyar Kegalle Kachcherri. President 6 village
Tribunals in 3 different Korales..Mudaliyar of the Governor Gate
1883. (38 years
governtment service)Had following estates-Lenegala Estate
Panagoda, Mahalanda Estate, Rambukkana Kegalle. And maybe Pugoda
also. (They lived in a house called "Lovedale" in Jampettah
Street Fort,Colombo).He
received the titles of Wijewickreme Tillekeratne,when he was
made Mudaliyar of Governors Gate. He received Jubilee Gold
Medal,from Governor West Ridgeway in 1897.
(He received Crown
Grants in 1880, and was able to purchase 150 acres from
Rambukkana -jungle land which was called Mahalanda,later called
Mahalanda Estate.,and he planted coconut.and also got a crown
grant,and he purchased 200
acres of jungle land in Panagoda which was called vellipilla
kelle,he then planted coconut.,later called Lenegala Estate..)He
had 7 children.
6
(1) Jane Cecilia Augusta de Fonseka Tillekeratne
Samarakkody. (b
approx 1873)died (1909) unmarried.
6
(2) Charles Peter Augustus de Fonseka Tillekeratne
Samarakkody. Mohandiram Governor Gate period and
planter (b approx 1874) (Residence Panagoda) (STC Mutwal) (1911
gazette English speaking Jurors/Assesors,Panagoda Hewagam
korale) + Anne Catherine Tillekaratne. (d/o John Nicholas
Dissenaike Tillekaratne Mudaliyar of Matara) (Peter possibly
inherited about 18 acres or more at Rambukkana and about 100
acres at Panagoda.He built a Walauwwa in Lenegala Estate
Panagoda,Which went to his son Milton Samarakkody,and
thereafter to his grandson Mohan Samarakkody.)
Peter Samarakkody had 10 children.
7
(1) Siripala Samarakkody
(MP-Narammala-1936 State Council)
(b1907-d:22/8/1944) (Educated at STC ,and London
University, called to the bar from the Middle Temple,-Lawyer,
but entered Politics. Member of the State Council , President
Ceylon National Congress ,Member Sinhala Maha Sabha,
participated in the freedom struggle, died of Typhoid
fever.Ferncliff Road Mt Lavinia was re-named Siripala
Road in his memory)+ Phyllis Nedra Senanayake (
Girlie
Senanayake )
(eldest daughter of FR Senanayake)
(3001) (d1978) (Time of death he was residing at 56th
lane Borella.) (UC member Dehiwela Mt Lavinia early 1930's)They
had 3 children.
8
(1)
Malini Samarakkody (b1934) + Rajamandhri Jayagandhi
Ratnagopal
9
Niranjan Tilak Rajkumar Ratnogopal changed his name to Gideon
Tilak Conrad + Jane Ridgeon
10
Misha Soraya Conrad (daughter)
10
Tarik Anthony Martin Conrad
(son)
9
Priyani
Dharshani Ratnogopal.+ Ajantha de Soysa
9
Rushika
Sriyani Ratnagopal +Dallas
Martenstyn
10
Yanick Stephen Martenstyn
9
Nilhan
Suresh + Sharmain
10 Shanick
10 Kiyacha
10 Kiyachi
9
Nilmini
Shobhana +Hassen Carder
(Nilmini and Nilhan are
twins)
8
(2)
Rukmani Samarakkody (b1938) + Sena Attygalle (Civil &
Structural Engineer)
9
Deepthi Attygalle + Richard Perera
(UK)
10 Rohana Perera
9
Dharika Attygalle + Suresh Ellawela
10 Sashen.Ellawala
9
Senaka Attygalle + Maria
10 Jaden Attygalle
10 Justin Attygalle
8
(3)
Surangani Samarakkody (b1940) + Dr Kingsley Ranasinghe (UK)
9
Channa Ranasinghe + Wijewardena
10 Aleka Ranasinghe
10 Ranasinghe
9
Teruni Ranasinghe + Rajeeva Indraketiya
10 Indrajith
Indraketiya
9
Ruwani Ranasinghe +Senani Ellepola
10 Rapti
Ellepola
10 Pradeep
Ellepola
7
(2) Zeids Samarakkody (died unmarried)
7
(3) Nenie Samarakkody (1911-1974) + Phillip
Senewiratne
(3108) (m1930)
(Nenie
inherited some land in Panagoda.)They had 2 children
8 (1) Dr. Brian Senewiratne, (b approx 1931) (Consultant Physician
Brisbane Aus. MBBS - Lond, FRCP - Lond) (Aus)
+ Kamalani Alagaratnam (Migrated to Brisbane
Australia in 1975.)
9
Dr Romesh Senewiratne Alagaratnam + (M1)Susan Ellis Smith (Aus)
10 Ruby Senewiratne
9 Dr Romesh Senewiratne
Alagaratnam+ (M2) Sara Di Genova
10 Zoe Senewiratne Di
Genova
9 Dr Shireen
Senewiratne + (M1) Robert Purssey
10 Nisharn Senewiratne
10 Talita Senewiratne
b1995
9 Dr Shireen Senewiratne
+ (M2) Channa Ellepola
8 (2) Phoebe Senewiratne b2/1/1940 + Nanda
Yatawara
9
Lakshman Yatawara (UK)
9
Neliya Yatawara (UK)
9
Kavanthissa
Yatawara (UK)
7 (4) [2] Edmund Peter Samarakkody, b:19/Apr/1912-d:4
Jan1992, Lawyer (from
1939). STC.Mount Lavinia MP for Dehiowita 1956, MP for
Bulathsinhala 1960 LSSP. Participated in the freedom struggle
for Sri Lanka. His residence was Stardale,Siripala Road Mt
Lavinia.
Edmund
Samarakkody was jailed during the world war 2 for revolutionary
antiwar activities in Ceylon. Edmund escaped Bogambara prison
along with Colvin and Phillip on 5/4/1942. But was re arrested
in 1944..
(Contested elections
from LSSP.1952-Dehiowita-8848votes-won.1956 Dehiowita
14954votes-won.1960-July,Bulathsinhala10103votes-won.)
Also one
time served the MC Dehiwela
|
Electoral history of Edmund Samarakkody |
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|
Election |
Constituency |
Party |
Votes |
Result |
|
10,673 |
Not elected |
|||
|
8,848 |
Elected
|
|||
|
14,954 |
Elected
|
|||
|
7,433 |
Not elected |
|||
|
10,103 |
Elected
|
|||
|
278 |
Not elected |
|||
He, co-founded the Lanka Samasamaja Party (Revolutionary) in
1964. Rescidence of Edmund
was at Stardale,Siripala Rd Mtl.
+ [1] Dagmar
Samarakkody (d18/4/1997)
(daughter of Henry Samarakkody)
(Edmund married Dagmar
around 1935.In 1936 he was practicing in Badulla.)They had 2
children.
8
(1) Nahil Samarakkody. (b approx 1936) (Criminal Lawyer)
(STC) d1986. + Yvonne Kobbekaduwa (d1988) (Sister of Denzil
Kobbekaduwa-1940-1992-Sri Lanka General in the Army.)
9
Pulinda Samarakkody, (b1964)STC
Mt
Lavinia (cricket
for STC Mt Lavinia) + Minoli Sirimanne, they live in Hong Kong.
10 Rahel
Samarakkody
10 Samrakkody (girl)
9
Sidath Samarakkody, (b1966) STC Mt Lavinia (captained cricket
team 1984) + Ms Peiris
10
Tharini Samarakkody
10 Anushka
Samarakkody
9
Swanthi Samarakkody. (California)
8
(2)
Chulanganee. Samarakkody (m1970)
(d2014) + Nihal Tudugalle
9
Shashitha Tudugalle (b1982,m2018)+
Candice
9
Hasitha Tudugalle (b1982)
+ Gowri Rmn
9
Thilanka Tudugalle + Suraj Gunerwardene
10
Gunerwardene
7 (5) Elsie
Samarakkody + Quintas Gunerwardena d25/1/1968
(Elsie
inherited some land at Panagoda.)They had 6 children.
8
(1) Eileen Gunerwardena
8
(2) Desmond Gunerwardena + Rani Yasmin Chaudhry
Mamujee
9
Nadia Rukhsana Mamujee + Lindberg
(Sweden)
9
Asgi Mamujee (Nederlands)
(both step children of
Desmond Gunerwardena)
8
(3) Champani Gunerwardena (d
6/7/2022)+ Eustus Jayasekera (California)
9
Neomal Jayasekera
9
Dushan Jayasekera
9
Chamini Jayasekera
9
Suren Jayasekera
8
(4) Derrick Gunerwardena + Sheila Pieris
9
Shane Gunerwardena
9 Duwanne
Gunawardena
9
Mariza Gunerwardena
8
(5)
Doreen Gunerwardena + de Costa
9
Sriyakanthi de Costa + Balendra
10
Michelle Balendra
8
(6)
Hyacinth Gunerwardena (Jundy)(d2007)
+ Nissanka Dias (formerly
Central Bank)
9
Diluksha Dias + Malini
10
Gayathri Dias
10
Name Not Known
9
Rohan Dias + Esther
9
Priyadharsani Dias + Bhuwaneka Perera.
10 Rakbo
Perera
9
Amal Dias + Hurumali
7 (6) Effie Samarakkody + (M1) Panini Ilangakoon,
MP Weligama (1919-1989)MP 1956-1960, 1970-1977
8
Pani Ilangakoon
7 (6) Effie Samarakkody + (M2) Robert Edward
Jayathilleke, (b16/8/1911) MP (Nawalapitiya)1952-1960.
(Was Minister of Transport & Works 1959) (married approx
1950)They had 5 children.
(Effie
Samarakkody was Chairperson Nawalapitiya Urban Council)
8 (1) Rohan Jayathilleke b1951+ Preethi Fernando
9 Rahan Jayatilleke
9 Shean Jayatilleke
8 (2) Dullip Jayathileke+ Malkanthi Jayatilleke
9 Jonathan Jayatillke
9 Damien Jayatilleke
8 (3) Lakshana Jayathilleke+ Charika Fernando
9 Ashra Jayatilleke
9
Natasha Jayatilleke
8 (4) Jayantha Jayathilleke + Indrani
9 Anarakali Jayathilleke b1987 (Miss SL
2004,Film Actress,
Member
Sourthern Prov Council 2009
(elected from UPFA with 26728votes)+ Dishan
8
(5) Tanya Jayathilleke + Chandra Rajanayake (UK)
9 Naomi Rajanayake +Lakshan Chandradasa
9 Sean Rajanayake + Ruth
(m2018)
7
(7) [3] Milton Samarakkody (1916-1964)
(Lawyer (from
1944)-President Rural Courts) (JPUM) + [4] Amy Elizabeth
Samarakkody (b.1919-d29/10/2018) (daughter of Henry
Samarakkody)
(Milton inherited land at
Panagoda,from his father.)
Milton Samarakkody
donated 1 Acre of land for the purpose of Lenagala Vidyalaya
,bordering Lenegala Estate Panagoda Velipillawa.They had 4
children.
8 (1) Mohan Samarakkody.Stc.Mtl(b30/9/1950) + Priyani
Senewiratne
9
Sandeepani Tharanga Samarakkody (Director HRM ESolve Business
Solutions) + Chandima
Alutwala
10
Thihansa Vimukthi Alutwala
9
Yasamali Samarakkody.+ Arun Muthusamy
8
(2) Shiranthi Samarakkody (Music teacher) (UK)
(b18/9/1945-d6/3/2022)+ Cyril Wijesekera. (Engineer)
9
Dr Nevin Wijesekera
9
Amantha Wijesekera
8
(3) Sivendrini Amithra
(Babishi) Samarakkody
(unmarried)
8
(4) Romesh Samarakkody Stc.Mtl (Lawyer) + Anoma
Meddegoda
9
Shalini Samarakkody + Nirodha Kodikara.
7 (8) Togo Lionel Samarakkody (d23/4/1971)+
Rivette Abeysinghe (d of Eugine Dias
Abeysinghe and Anne.)
(Residence Beach Rd Mt Lavinia.)
8 Wimala (adopted)
and has 4 children
7 (9) Lilly Samarakkody + Piyadasa
Senanayake
(Kehelella) (3001)Had
4 children.
8 (1) Lilani Senanayake + Kithsiri Jayasinghe
9
son
9
daughter
8 (2) Egerton Senanayake
(UK)
8 (3) Devendra Senanayake
9
daughter
9
daughter
8 (4) Ananda Senanayake
7
(10) Stephen
Walter Samarakkody. (b17/7/1919-d11/11/1968) MP
Polgahawela 1960 + Kathalene Vinita Senanayake (known as Nita) (1924-d30/5/2002)
(niece of F R Senanayake) (Stephen
inherited 18 acres at Mahalanda Rambukkana.and may be other
lands.)
(Contested elections
from Polgahawela from SLFP.1960 March- 6038 votes and won.1960
July- 9760votes and won.In the march 1965 election contested
from SLFP and got 10183 votes in Polgahawela and lost.) (Stephen
died of a stroke after the election ,in 1968..)They had 3
children.
8
(1) Sriyani Samarakkody b27/12/1945 (M1970)+ Mahinda
Yatawaka
9
Nishamani Yatawaka + Anura Delgoda
10 Iresh Delgoda
10
Maneesha Delgoda
9
Haren Yatawaka (Stc
Mtl)+ Dilani Pieris
10
Kiyana Yatawaka
10
Anithra Yatawaka
10. Janya Yatawaka
8
(2) Nirmala Samarakkody b 3/9/1947-d10/10/2021+ Major Shanthi Wickremasinghe
9
Dr Ayanthi Wickremasinghe
9
Dr Trishan Wickremasinghe + Amanda
8
(3) Dilkara Samarakkody + Shanti Perera (died 18/11/2019) (Son
of Mudliyar H.P.O Perera)
9
Haresh
Perera + Arosha
10 Shanil
Perera
10 Shenali
Perera
9
Shiara
Perera + Darrel Paiva
10 Dijon
Paiva
10 Stefan
Paiva
6
(3) Henry Charles Augustus de Fonseka Tillekeratne
Samarakkody (Residence Pugoda
later Gampaha) (Mudaliyar Pasdum Korale East) (b
approx 1875- d 26/12/1934 (STC)+ Johanna
Fredricka Elinor Pieris Siriwardena. (Ellen) (b approx
1877-d21/3/1937) (daughter
of Edwin Albert Wicremasinghe Siriwardene (Mudliyar of Wellaboda
pattuwa)of Mestrige Watte Kelaniya and Susana Hetroyda de
Alwis..Johanna is a Grand daughter of Welhelmus Nicholas Pieris
Mohandiram.bp1792. Welhelmus Pieris is a son of Jacobus Pieris Mohandiram and Jacoba
de Silva.Jacoba de Silva is a daughter of Simon de Silva Maha
Mudliyar)Their house was called “Sorodoven†-
presently the Holy Cross College Gampaha) (Henry possibly
inherited land in Gampaha ,Pugoda and Rambukkana from his
father.) He supposed to have had a elephant. the big 40 acre
estate ,was called Saradoven Estate at Gampaha. (1921 gazette
says Mudliyar Alukuru korale GHA Samarakkody? possible typing
error) (Susana Hetroyda de Alwis is a sister of Helena Eliza de
Alwis of Galkissa.)
Henry Samarakkody and
Johanna had 13 children.
7
(1) Charles Arthur Solomon
Samarakkody (Lawyer from 1939 Bendiyamulla
Gampaha) (STCMtl)b 8/9/1910-d 21/2/1981 + Iole
de
Livera
(3109) (b approx 1915-d21/3/1966) (Iole is a daughter of Godwin
de Livera and Charlotte Samarakkody.) (Solomon Samarakkody,is
supposed to have sold the Sarodovan Walauwa to Holy Cross
College in 1944. He then built a house in Miriswatte
Gampaha.)They had 8 children.
(Received land in
Gampaha and Rambukkana.) (The 4 girls,had their primary
education at Holy Cross College)
8
(1) Srikumar Surendra Samarakkody (Doctor) (STCMtl)
b31/5/1940-d21/12/1987+ Nanda Jayasinghe no children
8
(2) Rajan Samarakkody
STC Mtl (7/5/1942-29/7/2021)+
Irani Alahakoon
9
Dilukshan Samarakkody, + Janaki Perera
10 Dinali Samarakkody
10
Minali Samarakkody
9
Dinesh Samarakkody, +
Kamai Gunerwardena
10 Deelaka Samarakkody
10 Thenuk Samarakkody
9 Shanaka
Samarakkody, +
Shkila Perera
10 Senithi Samarakkody
8
(3) Srivanka Samarakkody,
(STC Mt Lavinia) + Chitra Welagedara
9 Yohan Lalinda
Samarakkody (STC
Mt Lavinia) + Anuradha Sumanapala
9
Dulanga Samarakkody (m2016)
(STC Mt Lavinia) + Oshini Jayasinghe
8 (4) Sriyani Samarakkody b16/4/1944 (M1974)+ Gamini
Jayaweera, b7/10/1943-d:1/11/2001
9
Dushantha Jayaweera, (Pilot
SL Airlines) +Nimanthi Weerasinghe
10 Nimeesha
Jayaweera
10 Deshan
Jayaweera
8 (5) Rohini Samarakkody
(unmarried)
8
(6) Malkanthi Samarakkody + Gehan de Livera (Royal) (Son of Ronnie
de Livera and Chandrani Tillekeratne)
9
Roland de Livera + Chantell Chipman (NZ)
10 Cooper Adrian de Livera
10 Bianca de Livera
9
Jeevaka
de Livera + Myra Fernandes
10 Shanik de Livera
10 Rehan de Livera
8 (7) Indrajith Samarakkody, (b17/8/1948) (STC Mtl) + Jayanthi
Batuwantudawe
9
Arinda Samarakkody (Stc
Mtl) +
10 Aritha Samarakkody
9
Navodya Samarakkody (St
Paul's Milagiriya)
8
(8) Suvendrini Samarakkody b22/2/1951+ Nihal Gunathilaka (STC Mtl)b18/8/1950
7 (2) Millicent Elinor Samarakkody
(b1911-d:1995) (Md1928)+ James
Christopher Senewiratne, (Jimmy) d:1969 of Galkissa
Walauwa. (Millicent inherited property in Kelaniya, possibly
from her mother.) (They
had 3 children.)
8 (1) Vasanthi Senewiratne
(b1933-d 6/6/2019) (Md1970)+ Marshal Wijesinghe (SLAF), d:1988
9
Ayanthi Wijesinghe + Samith Jayasekera
8 (2) Ranjith Senewiratne, b 14/4/1939 (Personal Manager
StateTrading ) (STC.Mt Lavinia) + Deepthi Malalgoda
9
Hirantha Senewiratne STC.Mt Lavinia + Anja Lurvink
8
(3) Tissa Leonard Senewiratne (Dr.), Chief Medical
Officer,Colombo,b 23/3/1940
+ Sreeni Attygalle .m1967
(Residence Galkissa Walauwwa.)
9
Thishani
Senewiratne + Amal De Mel
10
Amashi De Mel, b:1994
10
Shineli De Mel
9
Chaminda Senewiratne (STC
Mt Lavinia) (Md1994) + Misthi de Silva
7
(3) [1] Dagmar Corneliya Samarakkody
(1912-18/4/1997) + [2] *Edmund Samarakkody. (19 Apr
1912-1992), (MP
Dehiowita & Bulathsinhala ). Lawyer (Residence
Stardale Siripala Rd MtL.) (m approx 1935) (They had 2
children.)
8
(1) Nahil Samarakkody,
, Lawyer, b approx 1936-d:1986 + Yvonne Kobbekaduwa,
d:1986 (sister of
Lt. General Denzil Kobbekaduwa-1940-1992-General in the Army.)
(d of Lawrence Kobbekaduwa)
9
Pulinda Samarakkody, STC. Mount Lavinia (cricket for STC), +
Minoli Sirimanne, (They live in Hong Kong)
10
Rahel Samarakkody,
10 Samarakkody (girl)
9
Sidath Samarakkody, (b1966) (1984 captained
cricket team STC) + Ms Pieris
10
Tharini Samarakkody
10
Anushka Samarakkody
9 Swanthi
Samarakkody, b:1973 (California)
8
(2) Chulanganee Samarakkody. (m1970) (d2014) + Nihal
Tudugalle (SLAF)
9
Shashitha Tudugalle (b1982.m2018)
+ Candice
9
Hasitha Tudugalle (b1982)+
Gowri Rmn (m2020)
9
Thilanka Tudugalle + Suraj Gunewardene
10
Gunewardene
7
(4) Robert Charles Samarakkody, b:26 Oct
1913-d:26 Nov 1998 in California + Allina Dassanayake. (Robert contested for
elections in 1960 from Gampaha,from LSSP,1883votes-lost) (Robert for sometime
served as Gampaha Mayor)He had 2 children.
8
(1) Amara Samarakkody (PhD) (California) + Kusum
Perera (PhD)
9
Chandana Yasanatha Perera (California)
8
(2) Senaka Samarakkody, (USA) b:1943 + Mangalika
Jayathilake (California)
9
Tharuja Samarakkody b1971 + Ashok Ponnambalam (Texas)
10
Naresh Ponnambalam
10
Sanjiv Ponnambalam
9
Sajeevani Samarakkody + Brandon Hughes (California)
9
Niroshana Samarakkody b1974+ Ushma Bhatt (California)
7
(5) Vernon Victor Charles Samarakkody, (b
approx 1914) died unmarried around 1980. (had land in
Pugoda,inherrited from his father.) (Died of serpent bite.)
7 (6) Douglas Samarakkody (b approx 1915-d
approx 1980)+ Ambegoda Liyanage (they had 6 children.)
8
(1) Nanda Samarakkody + Sumanadasa Liyanage
9
Noel Liyanage +Sudarshi
9
Shanthi Liyanage
9
Lilani Liyanage + Amaratunga
9
Guptha Liyanage + Nilmini
9
Nelum Liyanage + Indika
10
Yasasi
8
(2)
Somapala Samarakkody + Ranthileka Ekanayake
9
Janitha Samarakkody + Mahesha
9
Yasantha Kasun Samarakkody
9
Sayantha Samarakkody + Kumuduni
10
Senaji Samarakkody
9
Jayasuru Ruwan Samarakkody
8
(3) Dharmasena
Samarakkody
8
(4)
Neela Samarakkody
8 (5) Mahinda Samarakkody +
Ariyawathie
9
Pubudu Samarakkody
9
Shashikala Samarakkody
8 (6) Shrimathi Samarakkody + Kumar Nettasinghe
7 (6) 2nd spouse of Douglas Samarakkody + Nedra
Bandaranaike (d2016)
(SWRD’s cousin) (1001)
(Needra is a daughter of Reginald Felton Dias Bandaranaike and
Leticia.) (her siblings are Sydney and Ione) (They had 3
children.)
8
(1)
Dudley Samarakkody + Anula Hettiaratchi
9
Shehan Samarakkody
9
Thalini Samarakkody
9
Harshan Samarakkody
9
Heshan Samarakkody
8
(2)
Chrisantha Samarakkody + Tilani Abeysekera
9
Kristina Abeysekera
9
Lalin Abeysekera
9
Lavinia Abeysekera
8
(3) Niranjala Samarakkody + Krishantha Obeyesekera
9
Dileni Obeyesekera
9
Andrew Obeyesekera
7
(7) Olga Agnes Mary Samarakkody (b approx 1916-d approx
2000) + Henry Taldena of Badulla. (Taldena family of
Uva-3737) Had 2 sons.
8
(1)
Lankasa Taldena
8
(2)
Jayantha Taldena, died unmarried
7 (8) Kate Samarakkody (child died
young.)
7 (9) Samarakkody (child died
young.)
7 (10) [4] Amy Elizabeth Samarakkody
(b 6th June.1919-d29/10/2018) (St Bridgets)passed junior
matriculation exam + [3] Milton Samarakkody.
(1916-1964) (Residence at Siripala Rd MtL.)
(Lawyer,President Rural Courts) (M approx 1951)
10 acres were sold from
Gampaha land to Gampaha Holy Cross College.Possibly around
1953.Possibly from the proceeds, built the 15A Siripala Road Mt
Lavinia house.They had 4 children.
8
(1) Mohan Samarakkody, STC Mt Lavinia (b 30/9/1950) +
Priyani Senewiratne
(Residence Lenegala Estate Panagoda.In the walauwa
Peter Samarakkody built.)
9
Sandeepani Tharanga Samarakkody (Director HRM ESolve Business
Solutions)+ Chandima Alutwala
10 Thihansa Vimukthi Alutwala
9
Yasamali Samarakkody + Arun Muthusamy
8
(2) Shiranthi Samarakkody
(UK)
(Visaka) + Cyril Wijesekera
9
Dr Nevin Wijesekera
9
Amantha Wijesekera
8
(3) Sivendrini (Babishi)
Samarakkody (unmarried) (visaka)
8
(4) Romesh Samarakkody, STC.Mt Lavinia (Lawyer) + Anoma
Meddegoda
(Residence Pugoda.)
9
Shalini Samarakkody + Nirodha Kodikara
7 (11) Lionel Charles Samarakkody (b approx
1921-d25/10/1999) (STC)+ Chandra de Saram, d 16th:Feb 2007 (see obituary notice
below**) (Residence Dehiwela.)
(d of CH de Saram and
Muriel Hilda Eheliyagoda) He had 1 daughter.
(Lionel inherited some
land in Rambukkana which he sold in the 50's.He contested for
elections from Kegalle in 1952 from SLFP got 8358 votes but
lost.).
8
Sassanka Samarakkody (Journalist)
7
(12) Lilly Samarakkody, (Lilian) b:9 Dec 1922 -d28th
Feb 2020+ Eric Duncan de Alwis. (Thomian) (died of a
heart attack at Royal-Thomian cricket match on 13 March 1965)
(Residence Mt Lavinia.) (Son of Henry Edwin de Alwis) (m approx
1950) (Lilly Samarakkody inherited 35 acres at Rambukkana.,but
sold in 1966.)They had 3 children.
8 (1) Neomal Eric
de Alwis. (STC.Mount
Lavinia) b9/10/1951 (Tourism) + Ramani
9
Nilhan de Alwis (STC
Mount Lavinia)
8
(2) Rohan de Alwis. (STC.Mount
Lavinia) (unmarried)
8 (3) Dulip de Alwis
(Chute) ( STC.Mount Lavinia), GM Hotel Ceysands + Mallika (Chubby) Meddegoda
9 Arjun
de Alwis (STC Mt
Lavinia)+ Shihara Molligoda
(md2021)
9
Radhini de Alwis (Bishops
College)
7 (13) Harriet Samarakkody (b 16 Jun 1924-d 10th June
2021)+ Godfrey Perera, d:1996
(Harriet inherited land at Rambukkana.) (Residence
Dehiwela,Harriet and Anoja later migrated to New Zealand in the
1990's.)They had 4 children.
8 (1) Anoja Perera (NZ)
+ Mohan Senanayake
9
Roshanara Senanayake
9
Samantha Senanayake + Chadz Gunerwardena
10 Skyler Gunerwardena b 2016
8
(2) Dilip Perera, STC.Mount Lavinia, Sri Lankan
Airlines,b1955 d:Feb1997 + Sunethra Senanayake ,b1956-d
17/1/2022
9
Mandula Kittu Perera, b:1989
(USA)
9
Umaya Perera, b:1991
8
(3) Heshan Perera (USA),
STC.Mount
Lavinia b1962
8
(4) Dr Eranjani Perera (Aus)+
9
Dmithri Manawadu
6
(4) Charles Edwin
Augustus Samarakkody. b:1879, Proctor Dist Court
Colombo 1910. + Rosalyn Pieris Siriwardena.
(daughter of Henry Richard Pieris
(b1840) and Catharine de Silva of Kelaniya.Grand daughter
of Welhelmus
Nicholas Pieris.b1792)
CEA Samarakkody was
District Judge Matara in 1938
(in 1910 lived in Barber St Colombo) He had 3 children.
7
(1) Malcolm.E.D
Samarakkody, b:4 Sep 1923 (d
approx1990), Royal College, (Lawyer from 1950) Worked as
Asst Commissioner National Housing + Daisy
Kobbekaduwa. born 28/6/1926 (d of SD
Kobbekaduwa) (aunt of Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa,
Daisy Kobbekaduwa is from Kandy and related to the Ratwatte,
Hulangamuwa, Halangoda and Amunugama families. At one time
Malcolm and family lived at Boswel place Wellawatte.And later
Malcolm lived in Mt Lavinia)He had 5 children.
8
(1) Shiranthi Samarakkody, died at 29 years
20/9/1980
8
(2) Nirmani (Nimmi) Samarakkody
+
Senaka Senadheera d2007
9
Thusith (Randy) +
Buddhini
9
Samadhi + Suneth
8
(3) Tyronne Samarakkody
(unmarried)
8
(4) Marlon Samarakkody
(Isipathana) b1954+ Padma Wijesinghe
9 Milanga
Samarakkody
9 Heshini
Samarakkody
+ Dilhan Liyanage
8
(5) Anomi Samarakkody (USA)+ Asoka Abeydeera
(California)
9
Nirusha Abeydeera, b:1995
9
Dishan Abeydeera, b:1995
9
Nishani Abeydeera, b:1995
7
(2) Hinton Samarakkody + Malini Seneviratne (3138)
7
(3) Dottie Fannie Samarakkody + Clive Dias
Bandaranaike
8
Sripali Dias Bandaranaike
6 (5) William Charles Augustus de Fonseka
Tillekeratne Samarakkody.Born approx 1872-d Feb 1942,
educated at Wesley College. (died unmarried
received some land in Mahalanda Rambukkana,which later part
went to his sister Mary after his death.)
6
(6) Charlotte Henrietta Augusta de Fonseka
Tillekeratne Samarakkody 1880-1970 + Godwin de Livera.1876-1921
( Revenue Officer, Tammankaduwa-Polonnaruwa) (3109)
(Mohandiram 1905) (Son of James de
Livera.Mudliyar) She had 6 children.
(Charlotte inherited 18 acres at Rambukkana-tank
block,also inherited 30 acres at Panagoda-Thiruwana
block.) (Residence Saranankara rd Kalubowila.)
7
(1) Carita de Livera, died
unmarried
7
(2) Ivy de Livera, (died unmarried approx
1984)
7
(3) Zisca de Livera, (died unmarried approx
1980)
7
(4) Iole de Livera (b approx 1915-d
21/3/ 1966) + Solomon Samarakkody.
(b8/9/1910-d21/2/1981) (Stc) (Lawyer) (They had 8 children.)
8
(1) Dr. Srikumar Samarakkody
(died no children) (STC) (b31/5/1940-d21/12/1987)+ Nanda
Jayasinghe
8
(2) Rajan Samarakkody (STC) (7/5/1942-29/7/2021) + Irani
Alahakoon
9
Dilukshan Samarakkody + Janaki Perera
10 Dinali
Samarakkody
10 Minali
Samarakkody
9
Dinesh Samarakkody + Kamai Gunerwardena
10 Deelaka
Samarakkody
10 Thenuk
Samarakkody
9
Chanaka Samarakkdy + Shkila Perera
10 Senithi
Samarakkody
8
(3) Srivanka Samarakkody
(STC Mt Lavinia)+ Chitra Welagedera
9 Yohan
Lalinda Samarakkody (STC
Mt Lavinia)+ Anuradha Sumanapala
9 Dulanga
Samarakkody (md2016)
(STC Mt Lavinia)+ Oshini Jayasinghe
8
(4) Sriyani Samarakkody b16/4/1944+ Gamini Jayaweera
b1943-d2001
9 Dushantha Jayaweera (Pilot SL Airlines ) + Nimanthi Weerasinghe
10 Nimeesha
Jayaweera
10 Deshan Jayaweera
8
(5) Rohini Samarakkody
8
(6) Malkanthi Samarakkody + Gehan de Livera (Royal)
9
Ronald de Livera + Chantelle Chipman (NZ)
10 Cooper
Adrian de Livera
10 Bianca de
Livera
9
Jeewaka de Livera + Myra Fernandes
10 Shanik de Livera
10 Rehan de
Livera
8
(7) Indrajith Samarakkody
(Stc) (b17/8/1948)+Jayanthi
9
Arinda Samarakkody +
10 Aritha Samarakkody
9
Navodya Samarakkody
8
(8) Suvendrini Samarakkody b22/2/1951+ Nihal Gunathilake (Stc)b1950
7
(5) James
Godwin Vaughn de Livera 1915-2003. STC (Md 1953)+ Chandra
Pieris Deraniyagala
(1005) (1921-2008) (Residence
Thimbirigasyaya.) (Communication Officer Civil aviation,served
in 2hd World War in UK.) (Had land in Rambukkana.)He had 2
children.
8
(1) Yasmin de Livera (Sydney Australia) (Bishops) + Ramesh
Abeysekera (Stc)
(Aus)
9
Jehan Abeysekera + Ishini Jayamaha
10 Abayasekara
9
Yohan Abeysekera
8
(2) Gayan de Livera died unmarried STC.Mount Lavinia
(1954-1982)
7 (6) Louis Charles de Livera (Carl), b
6/5/1919-d 19/7/1969 STC Mt Lavinia, Lawyer (from 1943) Colombo,
District Court (Md
1955) + Gertrude Seneviratne .Eng
.Instructor.b12/4/1931
(Carl replanted his
mothers land of 30 acres at Panagoda in 1960 with rubber,which
later belonged to him and his siblings.) (Residence Dehiwela.)He
had 3 children.
8
(1) Sunil de Livera. Musician. STC.Mount Lavinia,
13/9/1956-2003, died unmarried.
8 (2) Jagath
Manjula de Livera, , (b:1960), (STC Mt
Lavinia) (Accountant/Deputy Chief Internal Auditor Urban
Development Authority Sri Lanka, 1985-2005), migrated to
Melbourne Australia in 2006 + Lakshmi Arulanandam, Lawyer (5030) (Md 1993)
9
Rahul de Livera (Monash Uni)
(Engineer), (Deaken uni)Law degree
(Aus)
9
Shruti de Livera (Monash Uni) (Aus)
8
(3) Lankika de Livera b1964 Journalist, Bishops
College 1st (b18/2/1964-d10/4/2011) (Md1990)+
Prasanna Panditharatne. (1960-2009)
9
Kusan Panditharatne. STC (Kollupitiya & Mt Lavinia)
6
(7) Mary Elizebeth Augusta de Fonseka Tillekeratne
Samarakkody (b approx 1882 d1974) + Arthur Hugh
Tillekeratne.
(Mary received about 45
acres at Panagoda and 26 acres at Mahalanda Rambukkana,which she
gave to Grace and Olive her 2 daughters.)Residence Panagoda
Lenegala Estate..She had 2 children.
7
(1) Grace Tillekaratne (1917-2011)+
Francis Senewiratne (They had 4
children.)
8 (1) Ranjith
Senewiratne died at 16yrs (1951-1967)
8
(2)
Nimal Senewiratne b1949-d2014+ Geetha
9
Amanda Gimhani Senewiratne
9
Eshan Viraj Senewiratne
8
(3) Niranjala Senewiratne + Kalinda Doranagoda (b1941-d2015)
9
Shamila Doranagoda (Melbourne
Aus)
+ Duminda Maligaspe
10
Dinuri Maligaspe
10 Tharuki
Maligaspe
8
(4) Priyani Senewiratne + Mohan Samarakkody
(b30/9/1950)
9
Sandeepani Tharanga Samarakkody (Director HRM ESolve Business
Solutions)+ Chandima
Alutwala
10 Thihansa Vimukthi Alutwala
9
Yasamali Buddhini Samarakkody + Arun Muthusamy
7
(2) Olive Tillekaratne + Francis Wijesundera
d 1994 (no children) (They adopted 2
children)
3
Samanakkody Mudliyar (b
approx 1750) +Dominga Dias Bandaranaike (BP 1740)’s
(2nd marriage) M1780 approx.Dominga is a daughter of
Francisco Dias Bandaranaike b1720.Dominga's 1st marraige was
to Pascol de Livera Weerakoon.From this marriage Dominga had 2
sons and a daughter.
4 Fonseka
Samarakkody Mudaliyar (b approx 1780 (Md1810
approx)+ Christina
Pietronella
Dias Bandaranaike, bp:29th October 1789,
d/o Don David Dias Bandaranaike & Juliana De Saram (1001) (David DB is a
son of Conrad DB, and Juliyana de Saram is a daughter of Louis
de Saram)
(According to Ceylon
Gazette of 1899,there was a Samanakkody ,who owned 40 perches
with a house at No 97 and
80 perches at No 100, both of 2hd Division Maradana, within the
Gravets of Colombo.)
(According to Ceylon
Gazette of 1915,in the matter of intestete,estate of Geneive
Pauline Samarakkody deceased 1915.Following names are mentioned.
Fredrick Peter de Fonseka Samarakkody. Alice Margret Samarakkody
,and her husband L.A Arthur Rodrigo,all of 2hd Division
Maradana,Colombo.)
Prepared by Mr Manjula de Livera
***** Samarakkody
Family Photos see below
e-mail manjulafamily@yahoo.com.au
manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
Updated:
7th July, 2022
**Reference
to
LC De Fonseka WT
Samarakkody:
In the Saka year 1675,
corresponding to A.D. 1750, in an account given of King Kirti
Sri Rajasinha, of Kandy, translated by Paul E. Peiris,
N.A.C.C.S:, barrister-at-law, appears the record of the return
of the embassy which the king had sent to Siam, and amongst the
officers delegated to meet these ambassadors figures the name of
Samarakkody, the UdaÂgampaha
Adigar, from whom the subject of this sketch is descended. The
Adigar’s descendant was Johan
de Fonseka Samarasundere Seneviratne Samarakkody, who was the
MudaÂliyar of Hewagam Korale under the Dutch administration.
His eldest som, Paulis was Mohandiram in the same Korale, and
his second son, Andris, who married the sister of Don Abraham
Dissenaike, second Mudaliyar of Hewagam Korale, was Atapattu
Mohandirain of Colombo in the same government. Louis grandson of
Johan de Fonseka Samarakkody, was attached to the Colombo
Kachcheri as Clerk and Commutation Assessor. He married
Francina, daughter of Paules de Livera Weerakon, Mohandiram of
Hapitigam Korale, and their son, Louis Charles de Fonseka
Wijeyewickkrame Tillekeratne Samarakkodv, whose name heads this
sketch, was born at Colombo in 1840.
He received his
education at Colombo Academy and St. Thomas’s College, and entered the
Government service in 1861, attached to the Court of Requests,
Colombo, as sworn Translator. He also served in the Colombo
Kachcheri, and became Mohandiram of Alutkuru Korale, South, and
then was appointed Mudaliyar of the Kegalla Kachcheri. He was
President of six Village Tribunals in three different Korales,
and was appointed Mudaliyar of the Governor’s Gate in 1883. Twelve years later
he retired from GovernÂment employ, after thirty-eight years of
continuous service.
In 1871 he married
Cornelia Fredrica, the daughter of Jacobus Dionysius de Silva
Siriwardene, Atapattu Mohandiram of Colombo (whose grandfather,
David de Silva Siriwardene, was Mudaliyar of Rayigam Korale, and
‘whose father, Simon de Silva
Siriwardene, was Maha Mudaliyar). Of the sons of this marriage,
Charles Henry Augustus is Mudaliyar of Pasdun Korale East;
Charles Peter, a MohanÂdiram of the Governor’s Gate, is a planter, who is
married to Anne Kathereen, daughter of John Nicholas Dissenaike
Tillekeratne, Mudaliyar of Matara; Charles Edwin is a Proctor of
the District Court of Colombo and Charles William is a senior
student of Wesley College, Colombo. Mr. Samarakkody has three
daughters, Charlotte Henrietta, Mary Elizabeth, and Jane
Cecilia.
Amongst his
family possessions, Mr. Samarakkody treasures a gold medal given
to his uncle Carolis de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody,
Mudaliyar, by Governor Sir Robert Brownrigg in 1818 for his
meritorious Services to the British Government during the
Kandyan Rebellion, and a Jubilee gold medal presented to him by
Governor Sir West RidgeÂway. He resides at "Lovedale",
Jampettah Street, Colombo.
http://www.defonseka.com/ref_20thcentury.htm
**SAMARAKKODY - CHANDRA (nee DE SARAM) Beloved
wife of the late Lionel Samarakkody, dearly beloved mother of
Sasanka, loving sister of Amara, Sarojini and Gamini, expired.
Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral parlour at 3.30 p.m. on
Friday 16th February. Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at
4.00 p.m. No. 78, Galle Road, Dehiwala. DN Fri Feb 16 2007
|
Edmund Samarakkody kept faith to the last by Amaradasa Fernando Daily News Jan 4 2002 January 4th marks the 10th anniversary of
Edmund Samarakkody's death. He was one of the pioneers
of the Left Movement. He came from what one would call a
"walauwa" in Panagoda. His elder brother Siripala was a
member of the State Council and so was another brother
Stephen. They were bourgeoise nationalists, which
was the political trend in the early nineteenth century.
But young Edmund was to carve a different path for
himself. While still a student he joined a young group
of intellectual radicals who had returned to the island
after finishing their studies in the US and UK in the
early thirties. These young men were S. A. Wickremasinghe,
Philip Gunawardene, N. M. Perera, Colvin R. de Silva, T.
B. Subasinghe and V. Karalasingham etc. Coincidentally
all the above named were Anandians, except Colvin who
came from Royal, while Edmund came from St. Thomas'.
With the advent of the great Russian October Revolution,
Philip Gunawardene in particular had been influenced by
Marxist and labour movements. Philip was a member of the
Communist Party of Great Britain. He had been earlier
introduced to the socialist ideology while the others
held socialist/nationalist views. He was introduced to socialism, by Prof.
Scott Nearing, an American, when Philip was at
Wisconsin, while Harold Laski and Bernard Shaw
influenced NM at the London School of Economics when
reading for his Ph.D., during the latter part of his
stay in Great Britain Philip came to be influenced by
the Russian Left Opposition against Stalin led by Leon
Trotsky and his Theory of the Permanent Revolution. Crown colony Sri Lanka, Ceylon, was a Crown Colony of
British Imperialism. World War II which saw the decline
of colonialism, had its impact on India and Ceylon. It
was in these heady times that young Edmond was caught up
in the nationalist movement. He became a member of the
Colombo South Youth league, which was affiliated to the
All Ceylon (Youth)
Congress. In November 1933 the radical element of the
Youth League was associated with the Suriya Mal Movement
which was started as a counter to the Poppy organisation
on November 11 which collected money for disabled war
veterans of Great Britain. Instead now the Suriya Mal Movement
collected for the war veterans of Ceylon. In the years
of the Malaria epidemic of 1934-35 in Ceylon which took
a toll of over 100,000 lives, found the Suriya Mal
Movement activists led by Drs. N. M. Perera, S. A.
Wickremasinghe and Philip Gunawardene who took a leading
role in relief work in the Kelani Valley. Thus the
Suriya Mal movement saw the beginnings of the
anti-imperialist movement in Ceylon, later to become the
LSSP, an umbrella organisation for all nationalists,
socialists of different hues. At its founding conference of the LSSP on
December 1935 Edmund was elected to its Executive
Committee. The more militant socialists in it grew into
what was called the "T" group (Trotskyist)
led by Philip. They included, NM, Colvin, Leslie
Goonewardene, Robert, Vernon Gunasekera, P. H. William
Silva and Edmund. There was a split party, one led by
the T. Group, who now sided with Leon Trotsky in the
International Communist movement, while a group led by
Dr. Wicks, M. G. Mendis, P. Kandiah etc sided with
Stalin, who were expelled and were to form the United
Socialist Party, later the Ceylon CP. Independence The LSSP was the first party that stood for
complete independence of Ceylon from the British Empire,
while even the "father of the nation" D. S. Senanayake
stood for "Dominion Status within the Commonwealth". A.
E. Goonesinghe was the first to organise both the
indigenous and Indian labour in the early 20s. With the
appearance of the Colombo South Youth League and later
the LSSP posed a challenge to Goonesinghe's, Ceylon
Labour Union. The tea, rubber, DC mills, harbour, the
textile workers were mostly led by Goonesinghe who had
got a head start. The Wellawatte Spinning and Weaving
Mills led by the latter with a labour force of 1,400
strong, 2/3 Malayalam, and 1/3 Sinhalese had led strikes
in 1923, 1926 and 1929. In 1933 because of the economic
depression, the workers went on strike in defiance of
A.E.G. They walked out in protest against a drastic cut
in wages, besides they asked for a reduction in working
hours from 60 to 54 hours. The young militants of the Colombo SL then
supported the Indian workers, while A.E.G used the
Sinhala workers from the Weaving Mills and also from the
Harbour as black legs. Dr. Colvin R. de Silva, S. A.
Wicks, Philip, Leslie and young Edmund who had by now
passed out as a lawyer started the Wellawatte Mill
Workers Union with Colvin as its president. Workers councils His first brush against British interests
was when he supported the workers of the Ms Vavaseurs
and the Colombo Commercial Company. This was done
against the leadership of the Communist Party which was
formed by the Stalinist nucleus within the LSSP, later
expelled. The CP which was in control of the rubber,
coconut, tea and the engineering firms had given 'no
strike' pledge, as they were supporting the British war
effort, with the Nazi attack on the USSR, were given a
free run supported by their managements. While Edmund
was arrested along with Leslie Goonewardene for
participation in these firm's strikes. Edmund was
involved in the wave of plantation struggles of Mooloya
and Wevasse. There was a celebrated case of an Indian
plantation worker Govindan, who was shot dead at Mooloya (Jan 18th)
where Colvin R. de Silva, Jack Kotalawala and Edmund
took up the legal defence of the estate workers. By the
end of May the strike enveloped the whole of Uva like a
forest fire. It was this direct clash with the British
colonial interests, where some estate workers for the
first time in working class history of Ceylon up
"workers councils". In Badulla a mammoth meeting despite
a police ban was held when the British military
government decided that it was time to crack down on
these agitators. Leaders arrested Within a week of the fall of France to the
Hitlerite forces the Governor issued detention orders on
five leaders of the LSSP. "The Times of Ceylon" the
newspaper of the plantation Raj on 19th June 1940
reported the arrest in head lines, "Red leaders in
Welikade jail... three last night another today ...Swift
action by the police". N. M. Perera, Philip Gunawardene,
and Colvin R. de Silva were taken into custody on June
19. Edmund was arrested in Mount Lavinia on the
following day. But Leslie Goonewardene evaded arrest and
went underground. In Welikade and following a hunger
strike against poor conditions, the four detainees were
removed to the British military prison in Bogambara,
Kandy, where they planned their future political
strategy. The prisoners with the connivance of a prison
guard scooted out of jail to attend all night party
meetings and returned to jail. They even attended a
secret party conference of 42 delegates. It was Edmund and another comrade who
remained in the cell to cover up their absence of the
leaders. On another occasion a Indian comrade from
Benares visited their cell surreptitiously to plan their
escape and their future political strategy in India. On
the night of April 7, 1942, the four prisoners made a
daring jail break, along with the prison guard, Solomon,
whom they had won over to their cause. Philip, NM and
Colvin crossed over to India in a "vallam" from
Vellvettithurai, while Edmund stayed behind in the
underground to help build the LSSP. In India they helped with Indian Troskyists
to launch the Bolshevik Lennist Party of India, of which
the LSSP now became its Ceylon Unit. While BLPI
supported the Quit India Movement the Indian CP worked
against it. In 1943 the Indian Police swooped, on the
fugitives, betrayed by a Stalinist mole Shukla,
deporting Philip, MN, Colvin and Robert, while Doric de
Souza, Leslie, V. Karalasingham, Bernard Soysa, Hector
Abeyawardhana, Vievienne Goonewardena, and Allan Mendis
who had also gone over to India, stayed behind to help
build the BLPI. In 1944 Edmund was re arrested and
charged for conspiring against His Majesty's Government
and the jail break and had a six months rigorous
imprisonment imposed on him. By the end of the war the LSSP split into
two factions - the LSSP led by Philip and NM and the
Bolshevik Samasamajaya Party led by Colvin, Leslie,
Edmund and Bernard Soysa. In 1950 the parties re-united.
They fought the General Election of 1952, and Edmund was
elected as member for Dehiovita. In 1960 he represented
Bulathsinghala. Sinhala only In 1953 a group split to toe an SLFP line
of not anti-capitalism but anti-UNPism. In 1955 it was
Edmund who seconded NM's motion in Parliament to make
both Tamil and Sinhala as official languages. The UNP,
SLFP, and the VLSSP of Philip had switched from Tamil
and Sinhala as Swabhasa languages to one of "Sinhala
Only". The LSSP,
(NM, Colvin Leslie) joined in the formation of a
Coalition Government with Ms Sirima Bandaranaike in
1964. This made Edmund, Meryl Fernando, V.
Karalasingham and Bala Tampoe, walk out to launch the
LSSP (R) as
a Trotskyist Party affiliated to the Fourth
International, the Party built by Leon Trotsky after he
was sent into exile by Stalin. Before long the LSSP (R) also
disintegrated. Press take over An important episode in Edmund's life
should not be missed. In 1965 he as MP for Dehiovita and
Meryl Fernando MP for Moratuwa, being in the LSSP (R) from the
Opposition voted with the UNP on the Throne Speech on
the specific subject of the take over of the Lake House
and Times press. The UNP leading the Opposition found
these two MPs, along with C. P. de Silva and thirteen
others voting with the Opposition. The 13 crossed over
to the UNP. The coalition Government voting with the
Opposition. The Government of Sirimavo lost by one vote!
Because Edmund was such a purist in politics often left
him isolated. He formed a splinter group, ran a Sinhala
weekly and worked among trade unions in the last years
of his life. There was one thing to be said of Edmund
through his life. He was honest and steadfast to the
cause of revolutionary socialism. He preferred to stick
to orthodoxy than compromise one bit and retain his
political identity and remain as a small group. |
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Samarakkody
Edmund
Samarakkody (1912/1992) was a
leading Trotskyist in Sri
Lanka and at one
time a member of that country's parliament. He was a leader of
the Fourth
International's section, the LSSP, and a supporter of the
establishment of the United
Secretariat
of the Fourth International in 1963.
After the LSSP was expelled from the International, he
co-founded the Lanka
Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary) (LSSP (R)), which was
the section of the Fourth International. After disagreements
with Bala Tampoe, he left
the International after its1969 World Congress.
In 1960 he was elected as LSSP
Member
of Parliament for the Bulathsinhala constituency. However, in
1965, contesting from the LSSP (R), he received only 278 votes
in the same electorate - the LSSP's Mangala Moonesinghe was elected MP with
14,023 votes
Daily Mirror Tue Mar 2
2004
State
of affairs in the Kandyan Kingdom: A lesson from the past
By
D.B. Kappagoda
The independence of the Kandyan kingdom was lost
188 years ago to the British, who were then occupying the
maritime provinces of Sri Lanka. The transfer of power was made
official by a treaty signed by the Kandyan chieftains and the
British Governor Robert Brownrigg on March 2, 1815.
The agreement they entered into came to be called
the Kandyan Convention and was signed at the historic Magul
Maduwa, where the deposed King Sri Wickrama Rajasinha held his
regular consultations with his chieftains. Those gathered on
that historic occasion expected a positive change in the
administration, after deposing their autocratic ruler, who was
sent in exile to Vellore near Madras, Southern India with his
family and close relatives. Thus ended the lineage of Kings of
Lanka, which had spanned over 2357 years.
The common belief is that the Kandyan chieftains
betrayed their King and handed over their territory to the
British sovereign, expecting favours when the whole country went
under to British rule as occurred sometime. When commenting on
the chieftains' role one has to bear in mind the sequence of
events that took place in the Kandyan Kingdom, before the
signing of the Kandyan Convention.
The last ruler King Sri Wickrema Rajasinha belonged
to the Nayakkar dynasty, hailing from the Malabar region in
South India. This dynasty began rule with King Senarat when he
arranged a marriage for his son, Wimaladharmasuriya II to a
princess also belonging to the Nayakkar dynasty.
The couple failed to have a child, and according to
the Nayakkar tradition of succession, the people of the Kandyan
kingdom had to accept a brother of the queen to a vacant,
throne.
Meanwhile, the British Governor of the Maritime
Provinces, Thomas Maitland, succeeded the first Governor,
Frederick North. He did not pursue a policy of waging war
against the Kandyan Kingdom in his attempt to make it a part of
the British domain. In 1805 he wrote to his superiors, "I shall
be able to get by underhand means and very little money, indeed
more complete possession of the Kandyan than we could by war of
any kind."
In the Kandyan Kingdom, three kings who followed
the first Nayakkar Monarch married a princesses from Madurai, as
did their predecessors. In turn they brought with them their
parents and relations, who were given residential quarters close
to the palace. This separate area in the city came to be called
Kamaruppe Vidiya or Malabar Veediya. The King's relatives were
maintained by the state and were well-provided with facilities.
They were given more special positions, honour and recognition
than the families of chieftains in the country.
Some of the King's relatives became wealthy through
trade dealings in Madras with the British East India Company.
They also lent money to the local chieftains and increased their
income and acquired land. In short, they were richer than the
families of the chieftains.
With the advantages they had, Nayakkar families
continued to live as different people in language and religion.
They followed South Indian customs and practices, and showed
their aloofness by rarely marrying into the leading Kandyan
families. The Kandyan chieftains openly complained that they
were ignored by the King, who was prone to listening to the
advice given by his relations. There began a conspiracy among
the chieftains, to install a Sinhala prince on the throne. But
the King's relations were powerful. They could influence the
King when decisions were made and stood against the chieftains
to keep the throne within the Nayakkar lineage. It was seen that
they advised the King directly or though their Queen's relatives
to conduct the affairs of state, without consulting or asking
the help of the chieftains.
Nevertheless, the first attempt made by the
chieftains to select a Sinhala ruler was in 1709, when Yalegoda
Adikaram tried to enthrone Pattiye Bandara - son of
Vimaladharmasuriya II by a Sinhala wife -in place of
Narendrasingha, the son of the same King by a Nayakkar wife.
The unsuccessful rebellion arose in 1732 when King
Narendrasingha appointed a person belonging to the Nayakkar
dynasty to the post of Gabada Nilame, who had the responsibility
for the king's lands.
Some chieftains, led by Leuke Disava, made an
effort in 1739 to place Unambuwe Bandara, son of King
Narendrasinha by a Sinhala wife in preference to the King's
brother-in-law Sri Vijaya Rajasinha.
In the fourth attempt of 1749, when the Ministers
of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinha threatened to put forward a person
who would safeguard Sinhala customs and usages. This was done to
prevent the King's father from interfering with the government.
In 1760 an attempt was again made to depose King
Keerthi Sri Rajasingha from the throne and place a Siamese
prince on the throne. This was planned by Samarakkodi Adikaram
and the leading monks Ven. Welivita Saranankara Thera and Ven.
Tibbotuwave Thera of Malwatta Vihara. The sixth and the last
attempt was made to depose King Rajadhi Rajasinha and place
Mampitiya Bandara, son of Keerthi Sri Rajasingha, on the throne.
All attempts to replace Nayakkar Kings failed
because of the disunity among the chieftains, which arose from
personal rivalries. It was clearly evident that they were
unhappy with a foreigner, occupying the throne. It appeared that
the majority of chieftains had supported their Kings. The
Nayakkar Kings made use of this lapse and encouraged personal
rivalry as part of their policy of creating divisions among the
Sinhala chieftains.
The state of affairs in the Kandyan kingdom at the
time when the British consolidated their positions in the
maritime Provinces should be understood when the actions of
Pilimatalawa Adikaram and Ehelepola Adikaram against King Sri
Wickrama Rajasinha are taken into account.
Samarakkody Family Photos
Generation 5
Louis
Charles de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody (b1840-1907) with his
children
Generation
6 (Children
of Louis Charles de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody)
Henry
Charles Samarakkody Charlotte
Henrietta
de Livera nee
(1875-1934)
Samarakkody (1880-1970)
Henry Samarakkody &
wife with children photo 1915
Children
of Henry Samarakkody
Generation
7 & 8 (on right)
Solomon
Samarakkody (1910-1981)
(Dr
Srikumar,Rajan,Srivanka,Sriyani,Rohini,Malkanthi Indrajith &
Suvendrini)
Millicient
Samarakkody (b1911-d1994) &
Jimmy Senewiratne wedding photo
(photo
2-Milly & Jimmy with children Ranjith,Wasanthi and Dr
Tissa.)
Dagmar Corneliya Chulanganee Tudugalle
Nahil
Samarakkody (1912-1997) d
2014
Robert
Charles Olga
Agnes Mary Taldena
Samarakkody nee
Samarakkody
(1913-1998)
Douglas Samarakkody
Niranjani
Amy Elizebeth
Shiranthi
Mohan
Babishi
Romesh
Samarakkody
(b1919-d2018)
Lionel
Samarakkody (d1999)
Sassanka Samarakkody
Lilly de
Alwis nee Neomal
Rohan
Duleep
Samarakkody (b 1922-d2020)
Harriet
Perera nee Anoja
Dilip
Hesha
Eranjanee
Samarakkody 1924-2021
Children
of Peter Charles Samarakkody
Edmund
Samarakkody Chulanganee Tudugalle
d:2014
Nahil
Milton
Samarakkody Shiranthi
Mohan Sivendrini
Romesh
(1915-1964)
(Babishi)
Siripala Samarakkody
(1907-1944)
Rukmani
Stephen
Samarakkody (1911-1966)
Sriyani
Nirmala
Dilkara
Effie
Jayatilleke nee Samarakkody
Rohan
Tanya
Jayantha
Duleep
Nenie
Senewiratne nee Samarakkody
(1911-1974)
Dr Brian
Phoebe
Children
of Charlotte de Livera nee Samarakkody
J.G.Vaughn de Livera (1917-2003) Yasmin Abeysekera nee
de Livera
Ivy
de Livera
Iole Samarakkody nee de Livera d1966
Pic-1955
Pic-2012
Louis Charles de Livera (Carl)
b1919-d1969) Sunil
Manjula Lankika
Children of Edwin Charles Augustus Samarakkody
Shiranthi
Nirmani
Marlon
Tyronne
Anoma
Malcolm Samarakkody.b1923
Children of Mary Tillekeratne nee Samarakkody
Niranjala
Nimal d2014
Priyani
Grace Senewiratne nee Tillekeratne b1917 d2011
Daughter of Lawrence
Samarakkody
Lorinda Perera nee
Samarakkody.d2005 Mahinda
Perera 1949-2015
Grave stone of LCDFT Samarakkody
Walauwa built in 1900
at Panagoda Lenegala
Estate by Peter
Samarakkody. (Priyani Samarakkody and Gertrude de Livera
in the picture,taken in 2008.) (Priyani is a grand daughter of
Mary Samarakkody, married Mohan Samarakkody.Mohan is a grandson
of Peter and Henry Samarakkody.)
Wedding
photos.& Groups.
Malcom
Samarakkody-Group
Louis Charles de Livera
(Carl)-Wed-1955
Lorinda Samarakkody -Wedding
Srikumar Samarakkody
 |
Amy & Sisters
Samarakkody decendents in
Melbourne
Tissa
& cousins
*
The
Nayakkar dynasty hailing from Malabar region of South India.The
Dynasty began to rule when King Senarat arranged a marriage for
his son Wimaladharmasuriya 2.,to a princess of the Nayakkar
Dynasty.the Dynasty lasted from 1739 to 1815. Nayakkar families
continued to live as different people,in language and religion.
They followed South Indian customs..The Kandyan chiefs openly complained that they
were ignored by the king. Thus began a conspiracy among the
chieftains to install a Sinhala king who favours Buddhism.
*
After the
Samarakkody Adigar was executed in 1760, his son Don Johan de
Fonseka Samarasundera Seneviratne Samarakkody, would have joined
the Dutch govt,in the Western Province,and would have become a
Mudaliyar.And his descendents became Mudaliyars under Dutch and
British Governtments. Louis Charles Samarakkody b 1840,Mudaliyar
obtained govt grants in 1880 and purchased jungle land in
Rambukkana and Panagoda and developed them. Some of his children
held high offices under the British. Three of his grandsons
became members of parliament in SL post independence era.
As at 2017.
some Samarakkody families still remain in Sri Lanka,while some
have migrated to countries like Australia,New Zealand,England
and the USA.
While still
approx 15 acres at Panagoda and 30 acres at Rambukkana still
remain among the Samarakkody relatives.
*
Thombu Index-Dutch
Period (Before 1796) (Properties registered)
Ge Name
Name
Koral
Pattu
Village
Samanakkodige Domingo Pieris
Rayigam Adi Kuruppumulla,Pattiya
Samanakkodige Bastian Pieris
Rayigam Adi Kuruppumulla,Walana
Samanakkodige Domingo Pieris
Rayigam Adi
Minuwanpitiya
Samanakkodige
Anthonica Dias
Raiygam
Walana
Samanakkodige
Abeappu
Raiygam
Damangamuwa
Above may
be relatives of another branch.The original name Samanakkodi
changed in the late Dutch or early British period to Samarakkody.
(Below Joan de
Fonseka Samarasundera Seneviratne is the son of the Adigar.
After the adigar was
killed in Kandy, he may have moved to Tudugala in the Kalutara
District. (Pasdun Korale) through kalu ganga.Later he may have
moved to Dedigomuwa in the Hewagam Korale.)
Joan de Fonseka
Samarasundera Seneviratne Pasdun Tudugala
Samanakkodige Joan de
Fonseka Samarasundera Hewagam Dedigomuwa
Seneviratne
Family tree prepared
by : Mr Manjula de Livera
Email
: manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
Date
:
7th July 2022.
*
==================================================================
Notes
extracted from the archives of the late Dr. Malcolm Jansze of
Colombo, Sri Lanka 2015
Don Carolis Samarakkody of Pokunuwita, Village
Headman m. ...... :-
H.Jinadasa
b.12.10.1910 who follows
H.Jinadasa
Samarakkody b.12.10.1910 d.1992 m. 1938 Juanita Weeratunge dau
George Weeratunge of Matara, lawyer & ....... :-
Srinath (USA) m. Ganga .....
Anoja m.
Vijitha ....
Sirimevan
m. Nilmini ....
Chintika m.
Hiran ....
Reginald Felton Dias Bandaranayake m. Letitia
......... :-
Nedra D- m. Douglas Samarakkody
Eugene Dias Abeysinghe, mudliyar m Anne .........
:-
Rivette D- m Togo Lionel Samarakkody d.23.4.1971
Cyril
Adrian de Alwis Amerasekere m P.H.
(Lily) ......... :-
Shirley
Anthony m Shiranthi Samarakkody, dr. d.20.9.1980 dau Malcolm
Samarakkody & Daya .........
......... Samarakkody m Rosamond ......... d. :-
Laurinda Chandrawathie d.5.4.2005 m J.H. Terence
Perera d. s John Henry Perera & Favorita Mildred .........
Cyril
Adrian de Alwis Amerasekere m Henrietta (Lily)
Dabarera (del P.H.
(Lily)) :-
Shirley
Anthony, attorney m Shiranthi Samarakkody,
Henry Edwin de Alwis m Nancy Petronella .........
:-
Duncan Eric d.13.3.1965 m Lily Samarakkody
Godwin de Livera m Charlotte Henrietta .........
:-
Iole Frederica d.22.3.1966 m C. Solomon A.
Samarakkody of
Gampaha, proctor
D.P.A.
Jayasinghe of Homagama, surveyor d. m Somalatha Samarakkody
d.12.3.1996
Punchi Nilame Meddegoda m Wimala ......... :-
Anoma m Romesh Samarakkody
.........
samarakkody m ......... :-
......... (father of Edmund) who
follows under
C.H.A.
CHA Samarakkody, gate mudaliyar m ......... :-
Amy
Lily
Harriet
(CLL)
CL Lionel who follows under
(CRA)
Charles Robert Alexander who follows under
Solomon d. ]
Douglas d. ]
Vernon d. ]
Olga d.
Millie d.
Dagmar d.18.4.1997 m Edmund Samarakkody d.
(CRA)
Charles Robert Alexander Samarakkody b.26.10.1913 d.Los
Angeles, California, USA 26.11.1998 m ......... :-
Amara m Kusum Perera, dr.
Senaka m Mangalika Jayatilake dau Julius
Jayatilake & Violet Joyce Weerasinghe
gf
Tharuja, Sajeevani, Niroshana & Vasantha
.........
Samarakkody m ......... :-
Romesh
......... Samarakkody (bro of CHA) m
......... :-
Siripala
Stephen
Edmund, MP d.4.1.1992
Edmund Samarakkody of Mt.Lavinia d. m Dagmar
Samarakkody d.18.4.1997 dau C.H.A. Samarakkody, gate mudaliyar
& ......... :-
Chulanganee m Nihal Tudugalle
Nahil d. m Yvonne Kobbekaduwa d. dau Laurence B.
Kobbekaduwa & Iona Ratwatte
(CLL)
CL Lionel Samarakkody of Dehiwela m Chandra de Saram dau C.H.
de Saram dr. & Muriel Hilda Eheliyagoda :-
Sasanka
DBNA
(Berty) Wanigasekere m Rita Belta Lenora :-
RC Carmel m ......... Samarakkody
KD David
Ferdinando m Juslin Marget Fernando :-
Chandra
Padmalika m Nimal Samarakkody
Chrishantha
Samarakkody m Tilanie Abayasekara dau Neil Abayasekara &
Beatrice Constance Dias Bandaranayake :-
Christina
Lallyn
Lavinia
D Gilbert
P. Ranasinghe m Pusma Kumari Jayatilleke :-
Ranjani m
Nimal Samarakkody
P.M. Welagedara m Esther Herat :-
Chitra ] m Sivanka Samarakkody
Sunethra ]
Julius
Samarakkody of Hanwella m Matilda Pandittesekere :-
Emy M. m
Stanley Gunawardene d.29.4.1971 s Philip M. Gunawardene &
.........
Quintus P Gunawardene d.25.1.1968 m Elsie
Samarakkody
Stephen Samarakkody of Polgahawela, MP d. m Nita
Senanayake d.30.5.2002 :-
Sriyani m Mahinda ^Yatawaka^
Nirmala m Santi Wickremasinghe, major
Dilkara m Shanti ^Perera^
Laurie
Samarakkody m Mildred Audrey Palewandram :-
Manel
Christina
AD
Samarakkody of Peradeniya d. m E.K.D.L. ......... d.3.12.2002 :-
Sarath (CTB) m Lalani
.........
Vipula m
Leela .........
Nalini m
Sathiyapala .........
Nihal,
chartered accountant m Subadra .........
Gamini ] m
Asoka .........
Sriyani ] m
Nelum .........
Ranjith ]
Sandya m
Ajith .........
Simon William Ilangakoon, gate mudliyar m Lilian
Augusta Obeysekere :-
Pr
Christoffel Panini b.26.11.1919 d.10.2.1989 m Effie
Samarakkody d. dau Peter Samarakkody & .........
SD Kobbekaduwa m Punchi Kumarihamy Walgama :-
Daisy m Malcolm Samarakkody
