Sri Lanka Burgher/Sinhala Family Genealogy
De Saram - Family #3126
There is reason to
believe that there are two de Saram families. One family a Sinhalese
family which took the name de Saram, and probably the original name would have
been Gankanda Arachchi (de Saram
family 1). The founder of the second de Saram family seems to be Domingo de Saram
Wanjgasekera Ekanaike (de Saram family 2).
De Saram family 2 seems
to have married to Dutch and British families. However both these families have
also inter married, and some married to other Sinhalese families. Gankanda
arachchi de Saram family may have lived close to Galkissa. Because there are
two Walauwa's (mansions) of the de Saram's built around the year 1800 in
present day Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa. (Dehiwela). . (Udaha Walauwa-1800 and
Galkissa Walauwa-1820. )
De Saram Family 1
Alexander Wijesekere de Saram Muhandiram, Salpiti Korale b approx 1645, is
the first recorded de Saram. He married the daughter of Kotalawela Don Philip
Wijesiriwardhana Atapattu Mudaliyar. Colombo.
There is reason to believe that, Alexander de
Saram and his son Anthonan de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena Mudaliyar Salpiti
Korale, b 1685-1752, were actively involved in the planting of coconut at
Mahawellawatte (Wellawatte) and Galkissa (Mount Lavinia).
In a Dutch internet document in internet, it
says, the first village, to the south of Colombo, was Galkissa. In the
time of the Governor Rijkloff van Goens (1664-1675), the village was
rented for ten years, on the condition that 8000 coconut trees would be planted
there over the period, and a sum of 200 rix dollars per year would be paid.
(Planting agreement). In another Dutch document it says, there were in all 15,
000 coconut trees at Galkissa (234acres) and 16, 000 coconut trees at Mahawellawatte.
(250acres).
It is believed that they took 4 leases and
planted this 31, 000 coconut trees, and received 800 rix dollars per year for
ten years.
As Alexander de Saram and Anthonan de Saram
took these lands on lease and planted with coconut, they were given the option
to purchase these lands in the year 1730. (Due to high maintenance cost, the
policy was changed, and the land was sold to those who planted. )
In Paul Pieris's book it says Anthonan de
Saram purchased a land with 16, 000 coconut trees (250 acres) at Mahawellawatte
in Year 1730 for 1355 rix dollars from the Dutch Company.
Similarly it is also believed that the
Galkissa land was purchased by Anthonan de Saram in 1730. Proceeds of sale of
Wellawatte lands may have been used to build the Udaha walauwa in 1800 and
Galkissa walauwa in 1820.
Out of the Wellawatte land, Leonard de
Saram, GGS of Anthonan de Saram inheritted 75 acres. But as he did not have
children, after his death his wife gifts the property to his sister's
grandchildren. (Jane Rejo de Alwis and Daniel Albert de Alwis. )
Jane Rejo de Alwis who married Thomas
Senewiratne inherited 25 acres at Wellawatte around the year 1900. They had 3
sons. I have seen a deed where the Senewiratne brothers (Edwin, Arthur and
Jimmy) (children of Jane Rejo) sold 10 acres of Mahawellawatte land in 1930 for
2 lakhs. And the last remaining house in Rajasinghe road was sold in 1970.
Similarly Daniel Albert de Alwis inherited 50 acres at Wellawatte. It is
believed that they built the Samudragiri Waluwa in de Saram road, Mt Lavinia,
from the proceeds of the Wellawatte land sale.
Jane Rejo de Alwis and Daniel Albert de Alwis
received the above mentioned land from the wife of Leoanard de Saram. (Susana
Hetroyda de Saram nee de Alwis. )
The Galkissa land I belive stretched from
present day Mihindu Mawatha Dehiwela to beyond St Thomas's College Mt Lavinia.
Land in and around Mihindu Mawatha, Galkissa
Walauwa, and the cemetery earlier belonged to the de Saram family, and they
belonged to Leonard de Saram (1814-1880). The land in and around Hotel Road and
De Saram road which belonged to the Bandaranaike family, may have earlier
belonged to the De Saram family. Land
behind the Galkissa Walauwa belonged to Peter de Saram, where the Udaha walauwa
has been built. He also owned several lands in Galkissa area. Daniel Albert de
Alwis received the land from Galle Road to the sea, from Leonard de Saram's
wife as a gift.
In 1881 it was aquired by the governtment and
compensation paid, to build the Galkissa cemetery and a low income housing
scheme. Daniel Albert de Alwis also got land in Mihindu Mawatha and Terrance
Avenue, which later went to Leo de Alwis and Lilian de Alwis, which they later
sold to their cousin Edwin Seneviratne. Lilian had one son, Terrence
Senewiratne. Terrence Avenue was named after him. Leo de Alwis had his
rescidence in newly built Samudragiri Walauwa in de Saram road, while the
Senewiratne's lived at Galkissa Walauwa.
The land opposite the cemetery on the land
side was inherited by Jane Rejo de Alwis. She gave that land to her 3 sons, but
a small portion was aquired by the govt to build a chidren's park. Around 1925 the Senewiratne brothers Edwin,
Arthur and Jimmy donated one acre of land in Kawdana Road to build the
Anusubodharama Buddhist Temple. Peter de
Saram lived at Udaha Walauwa. His son Christy de Saram built the Mihindu
Vidyalaya School in his land from his money in 1950. In 1980, the road leading
to the school was named Mihindu Mawatha. Around Yr 2005 the school was taken
over by the Army and a Army camp now exists. In 1990 the fields of Peter de
Saram down Mihindu Mawatha were aquired by the governtment for compensation,
and they were filled and sold to build houses.
Subsequently these lands of Mahawellawatte and
Galkissa were divided among Anthonan de Saram's decendents.
In the deeds of Mihindu Mawatha, there is a
wording, Liyanaparangiyawatte. Meaning a Portuguese cleark, had once lived
there.
The De Saram Family
The first notable
ancestor of the De Saram family was an interpreter who accompanied the Dutch
Embassy to Kandy 1731 – 1732. Despite
his advanced age of 71 years, this early De Saram had to make the entire
journey by foot. From there, the De
Saram family progressively gained power and position by loyalty, switching
religions from Dutch Protestantism to British Anglicanism and benefiting from
the preference of British rulers to appoint individuals loyal to their rule to
high positions. This fact can be seen
across the board amongst many notables belonging to all the communities in Sri
Lanka.
The De Saram family
was given increasing patronage and chiefly appointments and it grew in power
and influence during the British period.
The De Saram family
eventually had a strong and exclusive circle of relatives who were Mudaliyars
by the late 19th century. Later, through
marriage alliances the family extended to the Obeysekere, Dias-Bandaranaike,
Ilangakoon, de Alwis, de Livera, Pieris, Siriwardena and Senanayake families.
Also see Mudaliyardom
and Wolfendhal by J R Weinman for
references to Rev J H de Saram, the Anglican Clergyman
De Saram family of
mixed origin Sinhalese itself by posing as the representatives of the masses
and subsequently convinces the British rulers that they are from the Govigama
caste. The de Sarams appear to have
derived their govigama identity from the Kandyan monks who staged a govigama
only coup in the Kandyan Sangha in 1764.
The de Saram’s helped these Kandyan Govigama only Siyam Nikaya to
establish itself in the British maritime region.
Mudaliyar Don David
de Saram (b approx 1750) organizes an unprecedented Buddhist ceremony lasting a
week on a flotilla on the Nilwala river in Matara and gives the govigama nikaya
his full official patronage. During this
period the De Saram family gains power and position first by loyality to thr
Dutch and then the British switching religions from Dutch Protestantism to
British Anglicanism and collaborating with the invaders.
Extracts
From the book of Chieftains of Ceylon page 78
De Saram,
Peter George
Mudaliyar,
Alukuru Korale South: Julius Valentine de Saram Maha Mudaliyar:gf
Panditharatne, 3rd Maha Mudaliyar, Later Police Magistrate and
Commissioner of requests.
Anthonan de
Saram Weerasinghe Siriwardena-Mudliyar Salpita Korale 1685-1752
M
20/01/1704 daughter of Perera Ekanayake of Panadura.
De Saram, Alexander
Wijesekera
:ss
Anthonan Wirasinga Siriwardena de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpita Korale, who married
a daughter of Perera Ekanayake, Adigar Panadura. : (2) Hendrick de Saram,
Mudaliyar Salpita Korale
:g-ss Louis
Wijesinghe Siriwardena de Saram, Muhandiram Boralasgamuwa: (2) Lienduran
Wijeyasinghe Karunaratne de Saram, Maha Mudaliyar who married a daughter of
Abraham Perera, Kuruwe Mudaliyar: (3) Domingo Wijesekera Abeyratne, Mohottiar
of the Guard, who married a daughter of Don Simon Dissanayake Tillekeratne Mudaliyar, Kandaboda Pattu: (4) Simon
Wirasinga Siriwardhana de Saram, Mudaliyar, Salpita Korale,
:g-gss
Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram, 1st Maha Mudaliyar: (2)
Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne, 2nd Maha Mudaliyar
:gggss
Federick de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpita Korale; (2) Abraham de Saram, 2nd
Maha Mudaliyar, who married the daughter of Christoffel de Saram, 4th
Maha Mudaliyar ; (3) Hendrick de Saram, Mohotti Mudaliyar; (4) Julias Valentine
de Saram Maha Mudaliyar;(5) Ernest de Saram, Maha Mudaliyar;
:ggggs
Peter George de Saram Mudaliyar Alukuru Korale South.
Above
extracted from Paul E Pieris' book page #4, 5, and 6., 32, 89
Paul Pieris
book page 100.
This is Christoffel de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike, subsequently 4th Maha Mudaliyar. He was the son of Domingo de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu Mudaliyar and his wife Dona Petronella. Domingo had 2 sisters, Elizabeth and Dominga,
and 3 daughters, Gertroyda, Juliana and Francina. The last daughter married Don Lodewyk Mohandiram
of Salpita korale, that is Fonseka Mudaliyar.
Gertroyda seems to have married a Samarakoon Mudaliyar while
Juliana Sophiya married Don David Dias Bandaranaike.
The Maha Mudaliar
married Cornelia Henrietta Scharff, sister of sister in law of Henricus
Philipsz Wijekoon Panditaratne, and his children were
1. Christoffel Petrus Geradus Mudaliyar of the
Gate died before 1840.
2. Johannes Henricus died 24th October 1858.
3. Susana Dorothea.
4. Johanna Petronella married 9th June 1817,
Johan Paulus Perera Gunerwardena 2nd A. P. M.
5. Cornelia married Don Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar Siyane Korale.
The Mudaliyar died
28th February 1842.
Details
from page 49.
Don David
Dias Bandaranaike was the son of Don Conrad Maha Mudaliyar and married Juliana
Sophia, sister of Christoffel De Saram, 4th Maha Mudaliyar. (as the dates dont
match, may be a son of Francisco DB)
And had a
daughter, Christina Pietronella baptised 29th October 1789, who appears to have
married Samanakkody Mudaliyar. He had also
a son Carlo.
Many adopted Portuguese names, were often
those of their sponsors at Baptism.
The word Don or Dona, first conferred by
Portuguese on nobleman and women and high rank Sinhalese. And
was later given to any person, appointed to office under the government.
By the 1630's about half of the people of the
coastal regions of the South West and most of the inhabitants of Jaffna
professed Christianity. Many baptised
Roman Catholics may have continued to follow Buddhist rituals in their homes, while
adopting a different identity in public.
During about three quarters of a century of
Dutch rule a large number of baptisms took place. In 1718, the total in Colombo, Galle and
Matara areas were 93, 165. The vast
majority converted to ensure their hold over property, the legitimacy of their
children, and rights of inheritance, under the Company's administration. People of Ceylon, straddled two identities
with some ease.
Both Portuguese and Dutch Governments, made
profession of Christianity a pre-requisite for government employment, and
vigorously sought conversion. However when the British made it known, that
they did not require conversion, to their form of Christianity, many
Lankan protestants changed their
professed religion to Buddhism and Hinduism.
The Tombu index was started by the Portuguese, but
registration work began in the 1740's.
De Saram
Family 1
1 Gankanda Arachchi (b approx
1620)
2 Alexander Wijesekera de Saram, Muhandiram Salpiti Korale, b:circa 1645
+ Kotalawala (d/o Kotalawela Don Phillip Wijesiriwardena,
Atapattu Mudaliyar, Colombo)
(Mohandiram
Alexander de Saram appears to be the founder of the family name. )
3 Hendrick de Saram Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale
3
Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar (b approx 1675)+ Maria de Bairo
(Louis de Saram was a considerable scholar,
being for many years a master at the Colombo Seminary. He accompanied umerous
of Dutch embassiesto the Sinhalese Court. )
4 Maria de Saram, bp:2/3/1710
4 Miguel de Saram Wijesinghe Mohandiram
5
Isaac de Saram Wijesiriwardena, 2nd
Maha Mudaliyar, bp 9/7/1741- d:1783/10/11
(Isaac married 3 times. ) M1 +Dona Cornelia Jeronymus (d of Phillip Jeronymus)
6
Simon de Saram bp 6/6/1768
6 Louis Jeronymus de Saram bp 27/7/1771
5 Isaac de Saram Wijesiriwardena
(M2)+ Dona Rebekka
6 Maria de Saram (twin)bp 25/4/1773
6 Johanna de Saram (twin)bp 25/4/1773
5 Isaac de Saram Wijesiriwardena
(M3)+ Maria de Saram (d of Domingo de Saram)
6 Martinus de Saram
Wijesiriwardena Mohandiram bp 10/5/1778 +Juliana de Saram
6 Ana Maria de Saram bp 28/8/1779 +Don Davith Siriwardena Seneviratne bp
19/11/1779 Attapattu Mudaliyar and Mudaliyar of Kalutara and Raiygam Korale.
4 Name Not Known
4 Name Not Known
3
Anthonan Wirasinga Siriwardhana de Saram, Mudaliyar of Salpiti Korale and
sometimes referred to as Mudaliyar of the Gate, b:Circa 1685, d:1752
+ Johanna Dias, (d/o Perera Ekanayake, Adigar of Panadura),
married at Colombo on 20th Jan 1704, (Anthonan Mudaliyar and Manual
de Andradi purchased
Mahawellawatte with 16, 000 coconut trees (250acres) on 20/7/1730 for
1355 rix dollars, It appears that Anthonan
de Saram purchased the balance ½ share
from Manual de Andradi subsequently. )
(Anthonan's children were Maria, Louis,
Liendran, Domingo, Simon, Daniel, Philippoe and Adrian. )
4 Gankanda Arachige Dona Maria de Saram (She died before 1746)+
Deraniyagalage Louis Pieris Samarasinghe Siriwardena, m:12. 10. 1727
5 Deraniyagale Cornelis Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena Basnayake
Arachchi
+ m(1) Dona Magdalena of Wolfendhal
+ m(2) Dona Ana de Saram
6 Deraniyagalage Isaak Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena Mohandiram
Ralahami b:17/4/1763 + Louisa de Saram Lama Etini (m:3/6/1804)
7 Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Fredricka de
Saram (m:28/7/1841)
8 Deraniyagalage Sophia Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Don
Baron Martinus Rupasinghe
9 Henry Foster Rupasinghe
10 Hugh Fred Rupasinghe + Etinne Dias Bandaranaike
11 Harsha Rupasinghe.
8 Deraniyagalage Richard Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Apolonia
Ranasinghe
9 Deraniyagalage Louis Edwin Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
10 Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Eileen
Wickremasinghe
11 Udaya Siriwardana
11 Aruna Siriwardana
11 Cyrene Siriwardhana + Paul Steele
12 Sumaya Steele
5 Deraniyagalage Welhelmus Pieris Samarasinghe Siriwardena Mohandiram
b1730 d24/8/1816 M1756 +Maria de Livera
Wirekon d1812 (d of Jacabus de Livera)
6
Jacobus Pieris bp11/9/1766+ Jacaba de Silva (d of Simon de Silva
Mudaliyar)
7 Welhelmus Nicholas Pieris
Siriwardena Mohandiram of the Governor's Gate(of Kelaniya)(b13/2/1789) bp 25/11/1792,
d:10/3/1862(expired after suffering a very long time from a cough. ) + Johanna
Agnetha de Silva (d/o Bernedt de Silva Seneviratne
Mohandiram and Catherina de Saram(b21/1/1788),
and Grand daughter of Louis de Saram) (3126)
8 Johanna Fredricka Pieris + Nicholas de
Siva Goonathileke Samaranayake(m1866)
8 Julias
Pieris+Louisa de Saram
8 Henry
Richard Pieris + Catherine de Silva
9 Rosalyn Pieris Siriwardena.
(daughter of Henry Richard Pieris(b1840) and Catharine de Silva of Kelaniya.
Grand daughter of Welhelmus Nicholas
Pieris. b1792)+ Edwin Charles Augustus Samarakkody b1879(Proctor district
Court. later Judge. )
10 Malcolm Samarakkody,
b:4 Sep 1923, Royal College, (Lawyer) Worked as Asst Commissioner National
Housing(d approx 1992) + Daisy Kobbekaduwa. born
28/6/1926 (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. )
11
Shiranthi Samarakkody, died at 29 years in 1978
11
Nirmani (Nimmi) Samarakkody + Senaka Senadheera d2007
12
Thusith (Randy) + Buddhini
12 Samadhi + Suneth
11 Tyronne Samarakkody
(unmarried)
11 Marlon Samarakkody
(Isipathana) + Padma Wijesinghe
12 Milanga
Samarakkody
12 Heshini
Samarakkody + Dilhan Liyanage
11 Anomi Samarakkody (USA)+ Asoka
Abeydeera(California)
12 Nirusha Abeydeera, b:1995
12
Dishan Abeydeera, b:1995
12
Nishani Abeydeera, b:1995
10 Hinton
Samarakkody + Malini Seneviratne (3138)
10 Dottie
Fannie Samarakkody + Clive Dias Bandaranaike
11
Sripali Dias Bandaranaike
9 Stewart Pieris
9 Valentine Pieris
9 Baron Pieris
8 Edwin Albert Pieris+Susana de Alwis
9 Johanna Fredricka Pieris + Charles Henry
Samarakkody. (Mudaliyar Pasdun Korale)(m approx 1909)
(they had 11
children. )(see Samarakkody family tree)
9 Rowland Pieris
9 Henry Pieris
9
George Pieris
9 Julian Pieris + Eliza de Silva
8 James Pieris b1833
8 Cornelia Pieris
b1845-1863
6 Isaac Renaldus Pieris bp 29/1/1770
6 Elizebeth Pieris Siriwardena bp 19/8/1763 +
Don Hendrick Dias Bandaranaike Mohandiram bp 1/9/1752 of Siyane Korale (Son of
Francisco Dias Bandaranaike b1720. )
6 Johan Louis Samarasinghe Siriwardena Pieris
Mudaliyar b1773 d17/6/1857+ Johanna Corneliya Perera (d of Abraham Perera)
7
John Martinus Pieris Siriwardena b1810 (M1)
+Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranaike
8 Vincent
Pieris
8 Catherine
Pieris
8 Rosamund
Pieris
8 John Louis Pieris Siriwardena (see pic
below) b 1852 (educated at Royal College, Colombo) + Florence
Elisa Bandaranaike born approx 1865,
m:1895 (daughter of Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranaike b:1827) (1001) (ref: 20th Century
impressions of Ceylon by Arnold Wright)
9 Louis Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10
(children-John, Louis, Conrad, Edward, Margret & Gladys)
9 Conrad Peter Pieris (died in motor accident)
9 Arthur William Pieris
9 Soloman Franciscus Pieris + Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence Rachel,
Christine, Evon. )
9
Ethel Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+ Lionel Welliington de Saram
10 Diana Margret de Saram
(m1940)+ Edmund de Livera of Anguruwatota.
11 Hazel de Livera +Jeramyn
Fernando
9 Ruth Pieris
9 Rachel Eliza Pieris b1903 + Charles Edward
Hartnoll de Saram m1928
7 Jhon Martinus Pieris +( 2hd spouse) Susan Elizebeth Dias
Bandaranaike
8 Henry Ashmore Pieris Mudaliyar
(Hapitagam Korale)b1861+Eliza Harriet Dassenaike
9 Henry Ashmore Pieris(b1903)
+ Cornelia Obeyesekere
10 Sita Pieris d13/4/2017 (Pianist)+ Cecil Perera (Son of Mudaliyar Eric
Perera)
10 Wimala Pieris + Dr Citranjan Amarasinghe
11 Felix Amarasinghe
11 Nilanthi Amarasinghe
10 Hemal Pieris + Kanthi Weerasinghe
11 Asoka Pieris
11 Duminda Pieris
10 Mevan Pieris (b1946)+ Dr Nirmala Gunathilake
11 Dilani Pieris+Hiran Yatawaka
12 Amithra Yatawaka
12 Kiyana Yatawaka
12 Jaanya
Yatawaka
11 Nilanka Pieris (Cricket captain Stc 1995) + Dilushi Wickremasinghe
12 Dineth Pieris
12 Nireka Pieris
9 Louis Augustus Paules Pieris b1905 + Amelia
Obeyesekere (1915-2004)(daughter of Donald Obeyesekere and Ethel Perera. )
10 Amelia
Rajini Pieris + Neil Dias Bandaranaike
11
Ayendra Dias Bandaranaike
11
Priyanthi Dias Bandaranaike
10
Chrisanthi Vajirawathi Pieris d9/2/2016
10 Louis Henry Ravindra Pieris +
Amari Jayawardena
10
Eliza Surani Pieris +Chittranjan Elangasekera
11 Shehara Elangasekera
11 Shanuka Elangasekera
11 Shalini Elangasekera
10
Savithri Padmini Pieris +Dr Raja Amarasekera
11 Rajindra Amarasekera +Gowri
12 John mark Amarasekera
12 Shania Amarasekere
11 Sherina Amarasekera
11 Sharmini Amarasekera
9 Eliza Pieris b1901 + Eric Perera.
8 Dr William Christoffel Pieris Siriwardena, b:1867, lived at 40,
Silversmith Street Colombo. Educated at
STC and later at Marischal College Aberdeen.
He became a Senior medalist in Pathalogy and Bacteriology. He graduated in MBCM. He was a visiting Physician of General
Hospital. Lecturer in clinical medicine
at Medical College. District Medical
Officer Haputale. Later Judical Medical Officer (see pic below) + Ethel
Obeyesekere, (b:1885, d:1930), m:1915 (3051)(daughter of
S. C Obeyesekere of Talpe Walauwa Galle. )
9 William
Ian Pieris b1905 + Anula Dias Abeysinghe
10 Susil Pieris
10 Malkanthi Pieris + J. R Maurice Perera
(former high court judge)
11 Asoka Perera
11 Asanga
Perera
10 Priyanga Pieris + Eranga (famous singing duo)
11 Dinuka Pieris (son)
9 Iranganie
Pieris b1908
9 James Pieris b1910
8 Rosalyn Pieris Siriwardena
8 Harry Pieris Siriwardena
8 Elizebeth Pieris Siriwardena
8
Lydia Pieris Siriwardena
8 Felicia Pieris Siriwardena
8 Sir Paul Edward Pieris b16/2/1874 d1955 + Lady Hilda Obeyesekere
9 Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala b8/5/1900
d1976 + Prini Molamure
10 Isanath Deraniyagala
10 Arjun Deraniyagala
11 Yvani Deraniyagala
10 Siran Deraniyagala
10 Ranil Deraniyagala
9 Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (Artist)
9 Ralph Deraniyagala + Ezalyne Obeyesekere
10 Ralph Deraniyagala + Indrani Nugera
11
Arubind Deraniyagala.
9 Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala 1908-1999 + Robert
de Saram
10 Skanda de Saram + Sharada Muthukrishna
11 Tesalia de Saram
11 Sergei de Saram
10 Rohan de Saram + Rosemary de Saram
11 Sophia de Saram
11 Suren de Saram
10 Druvi de Saram + Sharmini de Fonseka
11 Mandhira de Saram
11 Radhika de Saram
10 Niloo de Saram + Desmond Fernando
11 Jeevani Fernando
10 Niloo de Saram + (2hd spouse) Jehan Edwards
8 David George Pieris Deraniyagala + Enid Dias Bandaranaike
9 Sumana Pieris
9 Mallika Pieris
9 Indrani Pieris + Doyne Seneviratne
10 Ranjith Seneviratne
10 Manil Seneviratne + Tennakoon
11 Anushia Tennakoon + Devaka
Cooray
12 Devin Cooray
12 Janek Cooray
9
Merrick Pieris
9 Chandra Pieris Deraniyagala d2008+ Vaughn de
Livera 1917-2003
10 Gayan de Livera
10 Yasmin de Livera + Ramesh Abeysekera
(Migrated to Australia)
11 Jehan Abeysekera + Ishini Jayamaha
11
Yohan Abeysekara
4 Gankande Arachige Louis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena b:circa 1730, Mohandiram of Boralasgamuwa, Mudaliyar of the Gate,
Salpity Korale. + Dona Plantina, m:3rd August 1746
(Thombu Index shows he had land in Wellawatte and Boralasgamuwa. )
5 Wirasinghe Siriwardena William de Saram b:circa 1760, Arachchi
Mahatmaya, (He may have built the Udaha Walauwa still standing at end of
Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa. Built approx
in 1800. He may have sold part of the Wellawatte land to build this walauwa. )
(Thombu Index shows he had land in Galkissa. )
6 Cornelis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena b:circa 1790 + Dandeniyage
Madelina de Alwis (From Dandeniya
walauwa Ratmalana. )
7 Fredrica de Saram(m28-7-1841) + Deraniyagalage Jacob Pieris
Samaranayake Siriwardena
8 Deraniyagalage Sophia Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Don
Baron Martinus Rupasinghe
9 Henry Foster Rupasinghe
10 Hugh Fred Rupasinghe + Etinne Dias Bandaranaike
11 Harsha Rupasinghe.
8 Deraniyagalage Richard Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Apolonia
Ranasinghe
9 Deraniyagalage Louis Edwin Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena
10 Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena + Eileen
Wickremasinghe
11 Udaya Siriwardana
11 Aruna Siriwardana b1960
11 Cyrene Siriwardhana + Paul Steele
12 Sumaya Steele
7 Solomon de Saram b;circa 1820 + Dandeniyage Seberthina de Alwis
8 Peter Thomas de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena (Peace Officer and
Mohandiram of the Gate)b4/11/1853 d 25/9/1910, Udaha Walauwa, Galkissa + Petronella
Victoria Kuruppu of Panadura, maybe
from Wasala Walauwwa) Muhandiram
Galkissa (3151) - see Family #3121 - Peter Thomas de Saram
(Peter de Saram had lands in Mihindu Mawatha, Terance Avenue, St Anthony's
road, land near Senanayake road, from Galle road to the sea, and fields from
Mihindu mawatha to Peiris Road. He may have purchased some from sale of
Wellawatte property. )
(Peter de Saram seems to have inherited some
land from his mother Dandeniyage Seberthina de Alwis, Dandeniya walauwa may
have been in Ratmalana. Some share was owned by his son Christy and daughter
Eugine in 1955. It was aquired by the govt
around 1956 and from the compensation received, Christy de Saram built
flats in Bambalapitiya while Eugine bought 2 houses in Colpetty. )
9 Cecilia de Saram(1886-1944)
+ Vincent S D S Wikremanayake, Proctor,
Member of Legislative Council
& State Counsel, Tangalle, Sri Lanka
10 Palitha
Wikremanayake + Irangani Panditharatne, d:2004
11 Viraj Wikremanayake (USA)
11
Krishni Wikremanayake + Ajith Gunerwardena (Deputy Chairman, Ceylinco Group)
11 Shiro Wikremanayake
11 Rohan
Wikremanayake
11 Ranil Wikremanayake
10 Erin
Wikremanayake
10 Celia
Wikremanayake. (d: 2003) + Lionel Dassanayake
11
Indralal Dassanayake
11 Damayanthi
Dassanayake
11
Mangalika Dassanayake
11 Lilanie Dassanayake
10 Earl
Wikremanayake
10 Una Wikremanayake + Hinton Seneviratne
11 Dr Sarath
Seneviratne, captained STC Mt Lavinia Cricket Team in 1965 + Rashintha
Wickremasinghe
12 Sacha Seneviratne
11 Asoka Seneviratne +
Seneviratne
12 U Seneviratne
12 C Seneviratne
11 Srikanthi
Seneviratne + Dr Thilak Siriwardena
12 R Siriwardena
12 R Siriwardena
10 Leela Wikremanayake + Thomas
C Deraniyagala Pieris (1005)
11 Edward Deraniyagala
Pieris, Presidents Counsel 1936-2004 (STC Mt Lavinia), Died in the
South Asian Tsunami on 26/12/2004 at Yala Safari Game Lodge + Gemini D
Jayasekera, Died in Tsunami on 26/12/2004
12 Rajiv P
Deraniyagala (Nestle)
12 Dr Sonali
Deraniyagala Pieris*, b:1964, Economics Lecturer-UK, escaped the South
Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka after being carried several miles inland by the
waves in 2004 + Dr Steve Lissenburgh, Researcher/Economics, 1964-2004,
Died in the South Asian Tsunami on 26/12/2004 Near Yala Safari Game Lodge,
Resident of UK, and was on holiday in SL when he met his tragic death
13 Vikram
Lissenburgh, 1997-2004, died in the South Asian Tsunami. on 26/12/2004
13 Nikhil Lissenburgh,
1999-2004, died in the South Asian Tsunami. on
26/12/2004
9 Victoria de Saram
+ Samuel Wijesinghe, Rural Council President
10 Sybil
Wijesinghe + Hinton Abeyguneratne
11 Abeyguneratne
11 Abeyguneratne
10 Dr Allan Wijesinghe (Holland)
10 Terance
Victor
Wijesinghe (Asst. Supdt
Police 1962)Was involved in the 1962 military coup.
10 Kingsley
Wijesinghe (High Court Judge Canada)
10 Dr Gilbert
Wijesinghe (former Head of MRI) + Anula Attygalle (d/o Sir Dr Nicholas Attygalle (3057)
11 Wijesinghe
11 Wijesinghe
10 Dr Clement
Wijesinghe
9 Eugine Caroline Gertrude de Saram
(1896-1980) + Edwin Henry Seneviratne, (Coroner), 1886-1945 (3108)(Eugine de Saram inherited half share of
the Udaha walauwa, which she exchanged with her brother Christy for a house and
land close to Galle road in Galkissa. )(They lived in the house called Sea View
in Galkissa. )
10 Conrad Seneviratne
(Graduate, died of cancer unmarried,
1926-1950, STC Mt Lavinia)
10 Gertrude Hemawathie
Senevirane (b:12/4/1931) English Instructor, Kelaniya/Journalist, Graduate
(M1955)+ Louis Charles de Livera 1919-1969, (STC Mt Lavinia) Lawyer (3109)
11 Sunil de Livera, 1956-2003, Musician, died unmarried, (STC Mt Lavinia)
11 Manjula de Livera, b1960(Aus), STC Mt Lavinia, Accountant (UDA)
SL/Aus(M1993) + Lakshmi Vaishnavi Arulanandam, Lawyer(Migrated to Australia)
12 Rahul de Livera b1994
12 Shruti de Livera b2001
11 Lankika de Livera, b:1964-2011, Journalist (M1990)+ Prasanna
Panditharatne, (Businessman)d2009
12 Kusan Panditharatne, b1995 (STC Kollupitiya & Mt Lavinia)
11 2nd spouse of Lankika de Livera (M2003)+ Sri Srikumar (STC Mt
Lavinia), Accountant)
10 Lionel
Seneviratne, b:1937 (STC Mt Lavinia), Engineer (M1970)+ Dr. Premalatha Pagodaarachchi
11 Yasoja Seneviratne, (USA) + Sumedha Perera
12 Maya
Perera
9 Christy de Saram, (Lawyer), (b approx
1900)-d:1978 + Maggie Seneviratne, (Sister of Willie Seneviratne who married
Dulcie Senanayake), Christy de Saram
built the Mihindu Vidyalaya in Mihindu Mawatha Dehiwela. .
10 Christable de Saram
+ Dr Kannangara (son of Dr CWW Kannangara, Minister of Education)
11 Saroja Kannangara
11 Sena Kannangara
11 Jayanthi Kannangara
10 Amy de Saram +
Delgoda (Commissioner of Prisons)
11 Ayanthi Delgoda
11 Ranil Delgoda
11 Anura Delgoda +Nishamani Yatawaka
12 Iresh Delgoda
12 Manisha Delgoda
10 Lorna de Saram + Eddie Senewiratne, (Planter) (3108, 1001)
11 Anoja Senewiratne, d:1997 + Dr Nalin Gunaratne
12 Upendra Guneratne
12 Harin Guneratne
11 Anil Senewiratne, (Planter at their Veyangoda estate) + Rochelle
Senewiratne
9 Thomas de Saram + Agnes Kuruppu (3151)
10
Rex de Saram Accountant. (UK)(died approx 2012) + Yvonne
11 Bruce de Saram + Emma Louise Tarling
12 Lavinia de Saram
12 Louis de Saram
10 Dr Clarence de Saram (NZ)(1930-30/6/2015) + Padmali (d
7/12/2016-81yrs)
11 Pemraj de Saram
11 Ravi de Saram + Kirsten
10
Shirly de Saram (Milk Board) married Vineetha Dunuwila of Kandy
11 Ranil de Saram (Accountant) + Indika Lokuge
12 Mihini de Saram
12 Randhika de Saram
11 Mahen de Saram (Accountant) + Hiranthi Wickremasinghe
12 Rianna de Saram
12 Rehan de Saram
11 Senaka de Saram (Lawyer) + Shirangika Abeyratne
12 Rose Mirani de Saram
4 Gankanda Arachige Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram, Maha
Mudaliyar, (Leander de Saram) b:1725, who owned "Karunaratne Walauwa"
was the Maha Mudaliyar, and was apparently in Silversmith Street, in the Pettah
in Colombo + Maria Johanna Perera, ( Md 4/6/1754), (d/o Louis Perera
& Regina, sister of Abraham Perera, Kuruwe Mudaliyar, Apollonia - wife of
Daniel de Alwis), (Maria Johanna
Perera made a will dated 11/7/1810, by that she gives movable articles and cash
to various close relatives. The property
she inherited from her husband namely the Mahawellawatte, she gives 1/6 th of
Mahawellawatte to the children of the 4 brothers of Liendierian de Saram.)
Daniel de Alwis's son Adrian
was brought up by Liendran de Saram's wife.
Liendran de Saram is a nephew
of Wijayasiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar who served till 1736.
20/2/1756 Liendran de Saram
received a award from Governor of Ceylon Joannes Gideon Loten for faithfu
services.
(In 1758 Leander de Saram MM
of the Governors Gate at Colombo, the highest ranking local official was exiled
to the Cape of good hope-South Africa, because he was suspected of a secret
understanding with Kandy, at a moment when Dutch-Kandyan relations were in a
bad state. Leander de Saram knew the workings of the Dutch Administration, to
make a complaint to the higher authoritiesin Batavia, who over ruled the
Colombo decision, and let him return to his native land. )After he was banished
new Mudaliyar Alexander Abeyesekere Samarakoon was appointed on 6/3/1758.
Thombu Index shows he had land
in Kotahena, Wolvendhal, Mulrigama and Mulleriyawa.
5 Don Davith de Saram Karunaratne, b:1771, d:1792 + Dona
Corneliya Dias Bandaranaike. b:1775, bp 3/12/1775, d:12 Nov 1790, m:24 Oct
1790 (d/o Don Francisco Dias Wijetunga Bandaranaike, b:1720
Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale + Dona Catherine Thilakaratne Abeysiriwardena)
(1001)
Translation of a sinhala paragraph from page 32 in
Paul Pieris's book goes as follows:-
"Dona Catharina from Galkissa, was the
2nd wife of Don Fransiscus Dias Bandaranaike. They had a daughter named Dona Corneliya. baptised on 3/12/1775, Don Davith was
the son of Liendran de Saram Karunaratne and Johanna Maria Perera. On 24th October 1790 Dona Corneliya
married Davith de Saram Karunaratne.
On 12th November 1790 Dona Corneliya had died of an illness. "
5 Richard de Saram, b:1774
5 Libertina Petronella de Saram
Note: None of Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne
de Saram seem to have left any issue.
4 Gankanda arachige Simon
de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena Mudliyar Salpiti Korale + Dona Catharina
Dias of Wewala
Thombu index shows he had land in Pelenwatte, Boralasgamuwa, Dewelmulla
and Gangodawila.
5 Leander de Saram
6 Louisa de Saram + D Isaak Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardena. b1763
Thombu index shows Louisa de Saram had land in Galkissa and Watarappala.
5 Louis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena, b:circa 1770 - Mohandiram
Salpita Korale. + Elena de Alwis Lama Etini
Louis de Saram may have built the Galkissa
walauwa in 1820, may be from the proceeds of the sale of Wellawatte lands. He
also owned some fields in Mihindu Mawatha.
6 Leonard (Leonardus) de Saram
Wirasinghe Siriwardena (Peace Officer,
Deputy Cornor), Mohandiram, b:5/11/1814, d:5/3/1880. . + Susana Hetroyda de Alwis, d:1901
(m:2/8/1847- had no children),
Tomb at Christ Church Dehiwela (Galkissa)
Galkissa walauwa may have been built by Leonard de Saram's father, Louis
de Saram in 1820. It is still standing in Mihindu Mawatha Galkissa. . And may
be Leonard de Saram and Susana Hetroyda de Alwis lived there. (After the death of Leonard de Saram,
properties were inherited by Susana Hetroyda de Alwis. As they did not have children, they were
given to Leonard de Saram’s sister’s grand children. . Susana de Saram nee de
Alwis gives 50 acres of Mahawellawatte to Daniel Albert de Alwis, and 25 acres
of Mahawellawatte to Jane Rajo de Alwis. They both received properties in Galkissa,
and Mihindu Mawatha, including the Galkissa Walauwa. While staying at Galkissa Walauwa they are
supposed to have built the Samudragiri Walauwa in de Saram Road Mt Lavinia.
Which later was the home of Daniel Albert de Alwis. Galkissa Walauwa became the home of Jane Rajo
de Alwis who married Thomas Leonard Gunasekera Senewiratne. Daniel Albert de Alwis and Jane Rejo de Alwis
are children of Helena Eliza de Alwis. )
6 Depanchy de Saram + Don Daniel
Siegbertus de Alwis Gunathilake Samarasinghe
7 Dona Helena Eliza de Alwis +
Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe Siriwardene (It appears that Abraham de Alwis and
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis are brother and sister), (Assumption-1 May be the parents of Abraham de Alwis Wijesinghe
Siriwardene are, Florentina de Alwis, daughter of Adrian de Alwis and Abraham de Alwis Abeysiriwardena
Gunathilake Mudaliyar d1858, son of Abraham de Alwis Gunathilake
Siriwardene. Or Assumption 2- Susana
Hetroyda de Alwis is from Dandeniya walauwa Ratmalana. )
8 Daniel Albert de Alwis d30/8/1903 + Grace
Rosalind Dias Bandaranaike, d:21/2/1922
9 Leonard Godwin de Alwis (Leo) + Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike
10 Rukmani de Alwis b26/3/1926-d20/3/2017 + Percy Eheliyagoda
11 Leo Eheliyagoda + Ramya Wijethunga
12 Rosanath Eheliyagoda
11 Shalimar Eheliyagoda + Uma Kumar Sharma
12 Shanikar Sharma
12 Sandesh Sharma
11 Charmane Eheliyagoda + Prof.
Lakshman Madurasinghe
12 Lakshan Madurasinghe + Nishani Fernando
13 Athan Romaan Alexander Madurasinghe
10 Shirleen de Alwis + Earl Jayawardena
11 Amal Jayawardena
10 Lankasa de Alwis + Joy Dassenaike
11 Ranjith de Alwis
12 Raneesha de Alwis
12 Radeena de Alwis
9 Lilian Rosalin de Alwis 1895-1933 + Stevan
Senewiratne (Son of Solomon Senewiratne and Charlotte Dias Bandaranaike. )
10 Terance Senewiratne. 1926-2004
9 Henry de Alwis d 21/1/1907
8 Jane Rajo de Alwis d:1915 + Thomas
Leonard Gunasekera Seneviratne d:Nov 1908
9 Edwin Henry Senewiratne d1945+ Eugine de Saram 1896-d1980
10
Conrad Seneviratne d1950 (died unmarried)
10 Gertrude Seneviratne
(Graduate)b12/4/1931 + Louis Charles de Livera(Lawyer)b1919-d1969
11 Sunil de Livera 1956-2003
11 Manjula de Livera (Accountant)b1960+ Lakshmi
Arulanandam(Lawyer)(migrated to Australia in 2006. )
12 Rahul de Livera b1994
12 Shruti de Livera b2001
11 Lankika de Livera 1964-2011+ Prasanna Panditharatne
12 Kusan Panditharatna b1995
10 Lionel Seneviratne(Engineer) b21/7/1937 + Dr Premalatha Pagodaarachchi
11 Yasoja Seneviratne + Sumedha Perera
12 Maya Perera
9 Dr Arthur Seneviratna (eye specialist)+ Harriot Wijewardena
10 Nanda Seneviratna + Clare Seneviratne
11 Viraj Senewiratne + Dhakshina
10 Kumari Seneviratna (died unmarried)
9 James Christopher Senewiratna (Jimmy) d1969+ Millicent
Samarakkody d1995
10 Vasanthi Senewiratne + Marshal Wijesinghe d1988
11 Ayanthi Wijesinghe
10 Ranjith Senewiratne b 14/4/1939 + Deepthi Malalgoda
11 Hirantha Senewiratna +
10 Dr Tissa Senewiratna b1940+ Srini Attygalle
11 Thishani Senewiratna +
Amal de Mel
12 Amashi de Mel
12 Shineli de Mel
11 Chaminda Senewiratna +
Amal de Mel
4 Gankanda arachige Daniel Siriwrdena de Saram
4 Elizebeth de Saram
(b approx 1705) (according to dutch internet site she is probably a daughter
of Anthonan de Saram)+ Lieutenant Jan Christoffel Scharaff (M
21/3/1734)(Served under Dutch East India Company. )
5 Anna Scharaff
5 Johannes Scharaff
5 Ferdinand Scharaff
5 Susanna
Scharaff(1743-1781)(Md4/11/1759)+Rev Henricus Phillepsz (1733-1790)(Son of
Panditharatne Maha Mudaliyar)
6 Johanna Philepsz +Diedrice
Spittel
6 Susana Phillepsz
6 Johanna Sophiya Phillepsz
6 William Phillipsz
6 Rev Geradus Phillepsz +Johanna
Van Dort
6 Cornelia Henrietta Phillepsz
(d1824)+Christoffel de Saram (b1765-d1842)(Christoffel is Domingo de Saram
Ekanayake's son -of de Saram family 2)
7 Johannes Henricus de Saram
+Francis Treherne
7 Cornelia de Saram +(M1839)Don Soloman Dias Bandaranaike (D1859)
8
Christoffel Dias Bandaranaike b1826+ Anna Panditharatne Phillepsz
9 Sir Soloman Dias Bandaranaike(1862-1946) +
Daisy Obeyesekere
10 Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
(Prime Minister)(1899-1959) + Sirimavo Ratwatte(Prime Minister)
11 Sunethra Bandaranaike
11 Chandrika Bandaranaike (President
1994-2005)+Vijey Kumaratunga (Film actor-d1988)
12 Yasodhara Kumaratunga + Roger Walker (UK)
12 Vimukthi Kumaratunga
11 Anura Bandaranaike d2008 (MP1977-2007)
10 Alexandra Dias
Bandaranaike + Leo de Alwis
10 Anna Florentina Dias Bandaranaike
+ Abraham de Livera.
4
Gankanda arachige Philipoe de Saram
4 Gankanda arachige Adirian de Saram, bp:20 Mar
1704, Schoolmaster of the Colombo Seminary, bp:20 Mar 1704 + Adriana Dias
4 Gankanda arachige Domingo Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram, bp:13 Feb 1715, bp:1715, d:11/5/1793, Mohottiar of the
Guard, Mohandiram 1747 + Dona Catherina Tillekeratne, b:1738, (md8/11/1752 at Matara. )
, m: at Matara on 8 Nov 1752, daughter of Don Simon Tillekeratne
Abeywardana, Mudaliyar of Kandaboda Pattu. Domingo on 8/3/1747 became
Mohandiram, and was a member of the land raad. He was a son of Anthonan de
Saram.
(Domingo's children were Johannes, Maria, Louis and David. )
Thombu Index shows he had land in Erewwala, Bogomuwa, Gonawala,
Wirangula, Bulugahamulla and Mattammana.
5 Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram 1st Maha Mudaliyar bp
27/8/1754-d17/11/ 1809 (Rescidence-Peliyagoda)(mudliyar for 1794-1809)married Francina
Perera (Md 30/1/1774)d/o Diyonis Perera Ekanayake.
(Children of Johannes
Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram were David, Fredrick, Abraham, Geradina,
Christina Gertruda, Johannes. and Anganeta de Saram)
Thombu index shows he had
land in Peliyagoda and Wedamulla.
(Given by the Hon'ble
councillor in ordinary and Governor of Ceylon Williem Jacob Van de Graaff
to Johannes de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne 2hd Maha Mudliar of the Governor's Gate to
serve to him and his posterity as a token of honour and regard for the fidelity
shown by him on all occations to the Hon'ble Dutch Company in his afforesaid
post and to serve as a mark of honour and as a reward for his great zeal n the furtherance of cinnomon cultivation in
his own district and in the clearing and planting of an extensive piece of land
at Demetgodde commonly called the Governor's garden, as also in clearing
and planting land with cinnomon at his own expense of which many good potions
of land were given to the company for nothing which were subsequently given to
the cinnomon peelers, and he has given another instance of his zeal in the
company's service by undertaking the charge of planting cinnomon, coffee and
pepper in the vidane districts of Kalanie and Ambatle. . . . Colombo, the 23rd
August, 1792.
6 David de Saram, Mohottiar bap 3/12/1775.
6 Fredrick de Saram, Mudaliyar Salpiti Korale b1774 + m:16/8/1798 Johanna
Hetroyda (b17/1/1782) d/o Abraham Perera Wijesekera Ekanayake.
Mohottiar., who was the son of Dionysius Perera Ekanayake of Panadura.
(Fredrick's daughter Francina, married Cornelis Dassenaike Mudaliyar. )
7 Francina de Saram + Gate Mudaliyar Don Cornelis Dassenaike Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale.
(3148)
8 Gate
Mudaliyar Henricus Lucius Dassenaike b approx 1830 + Johanna
Francina de Saram. (1869 Mohandiram Hapitagam Korale:1871 Gate
Mohandiram:1875 Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale:1878 Gate Mudaliyar: 1895 Acted for
Maha Mudaliyar. )
9 Eliza Harriet Dassenaike + Henry Ashmore Pieris Mudaliyar
(Hapitagam Korale)b1861
10 Henry Ashmore Pieris(b1903)
+ Cornelia Obeyesekere
11 Sita Pieris d13/4/2017(Pianist) + Cecil Perera (Son of Mudaliyar Eric
Perera)
11 Wimala Pieris + Dr Citranjan Amarasinghe
12 Felix Amarasinghe
12 Nilanthi Amarasinghe
11 Hemal Pieris + Kanthi Weerasinghe
12 Asoka Pieris
12 Duminda Pieris
11 Mevan Pieris (b1946)+ Dr Nirmala Gunathilake
12 Dilani Pieris+Hiran Yatawaka
13 Amithra Yatawaka
13 Kiyana Yatawaka
13 Jaanya
Yatawaka
12 Nilanka Pieris (Cricket captain Stc 1995) + Dilushi Wickremasinghe
13 Dineth Pieris
13 Nireka Pieris
10. Louis Augustus Paules Pieris b1905 + Amelia
Obeyesekere (1915-2004)(daughter of Donald Obeyesekere and Ethel Perera. )
11
Amelia Rajini Pieris + Neil Dias Bandaranaike
12
Ayendra Dias Bandaranaike
12
Priyanthi Dias Bandaranaike
11 Chrisanthi Vajirawathi
Pieris d9/2/2016
11
Louis Henry Ravindra Pieris + Amari Jayawardena
11
Eliza Surani Pieris +Chittranjan Elangasekera
12 Shehara Elangasekera
12 Shanuka Elangasekera
12 Shalini Elangasekera
11
Savithri Padmini Pieris +Dr Raja Amarasekera
12 Rajindra Amarasekera +Gowri
13 Johnmark Amarasekera
13 Shania Amarasekere
12 Sherina Amarasekera
12 Sharmini Amarasekera
10 . Eliza Pieris b1901 +
Eric Perera.
9 Gate Mudaliyar Arthur Louis Dassenaike of Hapitagam Korale b 1869,
educated at Royal College (JP, UPM, Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale., 1895, Gate
Mohandiram:1896 Mudliyar Hapitagam Korale:1903 Deputy Fiscal, Colombo and
Superintendent Hulfsdorf Jail 1912 Gate Mudaliyar:1916 JPUPM Commended for
exceptional ability in opening roads and for services of a unique and
confidential character in connection with the protection of certain sections of
the west Coast of Ceylon during the early stages of the Great War. )
10 Arthur Lee Dassenaike b 12/5/1903, Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale b
1903. 1922 Acting Mudaliyar, Hapitagam
Korale, 1923 Clerk Colombo Kachcherie, 1925 Mohandiram Siyane Korale East, 1926
Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale and Registrar of Marriages and Inquirer. + Merlyn de
Livera
11 Merlyn
Beatrice Dassenaike (Joy) d2009 +Lankasa de Alwis, d:1997
12 Ranjith de Alwis+Resha de Alwis
13 Rhadeena de Alwis
13 Raneesha de Alwis
11 Irwin Lee
Dassenaike (Stc)1930-2003 +
Swanthri Dassenaike
12 Shantha Dassenaike
12 Lalith Dassenaike b1960 + Deepika
Samarasinghe
12 Sujan Dassenaike
9 Vinitia Nillre Theodara Dassenaike + in 1900 Edwin William de Livera Wijewickrema Seneviratne
Tennakoon. (b circa 1878) (3109)
10 Nellie Margret Evylyn de
Livera + John Elster Perera
11 John Ivon Perera + Ivy
Amarasekara
12 Asita Perera (1959-2013)+Ishini
Wickremasinghe
12 Anika Perera
12 Akila Perera
12 Anya Perera
10 Venitia
Myrille de Livera + Noel Egbert Dassenaike
11 Swanthri Dassenaike + Irwin Dassenaike
1930-2003
12 Shantha Dassenaike
12 Lalith Dassenaike b 1960 + Deepika
Samaasinghe
12 Sujan Dassenaike
11 Shamala Dassenaike + Ajith Obeyesekere
10 William
Vernon de Livera Tennakoon. b
approx 1905
11 Sunil de Livera Tennakoon + Devika Imbuldeniya
12 Sankha de Livera Tennakoon
12 Vishwa de Livera Tennakoon
12 Esala de Livera Tennakoon
11 Palitha de Livera Tennakoon.
(Canada) b approx 1950 +Rasika Weerasinghe
12
Viraj de Livera Tennakoon
12 Hemasha de Livera Tennakoon
12 Tiara de Livera Tennakoon
11 Venetia
de Livera Tennakoon+ Weeratunga
12 Mithila Weeratunga
12 Vorandhi Weeratunga + Mindika Hettiarachchi
12 Sajith Weeratunga
6 [9] Abraham de Saram Wijesekere Abeygoneratne(2hd Maha
MudaliyarMudaliyar of the Governors Gate and Mudaliyar of the dispense villages
and Maha Vidhana of Panadura, He entered the British service in 1804. He was the Interpreter to the Governor(may be
Sir Robert Brownrigg), . He communicated with the Kandyan Chiefs in 1815, and
was present when signing the Kandyan Convention on 2/3/1815)b:1789, d:16/7/1834 + [10] Susana
Dorathea de Saram d/o Christoffel de Saram 1819, 4th Maha Mudaliyar.
(Thombu Index shows he had land in Pepiliyana and Galkissa. )
Abraham's child is Cornelia.
(Abraham de Saram 2hd Maha Mudaliyar was appointed Judge of District
Court on 9/7/1834. He died on 16/7/1834. Interment in Dutch church of
Wolvendhal attended by relatives, friends, civil and military service. On 6/10/1834 at Wolvendhal Street was sold by
public Auction estate and properties belonging to Late Abraham de Saram, 2hd
Maha Mudaliyar, this includes Jewels, Gold and Silverware, Glass, china, brass
and iron works, household furniture, horses, palankeens and timber. -Cey
Gazette 1834. )
7 Cornelia Florentina de
Saram + Jacob Earnest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar b 4/11/1798(Cheif
interpreter and translator Medal received from Governor Sir Robert Wilmot
Horton in 1837. )
8 Henry de Saram
8 Wilmot de Saram
8
Stewart de Saram
6 Geradina de Saram b:28/11/1784 +
Johan Paules Perera Gunerwardena 2hd A. P. M
6 Christina Gertruda de Saram
6 Johannes de Saram bp:17/7/1796
6 Anganeta de Saram + John Paul Perera
Gunerwardena 2hd Atapattu Mudaliyar. (bp4/2/1783)
7 John Louis
Perera + Caroline Perera (d of SL Perera Kuruwe Mudaliyar)
5 Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram, (b approx 1755) was
appointed Mohandiram of the Gate . 1st Jul 1785, 2nd Mudaliyar 1794,
and 2nd Maha Mudaliyar 1799, with the name Wijesekera Karunaratne. (Maha Vidane Panadura), married from
Kondagama Walauwwa.
. Received medal from Fredrick
North Governor in 1800 (for faithful services to Govt)+ Leanora Phillipsz
Mohandiram Panditharatne, bp:4th Aug 1765, d/o Cornelis Philipsz P G Basnaike Mohandiram
and Louisa Perera, m:1779. Louis de Saram seems to have died on
28/6/1815. And funeral at Wolvendhal church. (Louis had children-Cornelis,
Hendrick, Assensia, daughter, Herath, Catharina, Johannes, Balthasar, , infant,
Julias, Jacob Earnest, , Fredricka and Joelina. )Louis was a son of Domingo
Wijesekera de Saram.
Thombu index shows he had land in Siyamalagoda, Kirillopone,
Battaramulla and Balabotuwa.
6 Cornelis Wijesekera de Saram
Mudaliyarof the Gate, b: 4th Jul 1780, in Colombo and d:27th
Aug 1814. at Colombo, + Maria
de Livera (BP 21/8/1791),
d/o Carolis
de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon, Mudaliyar of Atapattu (3109)
6 Hendrick Wijesekera Gunaratna de Saram, Mohotty
Mohandiram, b:1st Aug 1782, at Mulleriyawa, bp: at Kohilawatte, died
20th Mar 1833, + Dona Lourensia, d/o Tennakoon Mudaliyar.
7 Maria de
Saram + Petrus Abeysinghe Siriwardena Mudaliyar b1807
6 Assensia Wijesekera de Saram, b:13th
Jan 1784, at Colombo + Wijesekera Siriwardana Mohandiram
6 (daughter, Name Not Known), b:28th
Oct 1785, died as an infant
6 Herath Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram Mudaliyar of Gangaboda Pattu, b:1st Jul 1787, at Colombo,
d:11 Oct 1833, + Dona Assensia, d/o of Don Theodoris Seneviratne
Illangakoon, Kodituwakku Mohandiram.
6 Catharina Wijesekera de Saram, b:21st
Jan 1788 d1876, at Colombo + Simon Bernedt de Silva, Mohandiram of the
Guard, m:1st March, 1804 (Son of Simon de Silva MM)
7 John de
Silva
7 George de
Silva
7 Johanna de
Silva + Wilhelmus Nicholas Pieris Siriwardena of Kelaniya.
6 Johannes Jacobus de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne, Mudaliyar of the Governor’s Gate, Assistant Interpreter to his
Excellency the Governor and Superintendent of Ambatellen Pahala. b:6th April 1791 at Urugodawatte,
bp: at Kohilawatte, Received medal from Governor Sir Robert Brownrigg of Ceylon
in 1818(reward for eminent services rendered to Govt, during Kandyan
Rebellion)(d Jan 1871) + md Wilhelmina Henrietta Panditharatne, d/o
J. G Phillipsz Wijekon Panditharatne, 3rd
Maha Mudaliyar. (Jewelled Star gifted
by Sir Edward Barnes to JJ De Saram)
7
Phillip de Saram, (Medal given to Phillip de Saram by Sir William
Gregory for valuable services rendered, on the visit of Royal Highness Prince
of Wales in 1875)
7 Peter George de Saram. (Mudaliyar Alukuru Korale South, Later
Police Magistrate and Commissioner of Requests) b 1852 STC Mt Lavinia + Florence Ellen de Alwis (3137) (Rescidence Glasior Villa Welisara)
8 Clarice de Saram + Valantine
Gooneratne
9 John Henry
Ilangakoon Mudaliyar (b approx 1850) + Rosamund Dias
Bandaranaike (daughter of Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike d:1883)
(1001)
10 Millicent Illangakoon + Oswald C Tillekeratne
11 Romi Tillekeratne,
d:Aug 2007 (see obit below) + C J
(Bucky) De Saram (3126)
12 Mary Christine De
Saram + J M G (Gamini) Perera
12 Christopher De Saram
(ex University of Moratuwa)
12 Siromi De Saram
(University of Colombo - 2007) + Rev Duleep Fernando
13 Ruwan Yahasith Fernando
13 Avanka
Mahikanthi Fernando
8 Lionel Wellington (Duke) de Sarem +
Ethel Pieris
9 Helen de Saram d 2015+ Oscar
de Livera d1988
10 Asela de Livera + Shama Dassenaike
11 Ashan de Livera + Naushally Wijemanne
12 Anithra de Livera
12 Yaneth de Livera
11 Shanila de Livera + Sanjiv Alles
12
Rayaka Alles
12
Tejaka Alles
9 Philip de Saram
8 Beatrice + Arthur Dassenaike
8 Helen de Saram
8 Elsie de Saram + Guy Dassenaike
9 Naomi Dassenaike + Titus Abeysundera
10 Hiranthi Abeysundera
10 Shirin Abeysundera
9 Alastair Dassanaike + Erin Perera
9 Territt Dassenaike
9 Yvette Dassenaike + Upali Seneviratne
10 Aanjanee June Seneviratne
10 Upamalee Seneviratne
8 Cyril de Saram + Linda de Alwis
9 Cynthia de Saram + Bertie de Alwis
10 Christine de Alwis
9 Sheila de Saram + Basil de Alwis
10 Devinda de Alwis
10 Sharnelle de Alwis
10 Rohan de Alwis
10 Niloo de Alwis
9 Neliya de Saram
8 Maud (Girlie) de Saram + Cyril Thilakeratne
9 Patrick Thilakeratne
10 Patricia Thilakeratne + Eric de Livera
11 Priyanee de Livera
6
Barendt Wijesekera alias Balthazzar de Saram, b:24th
Nov 1792, alias Balthazar, educated in England d. c 1821, at Colombo
6 (son, Name Not Known, b:10th June 1795, died as
an infant
6 Julias Valentine de Saram Wijesekera Gunathilakaratna - Maha
Mudaliyar, Translator in the Chief Secretary's Office, b17/7/1796 Translator 1813, Mohotti
Mohandiram 1814, Asst Translator 1815, Mohotti Mudaliyar 1815, Translator Chief
Sec Office 1817, Translator Kandy Office 1824, Mudliyar 1831, Mudliyar Alukuru
Korale 1845, Maha Mudaliyar 9/11/1863, d19/01/1865 m1/2/1825 + Christina
Aletta Maria de Saram, d/o Saram Siriwardhana, Mohandiram of Matara
7 Louis de Saram b 28/10/1829 d9/4/1861
7 Cathorine Calorina de Saram b30/10/1831, M5/6/1851, d18/11/1860+John de
Silva
7 Eliza de Saram b14/8/1834 m13/11. 1851+ Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranaike
Maha Mudaliyar. (And had 8 children)
7 Louisa de Saram b13/9/1837+Julias Earnest Pieris
7 Angaritta de Saram b 3/3/1839+Henry Richard Pieris
8 Rosalind Pieris+Charles Edwin Augustus Samarakkody.
7 Cornelis de Saram
6 [11] Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Chief Interpreter & Chief Translator, Maha Mudaliyar, b:4th
Nov 1798 d 5/4/1863, Medal received from Sir Robert Wilmot Horton Governor 1837
+ [12] Cornelia Florentina de Saram, d/o Abraham de Saram 2hdMM (Ernest
de Saram succeeded, Ilangakoon MM in
1848)
7 Henry de Saram , District Judge
Kegalle.
7
Wilmot de Saram
7
Stewart de Saram
6 Fredricka Angenitta Catharina Wijesekera de Saram, b:1st Mar 1800, at Colombo, (md 11/6/1815)+ Johannes
Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike Mudaliyar
(1001) (b13/12/1789-d21/7/1862)
(Fredricka's children are Johanna and Conrad. )
7 Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranayake b:12-Dec-1820 +(M1) John
Martinus Paulus Pieris, Mudaliyar, m:Nov-1851 (1005)
8 Vincent Pieris
8 Catherine
Pieris
8
Rosamund Pieris
8 John Louis Pieris Siriwardena (see pic
below) b 1852 (educated at Royal College, Colombo) + Florence Elisa
Bandaranaike born approx 1865, m:1895 (daughter of Conrad Peter
Dias Bandaranaike b:1827) (1001) (ref: 20th Century impressions of Ceylon by
Arnold Wright)
9 Louis Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10 (children-John, Louis, Conrad,
Edward, Margret & Gladys)
9 Conrad Peter Pieris (died in motor accident)
9 Arthur William Pieris
9 Soloman Franciscus Pieris + Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence Rachel,
Christine, Evon. )
9 Ethel
Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+ Lionel Welliington de Saram (See de Saram family tree)
9 Diana Margret Pieris (m1940)+ Edmund de
Livera
10 Hazel de Livera +Jeramyn
Fernando
9 Ruth Pieris
9 Rachel Eliza Pieris b1903 + Charles Edward
Hartnoll de Saram m1928
7 Conrad (Peter) Petrus Dias Wijewardena
Bandaranaike (Maha Mudliyar), b:1842. (Alukuru korale) Received medal from
Governor Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon for the period 1883-1890 (for friendship
and assistance rendered) + Eliza De Saram (Vallentine de Saram's
daughter)M1851 (d approx 1897-after
that Sir Solomon DB became MM)
8 son
8 son
8 son
8 CP D Bandaranaike
(b approx 1870) + Ekanayake of Matara
9
Peter Dias Bandaranaike (CP)+ Dhamma (d25/7/2002)(Pugoda Walauwa)
10 Dulari Manisha Dias Bandaranaike +Sam Samarasingha
11 Danitha
11 Anusha
11 Nilusha
9
Anne Dias Bandaranaike
9
Edwin Dias Bandaranaike d22/6/2006 (Yakkala)
9 Hector Dias Bandaranaike
9 Eliza Hilda Dias Bandaranaike d29/5/2011 +
Asoka Obeysekere
10
Stanley Obeyesekere + Nelun Dassenaike
11
Harshini Obeyesekere
11
Asoka Obeyesekere
11
Anouk Obeyesekere
9 Samuel Dias Bandaranaike (MP
Gampaha) (STC Mtl &Stc Matara)
b:1/12/1917-d3/6/2014 (SD) from Madugas Walauwa yakkala + Swarna
10 Pandu Bandaranaike (DyMinister)
10 Subhas Bandaranaike
10 Dr Samala Dias Bandaranaike
10 Bandaranayake
8 son
8 Edwin V Dias Bandaranaike
(Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate)
8 son
8 Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike, b: 1862, He was educated at
Royal College and St Thomas's College.
He + in 1902 Somawathi (daughter of Keppetipola Rate Mahatmaya
of Matale). He managed the estates. Ref: 20th Century impressions of Ceylon
page 525 of Arnold Wright (Estates were at Udupila Siyane Korale Henderalgoda
district and had 500 acres. )
8 [15] Florence Elisa Bandaranaike, b:circa 1865 + [14] John
Louis Pieris, b:1852, (step brother of Sir Paul Pieris)
9 Louis Alexander Pieris +Dulci
Dias Bandaranaike.
10
(children-John, Louis, Conrad, Edward, Margret & Gladys)
9 Conrad Peter Pieris (died in motor accident)
9 Arthur William Pieris
9 Soloman Franciscus Pieris + Brenda Gunasinghe
10 (children-Florence Rachel, Christine, Evon.
)
9 Ethel Aexander Pieris (1895-1930)+ Lionel Welliington de Saram 10 Diana Margret de Saram (m1940)+ Edmund de
Livera of Anguruwatota.
11 Hazel de Livera +Jeramyn
Fernando
9 Ruth Pieris
9 Rachel Eliza Pieris b1903 +
Charles Edward Hartnoll de Saram m1928
7 Catherine Cecilia Dias Bandaranaike, b:1821, (d of
Johannes Franciscus DB)+David Jayathilake Gooneratne Mohottiar of Galle (his
2nd wife)
+ Gooneratne
8 Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne,
b:6/5/1845, educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Translator, later in 1896 became
Mudaliyar, Joined govt service in 1865 as translator in Galle Kachcherie. Held the post of Asst. to AGA Matara. Police
Magistrate Balapitiya. Registrar of
Lands Galle. Retired in 1897 after 32 yrs of service. In 1883, in recognition of his services he
was appointed Mudaliyar. In 1897,
participated in Jubilee Celebrations in England, and was presented to Queen
Victoria and the King. He owned several
plantations in Galle, Matara and Hambantota.
Translator later in 1883 became Mudaliyar. + Matilda Illangakoon (daughter of Mudaliyar
J V Illangakoon in 1873. (3169)
9 Dr Valantine David Goonaratne b:1874 (STC) (Home Surgeon Galle
Hospital) + Clarice de Saram (d/o Peter de Saram)
9 Miss
Goonaratne + Abraham Dias Abeysinghe b:1850 (3170)
10
Dias Abeysinghe (Administrative Police)
11 Arthur Alfred Dias Abeysinghe b:2/2/1880
9 Goonaratne
9
Goonaratne
9
Goonaratne
8 2nd
spouse of ERJ Goonaratne + Corneliya Tillekeratne (and had 3 sons and 2
daughters)
9 Mark Sigmund Goonaratne b1881(unmarried)
9 Eva Tagora Goonaratne + Abraham Dias
Abeysinghe (Proctor) b1874
10 Blanche Dias Abeysinghe
10
Vernon Dias Abeysinghe + Audry de Livera
10
Anula Dias Abeysinghe + Ian Pieris
10 Dorathy Dias Abeysinghe + William Dias
Bandaranaike
10 Roland
Dias Abeysinghe +M(1) Manel Illangakoon
+M(2)Gwen Dias
Bandaranaike
10 Rev Felix Abraham Dias
Abeysinghe + May Goonaratne
10 Stanley Christopher Dias
Abeysinghe + Chandra Keppetipola
8 Francis Earnest
Gooneratne + Caroline Dias Abeysinghe M15/11/1858 (daughter of Nicholas Dias
Abeysinghe. )
7
Catherine Cecilia Dias Bandaranaike 2hd Marriage to Dionysius Andreas Tennekoon
Appuhamy on 8/7/1852.
7
Cornelia Dias Bandaranaike + Henricus (Md 8/7/1852)(Died 5/3/1873)
6 Joeliana Jakoba Wijesekera de Saram, b:7th
Jul 1801 at Colombo, bp: at Borella, (the godparents being Martinus and Joeliana
de Saram), If not otherwise stated, all
the children above were baptised in Colombo
5 Maria de Saram (M1)+ Isaac de Saram Wijesiriwardena, Maha
Mudaliyar(Isaac's 3rd marriage)
6 Marinus de Saram Wijesiriwardena
Mohandiram of the Guard bp 10/5/1778 + Juliana de Saram
6 Ana Maria de Saram bp 28/8/1779.
+ Don Davith Siriwardena Seneviratne Attapattu Mudaliyar of Kalutara. and the Raiygam Korale bp 19/11/1779
5 2nd
spouse of Maria de Saram (M2)+ Don Balthasar Dias Wijesiriwardena Abeysinghe
Maha Mudaliyar (m27/11/1785)
5 David Wijesekera
Jayathilakaratne de Saram Mudaliyar of
Gangaboda Pattu Matara (b approx 1750-d 1815)+ Dona Lourensia d/o Don
Abraham Illangakoon Mudaliyar
6 Angeita de Saram + Don David Jayathilake Abeysiriwardhana Ilangakoon
Maha Mudaliyar (1751-1848) Md 1795
6 Johanna Clara de Saram + Don Joan Abeysiriwardhana Illangakoon.
(He may be
the Don David de Saram who organized a unprecedented Buddhist ceremony lasting
a week in a flotilla in the Nilwala river in Matara and gives the Govigama
Nikaya his official patronage. )Gangarohana Pooja. (David de Saram, writing the pinpotha from
1780-1814. He died in 1815
. Mahawellawatte (present day town of Wellawatte in
Colombo 6) of 16, 000 coconut trees, was purchased by Anthonan Mudaliyar
and Manual de Andradi on 20th July 1730 for 1, 355 Rix
Dollars
Also noted.
1 Ernest Valentine de Saram
Wijesiriwardene married Anna Catharina, daughter of Don Constantine
Wickremasinghe Amarasekera.
2 There is reference to the widow of Louis de Saram MM 's widow as Maria
de Bairo. -1760.
3 Louis Wijesinghe Siriwardhana de Saram.
4 Gerad de Saram Wijesekera Tillekeratne Mudaliyar Gangabodapattu
(Tangalle)
5 Fanny de Saram +John Dias Bandaranaike.
6 Louisa de Saram lama etini + Isaac Pieris Siriwardena m1804.
7 Georgiana Caroline de Saram daughter of Hendrick de Saram
Wijesiriwardena (Mudliyar Welgam Korale)M1872 + Mr Gooneratne who owns estates
with cinnomon and coconut in Matara.
Manuel d'Anderado
Left Calutara (Kalutara, south of Colombo) and settled in Colombo in 1721 (C.
D. R. School Thombo of Calutara 36)
bought Mahawellewatta at Dehiwela of 16000 coconut trees (52 margan in extent,
250acres) for 1355 rix dollars on 20-7-1730 with Anthonam de Seram,
Mudaliyar of Salpiti Corale (about Anthonan de Seram and his son Maha
Mudaliyar Lenderam de Seram vide Paul Pieris' "Ceylon and the
Hollanders" pp. 72, 81 etc; R.
A>S. XXII. ) afterward sold his half
share to his other co-owner (C. D. R.
and Thombo of Palle Pattu in Salpiti Corale III. P. 19
and Paul Pieris' "Notes on some Singhalese Families" III. P. 20 and some old Slave transfers in Dutch
among the de Fonseka Family Documents. )
http://www. defonseka.
com/AD_danderado. htm
Submitted by.
Mr Manjula de Livera.
Email 1) manjuladelivera@yahoo. com. au
2) manjulafamily@yahoo.
com. au
Date updated- 17th July 2017
Thombu
Index- Dutch period before 1796 (Properties
registered)(Registration started in 1740's)(Dept of Archives)
Name Korale Village
Louis de Saram Wirasinghe 1 (b1730) Salpita Boralasgamuwa
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena 2 (b1735)brother of 1 Pelenwatte
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardene (son of Anthonan) Boralasgamuwa
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardene Dewelmulla
Simon de Saram Wirasinghe
Siriwardena Gangodawila
William de Saram 3
(Son of 1)1760 Galkissa
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne 4 (b1715) Erewwala
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne 6 (son of 4) Siyambalagoda
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne Kirilopane
Abraham de Saram Wijesekera(b1780) 5(son of 8)
Pepiliyana, Galkissa
Louisa de Saram Galkissa, Watarappala
Gankanda
arachige Louis de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardene1 Wellawatte
Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardene 7 Siyane Matirigala
Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena(bro of Anthonan de
S) Daraluwa
Johannes
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne 8(son of 4)(b1754) Peliyagoda
Johannes
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne Wedamulla
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Bogomuwa
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne (Son of Anthonan) Gonawala
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne Wirangula
Louis de Saram 9 Wedamulla
Anthony de Saram 10 Ganemulla
Adrian de Saram Pepiliyawala
Maria de Saram 11 Alukuru Bulugahamulla
Domingo
de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne Bulugahamulla
Louis
de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne Hewagam Battaramulla
Leander de Saram Wijsinghe Karunaratne Mulleryawa,
Mullrigama
Domingo de
Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne Alutkuru Mattammana
Isaac de Saram Appuhamy Makewita
Liender de Saram Wijesinghege Colombo Wolvendhal,
Kotahena
Gankanda
arachige Domingo de Saram Wijesekera Abeyratne
4 Wolvendhal
Wattalage Domingo de Saram Wanigasekere Ekanaike St Sebastian
Phillupu de Saram Rayigam Walgama
Louis de Saram Wijesekera Karunaratne Balabotuwa
Adrian de Saram Kindelpitiya
In a Dutch document of 1760, it mentions Maria de
Bairo widow of maha mudaliyar Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena, regarding banished
goods of Leander de Saram.
Photos
see below.
De Saram
family 2
00 de
Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike
0 Domingo de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu Mudaliyar married Dona Petronella
1 Gertroyda de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu + Samarakoon Mudaliyar
1 Francina de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu + Don Lodewyk Mohandiram of Salpiti Korale (aka Fonseka Mudaliyar)
1 Juliana Sophiya de Saram Wanigasekera
Ekanaike Attapattu + Don
David Dias Bandaranaike (son of Don
Conrad Peter Dias Bandaranaike, Maha Mudaliyar) (1001)
2 Christina Petronella
Dias Bandaranbaike b:1789, bp:20 Oct 1789 + Samarakkody
Mudaliyar (3118)
3 Daughter (m 1800) + Samuel
Amarasekera (3068)
2 Carlo Dias Bandaranaike
1 Christoffel
de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike, 4th Maha Mudaliyar, was born about 1765, d:28 Feb 1842, (Mudaliyar and interpreter to the
Commissioner of Revenue & Commerce, Received
medal from HE Lieut. General Thomas
Maitland Governor for faithful services rendered,
on
15/3/1811. ) + Cornelia
Henrica (Henrietta) Philipsz (1002)
2 Christoffel Petrus Geradus Wanigasekera Ekanaike,
Mudaliyar of the Gate died before 1840.
(Mudaliyar of Governor Gate and translator to Judicial
Commissioner Court of Kandy),
2 Johannes
Henricus de Saram b: 13 OCT 1795 d:
24 OCT 1858 + Frances
Treherne d: 7 MAY 1844
3 Frederick
John de Saram + Arnoldina
Henrietta Martenesz b: 24 JUN 1827
4 Frederick
John de Saram + Maud
Nell b: 29 OCT 1853
5 Frederick
John de Saram b: 10 AUG 1875 d:
1948 + Elisie
Charlobelle Barber b: 31 JUL 1879 d:
1941 (d/o James Henry Barber & Anne Elizabeth Toussaint)
6 Doreen
Elizabeth Maud de Saram b: 12 JUN 1907 + T. H C Allison
7 Carolyn
Allison + William
George Adamson
6 Barbara
de Saram b: 28 FEB 1915 + Peter
Hewet-Hicks
6 Theone
de Saram b: 13 JUL 1921 + Stanley
Charles Muttimer d: FEB 1943
6 2nd spouse of Theone
De Saram b: 13 JUL 1921+ Stanley
Charles Wallis-Smith
5 2nd spouse of Frederick
John de Saram b: 10 AUG 1875 d:
1948 + Mira Loos, b:7 Mar 1879 (d/o Frederick Charles Loos & Isabel
Amelia Van Cuylenburg)
5 [5] Leslie
William de Saram b: 4 JUL 1877 +
[6] Theodora
Annie Martensz b: 14 NOV 1886
4 Walter
Morgan de Saram + Georgiana
Theodora Martensz b: 23 JUL 1860
4 John
Henricus de Saram b: 1844 d: 12 MAY
1897, Judge, first President
Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon, 1906,
(Godparents of Agnes Amelia Otolene Prins,
d/o Edward Prins & Louisa Dornhorst, who was born on Feb 11, 1876 and
baptised on May 23, 1876 at Holy Trinity Church,
Colombo, Ceylon and died in 1961 in Auckland,
New Zealand. Agnes married Frederick
Detheridge-Davies, born 24 Aug 1879 in England, on Sep 30, 1901 at Holy Trinity
Church in Colombo, Ceylon. He passed away on Dec 12 1912 in Colombo,
Ceylon and is buried at the General Cemetery, Kanatte in Borella. Fredericks parents were
Frederick Deteheridge-Davies Snr, famous deep
sea dicer/mason and also a civil engineer who worked on the first and second
extensions of the Colombo Breakwater
& Charlotte Kelly) + Amelia
Caroline Morgan b: 1849, in
Colombo, Ceylon
5 Amelia
de Saram + Henry
Lorens Wendt b: 28 OCT 1858 d:
20 NOV 1911 c: 26 NOV 1858, Supreme Court Judge & Legislative Councilor,
founder of the
Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon in 1906 (1100)
6 Lionel
George Henricus Wendt b: 3 DEC 1900,
Lionel Wendt was born in Colombo, Ceylon on December 3, 1900. Educated in Colombo and Cambridge
(he studied Law). He also studied at the Royal Academy of Music
in London. On returning in
1924 he practiced law for a short time, but then devoted himself to
his
enormous talents as a musician till 1935 when he turned to what
became his true and obsessive métier, photography. He had a one-man show in London in 1938
.
He died in Colombo on December 19, 1944.
6 Henry
Lorenz Wendt b: 24 FEB 1904
5 Frederick
James Morgan de Saram b: 1 JUL 1869 d:
24 JUL 1920, Superintendent of Police + Evelyn
Theodora Stirling de Saram, (sister
of Sheila Meynert)
6 Patricia
de Saram b: 15 APR 1914 + Percival
Stephen Martensz b: 24 APR 1897
6 Dorothy de Saram b:1933 in Pusselawa, d:2 Mar 2006 in Metung,
Victoria, Australia + Herbert Haes, Manager of Clarence
Amarasinghe and Co and Car Mart Ltd (Kandy Branch), married in Colombo in 1958
(migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1965)
7 Frederick Haes + Judy
7 Margarethe Haes
7 Herbert Haes + Kerry
5 2nd spouse of Frederick
James Morgan de Saram b: 1 JUL 1869 d:
24 JUL 1920, Superintendent of Police + Emmie
Grenier b: 20 MAY 1859 d:
17 MAY 1897,
d/o John Grenier & Emily Drieberg)
4 Edith
Maud de Saram b: 22 MAY 1857 d:
3 DEC 1945 + James
Andries Martensz b: 28 SEP 1861 d:
3 JUN 1900
5 Muriel
Edith Martensz b: 2 AUG 1883
5 James
Aubrey Martensz b: 25 SEP 1885,
James Aubrey Martensz was
nominated Member of the Ceylon House of Representatives in November
1947.
He officiated at Deputy Chairman of the Committees and on one occasion
as Speaker of the House. In January 1949
he was appointed Ceylon's first High Commissioner
in Australia. Occupation: JP UM, Proctor
and Notary
5 [6] Theodora
Annie Martensz b: 14 NOV 1886
+[5] Leslie
William de Saram b: 4 JUL 1877
5 Edith
May Martensz b: 2 APR 1888
5 Jeanette
Helen Martensz b: 6 JUN 1889
5 Walter
Frederick Martensz b: 12 JUL 1890 d:
26 MAY 1898
5 Mildred
Evelyn Martensz b: 28 SEP 1891
5 Francis
Terence Martensz b: 1 NOV 1893 d: 8
MAR 1908 + Victoria
Grace Vander Straaten b: 5 JUL 1887,
daughter of Stephen Charles Cassimer Vander
Straaten and Eliza Mary Lyford (MRIN:7451), in Feb 1929.
5
Percival
Stephen Martensz b: 24 APR 1897 +
Patricia
de Saram b: 15 APR 1914
6 Johann Adrian Martensz was born 19 Sep
1936 in Colombo Ceylon.
6 Peter Nigel Martensz was born 10 Oct
1942 in Colombo Ceylon.
6 Patricia Edith Jennifer Martensz was born
29 Oct 1947 in Colombo Ceylon.
6 Paul Stephen Martensz was born 14 Oct
1948 in Ampthill, Bedfordhsire.
6 Nicholas David Martensz was born 14 Oct
1949 in Colombo Ceylon.
5 David
Ernest Martensz b: 17 JUN 1898 + Doreen
Maeve Theresa Southwell Fitzgerald b: 17 APR
1906, m:on 11 May 1932 in St Mary's
Church, Bambalapitiya.
4 2nd spouse Edith Maud de Saram, b: 22 MAY 1857 + William
Godfried Lorensz Wambek, b:6 Jun 1891 (s/o James Adrianus Martensz &
Theodora Elizabeth Murray)
3 Richard Francis de Saram, (Founder of DL & F de Saram law firm
in 1901) + Selina Louisa Dickman
4 Douglas de Saram
4 Frederick
de Saram + Myra
Loos b: 7 MAR 1879
5 Colonel
F C de Saram (Derek)1912-1983,
Lawyer, Army Reserve Colonel, Captain of the Ceylon Cricket team in 1950's,
First officer commanding (Ceylon Artillery) in the Army. Led the attempted Military Coup of 1962. Later partner of de Saram law firm. b:1912 + Nedra Obeysekera, d/o Stanley
Obeysekera
6 Tara de Saram (National Swimmer) + Ralph Bolling
7 Julian Bolling (National Swimmer)
7 David Bolling (National Swimmer)
7 Jeramy Bolling (National Swimmer)
6 Oosha
de Saram, Swimming Tennis +
Dunkirk
Neilendran Chanmugam, Board of The
Maharajah Organization, s/o Edgar
Jeyomanie Chanmugam b:29 Jul 1894, d:
25 May 1963 & Constance
Letitia Mant (alias
"Pansy", Principal & Founder of Tiny Tots Pre School, d/o Henry
Mant d:7 Dec 1980 & Lily
Gracelyn d:11 Apr 1949)
7 Anouk
Chanmugam (Golf) + George
Ajit Zal Chitty (SL Rifle Shooting Team at Olympics)
7 Dipika
Rukshana Chanmugam (Swimmer) +
William Appleton Jnr.
7 Devin
Nijanthan Chanmugam (Swimmer)
5 F J "Coo" de Saram
5 [7] Robert
F de Saram + [8] Miriam
Pieris Deraniyagala (1005)
6 Skanda Ajith de Saram + Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010)
6 Rohan de Saram (Cello) + Rosemary de Saram
7 Sophia de Saram
7 Suren de Saram
6
Druvi de Saram (Piano) + Sharmini de Fonseka
7 Mandhira de Saram
7 Radhika de Saram
6
Niloo de Saram + Desmond Fernando
7 Jeevani Fernando
6
2nd spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
5 Maurice de Saram
5 Geraldine
Isabel Louise de Saram b: 11 DEC 1916 + James
Hugh Spoule b: 9 MAR 1909
6 Michael Sproule (partner D L & F de Saram)
3 Abraham
John de Saram + Cornelia
Eliza Van Cuylenburg b: 25 NOV 1842
4 Richard
de Saram + Myra
Stewart, born 25 Nov 1842.
5 Amelia
Alice de Saram b: 20 FEB 1917 + Thomas
Hubert Kelaart m:on 19 Feb
1938 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya
6 Valerie Alya Kelaart was born 18 Nov
1938. + (MRIN:3329) Derek Aelian
Bartholomeusz, son of Arthur Aelian Percival Bartholomeusz and Eleanor
Rankine (MRIN:3328), on 21 Sep 1957 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Derek was born 16 Feb 1932.
7 David Andrew Bartholomeusz was born 1958 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Roger Anthony Bartholomeusz was born
1963 in Colombo Ceylon.
7 Adrian Derek Bartholomeusz was born 1971 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6 Marguerite Amelia Kelaart was born 3 Feb
1943 + (1-MRIN:5155) Michael
Hugh Tissera, son of Hugh
Tissera and Louise Flamer-Caldera (MRIN:5158)on 11 Jul 1962 in St Mary's
Church, Bambalapitiya. Michael was born
in Ceylon. (1244)
7 Tania Michelle Tissera was born 1964 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Michael Graeme Tissera was born 1965 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6 2nd spouse of Marguerite Amelia Kelaart was born 3
Feb 1943. + (2-MRIN:5156) Nigel Arlen
Lim Billimoria, son of Lim Billimoria and Iris Harridge (MRIN:5160), on 12
Oct 1970 in Havelock Town, Ceylon. .
Nigel was born in Ceylon. .
7 Marc Perosha Billimoria was born 1972 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Hans Lim Billimoria was born 1976 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Natasha Persis Billimoria was born 1981 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Natalie Parvis Billimoria was born 1981 in
Colombo Ceylon.
6 Thomas Richard Kelaart was born 23 Nov
1949. Degree: C. P. A., F. C. M. A. (London), Immigration: June 1987, Sri
Lanka-Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Finance Manager Administrative Support Services of the Perth
diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, + JENNIFER OCTAVIA JURGEN
ONDAATJE:
Immigration: June 1987, Sri Lanka-Perth, Western Australia, daughter of
Joseph Ondaatje and Belle Wanigasekera (MRIN:5193), on 25 Feb 1975 in St
Therese Church, Bambalapitiya. Jennifer
was born 2 Sep 1951 in Colombo Ceylon.
7 Tracy Anne Jennifer Kelaart was born 2 Nov 1976 in
Colombo Ceylon.
7 Thomas Ryan Kelaart was born 19 Dec 1980 in Colombo
Ceylon.
7 Thomas James Daniel Kelaart was born 9 Aug 1988 in
Western Australia.
3 Jan
Christoffel Henry de Saram + Amelia
Stewart, b:circa 1826 in Colombo (1265)
4 Mary Louisa De Saram was born on 1 Feb 1857
in Ceylon. + Robert R Dunuwille .
4 Eliza Mackenzie De Saram was born on 2 Mar
1859.
4 Anthonisz
John James Stewart de Saram b:1860 + Anna
De Vos b: 30 JUN 1860 d: 1902
5 Mary
Caroline Treherne de Saram b: 11 SEP 1899 + Vincent
Henry Ludovici Anthonisz b: 19 MAR 1894 (s/o Vincent Edwin Anthonisz & Evelyn
Lucretia Willenberg)
6
Olga
Treherne Anthonisz b: 9 SEP 1922
6 Cecil
Brian Ludovici Anthonisz b: 31 JAN 1925
6 Irma
Maud Treherne Anthonisz b: 24 APR 1927 + Oswin
Raine Wright b: 10 AUG 1924
4 George Charles Frederick de Saram was born on
27 Jan 1861. He died in 1931.
4 Charles Christopher de Saram was born in
1863. He died in 1922.
4 Christoffel Henry Lionel de Saram was born in
1865. He died in 1908.
4 William Boake de Saram was born on 4 May
1866. He died on 20 Mar 1915.
4 Gerald Hartnoll de Saram was born on 30 Oct
1867. He died on 23 Oct 1947.
4 Winifred Amelia de Saram was born on 27 Jul
1870. + Richard George Jayetileke
3 2nd spouse of Christoffel
Henry de Saram + Sarah
Margaret Armour
4 Emily
de Saram + Richard
Abraham Van Cuylenburg b: 23 SEP 1848 d:
15 SEP 1886
5 Lily
Van Cuylenburg b: 4 FEB 1874 d:
10 MAR 1876
5 William
Ernest Morgan Van Cuylenburg b: 10 FEB
1875
5 Madeleine
Holland Van Cuylenburg b: 4 MAR 1876 + Charles
Henry Morgan Vander Wall b: 14 MAR 1873 d:
1 JUL 1943
5 2nd spouse of Madeleine
Holland Van Cuylenburg b: 4 MAR 1876 + Pieter
Liebert Keegel
5 Ada
Maude Florence Van Cuylenburg b: 19 MAR
1877 d: 1907 + William
Reginald Morgan Ondaatje
5 George
Amyrald Van Cuylenburg b: 23 JUL 1878
5 Allan
Staniforth Drieberg Van Cuylenburg b: 13 APR
1882
5 Thisleton
Freda Van Cuylenburg b: 25 JAN 1884
5 Richard
Henry Van Cuylenburg b: 1885
5 Emily
Van Cuylenburg b: 11 JAN 1887 d:
2 SEP 1889
4 John
Armour De Saram b: 1847 d: 1890
4 Francesca
Henrietta Treherne De Saram b: 18 FEB
1849
4 Sarah
Margaret de Saram b: 1852 d: 1936 + Walter
Henry Dickman
5 Vernon
Treherne Dickman b: 26 JUL 1888 + Victoria
Alice Wambeek b: 24 MAY 1890
6 Lorna
Treherne Dickman b: 20 OCT 1918 + Eric
Charles Wilfred Scharenguivel b: 9 JAN
1907
5 Linda
Treherne Dickman b: 19 AUG 1889 d:
13 DEC 1925 + Stanley
Mack b: 27 SEP 1885 c: 8 NOV 1885
6 Stanley
Dickman Mack b: 7 FEB 1918
5 Enid
Treherne Dickman b: 22 JUL 1891 + Stanley
Mack b: 27 SEP 1885 c: 8 NOV 1885
6 Rosemary
Mack b: 10 DEC 1929 + Ivo
Cedric Meier b: 10 SEP 1921
2 [10]
Susana Dorothea de Saram, 1819. married (MRIN:8911) [9]
Abraham de Saram, 2nd Maha Mudaliya, son of Johannes Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar and Francina (MRIN:8910), in
1819. Abraham was
born 1789. He died 1834.
2 Johanna Petronella de Saram + Johan Paulus Perera
Gunewardena, 2nd A. P. M, m:9th June 1817
2 Cornelia
Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram + Don
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar
of Siyane Korale d:Sep-15-1859, He assisted as interpreter on
10th Feb 1815 when Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe the last King of
Kandy was taken to Colombo, and then, who was later taken to India. (1001)
3 Elizebath Dias Bandaranaike + J M Paulus Pieris Siriwardena
3 Peter Dias Bandaranaike (Mohandiram)
3 Harriet Dias Bandaranaike + Samaradiwakera
3 Johanna Dias Bandaranaike
3 Corneliya Susana Dias Bandaranaike + (First Bed) D B F
Obeysekere
4 Sir Solomon Christoffel
Obeysekere (1848-1927), MLC, b:12-Feb-1848,
d:13-Oct-1927 (3051) + Lady Ezline Maria de Alwis
5 [2] Daisy Ezline Obeysekere, b:1898 + [1] Sir Don Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke
Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike (Maha Mudaliyar) b:22-May-1862,
d:31-Jul-1946, Kt. Commander of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St Thomas'
College, Mohandiram 1882. Mudliyar
Siyane Korale, After returning from UK, Governor Arthur Havelock awarded Maha
Mudaliyar title and All Island JP. In
1897 went to UK as official representative for diamond jubilee celebration and
received medal. In 1902 revisited
UK. Received Coronation Medal and KCMG,
m:Apr-1898 (1001)
6 Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist
Monk on September 25, 1959), St Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK,
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 UNP 1945-51 and
established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister 1956-59, 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 + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940 (First woman Prime Minister in
the World, Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060)
Wikipedia Account of Sirimavo
7 Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:1943 + Kumar Rupasinghe (div)
7 2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike + Udaya
Nanayakkara (div)
7 Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike, b:29/6/1945, Early education 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 + Vijaya Kumaratunga, Film
Actor, Assasinated 1988
8 Yasodhara Kumaratunga + Roger Walker, m:Jun 2007 in UK
8 Vimukthi Kumaratunga
7 Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949, Educated at Royal
College, Member of Parliament 1977 to 2007, Minister Higher Education
1993, Foreign Minister 2005, Leader of the opposition, Speaker of the House,
Minister of Tourism/Heritage 2007
6 Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike, lived at "Samudragiri"
Walauwa in Mount Lavinia + Leo G. De
Alwis
7 Shirlene de Alwis
7 Lankasa de Alwis (tenor singer) + Joy Dassenaike
(cousins)
8 Ranjith de Alwis
7 Rukmanie de Alwis + Percy Eheliyagoda
6 Anna Florentina Bandaranaike + Abraham de Livera (3109)
7 Christopher de Livera (Lawyer) + Nimal Pieris
8 Shanaka de Livera
8 Priyan de Livera
7 May de Livera
5 Ethel
Obeysekere + William Pieris
5 Forester Obeysekere, (State Councillor) + Isabel Sykes
6 Boykin Obeysekere
6 Ezlynne Obeysekere + Ralph St. L
P Deraniyagala
5 Lillian Obeysekere + William Illangakoon
4 James Peter Obeysekere I + Corneliya
Henrietta Dias Bandaranaike (Missie)
(1001)
5 Donald Obeysekere + Ethel Perera
6 Danton Obeysekere + Ruby Dias Bandaranaike
7 Arjuna Obeysekere
7 Shireen Obeysekere
7 Indra Obeysekere
7 Ajith Obeysekere
6 Corneliya Obeysekere + Henry Ashmore Pieris
7 Sita Pieris d13/4/2017 (Pianist)
7 Wimala Pieris
7 Hemal Pieris
7 H S Mevan Pieris (Cricketer STC Mt Lavinia)b1946
6 Asoka Obeysekere + Eliza Dias Bandaranaike
6 Fredrick Obeysekere
6 Amelia Obeysekera, 1915-2004 + Louis Pieris
7 Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Chrisanthi Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Savithri Pieris Deraniyagala
6 Alexander Obeysekere + Mrs Marrs
5 James Peter
Obeysekere II, Maha Mudaliyar + Estelle Dias Bandaranaike
6 James Peter Obeysekere III + Sivagami Dassanaike.
7 James Peter Obeysekere Jr. 1v
7 Chantal Obeysekere
5 Stanley Obeysekere + Brenda de Saram
6 Nedra Obeysekere + FC de Saram (Derrick)
6 Yolande Obeysekere +
Oopatissa Illangakoon
5 Lady Hilda Obeysekere + Sir
Paules Edward Pieris, (Civil Servent,
Historian), b:1853, educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of
Sinhala books and Historian, (He wrote the book Sinhalese families which was published
in 1911) (1001)
6 William Pieris
6 Justin Pieris Deraniyagala
6 Ralph Louis Pieris Deraniyagala (Bando) + Amelia Obeysekera,
1915-2004
7 Surani Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Ravindra Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Chrisanthi Pieris
Deraniyagala
7 Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala
7 Savithri Pieris
Deraniyagala
6 [8] Miriam Pieris 1908-1999 + [7] F Robert de Saram
7 Skanda Ajith de Saram + Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010)
7 Rohan de Saram (Cello) + Rosemary de Saram
8 Sophia de Saram
8 Suren de Saram
7
Druvi de Saram (Piano) + Sharmini de Fonseka
8 Mandhira de Saram
8 Radhika de Saram
7
Niloo de Saram + Desmond Fernando
8 Jeevani Fernando
7
2nd spouse of Niloo de Saram + Jehan Edwards
6 Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (Paulie) 1900-1976 Director
Museum, (Scientist, Zoologist) + Prini Molamure (3117), m:28-Jun-1934
7 Paulus Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala
7 Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga
7 Siran Upendra Deraniyagala
7 Isanth Deraniyagala
3 2nd spouse of Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranayake + Rev.
Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike (Colombo) (1001)
4 William Chapman Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike b:9/6/1860 (nephew
of Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and step brother of Sir James Peter Obeysekera),
Born in 1860. Educated at St Thomas'
College and Royal College, Colombo. Took
charge of the estates and plantation management. + Rachel Asmadale, m:1896 (Niece of T
B Panabokke)
5 Copleston Bandaranaike
5 Rani Bandaranaike
[Ref: 20th
Centuary Impression by Arnold Wright P525]
4 Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike, b:26-Jul-1861, d:30-Jan-1947,
educated at Royal & St Thomas’ College), Qualifications Cambridge BA, LLB
degree. Became District Judge Colombo in
1897, Legal profession + Annie Lucy (Florence) D' Alwis (third daughter
of James de Alwis) m:Apr-1890
5 Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike, Dr. b:17-Jan-1891, d:26-Oct-1951 + (1) “Princess”
Joy De Livera (2) (Name Not
Known) Dias Abeyesinghe
6 Michael Dias Bandaranaike + Norah Hunter-Crabbe (UK)
7 Alison + Wolfram Koch (Austria)
7 Julia + Name Not Known
8 Name Not Known
6 Felix
Dias Bandaranaike, b:5-Nov-1930, d:26-Jun-1985 (Minister of Public
Administration, Local Govt, Home Affairs& Justice 1970-77) +
Muthulakshmi Jayasundera
6 Christine Dias Bandaranaike + David Blackler
5 Annette Lena Dias Bandaranaike + William Ilangakoon, First
Sinhalese Attorney General, m:1914
6 Hope Ilangakoon + Quintus Tennekoon
7 Serena Tennekoon (died 198?)
7 Deepthi Tenekoon + Palitha Senanayake
6 Nannette Christine Ilangakoon, d:Aug 5 2006 in Australia + Lyn
(ECG) Wickremasinghe (3103), was the GM of Bank of Ceylon in the seventies, is a second
cousin of Esmund Wickremasinghe, father of Ranil Wickremasinghe (UNP).
http://www.
dailynews. lk/2001/pix/PrintPage. asp?REF=/2006/09/07/main_Obituaries. asp
WICKREMASINGHE - NANETTE CHRISTINE (nee ILANGAKOON) widow of late ECG (Lyn) Wickremasinghe,
beloved mother of Git and Ravi, mother-in-law of Una and Yasanthi, grandmother
of Ramila, Charith and Roshana, sister of Hope, late Neil, Anthea, Philip and
Glen, sister-in-law of Quintus and late Lynnette, Ine, Trissette, Gertrude,
late Lota (Evelyn) and Lou, passed away on 05th August 2006. The funeral and thanksgiving service were
held in Australia on 14th August 2006.
DN Sep 7 2006
7 Githendra Wickremasinghe + Una (UK)
8 Roshana Wickremasinghe
7 Ravi Wickremasinghe + Yasanthi (Australia)
8 Ramila Wickremasinghe
8 Charith Wickremasinghe
6 Neil Ilangakoon + Lynnette de Alwis
7 Sheami Ilangakoon + DEW Perera
8 Karen Shanya Ilangakoon-Perera
8 Sheena Tiyani Ilangakoon-Perera
8 David Janik Ilangakoon-Perera
7 Anthea Ilangakoon + Ine
7 Philip Ilangakoon + Trisetta
7 Glendora Ilangakoon, died 197? + Gertrude
5 Samuel James Felix Dias Bandaranaike, Agricultural
Department + Esther Ramkeesoon (Trinidad).
6 Sonia Dias Bandaranaike + Dr.
Digby William Hall (UK)
7 William Hall
7 Mary Hall
7 James Hall
7 Emma Hall
6 Gwen Dias Bandaranaike, died 2004 + Roland Dias Abeysinghe
7 Yohann Dias Abeyesinghe + Manjari Wickremasinghe Rajapakse
8 Chandhana Dias Abeysinghe
8 Hasulie Dias Abeysinghe
7 Kavinda Dias Abeyesinghe + Shyamini Balasuriya
8 Nadhil Dias Abeysinghe
6 Yasmine Dias Bandaranaike, b:1935, University professor,
literary critic, editor, bibliographer, novelist, essayist, and poet. She received her education from Bishop's
college and went on to graduate from the University of Ceylon in 1959. She also received a Ph. D in English Literature from Cambridge
University in 1962. Gooneratne became a
resident of Australia in 1972. In 1981
she was the first, and remains until now, the only person to receive the higher
doctoral degree of Doctor of Letters ever awarded by Macquarie University. She now holds a Personal Chair in English
Literature at Macquarie University, located in New South Wales. From 1989-1993 she was the Foundation Director
of her University's Postcolonial Literatures and Languages Research Center. In 1990 Gooneratne became an Officer of the
Order of Australia for distinguished service to literature and education and in
that same year she was also invited to become the Patron of the Jane Austen
Society of Australia. From 1994-95, she
served on a committee appointed by the Federal Government to review the
Australian system of Honors and Awards from 1994-1995. Since 1995, she has had positions on both the
Australia Abroad Council and the Visiting Committee of the Faculty of Creative
Arts at the University of Wollongong. In
1998, she became a member of Asialink.
She has been a visiting professor or specialist at many different places
around the world including the following: Edith Cowan University (Western
Australia), University of Michigan (USA), Jawarharlal Nehru University (India),
and the University of the South Pacific (Fiji).
+ Dr. Brendon Goneratne
(Australia)
7 Channa Gooneratne
7 Devika Gooneratne
6 son (deceased a few minutes after birth at Bandarawela)
4 Harry Dias Bandaranaike
3 Don Christoffel
Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne Bandaranaike (Mudaliyar,
Governers Gate) b:1826 + Anna Florentina Philipsz Panditharatne
4 Susanna Dias Bandaranaike + Johannes Obeysekere (3051)
5 Sir James Obeysekere + Susanna Cornelia Dias Bandaranaike
6 Sir Donald Obeysekere + Johanna Perera
5 Sir Solomon Obeysekere + Eslin Alwis
6 Forestor Obeysekere
4 [1] Sir Don Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna
Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike (Maha Mudaliyar) b:22-May-1862,
d:31-Jul-1946, Kt. Commander of the most
distinguished order of St. Michael and
St. George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St
Thomas' College, Mohandiram 1882.
Mudliyar Siyane Korale, After returning from UK, Governor Arthur
Havelock awarded Maha Mudaliyar title and All Island JP. In 1897 went to UK as official representative
for diamond jubilee celebration and received medal. In 1902 revisited UK. Received Coronation Medal and KCMG + [2]
Daisy Ezlin Obeysekera (d/o Christoffel & Lady Obeysekera) m:Apr-1898
5 Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike b:8-Jan 1899,
d:26-Sep-1959, (Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1956-59, Assassinated by a Buddhist
Monk on September 25, 1959), St Thomas' College, educated as a lawyer in UK,
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 UNP 1945-51 and
established the SLFP after 1951, Prime Minister 1956-59, 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 + Sirimavo
Ratwatta, b:17/4/1916, d:10/10/2000, m:2-Oct-1940 (First woman Prime Minister in
the World, Prime Minister, 1960-65, 1970-77, 1994-2000) (3060) Wikipedia
Account of Sirimavo
6 Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike, b:1943 + Kumar Rupasinghe (div)
6 2nd spouse of Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike + Udaya Nanayakkara
(div)
6 Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike, b:29/6/1945, Early education 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 + Vijaya
Kumaratunga, Film Actor, Assasinated 1988
7 Yasodhara Kumaratunga
7 Vimukthi Kumaratunga
6 Anura Dias Bandaranaike b: Feb-15-1949 (Member of Parliament
1998, Leader of the Opposition, Speaker of the House, Minister of Tourism)
5 Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike, lived at "Samudragiri"
+ Leo G. De Alwis
6 Shirlene de Alwis
6 Lankasa de Alwis (tenor singer) + Joy Dassenaike
(cousins)
6 Rukie de Alwis d2017
5 Anna Florentina De Livera Bandaranaike + Abraham de Livera
4 Name Not Known
4 Name Not Known
4 Name Not Known
0 Elizebeth de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike
Attapattu
0 Dominga de Saram
Wanigasekera Ekanaike Attapattu
Modified Register
for Alexander Wijesekera de Saram
First Generation
1 Alexander Wijesekera de Saram was born about 1650.
He had the following children:
2 M i.
Hendrick de Saram was born in Ceylon
+
3 M ii.
Anthonan Wirasingha Siriwardhana de Saram
+
4 M iii.
Louis de Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar
Second Generation
3. Anthonan Wirasingha Siriwardhana de Saram
was born in Ceylon. Mudaliyar of Salpita Korale and sometimes
referred to as Mudaliyar of the Gate.
b:circa 1685, d:1752 + Johanna Dias, (d/o Perera Ekanayake,
Adigar of Panadura), married at Colombo on 20th Jan 1704, (Anthonan
Mudaliyar and Manual de Andradi purchased Mahawellawatte with 16, 000 coconut
trees on 20/7/1730 for 1355 rix dollars married Johanna Dias on 20 Jan
1704
They had the following children:
5 M i.
Adirian Sirwardhana de Saram.
Schoolmaster of the Colombo Seminary, married Adriana Dias
6 M ii.
Daniel Sirwardhana de Saram
7 F iii.
Dominga de Saram
8 F iv.
Dona Maria de Saram died about 1746 married Louis Pieris Samarasinghe
Siriwardhana
9 F v.
Elizabeth de Saram
10 M vi.
Louis Wijesinghe Sirwardena de Saram. Mudaliyar of the Gate, Muhandiram
Boralasgamuwa married Dona Plantina on 3 Aug 1746
11 M vii.
Philippoe Sirwardhana de Saram
12 M viii.
Simon Wirasinga Sirwardhana de Saram. married Dona Katharina Dias. Dona was born in Wewela
+
13 M ix.
Domingo Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram was born 13 Feb 1715
+
14 M x.
Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram was born 1725. Maha Mudaliyar, b:1725, who owned
"Karunaratne Walauwa" was the Maha Mudaliyar, and was apparently in
Silversmith Street, in the Pettah in Colombo + Maria Johanna Perera, in
1754, (d/o Louis Perera, sister of Abraham Perera, Kuruwe Mudaliyar, Apollonia
- wife of Daniel de Alwis -)
4. Louis De Saram Wijesiriwardena Maha
Mudaliyar born in Ceylon married Maria De Bairo
They had the following children:
15 F i.
was born 1710
+
16 M ii.
Miguel de Saram Wijesinghe
Third Generation
13. Domingo Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram born 13
Feb 1715. Mohottiar of the Guard,
Mohandiram 1747 Domingo married Dona Catherina Tillekaratne Abeywardana,
daughter of Don Simon Thilakaratne Abeywardana Mudaliyar of Kandaboda Pattu, on
8 Nov 1752 in Matara. Dona was born 1738
in Ceylon. She died 1793.
They had the following children:
+
17 M i.
Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram
+
18 M ii.
Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar was born 1754 and
died 1809+
19 F iii.
Maria de Saram
20 M iv.
David Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram. married Dona Lourensia, daughter of
Illangakoon Mudaliyar Mahawellawatte (present day town of Wellawatte in Colombo
6) of 16, 000 coconut trees, was purchased by Anthonan Mudaliyar and Manual
de Andradi on 20th July 1730 for 1, 355 Rix Dollars
14. Liendieran Wijesinghe Karunaratne de Saram born
1725. married Maria Johanna Perera,
daughter of Louis Perera, in 1754.
They had the following children:
21 M i.
Don Davith de Saram Karunaratne was born 1771. He died 1792. married
Dona
Corneliya Dias Bandaranaike., daughter
of Don Francisco Dias Wijetunga Bandaranaike Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale and Dona
Catherine Thilakaratne Abeysiriwardena, on 24 Oct 1790. Dona was born 1775. She died 12 Nov 1790
Translation of a sinhala paragraph from page 32 in
Paul Pieris's book goes as follows:-
"Dona Catharina from Galkissa, was the 2nd wife of Don
Fransiscus Dias Bandaranaike. They had
a daughter named Dona Corneliya. baptised on 3/12/1775, Don Davith was
the son of Liendran de Saram Karunaratne and Johanna Maria Perera. On 24th October 1790 Dona Corneliya
married Davith de Saram Karunaratne.
On 12th November 1790 Dona Corneliya had died of an illness. "
22 M ii.
Richard de Saram was born 1774
23 F iii.
Libertina Petronella De Saram
16. Miguel De Saram Wijesinghe (Louis de Saram
Wijesiriwardena Maha Mudaliyar, Alexander Wijesekera)
He had the following children:
24 F i.
Wijesiriwardena 2hd Maha Mudaliyar
Fourth Generation
17. Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram was
appointed Mohandiram of the Gate 1st Jul 1785, 2nd Mudaliyar 1794,
and 2nd Maha Mudaliyar 1799, with the name of Wijesekera Karunaratne. Received medal from Fredrick North Governor
in 1800 Louis married Leanora Phillipsz Mohandiram, daughter of
Cornelis Philipsz P G Basnaike Mohandiram and Louisa Perera, in 1779. Leanora was born 1765
They had the following children:
25 M i.
Cornelis Wijesekera de Saram Mudaliyar was born 4 Jul 1780 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 27 Aug 1814. married Maria
de Livera daughter of
Carolis de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon, Mudaliyar of Atapattu
26 M ii.
Hendrick Wijesekera Gunaratna de Saram Mohotty Mohandiram was born
1 Aug 1782 in Mullerlyawa, Ceylon. He
died 20 Mar 1833.
Hendrick married Dona Lourensia Tennakoon
27 F iii.
Assensia Wijesekera de Saram was born 13 Jan 1784 in Colombo Ceylon. + Wijesekera
Siriwardana Mohandiram
28 F iv.
daughter de Saram was born 28 Oct 1785.
She died in Died as a infant
29 M v.
Herath Wijesekera Jayathilakaratne de Saram was born 1 Jul 1787, died 11 Oct 1833 Mudaliyar of Gangaboda
Pattu married Dona Assensia Mohandiram, daughter of Don, S. I.
Kodituwakku Mohandiram. Theodoris
Seneviratne Illangakoon, Kodituwakku Mohandiram.
+
30 F vi.
Catharina Wijesekera de Saram was born 21 Jan 1788
+
31 M vii.
Johannes Jacobus Wijesekera Abeyratne de saram Mudaliyar of the Gate was
born 6 Apr 1791.
32 M viii.
Barendt Wijesekera de Saram was born 24 Nov 1792. alias Balthazar, educated in England He died
about 1821 in Colombo Ceylon.
33 M ix.
son de Saram was born 10 Jun 1795
34 M x.
Julias V. Wijesekera
Goonathilakaratne de saram Maha Mudaliyar was born 17 Jul 1796 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 1865 married Christina
Aletta Maria Siriwardhana, daughter of Saram Siriwardhana
+
35 M xi.
Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar was born 4
Nov 1798
+
36 F xii.
Fredricka Angenitta Catharina W. de
saram was born 1 Mar 1800
37 F xiii.
Joeliana Jakoba Wijesekera de Saram was born 7 Jul 1801 in Colombo
Ceylon
18. Johannes Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar born 1754. He died
1809. married Francina
Ekanayake, daughter of Diyonis Perera Ekanayake
They had the following children:
38 M i.
David de Saram Mohottia was born 1775
+
39 M ii.
Fredrick de Saram Mudaliyar Salpita Korale was born 1774
40 M iii.
Ernest de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
41 M iv.
Hendrick de Saram Mohotti Mudaliyar
42 M v.
Julius Valentine de Saram Maha Mudaliyar
43 F vi.
Geradina de Saram was born 1784 married (MRIN:10032) Johan
Perera
+
44 M vii.
Abraham Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya was born 1789
and died 16 Jul 1834.
45 F viii.
Johannes
de Saram was born 1796
see Family #3121 - 7 Peter Thomas de Saram connects to one of the de Saram's
in generation 6 (above
19. Maria De Saram married Isaac de
Saram Maha Mudaliyar
They had the following children:
46 F i.
Daughter de Saram
Daughter married Don Davith Siriwardena Seneviratne Attapattu Mudaliyar
of Kalutara
Maria also married Don Balthasar Dias Wijesiriwardena
Abeysinghe Maha Mudaliyar
Fifth Generation
30. Catharina Wijesekera de Saram born 21 Jan
1788 in Colombo Ceylon married (MRIN:10036) Don Simon Bernedt de Silva
Mohandiram of the Guard on 1 Mar 1804
They had the following children:
47 F i.
Cornelia Afsensia de Silva was born 9 Mar 1811
31. Johannes Jacobus Wijesekera Abeyratne de saram
Mudaliyar of the Gate born 6 Apr 1791 in Urugodawatte. bp: at
Kohilawatte, Received medal from Governor Brownrigg of Ceylon in 1818 married Wilhelmina
Henrietta Panditharatne, daughter of J.
G Phillipsz Wijekon Panditharatne 3rd Maha Mudaliyar Wilhelmina was born
in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
48 M i.
Peter George de Saram was born 1852
49 M ii.
Phillip de Saram was born in Ceylon.
(Medal given to Phillip de Saram by Sir William Gregory for valuable
services rendered, on the visit of Royal Highness Prince of Wales in 1875. )
35. Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar Chief Interpreter & Chief Translator, was born 4 Nov 1798 in Colombo Ceylon. Medal received from Sir Robert Wilmot Horton
Governor 1837 married Cornelia Florentine de Saram, daughter of
Abraham Wijesekera Abeyratne De Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya and Susana Dorothea De
Saram, on 8 Sep 1831. Cornelia was born
31 Dec 1811
They had the following children:
50 M i.
Johannes Abraham Karunaratne de Saram was born 1832
36. Fredricka Angenitta Catharina W. de Saram born 1 Mar 1800 in Colombo
Ceylon. married J
F Dias Bandaranaike Mudaliyar.
They had the following children:
+
51 F i.
Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranayake was born 12 Dec 1820
+
52 M ii.
Conrad (Peter) Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandarana was born 1827
39. Fredrick de Saram Mudaliyar Salpita Korale was
born 1774 married Johanna Hetroida Ekanayake, daughter of Abraham
Perera Wijesekera Ekanayake
They had the following children:
+
53 F i.
Francina de Saram
44. Abraham Wijesekera Abeyratne de Saram 2nd Maha
Mudaliya born 1789. He died 16
Jul 1834 Maha Mudaliyar 1819, . (Abraham de Saram Wijesekera
Abeyguneratne 2hd Maha Mudaliyar received medal from Sir Robert Brownrigg
Governor of Ceylon for Eminent services during Kandyan Rebellion. ) married Susana
Dorothea de Saram, daughter of Christoffel Henricus de Saram 4th Maha
Mudaliyar and Cornelia Henrica Philipsz, on 1 Dec 1810. Susana was born 1796 in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
54 F i.
Cornelia Florentine de Saram was born 31 Dec 1811
55 F ii.
Daughter de Saram
Sixth Generation
48. Peter George de Saram born 1852 in STC Mt
Lavinia married Florence Ellen de Alwis Florence was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
56 M i.
Lionel Wellington L de Saram
57 F ii.
Clarice de Saram was born in Ceylon married Valantine Gooneratne
58 F iii.
Beatrice de Saram was born in Ceylon.
married Arthur Dassenaike
59 F iv.
Helen de Saram was born in Ceylon
+
60 F v.
Elsie de Saram
+
61 M vi.
Cyril de Saram
+
62 F vii.
Maud de Saram
51. Johanna Louisa Dias Bandaranayake born 12 Dec
1820 married John
Martinus Paulus Pieris in Nov 1851. John was born in
Ceylon.
They had the following children:
63 M i.
William Pieris was born in Ceylon
64 F ii.
Rosalyn Pieris
65 M iii.
Harry Pieris was born in Ceylon
66 F iv.
Elizabeth Pieris
67 F v.
Lydia Pieris was born in Ceylon
68 F vi.
Felicia Pieris
69 M vii.
John Louis Pieris was born 1852 in Ceylon
John married Florence Elisa Bandaranaike, daughter of
Conrad (Peter) Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandarana and De Saram miss. Florence was born about 1865.
+
70 M viii.
David George Pieris Deraniyagala
+
71 M ix.
Paules Edward Pieris sir.
52. Conrad (Peter) Petrus Dias Wijewardena Bandarana
born 1827. Received medal from Governor Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon for the
period 1883-1890 (for friendship and assistance rendered) married De
Saram miss.
They had the following children:
5 Sons listed without Names
72 M i.
Franciscus Dias Bandaranaike was born 1862., He was educated at Royal
College and St Thomas's College. married
Somawathi, daughter of Keppetipola Rate Mahatmaya of Matale)He managed
the estates. Ref: 20th Century
impressions of Ceylon page 525 of Arnold Wright
73 F ii.
Florence Elisa Bandaranaike was born about 1865 married John
Louis Pieris, son of John Martinus Paulus Pieris and Johanna Louisa Dias
Bandaranayake John was born 1852 in Ceylon
53. Francina De Saram married Gate
Mudaliyar Don Cornelis Dassenaike Mudaliyar
Hapitagam Korale. (3148)
They had the following children:
+
74 M i.
Gate Mudaliyar Henricus Lucius Dassenaike was born about 1830.
54. Cornelia Florentine de Saram born 31 Dec
1811 married Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar, son of Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram and Leanora
Phillipsz Mohandiram, on 8 Sep 1831.
Jacob was born 4 Nov 1798 in Colombo Ceylon. Chief Interpreter &
Chief Translator, Maha Mudaliyar, b:4th Nov 1798, Medal received
from Sir Robert Wilmot Horton, Governor 1837
They had the following children:
75 M i.
Johannes Abraham Karunaratne De Saram is printed as #50
Seventh Generation
56. Lionel Wellington L de Saram born in Ceylon.
married Ethel Pieris
They had the following children:
+
76 F i.
Helen de Saram
77 M ii.
Philip de Saram
60. Elsie de Saram born in Ceylon. married Guy Dassenaike. Guy was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
78 F i.
Naomi Dassenaike.
79 M ii.
Alastair Dassenaike married Erin Perera
80 F iii.
Territt Dassenaike
+
81 F iv.
Yvette Dassenaike
61. Cyril De Saram born in Ceylon. married Linda
de Alwis
They had the following children:
+
82 F i.
Cynthia de Saram.
+
83 F ii.
Sheila de Saram
84 F iii.
Neliya de Saram
62. Maud De Saram born in Ceylon married Cyril
Tillekeratne. Cyril was born in
Ceylon
They had the following children:
+
85 M i.
Patrick Tillekeratne
70. David George Pieris Deraniyagala married
(MRIN:13042) Enid Muriel Dias Bandaranaike (1001)
They had the following children:
86 F i.
Sumana Pieris
87 F ii.
Mallika Pieris
88 F iii.
Indrani Pieris
89 M iv.
Merrick Pieris
+
90 F v.
Chandra Pieris Deraniyagala
71. Sir Paul Edward Pieris born in
Ceylon. educated at STC Mt Lavinia, Writer of Sinhala books and Historian, (He
wrote the book Sinhalese families which was published in 1911. ) married Lady
Hilda Obeysekera, daughter of James Peter Obeysekera and Corneliya
Henrietta Dias Bandaranaike (MRIN:9761).
They had the following children:
91 M i.
William Pieris
+
92 M ii.
Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala was born 1900 and died 1976
93 M iii.
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala
+
94 M iv.
Ralph St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala
+
95 F v.
Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala was born 1908 and died 1999
74. Gate Mudaliyar Henricus Lucius Dassenaike born
about 1830 married Johanna Francina De Saram. 1869 Mohandiram Hapitagam
Korale:1871 Gate Mohandiram:1875 Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale:1878 Gate
Mudaliyar: 1895 Acted for Maha Mudaliyar. )
They had the following children:
+
96 F i.
Daughter Dassenaike
Eighth Generation
76. Helen de Saram married Oscar De Livera
They had the following children:
+
97 M i.
Asela De Livera
78. Naomi Dassenaike born in Ceylon married Titus
Abeysundera. Titus was born in
Ceylon.
They had the following children:
98 F i.
Hiranthi Abeysundera
99 F ii.
Shirin Abeysundera
81. Yvette Dassenaike married Upali
Seneviratne
They had the following children:
100 F i.
Aanjanee June Seneviratne
101 F ii.
Upamalee Seneviratne
82. Cynthia de Saram married Bertie
de Alwis
They had the following children:
102 F i.
Christine de Alwis
83. Sheila de Saram born in Ceylon
married Basil de Alwis.
Basil was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
103 M i.
Devinda de Alwis was born in Ceylon
104 F ii.
Sharnelle de Alwis
105 M iii.
Rohan de Alwis
106 M iv.
Niloo de Alwis
85. Patrick Tillekeratne born in Ceylon.
He had the following children:
+
107 F i.
Patricia Tillekeratne
90. Chandra Pieris Deraniyagala born in Ceylon
married Vaughn de Livera (3109) (STC Mt Lavinia) Vaughn was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
108 M i.
Gayan de Livera
+
109 F ii.
Yasmin de Livera
92. Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala born
1900. He died 1976. Director Museum, (Scientist, Zoologist) married Prini Molamure (3117) on 28 Jun 1934.
They had the following children:
110 M i.
Paulus Arjun Mayadun Deraniyagala
111 M ii.
Ranil Yudisthira Deraniyaga
112 M iii.
Siran Upendra Deraniyagala
113 M iv.
Isanth Deraniyagala
94. Ralph St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala was
born in Ceylon. married Ezlyn
Obeysekere. Ezlyn was born in
Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
114 M i.
Ralph Deraniyagala.
95. Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala born 1908. She died 1999 married Robert de Saramson of Frederick John De Saram and Myra Loos (MRIN:1431). Robert was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
+
115 M i.
Skanda Ajith de Saram
+
116 M ii.
Rohan de Saram
+ 117
M iii.
Druvi de Saram
+
118 F iv.
Niloo de Saram
96. Daughter Dassenaike born in Ceylon. married Henry Ashmore Pieris. Henry was born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
+
119 M i.
Henry Ashmore Pieris
Ninth Generation
97. Asela De Livera married Shama
Dassenaike
They had the following children:
120 M i.
Ashan de Livera
121 F ii.
Shanila de Livera
107. Patricia Tillekeratne
born in Ceylon. married Eric de
Livera. Eric was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
122 F i.
Priyanee de Livera was born in Ceylon
109. Yasmin De Livera married
Ramesh Abeysekera. Ramesh was
born in Ceylon
They had the following children:
123 M i.
Jehan Abeysekera
124 M ii.
Yohan Abeysekera
114. Ralph Deraniyagala
born in Ceylon married Indrani Nugara
They had the following children:
125 M i.
Arubind Deraniyagala
115. Skanda Ajith De Saram
born in Ceylon . married Sharadha
Manorama Muthu Krishna (7010) Sharadha was born in Ceylon.
They had the following children:
126 F i.
Tesalia
de Saram was born in Ceylon.
127 M ii.
Sergei
Ishviyan de Saram
116. Rohan De Saram
married Rosemary De Saram
They had the following children:
128 F i.
Sophia de Saram
129 M ii.
Suren de Saram
117. Druvi De Saram
married Sharmini de Fonseka
They had the following children:
130 F i.
Mandhira de Saram
131 F ii.
Radhika de Saram
118. Niloo De Saram
married Desmond Fernando. They had the following children:
132 F i.
Jeevani Fernando
Niloo also married Jehan Edwards
119. Henry Ashmore Pieris
born in Ceylon. married Cornelia
Obeyesekere
They had the following children:
133 F i.
Sita Pieris
134 F ii.
Wimala Pieris
135 M iii.
Hemal Pieris
+
136 M iv.
Mevan Pieris
Tenth Generation
136. Mevan Pieris
married Nirmala Gunathilake.
They had the following children:
+
137 F i.
Dilani Pieris
138 M ii.
Nilanka Pieris
Eleventh Generation
137. Dilani Pieris
married Hiran Yatawaka
They had the following children:
139 F i.
Amithra Yatawaka
140 F ii.
Kiyana Yatawaka
23 July 2008 -
Modified Register for de Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike Page - sent in by Laura
Foenander, Australia
#Modified Register for de Saram Wanigasekera
Ekanaike
First Generation
1 de
Saram Wanigasekera Ekanaike
He had the
following children:
+2 M i. Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu Mudaliyar was born 1720.
3 F ii. Elizebeth de Saram W. Ekanaike Attapattu.
4 F iii. Dominga
de Saram W. Ekanaike Attapattu.
Second Generation
2 Domingo
de Saram W. E Attapattu Mudaliyar born 1720.
Domingo married Dona
Petronella on 9 Sep 1743 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 5 F i. Juliana Sophia De Saram was born 1735.
6 F ii. Gertroyda Maria Elisabeth de Saram was
born Dec 1748 in Colombo, Ceylon.
Gertroyda
married Juan Perera Appuhamy.
Juan was born in Ceylon.
7 F iii. Johanna Francina de Saram was born Dec
1748 in Colombo, Ceylon. married Ludowyk
Fonseca.
+ 8 M iv. Christoffel
Henricus De Saram 4th Maha Mudaliyar was born 18 Jun 1755 and died 28 Feb
1842.
Third Generation
5. Juliana Sophia de Saram born
1735 in Colombo, Ceylon. married Don
David Dias Bandaranaike, son of Don Conrad
Bandaranaike
They had the
following children:
9 M i. Carlo Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 10 F ii. Christina
Petronella Dias Bandaranaike was born 1789.
8. Christoffel Henricus de Saram 4th Maha
Mudaliyar born 18 Jun 1755 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 28 Feb 1842.
occupation. .
fourth Maha Mudaliyar
Christoffel married
Cornelia Henrica Philipsz, daughter of Henricus Philipsz Rev and Anna
Susanna Scharff, on 20 Oct 1793 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal
Ceylon. Cornelia was born 1 Dec
1764. She died 9 Apr 1824 in Tombstone,
Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal.
They had the
following children:
11 M i. Christoffel Petrus Geradus de Saram
was born 3 Aug 1794 in Ceylon.
+ 12 M ii. Johannes Henricus de Saram was born 13
Oct 1795 and died 24 Oct 1858.
+ 13 F iii. Susana Dorothea de Saram was born
1796.
14 F iv. Johanna Petronella de Saram was born
Jun 1799 in Ceylon married Johan Paulus Perera Gunerwardena on 9 Jun
1817.
+ 15 F v. Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram
was born Dec 1800.
16 F vi. Soebje
Adriuna de Saram was born about 1805 in Ceylon.
Fourth Generation
10. Christina Petronella Dias Bandaranaike
born 1789 married Samarakkody Mudaliyar.
They had the
following children:
17 F i. daughter
Mudaliyar. married Samuel
Amarasekera.
12. Johannes Henricus de Saram born
13 Oct 1795 in Ceylon. He died 24 Oct
1858 in Ceylon.
Johan Henricus de
Saram was taken by Governor Maitland, at the age of 14to England to study for
the Christian Ministry and was the first Ceylonese to join the Oxford
University in 1817. He entered Exeter
College in 1817. He studied for Holy
Orders and in so doing, was following in the steps of his maternal grandfather,
Henricus Philipsz, who was instructed under the Dutch Government at the
University of Utrecht, and on his return to Ceylon, served as a Minister of the
Gospel (Predikant).
Degree: Ma(Oxon) Occupation: Clerk in Holy Orders
Johannes
married Frances Treherne on 9 Jun 1820 in in Church of
Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
Frances was born BET 1783 AND 1808 in Cornwell, England. She died 7 May 1844.
They had the
following children:
+ 18 M i. Jan Christoffel Henry de Saram was
born 4 Apr 1821 and died 1872.
+ 19 M ii. Frederick John de Saram was born 12
Jun 1822 and died 19 May 1871.
20 F iii. Cornelia Henrietta de Saram was born
1824. Died 9 Apr 1824.
+ 21 M iv. Abraham John de Saram was born 26 Jan
1825.
+ 22 M v. David Ernest de Saram was born 1828.
+ 23 M vi. John Henry de Saram was born 15 Jul
1829.
24 F vii. Frances Susanna de Saram was born 22
Jul 1832.
25 F viii. Eliza
Ann de Saram was born 1835.
13. Susana Dorothea de Saram born
1796 in Ceylon. married Abraham
Wijesekera Abeyratne De Saram 2nd Maha Mudaliya, son of Johannes Wijesekera
Abeyratne de Saram Maha Mudaliyar and Francina, on 1 Dec 1810. Abraham was born 1789. He died 16 Jul 1834.
They had the
following children:
+ 26 F i. Cornelia Florentine de Saram was born
31 Dec 1811.
27 F ii. Daughter
de Saram.
15. Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram
born Dec 1800 in Ceylon married (MRIN:5763) Don Solomon Dias
Bandaranayake, son of Don Daniel Dias Bandaranayake Mohandiram Siyane
Korale and Clara Amarasekera . Don was
born in Ceylon. He died 15 Sep 1859.
Don Solomon's
branch of the family of Bandaranayakes from now onwardsspell its name as Bandaranaike. Don Solomon lived to a ripe old age. He was a great servant of the British
crown. It was this Solomon Dias
Bandaranaike who received a government grant of one hundred and eighty acres of
land. He was also the recipient of a
medal from Governor Brownrigg with the citation 'as a reward for eminent
service during the Kandyan rebellion, AD 1818'.
Don Solomon's photograph appeared in volume two of Tennent's Ceylon.
More About DON
SOLOMON DIAS BANDARANAIKE:
Occupation: Mudaliyar of Siyane Korale, Ceylon, Sri
Lanka
They had the
following children:
+ 28 F i. Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias
Bandaranaike.
29 F ii. Elizebeth Dias Bandaranaike
married J M Paulus Peiris Siriwardena.
30 F iii. Harriet Dias Bandaranaike
married Samaradiwakera.
31 F iv. Johanna Dias Bandaranaike.
32 M v. Peter Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 33 M vi. Don
Christoffel Henricus Dias Bandaranayake was born 1826.
Fifth Generation
18. Jan Christoffel Henry de Saram born 4
Apr 1821. He died 1872.
sources: D. B. U Journal de Vos
Jan married
(1- Sarah Margaret Armour on 18 May 1843 in St Paul's
Church, Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
34 M i. John Armour de Saram was born 6 Jun
1847 in Ceylon. He died 1890.
35 F ii. Francesca Henrietta Treherne de Saram
was born 18 Feb 1849 in Ceylon.
Francesca married
(MRIN:9715) George Symonds.
+ 36 F iii. Emily de Saram was born about 1853.
+ 37 F iv. Sarah
Margaret de Saram was born 22 Jul 1854 and died 27 Aug 1936.
Jan also married
(2 Amelia Stewart, daughter of James Stewart Capt and Sarah
Tissera, on 1 May 1856. Amelia was born
about 1826 in Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
38 F v. Mary Louisa de Saram was born 1 Feb
1857 in Ceylon married Robert R Dunuwille.
+ 39 F vi. Eliza Mackenzie de Saram was born 2
Mar 1859.
+ 40 M vii. John James Stewart de Saram was born
1860.
+ 41 M viii. George Charles Frederick de Saram was
born 27 Jan 1861 and died 1931.
+ 42 M ix. Charles Christopher de Saram was born
1863 and died 1922.
+ 43 M x. Christoffel Henry Lionel de Saram was
born 1865 and died 1908.
+ 44 M xi. William Boake de Saram was born 4 May
1866 and died 20 Mar 1915.
+ 45 M xii. Gerald Hartnoll de Saram was born 30
Oct 1867 and died 23 Oct 1947.
46 F xiii. Winifred Amelia de Saram was born 27
Jul 1870.
Winifred married (MRIN:12993) Richard George
Jayetileke.
19. Frederick John de Saram born 12
Jun 1822 in Ceylon. He died 19 May 1871.
Occupation: Proctor
Frederick married Arnoldina
Henrietta Martenesz, daughter of Andries Nicholaas Martensz and Johanna
Henrietta Helmers on 12 Oct 1843 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal,
Ceylon. Arnoldina was born 24 Jun 1827
in Ceylon. She died 1888.
They had the
following children:
+ 47 M i. John Henricus de Saram C. M. G was
born 1 Sep 1844 and died 12 May 1897.
+ 48 M ii. William Henry Julius de Saram was born
1846.
+ 49 M iii. Frederick John de Saram was born 13
Oct 1849 and died 1914.
+ 50 F iv. Anne Amelia de Saram was born about
1851.
+ 51 F v. Grace Treherne de Saram was born 6 Oct
1852 and died 15 Nov 1904.
+ 52 M vi. Walter Morgan de Saram was born 3 Jul
1855 and died 1885.
+ 53 F vii. Edith Maud de Saram was born 22 May
1857 and died 3 Dec 1945.
+ 54 M viii. Richard Francis de Saram was born about
1858.
55 M ix. George Alexander Henry de Saram
was born about Jan 1859 in Ceylon.
56 M x. James Bamforth de Saram was born about
Jun 1862 in Ceylon.
57 F xi. Beatrice Louiza Clara de Saram was
born 12 May 1862 in Ceylon.
58 F xii. Jessica
Julia de Saram was born 3 Mar 1864 in Ceylon.
21. Abraham John de Saram born 26 Jan 1825
married Cornelia Eliza Van Cuylenburg, daughter of Petrus Henricus
Van Cuylenburg and Eliza Morgan (MRIN:1270), on 15 Jan 1863. Cornelia was born 25 Nov 1842.
They had the
following children:
+ 59 M i. Allan Morgan de Saram Dr was born 19
Jul 1856 and died 11 Nov 1929.
60 F ii. Leila
Treherne de Saram was born about 1864 in Ceylon.
22. David Ernest De Saram born 1828
married Clara Henrietta Prins, daughter of Johanmes Daniel
Theobald Prins and Henrietta Cornelia Ferdinands Daviot, on 23 Aug 1861.
They had the
following children:
61 F i. Neva de Saram.
62 F ii. Clara Prins de Saram was born about
1862.
63 F iii. Nina Treherne de Saram was born 23 Jun
1870.
64 F iv. Frances Henrietta de Saram was born
about 1872.
65 F v. Fanny
de Saram.
23. John Henry de Saram born 15 Jul 1829
married Harriet Merceana Van Langenberg.
They had the
following children:
+ 66 M i. John Henry de Saram was born 1861.
67 F ii. Harriet
Winifred de Saram was born 1863.
26. Cornelia Florentine de Saram born 31
Dec 1811. married Jacob Ernest Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram Maha
Mudaliyar, son of Louis Wijesekera Karunaratne de Saram and Leanora
Phillipsz Mohandiram (MRIN:10032), on 8 Sep 1831. Jacob was born 4 Nov 1798 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
68 M i. Johannes
Abraham Karunaratne De Saram was born 1832.
28. Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias
Bandaranayake married (Samuel William Dias Bandaranayake Rev Canon,
son of Jacobus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike and Liyanage Catherine Phililipsz
Panditharatne, in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 69 M i. Felix
Reginald Dias Bandaranayake was born 26 Jul 1861 and died 30 Jan 1947.
Cornelia also
married (2 D B F Obeysekere.
They had the
following children:
+ 70 M ii. James Peter Obeysekere.
+ 71 M iii. Solomon
Christoffel Obeysekere Sir was born 12 Feb 1848 and died 13 Oct 1927.
33. Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Bandaranayake born 1826. married Anna Florentina Philipsz
Panditharatne, daughter of Philipsz Gybertus Panditharatne Occupation:
Mudaliyar, Governor's Gate
They had the
following children:
+ 72 M i. Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike Sir was born 22 May 1862 and died 31 Jul
1946.
Sixth Generation
36. Emily De Saram born about 1853
in Ceylon. married Richard
Abraham Van Cuylenburg, son of Petrus Henricus Van Cuylenburg and Eliza
Morgan, on 15 Apr 1873 in Trinity Church, Ceylon. . Richard was born 23 Sep 1848 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 15 Sep 1886.
They had the
following children:
73 F i. Lily Van Cuylenburg was born 4 Feb
1874 in Ceylon. . She died 10 Mar 1876.
74 M ii. William Ernest Morgan Van Cuylenburg
was born 10 Feb 1875.
75 F iii. Madeleine Holland Van Cuylenburg was
born 4 Mar 1876 in Colombo Ceylon.
Madeleine married
(1- Charles Henry Morgan Vander Wall, son of Charles Henry Morgan Vander
Wall and Susan Smith (MRIN:2166).
Charles was born 14 Mar 1873 in Ceylon.
He died 1 Jul 1943.
Madeleine also
married (2- Pieter Liebert Keegel, son of Pieter Liebert Keegel and Anna
Matilda De Zilva (MRIN:1455), on 26 Dec 1894 in St John's Church, Kalutara,
Ceylon. Pieter was born 2 Oct 1862 in
Galle, Ceylon. He died 6 Feb 1902.
76 F iv. Ada Maude Florence Van Cuylenburg was
born 19 Mar 1877. She died 1907
married William Reginald Morgan Ondaatje in Colombo Ceylon.
77 M v. George Amyrald Van Cuylenburg was born
23 Jul 1878.
78 M vi. Allan Staniforth Drieberg Van Cuylenburg
was born 13 Apr 1882.
79 F vii. Thisleton Freda Van Cuylenburg was
born 25 Jan 1884.
80 M viii. Richard Henry Van Cuylenburg was born
1885.
81 F ix. Emily
Van Cuylenburg was born 11 Jan 1887.
She died 2 Sep 1889.
37. Sarah Margaret de Saram born 22
Jul 1854 in Ceylon. She died 27 Aug 1936
in Ceylon. married Walter Henry
Hilton Dickman, son of Henricus Gerardus Dickman Dr and Matilda Henrietta
Mack, in 1882 in Christ Church, Galle, Ceylon.
Walter was born 1 Mar 1851 in Colombo Ceylon. He died in Ceylon.
sources: MACK D. B. U
They had the
following children:
+ 82 M i. Walter Henry Hilton Dickman was born 9
Aug 1883.
83 M ii. Stanley Treherne Dickman was born 7
Sep 1886 in Colombo Ceylon.
+ 84 M iii. Vernon Treherne Dickman was born 26 Jul
1888 and died Dec 2004.
+ 85 F iv. Linda Treherne Dickman was born 19 Aug
1889 and died 13 Dec 1925.
+ 86 F v. Enid Treherne Dickman was born 22 Jul
1891.
87 F vi. Hilda
Treherne Dickman was born 12 Aug 1893 in Colombo Ceylon.
39. Eliza Mackenzie De Saram born 2
Mar 1859 in Ceylon.
She helped bring up her nephew Fred when he was
orphaned. She provided a gentle and
loving enviroment for this little boy who she brought up as one of her own.
Eliza married
(MRIN:2644) Alexander de Alwis Seneviratne, son of Simon Seneviratne, in
1894. Alexander was born 1849 in Ceylon.
According to the
Dutch Thombo of the Kulutara district, Appolonia, widow of Alexander Alwis had
four sons, one of whom Bastian Alwis Saneveratne, Interpreter Mohandiram of
Galle Korale had five sons . .
These included Floris and Izaak, who at the time
the entry was made in the Thombo, appear to have been eighteen and fifteen
years old reprectively . Floris became
the grandfather of the late Hon. Mr Albert
de Alwis, Member of the Legislative Council, and Izaac became titular
Mohanjiram of Kolutara, and had an only son Simon the father of Mr Alezander de
Alwis Seneveratne
They had the
following children:
88 M i. Felton Seneviratne was born in
Ceylon. married Dora Treherne De
Saram, daughter of John James Stewart De Saram and Anna De Vos. Dora was born in Galle. Ceylon.
89 M ii. Alex
Seneviratne was born in Ceylon.
40. John James Stewart de Saram born
1860 in Ceylon. married Anna De Vos,
daughter of Frederick William De Vos and Henrietta Dorothea Anthonisz, on 8 Jul
1891 in All Saint's Church, Galle.
Ceylon. Anna was born 30 Jun 1860
in Ceylon. She died 1902.
They had the
following children:
90 F i. Anna Amelia Henrietta Treherne de Saram
was born 3 Jun 1894 in Galle.
Ceylon. She died 1977.
91 M ii. James George Charles Stewart de Saram
was born 12 Jan 1895 in Ceylon. He died
17 Mar 1964.
Retired a Deputy
Inspector General of Ceylon Police
Then took on a
position of Chief Marshall at the new Peradeniya campus of the
University of Ceylon
James married Margaret
Mary Aliquot Hay, daughter of Robert Edwin Hay and Delia Margaret
Moroney
92 F iii. Dora Treherne de Saram was born in
Galle. Ceylon. married Felton Seneviratne, son of
Alexander de Alwis Seneviratne and Eliza Mackenzie De Saram Felton was born in
Ceylon.
93 F iv. Lydia Maud Wilhelmina Treherne de Saram
was born 16 Jul 1896 in Galle, Ceylon.
She died 1978 married Moritz Sperling Christoffelsz, son of
William Sperling Christoffelsz and Mary Anne Fretz . Moritz was born in Ceylon.
94 M v. Reginald Stewart de Saram was born 11
Mar 1898 in Ceylon. He died 1986
married Clark miss.
+ 95 F vi. Mary
Caroline Treherne de Saram was born 11 Sep 1899.
41. George Charles Frederick de Saram (
born 27 Jan 1861 in Ceylon. He died 1931
married Grace De Livera. Grace
was born in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
96 F i. Grace Irma de Saram was born
1928. She died 1930.
97 F ii. Daphne de Saram married Arthur
Leonard Dias Bandaranaike. Arthur
died Apr 2002.
Obit Notice
At rest with Jesus Loving husband of late Daphne,
father of Revd Suresh (Vicar, Christ Church, Kotte) and Roshanara, father- in -
law of Daphne and Sunil, loving brother of Alick and Ruby, brother- in- law of
late Danton and Delicia. loving
grandfather of Rosunthi
42. Charles Christopher de Saram
born 1863. He died 1922.
Charles married
(MRIN:713) Harriet Eliza Newman on 15 Sep 1897.
sources: Hepponstall Genealogy
They had the following
children:
98 M i. Charles Henry Stewart de Saram was
born 19 Oct 1898 in Ceylon. He died
1915.
99 F ii. Amelia Eliza Gladys de Saram was born
21 May 1900 in Ceylon married Hugh George Neville Willenberg, son of
Eustace Augustus Willenberg and Harriet Emelia De Neys Hugh was born 11
Dec 1901 in Colombo.
100 M iii. Edward Christopher Roy de Saram was
born 9 Jan 1902 in Ceylon. He died 1949
married Frances Bel Rode, daughter of St John Granville Rode and Ann
Frances Van Buuren Frances was born 13 Nov 1904 in Ceylon.
+ 101 F iv. Ethel May de Saram was born 8 Jun
1905.
+ 102 F v. Frederica
Elaine de Saram was born 25 Aug 1911.
43. Christoffel Henry Lionel de Saram born
1865 in Ceylon. He died 1908
married Sarah Morgan.
They had the following
children:
103 M i. Christopher
de Saram.
44. William Boake de Saram born 4 May 1866
in Ceylon. He died 20 Mar 1915 in
Colombo, Ceylon. married Zoe
Eliza Morgan, daughter of Frederick Giffering Morgan and Agnes Harriet
Drieberg, on 18 Jun 1894 in Colombo. Zoe
was born 21 May 1867 in Ceylon. She died
2 Apr 1908.
They had the
following children:
104 F i. Agnes Amelia Zoe de Saram was born 21
Jun 1895 in Mutwal, Ceylon. She died 24
Oct 1985 in Terrigal, NSW married (1- Richard George Jayetileke on 2 Dec
1916 in Christ Church Cathedral, Mutwel, Ceylon. Richard was born 18 Nov 1896. He died Jun 1938.
Agnes also married
(2-Edward Scott on 26 Jun 1943.
Edward was born 28 Aug 1914 in England.
He died 24 May 1990 in Terrigal, NSW.
105 M ii. Christopher Frederick William de Saram Dr
was born 4 Jan 1905 in Mutwal, Ceylon.
He died 1992.
When his father
died, he, with his sister Edith, was sent to stay with his Aunt Dottie
Jayetoleke
Competent schoolboy
cricketer, boxer, and athlete
Won the Victoria
Gold Medal for the best allround student
First Medical
Degree in Colombo and the next in Edinborough
Major in the
British Medical Corp in World War II
Became a highly respected skin specialist and
practised in Sunderland where he lived and died
Christopher married
Magdalene Steven Ballantine Hinkley.
Magdalene died 3 Jan 1997 in Sunderland, England.
+ 106 F iii. Edith Stewart De Saram was born 18 Jul
1906 and died 3 Nov 1992.
107 M iv. Frederick James Morgan de Saram was
born 17 Mar 1908 in Colombo, Ceylon. He
died 16 Oct 1998 in Metung, Vic.
Frederick married Theodora Amelia Martensz de
Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan De Saram and Evelyn Theodora Stirling
De Saram. Theodora was born 27 Mar 1911
in Ceylon. She died 25 May 1976 in
Sydney, NSW.
45. Gerald Hartnoll de Saram born 30 Oct
1867 in Ceylon. He died 23 Oct 1947 in
Colombo, Ceylon.
Played in the
College cricket team. And later in the
Nonescripts Cricket Club.
Sang in the Christ
Church Cathedral Boys Choir and won a singing scholarship that helped his
education
Chairman of the Low
Country Planters Association
Member of St
Michael's and All Angels Church, Colombo.
On the Diocean Council
One of the leading
children's doctors in Colombo
Owned Areliyekelle Estate Mingama
Gerald married Fanny
Dassenaike. Fanny was born 1879 in
Ceylon. She died 1939.
They had the
following children:
108 M i. Charles Edward Hartnoll de Saram was
born 7 Oct 1899.
+ 109 M ii. Gerald
Samuel William de Saram Dr was born 17 Apr 1896.
47. John Henricus de Saram C. M. G born 1
Sep 1844 in Ceylon. He died 12 May 1897.
Occupation: Commissioner of Requests for the Ceylon
Civil Service
John married Amelia
Caroline Morgan, daughter of Richard Francis Morgan Sir and Classina
Joselina Sisouw, on 9 Sep 1867. Amelia
was born 1849 in Colombo Ceylon. She
died 1891.
They had the
following children:
+ 110 M i. Frederick Morgan de Saram was born 1
Jul 1869 and died 24 Jul 1920.
+ 111 M ii. Herbert John de Saram was born 1870
and died 1930.
+ 112 F iii. Amelia Amybelle de Saram was born 1875
and died 1918.
+ 113 M iv. Richard
Owen de Saram was born 10 Jun 1873 and died 1949.
48. William Henry Julius de Saram
born 1846 in Ceylon married (1 Helen Alexina Dickman on 8 Feb
1869. Helen was born in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 114 M i. William Frederick Henry de Saram was
born 24 Nov 1869.
115 F ii. Helen
Alexina de Saram was born 1872 in Ceylon.
William also
married (2- Euphemia Bedall Morgan, daughter of Owen W C Morgan and
Elizabeth Catherine Bedell, on 20 Jan 1876.
49. Frederick John de Saram born 13 Oct
1849 in Ceylon. He died 1914.
Very repected
lawyer and legal advisor to many banks
Syaunch member of
Holy Trinity, San Sabastian
Had two beautiful
homes
1 'The Hernitage' encompassed
what was later ' Rendlesham' and Thirsk.
This was later
converted into Nurses/Homes
2 'Wyside in
Ampitiya, Kandy - a large property covering halfa hillsi
Maud was the Epitome of the old style matriach, very
competent and very interested in gardening
Frederick
married Maud Nell, daughter of Louis Nell and Lucilla Julia
Andree on 24 Feb 1873 in Holy Trinity, Church, Colombo Ceylon. Maud was born 29 Oct 1853 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 1936.
They had the
following children:
116 F i. Saba Elmslie Maud de Saram was born
1874 in Colombo, Ceylon.
+ 117 M ii. Frederick John de Saram was born 10
Aug 1875 and died 1948.
118 M iii. Leslie William de Saram was born 4 Jul
1877 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 1961 in
Canberra. Australia married Theodora
Annie Martensz, daughter of James Andries Martensz and Edith Maud De Saram,
on 26 Dec 1916 in Holy Trinity Church, Colombo.
Theodora was born 14 Nov 1886 in Colombo, Ceylon.
119 F iv. Elsa Treherne Maud de Saram was born
1882 in Colombo, Ceylon. married John
Bowie.
+ 120 M v. Eustace Frederick de Saram was born
1887 and died 1919.
121 F vi. Monica Beatrix Edith de Saram was born
1888 in Colombo, Ceylon. She died 1976.
122 M vii. Stanley
Frederick de Saram was born 25 Mar 1894 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 15 Apr 1974. married Edith
Aimee Grenier de Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan De Saram and Edith
Emmie Grenier . Edith was born 3 Apr
1895. She died 1 Jan 1988.
50. Anne Amelia de Saram born about
1851 in Ceylon married Frederick John de Livera. Frederick was born in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
123 M i. Frederick de Livera was born in
Ceylon.
124 F ii. Theta de Livera was born in Ceylon.
125 F iii. Nellie de Livera was born in Ceylon.
126 F iv. Ethel de Livera was born in Ceylon.
127 M v. Christopher de Livera was born in
Ceylon.
128 M vi. Gerald de Livera was born in Ceylon.
129 F vii. Elsie de Livera was born in Ceylon.
130 F viii. Marie
de Livera was born in Ceylon.
51. Grace Treherne de Saram born 6
Oct 1852 in Ceylon. She died 15 Nov
1904. married Nathaniel Ernest Cooke, son of Nathaniel James Cooke and
Louisa Arnoldina Pierez, on 16 Feb 1874.
Nathaniel was born 20 Mar 1848 in Puttalam.
Occupation: Crown Counsel
They had the
following children:
+ 131 M i. Montague Ernest Cooke was born 15 Dec
1875.
+ 132 M ii. Percy Gray Cooke was born 15 Dec 1877
and died 4 Mar 1937.
+ 133 F iii.
Minnie Treherne Cooke was born 4 Feb 1882 and died 27 Nov 1942.
52. Walter Morgan de Saram born 3
Jul 1855 in Ceylon. He died 1885
married Georgiana Theodora Martensz, daughter of James Adrianus Martensz
and Theodora Elizabeth Murray, on 11 Oct 1880 in Holy Trinity Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Georgiana was born 23 Jul 1860
in Ceylon. She died 18 Dec 1931 in
Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
134 M i. Harold Wilde de Saram died 1960
married Elizabeth Florence Daniels, daughter of Francis Clement Daniels
and Ursula Matilda Godlieb, on 12 Jul 1919 in Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara
Eliya. Elizabeth was born 22 Aug 1892 in
Codombo Ceylon. She died 20 Apr 1937.
+ 135 F ii. Evelyn Theodora Stirling de Saram was
born 30 Nov 1881 and died 15 Aug 1975.
+ 136 M iii.
Walter Sandford de Saram was born 1882.
53. Edith Maud de Saram born 22 May
1857 in Ceylon. . She died 3 Dec 1945.
Edith married (1-William
Godfried Lorenz Wambeek, son of Charles Lorenz Wambeek and Alice Adeline
Van Geyzel William was born 6 Jun 1891 in Colombo Ceylon.
Edith also married
(2-James Andries Martensz, son of James Adrianus Martensz and Theodora
Elizabeth Murray, on 12 Oct 1882 in Holy Trinity, Colombo Ceylon. James was born 28 Sep 1861. He died 3 Jun 1900.
sources: D. B. U
Journal Vander Straaten D. B. U Journal xl page 148
Notes for JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
James Aubrey
Martensz was nominated Member of the Ceylon House of Representatives in
November 1947. He officiated at Deputy
Chairman of the Committees and on one occasion as Speaker of the House. In January 1949 he was appointed Ceylon's
first High Commissioner in Australia.
More About JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
Occupation: JP UM, Proctor and Notary
They had the
following children:
137 F i. Muriel Edith Martensz was born 2 Aug
1883 in Colombo, Ceylon.
138 M ii. James Aubrey Martensz was born 25 Sep
1885 in Colombo, Ceylon.
James Aubrey
Martensz was nominated Member of the Ceylon House ofRepresentatives in November
1947. He officiated at Deputy Chairman
of the Committees and on one occasion as Speaker of the House. In January 1949 he was appointed Ceylon's
first High Commissioner in Australia.
More About JAMES
AUBREY MARTENSZ:
Occupation: JP UM, Proctor and Notary
139 F iii. Theodora Annie Martensz was born 14
Nov 1886 in Colombo, Ceylon married Leslie William De Saram, son
of Frederick John De Saram and Maud Nell (MRIN:5788), on 26 Dec 1916 in Holy
Trinity Church, Colombo. Leslie was born
4 Jul 1877 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died
1961 in Canberra. Australia.
140 F iv. Edith May Martensz was born 2 Apr 1888
in Colombo, Ceylon.
141 F v. Jeanette Helen Martensz was born 6 Jun
1889 in Colombo, Ceylon.
142 M vi. Walter Frederick Martensz was born 12
Jul 1890 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 26
May 1898.
143 F vii. Mildred Evelyn Martensz was born 28
Sep 1891 in Colombo, Ceylon.
144 M viii. Francis Terence Martensz was born 1
Nov 1893 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 8
Mar 1908 married Victoria Grace Vander Straaten, daughter of
Stephen Charles Cassimer Vander Straaten and Eliza Mary Lyford in Feb 1929
in St Michael's and All Angels. Victoria
was born 5 Jul 1887 in Colombo, Ceylon.
+ 145 M ix. Percival Stephen Martensz was born 24
Apr 1897.
146 M x. David
Ernest Martensz was born 17 Jun 1898 married Doreen Maeve Theresa
Southwell Fitzgerald, daughter of Arthur Southwell Fitzgerald and Marie
Evelyn D'Alvarez Borcherds, on 11 May 1932 in St Mary's Church,
Bambalapitiya. Doreen was born 17 Apr
1906.
54. Richard Francis de Saram born
about 1858 in Ceylon.
He was jailed for
fraud
He was in the family firm F J and R F de Saram and
as a result of the fraud, he was expelled from the firm and this was later
renamed F J and G de Saram when the other brother George was made a director
Richard married Selina
Louisa Dickman, daughter of Henricus Gerardus Dickman Dr and Matilda
Henrietta Mack, on 20 Dec 1875. Selina
was born 19 Jul 1853 in Colombo Ceylon.
She died 5 Jul 1935.
They had the
following children:
+ 147 M i. Richard Frederick Henry Shelton de Saram
was born 1876 and died 1931.
+ 148 F ii. Helen Urainie Louise Rene de Saram was
born 1881 and died 17 Oct 1967.
149 M iii. Douglas Lee de Saram was born 15 Oct
1882.
Co-founder with the
brother Babsie of the law firm D L and F de Saram
First live at
'Belmont' in Dean's Rd, Manadana, Ceylon but later moved to Cotta rd
Brilliant lefthand
bat who captained Ceylon's cricket team for 10 years from 1910
Servedon the Kotte Urban Council for two years
after he retired
150 M iv. Villiers Augustus Hay de Saram was
born 1884 married Cornelia Laetitia Jayawardene on 19 Jun
1913 in Holy Trinity Church, Colombo.
+ 151 M v. Frederick John de Saram was born 24
May 1886.
152 M vi. Beauchamp de Saram was born 13 Nov
1888 married Ruth Ysbrant Jonklaas, daughter of James Dunbar
Jonklaas and Ruth Sylvia Ellis Koch Ruth was born 10 Jul 1907.
153 M vii. Eric Reginald de Saram was born 7 Aug
1890. He died 20 Jan 1920 from
Pneumonia.
First Ceylonese to
win the Tennis Singles title. Also won
the Doubles with his brother Babsie
Represented Ceylon
at cricket
While on a cricket tour of India, he got influenza
in Bombay which later turned to pneumonia after he returned home and then he
died
+ 154 F viii.
Brenda de Saram.
59. Allan Morgan de Saram Dr born 19 Jul
1856 in Ceylon. He died 11 Nov 1929
married Alice Oliver.
They had the
following children:
155 M i. Buford de Saram was born 1911 in
Ceylon.
156 M ii. Brian John Hector de Saram Rev was
born 1913 in Ceylon.
157 F iii. Muriel
de Saram was born in Ceylon.
66. John Henry de Saram born 1861.
married Lottie Sproule.
They had the
following children:
+ 158 F i. Phyllis
de Saram.
69. Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike born
26 Jul 1861. He died 30 Jan 1947
married Annie Lucy de Alwis, daughter of James De Alwis, in Apr
1890.
They had the
following children:
+ 159 M i. Reginold
Felix Dias Bandaranaike was born 17 Jan 1891 and died 26 Oct 1951.
70. James Peter Obeysekere married Corneliya
Henrietta Dias Bandaranaike.
They had the
following children:
+ 160 M i. Donald Obeysekere.
+ 161 F ii. Hilda Obeysekere Lady.
162 M iii. James Peter Obeysekere was born
1879. He died 1968.
+ 163 M iv. Stanley
Obeyeskere.
71. Solomon Christoffel Obeysekere Sir
born 12 Feb 1848. He died 13 Oct 1927.
Proctor, Supreme Court, Ceylon. Nominated member representing the Low
-CountrySinhalese in the Legislative Council 1900-1916< knighted 1911. In the legislative Council soon after the
Riots, he attacked the 'half a dozen misguided designing villains who have been
trying to pose as leaders of the Buddhist' and who belonged to the lower
section of the Sinhalese community as being resposible for the Riots. He referred to them as ' a few who are
nobodies but who hope to make somebodies of themselves'
Solomon
married Ezline Maria de Alwis.
They had the
following children:
+ 164 F i. Daisy Ezline Obeysekere.
165 F ii. Ethel Obeysekere.
Ethel married
(MRIN:9790) William Peiris.
+ 166 M iii. Forester Obeysekere.
167 F iv. Lillian
Obeysekere. married William Illangakoon.
72. Don Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike Sir
born 22 May 1862. He died 31 Jul 1946.
Kt Commander of the
most distinguished order of St Michael and St George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St
Thomas'
College Mohandiram
1882, Mudliyar Siyane Korale Notes for SIR DON SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA
JAYATILLEKE SE:
He became famous in
the service of successive British governors.
He has recorded an account of his intimate associations with kings,
princes, dukes and governors and men and women distinguished in various orders
of chivalry, in his autobiography Remembered Yesterdays. But unfortunately his book does not make us
any the wiser about his own family story.
With remarkable
extravangance of language he styled himself Sir Don Solomon Dias Abeywickrema
Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, Knight Commander
of the most distinguished order of St.
Michael and St. George.
More About SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SENANAYAKE:
Medals: Knight Commander of the most distinguished
order of St. Michael and St. George
Don married Daisy
Ezline Obeysekere, daughter of Solomon Christoffel Obeysekera Sir and
Ezline Maria De Alwis
They had the
following children:
+ 168 F i. Alexandra Camelia Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 169 F ii. Anna Florentina Dias Bandaranaike.
+ 170 M iii.
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike was born 8 Jan 1899 and
died 26 Sep 1959.
Seventh Generation
82. Walter Henry Hilton Dickman born
9 Aug 1883 in Colombo Ceylon . married Enid Charlotte Jansen,
daughter of Thomas
Richard Jansen and Arminta Euphrasia Wittensleger Enid was born 4 Feb 1898.
Walter also married
(2 Ada Constance Seddon, daughter of Gilies Seddon and Edith Mercy
Waller, on 12 May 1908 in Registrar's Office, Colombo. Ada was born 8 Jun 1884 in Ceylon. She died 21 Jan 1923.
They had the
following children:
171 F i. Mavis Coral Linda Dickman was born 26
Sep 1911.
172 F ii. Constance Dickman was born 9 Mar 1920.
+ 173 F iii. Doris Treherne Dickman was born 31 May
1916 and died Jul 1965.
+ 174 F iv. Ruby
Enid Dickman was born 31 Mar 1909.
84. Vernon Treherne Dickman born 26 Jul
1888 in Colombo Ceylon. He died Dec
2004. married Victoria Alice Wambeek, daughter of Charles Lorenz Wambeek
and Alice Adeline Van Geyzel, on 23 Feb 1916 in Holy Trinity Church,
Colombo. Victoria was born 24 May 1890
in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
175 F i. Phyllis treherneDickman was born 13
Feb 1917 in Ceylon.
+ 176 F ii. Lorna Treherne Dickman was born 20 Oct
1918.
+ 177 M iii.
Vernon Treherne Dickman was born 4 Feb 1925.
85. Linda Treherne Dickman born 19
Aug 1889 in Colombo Ceylon. She died 13
Dec 1925 in Colombo Ceylon.
married Stanley Mack, son of Peter Daniel Anthonisz Mack
and Abigail Maria Garvin, on 11 Apr 1917 in St Paul's Milagiriya. Colombo.
Stanley was born 27 Sep 1885 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 8 Nov
1885 in Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon.
. . . sources Desendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
178 M i. Stanley
Dickman Mack was born 7 Feb 1918 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 16
Mar
1918 in Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon.
86. Enid Treherne Dickman born 22
Jul 1891 in Colombo Ceylon married Stanley Mack son of Peter
Daniel Anthonisz Mack and Abigail Maria Garvin (MRIN:2490), on 2 Mar 1928 in
Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon. Stanley was
born 27 Sep 1885 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 8 Nov 1885 in Wolvendaal,
Colombo Ceylon.
. . . sources Descendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
179 F i. Rosemary Mack was born 10 Dec 1929 in
Colombo Ceylon.
Rosemary married (MRIN:8582) Ivo Cedric Meier,
son of Ivo Eric Meier and Maria Ruth Andree (MRIN:8037), on 11 Aug 1948. Ivo was born 10 Sep 1921 in Colombo Ceylon.
95. Mary Caroline Treherne De Saram
born 11 Sep 1899 in Galle, Ceylon married Vincent Henry Ludovici
Anthonisz, son of Vincent Edwin Anthonisz and Evelyn Lucretia Willenberg,
on 29 Oct 1921 in St Paul's Church, Kandy, Ceylon. Vincent was born 19 Mar 1894 in Colombo
Ceylon.
Notes for COLONEL
DOCTOR VINCENT HENRY LUDOVICI ANTHONISZ:
Honorary Surgeon to
His Excellency the Governor
More About COLONEL
DOCTOR VINCENT HENRY LUDOVICI ANTHONISZ:
Medals: O. B.
E. (Military Division)
Military service: Colonel and Commandant, Ceylon
Medical Corps
They had the
following children:
180 F i. Olga Treherne Anthonisz was born 9 Sep
1923 in Kandy Ceylon. married Roger
Delgade lieutenant. Roger was born
in London, England.
181 M ii. Cecil Brian Ludovici Anthonisz was
born 31 Jan 1925 in Kandy Ceylon.
182 F iii. Irma
Maud Treherne Anthonisz was born 24 Apr 1927. married Oswin Raine Wright, son
of Oswin Ansbert Wright and Grace Mary Nell Oswin was born 10 Aug 1924 in Kandy
Ceylon.
101. Ethel May de Saram born 8 Jun 1905 in
Ceylon married Gordon Earle William Jansz, son of Gordon Edward
William Jansz and Charlotte Elizabeth Cecelia De Lile, on 6 Sep 1930 in St
Paul's Milagiriya, . Colombo, Ceylon.
. Gordon was born 23 Apr 1904 in Ceylon.
sources ADRIAAN JANSZ GENEALOGY
They had the
following children:
+ 183 F i. Ione Elizabeth Jansz was born 27 Feb
1933.
184 F ii. Arlene
May Jansz was born 27 Aug 1938 in Colombo Ceylon.
102. Frederica Elaine de Saram born
25 Aug 1911 in Ceylon married Dodwell Douglas Buckley
Hepponstall, son of Henry Alexander Hepponstall and Kathleen Edith Buckley,
on 19 Sep 1935 in St Paul's Church, Milagiriya.
Colombo. Dodwell was born in
Ceylon. .
sources HEPPONSTALL GENEALOGY
They had the
following children:
185 F i. Vilma Elaine Hepponstall was born 5
Jul 1936 in Ceylon. married Trevor La
Brooy, son of Albert Edwin Gerald La Brooy and Mary Tecla Wendt .
186 M ii. Derek Dodwell Buckley Hepponstall was
born 16 Sep 1939 in Ceylon. .
187 F iii. Cheryl
Lauren Edith Hepponstall was born 6 Aug 1947 in Colombo, Ceylon. married Francis Arthur Miller,
son of Miller
106. Edith Stewart de Saram born 18 Jul
1906 in Mutwal, Ceylon. She died 3 Nov
1992. married Gerald Samuel
William de Saram Dr, son of Gerald Hartnoll De Saram and Fanny
Dassenaike Gerald was born 17 Apr 1896.
1923 graduated from
St Bartholeusz' Hospital, London with a conjoint qualification and the
Certificate of the london School of tropical Medicine
1924 spent three
months at the Ormond street Hospital for sick children in London
When he returned home,
he was appointed Medical Officer at the Denipitiya Anglican Mission
1925 Additional
House Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital in Colombo
1936-1937 he was
research assistant in Profesor Cameron at the University College Hospital
Was under Proffessor
M J Stewart at Leeds
1938 was appointed
pathologist at the General Hospital in Colombo
1946-1947 trained
as Medico Legal expert under Professor Sir Sydney Smith at Edinborough and then
six months at the Medico-Legal Department at Cairo
1947-1952 Judical
Medical Officer in Colombo
Outstanding
athlete, excelling at boxing, rugby and hockey at schoolland University. Gave up boxing when he broke his haw while he
was at St Bartholomeusz' in London.
Holder of many Ceylon athletic records in hurdles and quarter mile
events. Held the 120 yard hurdles record
for nearly 20 years. Did 52 seconds for
the quarter mile on a grass track which could have been equated to a world
record
In 1921, while at
Medical College he, with Gerry (G H ) Kanunatileke, Dr Terry Jensen, and Noel
(H N C V)
Kelaart made the
winning relay at the Amateur Athletic association meet
Gave evidence in
several important murder cases
Under the auspices
of rotary he made a play centre for slum children just outside Colombo. He had a lifelong devotion to Physcial
Education. He helped in the
establishment of the Department of Physical Education in the University of
Ceylon. In 1948, he helped in sending
Ceylon's first team to the Olympic Games in London. He was President of the Ceylon Amatuer
Athletic Asociation for many years and was a regular at boxing competitions
he published
Scientific Aids the Criminal Investigation (Medical aspects) printed at the
Government Press October 1957
5 Children one married Maureen Jansz
They had the
following children:
188 M i. Christopher
Stewart de Saram was born 28 Apr 1928 in Ceylon. He died 1993.
109. Gerald Samuel William de Saram Dr
born 17 Apr 1896.
1923 graduated from
St Bartholeusz' Hospital, London with a conjoint qualification and the Certificate
of the london School of tropical Medicine
1924 spent three
months at the Ormond street Hospital for sick children in London
When he returned
home, he was appointed Medical Officer at the Denipitiya Anglican Mission
1925 Additional
House Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital in Colombo
1936-1937 he was
research assistant in Profesor Cameron at the University College Hospital
Was under
Proffessor M J Stewart at Leeds
1938 was appointed
pathologist at the General Hospital in Colombo
1946-1947 trained
as Medico Legal expert under Professor Sir Sydney Smith at Edinborough and then
six months at the Medico-Legal Department at Cairo
1947-1952 Judical
Medical Officer in Colombo
Outstanding
athlete, excelling at boxing, rugby and hockey at schoolland University. Gave up boxing when he broke his haw while he
was at St Bartholomeusz' in London.
Holder of many Ceylon athletic records in hurdles and quarter mile
events. Held the 120 yard hurdles record
for nearly 20 years. Did 52 seconds for
the quarter mile on a grass track which could have been equated to a world
record
In 1921, while at
Medical College he, with Gerry (G H ) Kanunatileke, Dr Terry Jensen, and Noel
(H N C V)
Kelaart made the
winning relay at the Amateur Athletic association meet
Gave evidence in
several important murder cases
Under the auspices
of rotary he made a play centre for slum children just outside Colombo. He had a lifelong devotion to Physcial
Education. He helped in the
establishment of the Department of Physical Education in the University of
Ceylon. In 1948, he helped in sending
Ceylon's first team to the Olympic Games in London. He was President of the Ceylon Amatuer
Athletic Asociation for many years and was a regular at boxing competitions
he published
Scientific Aids the Criminal Investigation (Medical aspects) printed at the
Government Press October 1957
5 Children one married Maureen Jansz
Gerald married Edith
Stewart de Saram, daughter of William Boake De Saram and Zoe Eliza
Morgan born 18 Jul 1906 in Mutwal, Ceylon. She died 3 Nov 1992.
They had the
following children:
189 M i.
Christopher Stewart De Saram is printed as #188.
110. Frederick Morgan de Saram born 1
Jul 1869 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 24
Jul 1920 in Colombo Ceylon.
Occupation:
Barrister-at-Law
Religion: Church of England
Frederick married
(1- Edith Emmie Grenier, daughter of John Charles Samuel Grenier Sir and
Emily Drieberg, in 1883 in Christ Church Cathedral, Colombo Ceylon. Edith was born 20 May 1869 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 17 May 1897 in Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
190 M i. Rex de Saram was born 1896.
+ 191 F ii. Edith
Aimee Grenier de Saram was born 3 Apr 1895 and died 1 Jan 1988.
Frederick also
married (2- Evelyn Theodora Stirling de Saram, daughter of Walter Morgan
De Saram and Georgiana Theodora Martensz on 27 Apr 1908. Evelyn was born 30 Nov 1881 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 15 Aug 1975.
They had the
following children:
192 F iii. Theodora Amelia Martensz de Saram was
born 27 Mar 1911 in Ceylon. She died 25
May
1976 in Sydney,
NSW married Frederick James Morgan de Saram, son of William
Boake de Saram and Zoe Eliza Morgan Frederick was born 17 Mar 1908 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 16 Oct 1998 in Metung,
Vic.
+ 193 F iv. Patricia de Saram was born 15 Apr
1914.
194 F v. Iris
De Saram was born 26 May 1917 in Colombo, Ceylon.
111. Herbert John de Saram born 1870
in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 1930.
Sources Gauder Geneaolgy
Herbert married
(MRIN:9431) Henrietta Augusta Heilmann.
Henrietta was born in London.
England.
They had the
following children:
195 F i. Amelia Caroline de Saram. married Christian Charlemont Gauder,
son of Jonathan Alexander Gauder and Frances Gomes on 26 Oct 1932 in Dutch
Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Colombo Ceylon.
Christian was born 26 Feb 1872 in Ceylon. He died 19 Sep 1935.
+ 196 M ii. Eric William De Saram was born 19 May
1907 and died 23 Mar 1937.
197 M iii. Herbert John De Saram was born
1896. He died 1933.
198 M iv. Cyril
Morgan George de Saram.
112. Amelia Amybelle de Saram (John
Henricus De Saram, Frederick John de Saram, Johannes Henricus de Saram,
Christoffel Henricus de Saram, Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera) was born
1875 in Colombo, Ceylon. She died 1918.
Amelia married
(MRIN:4897) Henry Lorentz Wendt, son of George Arnold Wendt and Mary
Louise Georgiana Anderson (MRIN:4887), on 14 Dec 1899. Henry was born 28 Oct 1858 in Colombo Ceylon
and was christened 26 Nov 1858. He died
20 Nov 1911.
He commenced legal
practice at the Supreme Court and District Courts of Colombo, and acted as
Solicitor - General in 1897 and Attorney - General in 1900 and 1901. In August of 1901 he was appointed to the
position of Acting Pusine Judge of the Supreme Court and in October of the same
year was confirmed in that appointment
As a diversion from legal matters Mr Wendt has
given some time to politics. From 1895
to 1900 he was a Member of the Legislative Council, representing the Burgher
Community. .
They had the
following children:
199 M i. Lionel George Henricus Wendt was born
3 Dec 1900.
200 M ii. Henry
Lorenz Wendt was born 24 Feb 1904 in Colombo Ceylon.
113. Richard Owen de Saram born 10
Jun 1873 in Ceylon. He died 1949
married Myra Manonie Stewart, daughter of George Stewart and Alice
Matilda Dickman (MRIN:5796), on 13 Apr 1896.
Myra was born 15 Oct 1876 in Ceylon.
She died 1965.
They had the
following children:
+ 201 M i. Ivor Stewart de Saram was born 18 Aug
1899.
202 F ii. Ian Harrington Stewart de Saram was
born 26 Feb 1901 in Ceylon. She died 19
Jul 1958.
203 M iii. George Neil de Saram was born 3 Jun
1905 in Ceylon. He died 10 Nov 1968.
George married
(1-MRIN:12983) Pauline Yvonne Pereira on 3 Mar 1937. Pauline was born 14 Apr 1918.
George also married
(2-MRIN:12984) Christine Pereira in 1955. Christine died 1997.
+ 204 F iv. Amelia
Alice de Saram was born 20 Feb 1917 and died 2 Apr 2004.
114. William Frederick Henry de Saram
born 24 Nov 1869 in Ceylon.
married Helen Urainie Louise Rene de Saram, daughter of
Richard Francis de Saram and Selina Louisa Dickman, on 26 Feb 1900. Helen was born 1881 in Ceylon. She died 17 Oct 1967.
They had the
following children:
205 F i. Noeleen de Saram was born 1900 in
Ceylon. She died 1910.
206 M ii. Clifford Trevor de Saram was born 21
Aug 1902 in Ceylon. He died 1997.
married Ithalie Amelia Mack, daughter of William Edmund Mack and
Ethel Sophia Loos on 15 Aug 1932 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church,
Colombo Ceylon. Ithalie was born 5 May
1908.
+ 207 F iii.
Audrey Amelia de Saram was born 5 Mar 1903.
117. Frederick John de Saram born 10
Aug 1875 in Colombo Ceylon and was christened 9 Sep 1875 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 1948.
More About FREDRICK
JOHN DE SARAM:
Baptism: 9
September 1875, Colombo, Western Province, ( Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Education 1:
Clifton College, Eng
Education 2: Baliol
College, Oxford, Eng
Occupation 1:
Theatre Operator in Colombo
Occupation 2:
Barrister-at-Law and Advocate, Colombo
Occupation 3:
Managing Director of Colonial Motors- Fiat Representative
Religion: Church of England
Frederick
married Elsie Charlobelle Barber, daughter of James Henry Barber
and Anne Elizabeth Toussaint, on 23 Apr 1906 in St Paul's kandy. Ceylon. .
Elsie was born 31 Jul 1879 in Colombo Ceylon. She died 1941 in Ramboda Pass, Ceylon. .
They had the
following children:
+ 208 F i. Doreen Elizabeth Maud de Saram was
born 12 Jun 1907 and died 18 May 1958.
+ 209 F ii. Barbara de Saram was born 28 Feb 1915.
+ 210 F iii.
Theone Carina de Saram was born 13 Jul 1921.
120. Eustace Frederick de Saram born
1887 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 1919.
Eustace married Edith
Aimee Grenier de Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan De Saram and Edith
Emmie Grenier on 25 Jun 1914.
Edith was born 3 Apr 1895. She
died 1 Jan 1988.
They had the
following children:
211 F i. Anthea
Maud de Saram.
131. Montague Ernest Cooke born 15
Dec 1875 in Colombo Ceylon. He died in
Colombo Ceylon . married Ada Constance Wright, daughter of William Henry
Wright and Anna Cornelia Wambeek Ada was born 3 Dec 1876 in
Colombo, Ceylon. . She died 30 Oct 1971
in Suleiman Nursing Home, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
+ 212 M i. Montague
Cooke was born 30 Jan 1919.
132. Percy Gray Cooke born 15 Dec
1877. He died 4 Mar 1937. married (1- Harriet
Grace Campbell Schrader, daughter of Frederick Alexander Campbell Schrader
and Grace Darling Garvin Harriet was born 6 Dec 1912 in Colombo Ceylon and
was christened 1 Feb 1913 in Dutch Reformed Church, Bambalapitiya Ceylon.
Percy also married
(2-Harriet Ethel Campbell Schrader, daughter of Frederick Justin
Schrader and Elizabeth Harriet Campbell, on 10 Jun 1905. Harriet was born 28 Dec 1877.
They had the
following children:
213 F i. Ethel Kathleen Cooke was born 19 Mar
1906.
214 F ii. Grace Harriet Cooke was born 18 Aug
1909.
215 F iii. Gwendolyn
Treherne Cooke was born 7 May 1914.
133. Minnie Treherne Cooke born 4 Feb
1882. She died 27 Nov 1942. married Edward
Cyril Lambert Sproule, son of James Hugh Sproule and Gertrude Arabella
Pierez, on 17 Jun 1907 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Polwatte. Edward was born 13 Jun 1879 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 9 Nov 1935.
They had the following
children:
+ 216 F i. Grace Sheila Gertrude Sproule was born
27 Jul 1908.
+ 217 M ii. Patrick Cyril Bernard Sproule was born
9 Oct 1909 and died 14 Nov 1937.
218 M iii. Ernest
Elton Lambert Sproule was born 7 Jul 1920 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 19 Oct 1922.
135. Evelyn Theodora Stirling de Saram born
30 Nov 1881 in Colombo Ceylon. She died
15 Aug 1975 married Frederick Morgan de Saram, son of John Henricus de
Saram C. M. G and Amelia Caroline Morgan, on 27 Apr 1908. Frederick was born 1 Jul 1869 in Colombo
Ceylon. He died 24 Jul 1920 in Colombo
Ceylon.
Occupation: Barrister-at-Law Religion: Church of
England
They had the
following children:
219 F i. Theodora Amelia Martensz de Saram is printed
as #192.
+ 220 F ii. Patricia de Saram is printed as #193.
221 F iii.
Iris de Saram is printed as #194.
136. Walter Sandford de Saram born
1882. married Phyllis de Saram, daughter of John Henry de Saram
and Lottie Sproule
They had the
following children:
222 F i. Cynthia de Saram was born 1918.
223 M ii. Rodney
de Saram died in London. England.
145. Percival Stephen Martensz born 24 Apr
1897 in Colombo Ceylon. married Patricia
de Saram, daughter of Frederick Morgan de Saram and Evelyn Theodora
Stirling de Saram, on 30 Nov 1935 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church,
Colombo Ceylon. Patricia was born 15 Apr
1914 in Colombo
Ceylon Occupation:
Solicitor of the High Court of Judicature, England
They had the
following children:
224 M i. Johann Adrian Martensz was born 19 Sep
1936 in Colombo Ceylon.
225 M ii. Peter Nigel Martensz was born 10 Oct
1942 in Colombo Ceylon.
226 F iii. Patricia Edith Jennifer Martensz was
born 29 Oct 1947 in Colombo Ceylon.
227 M iv. Paul Stephen Martensz was born 14 Oct
1948 in Ampthill, Bedfordhsire.
228 M v. Nicholas
David Martensz was born 14 Oct 1949 in Colombo Ceylon.
147. Richard Frederick Henry Shelton de Saram
born 1876 in Ceylon. He died 1931
married Freda Marion Hester Dornhorst, daughter of Frederick Dornhorst
and Lydia Hester Sisouw Freda was born 5 Aug 1880 in Ceylon. .
sources D. B. U Journal Van Langenberg D. B.
U. journal vol. vi page 106
They had the
following children:
229 M i. Francis
De Saram was born 23 Apr 1907 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 7 May 1948 in Colombo Ceylon. married Caryl Eleanor Van Langenberg,
daughter of Percival Walter Van Langenberg and Nora Emma Kalenberg . Caryl was born in Ceylon.
148. Helen Urainie Louise Rene de Saram
born 1881 in Ceylon. She died 17 Oct
1967 married William Frederick Henry de Saram, son of William
Henry Julius de Saram and Helen Alexina Dickman, on 26 Feb 1900. William was born 24 Nov 1869 in Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
230 F i. Noeleen de Saram is printed as #205.
231 M ii. Clifford Trevor de Saram is printed as #206.
+ 232 F iii.
Audrey Amelia de Saram is printed as #207.
151. Frederick John de Saram born 24
May 1886. married Myra Loos,
daughter of Frederick Charles Loos and Isabel Amelia Van Cuylenburg on 23
Oct 1912 in St Peter's Church, Colombo.
Myra was born 7 Mar 1879 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
233 M i. Maurice de saram.
234 M ii. Robert F de saram.
Robert married
(MRIN:10237) Miriam Pieris Deraniyagala.
+ 235 M iii. Frederick Cecil De Saram was born 5
Sep 1912.
+ 236 F iv. Geraldine Isabel Louise de Saram was
born 11 Dec 1916.
237 M v. Frederick
John de Saram was born 6 Nov 1921.
154. Brenda de Saram married Stanley
Obeyeskere, son of James Peter Obeysekera and Corneliya Henrietta Dias
Bandaranaike
They had the
following children:
+ 238 F i. Nedra Obeysekere.
239 F ii. Yolande Obeysekere.
Yolande married Oopatissa Illangakoon.
158. Phyllis De Saram married Walter
Sandford De Saram, son of Walter Morgan De Saram and Georgiana Theodora
Martensz Walter was born 1882.
They had the
following children:
240 F i. Cynthia de Saram is printed as #222.
241 M ii.
Rodney de Saram is printed as #223.
159. Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike
born 17 Jan 1891 in Colombo Ceylon. He
died 26 Oct 1951.
He had the
following children:
242 F i. Michael Dias Bandaranaike.
243 M ii. Felix
Reginold Dias Bandaranaikee was born 5 Nov 1930. He died 26 Jun 1985.
160. Donald Obeysekere married Ethel
Perera.
They had the following
children:
244 M i. Danton Obeysekere.
245 F ii. Corneliya Obeysekere. married Henry Ashmore Peiris.
246 F iii. Amelia
Obeysekere. married Louis Peiris.
161. Hilda Obeysekere Lady Paules
Edward Peiris Sir.
They had the following
children:
247 M i. William Pieris.
248 F ii. Miriam
Pieris was born 1908. She died 1999
married Robert de Saram.
163. Stanley Obeyesekere married Brenda
De Saram, daughter of Richard Francis De Saram and Selina Louisa
Dickman
They had the
following children:
+ 249 F i. Nedra Obeysekere is printed as #238.
250 F ii.
Yolande Obeysekere is printed as #239.
164. Daisy Ezline Obeysekere
married Don Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike Sir, son of Don
Christoffel Henricus Dias Bandaranayake and Anna Florentina Philipsz
Panditharatne Don was born 22 May 1862.
He died 31 Jul 1946.
Kt Commander of the
most distinguished order of St Michael and St George, Horogolla Walauwwa, St
Thomas' College Mohandiram 1882, Mudliyar Siyane Korale Notes for SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SE:
He became famous in
the service of successive British governors.
He has recorded an account of his intimate associations with kings,
princes, dukes and governors and men and women distinguished in various orders
of chivalry, in his autobiography Remembered Yesterdays. But unfortunately his book does not make us
any the wiser about his own family story.
With remarkable
extravangance of language he styled himself Sir Don Solomon Dias Abeywickrema
Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, Knight Commander
of the most distinguished order of St.
Michael and St. George.
More About SIR DON
SOLOMON DIAS ABEYWICKREMA JAYATILLEKE SENANAYAKE:
Medals: Knight Commander of the most distinguished
order of St. Michael and St. George
They had the
following children:
+ 251 F i. Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike is printed as
#168.
+ 252 F ii. Anna Florentina Bandaranaike is printed as
#169.
+ 253 M iii.
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike is printed as #170.
166. Forester Obeysekere (Solomon
Christoffel Obeysekera, Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranayake, Cornelia
Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram, Christoffel Henricus de Saram, Domingo de
Saram W. E Attapattu, de Saram
Wanigasekera).
Forester married
(MRIN:9791) Isabel Sykes.
They had the
following children:
254 F i. Boykin Obeysekere.
255 F ii. Ezlynne Obeysekere.
Ezlynne married (MRIN:9792) Ralph St. L P Deraniyagala.
168. Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike (Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne de Saram, Christoffel Henricus de Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de
Saram Wanigasekera).
lived at "Samudragiri' Walauwa in Mount
Lavinia
Alexandra married
(MRIN:9785) Leo G. De Alwis.
They had the
following children:
256 F i. Shirlene de Alwis.
+ 257 M ii. Lankasa de Alwis.
258 F iii. Rukmanie de Alwis.
Rukmanie married (MRIN:9787) Percy Eheliyagoda.
169. Anna Florentina Bandaranaike (Don
Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Bandaranayake,
Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne De Saram, Christoffel Henricus De Saram,
Domingo de Saram W. E Attapattu, de
Saram Wanigasekera).
Anna married (2-MRIN:9788) Abraham de Livera.
They had the
following children:
+ 259 M i. Christopher de Livera.
260 F ii. May
de Livera.
170. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
(Don Abeywickrema J S R K Bandaranaike, Don Christoffel Henricus Dias
Bandaranayake, Cornelia Philipsz Panditharatne De Saram, Christoffel Henricus
de Saram, Domingo de Saram W. E
Attapattu, de Saram Wanigasekera) was born 8 Jan 1899. He died 26 Sep 1959.
( Primeminister of
Sri Lanka. . 1956 - 1959, Assassinated
by a Buddhist Monk on September 25, 1959)
St Thomas' College
educated as a lawyer in Uk, 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 UNP 1945 - 51 and established
the SLFP after 1951, Primeminister 1956 - 1959 . To Solve the ethnic issue he signed the
Bandaranaike - Chelvanaygam pact, which was repudiated due to a campaign led by
the Buddist 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
Solomon married Sirimavo
Ratwatta, daughter of Barnes Ratwatta, on 2 Oct 1940. Sirimavo was born 17 Apr 1916. She died 10 Oct 2000.
First woman Prime minister in the world, Prime
Minister, 1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977, 1994 - 2000
They had the
following children:
261 F i. Sunethra Dias Bandaranaike was born
1943.
Sunethra married
(1-MRIN:9780) Kumar Rupasingh.
Sunethra also
married (2-MRIN:9781) Udaya Nanayakkara.
262 F ii. Chandrika
Dias Bandaranaike was 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
Chandrika married
(MRIN:5794) Vijaya Kumaranatunga.
Film Actor Assassinated 1988
263 M iii. Anura Dias Bandaranaike was born 15
Feb 1949 in Ceylon. He died 12 Mar 2008
in Ceylon.
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
Eighth Generation
173. Doris Treherne Dickman born 31
May 1916 in Colombo Ceylon. She died Jul
1965 in Melbourne.
Australia and was
buried 29 Jul 1965 in Fawkner. married Mervyn
Noel Potger, son of Stanley Dickens De Oliveira Potger and Louise Beatrice
De Lemos, on 25 Jun 1937 in St Paul's .
Church, Kandy Ceylon. . Mervyn
was born 2 May 1914 in Colombo Ceylon.
He died 2 Jun 1996 and was buried 5 Jun 1996.
They had the
following children:
264 M i. Stanley Treherne Potger was born 29
Mar 1938 in Ceylon.
265 M ii. Vernon Noel Potger was born 29 Nov 1939
in Ceylon.
266 M iii. Louis Sherman Potger was born 29 Dec
1943 in Ceylon.
267 F iv. Mary Anita Lorraine Potger was born 2
Jul 1945 in Ceylon.
268 M v. David
Jan Potger was born 24 Nov 1947 in Ceylon.
174. Ruby Enid Dickman born 31 Mar
1909. married Henry Arthur
Nugara.
They had the
following children:
+ 269 F i. Barbara
Kathleen Nugara was born 12 Jun 1927.
176. Lorna Treherne Dickman born 20
Oct 1918 in Ceylon. married Eric
Charles Wilfred Scharenguivel, son of Charles Henry Keegel Scharenguivel
and Laura Florinda Lourensz on 27 Dec 1937 in St Paul's Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Eric was born 9 Jan 1907.
They had the
following children:
270 M i. Cecil Eric Scharenguivel was born 28
Sep 1938. married Joanne Ingrid De Souza on 28 Dec 1968.
271 F ii. Deanna Margaret Scharenguivel was born
11 Jul 1942. married (1- Ronald
Johnson Reid.
Deanna also married (2-Mahinda Abeykoon on
22 Jan 1970.
177. Vernon Treherne Dickman born 4
Feb 1925 in Ceylon. married Anita.
They had the
following children:
272 F i. Shanthi Dickman.
273 F ii. Romie Dickman.
274 F iii. Anusha
Dickman.
183. Ione Elizabeth Jansz born 27 Feb
1933 in Colombo Ceylon. married Hugh
Cecil Aldons, son of Percival Ernest Aldons and Hilda Mildred Paulusz, on
14 Feb 1953 in St Paul's Church, Kynsey Road, Colombo. Hugh was born 6 Apr 1925 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
275 F i. Sonya Aldons.
276 M ii. Michael
Aldons.
191. Edith Aimee Grenier de Saram born 3
Apr 1895. She died 1 Jan 1988. married (1- Stanley Frederick De Saram,
son of Frederick John de Saram and Maud Nell (MRIN:5788). Stanley was born 25 Mar 1894 in Colombo,
Ceylon. He died 15 Apr 1974.
Edith also married
(2- Eustace Frederick de Saram, son of Frederick John de Saram and Maud
Nell, on 25 Jun 1914. Eustace was born
1887 in Colombo, Ceylon. He died 1919.
They had the
following children:
277 F i.
Anthea Maud de Saram is printed as #211.
193. Patricia de Saram born 15 Apr
1914 in Colombo Ceylon. married Percival
Stephen Martensz, son of James Andries Martensz and Edith Maud De Saram
(MRIN:5786), on 30 Nov 1935 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Colombo
Ceylon. Percival was born 24 Apr 1897 in
Colombo Ceylon.
Occupation: Solicitor of the High Court of
Judicature, England
They had the
following children:
278 M i. Johann Adrian Martensz is printed as #224.
279 M ii. Peter Nigel Martensz is printed as #225.
280 F iii. Patricia Edith Jennifer Martensz is printed
as #226.
281 M iv. Paul Stephen Martensz is printed as #227.
282 M v.
Nicholas David Martensz is printed as #228.
196. Eric William de Saram born 19
May 1907 in Ceylon. He died 23 Mar 1937.
Eric married
(MRIN:786) Mona Rene Altendorff, daughter of Joseph Lambert Dias
Altendorff and Linda Vollenhoven (MRIN:787), on 18 May 1929 in St Luke's
Church, Borella, Ceylon. Mona was born 6
Jun 1909 in Ceylon.
SOURCES SCHUMACHER Genealogy D. B. U Journal
Vol. XXXIII page 103
They had the
following children:
283 F i. Carmen
Esme de Saram was born 19 Apr 1934 in Borella, Ceylon. married Herbert Reginald Schumacher,
son of John Gerald Schumacher and Mona Vivienne Pieris, on 22 May 1954 in St
Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Herbert
was born 1
2 Jun 1927 in Colombo Ceylon.
201. Ivor Stewart de Saram born 18 Aug 1899
in Ceylon.
sources Oorloff genealogy
Ivor married Wilma
Marzie Pereira, daughter of Richard Pereira and Jeannie Wilson, on 13 Jun
1925 in Ceylon. Wilma was born 15 Apr
1897 in Ceylon. She died 15 Sep 1975.
They had the
following children:
+ 284 M i. Rodney
Stewart de Saram was born 6 Aug 1929.
204. Amelia Alice de Saram born 20
Feb 1917 in Ceylon. She died 2 Apr 2004
in Inglewood, Australia.
Sources
BARTHOLOMEUSZ GENEALOGY d. b. u journal vol xlii page 79 Immigration: November 1993,
Ceylon-Perth, Western Australia
More About DEPUTY
INPECTOR GENERAL THOMAS HUBERT KELAART:
Education: St
Joseph's College, Colombo (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Occupation: Superintendent in the Ceylon Police
Force
Amelia
married Thomas Hubert Kelaart, son of Walter Thomasz Kelaart and
Lena Joseph, on 19 Feb 1938 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya. Thomas was born 9 Jul 1905 in Ceylon. He died 10 May 1989.
They had the
following children:
+ 285 F i. Valerie Alys Kelaart was born 18 Nov
1938.
+ 286 F ii. Marguerite Amelia Kelaart was born 3
Feb 1943.
+ 287 M iii.
Thomas Richard Kelaart was born 23 Nov 1949.
207. Audrey Amelia de Saram born 5
Mar 1903 in Colombo, Ceylon. .
married Frederick William de Vos, son of James Edward de
Vos and Zilia Florence Jansz, on 26 Dec 1925 in St Michael's And All Angels'
Church, Colombo Ceylon. Frederick was
born 29 Jul 1893.
sources D. B. U Journal de Vos
They had the
following children:
288 F i. Pamela Audrey de Vos was born 6 Oct
1926.
289 M ii. Anthony Frederic James de Vos was born
9 Feb 1928.
290 F iii. Babette de Vos was born 21 Apr 1929.
291 F iv. Pauline
de Vos was born 26 Nov 1930.
208. Doreen Elizabeth Maud de Saram
born 12 Jun 1907 in Ceylon. She died 18
May 1958 in Casablanca, Morocco. married
(1- William George Adamson.
William died about 1972 in England.
They had the
following children:
+ 292 F i. Petre
Fiona Adamson.
Doreen also married
(2-Harold Travis Clifford Allison Squadron Leader. Harold died 18 May 1958 in Casablanca,
Morocco.
They had the
following children:
+ 293 M ii. Leigh Kenyon Allison was born 31 Aug
1946.
+ 294 F iii.
Carolyn Elspeth Allison was born 24 Jun 1948.
209. Barbara de Saram born 28 Feb
1915 in Ceylon. . She died in
England married Peter Hewet-Hicks.
They had the
following children:
295 M i. Anthony
Hewet-Hicks was born in England. .
210. Theone CarinadDe Saram born 13
Jul 1921 in Ceylon. . married Stanley Charles Muttimer. Stanley died Feb 1943.
They had the
following children:
296 M i. Michael Muttimer was born Oct 1943.
Michael married Patricia Skillen.
Theone also married
(2- Stanley Charles Wallis-Smith.
They had the
following children:
297 F ii. Gabrielle Louise Wallis-Smith was born
14 Sep 1948 in Colombo Ceylon.
298 M iii. Nicholas William Wallis-Smith was born
1953.
Nicholas married
(MRIN:4618) Penelope Trantor-Brown on 12 May 1982 in Sydney. NSW Aust. .
299 M iv. Christopher
Wallis-Smith was born 1958.
212. Montague Cooke born 30 Jan
1919. married (1Sheila Maria Lourensz,
daughter of Eric Arthur Lourensz and May Hensley Bridget Buultjens (MRIN:2542),
in St Mary's Church, Galle. Ceylon. Sheila was born 17 Oct 1933 in Colombo
Ceylon. She died 1 Apr 1953.
Montague also
married (2 Helen Mary Woods.
Helen was born 1938.
They had the
following children:
+ 300 M i. Ernest Albert Montague Cooke was born
18 Jul 1960.
301 M ii. Vere
Anthony Cooke was born 1 May 1967.
216. Grace Sheila Gertrude Sproule
born 27 Jul 1908 in Colombo Ceylon.
married Arthur Douglas Raffel, son of Arthur Wilfred Raffel and
Alice Rosalind De Waas, on 21 Apr 1930 in St Paul's . Church, Kandy. Arthur was born 29 Nov 1900 in Colombo
Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
302 F i. Penelope Ann Raffel was born 16 Sep
1935. She died 2001. married John Clement Stewart on
24 May 1955 in Edinburgh, Scotland. John
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
303 F ii. Susan Mary Raffel was born 23 Sep
1940. married William
Shakespeare.
304 F iii. Janet
Virginia Raffel was born 25 Mar 1942.
217. Patrick Cyril Bernard Sproule born 9
Oct 1909 in Colombo Ceylon. He died 14
Nov 1937 in Colombo Ceylon. married Noel Elain Laurette Bawa, daughter
of Alfred Bawa and Martha Van Twest (MRIN:5858), on 17 Apr 1933 in St Paul's
Church, Colombo Ceylon. Noel was born 4
Nov 1911 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
305 F i. Patricia Dianne Sproule was born 15
Feb 1934 in Colombo Ceylon.
Patricia married Cecil Dunbar Jonklaas.
235. Frederick Cecil de Saram born 5
Sep 1912. married Nedra Obeysekere,
daughter of Stanley Obeyeskere and Brenda de Saram
They had the
following children:
306 F i. Tara de saram.
307 F ii. Oosha
de saram. married Dunkirk
Neilendran Chanmugam, son of Chanmugan Dr and Pansy Mant
236. Geraldine Isabel Louise de Saram born
11 Dec 1916 in Colombo Ceylon. married James
Hugh Sproule, son of Frank William Sproule and Charlotte Jane Garvin, on 31
Oct 1938 in St Michael's And All Angels' Church, Colombo Ceylon. James was born 9 Mar 1909 in Colombo Ceylon.
1. "L. M. S. (CEYLON) L. R. C. P. ; M. R. C. S. (LOND). "
Sources Descendants of Par Jonsson Foenander
They had the
following children:
308 F i. Susanne Isabel Sproule was born 19 Dec
1939 in Colombo Ceylon.
309 M ii. Michael Frederick Sproule
was born 13 Feb 1941 in Colombo Ceylon.
1983, was made partner of the firm D. L & F de
saram
238. Nedra Obeysekera married Frederick
Cecil De Saram, son of Frederick John De Saram and Myra Loos
Frederick was born 5 Sep 1912.
They had the following
children:
310 F i. Tara de saram is printed as #306.
311 F ii.
Oosha de saram is printed as #307.
257. Lankasa de Alwis married Joy
Dassenaike.
They had the
following children:
312 M i. Ranjith
de Alwis.
259. S. Christopher . O de Livera
married Nimal Pieris.
They had the
following children:
313 M i. Shanaka de Livera.
314 M ii. Priyan
de Livera.
Ninth Generation
269. Barbara Kathleen Nugara born 12
Jun 1927 in Colombo Ceylon.
married Stanley Douglas Potger, son of Stanley Dickens De
Oliveira Potger and Louise Beatrice De Lemos Stanley was born 9 Dec 1918 in
Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
315 F i. Barbara
Mary Potger was born 11 Mar 1948.
284. Rodney Stewar d de Saram born 6
Aug 1929 in Ceylon. married Sonia
Doreen Oorloff, daughter of Walter Douglas Owen Oorloff and Bernice De
Kretser, on 2 Aug 1952 in Dutch Reformed Church, Wolvendaal, Colombo
Ceylon. Sonia was born 26 Jul 1927 in
Ceylon. .
They had the
following children:
316 F i. Shirani Larissa de Saram was born 16
Sep 1954.
317 F ii. Gillian Veronica de Saram was born 6
Nov 1956.
318 M iii. Keith
Stewart de Saram was born 28 Nov 1961.
285. Valerie Alys Kelaart born 18 Nov
1938 in Colombo Ceylon . married Derek Aelian Bartholomeusz, son
of Arthur Aelian Percival Bartholomeusz and Florence Eleanor Rankine on
21 Sep 1957 in St Mary's Church, Bambalapitiya.
Derek was born 16 Feb 1932 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
319 M i. David Andrew Bartholomeusz was born 12
Aug 1958 in Colombo Ceylon.
320 M ii. Roger Anthony Bartholomeusz was born 8
Jan 1963 in Colombo Ceylon.
321 M iii. Adrian
Derek Bartholomeusz was born 4 Oct 1971 in Australia.
286. Marguerite Amelia Kelaart born 3
Feb 1943 in Colombo Ceylon. married (1- Michael Hugh Tissera, son of
Hugh Tissera and Louise Flamer-Caldera, on 11 Jul 1962 in St Mary's Church,
Bambalapitiya. Michael was born 23 Mar
1939 in Ceylon. .
They had the
following children:
+ 322 F i. Tania Michelle Tissera was born 16 May
1964.
323 M ii. Michael
Graeme Tissera was born 21 Jul 1965 in Colombo Ceylon.
Marguerite also
married (2-Nigel Arlen Lim Billimoria, son of Lim Billimoria and Iris
Harridge on 12 Oct 1970 in Havelock Town, Ceylon. . Nigel was born 1943 in Ceylon. .
They had the
following children:
324 M iii. Marc Perosha Billimoria was born 1972
in Colombo Ceylon.
325 M iv. Hans Lim Billimoria was born 1976 in
Colombo Ceylon.
326 F v. Natasha Persis Billimoria was born
1981 in Colombo Ceylon.
327 F vi. Natalie
Parvis Billimoria was born 1981 in Colombo Ceylon.
287. Thomas Richard Kelaart ( born 23 Nov
1949 in Colombo Ceylon.
Degree: C. P. A.,
F. C. M. A. (London)
Immigration: June
1987, Sri Lanka-Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Finance
Manager Administrative Support Services of the Perth diocese of the Anglican
Church of Australia
More About JENNIFER
OCTAVIA JURGEN ONDAATJE:
Immigration: June 1987, Sri Lanka-Perth, Western
Australia
Thomas
married Jennifer Octavia Jurgen Ondaatje, daughter of Joseph
Ondaatje and Belle Wanigasekera on 25 Feb 1975 in St Therese Church,
Bambalapitiya. Jennifer was born 2 Sep
1951 in Colombo Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
328 F i. Tracy Anne Jennifer Kelaart was born 2
Nov 1976 in Colombo Ceylon.
329 M ii. Thomas Ryan Kelaart was born 19 Dec
1980 in Colombo Ceylon.
330 M iii. Thomas
James Daniel Kelaart was born 9 Aug 1988 in Western Australia.
292. Petre Fiona Adamson married Peter
Black.
They had the
following children:
331 F i. Carolyn Black was born 1970.
332 F ii. Annaliese
Black was born 1973.
293. Leigh Kenyon Allison born 31 Aug
1946 in Nairobi, Kenya. married Mae
Moussa.
They had the
following children:
333 M i. Tristan Allison.
334 M ii. Stuart
Allison.
294. Carolyn Elspeth Allison born 24
Jun 1948 in Nairobi, Kenya. married Greg
Gregory. Greg died Oct 2001.
They had the
following children:
335 M i. Leigh
Gregory.
300. Ernest Albert Montague Cooke born 18
Jul 1960. married Cheryl
Patricia Mydal.
They had the
following children:
336 F i. Alicia
Patricia Cooke was born 30 May 1998.
Tenth Generation
322. Tania Michelle Tissera born 16
May 1964 in Colombo Ceylon . married Pieter Everard Walker on 30
Mar 1999 in Mt Lavinia, Ceylon. Pieter
was born 29 Jun 1969 in Colombo, Ceylon.
They had the
following children:
337 M i. Pieter Ethan Walker was born 27 Jan
2001 in Melbourne, Australia.
338 F ii. Georgia
Diedre Walker was born 17 Jul 2002 in Melbourne, Australia.
The following names need to be linked to the above tree. Any information will be welcome. Please respond to sgenweb@gmail. com
1 William
Henry Frederick de Saram + Urainie
Louise de Saram
2 Clifford
Trevor de Saram b: 21 AUG 1902
(Lawyer, 1952) + Ithalie
Amelia Mack b: 5 MAY 1908,
(d/o Mack William Edmund
Mack & Ethel Sophia Loos)
2 Audrey
Amelia de Saram b: 5 MAR 1903 + Frederick
William De Vos b: 29 JUL 1893
3 Pamela
Audrey de Vos b: 6 OCT 1926
3 Anthony
Frederic James de Vos b: 9 FEB 1928
3 Babette
de Vos b: 21 APR 1929
2
Christopher de Saram
3 Joan de Saram
1 Lydia
Hester Sisouw Shelton de Saram + Frederick Dornhorst
2 Freda Marion
Hester Dornhorst, b:5 Aug 1880 + Shelton de Saram
1 Harold Wilde de Saram + Elizabeth
Florence Daniels, b:22 Aug 1892 (d/o Francis Clement Daniels & Ursula
Matilda Godlieb)
1 Hay de
Saram, Police Inspector + Dorothy (Dottie) Jayawardene
2 Frederick de Saram (Police Chief?) + Ivy Jayawardene (3002)
3
Sirimani de Saram, MP, Minister Sri
Lanka Government + Lalith Athulathmudali, MP, Minister Sri Lanka Government, assassinated (3053)
4 Serela Athulathmudali
3
Sriyani de Saram + Nimal Amerasekera
4 Niroshini Amerasekera + Todd Zaharako (USA - of Greek heritage)
4 Shayami Amerasekera + Ronald Ristaino (USA - of Italian heritage)
5 Dominic Ristaino
4 Chevonni Amerasekera + Gehan de Alwis
3
Siromi de Saram + Ray Leonard (USA)
4 Ray Leonard + Stacey
5 Katelyn Leonard
5 Joshua Leonard
5 Amber Leonard
5 Olivia Leonard
4 Leona Leonard
5 Sydney Leonard
4 Ramona Leonard
3
Hareen de Saram
Other de Saram connections
A 1 Martinus de Saram Wijesiriwardhana
2
Francina de Saram + Illangakoon b approx 1800
B 1 Gerald de Saram (Herat de Saram
Appuhamy)b17/1787 d 11/10/1833 + Dona Ana de Saa Illangakoon
2
Francina de Saram
2
Cornelia de Saram
2
Wilhelmina de Saram + Johannes Abeysinghe Wijewardena Mudaliyar of Wellaboda
pattu.
*****
Miriam de Saram was so much a part of my childhood and adolescence that it
is hard for me to realise that she is no more. She was not merely my father's
cousin, but one of my mother's dearest friends. The two of them, together with
two other kindred spirits among their relatives (Nedra Obeyesekere de Saram and
Prini Molamure Deraniyagala), made up a formidable quartette. Miriam, who was,
I believe, the eldest of the four, outlived them all.
Her life, which virtually
spanned our century, touched many areas of Sri Lanka's cultural life, for this
gifted lady made her personal contribution to its dance, its theatre, and even
(in her 80's) to its poetry; through her talented sons Rohan, Skanda and
Druvanand, to its scientific advancement and its music; and through her
daughter Niloo to its visual arts.
Miriam was the only daughter
of the historian Sir Paulus Pieris and his wife, the heiress Lady Hilda
Obeyesekere Pieris (a patron in her own right of the arts and of education in
Sri Lanka). She was the sister of eminent scientist and zoologist Paul Pieris
Deraniyagala, of civil servant and Clerk of the House of Representatives Ralph
St Louis Pieris Deraniyagala, and of one of this country's best-known artists,
Justin Pieris Deraniyagala.
Miriam chose to pursue the
arts, studying music and dance in India and later in London, where she lent her
dancing talent to Alexander Korda's film about British colonial life in India,
"The Drum". While resident in London, she became an exotic addition
to the artistic and literary circle that centered upon Fitzroy Street, the
magazine "Poetry London", and its mercurial editor James Meary
Tambimuttu.
Years later, when I was a
student at Cambridge University, the English poet Kathleen Raine who, with her
husband, had also been a member of that extraordinary and gifted group,
described to me the impact upon them all of Miriam's vivid personality and her
equally arresting 'oriental' clothes.
Miriam's marriage to Robert de
Saram took her out of her conservative family circle and into a different
community with its own unconventional way of life. She maintained and enjoyed
her connections with members of her own family who shared her interests in the
arts, but her marriage to gentle, music-loving Robert gave her the space she
needed to develop her personality and her talents to their fullest degree. I
remember them both as a thoroughly modern couple, and my aunt as well-informed
and formidably well-read, enjoying close friendships with artists and writers
inside and outside the family circle. At the same time, she poured her intense
energy into the care of a growing family of healthy, happy children, and into
encouraging the talents of the young. Some people will remember Miriam on the
stage, in Jubal's "Lower Depths". Others will remember her as the
guiding hand behind her son Rohan's musical education and his later outstanding
career. My own most treasured memory is that of Miriam de Saram driving her car.
Sri Lankan women are generally
regarded as careful and conscientious drivers. This could not be truthfully
said of my aunt, who drove around Colombo for years with a cheerful disregard
for traffic rules and a complete absence of signals of any kind. (Fortunately
for her, and for others, this was at a time - the 1950s - when there was very
little traffic congestion on our roads.) To be a passenger in Miriam's car was
a nerve-shattering experience, but the compensations were great. If challenged
by an officer of the law, she would turn on him the full force of her
extraordinary charm. I have seen strong men in uniform melt like ice cream in
the sun before Miriam's air of innocent wonder:
"There's a rear-light missing on my car? Goodness,
officer, thank you so much for telling me. You've probably saved my life - I
had absolutely no idea ..... I'll have it seen to at once."
As she drove away, Miriam would turn amusedly to my
mother and myself: "That rear-light hasn't been functioning since 1952 ..."
Miriam's qualities of
character were original and distinctive. What I remember best is the intensity
with which she focused on matters that interested her, the energy with which
she promoted them, and the resilience with which she accepted occasional disappointment
when her plans did not work out.
In an ideal society - one
which genuinely respected the abilities of women and acknowledged their right
to shape their individual destinies equally with men - one cannot help
speculating on what Miriam might have become. Perhaps Miriam de Saram was born
a century too soon. Looking back at her long life one can truly say that she
adorned and enriched the century in which she did live, giving continuity in
her own way to the intellectual and artistic traditions of her family, and
making a lasting contribution through her children and her grandchildren to the
country she loved.
*****
Sirimani
Athulathmudali Lalith
Athulathmudali
Sirimani
Appreciations Sunday Times, 25 May 2003
Hareen de Saram
Life and death There will be a service of thanksgiving in loving
memory of Hareen de Saram on his first death anniversary on May 29 at 6. 30
p. m. at the Cathedral of Christ the
Living Saviour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo. |
All too soon a year has flown past! It
certainly could not have been by default that the three different sets of
Anglican clergy who officiated at the funeral services at home, the Cathedral
and the crematorium chose to sing that beautiful hymn, 'What a friend we have
in Jesus' as a farewell tribute to Hareen.
To his many friends who were gathered
around his casket, the constant thought would have also been 'What a friend we
had in Hareen'.
Hareen was a unique character. He touched the lives of everyone he
associated with. He had a large heart
and was a great host. The many friends
and family who flocked to the Intensive Care Unit to say ‘hi’ and ‘bye’ bear
ample testimony to his camaraderie.
His home was home to all of us. His many college mates will recall with
gratitude the days they spent at his home at the Regent Flats. Those of us who were Kandy based could always
stay over when we travelled to Colombo for matches and debates.
Hareen's dad and mum were gracious hosts
who made us feel at home. So were his
three sisters.
Though in pain and highly sedated, one
of the things he made sure was that we had purchased the tickets for the
Bradby.
The trip to Kandy had become an annual
pilgrimage, an event Hareen looked forward to, not so much to watch the rugby,
but to renew friendships with his old buddies and relive the memories of his
mischievous school days.
If anyone lived life to the fullest,
with malice to none, it was Hareen. He
was a dutiful son, brother and uncle.
The love and affection with which he looked after his mother until her
demise was indeed a testimony.
Though Hareen is no more, his memory
will linger forever. Farewell my friend,
until we meet again. May the angels sing
thee to eternal sleep.
- Seeva
I remember, I remember, my beautiful cousin
Srimani Athulathmudali - Sunday Times Dec 2 2007
Srimani Athulathmudali, wife of Lalith
Athulathmudali, was probably how she came most to the public eye. But Srimani born De Saram of the illustrious
De Saram clan, which boasts the first Maha Mudliyar of Ceylon among many other
achievements, was to my mind a True Jayewardene Woman.
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Srimani Athulathmudali |
Her mother, two grandmothers and great grandmother
were Jayewardenes -- descending from Mudliyar Don Adrian Jayewardene, the
Thamby Mudliyar as he was called over 200 years ago when he lived his colourful
life. Twinkling toes and a mischievous
smile are my first recollections of Srimani, my cousin.
Cabinet Minister, UN employee in Geneva, Tap and
Ballet dancer and horseback rider were subsequent roles after and during a
childhood lived in different parts of the country with her police officer
father, Fredrick, and gentle beautiful mother, Ivy.
Married to Lalith, she revisited the corners of her
country and got to know her own people better.
The assassin’s bullet did not take away only her husband, marriage and
family life but also her free spirit.
When she left this world later at an age of less than sixty, part of her
was already gone. All that was left was
that wonderful child Serela and members of her family to comfort her in this
world.
My beautiful cousin, may you rest in peace with
your husband and family who have gone before you. We will miss you for the rest of our natural
lives on earth. May the God you loved so
much bless you.
By Prasanna W.
Jayewardene
ABAYASEKARA - NELLIE (nee DE SARAM) Beloved wife of late D S L P Abayasekara (District Judge, Panadura,
Batticaloa and Magistrate Colombo South), beloved mother of Denzil, Beryl, Dr
Clifford, Astrid, mother-in-law of late Suranganee, Menita, Clarence (St. Peter's), grandmother of Priyanthi, Nellita,
Dilly and Roshni (USA), sister of late Paul, Benedict, Chevelier, Bobby, Mary. Cortege leaves No. 3, Kensington Gardens, Colombo 4 at 4. 30
p. m. on Saturday 25th August 2007. Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte at 5. 30
p. m. (R. C. Section).
No flowers No wreaths by request.
Donation to Nellie De Saram Elders Charity Trust, appreciated. DN
Sat Aug 25 2007
Devoted son and friend of all
Hareen de Saram
When my son's e-mail to me in Manila
last Tuesday, started with "Some very sad news…" I knew that Hareen,
my youngest cousin, was gone forever ending our long association, which started
from our childhood. He was more a friend
than a relative.
Hareen's death was not totally
unexpected but when the stark reality that I would not see him again hit me, it
moved me to tears. The only solace was
that he enjoyed life as long as he lived and death was to him a relief from the
extreme pain and suffering that many of his malfunctioning organs gave him.
Hareen had some sterling
qualities. The finest example of which
was his devoted caring for his mother who, like him, suffered a painful illness
for a long time. Throughout this period,
Hareen cared for Aunty Ivy as I have not seen any son do. Hareen was fortunate that he had a close
family with three sisters who loved him dearly.
His sisters, in these last few months, took great pains to try and pull
him through. However, as he told an aunt
on the phone from a Singapore hospital earlier this month, "God wants me
up there. " I am sure that this was God's plan.
Hareen, a bachelor, considered all his
close relatives his own family and was interested in the welfare of
everyone. All his nephews and nieces
were extremely fond of him especially because he could relate to them easily. Hareen was a good friend and likewise he had
some good friends who are going to miss him dearly. Rarely do people like Hareen pass through
this world. We who knew him were lucky
to have been there when he did.
From far off Manila, I can only say, "Farewell
Hareen. I loved you. May you find that peace in Heaven which only
God can give. "
- Jayantha J.
Neil Chanmugam
Dipika Chanmugam
Source: The Hindu (http://www.
hinduonnet. com//2000/02/20/stories/0720028a. htm)
Two Sri Lankan masters
AS explained in my last column, cricket in Sri Lanka is founded on the
schools. And in the honors system in
schoolboy cricket, the batsman always takes precedence over the bowler. At that level, to score 50 or 100 is more
generously rewarded, by fellow schoolboy and teacher alike, than to take four
or five wickets.
This background might explain why that beautiful, fractured island has produced
so many great batsmen but very few bowlers of true international class.
The doyen of Sri Lankan batsmen was undoubtedly F. C. (Derek) De Saram. He was born in 1912, into a home of sport and
privilege.
De Saram was an upper class Burgher who studied at Royal College, Colombo,
before going up to Oxford in 1932. Here
he was treated shamefully by the cricket authorities (as, years before at
Cambridge, had been the experience of another brown-skinned aristocrat, K. S.
Ranjitsinhji). They would not
even give him a
net, so he went off instead to the tennis courts. Here the equation was man-to-man, and the
colour of one's skin did not matter so long as one beat one's opponent 6-0,
6-0. De Saram got his tennis Blue two
years in a row, then tried his hand once more at The Parks. He was picked for the game against the
visiting Australians, scoring an immaculate 100, this against Clarrie Grimmett
and Bill O'Reilly, who otherwise carried all before them that summer. Of an Oxford total of 216, last year's reject
made 128 (96 of these in boundaries), a lowly 16 being the next highest
score. Three of his four sixes were hit
off Grimmett. De Saram had now to be
chosen for the University match, where he stroked a silken 85 in two hours at
the crease.
While De Saram played active cricket, he got, on the average, one chance every
five years to bat against bowlers of quality (there were none at home). From what he did to them we may consider him
to have been a player of high class. In
1936 he played for Minor Counties against the Indian touring side, being
"merciless" on
Mohammed Nissar and Amar Singh, a pairing almost as deadly with the new ball as
Grimmett and O'Reilly were with the old.
He returned to Colombo the same year, his Oxford degree safely in his
pocket. Then in November 1937 he was
invited by the Catholic Gymkhana of Bandra to play for "The Rest" in
the Bombay Pentangular. It was the first
time this team of leftovers had made its appearance in the tournament. Also chosen for The Rest, and accompanying De
Saram on the boat from Colombo, was the Buddhist opening batsman S. S.
Jayawickreme, who had once battled with Derek for Royal College. In the winter of 1932-33, while his
mate was cooling his heels in Oxford, Jayawickreme was enjoying a fine tour of
India with a Ceylonese team, scoring 50 and 100 in the two representative
matches, being especially severe on Mohammed Nissar.
When The Rest played the Muslims they were without Vijay Hazare, but even in
his presence De Saram would have assumed, as of right, the mantle of leading
batsman. He scored 50 in the first
innings, his compatriot Jayawickreme contributing 67. When the Rest were set 266 to win in the
fourth innings, Jayawickreme was
out early for a duck, and the leg spin of Amir Elahi was too much for most of
the others. But De Saram stayed till the
end, scoring 133 not out with 22 boundaries, drives and cuts in the main,
taking his side to within 33 runs of victory.
This was the first ever competitive first-class match organised at the
Brabourne Stadium, and De Saram's remains one of the finest innings played at
that once famous, but now neglected, cricketing venue.
Almost 20 years after he battled Elahi, De Saram came up against another show
bowler of quality, Johnny Wardle. With
the rest of Len Hutton's M. C. C. side
bound for Australia, Wardle had stopped in Colombo to play a one-day match
against All-Ceylon. De Saram, by now
well into his forties, picked Wardle off his toes for six
and then hit him repeatedly over extra-cover: the kind of treatment the
Yorkshire left-armer never received from the stay-at-home English batsmen. The poet Alan Ross, who was covering Hutton's
tour for The Observer, wrote that "Wardle must have thought himself faced
by a species (of batsman) newly arisen from the ocean".
So long as the journeys were made by boat between Australia and England,
touring teams bound for one or other country would stop en route at
Colombo. Bradman played there, as did
Miller, Compton, Statham and Hutton. The
talents of the home side in these pick-up matches so impressed Jack Fingleton
that he suggested that the best Ceylonese cricketers, like De Saram, be
considered eligible for selection to Indian Test sides. The Indians, always patronising towards their
little neighbours,
offered instead to allow Ceylon University to enter the Rohinton Baria Trophy,
and to organise an annual three-day match between the state side of Madras
(later Tamil Nadu) and Ceylon (not yet Sri Lanka), played for the Gopalan
Trophy, this named after the Madras fast bowler and double international. In the first of these fixtures, played in
1952 at Chepauk, De Saram was captain of Ceylon. He would, in most people's judgment, be
skipper of an all-time Sri Lankan eleven as well. This selection would not, perhaps, be based
on his batting genius alone. For De
Saram was, by both nature and upbringing, an autocrat. In 1962, by which time he had put away his
kit for good, he was a key figure in the right-wing, military-aided attempt to
unseat the democratically elected government of S. W. R. D. Bandarnaike.
The coup failed, and De Saram was incarcerated for a long time in
Colombo jail. In the late 1960s he was
visited in prison by his fellow Oxonian and batting stylist, Colin
Cowdrey. Cowdrey - who had chased some
of those hits off Wardle back in 1954 - reported later that for their meeting
the old warrior had put on his M. C. C.
tie.
A near contemporary of De Saram was Mahadevan Sathasivan. "Satha was from a prosperous business
family, yet the elite St. Thomas's
College rejected him, possibly because he was a Tamil. He joined the rival Wesley College, then hit
a double century against the school which would not have him. Satha was a cricketer who liked
the high life, a wanderer who went on to captain no less than three countries
at the sport he chose to play in the daytime.
Madras cricket lovers still speak in wonder of the 215 he scored in four hours
of magical batsmanship at Chepauk for Ceylon against South Zone in 1947, this
knock a strong claimant for the title of best innings ever played on that great
ground. When Satha went into bat his
manager said he would present him a bottle of Scotch if he made 100. He was 120 not out at close of play, then
extracted a promise from the manager that he would send him for a week's
holiday in Bombay if he achieved a second one.
After partying all night Satha went on the next morning to his double
hundred. In this innings he would come
down the wicket even to C. Rangachari,
India's fastest bowler. Like Mushtaq Ali
he dressed smartly, sporting a white handkerchief tied around his neck, and,
like Mushtaq again, he played on dancing feet.
S. K. Gurunathan, writing of his innings in The
Hindu, said that Satha played all the shots, most majestically the late cut and
a leg glide by which "he waved the ball from his presence". Three years later he scored a faultless 96
against a Commonwealth attack led by Fred Freer, Frank Worrell and George
Tribe, three Test bowlers, the last one of the greats.
While still in his pomp as a player, Sathasivam was arrested on a murder
charge. He was accused of killing his
wife with an ammi, the massive cylindrical stone that Tamils use to grind the
batter for their idli and dosai. Satha
dipped deep into his savings and flew out a Queen's Counsel from London. The Q. C.
was able to get
him acquitted, so the Ceylonese batsman escaped the fate of the Jamaican and
West Indian fast bowler Leslie Hylton, hanged in 1955 for wife-murder. Satha then settled down in Singapore,
captaining its cricket team, and later, after the island's merger with its
northern neighbor, led Malaysia as well.
When the tempers had sufficiently cooled he returned to his homeland, to
become once more a habitue of the bars and pavilions where they discussed great
cricket feats, his included.
De Saram and Sathasivan were batsmen of genius and men of will. They would be automatic choices in an
all-time Sri Lankan eleven - at any rate, in an eleven selected by men above
the age of 50. They were worthy
forerunners of those who have come since, of strokemakers and artists such as
Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias,
Aravinda De Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasurya.
RAMACHANDRA GUHA
Neil
Chanmugam a mesmerising Off-Spinner
Sporting Personalities with Ken de Joodt: DN Sat
Jul 22 2006
PERSONALITIES: Down by
the seaside, where many a youthful 'lark' would prefer to wander around the
beaches and go after the sand and sea-shells, Neil Chanmugam as a smart young
schoolboy at the college by the sea, S.
Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia,
preferred to capture the art of making a cricket ball bounce, turn and knock
down three stumps, on a beautiful green turf, cricket pitch! Neil soon mastered
the art of spinning the ball and mesmerising the batsmen, which led him to
become one of the finest off-spinners in Sri Lanka.
After 37 years service, Neil 'retired' from the
secular field of life, as Director, Tea Exports at Maharajahs Ltd, where he
Captained the Cricket team around 1967 and sang (high octave) praises for Rajah
Mahendran, the Managing Director, for the immense encouragement given to the
young sportsmen who turned out to be 'Top'-class performers like Duleep Mendis,
Roy Dias, K. M. Nelson, Russell Hamer, Mithra Wettimuny, etc.
etc.
Neil is on his 66th year of a good and blessed life
and now gratefully thanks God for the day he bowled the best "maiden
over" of his life, when he decided to marry a petite 'sporty' wife Oosha
(nee de Saram), who can also boast of three National ties, in Swimming, Tennis
and Golf.
As the youngest daughter of the legendary Sports
all-rounder and Cricketer Col. F. C. de
Saram, Oosha and Neil launched out on a lifetime partnership and married in
1967, just 39 years ago! Meanwhile, they have produced three lovely children,
Anouk, a Ladies Golf Champion, Dipika-a Sri Lanka Swimmer and a son Devin who
played Water-Polo for S. Thomas' College
and for Sri Lanka Dennis Chanmugam, a brother of Neil, was another great
sportsman himself, excelling as a fiery fast bowler, who captained S. Thomas' and Sri Lanka in the late sixties.
Neil began his Cricketing career in the year 1958, under
the astute captaincy of Michael Tissera, who went on to be one of the finest,
'Gentleman' Cricketers of the era and a distinguished Cricket Captain, Sri
Lanka Cricket has ever had.
As Neil confirmed, it was a delight to play in a
team that was so well balanced, with good batsmen, reliable bowlers and great
fielding. Some of the others who played
in that cracking team were, Dennis Ferdinands, (Vice-Captain) who was a
splendid opening bowler, Dr. M. L.
Idroos, an outstanding, right-arm spin bowler, whose "Special
balls" and 'googlies' clinched a place for him in the Sri Lanka side,
together with Dr. Nihal Gurusinghe a
fine stylish batsman and T. C. T.
Edwards, a steady opening batsman.
Errol Lisk kept wickets, while J. K.
C. Gunesekera opened bowling,
classy batsmen Michael Sproule, Dr.
U. R. P.
Gunatilleke and Prof. Ranjith
Abeysekera, were the other players, who made up the team.
Though they won most of the college matches and
drew two, their toughest game was against Royal College who had in their ranks
players of the classic calibre of Lorensz Pereira, Daya Sahabandu, Michael
Dias, Nihal Kodituwakku, Indi Peraravayer, to name a few.
On leaving College, Neil entered the Colombo
University and played cricket under the captaincy of Sri Lanka's superb
wicket-keeper H. I. K.
Fernando, along with batting 'maestro' Malsiri Kurukulasooriya,
Trinity's brilliant and stylish batsmen, who had the rare distinction of
playing for Canada against USA, in 1972, (which is said to be the oldest international
series - played annually for over 150 years), D. H. de
Silva, Brendon Gooneratne, Dr. C. Thurairajah, Priya Perera and Ranjith de
Silva in representative Cricket.
Flipping back the pages of his vast 'Cricket Book'
of memorable 'cricketing moments', Neil recalls his happiest moments, when he
and the great all-rounder, 'Cambridge Blue' P.
I. Pieris, were associated in a
record-breaking, unbroken last wicket partnership of 110 runs for the tenth
wicket, for Sri Lanka against a powerful West Indies Test Team in 1967.
West Indies was led by Garfield Sobers, in a
record-breaking match, at the Colombo Oval.
'Windies' had some of the best, brilliant cricketers like Gary Sobers,
Basil Butcher, West Hall, Seymour Nurse, D.
L. Murray, H. R. Bynoe, Lance Gibbs, Rex Collymore, B. A.
Davis and L. A. King.
In reply to a record score of 549 for 8 wickets by
the Windies, Sri Lanka put up a plucky display of batting with openers Nihal
Kodituwakku (33) and Fritz Crozier (6), followed by Anura Tennakoon (18),
D. P.
de Silva (1), Michael Tissera (52), Lionel Fernando (48), David Heyn
(69), H. I. K.
Fernando (42), S. Wimalaratne
(4), N. Chanmugam (72) and P. I.
Pieris (46) to build the highest total by Sri Lanka (upto that time) of
400 runs.
In addition Neil Chanmugam took the prize wickets
of Gary Sobers (115) and opening-bat H.
R. Bynoe (43) who were both
caught by a brilliant fielder David Heyn.
Two other wicket-takers were, P.
I. Pieris (2) and S. Wimalaratne (4).
Neil also remembered the 1969 match against the
Australians led by Bill Lawry, when he told his wife Oosha, "I must get
Bill Lawry out twice" on the morning of the match. . . and sure he did! - with a match haul of 8
wickets for 90 runs - 5 for 47 and 3 for 43, which included the wickets of Bill
Lawry, Sri Lanka was helped by a Captain's knock of 53 not out by Michael
Tissera, to save the game!
In his non-playing latter years, his glorious
memory of the first 'Official' test match played at Lord's Cricket Grounds, against
England from August 23rd to 28th in 1984, when Sidath Wettimuny scored 190
runs, perhaps the best innings of his life! Not to be outdone Duleep Mendis,
the invincible Sri Lanka Captain hammered 111 runs in the 1st innings and
another 94 runs in the 2nd innings and then joined opener S. A.
R. de Silva, who himself smashed
the ball around the field and carried his bat through to score an exhilarating
102 runs not out.
Arjuna Ranatunga showed the beginnings of his
'cool' but aggressive batting attitude, by banging 84 runs in the 1st
innings. This match ended in a
draw.
Neil was also the Golf Union President in 1987,
being involved from the late 60's and represented the country in Golf.
He was the Royal Colombo Golf Club Captain in 1984
and it's President in 1985. Cricket is a
'thinker's' game - and it sure helps in real life, with all the thinking that
is necessary to make the right decisions.
Dazzling
Dipika - the Golden Woman Swimmer
Sporting Personalities with Ken de Joodt -
Daily News 26 Aug 2006
Sporting Personalities: From the
5th SAF Games in 1991 held in Colombo, there emerged out of the superb
Sugathadasa Stadium International swimming pool, two sparkling Sri Lankan
swimmers, each wearing the "Champion Gold Cap"!
One was a pretty, dazzling maiden, Dipika
Chanmugam, the 'Golden' Woman Swimmer, whose magnificent performances in the
waters, won her Seven Gold Medals and Two Silvers, adorning her elegant neck
and establishing it as an awesome feat! - while the other was a handsome young
man, the 'Golden' Swimming legend Julian Bolling, having won Six Gold Medals,
one Silver and one Bronze in the Men's events!
For these brilliant, unmatchable achievements,
unquestionably it would have been the delight of the SAF Games Administrators,
with one 'simple stroke!' - to crown swimmers Dipika Chanmugam as the
"Sportswoman 1991 SAF Games" - and Julian Bolling the "Sportsman
1991 SAF Games"!
Indeed, they were crowned in 'sporting royalty' -
just 'skimming' over many other outstanding Athletes and Games
participants. Dipika Chanmugam and
Julian Bolling were the 'Woman and Man of the Hour' - and the 'toast' of the
country!
At the tender age of twelve years, Dipika Chanmugam
began her training for competitive swimming meets, under the watchful eye of
her Aunt, Tara Bolling, an excellent Coach and disciplinarian.
She practiced only three days a week and on the
other days, she spent her time reading her favourite Children's books and
playing with 'toy-dolls'! By 1985, Dipika was ready to clinch her first medal,
in the 100 m Breast Stroke, at the Asia Age Group Meet held in Bombay (Mumbai),
India.
Sri Lanka made it's Olympic debut in 1948. Forty years later in 1988, Dipika at the age
of 16 years, had her 'golden' opportunity to make her debut, at Sri Lanka's
10th occasion of participating in the Olympic Games, at Seoul, South
Korea. She was selected to represent Sri
Lanka in the Women's 100 and 200 metres breast Stroke and the 200 metres
Individual Medley. To believe that she
was truly at her 1st Olympic Games, seemed like an 'impossible' dream come
true!
In 1989, Dipika set-up six National Records, in
local swim-meets which stands, unbroken to this day - in the 200 and 400 metres
Free-style, 100 and 200 meters Back Stroke, 200 and 400 metres Individual
Medley! In this period of time, she was a swimming sensation' who was selected
for the 1989 Asia Pacific Swimming Meet in Japan and participated in the 200
metres Free Style, 100 and 200 metres Back Stroke and the 200 metres Individual
Medley.
Subsequently in 1990, while she was attending High
School, in Hawaii, USA, she continued serious training in her swimming and
showed excellent progress with improved qualifying timings. This made her a justifiable choice for the
Asian Games in Beijing, China. So,
Dipika was selected and flown direct to the Beijing Games without participating
in the qualifying trials in Sri Lanka.
Perhaps, Dipika's greatest moments in her swimming
career was, without a shadow of doubt, in the 1991 SAF Games, at Colombo! Here
again, she was abroad, studying a the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
USA. With wise consideration given by
the Sri Lanka Swimming Authorities, Dipika was selected for six individual
events and two relays, based on her excellent timings at the swimming practices
in the USA.
She did not have to break her swimming schedules,
waste money, effort and study-time, by coming over two months ahead of the
Games, just for the qualifying 'trials' and to get back to the USA! Instead,
sensible arrangements were made to fly her over from USA to Sri Lanka about two
weeks before the start of the Games.
She arrived 'as fresh as a daisy' on time and ready
to swim, with a positive goal to win "Gold" for Sri Lanka, in the
events she had been nominated for - (like Andrew Abeysinghe from USA did, at
the South Asian Games this year), 'no fuss - no big deal'!!
Debutante Dipika 'dived' right into the tough
competitive waters and 'stormed' her way through to win her first 'Gold"
in the 200 metres Free Style, from Sanjeeta Rao and Archana Patel of
India.
Her next "Gold" was in the 100m Back
Stroke beating Ashima Shetti (India) and Purnima Sunderasan (Sri Lanka),
followed by five more "Golds" in the 200m Back Stroke, 100 and 200m
Breast Stroke, 200 and 400m Individual Medley, 'outsplashing' Tehani
Weerasinghe and R. M. Dhammika (SL),
Urmilla Chettri, Sajini Shetti, Tashina Singhe (all from India). To add to this huge haul of Gold Medals,
Dipika won two "Silvers" for Sri Lanka in the 4 x 100m Free Style and
100m Medley.
This turned out to be her best ever performance and
deservedly received high accolades, bringing bouquets of joy, fame and
glory. Despite all these laurels of
honour and praise given to her, Dipika remained humble, giving thanks to God
for the great talents given to her. She
kept a 'cool' head - and showed no signs of any 'swellings'!
Dipika hails from an outstanding sporting family of
her mother Oosha Chanmugam (nee de Saram), also a former Sri Lanka Swimmer and
Tennis Champion, youngest daughter of the legendary Cricket Captain, Col. F. C.
de Saram and sister of Swimming Champion, Coach and Gold Medallist Tara
Bolling (nee de Saram). . . and her
father, Neil Chanmugam, (S. Thomas,
Mt. Lavinia), Sri Lanka's Cricketing
star of the 1950's and 60's as well as Golf Captain and President of the RCGC
in the eighties.
To add to this 'mini-genealogy', it is of greater
interest to know that Julian Bolling and Dipika are children of two sisters,
(Tara married Ralph Bolling and Oosha married Neil Chanmugam), which makes
Julian and Dipika, "First Cousins"! Now, isn't that amazing. . . that two 'classy' cousins could counter
challenges and together win 16 Medals in one SAF Games. . . another record, for
the Guinness Book of World Records!
Standing tall at 5 feet 9 inches, she has proved
herself to be strong in character and beliefs, with great faith in God. In fact, God has made the difference in her
life! She was a well-disciplined swimmer and was considered a tremendous
'Team-girl'! Rallying round the girls and boys, she would motivate them to
perform to the best of their ability - by singing out encouraging words,
cheering them on, in the midst of training or at the competitions itself!
Today, Dipika is the Vice-President of a Marketing Organization
in West Virginia, USA. In her spare time
she keeps in-touch with the 'swim scene' and offers her services as a Coach, to
local High Schools.
For 'pleasure' she plays Golf - but for a more
strenuous and gruelling form of sport, she has recently seriously ventured out
into 'Triathalons', which involves - 400 metres of swimming, 6 miles of cycling
and 1 mile of running! She believes sports does a lot in disciplining one's
life and helps in many ways to transform 'little daisies' into becoming 'tough
cookies' to face the bigger challenges in life!
D L & F de Saram, Attorneys at Law - Legal Team
2007
Michael Sproule (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, BA Oxon. Barrister-of-Law (Inner Temple)
desaram@desaram.
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Over 35 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1983.
Dijen de Saram (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB (Hons)
desaram@desaram.
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Over 25 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1991.
Nivi Abeyratne (Senior Partner)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
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Over 20 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1995.
Shanthi John (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
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Over 25 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1998.
Manjula Sirimane (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB
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Over 9 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1998.
Savantha de Saram (Partner)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB, Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s
Inn)
savantha@desaram.
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Over 5 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
2004.
Prabash de Saram
Attorney-at-Law, Magister Juris Oxon (Hons), Passed
Finalist CIMA UK
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Over 5 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since 2005.
Derrick Perera (Consultant)
Attorney-at-Law
desaram@desaram.
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Over 50 years experience in the profession and a Partner of the firm since
1983. On retirement in 2002, continues
to serve the partnership as a Consultant.
John Henricus de Saram (Consultant)
desaram@desaram.
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Was originally in private legal practice in Sri Lanka and thereafter, for many
years, was a member of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in New York
and later Director of its Office of Legal Counsel. Subsequently, was a Member of the
International Law Commission and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the UN from
1998-2002.
His association with our firm and his having a base
in the United States will enhance the private and public international law
coverage and expertise that DL&F De Saram can offer its clientele.
Suren de Silva (Consultant/Counsel Project Finance)
Attorney-at-Law, LLB Wales (Hons), LLM (Lond),
Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn).
desaram@desaram.
com
Prior to joining the firm in 2003 over 5 years experience at the Attorney
General’s Department of Sri Lanka specialising in Infrastructure Projects
financed on a Project Finance basis.
Anuruddha Perera- Consultant Counsel (Litigation / Arbitration)
Attorney-at-Law, Master of Laws (Cantab), Fellow Cambridge Commonwealth
Society
Alumni of The Hague Academy of international law
desaram@desaram.
com
Prior to joining the firm in 2005 over 7 years
experience out of which over 4 years as State Counsel at the Attorney General’s
Department of Sri Lanka specialising in Commercial Litigation, Investment Law
and Arbitration both domestic and international. Over 6 years experience as legal assistant to
Judge C. G Weeramantry, the former Vice President of the International Court of
Justice The Hague and over 3 years experience as legal assistant to Mr. Gritakumar Chitty the former Registrar of the
Law of the Sea Tribunal Hamburg.
UN: John Henricus de Saram, the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations,
presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Mr. de
Saram, a former member of the International Law Commission (1992-1996) and
former Director at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (1986-1989), has
served as legal consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to
Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation meetings from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 to 1996, he represented Sri Lanka
at the General Assembly's Sixth Committee (Legal).
His assignments as member of the International Law
Commission included serving as the General Rapporteur of the Commission in
1993; and representing the Commission at the Inter-American Juridical Committee
of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Rio de Janeiro in 1995. He was also a member of a panel of the International
Law Association, in New York, on the codification and progressive development
of international law under the auspices of the United Nations in 1995. In 1997, he was a United Nations recommended
legal consultant to Hangzhou International Centre on Small Hydro Power, in
China.
Mr. de Saram
began his legal career in 1952 as a university law lecturer. He later served, from 1952 to 1958, as
Private Secretary and Aide- de-Camp to his country's Chief Justice, Advocate of
the Supreme Court, civil and criminal lawyer, and Barrister (Inner Temple) in
the United Kingdom.
He began his United Nations career as an Assistant
and Associate Legal Officer in the General Legal Division of the Office of
Legal Affairs (1958- 1962). He then
worked as a Legal Officer (1962-1968); Senior Legal Officer (1968-1977); and
Deputy-Director of the General Legal Division (1977-1984), and of the
Codification Division (1984-1986).
Born in Sri Lanka on 27 June 1929, Mr. de Saram received his law degrees from his
country's national university and Yale University Law School, United States, as
a Smith-Mundt scholar.
Mr. de Saram
is married.
DN 30. 11. 2005
Appreciation
- Srimani Athulathmudali
One year has passed, the spirit of Srimani floats
through our lives, but the realisation that she is physically no more upon this
earth in the form we knew still very hard to come to terms with.
Srimani was so many things to different people, but
not a contradiction. Frederick and Ivy De Saram's daughter, sister of
Sriyani, Siromi and later little brother Hareen, was her first role, De Saram by name but more Jayewardene by blood for three of her
grandparents were Jayewardenes.
Born with the commanding gene of the De Saram and Jayewardene Mudaliyar
ancestors, the gentle loving, caring heart was entirely her own. The title 'the most practically caring
person' earned by her over the years with so many acts big and small were
linked directly to the heart.
Very beautiful like her mother, grandmother and
greatbgrandmother before her, she never allowed this to be a handicap either
positively or negatively. She was her
own person and marriage to Laith and the birth of Serala must be the two
greatest gifts she received from the God she was so familiar with and whom she
believed in absolutely, with no reservation.
She became comfortable with her husband's faith and
politics. Her beautiful world opened out
as she walked on centre stage with the brilliant yet quite simple and gentle
private person Lalith, with Serala always in tow.
Tragedy which stalked the land and was a curse to
take our best, left her widowed after only just over a decade of marriage. A high spirited loving child was all that was
left even though a resounding victory at the polls and a Cabinet portfolio
became hers.
Well before her sixtieth year illness took her away
and those of us with still some distance to go in this world will be left with
moist eyes for a long time at the memory of the free and happy spirit called
Srimani who injected sunshine into our lives, who now by her faith and actions
must be in green pastures with so many whom she loved and who loved her.
Prasanna Wijesinghe Jayewardene, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7
Obituary: DN Aug 7 2007
DE SARAM - ROMI (MRS R. M.
) nee Tillekeratne Daughter
of the late O. C. Tillekeratne
and the late Millicent (nee Ilangakoon), relict of C. J. (Bucky) de Saram, beloved mother of
Christine, Christopher (formerly of the University of Moratuwa), and
Siromi (University of Colombo), mother-in-law of the late J. M. G. (Gamini) Perera and the Rev. Duleep Fernando, loving grandmother of
Ianthe, Rukshani, Ruwan and Avanka, expired.
Cortege leaves residence No. 14, Deal Place A, Colombo 3, on
Wednesday 8th August 2007 at 4. 00 p. m.
for interment at General Cemetery Kanatte, Borella (Anglican
section) at 5. 00 p. m.
Siromi Fernando (nee de Saram) - https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/01/18/obituaries/174704/obituaries
Christopher de Saram obituary - https://www.dailynews.lk/2018/08/02/obituaries/158586/obituaries
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
BIOGRAPHY
http://www.
sound-scotland. co. uk/site/artists2006/bio_RohanDeSaram. htm
27 October - 28 November 2007
ROHAN de SARAM
In November 2005 Rohan bid farewell to the Arditti
Quartet in order to pursue his own artistic vision. He now works with other artists, friends and
composers around the world, bringing together music from different musical
periods and different parts of the world, both eastern & western, classical
and contemporary, composed music and improvisations, with players from many
musical backgrounds.
Although he has been more recently known as an
outstanding performer of contemporary music, it was as a classical artist that
he made his name as a teenager and in his twenties and thirties. Having studied cello from the age of 11 with
Gaspar Cassado in Siena and Florence, he was awarded, at the age of 17, the
coveted Suggia award to study in the UK with John Barbirolli and in Puerto Rico
with Pablo Casals. At the invitation of
Dmitri Mitropoulos, who described him in 1957 as "a rare genius. . . . a born musician. . . an amazing. . . cellist", Rohan was
invited to give his Carnegie Hall debut in 1960 with the New York Philharmonic,
playing Khatchaturian’s Cello Concerto under the baton of Stanislaw
Skrowaczewski.
Rohan has performed with the major orchestras of
Europe, USA and the former Soviet Union with conductors such as John
Barbirolli, Adrian Boult, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and William Steinberg, as
well as with composers conducting their own works such as Luciano Berio. After the UK premiere of Il Ritorno degli
Snovidenia for cello and orchestra Berio said of him: "Your performance of
Ritorno is splendid, but besides Ritorno, your sound, your perfect intonation,
your phrasing and bowing technique, make you a great performer of any music.
" As a result Berio wrote for him his final Sequenza, no XIV, for solo
cello which, as a tribute to Rohan, includes large sections based on the
rhythms of the Kandyan drum of Sri Lanka, an instrument which Rohan himself has
played since his childhood in Sri Lanka.
Rohan has worked with Kodaly, Shostakovich, Poulenc
and Walton, as well as more recently with many leading contemporary composers
such as Pousseur, Xenakis and Berio who have, amongst others, written works for
him. Some of his recordings include
Vivaldi's Sonatas, Rubbra's Soliloquy for cello and orchestra, Britten's Cello
Suites No 1-3, John Mayer's Ragamalas & Prabhanda, Xenakis' Kottos and
Carter's Figment I and II. Rohan's
recordings of Berio's Sequenza XIV awaits its release on Edition Zeitklang
(also including works by Xenakis, Carter, B.
A. Zimmermann, Ruzicka, Gelhaar,
Pröve and Steinke) and on Mode (release April 2006). Upcoming recording projects include
Beethoven's Cello Sonatas and Feldman's Trio.
In December 2004 Rohan was awarded an honorary
D. Litt.
from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. A year later, in December 2005 he received
the Deshamaniya, a national honour of Sri Lanka, given by the President of Sri
Lanka.
Rohan's future engagements include solo recitals
and concertos as well as duos with piano and duos with guitar, trios with piano
and violin as well as improvisation concerts.
His concerts in the immediate future will take him to cities such as
Stuttgart, Berlin, Edinburgh, London, Turin, Rotterdam and Heidelberg. He will also be teaching and performing at
Darmstadt in the summer of 2006. The
successful collaboration with trumpet player Rajesh Mehta in the Innovative
Music Meeting will also be continued.
Recent Reviews
Recent reviews include the following from The Strad
- of a recital at the Wigmore Hall, London on 17. 10. 99: "This recital
marked the 40th anniversary of the great cellist's debut. . . with a colossal performance of the
Kodály solo sonata which will stay with me as long as I live. The interpretation went far beyond virtuosity
into that exalted sphere where only the most timeless music resonates…"
Of his performance of Dvorak's Cello Concerto at
St. John's Smith Square in May 2004:
"This was not only a moving and involving performance. It was the kind of thing one hears very seldom
in our pre-packaged, cling-film modern concert life. Here was a man, renowned for his involvement
with contemporary music, showing how well he comprehended every aspect of a
late Romantic masterpiece. . . in the
finale. . . technique was used as it
should be, to aid understanding rather than to show off skill. The poignant statement of the song towards
the end. . . was one of those moments
where the clocks seem to stop. . .
. our rapt concentration was suspended
by the merest thread. Few soloists have
the courage or the means to achieve this effect, or the rhythmic control to
make it work in context".
Srimani Athulathmudali
:
Woman of great conviction
by Prasad Gunewardene - Sunday
Observer Dec 5 2004
It was only a decade ago, that Srimani Anoma Athulathmudali, widow of
Lalith William Athulathmudali
took control of her husband's political party, the
Democratic United National Front (DUNF).
Srimani, a devout Christian from her childhood days at Ladies College,
Colombo continued her service to God despite her busy political schedule. A leading member of the YWCA, Srimani was a
member of the Cantana singers.
Her daughter Serela too is blessed with a ringing voice like
the mother in the music scene. Srimani's
voice was stilled in the early hours of yesterday, at the age of 58. As it had been the practice in our island
nation, Srimani was another widow who was forced upon politics. When her husband Lalith was gunned down in
1993, Srimani took the mantle to continue her husband's vision.
One year later, she returned to Parliament with a
record number of preferential votes that exceeded 150, 000. Under the stewardship of then Prime Minister,
Chandrika Kumaratunga, Srimani assumed the tough office of the Cabinet Minister
for Transport. Srimani was a courageous
woman who faced both bouquets and brick bats during her brief spell as a
parliamentarian. In politics, there are
no permanent friends not enemies.
Politicians fall out and make up the same way.
There came a time that Srimani had to occupy the back benches in
parliament.
Srimani who excelled in sports discus throwing, high-jump,
long jump, relays and ballets in her school days took up every challenge in
good spirits. She believed in her
convictions.
As a newcomer to Parliament, Srimani was always
prepared to make valuable contributions.
She was punctual in the House at question time. She never disturbed other speakers. These were rare virtues embodied in her
character. As a Parliamentary Lobby
Columnist at that time, I remember the day when Srimani made the House curious
by arriving in a dress that was outside the code for women members.
Srimani had an ailment in the knee and she entered
the House wearing a tight dark blue skirt and a blouse of the same colour. The Opposition raised objection, but Srimani
sat in the House in her customary fashion.
Speaker Kiri Banda Ratnayake explained that the fair member had a
problem in the knee and he had allowed her in that attire.
Srimani continued with her party activities in a
silent manner until her untimely demise.
She was heading her late husband's Foundation. On Friday (26) she was present at the
ceremony to commemorate Lalith's birthday.
Her professional journey which started in 1971 as the Secretary to the
Chairman of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation continued till she reached the peak
to work as an Administrative Secretary at the UNCTAD in Geneva.
In 1982 she married Lalith Athulathmudali and earned a
rest for a decade as a house wife till Lalith was killed. Her political career spanned just a
decade.
But it was colourful to this glamorous
personality. She has left in the silent
way she lived, leaving fond memories to her only child Serela who lost her father
eleven years ago Serela
will miss her much.
DN Monday, 14 October 2002
The Phantom of the Opera
Jerome L. de
Silva and the Workshop Players (headed by Romesh Devanesan this year) presents Andrew
Lloyd Webber's world-renowned opera, based on the book by French novelist
Gaston Leroux (1868), The Phantom of the Opera.
Never before and never again will Sri Lanka
experience such a haunting production. A
production so complex and yet so simple for it will make you laugh, cry, seethe
with rage and cringe in fear.
Leaving with you the perpetual memory of a man's
haunting face and an insatiable thirst for this black angel's music. Making you wish you were back at the theatre
again and again to feel his pain and realise your deepest fears.
After eighteen years Jerome will play the lead in
his production, when he portrays the haunting Phantom. Serela Athulathmudali will play
Christine; Raoul will be played by Dushyanth Weeraman, Sean Amarasekera and
Manoj Singanayagam; Carlotta will be played by Kumudini David and Natalie
Gunaratne; Madame Giry will be played by Shanuki de Alwis, Nadeeka Perera and
Rochelle Jansen; Monsieur Andre will be played by Anuruddha Lihinikaduwa and
Mario Pereira and Monsieur Firmin will be played by Sean Amarasekera, Shiyan
Jayaweera and Pagan Kumarasinghe.
Since their
inception in 1992 the Workshop Players has staged many sensational musicals
such as Lost in the Stars, Cats, West Side Story, Les Miserables and Lion King. Celebrating its tenth year anniversary, this
production of the Workshop Players will go on the boards at the Lionel Wendt
Theatre from October 17-28.
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History of Galkissa Walauwa
Galkissa Walauwa, is situated in the Western
Province, in the border of Dehiwela and Mount Lavinia. It is built in the land side in the land
called Liyanaparangiyawatte in present day Mihindu Mawatha.
By the year 2020, Galkissa Walauwa will be 200
years old. The land area of the(upstair)
walauwa, would have been about 20 acres, from the cart road to Terrance
Avenue(land side), (Dharmapala Mawatha to Dudly Senanayake Mawatha (sea
side)and from the walauwa to the sea.
Galkissa Walauwa was built by Louis de Saram in 1820 (Mohandiram
Salpiti Korale)
Louis de Saram b1770, was married to Elena de
Alwis. They had 2 children, Leonard de Saram and Depanchy de Saram.
Leonard de Saram Wirasinghe Siriwardena was born
on 5/11/1814. d5/3/1872(Mohandiram, Peace officer and deputy Cornor). He
married Susana Hetroyda de Alwis on 2/8/1847. But they did not have
children. He inherited the Galkissa
Walauwa property and 75 acres coconut land from Mahawellawatte.
Anthonan Wirasinghe Siriwardhana de Saram
Mudaliyar in 1730 purchased 250 acres in Mahawellawatte. (Leonard de Saram was a great grand son of Anthonan de Saram. )
Depanchy de Saram married Don Daniel Siegbertus de Alwis
Gunathilake Samarasinghe. They had a daughter
named Helena Eliza de Alwis, b approx 1835. d1887.
Helena Eliza de Alwis married Abraham de Alwis
Wijesinghe Siriwardena. (m approx 1852). It appears that Abraham de Alwis and
Susana Hetroyda de Alwis were brother and sister. There is also evidence, that after the death
of Helena Eliza in 1887, Abraham married again to Hetioida Pieris.
Helena Eliza de Alwis had 2 children.
1. Daniel Albert de Alwis b approx 1853-
d30/8/1903. He married Grace Rosalind
Dias Bandaranaike, who died on 21/2/1922.
2. Jane Rejo de Alwis b approx 1855-d1915. She
married approx 1880. to Thomas Leonard Gunasekera Seneviratne (b approx 1848-d
Nov 1908)(Seneviratne's from Kalutara)
After the death of Leonard de Saram in 1872,
the properties were inherited by his wife Susana Hetroyda de Saram nee de
Alwis. There after Susana gifts the
properties as follows.
(To her husband's sister's grand children)
To Daniel Albert de Alwis-50 acres at
Mahawellawatte, Property from galle road to the sea in Galkissa. and half share
of the Galkissa walauwa.
To Jane Rejo Senewiratne nee de Alwis-25 acres
at Mahawellawatte, property opposite the present day cemetery in Galkissa, and
half share of the Galkissa walauwa.
In 1881, the property from Galle Road to the
sea was acquired by the government, with compensation, and the present day
Galkissa cemetery and a low income housing scheme was built.
Similarly a small portion of property opposite
the cemetery was acquired for a children's playground.
Daniel Albert de Alwis had 3 children, Leonard,
Lilian and Henry.
Jane Rejo Senewiratne had 3 children, Edwin,
Arthur and James (Jimmy).
So each child had a 1/6th share of the
walauwa. After the sale of his share
of Wellawatte property, Leonard (Leo)
who married Alexandra Dias Bandaranaike built the Samudragiri Walauwa in de
Saram road Mt Lavinia.
Lilian married Stevan Senewiratne and resided
in Colombo. Henry died young.
Dr Arthur Senewiratne(eye specialist) married
Harriot Wijewardena (aunt of President JR Jayawardene) and resided in Colombo. Edwin (corner)(1886-1945)married Eugine de
Saram and resided in her house in Mt Lavinia.
And Jimmy bought the 1/6th shares of the five people and became the
owner of the Galkissa walauwa.
It is said that in the 1930's Jimmy had horses
and a tiger in the premises. But in the
early 1940's due to financial difficulty, he had to rent the walauwa and move
out. And later on, he regained the
walauwa. Jimmy died in 1969. Jimmy had 3
children, Wasanthi, Ranjith and Tissa.
In 1970, the walauwa building and immediate
property now belonging to Jimmy was divided among his children. The walauwa building was given to Dr Tissa
Senewiratne, and the other 2 children built houses on the land. As at present, the walauwa building is owned
and occupied by Dr Tissa Senewiratne.
*****
Christoffel de Saram and his son Johannes de Saram
(de Saram family 2)
Udaha walauwa (Mihindu Mawatha
Galkissa)built in 1810 approx(owned by Peter de Saram)
Peter Thomas de
Saram (1853-1910)(Udaha
Walauwa Galkissa)
Cecilya Wikremanayake nee de Saram Eugine Seneviratne nee de Saram
(1896-1980)
1886-1944
Christopher de Saram
Shirly de Saram
d1978
Galkissa
Walauwa built by
Louis
Tomb of Leonard de Saram
(1814-1880)
de Saram, in 1820 where Leonard de Saram lived. (At Christ Church Dehiwela)
In the photo Tissa Senewiratne and Manjula.
FJ de Saram's car imported in 1910.
(Possibly Fredrick John de Saram b1875
His brother Leslie also in the photo. )
Rohan de Saram (Cello)
Amy de Saram Felix Delgoda
& children.
Lionel
Seneviratne
Gertrude de Livera, Premalatha, Lankika, Kusan
& Gertrude de Livera
Manjula, Lakshmi, Rahul and Shruti.
Rex de Saram d 2012
Col. FC de Saram. (1912-1983)
(Son of Thomas de Saram)
Samudragiri Walauwa. Built around 1910.
De
Saram family 1 Prepared
by: Mr Manjula de Livera
Photos by Manjula de Livera.
E Mail : manjuladelivera@yahoo. com. au
: manjulafamily@yahoo.
com. au
Date
: 5th June 2017.