Sri Lanka Tamil Family
Genealogy
NARABALASINGA MUDALI -
Family #5030
1
Narabalasinga Mudali (b Approx
:1700) (or
Narasinghadesa Mudaliyar)
2 Subramaniam
Kanapathipillai (b
approx 1730) from Karaikal in South India (Tamil
Nadu) came to Ceylon, looking for employment,He was from high
Vellalar caste,
during the Dutch period.He was appointed Customs collector to
Pt.Pedro. He was
known as Rasaldor Kanapathipillai of Puloly He started building the
Sivan temple in
Puloly,Pt. Pedro.in 1782. (see
article below)was completed in 1814.
(It is
said that building the temple,Verapathira Chettiar and Ramasamy
Chettiar
participated.)
(Karaikal
is a major port town in the east coast of South India,Puducherry
India.) (It is
also said, later he got down 7 relative families from South
India,and settled
in 7 villages.) (One of the relatives was Narasinghatheva, who
settled in
Myliddy.
(Another
theory is according to the Golden
book of India, during the Tamil Kingdom of Ceylon (1215-1624)when Indian
kings were ruling
,there were 7 prominent famiies in Jaffna.And this family,where
Narasinghadesa
Mudliyar, was a member, existed and is one of the 7 families.)
Rasaldor Subramaniam Kanapathipillai
(Illankanarayana
Mudaliyar) (Reswadore name
under Portuguese rule)+ daughter of Irasakarier of
Narasinghatheva family. (They
had 2 daughters.) (3 (1) & 3 (2))
3
(1) Daughter
3 (2) (elder)
Daughter of Rasaldor Kanapathipillai (b
approx 1760)+ Velauthar Armugam (Armugam
Chettiar) (Relative from Myliddy,in Jaffna)
(They had 3 daughters and 2 sons.)
(4 (1) to 4 (5))
4 (1) Siwanthan
(Viswanathan)
Chettiar
4 (2) Son
4 (3) daughter
+ Thanikasalam b approx 1800
5 Namasivayam
6 Savundaram + Velmurugu
Aiyathurai b1880
7 Khaki
6 HW Namasivayam
4 (4)
second daughter +Sockander
Arunachalam from Chulipuram
b approx 1800
(They had 2
sons-5 (1)&5 (2))
5
(1)
Sivanadian (son
of Sockander
Arunachalam) ( He studied at Jaffna College,Vadukodai
the priest who
thought him, converted him to a catholic (Converted to catholic
and married a catholic
lady. Sivanadian took the name,
Jonathan
Sivanadian Crowther. (b
approx
1830).He became a Crown proctor in Trincomalee in mid 1800's.His
children are
Mary Crowther and Emily Crowther.
6 Mary Crowther
6 Emily Thangam Crowther
1866-1932 + Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther 1862-1929
5 (2) Veeravagu (snr)b approx 1831 (son of Sockander
Arunachalam )
Veeravagu (jnr) (changed
religion and became Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther.1862-1929)
He converted to
Catholic and married a catholic lady Emily Crowther.
Crowther's
originally from Point Pedro.But later settled in
Batticaloa,where they owned
coconut estates.
6 Samuel Alfred Veeravagu Crowther (1862-1929)born in
batticaloa (Planter)+
Emily Thangam Crowther 1866-1932
(5
children) (They belonged to the Methodist faith) (Their original
house is where
the present day St Theresa convent stands.)
(gazette
1937 shows in a legal case that he had 36 acres coconut estate
called
Villuthottam in Kiran ,Koralai pattu Batticaloa. This land
mentioned was sold
at auction.) (This estate was in Kumburumoolai in Kiran.The
family had moved to
this property before 1910.As at year 2023, there is supposed to
be an army camp
in that property.)
His name included
in Register of voters 1913
list, and 1919 list of Ceylon Gazette.
He had 5
children-7 (1) to 7 (5)
The entire family
was baptised into catholic
church on 6th January 1917.The Crowther family photo ,below was
taken on that
date.
7 (1) Samuel
James Kirubaratnam Crowther b 12/2/
1888-d28/4/1971 Former Ceylon Daily
News Editor. (Journalist) (1919-1931).Asst editor Times of
Ceylon (1933-1946)
Educated at Anglican missionary
school Batticaloa and St Thomas's College Mutwal.Graduated from
Oxford
University.+ supposed to have married Miss
Pearl Bandaranaike ,and lived at 53/7 Gregory's Rd Colombo 7.
But the couple
did not have children.This property originally purchased by
Alfred Crowther,SJK
Crowther is supposed to have gifted to Alfred Emanuel Crowther,
who later
gifted it to Jesuit order.
SJK Crowther is
supposed,to be at one time an
Aglican Vicar,and was at St Paul's Milagiriya.
7 (2) Karunai Crowther
1890-1892
7
(3) Israel
Theodore Sathiarethnam Crowther
(born in Batticaloa)
(b8/3/1892-4/2/1973 (Planter)
(Barrister?) had 6 children +Grace Christine Dora Bloomfield
1896-2000 (M28/4/1915)
(Grace born in Colchester,Essex
England.)
(ITS
Crowther was a landed proprieter.1930 gazette says he was a
english speaking
juror,in Kumpurumoolai Batticaloa.) (ITS Crowther,a thomian
played cricket for
Royal Thomian match (1910),where
thomians
won.Later ITS Crowther became a Jesuit Brother (Canon) in
Anglican
Church. (He had 4 children 8 (1) to 8 (4) (All grand children of
ITS Crowther
resde in UK)
8 (1) Daphne Parimalam Crowther
1916-2010 + Francis Krishnapillai Gnanapragasam (1911-1959), had 2
children.Francis
Krishnapillai Gnanapragasam was educated at St Michael's College
Batticaloa.And
was the principal of Vidyananda College,Mulliyawalai Mullaitivu.
(1951-1959)
9 Pius T.D Gnanapragasam
(UK)b Nov 1942 (Worked
at People's Bank
Colombo, before arriving in UK.)
8 (2) Mary Crowther b
20/10/1918-12/1/2001 (died in London)+ (M18/8/1941)
Vincent Pereira b1917 in India.died on 12/4/2010 in London.
9 Shereen Pereira d
23/3/2013 in London.
8 (3) Francis Xavier
Crowther (Franco) 1920-1995 + (M1946)Agnes
Rasalechmi
8/11/1919-d2002
9 James Crowther
9 ACT Crowther (Played
football &Basketball for St
Patrick's College Jaffna.)
9 Lawrence Crowther (lives
in UK) (b approx 1950)
8 (4) Gregory Crowther
1921-1980 + (M1947) Theresa Cruz
9 Crowther
8 Crowther?
8 Crowther?
7 (4) Crowther b and d 1895
7
(5) Rev Alfred
Emanuel Aresakularatnam Crowther
(Jesuit priest)born
in Uppadai Batticaloa b4/6/1897-d17/1/1990
at 93 years. Educated
at St Thomas's College Mutwal,
Cricket Captain STC1915 (Result
draw)
,cricket captain STC 1916 (Result
Royal
win).1929-1932 thought at St Michael's Batticaloa. Later he was
the Rector
of St Michael's
College Batticaloa. (1937-1957).
(St Joseph's Trincomalee web site says,AEA Crowther was
Principal from 1932 to
1938) (Methodist faith)
(Crowther family photo
below.taken on 6/1/1917)
Crowther family
originally from Point Pedro, later
settled and bought coconut land in Batticaloa.
(It is
said that relatives in Pt Pedro, had
asked the relatives who changed the religion to move out,hence
they moved to
Trincomalee and later Batticaloa.)
4 (5) Thanikasalam
Rasoldor Kanapathipillai (b
approx 1800) (elder daughter of Velauther
Arumugam) (grand daughter of Rasoldor Kanapathipillai also
called
Illankanarayana Mudaliyar)+ Muthuthamby Viswanathan
Viswanathapillai
Velmurugu (Relative
from Myliddy,
had 1 son (5 (3)) (Velmurugu-Batticaloa)and
2
daughters,Paravathiammal who married Ramasamy (5 (1) and the
other daughter
married Murugappan Chettiar (5 (2)) (Viswanathapillai was the
manager of Sivam
temple point Pedro) (Viswanathapillai Velmurugu is a son of
Thankasalam Rasoldhar
Kanapathipillai Valmurugu,brother of Mrs Arunachalam Rasalder
Kanapathipillai)
5 (1) Paravathiammal
Chettiar Viswanathapillai (2hd
daughter of Muthuthamby Viswanathan (b approx 1840) +
Ramasamy Chettiar (Had
a fleet of boats, operating between
Point Pedro and India.) (4 daughters and 3 sons) (6 (1) to 6 (7)
(they are
Visvalingam,Rasamma,Luxmi amma,Thiyagarajaha pillai
(sinnappah),son,Kanagammah,Pakiam)
(Ramasamy Chettiar,is Thiageswaran's Paternal grandmother's
father)
6 (1) Dr
RamasamyVisvalingam (Point Pedro) (b
approx 1880) (2hd M)+Nagavalliammal (from Kaddudai) (6 children
7 (1) to 7 (6))
7 (1) Jayaratnam
Visvalingam Ramasamy d 2/5/2007 +Indrani
8
Ketheeswary
8
Viswakumaran
7 (2) Dr P.Thambapillai
Visvalingam (Point
Pedro) (b approx 1920)+
Kangavalli Thambipillai d3/8/2003 (5
children 8 (1) to 8 (5))
8 (1)
Thambapillai Visvalingam (Maharaja
Org)
8 (2)
Dr Sivalingam Nadarajah
8 (3)Tharmalingam (London) (b approx
1950)+Shantha Tharmalingam (M1987)
9
Thanushan Tharmalingam b1989
9 Tharshika
Tharmalingam b1991+Brinthan
Varathalingam (M2016)
10 Aria
Varathalingam b2017
8 (4) Panchalingam
(Canada)
8
(5) Vijayalakshme
7 (3) Visvalingam
Velupillai
7 (4) Visvalingam
Velmurugu (b approx
1920)+Jeyalakshmi
Velmurugu
8 Dr
Paravathi (USA)
8
Senthuran
7 (5) Kangavalli
7 (6) Paravathy
6 (1) Dr Ramasamy
Visvalingam (1st
M)+
7 Rajeswari +
Thiyagarajah of Puloly (Irrigation
cleark)
8 (1)Thiageswary
+ Arariasundaram (Engineer)
8 (2) boy died
8
(3) Nagarasa (Kovil
Manager Sivan Temple Point Pedro)
6 (2) Miss Kanagammah
Ramasamy (b
approx 1890) + Appacutty Chelliaha
(2 children)
(Appacutty
Chelliaha's second
marriage )
7 (1)
Kathirgamar Vadivale Chelliah (Proctor)
(b 1914-d 1967 +Pooransothy Chelliah
nee Kandiah (b July1923 , celebrated 100 years in July 2023) (5
children)
8 (1) Eeswari
Chelliah b 1951 + (M1976)Vyramuthu
Sabanathan (Narathanai
Kayts)
9 (1) Dr
Saraswathy Sabanathan ,b1978 + Dr James Whitehorn, b1978
10
Theresa
Ashreni Whitehorn b 2007
10
Sophie
Shivanjali Whitehorn b 2010
10
Emily Nayani
Whitehorn b2010
9 (2) Dhana
Lakshmi Sabanathan (lawyer),b1982
+ Dr
Pradeep Velauthan b1980 from Thinnaveli Jaffna.
10
Rohan
Sinnasaba Velauthan b2015
10
Danan
Velauthan b2017
8 (2) Shanthi
Chelliah b1952 (UK)
8 (3) Yogeswaran
Chelliah b1956 (Sydney)
8 (4) Thiagus
Chelliah b1956 (Darwin)
8 (5) Cooma
Chelliah b1957 (Sydney)+Nalini Mahadeva b1962 Chundukkulli
Jaffna) (M1988) (5
children)
9 (1)
Lavinnia L Chelliah b1992 (UK
&Sydney)
9 (2) Suhaniya S
Chelliah b1994 (Sydney)
9 (3) Devan S
Chelliah b1996 (Sydney)
9 (4) Lavan L
Chelliaha b1999 (Sydney)
9 (5) Shivania M
Chelliaha b2003 (Sydney)
7 (2) Nagarajah
(Proctor) (Nagiah)
Appacutty
Chelliaha first marriage with Rasammal, had one
daughter,called Manaiyagarasy
b1910,she married Sunderam Subramaniam of Trincomalee. (see
below)
8 Mangayarkarasy b1910
died in the 1970's
+Sundaram Subramaniam (of
Trincomalee) (Mercantile
employee) (details of the 4 children ,are listed down
below,else where in
the family tree)5 (3) (6 (4)7 (2)
9 Vamadeva
9 Mahalakshmi
9 Sahadevan
9 Thiyagalingam
6 (3)Rasamma (twin
girl)
6 (4)Luxmiammah (twin
girl)
6 (5)Thiyagarajahapillai (Sinnappah) (Jewellery
business,temple
manager)+Sundaravelli (Jayaratnam's mother's sister)
7 (1) Balasubramaniam (Temple
Manager)
7 (2) Vallinayagi + Mr
Thambapillai (Proctor) (Dr Thambapillai's ,brother)
6 (6)son died
6 (7) Pakiam +Mudliyar Nagalingam-no issue. (Court Interpreter
Ratnapura) (Mudliyar
Nagalingam,is the elder brother of Mr Velivellu-Dr Selvaratnam's
father) (But
it is said he had 5 son's from another woman)
5 (2)
daughter Visvanathapillai Chettiar b
approx 1840 (elder
daughter of Muthuthamby
Viswanathan)+Murugappa Chettiar (1 son)
6 Thuryaiappah
Chettiar + M Nagaratnam (first
bed)M1
7 Thuraiappah
Jayaratnam + Regina (5 children)
8 (1) Dr
Albert Jayaratnam d 17/1/ 2010 (SL)
+Ranji Emmanuel (d18/2/2014)SL
(7 children -9 (1)
to 9 (7))
9 (1) Sharadha
Jayaratnam
9 (2) Keshini
Jayaratnam
9 (3) Nirupa
Jayaratnam
9 (4) Tina
Jayaratnam
9 (5) Ramesh
Jayaratnam
9 (6) Tushara
Jayaratnam
9 (7) Tamara
Jayaratnam
8 (2) Dr
Rabin Jayaratnam
8 (3) Jayamani
Jayaratnam + Emmanuel
8
(4) Dr Ananda Jayaratnam
8
(5)
Mary Leoni Jeyasothi Jayaratnam (d22/11/2018
in UK) + Anton Benedict
9 Cleophas
Benedict
9 Maria Benedict
7 T
Santhirasegeram (Proctor
Batticaloa)
6 Thuriappa Chettiar
+M2 Alagamma
7 Kamalam
b25/12/1919-d1/10/2010 +N Visvanathan
8 Wiji
8 Anandha
7 Viswanathan
8 Gunam
7 Pakiam +Armstrong
7 Sivanadian
8 Kamala
8 Thiagu
8 Kunchu
8 Meena
8 Mahes
5 (3)Velmurugu
Mudliyar Chettiar
Viswanathapillai alias Ebenezer Crowther b 10/11/1844 (CCS) (President
Batticaloa North ) (He is a son of Viswanthapillai according to
Golden book of
india) Residence Batticaloa. (May have taken the Crowther name
around 1870) (His
name included in Register of voters 1913 list and 1919 list of
Ceylon Gazette)
(In
colonial times in Ceylon, some people used
traditional name and western name.So this is possible. The 4
children born
around 1880, some dropped the Crowther name, and gone back to
traditional name.)
(Ceylon
Civil Service Widows Orphan fund Index
says Ebenezer Crowther was born in 1844, 1 marriage and 4
children.)
His children 6 (1)
to 6 (7)
President Village Tribunals (later
Mudaliyar,alive 1910 according to gazette)+ Canagasaby
(d/o Udaiyar
Vetharanayan Canagasaby of Korlai Pattu)
6
(1) Velmurugu
Ayathurai Mudliar (VCM-Velmurugu
Crowther Manicam) (b
approx 1885) His
name included in 1913 Register of voters list Gazette Ceylon.
(Chief clerk
kachcheri Batticaloa-English speaking Juror-Ceylon Govt
Gazette 1931+ Thaiyalnayaki Ayathurai. (They had 5 children-7
(1) to 7 (5))
7 (1)
Ayathurai Subramaniam + Vethavallai
7 (2)
Ayathurai Amirthanandam + Puvaneswary
7 (3)
Ayathurai Paskaran + Vallinayaki
7 (4)
Ayathurai Kirupakaran
7 (5) Ayathurai
Sivanathan (Barrister)
(b
19/2/1931-d18/12/2019) (born in batticaloa ,died in Sydney)+Dr
Pathmavathy
Sivanathan (No issue)
6
(2) Velmurugu
Poonocham
7 (decendents
-Thyagarajah, Mahendran, Geetha
and Bala)
6
(3)
Velmurugu.M. Mudaliyar Ponnusamy Mudaliyar born 1880,-d1975
(1921 - Vanniya,
Manmunai South,Eruvil
Pattu, 1934 -
Mudaliyar,) Had
6 Acres high land
and 76 Acres field
in Kiran Batticaloa, Devotee of
Sri Sithi Vinayager Kovil of Kiran. (kovil built and donated by
him).1909 Udaiyar
Korale Pattu. He was conferred the
honorary title Mudaliyar in 1934. ( wife supposed to have died
at 25 years) (Page
42 Chieftains' of Ceylon)
(Ceylon
Civil Service ,Widows and Orphans Fund ,Application index says,
he was born in
1880.He had 2 marriages. One wife died. He had 2 children.)
(Similar to the
brother initial M may stand for Manicam)
7
(1)
To be traced
7 (2) [1] Ponnusamy
Arulanandam, (Technical Officer, Lived in Bar Road
Batticaloa) (1921-1997) + [2] Inpam Coomarasamy, (Migrated
to Melbourne Australia in 1995
), (28/2/1928-9/5/
2006) (three
children- (8 (1) to 8 (3)) (d of
Vallipuram Coomarasamy)
8
(1) Nilakshi
Arulanandam (Aus)
8
(2)
Mohan Arulanandam b1956 (Architect) (Aus)+ Subajini (Aus)
9 Sukanya
Arulanandam + Pradeep
Lingaratnam
10
Anand
10
Aneesha
9 Lavanya
Arulanandam + Murray
West
8
(3) Lakshmi
Arulanandam, (Lawyer) (Australia)
(md1993), + Manjula
de Livera., (Stc
Mtl)Accountant /Dy Chief Internal Auditor
UDA, Sri Lanka, migrated to Australia in 2006 (3019) (2
children)
9 Rahul de
Livera (Engineering
and Law degree) (Aus)
9 Shruti de
Livera (Accounting
& Business double degree, Monash Uni) (Aus)
6
(4)
Valmurugu (Ponnamma
?) + Canagaratnam
Subramaniam (Lawyer)
(2 sons 4 daughters)
(7 (1) to 7 (6)
7 (1)Sabanayaki
(Sabanayagam)
(daughter of Velmurugu
Ponamma)+ Kanapathipillai Thambyah (Crown Proctor)
8 Dommas
Subramaniam (b
approx 1920) (5
children ?)
8 (Maheswari)
Mankayakarasi Subramaniam (Thambyah
?)+ Wijeyaratnam (Proctor)
(5 children)
9
(1) Wijayalakshumi
(Shantha)
Wijeyaratnam d10/10/2019 + P.A Devendran
(BOC)
10 Chenduran
Devendran + Anjala
9
(2) Kuhendiran
(Duke )Wijeyaratnam
(Canada)+Vasanthra
Rajasingham
9
(3) Raveenthiran (Ravi)Wijeyaratnam
(UK)
9
(4) Dharmalogini (Thanji )Wijeyaratnam (Hatton)+Thirunavukkarasu
10
Thushan
9 (5) Naguleswaran
(Thamban)
Wijeyaratnam (deceased)+Nandani
Pathmanathan
10
Ramani
8
Kandasamy Thambyah
8 Saraswathi
Thambyah +Kanagasabai
9 Prabha
7 (Crown
Proctor Thambiah) + (Second
marriage)Vallinayakiyammal (daughter
of
Rasavasiharam)
(was told
that 2hd wife, is the sister of the
1st wife, married after 1st wife died.) (3 children)
8 (1)
Neelayathatchiambal Thambiah (1930-1980) + Arunachalam Chelliah
(1924-1990) (5
children)
9 (1)
Jayadevi, b1955- (London)
9
(2) Jeyarajah Arunachalam 1952-2008
(Netherland)
9
(3) Jeyarani 1957-2012 (London)
10
Ramana b1998 (London)
9
(4) Yogasundari
b1959 (Sri Lanka)
10
Lalitha b1984 SL
11
Harriney b 2016
10
Shalini
b1986 SL
11
Yathisha
b2013
11 Pavinath
b2014
9 (5)
Vignarajah Arunachalam (1960-2010)
( Sri
Lanka)
8 (2)
Pushpadevi Thambiah (1937-d2010)
8 (3)
Kumarasunderam Thambiah (alive
2019
Trincomalee)
9
Vijayananth b1979 (Trincomalee
SL)
9
Prabagar b1981
( Swiss)
7
(2) Sundaram
Subramaniam (of
Trincomalee) (Mercantile employee)+
Mangayarkarasi b1910 (she died in the 70's, daughter of Mr Appacutty
Chelliaha (1stM) & Mrs
Rasammal.. Mr Appacutty Chelliaha was married (his 2hd M) to
sister of Dr
Ramasamy Viswalingam, and
had 2
sons.Vadivel [Kathirgamavadivel], Nagiah [Nagarajah]) (see 5
(1)6 (2)) (This
marriage has 5 children-8 (1) to 8 (5))
8 (1) Vamadevan.
8 (2) Vamadeva M Subramaniam
+ Balambigai
Suppiah (d2002)
(Vamadeva
worked at CGR and lived down
Ramakrishna Place Col 6.)
9 Subendran V M Subramaniam +
Umaiyal Subramaniam (4
children)
10
(1) Gautaam
Subendran
10
(2) Vivek
Subendran
10
(3) Raagul
Subendran
10
(4) Nethraa
Subendran
9 Subashini VM Subramaniam (Mythily)+
Giritharan Panchalingam
8
(3) MahaLakshmi
V Subramaniam + Mageswaran (Kathirathamby
Mageswaran d 2003)
9
Suranjan Mageswaran+
Melisa
10 Gunar
10 Drew
10 Marcus
9
Sanjula Mageswaran + Kulaveerasingam
10 Akshaya
8
(4) Sahadevan
Canagarathnam
Subramaniam
+ Rajesh Mangayakarasi
(Chakku
worked at Maharajas)
9 Sundary
Subramaniam + Thayalan
10 Son
10 Son
10 Son
9 Konesh
Subramaniam (Italy)+
Rajani
10 Son
10 Son
10 Daughter
9 Gayathri
Subramaniam + Amuthan
10 Daughter
10 Daughter
10 Daughter
8 (5) Thiyagalingam
M Subramaniam + Thayalnayagi
7
(3) Subramaniam,
(had 3
children 8 (1) to 8 (3)
8
(1) Rasathi
Subramaniam
8
(2) Sri
Subramaniam
8
(3) Soma
Subramaniam (Dr
Somaskandan Arunachalam (UK)
+ Subathira Rasanayagam. (Subathira
is a relative of Bhuvaneshwari Pasupathi who died in 2010)
7
(4) Batti
Subramaniam + Namasivayam Sinappu b:1891, Vanniya
Manmunai North.Acted as Kacheri
Mudaliyar.Vanniah.1924 (4 children-8 (1) to 8
(4)) (Page 42
Cheiftains of Ceylon)
8
(1) Sugirtha
Devi Namasivayam.d28/1/2024
+Ragunatha Kumaradas,Maapana Mudaliar (b15/1/1929-d
9/10/2021) (10th Custodian of Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
1964-2021) (He was the
son of Ragunatha Maapana Mudliyar)
Maapana Valavu
Nallur Jaffna
9 Shamithra
Kumaradas + Ramanan Ramachandran
9 Shanjutha
Kumaradas + Dr
Sudarshan Ramachandran (London)
9 Kumaresh
Shayanthana Kumaradas (11th
Custodian of Nallur Kandasamy Temple
2021) + Dr Mirnalini Kumaradas (eye
surgeon)
(Grandchildren
of Sugirtha and
Kumaradas Maapana Mudliar are Sharmetha,Sharanya,Dr Shanath, Dr
Pravinath,Harishnath, Shamaya, Shaminthri Swaraya and Kumaresh
Aneeshwara.)
8
(2) Sarada.Namasivayam
(HNB) (d 30/9/2022)
8
(3) Lohendra
Namasivayam
d23/2/1999 (Lawyer) (MD Singer
SL)+Satyadevi (daughter
of Dr DM Rajaratnam) (They had 3
children)
9 Ananda
Lohendra
9 Chitra
Lohendra + Duraisingham
9 Vasantha
Lohendra
8 (4) Padmini
Namasivayam +Canagasabai
7
(5) Subramaniam
Swaminathan.+ Kailainayagi
(Teacher at
Brunei & Borneo, also owned a
cinema in Trincomalee) (They had 2 children)
8
(1)
Birathy Swaminathan + Sivam (They
had 4 daughters-9 (1) to 9 (4))
9
(1) Subashini
Sivam, (Canada)
9
(2) Sharmini
Sivam
9
(3) Danusha
Sivam
9
(4) Menaha
Sivam
8
(2) Vignarajha
Swaminathan, (Vicky) (Canada)b1945-
d7/7/2022.+ Ranjani Rasiaha d
27/6/2020 (They had
1 daughter)
9 Rathini
Vignarajha + Dhushan
7
(6) Subramaniam
Theivanayegi (died
at 87 years)+ Vallipuram M
Coomarasamy (died at 87 years)
(They had 5 children-8 (1)
to 8 (5))
8
(1) [2]
Inpam Coomarasamy,
(Tiny)
(died in Melbourne) (28/2/1928-9/5/2006) + [1]
Ponnusamy Arulanandam (1921-1997)
(Technical Officer)
(son of Velmurugu Mudliyar
Ponnusamy (Ref -6
(4)7 (2)) (They had
3 children-9 (1) to 9 (3))
9
(1) Nilakshi
Arulanandam, (Aus)
(unmarried)
9
(2) Mohan
S.Arulanandam, (Architect)
b1956 (Aus), + Subajini.
10 Sukanya.Arulanandam
+ Pradeep
Lingaratnam
11
Anand
11
Aneesha
10 Lavanya.Arulanandam
+ Murray West
9
(3) Lakshmi
Arulanandam,
(Vincent Girls High School & St Michael
College Batticaloa) (Colombo University and Law College
Colombo) (Lawyer)
(md1993) + Manjula
de Livera, Stc Mtl, Accountant/Dy Chief
Internal Auditor, UDA, Sri
Lanka, migrated to Melbourne Australia in 2006 (3019)
(md1993)
10 Rahul de
Livera. (Aus), b1994 (Engineer)
10 Shruti de
Livera (Aus), (Accounting &
Business double degree,Monash
University)
8
(2) Jegosothi
Coomarasamy
(Sonny)+ Sarojani
Sitharam (d 25/4/2021)
(They had 2 children-9 (1)&9 (2)
9
(1)
Niranjan Coomarasamy
( Aus) +
Sathya
10 Preena
Niranjan
9
(2) Dilrukshi
Coomarasamy (Former
UNICEF)+ Briyanathan
10 Thangaharajaha
Briyanathan
8
(3) Name Not Known (Joy) (d18/11/2016
in
Colombo)+ Excise Inspector (They
had 2 sons)
8 (4) Name
not known (Glory)
(d2004 in Batticaloa) +Teacher (d
2004) (They had 4
daughters)
8 (5) Sivasothi
Coomarasamy (Bubbles)
(Bank of Ceylon
Mgr)b approx 1935-d 20/9/2019+
Yogarani Sinnadorai (Teacher)
(b1935) (No
issue)
6
(5)
Subramaniam
7 Subramaniam
8 Maheswari
Subramaniam
9 Bala .
9 (Daughter) Subramaniam.
9 Shantha
9 Lusitha
8 Subramaniam
6 (6)Miss
Nagalingam Valmurugu
+ Nagalingam Subramanim
7 Mahesh
7 Ganesh
6 (7) Miss Valmurugu + Arthilingam
7
Name not known (Excise
Dept) + Name not known (d2016)
8 Two sons
7
Name not known (Teacher)
d2004+name not known (d2004)
8 Four daughters.
7 Vimala (Beauty
Queen)
3
Subramaniam
4 Vetharanyan
Cangasaby, Udayar Koralai Pattu.
5 Paravathipillai + Subramaniam
6 Theivanayegi
Subramaniam
Other possible Relatives.
Visaranai
Kanapathipillai had 6 sons.
Youngest
son.Kanapathipillai Arumugam 1822-1879 Tamil Scholar.
Kanapathipillai
Arumugam 1925-1986.born in Jaffna,Senior Lecturer in London.
20th February
2024
Photos
Family P:ictures, l-r:
. Names Not Known, 1.
Mudaliyar Velmurugu Ponnusamy and his family group photo, 2.
Mudaliyar
Velmurugu Ponnusamy, 3. Proctor Subramaniam & wife, 4. Inpam
Arulanandam,
6. Lakshmi Arulanandam (Lawyer)
(Photo 1,where 4
people are, 2hd from left
is Rasoldor Subramaniam
who built the
Sivam Temple, in Point Pedro)
Lakshmi Arulanandam
,Manjula de Livera &
children (Aus),Mohan
Arulanandam family.
(Crowther
& S Coomarasamy in
the photo.)
Ponnusamy Arulanandam and wife Inpam
Arulanandam
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Chakku's family. (Sahadevan Subramaniam)
Nilakshi,
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Children-Kangavalli Thambapillai
-Visvalingam Velupillai
Sivan
Temple
Subramaniam Swaminathan
CROWTHER, Ebenezer,
President; b.
November 10, 1844. Descended from
Narasinghadesa Mudaliyar, the head
of one of the seven original families of
Jaffna under the Indian Kings. His
son, Illankanarayana Mudaliyar, was
Reswadore under the Portuguese
Government. His grandson, Yiswa-
natha Pillai, was the Manager of the
Siva Temple at Point Pedro ; of whom
Ebenezer Crowther is a son. He is
President of Batticaloa North.
Residence: Batticaloa. (From
Golden book
of India)
Inpam Arulanandam
Standing SJK Crowther
Seated L to R .Emily
Crowther, Samuel Alfred
Veeravagu Crowther, Mrs ITS Crowther
Seated on ground. Rev
AEA Crowther, ITS Crowther. (photo
6/Jan/1917)
See below migration
pattern.
Migration Pattern
Karaikal South
India
Subramaniam
Kanapathipillai
1700
Point Pedro Ceylon
1730
Trincomalee
1850
Batticaloa
1888
Colombo
1920.
UK,USA,Canada,NZ,Germany,Australia,Italy.
1983
Prepared by Lakshmi Arulanandam
email.. manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
manjulafamily@yahoo.com.au
Updated
20th February 2024