Sri
Lanka Sinhala Family Genealogy
Amarasekere
Ekanaike Family #3882
Attanayake, Minister to King
Rajasinghe II in the year 1640
Attanayake's sons and grand
children were Ekanaike and Amarasekere
1
Amarasekere Ekanaike b:1640
2 Ekanayakage Don Philip Mudiyanse
3 (1) Amarasekere
Mudiyansage Don
Philip Amarasekere Ekanaike b:1696, Wibbada Vidana,
m:7/7/1720, wife
unknown. (5 children)
4 (1) Dionysius Amarasekere bp:1721
4 (2) Apolonia Amarasekere bp:15/5/1728
4 (3) Francisco Amarasekere bp:4/3/1730
+ Dona Maria (m:29/8/1756)
4 (4) Phillipa Amarasekere bp:7/4/1733
4 (5) Phillipo (Phillip) Amarasekere, bp:18/8/1734,
Mudaliyar of
Hapitagam Korale, + (m:1755) Dona Francina of Gotetuwa. (9
children)
5 (1) Joanna Amarasekere, b:1756, + Johannes
Wickremasinghe Dassenaike, Mudaliyar of Hapitagam Korale 1794
(Son of
Samaradiwakara Wickremasinghe Dassenaike, Mudaliyar of Hapitagam
Korale.
5 (2) Simon Amarasekere
5 (3) Don Samuel Amarasekere Kulatilaka Mudaliyar Hapatigam
Korale, 1815,
(m:16/12/1792) + Juliana Francina, bp:27/10/1771, d/o Lodewyk de
Fonseka
Samarawira Abeykoon Kulatunga, Mudaliyar of Wewella, and/o his
wife Dona
Francina de Saram, who was the sister of Christoffel de Saram
Wanigasekere
Ekanaike, 4th Maha Mudaliyar. (8 children) (This Fonseka
Mudaliyar, could be a
member of the Fonseka Samarakkody family)
6 (1) Johanna Elizebeth
Amarasekere, bp:16/5/1794 + William Adrian Dias Bandaranaike,
son of Daniel
Dias Bandaranaike
6 (2) Johana Sara Amarasekere, bp:25/12/1795
+ Paules Gunatilaka
7 Robert Gunatilaka (President
Pasdun Korale)
6 (3) daughter Amarasekere + Carolis
de Livera Muhandiram, Kalutara, b approx 1800
6 (4) Simon Paules Amarasekere
Kulatilaka, Muhandiram Hapatigam Korale.1830, no issue
6 (5) Johannes Paules Amarasekere,
Muhandiram Gangeboda pattu, Siyane Korale, 1855.No issue.
6 (6) Johannes Abraham
Amarasekere
Kulatilaka Muhandiram, Siyane Korale Madapattu, 1860
(m:9/7/1841) + Dona
Cornelia Petrenella Goonetilleke. (3 children)
7 (1) Charles Amarasekere + Miss
Seneviratne, Ekala
7 (2) Don Simon Louis
Amarasekere, b:2/12/1847 + Miss Perera Kirindiwita.
8 Cornelia Elizebeth
Amarasekere + John PG Senanayake
8 Annie Cornelia
Amarasekere + Charles Gunerwardena
9 Greetha Gnerwardena
+ James Senaratne
10 Samanda Senaratne
+ Shanaka de Livera, b:1959
11 (1) Shelan de
Livera b:1993
11 (2) Sajin de
Livera b:1994
7 (3) Don David Paules
Amarasekere, b:12/5/1849 + Miss Seneviratne, Ekala
8 daughter Amarasekere + James
Solomon Dias Bandaranayake (Malwana)
6 (7) Henry Amarasekere Muhandiram
Ambanwita 1840, no issue
6 (8) Herat Amarasekere Muhandiram,
Hapitagam Korale, 1838.
5 (4) Don Hendrik Amarasekere Jayawardena, Muhandiram,
(m:3/7/1789) at
Dandugama + Dona Elizebeth Perera, bp:16/12/1770, d/o Don Juan Perera
Wijesundera Seneviratne
Kulatilaka, Mudaliyar Alutkuru Korale, and/o his wife Hetroyda
de Saram, whom
he married on 28/1/1770. (3 children)
6 (1) daughter Amarasekere + Weerakoon
Muhandiram, Kelaniya.
6 (2) daughter Amarasekere + Perera
Siriwardena, Muhandiram Kelaniya.
6 (3) Samuel Raphael Amarasekere +
7 James Amarasekere
5 (5) Daniel Amarasekere, + d/o Don David Herat
Senewiratne, Mudaliyar
Pitigal Korale.1794. (Four children)
6 (1) Carolis Amarasekere, Kaleliya
Walauwa, + Phillipa Dassenaike, d/o Johanna Dassenaike.
6 (2) daughter Amarasekere + Carolis
Alwis Jayasingha, Baptist Minister Hanwella.
6 (3) Johnson Amarasekere, Commanding
officer Sinhalese Regiment.1815, (m:5/4/1836) at Kaleliya + Dona
Francina
Helena de Livera Weerakoon, d/o Weerakoon Muhandiram, Hapitigam
Korale. (4
children)
7 (1) Petrus Paules Johnson
Amarasekere, b:10/9/1841
7 (2) Fredrick Bartholomeus
Johnson Amarasekere, Kaleliya, b:10/9/1842 + (m:20/3/1872)
Cornelia Petrenella
Lucy Dassenaike, d/o Hendrick Dassenaike, Mudaliyar 1845. (3
children)
8 (1) Henricus (Harry) Lucius Amarasekere Ekanaike,
b:29/3/1874, (m:16/11/1896)
+ Maria Leonara Rodrigo Siriwardena of Matara. (5 children)
9 (1) Freda Marlon Hester
Amarasekere, b:7/9/1897 + Simon Magama
9 (2) Lionel Victor Ekanaike
Amarasekere, b:3/10/1899-d:2/1/1980 + Lilian Rodrigo Wijeratne
Siriwardene, b:10/3/1900-d:2/3/1993,
d/o Peter Rodrigo Siriwardene of Weligama, Matara.
10 (1) Dr Victor
Rajasinghe Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:28/11/1934 + (m:3/11/1965)
Savithri Padmini
Pieris, d/o Louis Pieris and Amelia Obeyesekere (3 children)
11 (1) Rajinda
Prasanna Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:1/6/1971 + Gowry Mary
Thiagaraja.
12 (1) John Mark
Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:20/5/2000
12 (2) Shaniya
Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:5/12/2002.
11 (2) Sherina
Dushyanthi Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:6/8/1974
11 (3) Shamini
Anushka Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:22/9/1977, + MathewWainwright,
divorced.
12 Chloe
Wainwright, b:17/6/2006
10 (2) Charmaine Rita
Amarasekere, b:1/12/1936, (m:29/6/1961) + Kingsley Noel
Wijesinghe Abayasekara,
b:20/12/1925, Dy Commissioner of Elections.
9 (3) Vivienne Evelyn
Constance Amarasekere, b:25/1/1903, unmarried.
9 (4) Eva Christable
Gladys Ine Amarasekere, d:3/3/1965 + John David Cyril Perera,
b:14/1/1865 Mudaliyar
Siyane Korale
10 Cedric Perera, unmarried.
9 (5) Allenson Milroy
Ekanaike Amarasekere, b:2/10/1903, (m:15/5/1941) + Iris Rodrigo
Wijeratne
Siriwardene of Matara. (6 children)
10 (1) Chrisanthi
Amarasekere + Yothi Bandara Yatawara, no issue.
10 (2) Shanthi
Amarasekere, unmarried.
10 (3) Maxwell
Amarasekere + Sujatha Pathirana (2 children)
11 (1) Malintha
Amarasekere
11 (2) Nilanthi
Amarasekere
10 (4) Ranjith Vincent
Amarasekere + Lakshmi Mahaliyanage
11 Eratha
Amarasekere
10 (5) Maureen
Chandrani Amarasekere + Varijakantha Sisira Naugala
11
Surinda
Videha
10 (6) Tissa Dalton
Amarasekere + Vinitha Samaranayake
11 Senalie
Amarasekere
8 (2) John Peter Amarasekere,
b:3/7/1881 + Alice Munasinghe Meda Walauwwa, Madampe
9 Rev F Renton
Amarasekere, Roman Catholic Church Priest, unmarried.
8 (3) Abraham Francis Amarasekere, b:29/8/1877 +
Ranmenika Wadugodapitiya,
Pilimatalawe. (3 children)
9 (1) Wilson Amarasekere
Ekanaike + Soma Herath (7 children)
10 (1) Lakshmi Asoka
Amarasekere, b 6/4/1944, unmarried.
10 (2) Manel Rohini
Amarasekere, b:16/6/1945, unmarried
10 (3) Dr Sri Kamal
Ranjit Amarasekere, b:14/7/1947, DG National Livestock Board +
Seetha
Navaratne. (3 children)
11 (1) Anjali
Amarasekere + Rashira Navaratne
11 (2) Lesakshi
Amarasekere + Shivanga Perera
11 (3) Hasitha
Kasun Amarasekere
10 (4) Gamini Vasantha
Amarasekere, b:1/12/1949, unmarried.
10
(5) Jayantha Pushpakumara
Amarasekere, b:13/5/1950 + Soma Kumari, no issue.
10 (6) Upul Ranjana
Raja Amarasekere, b:2/7/1954, + Hema Ehelepola of Matale
10 (7) Weerashantha
Amarasekere, b 9/9/1955 + Prema Mapa of Welimada.
11 (1) Yasoda
Amarasekere
11 (2) Madushika
Amarasekere
9 (2) Lambert Amarasekere
+ Samarasinghe (6 children)
10 (1) Srima
Amarasekere
10 (2) Padmini Amarasekere
10 (3) Mala
Amarasekere
10 (4) Raja
Amarasekere, died no issue.
10 (5) Sunil
Amarasekere + Dulcie
10 (6) Kumari
Amarasekere
9 (3) Jennie Amarasekere +
Dr Amunugama
10 (1) Senarath
Amunugama
11 Dr Deepthi
Amunugama
10 (2) Maganthi, died
unmarried
10 (3) Sudashini, died
unmarried.
7
(3) Cornelis Fredrick Jhonson
Amarasekere, b:2/4/1846
7 (4) JE Amarasekere, Kaleliya +
d/o Jacob Dionysius Silva Muhandiram.
6 (4) Bartholomeus Amarasekere + d/o David Christoffel
Corea, Muhandiram
Pitigal Korale. (13 children.)
7 (1) Edward Amarasekere, District
Court Kurunegala, + Angelina Corea, d/o Simon Corea, Muhandiram
of Gravets
Colombo.
7 (2) PJ Amarasekere, Madampe
7 (3) GE Amarasekere, Hanwella
7 (4) HS Amarasekere.Madampe
7 (5) JC Amarasekere.Pitigal
Korale, Nattandiya, 1855
7 (6) DH Amarasekere, Madampe
7 (7) JE Amarasekere, d:1874
7 (8) LE Amarasekere, Chilaw
7 (9) PE Amarasekere, Madampe
7
(10) JA Amarasekere, Madampe
7 (11) AE Amarasekere, Madampe
7 (12) JW Amarasekere, boarding
master, Wesley College Colombo, 1888
7 (13) Dr Joseph S Amarasekere, Assistant
Colonial Surgeon, 1889, Weligama + Louisa Gooneratna, d/o
Francis Ernest
Gooneratne, Mohotty Mudaliyar of the Atapattu Galle
8 Leslie Amarasekere, b:1/8/1902
+ Nanda Dassenaike, b:31/5/1915, d/o Robert Dassenaike.
9 (1) Manthri Amarasekere
d 26/1/2024, (m:20/5/1964) + Lakshman Dias Bandaranayake
(1928-2016)
10 Niran Dias
Bandaranayake b:9/4/1971
9 (2) Sunethra
Amarasekere + Ranjith Samaraweera
10 (1) Veveika
Samaraweera + Yohan Gunasekere
10 (2) Bishani
Samaraweera + Ushantha Navaratne
5 (6) Franciscus Amarasekere
5 (7) Fredrick Amarasekere
5 (8) Solomon Amarasekere + d/o Cornelis
Alwis Jayasinghe, Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale, 1791
6
Fredrick Amarasekere, Kotugoda. +
7 William Amarasekere, Kotugoda
5 (9) Don Cornelis Amarasekere, Muhandiram,
Hapitagam Korale 1828
(m:1-7/2/1802)
+ Dona Cornelia Adriana Fonseka,
bp:11/10/1780
(m:2-17/6/1809)
+ Dona Bartholina Dias
3 (2) Amarasekere
Mudiyansege Don
Simon Amarasekere Ekanaike Mudaliyar, d:1750, (m:9/3/1723)
+ Dona Johana of
Mapitigama.
4 Hendrik Amarasekere, bp:1/8/1724
3 Don Johan Amarasekere Ekanaike, + Dona Gimara at Galle.
(3 children)
4 Maria Amarasekere, bp:1741
4 Anthony Amarasekere, bp:1741
4 Constantino Wickremasinghe Amarasekere,
bp:1745, Mudaliyar of Wellebode pattu + (1792) Dona Catharina
Ilangakoon, d/o Don
Simon Petrus Abeysiriwardana Ilangakoon, Maha Mudaliyar
(1791-93)
2 Francis Amarasekere, Muhandiram of Gotetuwa, 1662 +
wife unknown.
3 Solomon Amarasekere Ekanaike, Mudaliyar Hapitagam
Korale b:1692, Mudaliyar
in 1735 + d/o Don Juan Perera Wickremaratne Ekanaike
4 daughter Amarasekere
+ (m:1735) Samaradiwakara
Wickremasinghe Dassenaike
5 Johannes Dassenaike + Joanna, d/o Phillip
Amarasekere
Other possible
Amarasekere relatives
From Chieftains of
Ceylon-1936
1 Wilmot Alfred
Amarasekere. Kachcherie and
gravets Mudaliyar Matara b:1875, brother
HE Amarasekere.Uncle Louis Amarasekere, Mudaliyar Siyane Korale
1876, GF Don
Johannes Abraham Amarasekere, Mudaliyar Matara 1851.GGF Don
Carolis Amarasekere,
Muhandiram Mahara.GGGF Don Andiris Amarasekere, Muhandiram
Mahara
2
Amarasekere CA Muhandiram
Alutkuru Korale North
3
Amarasekere Henry Earnest.
Mudaliyar and President Village
Tribunals Magam Pattu., born 1872.Brother WA Amarasekere
4 Don
Samuel Amarasekere Kulatilleke Mudaliyar Hapitagam Korale
Don Cornelis Amarasekere Ekanaike Muhandiram Hapitagam
Korale
Don Simon Paules Amarasekere Kulatilleke Muhandiram
Hapitagam Korale
Reference:
1 Sinhalese family book of Sir Paul
Pieris-1911
2 Chieftains of Ceylon-1936
3 The Community, book of Mevan
Pieris-2023
Prepared
By: Mr Manjula de Livera
Email
: manjuladelivera@yahoo.com.au
Date
: 18th March 2024