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The Dutch Reformed Church Kalpitiya

The Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka has handed the the Dutch Reformed Church Kalpitiya back to the representative church body. There are now regular church services being held here.  

NOVEMBER PUBLICATIONS

THE DUTCH CHURCH WOLVENDAAL COLOMBO BAPTISMS Part 1 A-K Part 2 L-O Part 3 P-Z from 1709 – 1930 at £5.for each part. There are over 18,000 baptisms plus birth…

AMERICAN MISSIONARIES BRING EDUCATION TO JAFFNA

Did you know that the American Baptist missionaries were responsible for bringing education to Jaffna and its surrounding districts They founded the Girls’ College at Uduvil in 1820 the oldest…

THE OLD PROTESTANT CEMETERY AT TRINCOMALEE

The remains of Rear Admiral Charles Austin brother of Jane Austin the novelist were brought from Burma and is buried here.  He died aged 73 years on October 7 1852…

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ST SEBASTIAN COLOMBO Marriages from 1845

Just published e.book PDF format cost £4.00 Approx 500 records mainly Burgher and European with some Sinhalese marriages compiled from various written sources. Many are from the same family. This…

St Mark’s Church Badulla Sri lanka (formerly Ceylon)

St Mark’s Church Badulla

A collection of about 543 Baptisms. 528 Burials and 76 Marriages transcribed from the original church registers of St Mark’s Church Badulla, Sri Lanka. The names are in an alphabetical…

NEWSLETTER July 2015 No 5

Find our latest NEWSLETTER July 2015 just published. Find out the latest news from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Available from Eileen info@kabristan.org.uk

NEWSLETTER No 3 just published

Do subscribe to our latest newsletter just published full of tips and ideas on how to find your family roots. Email us at info@kabristan.org.uk   you lose nothing it is…