Genealogy Sri Lanka

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Both churches have received grants to restore their graveyards funded by BACSA organised by The Kabristan Archives

MEMORIES OF CEYLON Lonely for past times, Never again, Will my world be the same, Floating fireflies in the trees Jasmine on the evening breeze, The koel bird’s melancholy call…

Enter the names of De Silva, Perera. Fernando, Rodrigo, Rodriguez and more as the new rulers take over. 1580 Dharma Paala gives the whole island to Portugal 1588 Kandy falls…

1536 Death of Joao Monteiro first Bishop of Ceylon at Colombo 1544 The RC religion preached at Mannar by missionaries sent by St Francis Xavier at the request of the…

I was wondering if you might have an idea if there is a way to trace family who travelled to Ceylon to operate the railways that was built by the…

1505 April.The Portuguese under Don Lorenzo de Almeida fist visit Ceylon and are permitted to trade. 1515 Lopez Suaar Alverenga arrives in Ceylon with a fleet of 19 ships and…

Anna Murphy is looking for her ancestors with the family name of ‘Rose’ trading in Colombo and Jaffna for the royal family there. Many thanks. info@kabristan.org.uk

ST JAMES’ CHURCH NALLUR JAFFNA Marriages 1842-1892 Burials 1847-1904 E book PDF format cost £4 This e book is a collection of 255 marriages and 290 burials from the Mission…

From WINDSOR in Croydon I have been looking for years now for information of my ancestors named Loret. They lived in Galle and were probably of Huguenot descent. They owned Loret’s Hotel…