Genealogy Sri Lanka

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Kabristan Archives Posted by Eileen Hewson · 3 minutes ago . We have just published 3 more CDs on St Paul’s Church Kandy Parts 3, 4, and 5 Burials, Marriages…

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…

Recently found on the edge of the lake at Tissamaharama two stones as detailed;- 1.H.M. PARKER aged 9 months 1883. 2. H.M. Parker died of Malaria whose father Mr Henry…

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…