Sri Lanka Sinhalese Family Genealogy

DE LIVERA – FAMILY #3109

1 Denavaca Ralahami, b approx 1630 (Supposed to have originated from the Sabaragamuwa Province in the Ratnapura District, Pelmadulla Division, Denavaka Village) Ralahami is a title correctly employed by members of a Royal family,and officials of state.

(It may be assumed that during the Portuguese period (1505-1658)or early Dutch period (1658-1796) they took Western names and changed the religion.to Christianity in the Anglican sect).

This is a reputed Kandyan family that settled in the low country , and held important offices of trust under the successive Ceylon Governtments (golden book of India/Ceylon)

(It may be assumed that during the Portuguese period (1505-1658) or early Dutch period (1658-1796) they took Western names and changed their religion to Christianity in the Anglican sect). See article on De Livera Family below.

2 Dona Ana, d:1710

3 Don Paulo, d:1727

2 Don Philippoe, d:1728 (he was Corale and Wibadde Rala) + Dona Gimara, d:1721(they established in Hina Corla), m:9 Nov 1708

3 Simon Don Philippoe, bp:19 Jan 1713

3 Maria Don Philippoe, bp:1714

3 Catherina Don Philippoe, bp:1717

3 Ana Don Philippoe, bp:1718

3 Louis Don Philippoe, bp:1721

2 Don Marco Appuhamy Arachi b: circa 1680, d:1722 + Dona Ana

3 Andris de Livera Samaradiwakera Seneviratne Marappuli Mudaliyar of Raiygam Korale (was living on 12/8/1782) + Monika Perera Lama Eteni

4 Don Kostan de Livera Samaradiwakere Seneviratne Marappuli Mohandiram of Raiygam Korale + daughter of David Perera Samaranaike Mohandiram of Wisidagama

3 Marappuli Appuhamilage Don Simon de Livera, Aarachchi of Madurawela, Born approx 1700, + Louisa Dias Bandaranaike, b:1701, d:1733, m:15 Aug 1716, d/o Don Domngo Bandaranaike of Nawagomuwa, bp:1701 (1001)

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Dona Dominga de Livera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Dona Ignatia de LIvera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Don Daniel de LIvera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Dona Ana de Livera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Dona Florentina de LIvera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Dona Dominga de Livera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Don Theodosio de Livera

4 Marappuli Appuhamilage Don Louis de Livera Wijewickreme Seneviratne Tennekoon of Maduruwela, Mudaliyar of Attapattu. bp: 19^th Jan 1725,died 20th March 1790. + Johanna Dassanaike, bp: 3-May-1728 (d/o Joseph de Crastolian Wijesundera Dassanaike Mohandiam of Attapattu, great great grand daughter of Magamme Rala, b:1610), m:10^th Jan 1751

5 Dona Louisa de Livera b:20^th May 1753 + Paulis Samarakkody-(b approx 1750)(Mohandiram.Hewagam Korale), m:3^rd June 1770 (s/o John Fonseka Samanakkody Mudaliyar) (3118)

6 Louis Samarakkody + Francina de Livera, d/o Paules de Livera Wirakoon

7 James de Fonseka Samarakkody + de Livera

8 Lawrence Samarakkody (Lawyer) + Eheliyagoda

9 Lorinda Samarakkody, d:2005 + Terrance Perera

10 Mahinda Perera (Aus) + Nirmalee

11 Milinda Perera

11 Imara Perera

11 Lakshini Perera

11 Sean Perera

7 **Louis Charles de Fonseka Thilakaratne Samarakkody. b 1840. STC Mount Lavinia + Cornelia Fredrica Siriwardena, (great grand daughter of David de Silva Siriwardene, Mudliyar Raigam Korale, grand daughter of Simon de Silva Siriwardene Maha Mudliyar and daughter of Jacobus Dionysius de Siva Siriwardene), Mohandiram Alukuru Korale, Mudaliyar Kegalle Kachcherri. President 6 village Tribunals.Mudaliyar under Governor Gate 1883. Had following estates-Lenegala Estate Panagoda, Mahalanda Estate, Rambukkana Kegalle. (They lived in a house in Wolfendhal Street Fort,Colombo).

8 William Charles Samarakkody.Born approx 1875, educated at Wesley College.

8 Jane Samarakkody. died unmarried

8 Charles Henry Augustinus Samarakkody (Mudaliyar Pasdum Korale) + Yohanna Peiris Deraniyagala. Their house was called “Sorodoven” - presently the Gampaha Holy Family Convent)

9 Solomon Samarakkody (Lawyer) + Iole de Livera (3109)

10 Srikumar Samarakkody (Doctor) (STC) + Nanda Jayasinghe no children

10 Srivanka Samarakkody + Welagedara 2 children STC Mount Lavinia

10 Rajan Samarakkody + Irani Alahakoon. 3 children STC Mount Lavinia

10 Sriyani Samarakkody + Gamini Jayaweera one son (pilot)

10 Rohini Samarakkody (unmarried)

10 Malkanthi Samarakkody + Gehan de Livera (NZ)

11 Roland de Livera

11 Jeevaka de Livera

10 Indrajith Samarakkody, STC Mount Lavinia

11 Name Not Known

10 Suvendrini Samarakkody + Nihal Gunathilaka (no issue)

9 Millicent Samarakkody (d:1994) + Jimmy Seneviratne.

10 Wasanthi Seneviratne + Marshal Wijesinghe (SLAF)

11 Ayanthi Wijesinghe.(UK) + Samith.

10 Ranjith Seneviratne (STC.Mt Lavinia) + Deepthi

11 Hirantha Seneviratne STC.Mt Lavinia

10 Tissa Seneviratne (Dr.) STC Mount Lavinia + Shreeni Attygalle

11 Thishani Seneviratne + Name Not Known

12 Daughter

11 Chaminda Seneviratne (STC Mt Lavinia) + Misthi de Silva

9 Dagmar Samarakkody (1912-2000) + *Edmund Samarakkody.(1912-1992), (MP Dehiowita & Bulathsinhala . Lawyer STC Mount Lavinia

10 Nahil Samarakkody, STC Mount Lavinia, Lawyer + Yvonne Kobbekaduwa (sister of Lt. General Denzil Kobbekaduwa)

11 Pulinda Samarakkody, STC. Mount Lavinia (cricket for STC), + Minoli Sirimanne, Has a daughter and lives in Vancouver.

11 Sidath Samarakkody, STC Mount Lavinia (captained cricket team) + Ms Peiris has 2 children.

11 Swanthi Samarakkody (California)

10 Chulanganee Samarakkody. + Nihal Tudugalle (SLAF) (Singapore)

11 Hasitha Tudugalle

11 Shasita Tudugalle

11 Thilanka Tudugalle

9 Robert Samarakkody (1913-1998 )+ Allina Dassanayake

10 Amara Samarakkody(PhD) + Kusum Perera

11 Chandana Yasanatha (California)

10 Senaka Samarakkody + Mangalika Jayathilake (California)

11 Tharuja Samarakkody + Ashok Ponnambalam (Texas), two boys

11 Sajeevani Samarakkody + Brandon Hughes (California)

11 Niroshana Samarakkody + Ushma Bhatt (California)

9 Douglas Samarakkody

10 Nanda Samarakkody

10 Somapala Samarakkody

10 Son

10 Neela Samarakkody

10 Mahinda Samarakkody

10 Shrimathi Samarakkody

9 2nd spouse of Douglas Samarakkody + Nedra Bandaranaike (SWRD’s cousin) (1001)

10 Dudley Samarakkody

10 Chrisantha Samarakkody

10 Niranjala Samarakkody

9 Olga Samarakkody + Henry Taldena

10 Lankasa Taldena

10 Jayantha Taldena, died unmarried

9 Amy Samarakkody (b.1917) + Milton Samarakkody.(1915-1964)

10 Shiranthi Samarakkody (UK) + Cyril Wijesekera

11 Nevin Wijesekera (Dr)

11 Amantha Wijesekera

10 Sivendrini (Babishi) Samarakkody unmarried

10 Mohan Samarakkody, STC Mount Lavinia + Priyani Senewiratne

11 Sandeepani Samarakkody + Alutwala

11 Yasamali Samarakkody

10 Romesh Samarakkody, STC.Mt Lavinia (Lawyer) + Anoma Meddegoda

11 Shalini Samarakkody + Kodikara

9 Vernon Samarakkody, died unmarried

9 Lionel Samarakkody + Chandra de Sarem, d:Feb 16 2007 (see obituary notice below**)

10 Sasanka Samarakkody (Journalist)

9 Lilly Samarakkody + Eric de Alwis.(died of a heart attack at Royal-Thomian match in the 1960’s)

10 Neomal de Alwis.STC.Mount Lavinia(married )

10 Rohan de Alwis.STC.Mount Lavinia(unmarried)

10 Duleep de Alwis.STC.Mount Laviniamarried Chubby Meddegoda

11 Son and a daughter

9 Harriet Samarakkody + Godfrey Perera.

10 Anoja Perera (NZ) + Mohan Senanayake

11 Roshanara Senanayake

11 Samantha Senanayake

10 Dilip Perera, STC.Mount Lavinia, d:1998 + Sunethra Senanayake

11 Daughter

11 Son

10 Heshan Perera (USA), STC.Mount Lavinia

10 Eranjani Perera (Aus) + Pasan Manawadu

11 Dmithri Manawadu

8 Edwin Charles Augustus Samarakkody. b:1881, Proctor Dist Court Colombo. + Rosalyn Peiris Deraniyagala.

9 Malcolm Samarakkody, b:4 Sep 1923, Royal College, Worked as Asst Commissioner National Housing + Daisy Kobbekaduwa. born 28/6/1926 (aunt of Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Daisy Kobbekaduwa is from Kandy and related to the Ratwatte, Hulangamuwa, Halangoda and Amunugama families.)

10 Shiranthi died at 29 years in 1979

10 Nirmani (Nimmi) Samarakkody

11 Randy + Buddhini

11 Samadhi

10 Tyronne Samarakkody

10 Marlon Samarakkody + Padma

10 Anomi Samarakkody + Asoka Abeydeera

11 Nirusha Abeydeera, b:1995

11 Dishan Abeydeera, b:1995

11 Nishani Abeydeera, b:1995 (California)

9 Hinton Samarakkody.

9 Dottie Samarakkody + Clive Dias Bandaranaike

10 Sripali Bandaranaike

8 Peter Charles Samarakkody. Mohandiram Governor Gate period and planter. + Anne Catherine Thilakaratne. (d/o John Nicholas Thilakaratne Mudaliyar of Matara)

9 Elsie Samarakkody + Quintas Gunewardena

10 Eileen Gunewardena

10 Desmond Gunewardena + Rani

10 Champani Gunewardena + Eustus (California)

10 Derrick Gunewardena

11 Shane Gunewardena

10 Doreen Gunewardena + Balendra

11 Sriyakanthi Balendra

10 Hyacinth Gunewardena + Dias (formerly Central Bank)

9 Togo Samarakkody + Rivette Abeysinghe

10 Wimala (adopted) and has 4 children

9 Siripala Samarakkody (MP-Narammala) (1907-1944), + Girlie Senanayake (daughter of FR Senanayake) (3001)

10 Malini Samarakkody + Raja Ratnagopal

11 four children

10 Rukmani Samarakkody + Sena Attygalle

11 three children

10 Surangani Samarakkody + Dr Ranasinghe (UK)

11 Channa Ranasinghe

11 Thiruni Ranasinghe

11 Ruwani Ranasinghe

9 Nannie Samarakkody + Phillip Senewiratne

10 Dr. Brian Senewiratne (Aus) + Alagaratnam

11 Romesh Senewiratne

11 Sherine Senewiratne

10 Phobe Senewiratne + Nanda Yatawara.

11 two sons and a daughter.

9 Edmund Samarakkody.1912-1992.Lawyer.STC.Mount Lavinia MP for Dehiowita 1957 MP for Bulathsinhala 1960 LSSP. Participated in the freedom struggle for Sri Lanka. + Dagmar Samarakkody

10 Nahil Samarakkody.Lawyer. + Yvonne Kobbekaduwa (see above)

10 Chulanganee. + Nihal Tudugalle (see above)

9 Lilly Samarakkody + Piyadasa Senanayake (3001)

10 Lilani Senanayake + Jayasinghe.

10 Egerton Senanayake (UK)

10 Devendra Senanayake

10 Ananda Senanayake

9 Milton Samarakkody (1915-1964) + Amy Samarakkody

10 Shiranthi Samarakkody

10 Mohan Samarakkody

10 Suvendrini Samarakkody

10 Romesh Samarakkody (Lawyer)

9 Zeida Samarakkody

9 Steven Samarakkody.MP Polgahawela 1960. + Neeta Senanayake

10 Sriyani Samarakkody + Mahinda Yatawaka

11 Son

11 Daughter

10 Dilkara + Shanthi Perera

10 Shanthi Perera

9 Effie Samarakkody + Pani Ilangakoon

10 Rohan Ilangakoon

10 Dullip Ilangakoon

10 Lakshan Ilangakoon

10 Jayantha Ilangakoon

10 Tanya Ilangakoon

8 Charlotte Henrietta Samarakkody 1880-1970 + Godwin de Livera.1876-1921 Revenue Officer (3109)

9 Carita de Livera, died unmarried

9 Ivy de Livera, died unmarried

9 Zisca de Livera, died unmarried

9 Iole de Livera + Solomn Samarakkody.

10 Dr. Srikumar Samarakkody + Nanda

10 Srivanka Samarakkody + Welagedera

10 Rajan Samarakkody + Ira Alahakoon

10 Sriyani Samarakkody + Gamini Jayaweera

10 Rohini Samarakkody

10 Malkanthi Samarakkody + Gehan de Livera (NZ)

10 Indrajith Samarakkody + Name Not Known

11 son

11 daughter

10 Suvendrini Samarakkody + Nihal Gunathilake

9 Vaughn de Livera 1917-2003. STC + Chandra Pieris Deraniyagala (1005)

10 Yasmin de Livera(Aus) + Ramesh Abeysekera

11 Jehan Abeysekera

11 Yohan Abeysekera

10 Gayan de Livera died unmarried STC.Mount Lavinia

9 Louis Charles de Livera (Carl), 1919-1969 STC Mt Lavinia, Lawyer Colombo, District Court + Gertrude Seneviratne .Eng .Instructor.(3108)

10 Sunil de Livera.Musicion.STC.Mount Lavinia, 1956-2003, d:unmarried

10 Manjula de Livera, STC Mount Lavinia, (b:1960), (Accountant/Deputy Chief Internal Auditor Urban Development Authority Sri Lanka, 1985-2005), migrated to Melbourne Australia in 2006 + Lakshmi Arulanandam, Lawyer (5030, 5037)

11 Rahul de Livera b 1994, Rowville Sec. College, Aus

11 Shruti de Livera b 2001, Rowville Primary, Aus

10 Lankika de Livera b1964 Journalist, Bishops College 1^st + Prasanna Panditharatne.

11 Kusan Panditharatne.STC. Kollupitiya

10 Lankika de Livera, b:1964, journalist, Bishops College + S. Srikumar (Accountant) STC Mt Lavinia

8 Mary Elizebeth Samarakkody + Arthur Thilakaratne.

9 Grace Thilakaratne + Francis Senewiratne.

10 Ranjith died at 16yrs

10 Nimal Senewiratne + Geetha

11 Amanda Senewiratne

11 Eshan Senewiratne

10 Niranjala Senewiratne + Kalinda Doranagoda

11 Shamila Doranagoda (Aus) + Duminda Maligaspe

12 Dinuri Maligaspe

10 Priyani Senewiratne + Mohan Samarakkody

11 Sandeepani Samarakkody

11 Yasamali Samarakkody

9 Olive Thilakaratne + Francis Wijesundera

5 de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon - from Ampitigala (born approx 1758)

6 de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon - to be traced (born approx 1800)

7 de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon – to be traced (born approx 1840)

8 Abraham de Livera (b approx 1880) + Anna Florentina Dias Bandaranaike (1001)

9 May de Livera

9 Christopher de Livera (b approx 1920) (Lawyer) + Nimal Pieris

10 Asanthi de Livera + Oswin de Alwis

10 Shanaka de Livera b 1959 (Lawyer)(STC Mt Lavinia) + Samanda

11 Sajin de Livera

11 Shealan de Livera

10 Priyan de Livera (Lawyer)

5 Don Carolis de Livera Wijewickrema Tennekoon,b: circa 1760, Mudliyar of Attapattu 1800, with honorary rank of Maha Mudaliyar of the Gate, Fredrick North Governor gave a medal to Don Carolis de Livera Wijewickrema Tennekoon for long and faithful services, as Mudliyar of Attapattu in .A.D.1804 + d/o Don Simon de Silva Jayathilake Seneviratne Maha Mudaliyar, m:11^th Feb 1790.

6 David de Livera Wijewardena Tennakoon Mudliyar of the Gate (Muhamdiram, Hewagam Korale) and translator of Commissioner of Revenue office bp: 7^th Feb 1794 + Dona Louisa Dias Abeysinghe, m:2hd July 1821.

7 [6] Julias Earnest de Livera + [5] Jane Maria de Livera

7 [7] Franciscus de Livera, Mudliyar Alukuru Korale + [8] Charlott Fredricka de Livera (d/o Simon de Livera Mudaliyar)

8 Dr Edwin de Livera b:25-May-1849, see pic below (Member of British Medical Association), Educated at Colombo Acadamy. In 1870 received Jijeebhoy scholarship Calcutta. In 1873 went to Glasgow and obtained MBCM. 1900 Provincial Surgeon of NW province and Sabaragamuwa. Resided in Kandy. Colonial Surgeon + Alexandra Eliza Speldewine (Maartensz) from Batticaloa. b1863

8 Walter de Livera, b:1863, (Royal College, Colombo), Police Magistrate & Commissioner of Requests at Chilaw and Marawila in 1898. Occupied similar positions since 1902 at Gampola and Nawalapitiya. Served as Private Secretary,first to Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and later to Sir Archibald Cambell Laurie. Walter de Livera’s home was in Veyangoda, and he was fond of Horticulture. Member of the Orient Club and Turf Club and also of the Ceylon Agricultural Society. + Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike m:1898 (Sister of Soloman Dias Bandaranaike(Maha Mudaliyar) (1001)

9 Manique de Livera, b:1892

9 "Princess" de Livera (Joy), b:1900, d 1921 + Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike, b:1891, d:1950, m:1921 (1001)

10 Reginold Walter Dias Bandaranaike b 1921 + Norah Hunter Crabb

11 Alison Dias Bandaranaike + Wolfram Kock (Austria)

11 Julia Dias Bandaranaike + Stuart Orford (UK)

12 Name Not Known

6 Louis de Livera Samaranaike Tennekoon, Attapattu Mudliyar bp: 8^thMay 1796

7 [5] Jane Maria de Livera + [6] Julias Earnest de Livera (Mohandiram), (s/o Don David de Livera Tennakoon, Translator Colombo Kachcheri and Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate, bp 7^th Feb 1794)

8 Louis de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon (Mudaliyar)

8 Julian Richard de Livera Wijewickrema Tennakoon (Draftsman)

8 Don Edwin de Livera Wijewickrema Senewiratne Tennekoon, b approx 1878, Mohandiram Governor Gate,and Chief translator of Colombo Kachcheri.1901 appointed as Shroff Mudaliyar of Colombo Kachcheri. Educated at Stc.Mtl(1894-1897). Born at Attapattu Walauwa, Barber Street Colombo. administered his fathers properties, In 1897 he entered Govt Service and was appointed First Native writer of Colombo Kachcheri + Venitia Nillie Theodara Dassenaike. (in 1900)

(s/o Louis Arthur Dassenaike, and d/o Henricus Louis Dassenaike -Mudaliyar) (3148)

9 William Vernon de Livera Tennakoon b approx 1920

10 de Livera Tennakoon

10 Palitha Edwin de Livera Tennakoon (Canada)b approx 1950.

9 Nellie Margret Evelyn de Livera

9 Venitia Myrily de Livera

8 Henry Stuart de Livera.(Proctor)

8 Jane de Livera

8 Annie de Livera

6 Maria de Livera bp: 21^st August 1791 + Cornelis de Saram Mudaliyar (3126)

6 Petronella de Livera bp: 8^th May,1796 + J.L Perera, Kuruwe Mudaliyar, b:1775, d:1850

7 John Abraham Wijesekera Gunerwardena Maha Mudaliyar, m:19^th Nov 1847, d:1879

7 Luke Perera, drowned in Raigam Korale 17^th July 1849.

7 Caroline Perera, b:1808 d1873 + Johan Godfrid Cornelis Peiris Samarawira Siriwardhana Mohottiar. m:1834

7 Charlotte Perera + Don Andris de Alwis Amarasiriwardhana Gunathileke Mudaliyar of the Gate.

7 Eliza Perera + Johannes Adrian Peter Peiris Samarasinhe Siriwardhana Mohandiram, m:1847

7 Catharine Perera + John Abraham Perera Gunerwardena Mohandiram.

4 Don Balthazar de Livera Wijewickrema Seneviratne Mudaliyar, Hewagam Korale. Received medal from Governor Fredrick North for good

services in 1803. Was appointed Mudaliyar of Hewagam Korale with the same degree of State as allowed under Dutch Govt to Mudaliyars. All Mohandirams, Aratchis, Canganis, Lascorins and every other person was ordered to respect him, (Mudaliyar of Bentota, Walallawatta Korale, residence at Bentota)+ Dona Catherina Perera, of Panadura m:1778

5 Johanna Petrenella de Livera bp:6-Sep-1780 + Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike Mudaliyar m:17-Jun-1805, d:15-Sep-1859 (1001), (SWRD’s GGF-his 1^st marriage)

5 Christina Louisa de Livera bap:26 May 1782

5 Justina Monika de Livera bap:6 Jun 1784 + Abraham Petrus Dias Bandaranaike m:14-Feb-1809 (1001)

5 Nicholas Johannes de Livera bap:3 Aug 1786

5 Simon de Livera Samaranayake Senewiratne Mudaliyar, bp: 4^th May 1779, Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale, 3^rd Attapattu Mudliyar,

District Judge, Matara.)

+ Elizebeth Dias Bandaranaike, m:1^st Nov 1807, (d/o Don Alexander Dias Bandaranaike), (Grand daughter of Don Francisco Dias Bandaranaike b:1720 Mudaliyar), (Francisco Bandaranaike is the great great great grand father of SWRD Bandaranaike) (Don Simon 2hd marriage (1809) to Dona Florentina Abeysinghe,daughter of JW Dias Abeysinghe Mohandiram and had Fredrick baptised 9^th August 1813. he became District Judge Matara) (1001)

6 [8] Charlott Fredricka de Livera + [7] Franciscus de Livera, Mudliyar Alukuru Korale

7 Dr Edwin Simon Ernest de Livera b:25-May-1849, see pic below (Member of British Medical Association), Educated at Colombo Acadamy. In 1870 received Jijeebhoy scholarship Calcutta. In 1873 went to Glasgow and obtained MBCM in 1877.And in 1894 he was senior medical officer in EP, Ceylon. 1900 Provincial Surgeon of NW province and Sabaragamuwa. Resided in Kandy. Colonial Surgeon + Alexandra Eliza Speldewine (Maartensz) from Batticaloa. b15/7/1863.(Eliza Maartinsz in her 1^st marriage with Francis Speldewine (b31/3/1849-d30/5/1887) had by him 6 children.)

7 Walter de Livera, b:1863, (Royal College, Colombo), Police Magistrate & Commissioner of Requests at Chilaw and Marawila in 1898. Occupied similar positions since 1902 at Gampola and Nawalapitiya. Served as Private Secretary,first to Sir Harry Dias Bandaranaike and later to Sir Archibald Cambell Laurie. Walter de Livera’s home was in Veyangoda, and he was fond of Horticulture. Member of the Orient Club and Turf Club and also of the Ceylon Agricultural Society. + Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike b:1864, m:1898 (Sister of Soloman Dias Bandaranaike(Maha Mudaliyar) (1001)

8 Manique de Livera, b:1892

8 "Princess" de Livera (Joy), b:1900 + Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike, (Bunny) b:1891, d:1950, m:1921 (1001)

9 Reginold Walter Dias Bandaranaike + Norah Hunter Crabb

10 Alison Dias Bandaranaike + Wolfram Kock (Austria)

10 Julia Dias Bandaranaike + Stuart Orford (UK)

11 Name Not Known

6 Cornelius de Livera (b:1808) + Isabella Dias Bandaranaike (1001)

7 James de Livera (lawyer) + Fredricka

8 Violet de Livera

9 Mona + Manickam Saravanamuttu (High Commissioner Malaysia)

10 Dr Manorani Saravanamuttu, d:2001 + Lucian de Zoysa.

11 *****Richard de Zoysa (Journalist/Actor),1958-1990 STC Mt Lavinia (assasinated)

8 Jane de Livera

8 Ella de Livera

8 Rienzi de Livera, d:1939, Inspector of Police + Elizebeth Bandaranaike 1908-1987 (1001)

9 Rienzi de Livera

10 Vivina de Livera + Derek Walter Samarasinghe, b:1927

11 Dinesh Samarasinghe

                                        11 Suren Samarasinghe + Ratwatte
                                              12 Samarasinghe
                                              12 Samarasinghe

11 Dr.Ravindra Samarasinghe*** (1963-2007, see below for appreciation) Leopard Conservationist Died in a car accident

8 ****Edmund de Livera, (wrote the St.Thomas’s College, college song)

8 Ronald de Livera + Nellie

9 James Ronald V.de Livera (Ronnie), 1934-1980 + Chandrani Thilakaratne, 1931-2004

10 [1] Gehan de Livera, Royal, (NZ) + [2] Malkanthi Samarakkody (two children)

11 [3] Jeevaka de Livera + Myra Fernandes

12 Rehan de Livera

12 Shanik de Livera

11 [4] Ronald de Livera

10 Nelun de Livera + Edward Perera

11 Nihal Perera

11 Samantha Perera

10 Shirani de Livera + Ananda Wethasinghe

11 Himali Wethasinghe

11 James Wethasinghe

10 James Ranil de Livera, Royal College + Anusha Dickman
8 Percy Walter Fredrick de Livera + Daisy Ione Tilakaratne

9 Oscar de Livera 1905-1988, (STC Mt Lavinia) (Was Ambassador to Pakistan 1985) + Helen de Saram, b:1910, d/o Lionel de Saram

10 Asela de Livera + Sharma Dassanaike

11 Ashan de Livera

11 Shanila de Livera

9 Michael de Livera, STC Mount Lavinia + Margie Irugalbandara

10 Mario Kshani de Livera, St. Benedict's College, Kotahena

10 Dinesh de Livera, St. Benedict's College, Kotahena + Priyani de Zoysa

11 Druvindra de Livera, St. Peter's College, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), McKinnon Secondary/University of Melbourne

11 Erange de Livera, St. Peter's College, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), McKinnon Secondary

9 Fred de Livera + Martha Jayaweera

10 Chulangani de Livera

10 Amal de Livera

10 Chrishantha de Livera

10 Margantha + Anton Saparamadu

9 Audrey de Livera + Vernon Abeysinghe

10 Dharshani Abeysinghe + Dr Janaka Goonetilleke

11 Dr Prasanna Goonetilleke

11 Ranil Goonetilleke

9 Douglas Ivan de Livera b1910 d1979 (Lieutenant Commander Royal Ceylon Navy-Participated in World war 2-Burma Campaign)(He was also the commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s 1^st gun boat the “Parakrama”)(Migrated to Melbourne Australia) + Carmen Inez Van Cuylenburg (3109)

10 Daphne de Livera

10 Jennifer de Livera + Dominic Boffa

10 Cheryl de Livera

10 Kevin de Livera b1962

11 Luke de Livera

11 Merryn de Livera

10 Christopher de Livera

9 Bertie de Livera.+ Antoinette

10 Roger de Livera (Sydney Australia)

9 James Henry(Jim) de Livera.(24/3/1912-19/10/1985) + Sumana Obeyesekere (1/1/1916-28/6/2000)(d of Hope Obeyesekere + Edith Ganegoda)

10 Daisy de Livera + Quintas Perera

11 Palitha Perera + Deborah

11 Vasanthi Perera + Manoj Fernandez

10 Sita de Livera + Sebastián Wickremasekere

11 Shehan Wickremasekere

10 Ratna de Livera

10 Juanita de Livera

10 Rukmani de Livera + Tilak Wijesinghe

10 Erin de Livera + Maxwell Fernando

11 Stephani Fernando

11 Shehan Fernando

9 Norman de Livera, Served in the Royal Army for 2hd World War

9 Yvonne de Livera + Mervyn Metthananda

8 Flora de Livera + Thomas Dias Bandaranaike

9 Clive Bandaranaike + Dottie Samarakkody

10 Sripali Bandaranaike

9 Roy Bandaranaike + Grace

10 Neil Bandaranaike + Rajini Pieris Deraniyagala

11 Ayendra Bandaranaike

11 Priyanthi Bandaranaike

10 Shirani Bandaranaike

10 Dawn Bandaranaike

10 Nissanka Bandaranaike, d:10/9/10 + Girlie
11 Rasika Bandaranaike

10 Hiran Bandaranaike

9 Kingsley Bandaranaike

9 Enid Bandaranaike

9 Pearl Bandaranaike

9 Beatrice Bandaranaike

9 Queenie Bandaranaike

8 Godwin de Livera (1876-1921), Revenue Officer, (Polonnaruwa District). (Thamankaduwa, Polonnaruwa was the capital from 846AD-1277AD and there after

abandoned,and re-discovered in 1820AD.From 1870 onwards lot of archaelogical research and development had taken place.) Was later promoted to Asst Govt Agent, but died of pneumonia aged 45 years. He had a good knowledge of wild elephants in the area + Charlot Samarakkody (1880-1970), daughter of Louis Charles de Fonseka Samarakkody Mudaliyar under Governor's Gate 1883. Mohandiram Alukuru Korale (3118)

9 Carita de Livera.died unmarried

9 Zizka de Livera died 1974, unmarried

9 Ivy de Livera.died 1978, unmarried

9 Iole de Livera + Solomn Samarakkody (Lawyer)

10 Srikumar Samarakkody (STC Mt Lavinia) (Doctor)+ Nanda Jayasinghe (no children)

                                 10 Srivanka Samarakkody(STC Mt Lavinia) + Chitra Welgedera
                                         11 Lalinda Samarakkody
                                         11 Dulanga Samarakkody

                                   10 Rajan Samarakkody(STC Mt Lavinia) + Irani Alahakoon
                                         11 Dilukshan Samarakkody
                                         11 Dinesh Samarakkody
                                         11 Chanaka Samarakkody

                                   10 Indrajith Samarakkody (STC Mt Lavinia) + Jayanthi
                                         11 Arinda Samarakkody
                                         11 Navodya Samarakkody

10 Rohini Samarakkody unmarried

10 Sriyani Samarakkody + Gamini Jayaweera
11 Dushantha Jayaweera (Pilot)

10 [2] Malkanthi Samarakkody + [1] Gehan de Livera, Royal, (NZ)

11 [3] Jeevaka de Livera +

12 Rehan de Livera

12 Shanik de Livera

11 [4] Ronald de Livera

10 Suvendrini Samarakkody

9 James Godwin Vaughn de Livera.1917-2003 (STC Mt Lavinia), (Communication officer civil aviation.Served in 2hd World War)

+ Chandra Peiris Deraniyagala. (1005)

10 Gayan de Livera (STC Mt Lavinia) died unmarried

10 Yasmin de Livera + Ramesh Abaysekera

11 Jehan Abaysekera + Ishini Jayamaha, Australia

11 Yohan Abaysekera, Australia

9 Louis Charles de Livera (Carl) (STC Mt Lavinia) Lawyer (1919-1969), had a large legal practice related to real estate and land matters

+ Gertrude Hemawathi Seneviratne (Eng.Inst.Kel.Uni) b:1931 (3108)

10 Sunil de Livera (STC Mt Lavnia) Musicion, died unmarried

10 Manjula de Livera (STC Mt Lavinia), b:1960, (Accountant/Deputy Chief Internal Auditor Urban Development Authority Sri Lanka, 1985-2005), migrated to Melbourne Australia in 2006 + Lakshmi Arulanandam (Lawyer), b:1965 from Batticaloa, m:1993 (5030)

11 Rahul Lakshan de Livera b:1994 (Aus)

11 Shruti Manisha de Livera b:2001(Aus)

10 **Lankika Erandathi de Livera, Journalist b:1964, d:2011 + Prasanna Panditharatne (Royal College)

11 Kusan Panditharatne, b:1995 (STC Kollupitiya)

10 2hd spouse of Lankika Erandathi de Livera + Sri Srikumar (Accountant, STC Mt Lavinia

5 2nd spouse of Simon de Livera b:1779 + Dona Florentina Abeysinghe, daughter of JW Dias Abeysinghe Mohandiram

6 Fredrick de Livera, b:1813)

4 2nd spouse of Don Balthazar de Livera Wijewickrema Seneviratne Mudaliyar + Ana Dias Bandaranaike. No issue. (1001)

The following de Livera family names are also noted below.

1 Don Constan de Livera Samaradiwakera Marapooly Mohandiram of Raygam Korale.

2 Domingo de Livera, Mohandiram of Coeroowe department

3 Pascol de Livera Wirakon b:1740. of Kelaniya + Dominga Dias Bandaranaike

4 Solomon de Livera Wirakon + Madolena Dias Bandaranaike bp:1740

5 Daughter + Henry Amaraekera Mohandiram, Alukuru Korale 1798. (see Amarasekera family tree, 3068)

Daughter + Weerakoon, Muhandiram, Kelaniya

Daughter + Perera Siriwardana, Muhandiram, Kelaniya

Samuel Ameresekere

James Ameresekere

6 Princess de Livera + Reginold Felix Dias Bandaranaike b:1891 (1001)

7 Lynette de Livera + Neil Dias Bandaranaike

8 Marappuli Appuhamilage Hendrick de Livera

8 Johannes Henry Senewiratne de Livera + Louisa Dias Bandaranaike, b:1785, m:1812 (1001)

9 Soloman de Livera, b:1814

10 J de Livera (STC cricket captain 1904)

11 C de Livera (Served in World War 1 )(old Thomian)

12 D E A de Livera (Honored list - Cambridge 1920 )(old Thomian)

13 Dona Louisa de Livera Lama Etini (d 1830) widow of Don David Saa Samarawira Siriwardena

14 Lambertus de Livera Tennakoon Mohandiram(b approx 1800) + Charlotte Jayawardene

15 Alfred Senewiratne de Livera 31/12/1826, Proctor of Supreme Court

16 Jacobus de Livera Wirekon+(8/12/1737)Dona Phillipa of Mapitigama

their daughter Maria de Livera Wirekon +Welhelmus Pieris Samarawira Siriwardhana Mohandiram b 1730

17 Theodoris de Livera Marappuli Arachi of Rayigam Korale+Ana

18 Constan de Livera Samaradiwakere Marappuli Mohandiram

19 Gerald de Livera(Barrister at law,BA,Dy Queen’s advocate NW Province,alive1880)+Miss Morgan

20 Barton de Livera

21 David Henricus de Livera in 1859,went for studies to Calcutta.

22 F de Livera Actg DJ Colombo(died of Cholara in 1854,aged 44.)

23 Fred de Livera son of F de Livera(above)

24 Thos de Livera d30/4/1862.

25 Arnoldina de Livera,daughter of Thos de Livera.

26 Anne de Livera

27 Paules de Livera Weerakon Mohandiram Hapitagam Korale alive 1800

28 Francina de Livera (d of Paules de Livera Weerakon) +Louis Samarakkody(Colombo Kachcheri)

*Ceylon Light Infantary officers list

*29 (1907)James Bearnard de Livera

*30 (1942)Richard Fredrick Christopher de Livera

*31 (1942)Gerald Francis de Livera

*32 Julian Ethelvert de Livera

*33 (1972)Desmond Chrisantha de Livera

34 Ellen de Livera d 16/1/1966

35 EA de Livera Lawyer (alive 1910)

36 Jimmy de Livera (Excise Inspector)alive 1930.

37 Richard F.C de Livera (Dicky)d 2006 +Olga de Livera (nee Amarasekere)(Mucision)

Romesh de Livera

Ramya de Livera + Christel Perera

Ravindra de Livera d 2005.

38 James de Livera (Kitty) +Carmini de Livera (nee Perera)d 10/5/2009

Rathi de Livera +Jhon

Jade

Mark

39 W de Livera District Judge 1913

40 Henry Johannes Senewiratne de Livera.Mudaliyar 15/3/1850.Decended from Balthasar de Livera.(possibly a son of Nicholas Johannes de Livera,and a grand son of Balthasar de Livera)

41 Rannulu Helena de Livera Karunaratne +Charles Thabru Rajakaruna

Ananda Rajakaruna (Alfred) Sinhalese poet/Journalist/Teacher.Alive 1940

42 Oosha de Livera (dancer)+ Saravanamuttu.

43 Abraham de Livera Appuhami (alive 1820).He donated the shrine room for

The temple Jayasekararamaya.(he may be a relative of Abraham de Livera

who married Florentina Bandaranaike)

44 Dr.May de Livera 1926

45 FJ de Livera-District Judge Tangalle 1880

13th February 2011.

References:

Sinhalese families by PE Pieris (Published 1911)

Chieftains of Ceylon (1936)

Internet.

20^th Centuary impressions of Ceylon page 530.by Arnold Wright.

Golden book of India (appendix for Ceylon)

Any relevant contributions please submit to the following email address to be updated to the family tree.

Prepared by:

Manjula de Livera

email - manjulafamily@yahoo.com.au

Last Updated: 19 May 2011

De Livera Family Photo Album:

Left to right.

1.Manjula de Livera and family with mother Gertrude, sister Lankika, and her son Kusan.(Group photo taken

in Sri Lanka)

2.Manjula de Livera and family. (Manjula, Lakshmi, Rahul & Shruti - Photo taken in Australia)

3.Louis Charles de Livera (Carl) (Lawyer)-father of Manjula de Livera.

Dr & Mrs Edwin de Livera

Wedding of Percy de Livera

http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/features/20011103memoirs_of_an_ardently_devoted_bishopian.htm

Memoirs of an ardently devoted Bishopian

(Reproduced from The Island of November 3, 2001)

By Lankika de Livera **

The date is Saturday, 20th October, 2001 - I stand expectantly and very happily near the Odeon cinema at Mt. Lavinia, with my 6-year-old- Thomian Son, as expectant and happy. We are waiting along with many, many others big and small, to join the " Thomian Walk" which has commenced from Milagiriya, Bambalapitiya earlier and is already making it’s way to Mt. Lavinia. The scene is of festivity, Juniors in uniform and very orderly in their classroom manner, neatly in lines of four, standing on Dharmapala Road, with a blue and black balloon together in their hands - making it look like a mini Thomian parade at the "Royal-Thomian Cricket Match". Parents happily chattering away to friends whom they have met after years and maybe after the last Royal-Thomian. This morning there is intermittent drizzle, along with sunshine alternating - not the best weather for a long walk. However, everyone is happily armed with brollies and caps while some little ones have already donned raincoats. The much-awaited parade is finally approaching - heralded in by the "papara" band of Royal -Thomain fame and of course the Hewisi band of the college. A gigantic Thomian crest with the motto "Esto Perpetua" written leads the parade. Banners in-hand all the colleges begun under the parent college of Mt. Lavinia parade. S. Thomas’ Mount Lavinia, Bandarawela, and Gurutalawa and behind their banners - all the very patriotic old boys who put aside their work to participate. S.Thomas’ Preparatory School Kollupitiya is the only unmistakable missing branch on this day of great historic importance to St.Thomas’ College.

A very unmistakable prominent figure that walked the stretch to entirety with much strength, determination and dedication was the well-known Octogenarian old boy- "Boxer Dassanayake" - quite a legend himself. It was a delight to watch his earnestness, valour and loyalty - proved by his willingness to walk that long stretch which meandered its way through a busy Saturday morning traffic with the ease of a young boy. Young old boys were really put to shame by this sportsman of yesteryear. I met so many friends and relatives in the parade that we very joyously joined up with, to be a part this historically important walk. It was high fun and chattering nineteen-to-a-dozen we strode along with generous contributions of bottled mineral water handed to everyone who needed a gulp of it. I was personally thrilled to belong to this event because my personal ties with the college date back four very faithful generations.

Myself being a Bishopian with ties with that school too, dating back a few generations added more value and depth to the bond of faithfulness to STC. Incidentally it was my Grand Uncle Edmund de Livera who penned the College Song more than a century ago. It was originally in the form of a poem. He was the Editor of the former Times of Ceylon, and somewhere down the lines, has trickled a bit of his talent to me too. My dream is also to pen something, which would be of value to the only boys’ school I love.

Walking amidst all the Thomians today brought back vivid memories of my teen-age days. As a thirteen year old I was one who would parade the Oval grounds with my school buddies, unmistakably all of us clad in blue and black and Thomian flags tied around our waists, blue and black Golliwogs pinned on our shirts. Unmistakable memories of despair flash back, when Royalist bullies would flick our flags. We used to proudly strut about with our blue and black flags. Memory is strong of a very close and dear school buddy Nisha, who once braved one of these bullies and retrieved her flag. So much were our loyalties.

Memories of mine go back to my school buddy Ingrid Gunewardena and her faithful Thomian Dad Shelton and her three wonderful Brothers Dilip, Vivian and Ravi. Who really enriched our teen years with the special occasion being of course the Royal -Thomian Cricket Match. A day of tremendous importance to the Gunawardena family. Aunty would prepare loads of sandwiches with different fillings and baskets of other goodies to eat along with bottles of yum iced-coffee and we would set off to enjoy a day of eating, drinking and merry-making. The Royal Thomian rugby match occasions were another event we Bishopians used to faithfully participate as Thomian fans.

One of my main reasons for going was because of a great and severe "crush" I had on a relative who was in the first fifteen rugby team, although actually this very good-looking relative Shanaka de Livera was totally unaware even of my existence! For many many reasons apart from family and personal ties and the fact that Bishop’s And St. Thomas’ being sister schools, I should say we Bishopians feel a tremendous bond to the Thomians. However to come back to the Walk, it ended with free hot dogs from John Keells, ice-cream and Nespray milk for the kiddies and a musical show. Rajiv & the Clan, Ronnie Leach and the two Thomian Bands "Stigmata" and "Absolute" were there in a very sporty way. This was all in the Small Club’s grounds.

Then I hastened to be present at the Foundation Stone laying ceremony for the historic "Heritage Museum" - the first of it’s kind in a Sri Lankan School. This is the bare area near the Winchester Dormitory, opposite the swimming pool. After a few prayers, David Ponniah the Warden together with faithful old boys buried the foundation stones and cemented them. Into the cavities of these stones were little leaflets folded and stuck inside about the historic walk and the day when these stones were laid down to posterity. This Historic Heritage Museum will hold artifacts of antiquity, valuable to the history of this prestigious school. The Warden made an appeal to all old boys of different vintages to come forward and be generous enough to donate items like books, flags, badges, photographs etc. that would be valuable artifacts to keep intact - the heritage of a great school.

I was personally requested to try and retrieve the manuscript of Edmund de Livera’s original College song. The Museum is expected to come up fast - with the generous donations of the ever-faithful old boys. Then I ventured to the OTSC - Old Thomian’s Swimming Club, where sipping a Ginger beer I chatted to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee the very active determined Udaya Guneratne who proudly proclaimed the profits made of the walk - the proceeds which were to be channeled for the Heritage Museum Building. However Janaka Boteju, Nishantha Fernando, Geethika Perera and Renganathan - the other members of the Committee showed their Chairman their appreciation by bodily throwing him into the College pool with a big splash. That was his reward! Udaya was wearing a special commemorative wristwatch that had been turned out for the 150 years Anniversary celebration. It has a black strap and outline of the face of the watch, while the dial is of a white backdrop and on top of it is the Thomian crest. It is very attractive and a beautiful souvenir. Priced at a very reasonable rupees thousand. It is definitely a collector’s item, which all old boys will be proud to possess. These wristwatches are available for sale at the College Office in Mount Lavinia.

Then it was time for Lunch. Lunch at the Boarding Dining room - there again hosted by the College. After grace was said we all sat down to have lunch, seated on the long tables and benches. Lunch was yellow rice, pol sambol, pickle, parippu, a cutlet and that oh! so delicious "Mas Curry" - raved about for generations. I, a non-beef eater was tempted to gulp it down and even wanted more! Disgraceful I told myself - but cannot be helped - it was too good to be left on the plate. Sitting and chatting to me at lunch was old boy and former Air Vice Marshall - Paddy Mendis, who had many a tale to relate of his childhood memories of College. He looked around the dining room and sighed nostalgically, "Nothing has changed here for the last fifty years -this was just like this when I had meals here as a schoolboy". I was eating pieces of my beef curry when I remembered that my brother Manjula had said, of course, 31 years ago when he was a boarder in college, how they found worms in some curry - perhaps - that’s what makes things so tasty? But I bet it is the same recipe that is being followed for the beef curry in the kitchen quarters and that is what Paddy Mendis meant when he said that absolutely nothing had changed. Chocolate ice cream was served for dessert.

After lunch and with our bellies full and our hearts and minds very happy to be amidst so many friends, everyone stood up to bellow the College song with much gusto "Esto Perpetua" - Yes we re-echoed "Esto Perpetua" - BE THOU FOR EVER!

***

One with the wilds and village folk alike

~Ravi Samarasinha

Sunday Times – Jan 14 2007:

Ravi Samarasinha is no more. He was snatched away from us all in a fatal motor car accident last week. His untimely death has left a void in wild life conservation in this country.

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Ravi’s passion for wild life and nature was from childhood. A doctor of medicine by profession, Ravi left this career to devote his life entirely to wild life conservation much to the disappointment of his parents.

As a cousin of mine, I knew him to be quiet and reserved. As cousins we had, in groups gone on many trips to the wilds many years ago in our youth. He was a daring photographer. On one occasion in Yala, we all watched a sloth bear coming down a Palu tree. All the others were inside the double cab while Ravi and I were at the back which was open. Suddenly the bear turned on the vehicle. Ravi shouted, “Lanki jump from the other side and get inside the vehicle. I will be fine,” and continued taking photographs.

On another occasion he had a narrow shave when he walked into a cave in the heart of Yala and a bear came growling out. Everyone knows that the bear is dangerous if encountered. Ravi has recounted to us many other escapades he had had in the wilds while pursuing his passion for photography.

There was another side to Ravi’s serious demeanour which we often saw. He never changed from the jovial character that he was as a youth. Whenever he met me, his teasing was just like it was when we were very young - a side of him that some of his immediate family members were unaware of.

Ravi had held photography exhibitions and his photographs adorn some of the leading bird books in this country. He began bird watching as a child and came to be regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s experts in avifauna.

Later his passion became the Sri Lankan leopard. Together with a few others he produced a popular coffee table book “For the Leopard” which raised considerable funds for wild life conservation. Ravi was Programme Consultant for numerous television documentaries, among them the BBC documentary “Leopard Hunters”. Together with Chitral Jayatilake he produced another coffee table book “Wilds of Lanka”.

He was one of the foremost authorities on the Sri Lankan leopard. He had done a vast amount of research on the leopards of Sri Lanka, especially of Yala and Wilpattu, mostly in regard to identification of individuals but also on many other aspects of their biology and ecology.

As a practising doctor he always opted for postings to be near Yala. From 2000 to 2001, for 18 months he did full-time research in Yala on leopards. Many a time he magnanimously dipped into his own personal funds to aid conservation projects.

Two of Ravi’s friends Darrel and Shirom talk of another project that Ravi had undertaken with them to safeguard leopards that were being killed by poachers and cattle farmers. They had done research for a year and come up with the idea of giving cages to farmers to trap leopards that came to steal the cattle. In this way they had saved four leopards in the area of Tissamaharama. Ravi had had plans to extend this project to estates and other areas near wild life parks around the country.

Darrel Bartholomeusz says of Ravi, “He was accepted by people of all walks of life and was very popular amongst even village folk as he had time for everybody and shared his valuable knowledge with everyone.”

Ravi was the Honorary General Secretary of the Wild Life and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka and formerly a Council member of the Natural History Society of Sri Lanka. He was a Director of the Environmental Foundation. Ravi was known to be very meticulous and methodical in his work.

Because of his deep love for nature, most of the time one could not find Ravi in Colombo. He was either in a wild life park or on his estate. He was dedicated to photography and conservation.

He has discussed with me meticulous plans he had formulated to stop poaching within the Yala national park, a park he knew like the back of his palm. Ravi was also a Diploma holder of Wild Life and Conservation Management from USA.

The last annual publication of “Loris” (the magazine of the Wild Life and Nature Protection Society) carries an extensive article on leopards by Ravi and a striking photograph of a leopard adorned the cover – also a photograph taken by Ravi. At 44 years Ravi was still unmarried. Leaving aside his medical career, he had dedicated his life to wild life conservation.

Goodbye dear brother. May your soul rest in peace

By Lankika de Livera

****

St Thomas’s College Song

Words composed by Edmund de Livera

Thomians young and Thomians old

Thomians staunch and true!

Rally round the College Flag

The Blue,the Black and Blue

To your alma mater sing

Thomians near and far

Loudly let the echoes ring

For all we have and are

Chorus

Esto Perpetua

The Blue Black and Blue for ever!

Like the serpent keen and wise

Harmless as the dove,

By the cross we’re knit in one

Holy bond of love.

Loyal to our church and king

Both in Peace and War

To the College we will sing

For all we have and are

Chorus

In the field of intellect

Many a prize we’ve won

And upon the field of sport

Thomians yield to none

Be it work or be it play

We will do and dare

To the College therefore sing

For all we have and are

Chorus

We rejoice in victory

When our foes we beat

We have learnt,when fortune frowns

How to take defeat

All unfriendly rivalry

From our lives we bar

To the College therefore sing

For all we have and are

Chorus

When into the world we go

For our life’s career

As the call of duty sounds

We will answer clear

Onward to the goal we press

Guided by our star

To the College therefore sing

For all we have and are

Chorus

*****

14th death anniversary of Richard de Zoysa

Daily News Feb 18 2004: The 14th death anniversary of journalist Richard de Zoysa falls today. The third death anniversary of his mother, Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu, was commemorated on February 12.

Richard was a multi-faceted personality who left a lasting impression during a short but prolific creative span. Media critic, announcer, teledrama and stage actor, author and journalist, Richard was 32 when he was abducted and killed by an armed gang on a fateful night in February 1990.

The gruesome killing of her beloved son spurred Dr. Saravanamuttu to launch a campaign for justice for the 'disappeared' on behalf of the mothers who had lost their sons; the wives who had lost their husbands; the sisters who had lost their brothers.

Dr. Saravanamuttu's relentless campaign attracted international attention towards the plight of victims who disappeared without a trace during the 1988-90 terror period.

The 'Mothers' Front' organisation which she founded in 1991 rendered a yeoman service for the welfare of families who lost their breadwinners during this period. It later spread to Matara, Moneragala, Kandy, Kurunegala and Anuradhapura districts. She was accorded the 'Weera Mathru' (heroic mother) title in 1996.

Gertrude de Livera nee Seneviratne

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Biography

Novelist Gertrude de Livera (nee Seneviratne),a student of Girls High School Mt Lavinia, and St Paul’s Milagiriya ,obtained the Senior School Certificate with a first division pass with Distinctions in English and English Literature. .She went on to graduate in Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)in 1955.

Subsequently she obtained her Master of Arts qualifying from the Kelaniya University (Sri Lanka) and Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Colombo.She also holds a Diploma ,from the London school of Journalism.

She joined the English Department of the Kelaniya University in 1970, and at the time of retirement in 1990 she held the post of Senior English Instructor in the University.

She has written several short stories, and has published a short story book named “Some Middle Class Sri Lankans”

She has thought English Literature and English Language to many students.

Gertrude de Livera married Louis Charles de Livera (Carl) a prominent Lawyer in 1955,and had the children Sunil,Manjula and Lankika.

She currently lives in her retirement in Dehiwela ,Sri Lanka.

De Livera Family Name

The article Portuguese Colonial Remains suggest that the Portuguese had invaded part of America,Africa and Asia around 1500AD.The Portuguese arrived in Ceylon in the year 1505.They were in control of the entire coastal belt of Ceylon,and ruled till the year 1658,when the Dutch expelled them.

http://www.colonialvoyage.com/ceylonP.html

1. Portuguese in Sabaragamuwa

a) Sabaragamuwa was captured by the Portuguese in 1618.

b) Portuguese had a camp in Sabaragamuwa with around 5000 soldiers.

c) Saman Devalaya of Sabaragamuwa had been destroyed by the Portuguese.

d) In 1630,Don Constantino de Sa,under pressure from Viceroy, decided to undertake an expedition against the King Senarath’s Capital in Badulla.

On 9^th August 1630, a small Portuguese army of around 5000 soldiers, marched from Sabaragamuwa(Near Ratnapura) to UVA.

http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/histp

2. de Livera

A report in Portuguese,signed by one Francisco de Livera on 29/12/1633.

Suggests that the de Livera name was existing in that year among the Portuguese.(report relates to South Africa).

De Livera family which I have traced,the roots seem to be from Sabaragamuwa Province Pelmadulla Division and in the village of Denavaka.

From Para 1 above,it could be said that there had been a strong presence of Portuguese around Sabaragamuwa during the period 1618 to 1658.

From Para 2 above,it could be said that the de Livera name existed in the year 1633 among the Portuguese.

I have established that Denavaka Rala was born around 1630.

Considering the above facts it could be assumed that the Denavaka family of Sabaragamuwa,may have taken the de Livera name and changed to Christianity around the period 1620 to 1658, so that they could enjoy positions and benefits from the Portuguese.

It is also said that the Portuguese Language,Religion and names were well rooted ,even in the year 1704 in Ceylon.

Manjula de Livera

Sunday Times April 24 2011

That sweet voice will now join the choirs of angels

Lankika De Livera

Four girls burst out loud into song, while walking along the pavement of the Colpetty junction in Colombo.

“I'm born again, I feel free
No longer alone
A bright light is shining
And shows me a world that I own…..”

We were sweet sixteen. Bishopians. Carefree. Happy and oblivious to the scorching heat of the mid-day sun. Oblivious to the weight of the books we carried home after school. Oblivious to the stares of the passers-by….

Lanki led the singing with her sweet soprano voice. Nisha and Sharmini harmonized in different parts. I joined in spontaneously.

Those were the days of Boney- M, Abba, Bee Gees… Life was full of laughter and fun. Lankika De Livera, and I studied in parallel classes from kindergarten till the O’levels at Bishop’s College. She became my close friend when we were in the A’ level class, studying History and English together.
Lanki and I spent many hours together since then. She was quiet and was in the background of things. I was more in the forefront of school activities. But we forged a strong bond of friendship.

I was a risk-taker. She was pensive and cautious. She gave me sound advice. I was always busy. She urged me to find time to join her in reaching out to the less fortunate, the old and feeble, poor people, colleagues who had problems at home. She also demonstrated to me the importance of being patient and trying to understand the problems of others.

At the Interschool Shakespeare Drama Competition, Lanki was Lysander and I Hermia , the lovers in “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Lanki held my hand and gently led me up the steps leading upto the stage in the darkness as I had to remove my spectacles and could not see my way. She ensured that I did not trip as I entered the stage.

Lanki loved everything that was beautiful- wildlife, nature, music, song, poetry, books, drama….She opened up the marvels of many wondrous works of art and nature to me. She used to often send a dainty card with a handwritten verse to cheer or inspire a friend or someone in need. I was often a recipient of such thoughtfulness.

Lanki excelled in singing. I was overjoyed when she decided to take part in the senior solo singing competition at school and asked me to accompany her on the piano. What fun we had practising for endless hours on the old pianos at the Bishop’s College music rooms or at her home or mine. She gave a magnificent rendering of “The Holy City” and “Hark Hark the Lark” by Schubert and was adjudged the first runner up.

Our friendship grew after we left school. I entered the Kelaniya University. Lanki entered Law College.
I embarked on journalism at “The Island” newspaper and following my advice, she applied to “The Sun” newspaper. I accompanied her for the interview and waited for her downstairs while she met the editor upstairs. She returned after a successful interview. We were both thrilled!

As journalists working for two separate newspapers, we shared experiences. We also went on many assignments together to provide coverage for our respective newspapers. We both covered the Arts and Culture round. We went to many concerts together and many trips out of Colombo to cultural and archaeological sites.

We also had our own separate interests. I was adventurous and keen on the excitement of investigative reporting, she preferred travel, wild life and nature. Lanki introduced me to her friends at Law College. We went together for many Law College events and parties and she joined my Kelaniya University friends at get-togethers.

Lanki and her mother were regular visitors at our home for Christmas. She made Christmas special for us with her beautiful singing of carols. My family and I enjoyed the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivities at Lanki’s home.

Enjoying our newfound independence and freedom as journalists and undergraduates, Lanki and I roamed around Colombo – Lanki driving her mother’s Volkswagon. Lanki and I planned lavish celebrations for our 21st birthday parties. Mine did not materialize and ended up in a quiet affair with my family and Lanki.

Lanki’s party took place at a resort on the Mount Lavinia Beach. I spent the whole day with her decorating the place. I also made the dessert for the occasion. Lanki was swept off her feet when she met Prasanna Panditharatne. She gave up her studies in law to marry Prasanna. She also gave up journalism.

She did her best as a young bride. She cooked for her husband and kept a resplendent home.
But the fairy tale ended. Prasanna and Lanki realized that they were not compatible. Lanki’s life was soon clouded with sorrow.

However, the birth of a bonny baby boy, offered hope. He became the centre of Lanki’s life. She went to great lengths to ensure that he had a happy childhood. Lanki and Prasanna separated and went their different ways but both did their best for their son.

Lanki remarried eight years ago. I was the only friend she invited for the quiet wedding dinner. Lanki devoted all her time and effort to her new husband and child but failed to find happiness. During the last couple of years, Lanki suffered from depression. She was overcome with sorrow and worry. She returned to her mother’s home a few weeks ago.

When she called me in her distress, I did my best to help her, comfort her, to give her hope for the future. I took her to prayer meetings. She told me that she gained a lot of comfort from the prayer meetings and promised to keep coming.

I dropped Lanki at her mother’s gate after the prayer meeting on Wednesday night, April 6 . She gave me and my daughter hugs and kisses as she left, promising to come again with us on Sunday. She looked so pretty, in a bright yellow blouse as she stood at her gate and waved to us.

On Saturday, April 9, I got a call to inform me that Lanki was dead. Her mortal remains were cremated on Sunday, April 10 at the Mount Lavinia Cemetery Many of our classmates from Bishop’s College and her friends from Law College were there amidst the large gathering of relatives and friends.

As I left the funeral, my mind was filled with memories of Lanki, standing on the Bishop’s College stage singing the verse from “The Holy City”.
“And once again the scene was changed;
New earth there seemed to be;
I saw the Holy City
Beside the tideless sea;
The light of God was on its streets,
The gates were open wide,
And all who would might enter,
And no one was denied.
No need of moon or stars by night,
Or sun to shine by day;
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away.
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
Sing for the night is o'er!
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna for evermore!”

I knew that for my dearest friend Lanki, there would be no more sorrow and depression. Lanki had finally reached the holy city, where she would sing hosanna for evermore with the angels!

Manique Mendis