Hi, Your grandfather may have studied at the Government Technical College which started in Colombo in 1893 and later became known as the Ceylon Technical College or he may served as an apprentice in a engineering establishment with part time release to study engineering at the GTC. Engineering is still taught in Sri Lanka today at the University of Peradeniya and University of Moratuwa (previously known as the Institute of Practical Technology). Hope this information is of use to you. More information can be obtained at: http://www.moe.gov.lk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2 http://www.pdn.ac.lk/eng/mechanical/menu/dept/history.htm Winston de Hoedt Bekesbourne Canterbury Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Lovegrove" <julianlovegrove@hotmail.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Schools of Engineering > Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in > 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. > He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon > between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of > Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering > still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges > still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove > > 21 Seafield Road > > Broadstairs > > Kent CT10 2DD > > England > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you > care about in one place. > http://www.live.com/getstarted > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Julian, I don't know how much digging you want to do, or if this list contains the historical information you need, but http://www.lankalinksystems.com/directory/frames/eduframe.htm lists more than 100 universities, colleges, educational institutes in Lanka. Obviously some you can skip, but it might be a start for your search at the older, established institutions. Best regards, Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Lovegrove" <julianlovegrove@hotmail.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Schools of Engineering > Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in > 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. > He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon > between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of > Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering > still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges > still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove > > 21 Seafield Road > > Broadstairs > > Kent CT10 2DD > > England > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you > care about in one place. > http://www.live.com/getstarted > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 194 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Hello all, Thought I'd throw this in, in case the names ring any bells with anyone, please: My wife's ancestors included: William Burns Thompson McDonald-Davidson (born c. 1880?) who married Agnes (de Silva?) One of their children was: Alice Davidson (b. 1900, d. 1985) who married Aldrick Oscar de Zilva (b. 1900, d. 1960) We know from there on, but getting info going back is the problem... Thanks, Lindsey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Jelbart" <jilljelbart@bigpond.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Davidson research > Hi > > I am also researching Davidson's in Ceylon at this point I do not know of > any connection with Andrew or Alexander Davidson & my ancestors James (& > brother John and their descendants) . Can you tell me who the other > Davidson is in "Tombstones & Monuments" > > Regards > > Jill Jelbart > Albury NSW Aust. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry & Coreen Andresen" <larry@qldnet.com.au> > To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:58 AM > Subject: [SRILANKA] Davidson research > > >> Julian, there are two entries for Davidson in Tombstones and Monuments >> in Ceylon..one is an Alexander, have you seen them? >> Do you know what church the Andrew Alexander Davidson / Jane Caroline >> de Haan wedding in 1849 was in ? We have the volume and page reference >> for it but to get the entry is nigh on impossible from Colombo and there >> are a few LDS films which are specific in naming the church. >> The entry books at Kew are about 80 in number and they only list people >> coming into the East Indies, so people already in India, Mauritius, >> Africa, Batavia etc are not listed. They are by date..year and there may >> be more than one book for each year so it is a tedious and often >> fruitless search . The records CO 55 series are for Ceylon (Colonial >> Office) and WO 55 are Ceylon (War Office) >> . Contrary to popular belief there are Ceylon records at the India >> Office holdings at the British Library.Again the search routine is slow >> and tedious, the staff are wonderful, and were so patient with an Aussie >> Bushie with no idea on what he was doing. >> The 3 records that could help with early British Ceylon Family research >> are >> 1. Dutch prisoners of war allowed to go to Ceylon or Batavia..1798 >> -1799. IOR \ F \ 4 \ 74 \ 1621 >> 2. Pensioners Bencoolen, Dutch pensioners India and Ceylon. IOR \ F \ 4 >> \ 10307 \ 51937 >> 3. Dutch pensions / British pensions 1825-29. IOR \ F\ 4\ 1191 / 30884 >> Happy hunting, Larry&Coreen >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove 21 Seafield Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2DD England _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you care about in one place. http://www.live.com/getstarted

Hello Lindsey,Do you know where, in Ceylon, your William Burns Thompson McDonald-Davidson was born please, or who his parents were?My grandfather Cecil Morrice Davidson was born in 1876, in Ceylon, so they 'might' be brothers?Do you know where or when he died?Regards JulianJulian Lovegrove 21 Seafield Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2DD England Business Website: www.antiqueswestmalling.co.uk> From: lindsark@ozemail.com.au> To: srilanka@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 23:40:35 +1000> Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Davidson research> > Hello all,> > Thought I'd throw this in, in case the names ring any bells with anyone, > please:> > My wife's ancestors included:> > William Burns Thompson McDonald-Davidson (born c. 1880?) who married Agnes > (de Silva?)> One of their children was:> Alice Davidson (b. 1900, d. 1985) who married Aldrick Oscar de Zilva (b. > 1900, d. 1960)> > We know from there on, but getting info going back is the problem... _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you care about in one place. http://www.live.com/getstarted

Hi I am also researching Davidson's in Ceylon at this point I do not know of any connection with Andrew or Alexander Davidson & my ancestors James (& brother John and their descendants) . Can you tell me who the other Davidson is in "Tombstones & Monuments" Regards Jill Jelbart Albury NSW Aust. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Coreen Andresen" <larry@qldnet.com.au> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:58 AM Subject: [SRILANKA] Davidson research > Julian, there are two entries for Davidson in Tombstones and Monuments > in Ceylon..one is an Alexander, have you seen them? > Do you know what church the Andrew Alexander Davidson / Jane Caroline > de Haan wedding in 1849 was in ? We have the volume and page reference > for it but to get the entry is nigh on impossible from Colombo and there > are a few LDS films which are specific in naming the church. > The entry books at Kew are about 80 in number and they only list people > coming into the East Indies, so people already in India, Mauritius, > Africa, Batavia etc are not listed. They are by date..year and there may > be more than one book for each year so it is a tedious and often > fruitless search . The records CO 55 series are for Ceylon (Colonial > Office) and WO 55 are Ceylon (War Office) > . Contrary to popular belief there are Ceylon records at the India > Office holdings at the British Library.Again the search routine is slow > and tedious, the staff are wonderful, and were so patient with an Aussie > Bushie with no idea on what he was doing. > The 3 records that could help with early British Ceylon Family research > are > 1. Dutch prisoners of war allowed to go to Ceylon or Batavia..1798 > -1799. IOR \ F \ 4 \ 74 \ 1621 > 2. Pensioners Bencoolen, Dutch pensioners India and Ceylon. IOR \ F \ 4 > \ 10307 \ 51937 > 3. Dutch pensions / British pensions 1825-29. IOR \ F\ 4\ 1191 / 30884 > Happy hunting, Larry&Coreen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Julian, there are two entries for Davidson in Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon..one is an Alexander, have you seen them? Do you know what church the Andrew Alexander Davidson / Jane Caroline de Haan wedding in 1849 was in ? We have the volume and page reference for it but to get the entry is nigh on impossible from Colombo and there are a few LDS films which are specific in naming the church. The entry books at Kew are about 80 in number and they only list people coming into the East Indies, so people already in India, Mauritius, Africa, Batavia etc are not listed. They are by date..year and there may be more than one book for each year so it is a tedious and often fruitless search . The records CO 55 series are for Ceylon (Colonial Office) and WO 55 are Ceylon (War Office) . Contrary to popular belief there are Ceylon records at the India Office holdings at the British Library.Again the search routine is slow and tedious, the staff are wonderful, and were so patient with an Aussie Bushie with no idea on what he was doing. The 3 records that could help with early British Ceylon Family research are 1. Dutch prisoners of war allowed to go to Ceylon or Batavia..1798 -1799. IOR \ F \ 4 \ 74 \ 1621 2. Pensioners Bencoolen, Dutch pensioners India and Ceylon. IOR \ F \ 4 \ 10307 \ 51937 3. Dutch pensions / British pensions 1825-29. IOR \ F\ 4\ 1191 / 30884 Happy hunting, Larry&Coreen

Karen, there are a few of lines of enquiry to compensate for lack of passenger lists to Ceylon . We are presuming you are looking at the Engliosh period 1797 to 1848 or later...All persons into the East Indies had to have permission from the Colonial Office. The files are CO 412 / 194, 5 and 6 and are in the British Archives at Kew. There are also passenger lists in the the Indian and Ceylon archived newspapers at Kew and Colindale. There are Embarkation films for ships to India, available from the LDS , But you have to know which ship, or year to get a near miss or hit. Some Australian passenger lists name people embarking in India too and we also had ships from Australia to Ceylon and India, Lachlan McQuarrie and his Regiment, took the port of Galle from the Dutch.He was appointed Governor of Galle and was also a very humane, and mostly forgotten, Governor of Australia. What names and approx year are you looking at ? Coreen and Larry

Coreen&Larry, I don't know how you fathom the mysteries of these films for Sri Lanka. Thank you for remembering my early request. I see you say they are the Marriage Banns you will be looking at...Thank you for this.... I had no idea that St Philip Neri's church was Roman Catholic but that follows because, family lore says that after Archibald Campbell retired from teaching at Royal College Colombo, he took up a post as a teacher at the Catholic College Colombo..I have not been able to identify the name of that college, despite lots of research. My interest in this marriage, apart from it being for a family member, is to identify the occupation of the Groom's father after he left Australia in 1861 to go to Ceylon. I have no other way of finding out... Is there also some record of an Actual Marriage Certificate for Sri Lankan marriages. I had given up all hope of ever finding a copy of this marriage Certificate. The searches I have made of films, I was just paddling in the water, not knowing where I was going or how to get there...It was just utterly confusing for me Thank you such a lot... Will you be doing printouts?. I am happy to reimburse you for the costs of hiring the film, and printout including postage. Thanks a lot Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Coreen Andresen" <larry@qldnet.com.au> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: [SRILANKA] Campbell research etc > Gay and list, will be looking at films again tomorrow night. Gay, The > film which may have the marriage banns for your > Campbell-De Zilva research is film 1496384 items 1 to 7. Just to > confuse us all St Philip Neris Church was, >

Gay and list, will be looking at films again tomorrow night. Gay, The film which may have the marriage banns for your Campbell-De Zilva research is film 1496384 items 1 to 7. Just to confuse us all St Philip Neris Church was, and still is Roman Catholic, It seems RC Colombo marriage banns are not listed separately. A quick look at my films last week showed complete marriage entries for the list researchers Anderson-Ohlmus. van Dort- Poulier van Twest-Quyn Weinman- Garth Mortier-Wilson Melder- Lemphers Periera-Passe we will try and list as many as possible to post later in the week. Cheers Coreen&Larry.

Hi out there I am trying to put some of the Pereira and Perera families together of Ceylon and India I have a far amount that needs proper connections and dates Hope to here from you soon Laura Foenander

Try www.theshipslist.com it may be of help ----- Original Message ----- From: <christopher.merry@ntlworld.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com>; <SRILANKA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Passenger Lists > Karen, > > I can't speak for any other country, but ships passenger lists for voyages > to and from the UK only survive for voyages from 1890 onwards! > > Chris Merry, UK. > > >> >> From: "Peter Townsend" <petert2@slingshot.co.nz> >> Date: 2007/04/30 Mon AM 10:31:55 BST >> To: <SRILANKA@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: [SRILANKA] Passenger Lists >> >> Hi Listers, >> >> Is there anyone out there who would be able to tell me where I could find >> any passenger lists to Colombo between 1815 - 1820 >> >> I am not sure which country from but anything would be better than >> nothing as I have no idea where my ancestor originated from. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Karen Bell >> New Zealand >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thankyou Ann The reference you gave is one of my Tolfreys. William is a very interesting man - son of Samuel. Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: <srilanka-request@rootsweb.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: SRILANKA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 49 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Passenger Lists (Peter Townsend) > 2. Re: The Kandyan Wars (athigham) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 21:54:38 +1200 > From: "Peter Townsend" <petert2@slingshot.co.nz> > Subject: [SRILANKA] Passenger Lists > To: <SRILANKA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002b01c78bd6$bbee5750$7f01a8c0@PETERT1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Chris, > > Thankyou for your message trust my luck another I can cross off my endless > long list :) > > Regards > > Karen, NZ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:28:07 +0100 > From: "athigham" <higham@clara.net> > Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] The Kandyan Wars > To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00c101c78bf4$90460ee0$0a07a8c0@win2k> > > > Nothing for Christie & there's just the one brief ref to Tolfrey.......... > > The Kandyan Wars. the British Army in Ceylon 1803-1818 > Chapter 13: The Third War: Rebellion > pp 242 & 243 > > "At the enquiry that followed Eknelligoda's allegation, only two men were > incriminated, a > chief called Madugalle and the Malay Mohandiram who had fled from Sri > Wikrama's wrath at > the time of Pilima Talauva's death in 1811. The Malay was deported to > Batavia and a court > of his fellow chiefs found Madugalle guilty. He was sentenced to two > years' imprisonment > and the confiscation of his goods, but Brownrigg released him at the time > of the 1817 > Perahera. There were further rumours of unrest in 1816 also, but the > reports on this > occasion originated from William Tolfrey, the probable author of > 'Gentleman on the Spot', > who had replaced D'Oyly in the post of Chief Translator. Tolfrey, > however, died insane in > February, with the result that Brownrigg discounted the truth of his > warnings." > > regards > Anne H. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gay Williams" <gayw@ihug.co.nz> > To: <SRILANKA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:34 AM > Subject: [SRILANKA] The Kandyan Wars > > >> Hello Anne H >> >> My ancestors in Ceylon were Dr Thomas Christie and Samuel Tolfrey. I >> would be most > grateful for any Christie or Tolfrey data from the book. >> >> Gay >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SRILANKA list administrator, send an email to > SRILANKA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SRILANKA mailing list, send an email to > SRILANKA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SRILANKA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 49 > *************************************** > >

Hi Chris, Thankyou for your message trust my luck another I can cross off my endless long list :) Regards Karen, NZ

Hello Anne H My ancestors in Ceylon were Dr Thomas Christie and Samuel Tolfrey. I would be most grateful for any Christie or Tolfrey data from the book. Gay

Nothing for Christie & there's just the one brief ref to Tolfrey.......... The Kandyan Wars. the British Army in Ceylon 1803-1818 Chapter 13: The Third War: Rebellion pp 242 & 243 "At the enquiry that followed Eknelligoda's allegation, only two men were incriminated, a chief called Madugalle and the Malay Mohandiram who had fled from Sri Wikrama's wrath at the time of Pilima Talauva's death in 1811. The Malay was deported to Batavia and a court of his fellow chiefs found Madugalle guilty. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and the confiscation of his goods, but Brownrigg released him at the time of the 1817 Perahera. There were further rumours of unrest in 1816 also, but the reports on this occasion originated from William Tolfrey, the probable author of 'Gentleman on the Spot', who had replaced D'Oyly in the post of Chief Translator. Tolfrey, however, died insane in February, with the result that Brownrigg discounted the truth of his warnings." regards Anne H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gay Williams" <gayw@ihug.co.nz> To: <SRILANKA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:34 AM Subject: [SRILANKA] The Kandyan Wars > Hello Anne H > > My ancestors in Ceylon were Dr Thomas Christie and Samuel Tolfrey. I would be most grateful for any Christie or Tolfrey data from the book. > > Gay > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi Listers, Is there anyone out there who would be able to tell me where I could find any passenger lists to Colombo between 1815 - 1820 I am not sure which country from but anything would be better than nothing as I have no idea where my ancestor originated from. Many thanks Karen Bell New Zealand

Karen, I can't speak for any other country, but ships passenger lists for voyages to and from the UK only survive for voyages from 1890 onwards! Chris Merry, UK. > > From: "Peter Townsend" <petert2@slingshot.co.nz> > Date: 2007/04/30 Mon AM 10:31:55 BST > To: <SRILANKA@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [SRILANKA] Passenger Lists > > Hi Listers, > > Is there anyone out there who would be able to tell me where I could find any passenger lists to Colombo between 1815 - 1820 > > I am not sure which country from but anything would be better than nothing as I have no idea where my ancestor originated from. > > Many thanks > > Karen Bell > New Zealand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam