A number of microfiche with christenings from 1804 to 1840 are located in the Dutch Genealogy Research library room. Finding these British era records in Holland, was the jewel in the crown of a round the world research trip that took in 1. LDS records and Library in Salt Lake City. 2. The Dutch Archives and Genealogy library in The Hague. 3. The India Office Records, British Library, Newspaper Library, National Archives, and the Society of Genealogists library in England 4. St Stephen's Church, Negombo, and numerous other derelict churches and desecrated cemeteries on the west coast of Sri Lanka. The English/Dutch records showed 2 entries for Anderson, which is our primary research target. One record is directly connected to our family... Captain James Thomas Anderson and Adriana Gertruijda Toussaint. The record is in Dutch, but the following information is clearly decipherable. the child James Robbert ) born 1 month son of James Thomas Anderson and Adriana Gertruijda Toussaint Godparents John Frederick Toussaint , Bernard Hendrik Toussaint, Elisabeth Robertino vander Sprinkel and .........Willemsz Jaffanapatnam Sun 22nd March 1810 Minister signature. J B Palm There was a report of 4 daughters and 2 sons in the Anderson family in Lewis's book, but DBU records only ever showed 1 son. The second Anderson record is for Sophia, daughter of Jame and Susanna Anderson born 2nd Nov 1806. God parents John Prior and Mary Edwards Minister signature ... Cadenski. Trincomale..10 Nov 1806 The records seem to be in a church circuit book which has entries for Jaffna and Trincomale only 1806 records 2 Meeawald 1 Trip 1 Anderson 1807 1 Gilbert 1810 1 Anderson 1814 1 von Conrady 1 Wiltig 1de Silva 1 Stomp 1 van den Driesen 1 Aldons We are willing to do lookups and share information with fellow researchers, and will post further names to the list each week. Larry & Coreen Andresen (nee Anderson)

Hello Larry and Coreen Happy New Year from Canada! What a wonderful adventure you have had researching, and I am eager to take you up on your offer of a look up, the chances of ever finding BMD info from Sri Lanka (Ceylon days) is very slim! I am looking for: Charles Peter Layard born December 9, 1806 Thank you for your help Regards Jane, Ottawa, Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Coreen Andresen" <larry@qldnet.com.au> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 7:32 PM Subject: [SRILANKA] British Ceylon christening records in The Hague >A number of microfiche with christenings from 1804 to 1840 are located > in the Dutch Genealogy Research library room. > Finding these British era records in Holland, was the jewel in the crown > of a round the world research trip that took in > 1. LDS records and Library in Salt Lake City. > 2. The Dutch Archives and Genealogy library in The Hague. > 3. The India Office Records, British Library, Newspaper Library, > National Archives, and the Society of Genealogists library in England > 4. St Stephen's Church, Negombo, and numerous other derelict churches > and desecrated cemeteries on the west coast of > Sri Lanka. > The English/Dutch records showed 2 entries for Anderson, which is our > primary research target. > One record is directly connected to our family... Captain James Thomas > Anderson and Adriana Gertruijda Toussaint. > The record is in Dutch, but the following information is clearly > decipherable. > the child James Robbert ) born 1 month > son of James Thomas Anderson and Adriana Gertruijda Toussaint > Godparents John Frederick Toussaint , Bernard Hendrik Toussaint, > Elisabeth Robertino vander Sprinkel and .........Willemsz > Jaffanapatnam Sun 22nd March 1810 > Minister signature. J B Palm > There was a report of 4 daughters and 2 sons in the Anderson family in > Lewis's book, but DBU records only ever showed 1 son. > > The second Anderson record is for Sophia, daughter of Jame and Susanna > Anderson born 2nd Nov 1806. > God parents John Prior and Mary Edwards Minister signature ... > Cadenski. Trincomale..10 Nov 1806 > > The records seem to be in a church circuit book which has entries for > Jaffna and Trincomale only > 1806 records > 2 Meeawald > 1 Trip > 1 Anderson > 1807 > 1 Gilbert > 1810 > 1 Anderson > 1814 > 1 von Conrady > 1 Wiltig > 1de Silva > 1 Stomp > 1 van den Driesen > 1 Aldons > We are willing to do lookups and share information with fellow > researchers, and will post further names to the list each week. > Larry & Coreen Andresen (nee Anderson) > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thanks for your wonderful offer of Lookups.. In my family, I have a Clara Theresa Emeila de Silva who was most probably born 1855 to 1870. parents Nicholas de Silva and Mary Catherine Fernando. would be glad if I could get a date of birth/baptism Happy New Year.. Gay > The records seem to be in a church circuit book which has entries for > Jaffna and Trincomale only > 1806 records > 2 Meeawald > 1 Trip > 1 Anderson > 1807 > 1 Gilbert > 1810 > 1 Anderson > 1814 > 1 von Conrady > 1 Wiltig > 1de Silva > 1 Stomp > 1 van den Driesen > 1 Aldons > We are willing to do lookups and share information with fellow > researchers, and will post further names to the list each week. > Larry & Coreen Andresen (nee Anderson) >