Descendants of K. Mendias De Silva of Katukoliha, Dodanduwa

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 1. Kalupahanage Mendias de Silva of Katukoliha, Dodanduwa + Wadumestrige Sophi Nona of Hennatota, Dodanduwa

(Details of children in Testamentary Jurisdiction No. 3651, DC Galle, 28.7.1906 reported in Govt. Gazette No. 6129 of  6.7.1906)*

2.1 Kalupahanage Penis de Silva 
2.2 Kalupahanage Lenti Nona 
2.3 Kalupahanage Juli Nona
2.4 Kalupahanage Lily Nona 
2.5 Kalupahanage Desi Nona 

Maggie de Silva in 1905 & 1930

2. 1 Kalupahanage Penis de Silva, b. around 1885 d. around 1947, Landed Proprietor, Dodanduwa + Abeydeera Wijeyawickrema Punchihewage Maggie de Silva, b. around 1890 d. around 1935, daughter of A. W. P. Don Davit de Silva & ............... Ranaweera of 'Siriniwasa', Gintota, Galle.









Nancy de Silva, 1930

2.1.1 Kalupahanage Nancy de Silva of 'Sirinivasa ', Gintota b. 23.11.1916 d. 2.3. 1991 + Kahingalage Sam de Silva, b. around 1900 d. 19.09.1943, of Patuwatha, Dodanduwa & Superintendent of Dandagama Coconut Estate Co. Ltd. Walakumburumulla , Dandagamuwa owned by Henderson & Co. Ltd. (1931 Fergusons Directory)
2.1.1.1 Kahingalage Kithsiri de Silva of Galle/Colombo + Cleo Wickremaratne Hapugoda, daughter of Alfred Wickremaratne Hapugoda & R. A. Esther Adlin of Kandy/Baddegama -1976
2.1.1.1.1 Channa Chaminda de Silva of Colombo + Nimalka Senanayake, daughter of Nihal Senanayake of Colombo & Malini .............   of Panadura - 2017
2.1.1.1.2 Rashika Ratnamali de Silva M.Sc. Professional Computing (Swinburne). In Melbourne.

2.1.1.2 Kahingalage Rajendra de Silva B.Sc. (Cey), of Galle / Colombo d. 4.10. 2004 + M Sumedha Perera, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Perera of Moratuwa - 1979
2.1.1.2.1 Charith de Silva + Swarna Samarasinghe , daughter of Mr. & Mrs Samarasinghe of Avissawella - 2012

2.1.1.3 Kahingalage Ananda de Silva (died as a child at Gintota, around 1944)

Bertie de Silva, 1930

2.1.2 Kalupahanage Bertie de Silva, formerly of 'Sirinivasa ', Gintota & of Royal Army Service Corps, & Superintendent of Thalahitimulla Estate, Thalahitimulla, Kuliyapitiya + Malini Peiris of Egoda Uyana, daughter of B. Arnold Peiris of Egoda Uyana &  Yasodara Jayawickrema of Galle/Panadura
2.1.2.1 Kalupahanage Ajith de Silva + Damayanthi de Silva, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. de Silva of Colombo 5.
2.1.2.1.1 Randi de Silva + .......
2.1.2.2  Dr. (Professor, Otemon Gakuin University, Japan) Kalupahanage Lalith Shanaka de Silva , Ph.D. + Monica Wijesekera , daughter of Prof. O. H. de A. Wijesekera & Mabel Wijesekera of Colombo. Resident in Japan.
2.1.2.3 Kalupahanage Anil de Silva + ..........
2.1.2.3.1 Chanali de Silva + Asanka Perera, son of Mr. & Mrs. Sunil Perera
2.1.2.3.2 ?............

2.1.3 Kalupahanage Leslie de Silva (died in his teens at Gintota, around 1944)


2.2 Kalupahanage Lenti Nona - Family details not known
2.3 Kalupahanage Juli Nona - Family details not known
2.4 Kalupahanage Lily Nona - Family details not known
2.5 Kalupahanage Desi Nona - Family details not known

  • *Extract of District Court Judgement 

  •  In the District Court of Galle

  • Order Nisi

  • Testamentary Jurisdiction 

  • No. 3651

  • In the Matter of the Intestate Estate of Kalupahanage Mendias de 
    Silva of K atukoliha, deceased. 
    THIS matter coming on for disposal before G. A. Baumgartner, E sq., District Judge of Galle, on the 28th day of July, 1906, in the presence of Mr. F. J. de Vos, Proctor, on the part of the petitioner Wadumestrige Sophi Nona of K atukoliha; and the affidavit of the petitioner dated 27th 'Ju ne, 1906, having been read : It is ordered that the sixth respondent Wadumestrige Thomas of H ennatota be appointed guardian ad litem— (1) Kalupahanage Penis de Silva, (2) Kalupahanage Lenti Nona, (3) Kalupahanage Juli Nona, (4) Kalupahanage Lily Nona, (5) Kalupahanage Desi Nona, unless the respondents shall, on or before the 16th day of July, 1906, show sufficient cause to the satisfaction of this court to the contrary. 
    It is further ordered and decreed that the said ,
    Wadumestrige Sophi Nona is the widow of the de- ceased, and that she is as such entitled to have letters of administration issued to her accordingly, unless the respondents (1) Kalupahanage Penis de Silva, (2) Kalupahanage Lenti Nona, (3) Kalupahanage Juli Nona, (4) Kalupahanage Lily Nona, (5) Kalupahanage Desi Nona, and (6) Wadumestrige Thomas of Hennatota shall on or before the 16th day of July, 1906, show sufficient cause to the satisfaction of this court to the contrary. 
    G. A. B au m g ar tn er , 
    D istrict Judge.' 
    The 28th day of July, 1906.



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