Sources of Information
and Additional Details - D'
Anderado Families
Don Manuel d'Anderado
Mudaliyar of Calutara.
Was guarding the pass of Calutara with his Lascorins in 1656 (Baldeus;
"Port Era" II. P.p. 454 & 455): took part in the expedition to
Jaffna against the Portuguese in 1658 (Baldeus and the de Fonseka Family
Documents); "Signalized himself before Jaffna Pattam" (Baldeus);
appointed Sabandaar and members of the chief court of which the Governor was the
President (the de Fonseka Family Documents and "Instructions" pp. 94,
95, 98). He was the only Singhalese member and according to the
"Instructions" (pp. 94 & 95), he had to be consulted in all cases
in which the people of the country are concerned. (also vide
"Instructions" pp. 75, 88, 89, 90, 91, letter by Don Manuel d'Anderado
to Governor Rycloff van Goens in Paul Pieris' "Dutch Power in Ceylon"
p. 275; Memoirs of Rycloff van Goens, p. 19; C.D.R. Vol. 2673D; Yalpana Vaipava
Malai; "Authors of Histories and Accounts of Ceylon" by Mohotti's
Mudaliyar F. E. Gooneratne of Galle (Ceylon Independent 16-5-1917)
Braz d'Anderado
Chief of Lascorins in Calutara
(C.D.R. 2439 & 2673D) died 1709. (C.D.R. School Tombo of Calutara 36)
Domingo d'Anderado
Adigar of Calutara and Walalawita Corale.
Succeeded his brother-in-law Don Michael de Fonseka (the de Fonseka Family
Documents)
Manuel d'Anderado
Maha Vidhan of Salpiti Corale about 1707
(the de Fonseka Family Documents); according to Frederick Jayatilleka whose name
appears in the List of Authorities in Paul Pieris' "Port Era" I - he
was Dissawa of Matara about 1720 ("Matara during the Dutch Period"
Ceylon Independent 6-7-1914)
Don Louis d'Anderado
Adigar of Calutara and Walalawita Corale
Cousin and brother-in-law of Don Manuel d'Anderado - perhaps the brother-in-law
mentioned by Baldaeus; succeded Don Manuel at Calutara (the de Fonseka Family
Documents including the Act of appointment of Renaldus d'Anderado. Mudaliyar,
dated 15-1-1787 where reference is made to Renaldus d'Anderado's
great-grand-father Don Louis d'Anderado, Adigar of Calutara and Walalawita
Corale and his grand-father Manuel d'Anderado, Mohandiram of Colombo); was one
of the five chief who were presented with Silver Swords by Governor van Goens
"for conducting themselves with distinction" in the campaign of 1665
against the rebel subjects of Rajasinghe II. (D.D.R. - Proceedings of the Dutch
Council dated 15-11-1668, and Paul Pieris ; "The Illangakoon Family"
p. 21) granted several lands in Calutara and Alutgama Districts by the Dutch
Government (C.D.R. Vol. 2439 pp. 155-167 also "Memoirsof Rycloff van Goens"
p.19)
Sinco d'Anderado
Acted for his uncle Don Manuel d'Anderado during the latter's illness; letter by
Don Manuel d'Anderado dated Jaffna 6-2-1859 to Governor van Goens in Colombo -
Paul Pieris "Dutch Power in Ceylon" p.275). This branch of the
d'Anderado family settled in Jaffna.
Manuel d'Anderado
Mohandiram of Colombo
Referred to in the Act of appointment of his grandson Renauldus d'Anderado
Mudaliyar, dated 15-1-1787 (with the de Fonseka Family Documents)
Manuel d'Anderado
Left Calutara and settled in Colombo in 1721 (C.D.R. School Thombo of Calutara
36) bought Mahawellewatta at Dehiwela of 16000 coconut trees (52 margan in
extent) for 1355 rix dollars on 80-7-1730 with Anthonam de Seram, Mudaliyar of
Salpiti Corale (about Anthonan de Seram and his son Maha Mudaliyar Lenderam de
Seram vide Paul Pieris' "Ceylon and the Hollanders" pp. 72, 81 etc;
R.A>S. XXII.) afterward sold his half share to his other co-owner (C.D.R. and
Thombo of Palle Pattu in Salpiti Corale III. P. 19 and Paul Pieris' "Notes
on some Singhalese Families" III. P.20 and some old Slave transfers in
Dutch among the de Fonseka Family Documents.)
Renaldus d'Anderado
Acts of appointment 15-1-1787 and 11-7-1790; in the act of appointment of
15-1-1767 mention is made of his great-grand-father Don Louis d'Anderado; Adigar
of Calutara and Walalawita Corale, and of his grand-father Manuel d'Anderado,
Mohandiram of Colombo and of two acts of appointment dated 1661 and 1664 which
are now lost, received a grant of 58 acres in Grandpass, Colombo now known as
Mahawatta most of which still belongs to members of the de Fonseka and the
d'Anderado Families (Plan of Partition of the land among descendents of
Renauldus d'Anderado dated 15-4-1877 with the de Fonseka Family Documents) copy
of the joint Last will of his wife and himself dated 4-1-1796 also with the de
Fonseka Family Documents; reference to him also in Paul Pieris' "Notes on
some Singhalese Families" III. P. 24 re the Last Will of Nicholas Dias
Abeysinghe, Maha Mudaliyar of which he is an executor - re Nicholas Dias
Abeysinghe vide Paul Pieris' "Ceylon and the Hollanders" pp. 143 &
160, also vide deed No. 904 dated 22nd October, 1894 attested by U. H. Ahlif of
Colombo, Notary Public, re the Dutch Grant to him dated 29th August, 1785 of the
58 acres in Grandpass).
Philip d'Anderado
Muhandiram of Colombo
(Ceylon Almanac 1814, and Last Will of Renauldus d'Anderado 4-1-1796)
Bastian d'Anderado
Mudaliyar
(Ceylon Almanac 1820) Act of appointment as Mohandiram 25-2-1817, married
Isabella daughter of Franciscu de Fonseka, Mudaliyar of Calutara.
Thomas d'Anderado
Mohandiram of Colombo and Mohandiram of the 5th company of Lascorins 1818,
Mudaliyar 1827, acts of appointment 27-1-1818, 4-12-1818, 3-1-1827; Last Will
dated 4-1-1838 (Ceylon Almanac 1820, 1826 & 1830)
Muguel d'Anderado
Married Lisbeth Louisa daughter of Selestinu de Fonseka Mudaliyar of Calutara
(Last Will of his wife and himself No. 996 dated 21-11-1871 attested by W. P.
Ranasinghe, N. P. of Calutara).
Renaldus d'Anderado
Mohandiram of Calutara
(Act of appointment 19-11-1844, Ceylon Almanac 1846) married Issabella daughter
of Selestinu de Fonseka, Mudaliyar of Calutara.
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