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'I think all of our lives have been terribly shaped by what went on before us.'
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Running in the Family, Michael Ondaatje 1983.

What's in a Name

In the first section of this page we study the surname, it's origins and history. We also pickup the family trees from where it ends in the genealogy tables given in the Ancestry page, and attempt to trace the families to its present day.

A Surname called 'De Fonseka'

The surname (family name) De Fonseka is probably what bought you to this page. If not, still you can find a lot about a surname in general.

  The surname 'De Fonseka' -  it's origins and the present day incarnations.

  To 'De' or not to 'de' - The story behind the first part of the family name.

  Family Coat of Arms  - The story behind the family crest.

  Mudaliyars Explained  - All about the Mudaliyars, and their role in society over the centuries.

A family called 'De Fonseka'

The web pages linked in the different sections below lists over 500 entries painstakingly compiled by the author, under the relevant family tree. The information in this page is expanding day to day. Your help in bridging the gaps, are most welcome.

Select a Family Tree from the list below. You can also use the 'Search' feature in the main page to look for an ancestor.
Then use the 'Back link to Ancestry' button at the top of the page to link and trace back the ancestry.

De Fonseka families of Kalutara

Family Tree of John Henry De Fonseka:
     John Henry De Fonseka (Mohandiram) married (name not known)

• Edmond Clarke (E. C.) De Fonseka (MBE full family tree).
• Henry Fredrick De Fonseka (Mudaliyar, 1911 full family tree).
• Frank De Fonseka (full family tree).
• Emmellina De Fonseka (Emmie) married (name not available)
  • Hilda De Fonseka married Condrad Perera.
• Louisa De Fonseka (did not marry).
• Margarita De Fonseka (Maggie - died at a young age).
• Luke De Fonseka (Twin) (did not marry).
• Mark De Fonseka (Twin) married from Wennappuwa.
  • Annesly De Fonseka.
  • Edwin De Fonseka.
  • Sister Yyonne De Fonseka.
  • Pearl De Fonseka.

Family Tree of Jacob De Fonseka:
    Jacob De Fonseka (Mohandiram, 1841) married (name not known)

• James Fretz De Fonseka. (full family tree)
• Louis Richard De Fonseka married Dona Maria de Silva.
  • Godwin Jacob De Fonseka (Mohandiram) married Lydia daughter of S. R. De Fonseka.
    Full details under the S. R. De Fonseka family tree

Family Tree of Carolis de Fonseka (Mohandiram)
       1st wife Louisa, daughter of Bastian D'anderado

• Simon Richard de Fonseka  (full family tree) married (1883) Louisa de Silva Jayasingha.
• Clara de Fonseka (Jossie) md Benjamin de Silva (d 14.06.1927)
  • Jerrie (d 10.01.1926 Aged 22 Yrs)
  • John Manuel Walter (d 27.02.1920 Aged 28 Yrs)
  • Tissie de Silva md Roland Tennekoon (State Council member for Kuliyapitiya) .
    • Kumar Tennekoon (daughter) md R. B. Ratnayake
  • Citreus de Silva (Unmarried) 137, Mahawatte Rd.
• Annie de Fonseka md Emmanuel de SIlva.
  • Doris de Silva md Wilfred Peiris.
    • Tony Peiris.
    • Anne Peiris md Dr. Tony Don Michael.
    • Marie Peiris md Prema Fernando. 
• Cecelia de Fonseka md Loise Peiris, Younger brother of Jeronis Peiris and resided at 'Whist Bungalow' Mutwal, the house built by Richard Morgan.

Family Tree of Joseph de Fonseka married Selestina de Silva Goonatilake (full family tree).

Family Tree of Carolis De Fonseka married (name unavailable).

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De Fonseka families of Panadura

De Fonseka  (Panadura) Family Trees

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D'andrado Fonseka families of Colombo

D'andrado Family Trees

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Connected Families:

The Lindon Jussey de Silva family
       The Seven Sisters.