Ceylon Civil List
The Ceylon Civil List is a great source of information about ones ancestors who served in the administrative services of the colonial government. The list was compiled and published by the Department of xxxx over a period of time. The reading rooms of the Sri Lanka National Archives contains leather bound volumes from approximately 18xx to 19xx. The contents of the books vary from the early editions which contain mostly European names to the ones of the later periods which give information on the careers of the local people who made the grades in the Civil Service.
The following are extracts from various registers and is not a complete and comprehensive list. However every effort will be made to update the information as and when information is available.
Ceylon Civil List - 1901:
L. de Fonseka, Mudaliyar, Kalutara. Justice of the Peace.
Ceylon Civil List - 1904:
S. R. de Fonseka, Colombo. Unofficial Police Magistrate.
Ceylon Civil List - 1922:
E. C. de Fonseka, M. B. E., Colombo. Member of the Colombo Port Commission.
Ceylon Civil List - 1930:
Ernest
Oliver de Fonseka, Asst. Superintendent of Surveys.
Duncan
Constantine de Fonseka, Medical officer of Health.
Ceylon Civil List - 1948:
Donald
Terrance Emmanuel Andrado de Fonseka.
Chandrakirti
de Fonseka.
Patrick
John de Fonseka.
Ceylon Civil List - 1949:
Details from the Ceylon Civil List Registers of the Sri Lanka National Archives Department.