OBSERVATIONS MADE TO MR ALLEN F JOSEPH OF MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, BY WING COMMNDER E H OHLMUS, (SLAF Retd) OF
SRI LANKA, ON THE BOOK TITLED “The Burghers of Ceylon Worldwide incorporating the Abraham Joseph Genealogy” BY MR IVO KELAART OF MELBOURNE.
25th July 2008
My dear Allen,
Thanks for lending me the book with a ‘misleadingly odd’ (my view) title i.e. “The Burghers of Ceylon Worldwide incorporating the Abraham Joseph Genealogy”.
I don’t blame you for being disappointed ( as I am), both with its title and content
especially pertaining to the genealogy aspects of the Joseph Family which have not been
given pride of place. If I knew that your own Joseph line [ Cyril Louis] was going to be
included only in a portion of a book , I would not have spent my energy and money on
the data and photos I sent you. No, Thanks Allen, I do not want to keep the book as it is
of no value to me. You do not have to buy one. I will return it to you through someone
who is due to make a trip to Melbourne soon. Uncle Walter must be turning in his grave
to see many Joseph ‘entries’ not being ‘genealogical’ ---- and that ‘genealogy’ has been
confused with ‘family tree’! I have already written to you about the meanings of the terms ‘genealogy’ and ‘blood line’ which are totally different from the term ‘family tree.’
I do not consider this a work on genealogy as it is flawed, contains uncorroborated
data and lacks historicity; and I am making my personal observations separately as
requested by you (See Annex “A” below) .
Many listings on pages 69-81, 158-159 and 177-178 are amusing ! There were (and are)
many greater achievers and of better social standing who have been ‘excluded’.
No doubt the author had the final say as to whom he included; and he says he regrets
that some names have not been included as there was no data on the life span(sic), but if
the DBU journals especially, were carefully scrutinized the names of many distinguished
Burghers of yore would have cropped up! I will get back to you on this in due course.
I do not see the book as being one about the Burghers of Ceylon Worldwide. One
would have expected references to (Ceylon) Burghers, not only in Sri Lanka but also to
those dispersed around the globe, particularly in the countries I have mentioned in my
article “About Burghers and burghers” which will be on the net soon .
I am glad that Leonard and I were able to be of assistance when you uploaded your
own DBU-authenticated genealogy onto your site. Mine , from Jan Carel Ohlmus down is being
gradually updated and will be put on a CD and then on a website through Gerry Taylor from
Perth. Thereafter, I hope to work on our Family Tree with Granpa & Ma as the ‘centre branch of the Tree.’
PS : These are very interesting:-
1. FAMILY TREE PROFORMA
I have got with me a blank Family Tree proforma , published by State Trustees
Limited (ABN 68 064 593 148 ) . No State, postal or email address is indicated, only
these telephone numbers: 9667 6444 and 1300 138672 (Toll free outside Metropolitan
Area ). If you can, please try to get me their email address. The form has columns for
husband & wife, husband’s and wife’s parents and grandparents, but in the columns for
their children and grand children, no mention whatsoever is made of their husbands or
wives, but only ‘partners’ . That is why, perhaps, the form very correctly refers to
“Family Tree” and NOT to “Family Genealogy”. We can take a cue from this !
2. MY DISAPPROVAL I note that my name had been listed on page 159 without my
consent , which Iwould never have given as I would not have wanted my name to be in the company ofcharacters with proven iniquitous and dissolute track records !
[In any event my particulars as recorded in the book are incorrect , including the date of
birth which is found in DBU Vol 28 . So much for authenticity !!]
Annex “A”
“The Burghers of Ceylon Worldwide incorporating the Abraham Joseph Genealogy”
(a) Page ii. States that the book is copyright , though a lot material has been copied from
DBU Journals, which carry no copyright .On page 69, two other sources are quite
rightly acknowledged. In the bibliography (Page 387) , the Dutch Burgher Union of
Ceylon is correctly and rightly acknowledged, but the journals (JDBU) are
mentioned as being by courtesy of Mr Victor Melder. This very odd !
(b) Page iii. It would have been more appropriate if chapters 9 to 11 constituted a separate
book and an appropriate title may have been,” The Abraham Joseph Family Tree
( 1763 – 2007)
(c) Page iv.
(1) Acknowledgements. The sentence “….those genealogists who passed on
to me invaluable information obtained from archival sources.” , without
amplification, is unacceptable and the archived sources are not mentioned.
(2) Author’s note. No genealogy can be 100% complete, but whatever is put in
print/on record must be 100% accurate . Also I wonder why a reference
has been made at all to ‘some members who prefer to remain incognito’
[incognito = having one’s real identity concealed !]
[There are those whoprefer to keep their family information to themselves –
as in the case of onein our own clan, born out of wedlock- yet having the bloodline –
which is What matters , rather than being adopted and not having the Burgher
bloodline at all - and therefore being ineligible to be included in a
genealogy .Well known Sri Lankan Novelist , Columnist and literary
critic, Carl Muller, residing in Kandy also posed a relevant question in his
article “What is our gutless “Dutch Burgher” ranting about?” ( ‘The
Lanka Guardian ,March 2nd, 2008 )] .
(d) Page v. I would not use the words “revise” or ” revision” in the context of a
genealogy, but would refer to updates by way of “additions”, “amendments”
and “corrections” References to and material about members of the
Joseph family are found in the following volumes of the JDBU:
12 Part 1(Your grand-dad’s family entry-Page 24)
24 Part 1
44 Part 4
45 Part 2
51 Part 1 (Uncle Walter’s family entry - Page 19)
70 Part 1 (Your own family entry - Page 19)
(e) Page 2. The Calendar of Events given is informative. Historical Events from 483 BC
(Arrival of Vijaya) to December AD 1991 are officially recorded in the Sri Lanka
Ferguson’s Directory (Pages 21-48)
(f) Pages 62 & 63. Our Jewish Roots:. On page 62 it is stated that “….some of their
ancestors may have been(emphasis mine)Sephardic or Azhkenazi Jews.” A tentative
statement such as this has no place in genealogy. On page 63 , a title is “Some Burgher-
Jewish surnames as recorded by historians.” A vague statement without the names of the
historians, even in the bibliography on page 387, also has no place in a genealogy.
(g) Pages 70 – 81, 158-159 & 177-178 :Lists out Pre-eminent Burghers of a by-gone era,
Burghers prominent in the Modern era and The Burgher Ladies.
(h) Pages 82-157& 160-175. The Pen Pictures are very interesting. While some Burghers
get a half or full page, others get 3 or 4 lines. I wonder if the families/ descendants of the
latter category would cry “ Foul ” if they read the book !
(i) Page 85 . Example of the Genealogy work of DV Altendorff_-The Paternal Lineal
Descent of PHYLIS ALEXANDRA JOSEPH. All Mr Altendorff’s work was published in
the JDBU, and certified extracts from the genealogies were made available to prospective
migrants to prove their “European Descent’ to be eligible for migration to Australia,
mainly in the 1950’s. (See attachment for my own genealogy certified by Mr Altendorff in
March 1957)
(j) Page 184.
(1) Alice Helen Joseph is shown as having married Peter John Fernando, but
her children are listed as carrying their father’ surname name, which is incorrect .
(2)There are many similar listings (under the female sibling) which will not find
any place in the JDBU, as their surnames are not “Joseph , but those of
their respective fathers ! More similar ( incorrect) listings of children under
the female Joseph siblings are found on pages 185 (Cornelia Lucretia ),
186 ( Josephine Laura ), 190 (Mary Harriet ), (Ada Harriet), 192 (Julia
Rosamund ),(Edith Mabel), 193 (Florence Clare), 198 (Grace Florence Adina ),
199(Edith Blanche ),200 (Lena) 201 (Muriel ),204(Violet Myrtle Jane),(Vivienne
Iris Minette ), 205 (Georgiana Helen), 206( Majorie Alexandra Edna),
207 (Doreen Iris Helen), 209 (Dorothy Brenda),211 (Noble Georgiana Frances),
212 (Freda Christine), 213(Corinne Blanche), 220(Phyllis Nora), (Audrey
Maureen),221 (Mylcey ),(Lucy), (Melissa), 222 (Elaine),(Louise),( Doris Lucille)
223 (Kathleen Emma), and so on, from pages 224,225,226,227,228,229,233,235,
237, 236,239,243,245,246,247 , and 248.
(k) Page 275. The Joseph Clan in numerical order is a good thing, for easy reference.
(l) Page 306. This separate mention of Vivienne Dagmar Joseph (LVIII) and Deanne
Veronica Joseph ( CXI) or their children has no place in a genealogy.
(m) General : A work on genealogy – be it English , Dutch, Portuguese, Sinhalese
Tamil, Veddah, Aborigine or any race for that matter, must always be precise,
though not necessarily complete or comprehensive. Contributions from sources
(family or other) are best checked for authenticity/accuracy.* General or vague phrases,
such as “born about…”, “born in Ceylon lives abroad”, “estimated”, “approximately,”
“ date presumed to be..”, “married –name not known- about…” and generic terms like
“Administrator”,”Civil Servant”, “Clerk”, “International UN” “Executive”, “Sportsman”,
“Olympian”, “Army Officer”, “Air Force Officer” etc cannot be used in genealogies
and do neither the individual nor the writer/source any good.
(* There are instances where a birth certificate indicates “Burgher” even though the child is not .This could have happened at infancy through bribery or the mix up (accident or otherwise) of infants in the hospital. The informant’s name i.e. individual reporting the occurrence, is often a clue!)
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email : ohlmus@sltnet.lk
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Obsrvations on book" Genealogy & Lineage of the De Kretser family of Ceylon
OBSERVATIONS MADE TO MR ALLEN F JOSEPH OF MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, BY WING COMMNDER E H OHLMUS, (SLAF Retd) OF SRI LANKA, ON THE BOOK TITLED “The Genealogy and Lineage of the De Kretser Family of Ceylon (Sri Lanka )- 1661 to 2006.” BY MR IVOR DE KRETSER OF MELBOURNE.
11th July 2008
My dear Allen,
Thank you for sending me, Mr Ivor de Kretser’s book, “The Genealogy and Lineage of the De Kretser Family of Ceylon (Sri Lanka )- 1661 to 2006.” No, I do not wish to keep the book – Thank you. I will return it to you through someone who will make a trip to Melbourne. I particularly liked the comprehensiveness of the section on Henry Loftus also listing your grandma Melissa Theodora and taken direct from authenticated DBU Journal entries.
I use the word ‘authenticated’ here in the DBU context . Data from individual or other uncorroborated sources is difficult for me to accept as completely authentic. The terms (or words) ‘genealogy’ and ‘blood line’ have a specific meanings - and it is sometimes sad to see well meaning people confuse them with the term ‘ family tree’. As you know genealogy is “descent traced continuously from a male ancestor” and blood line refers to “ one’s pedigree or one’s set or line of ancestors” , while family tree is merely “ a chart or diagram showing the relation between people in several generations of a family or extended family”
As I mentioned to you over the phone last week cannot consider it as a book on genealogy
because it is flawed , contains uncorroborated data and lacks historicity; and I am making my personal observations separately as suggested by you (See Annex “A” below)
Yet this does not and should not take away the book’s immense value as an easy-to-read record of the De Kretsers and the efforts of the author. The chapters especially from page 76 onwards are very informative and would be of much interest to the younger ones of a clan with a long and distinguished history.
I am glad that Leonard and I were able to be of assistance when you uploaded your DBU genealogy on your blogsite.
Annex “A”
The Genealogy and Lineage of the De Kretser Family of Ceylon
(Sri Lanka )- 1661 to 2006.”
1. The book makes good & interesting reading. Is well designed and nicely presented.
2. Following are some items that do not seem quite right to us who discussed the book :-
(a) Page iv. (1) States that Distribution is restricted to members of the De Kretser family.
(Though not price-marked, we understand that the book is on sale.)
(2) States that no part may be reproduced …for financial gain, even
though quite a lot material has been copied from DBU Journals, which carry no
copyright !.
(b) Page vii. The opening sentence “..Genealogy is sometimes described as a cross between a
detective story and a larger than life jig saw puzzle,” is not understood; and I do not think
that it is correct to say that this is a “ resumption of a similar work begun by the late
Mr F H De Vos and Mr DV Altendorff .”
(c ) Page ix. (1) The references to “ the Burghers of European descent.” and “the
endeavourto combine genealogy with glimpses of family history”.
(d) Page 1.
(1) I would not use the words “revise” or ” revision” in the context of a
Genealogy. JDBU journals, you will see, refer to “corrections”, “amendments: and
“additions’”(updates, really)- e.g. see Vol 70 which I edited.(You have a copy).
(2) Louis de Kretser, according to JDBU Vol 1 page 87, along with your
(paternal) ancestor, Abraham Joseph is listed under the caption ,” Some of the
founders families which settled in Ceylon from Europe during the Dutch
Administration A.D 1640 -1796. Louis’ genealogy is repeated verbatim
in the book.
(3) There is no reference to Cornelius in this JDBU Vol 1(1908) - but he is mentioned in
JBDU Vol 47 ( 1957) . Mr Altendorff must have had an explanation for this.
(e) Pages 6 &7
(A note of explanation) :
1. Children of a female listed in the JDBU :
(a) if the husband is a Dutch Burgher, are shown under the
father and carry his surname
(b) if the husband is not a Dutch Burgher, they are not listed.
2. Genealogy is reckoned on the male line of descent.. and Messrs de Vos’ & Altendorff’s works reflect this .
3. Under Lloyd Loftus de Kretser (Pg. 6) :
(i) there is a “Mona Augusta” listed as child # 6 (Pg. 7) , but there is no listing of her name
in the de Kretser genealogy published in JDBU Vol 47 Page 64, where child # 6 is shown
as “Dalziel Arth
(ii) “ Mona Augusta “ is shown as having married W H B Grabau, but her children are listed
only by their first names.- which is puzzling.
(f) There are many similar listings (under the female sibling) which will not find any place in
the JDBU , as their surnames are not “de Krester”, but those of their respective fathers !
Some of the many listings of these, for example are:
* Pg. 4 (Hazel Mary), (Rosemary Mignonne), (Mignionnette Fleur)
* Pg. 9 (Faye Valerie) ,( Betsy Evangeline & daughter Patricia),
( Arnot Rosemary )
*Pg.13 (Gwendolne Maud), (Marjorie Maud)
*Pg.14 (Edna Geraldine)
*Pg 15 (Corrine June Carinthia),(Cynthia Anabella), (Carillon Amy)
*Pg 19 (Beatrix Christobelle )
…………. and many more such listings are found on pages 21, 22,23, 24,28,29,31,38,39,
43,44,45,47,48,52,53,54,56,58,61,62,70,
(g) On page 67 we find this entry : “- Ronald Cedric de Kretser , born 30th April 1957,
married 7th July 1986, Theresa Samarakoon. Divorced .No children.” We do not see
anything ‘genealogical’ about this entry.
(h) Page 76. The heading/title “The de Kretser Genealogy” is misleading. In fact I think it
is incorrect . The fathers and sons Index is an useful reference source -,but not a listings
therein are found in the DBU Journals ! Thus, , to speak of 1917 records of the DBU is
incorrect –as the De Kretsers born after 1917 are also listed !.
(i) On page 62 (Section 116) is found the details of Godfrey Terrence de Krester, This
data is not published in the JDBU even though he is a former President of the Dutch
Burgher Union of Ceylon. Daughter Mitchele Iolani‘s 3 children should bear their
father’s surname ‘Gunasekera” and would be appropriate listings in a family tree only !
[Please see (f ) above for similarities]
3. The name “De Kretser” is also found/referred to in the following editions of the JDBU:-
Vol 10, Pt 1,page 18
Vol 47, Pt 4,page 58
Vol 51, Pt 3,page 71
Vol 60, Pt 1,page 90
Vol 69, Pt 1,page 19
4. This book is an excellent record of the De Kretser Family Tree.
********
11th July 2008
My dear Allen,
Thank you for sending me, Mr Ivor de Kretser’s book, “The Genealogy and Lineage of the De Kretser Family of Ceylon (Sri Lanka )- 1661 to 2006.” No, I do not wish to keep the book – Thank you. I will return it to you through someone who will make a trip to Melbourne. I particularly liked the comprehensiveness of the section on Henry Loftus also listing your grandma Melissa Theodora and taken direct from authenticated DBU Journal entries.
I use the word ‘authenticated’ here in the DBU context . Data from individual or other uncorroborated sources is difficult for me to accept as completely authentic. The terms (or words) ‘genealogy’ and ‘blood line’ have a specific meanings - and it is sometimes sad to see well meaning people confuse them with the term ‘ family tree’. As you know genealogy is “descent traced continuously from a male ancestor” and blood line refers to “ one’s pedigree or one’s set or line of ancestors” , while family tree is merely “ a chart or diagram showing the relation between people in several generations of a family or extended family”
As I mentioned to you over the phone last week cannot consider it as a book on genealogy
because it is flawed , contains uncorroborated data and lacks historicity; and I am making my personal observations separately as suggested by you (See Annex “A” below)
Yet this does not and should not take away the book’s immense value as an easy-to-read record of the De Kretsers and the efforts of the author. The chapters especially from page 76 onwards are very informative and would be of much interest to the younger ones of a clan with a long and distinguished history.
I am glad that Leonard and I were able to be of assistance when you uploaded your DBU genealogy on your blogsite.
Annex “A”
The Genealogy and Lineage of the De Kretser Family of Ceylon
(Sri Lanka )- 1661 to 2006.”
1. The book makes good & interesting reading. Is well designed and nicely presented.
2. Following are some items that do not seem quite right to us who discussed the book :-
(a) Page iv. (1) States that Distribution is restricted to members of the De Kretser family.
(Though not price-marked, we understand that the book is on sale.)
(2) States that no part may be reproduced …for financial gain, even
though quite a lot material has been copied from DBU Journals, which carry no
copyright !.
(b) Page vii. The opening sentence “..Genealogy is sometimes described as a cross between a
detective story and a larger than life jig saw puzzle,” is not understood; and I do not think
that it is correct to say that this is a “ resumption of a similar work begun by the late
Mr F H De Vos and Mr DV Altendorff .”
(c ) Page ix. (1) The references to “ the Burghers of European descent.” and “the
endeavourto combine genealogy with glimpses of family history”.
(d) Page 1.
(1) I would not use the words “revise” or ” revision” in the context of a
Genealogy. JDBU journals, you will see, refer to “corrections”, “amendments: and
“additions’”(updates, really)- e.g. see Vol 70 which I edited.(You have a copy).
(2) Louis de Kretser, according to JDBU Vol 1 page 87, along with your
(paternal) ancestor, Abraham Joseph is listed under the caption ,” Some of the
founders families which settled in Ceylon from Europe during the Dutch
Administration A.D 1640 -1796. Louis’ genealogy is repeated verbatim
in the book.
(3) There is no reference to Cornelius in this JDBU Vol 1(1908) - but he is mentioned in
JBDU Vol 47 ( 1957) . Mr Altendorff must have had an explanation for this.
(e) Pages 6 &7
(A note of explanation) :
1. Children of a female listed in the JDBU :
(a) if the husband is a Dutch Burgher, are shown under the
father and carry his surname
(b) if the husband is not a Dutch Burgher, they are not listed.
2. Genealogy is reckoned on the male line of descent.. and Messrs de Vos’ & Altendorff’s works reflect this .
3. Under Lloyd Loftus de Kretser (Pg. 6) :
(i) there is a “Mona Augusta” listed as child # 6 (Pg. 7) , but there is no listing of her name
in the de Kretser genealogy published in JDBU Vol 47 Page 64, where child # 6 is shown
as “Dalziel Arth
(ii) “ Mona Augusta “ is shown as having married W H B Grabau, but her children are listed
only by their first names.- which is puzzling.
(f) There are many similar listings (under the female sibling) which will not find any place in
the JDBU , as their surnames are not “de Krester”, but those of their respective fathers !
Some of the many listings of these, for example are:
* Pg. 4 (Hazel Mary), (Rosemary Mignonne), (Mignionnette Fleur)
* Pg. 9 (Faye Valerie) ,( Betsy Evangeline & daughter Patricia),
( Arnot Rosemary )
*Pg.13 (Gwendolne Maud), (Marjorie Maud)
*Pg.14 (Edna Geraldine)
*Pg 15 (Corrine June Carinthia),(Cynthia Anabella), (Carillon Amy)
*Pg 19 (Beatrix Christobelle )
…………. and many more such listings are found on pages 21, 22,23, 24,28,29,31,38,39,
43,44,45,47,48,52,53,54,56,58,61,62,70,
(g) On page 67 we find this entry : “- Ronald Cedric de Kretser , born 30th April 1957,
married 7th July 1986, Theresa Samarakoon. Divorced .No children.” We do not see
anything ‘genealogical’ about this entry.
(h) Page 76. The heading/title “The de Kretser Genealogy” is misleading. In fact I think it
is incorrect . The fathers and sons Index is an useful reference source -,but not a listings
therein are found in the DBU Journals ! Thus, , to speak of 1917 records of the DBU is
incorrect –as the De Kretsers born after 1917 are also listed !.
(i) On page 62 (Section 116) is found the details of Godfrey Terrence de Krester, This
data is not published in the JDBU even though he is a former President of the Dutch
Burgher Union of Ceylon. Daughter Mitchele Iolani‘s 3 children should bear their
father’s surname ‘Gunasekera” and would be appropriate listings in a family tree only !
[Please see (f ) above for similarities]
3. The name “De Kretser” is also found/referred to in the following editions of the JDBU:-
Vol 10, Pt 1,page 18
Vol 47, Pt 4,page 58
Vol 51, Pt 3,page 71
Vol 60, Pt 1,page 90
Vol 69, Pt 1,page 19
4. This book is an excellent record of the De Kretser Family Tree.
********
Burghers & Racism -2
TheEditor DailyNews LakeHouse Colombo
Dear Sir,
Raceless Burghers & racism -2
From the above captioned letter (CDN 22 Oct) I wonder if Mr J B Muller really
means that burghers have no race because later in his letter he makes mention that the burghersare the least racially conscious people on this island. .
I have no expert knowledge on subjects like “Who are the Burghers ?” etc. But there are authorative sources found in many of the seventy volumes of the Journals of the Dutch Burgher Union that have been published since 1908. In particular, for anyone interested, Volume 62 ( 1985) edited by Mrs G Young has a fine informative article by the late Justice Percy Colin-Thome and Volume 70 (2005), which I edited , contains three interesting essays reproduced from earlier issues of the Journal..
Mr JB Muller does not subscribe to the view held by Ms Van Schagen (CDN 5 Oct) and by me (CDN 12 Oct) when reference was made to the fighting among burghers themselves and the speaking derogatorarily of fellow burghers. Mr Muller has his view, but all I will say is that more often than not in the higher echelons of burgher groupings rifts,splits, rancor, jealousies and all that goes to cause in-fighting have occured especiallyin recent times. Pecuniary considerations are invariably the root cause. If Mr Muller has been as long as Ms Van Schargen and I have in or on the periphery of some of these groupings, be they family or society, he may very well agree with us.
Yours faithfully
E H Ohlmus
42A, Kospattadeniya Road
Hendala
Wattala
24.10.07
Tel; 2931776
Dear Sir,
Raceless Burghers & racism -2
From the above captioned letter (CDN 22 Oct) I wonder if Mr J B Muller really
means that burghers have no race because later in his letter he makes mention that the burghersare the least racially conscious people on this island. .
I have no expert knowledge on subjects like “Who are the Burghers ?” etc. But there are authorative sources found in many of the seventy volumes of the Journals of the Dutch Burgher Union that have been published since 1908. In particular, for anyone interested, Volume 62 ( 1985) edited by Mrs G Young has a fine informative article by the late Justice Percy Colin-Thome and Volume 70 (2005), which I edited , contains three interesting essays reproduced from earlier issues of the Journal..
Mr JB Muller does not subscribe to the view held by Ms Van Schagen (CDN 5 Oct) and by me (CDN 12 Oct) when reference was made to the fighting among burghers themselves and the speaking derogatorarily of fellow burghers. Mr Muller has his view, but all I will say is that more often than not in the higher echelons of burgher groupings rifts,splits, rancor, jealousies and all that goes to cause in-fighting have occured especiallyin recent times. Pecuniary considerations are invariably the root cause. If Mr Muller has been as long as Ms Van Schargen and I have in or on the periphery of some of these groupings, be they family or society, he may very well agree with us.
Yours faithfully
E H Ohlmus
42A, Kospattadeniya Road
Hendala
Wattala
24.10.07
Tel; 2931776
Burghers & Racism -1
Wing Commander E H OHLMÜS, (SLAF Retd.)
42A, Kospattadeniya Road, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka
Telephone : 2931776 Email: ohlmus@sltnet.lk
8th October 2007
The Editor
Daily News
Lake House
Colombo
Dear Sir
The Burghers and Racism
I refer to Ms Linda Van Shagan’s letter of 5th October . Her view that Burghers who fight between themselves and who insult those with darker complexions with derogatory ‘labellings’ indulge in a form of racism which every decent , right thinking Burgher will condemn in the strongest possible way. I am certain that many , not only among the Burghers but also among our friends in other communities may not be aware of two other possible (and lesser known) reasons for these insults and derogatory labellings. These are, firstly, that inspite of one’s ‘published’ genealogy one secretly envies the “Black Burgher” who may possess such qualities of refinement, good manners, honesty and diligence, which one oneself lacks or is inadequate in; and secondly,one has or may not have realised that it is a complex and an inadequacy attributable in some way to angst as a result of one’s own social or family background and reputation. One wonders if the above have anything to do with the requirement to produce the birth certificate to become a member of an organisation,. There are in Burgher families today a sense of disappointment that a second class category of Burgher had been created by this organisation and hence their rejection of offers to join as members.
Linda rightly mentions that every person has a genealogy, a heritage, a family tree.
It is not exclusive to Dutch Burghers. In her research she has observed that in the good old days genealogies were compiled ( and importantly, authenticated ) by experts, unlike in recent times when genealogies were put together by families themselves. It is also a fact that there are self-styled genealogists, who operate through the internet for a fee, often with no authentication from official records kept in the Churches or in the archives dating from the period of the Dutch East India Company .
The Burghers have made and are making a beneficial and rich contribution to the national life of this Country . They found leading positions in the professions , business and State institutions. Most significantly they have looked beyond ethnicity thereby enjoying the respect, admiration and goodwill of the other communities, yet sadly are unable to get along within their own community as pointed out by Lindawho rightly opines that “we ought to call ourselves Sri Lankans and not refer to the different races.” The late Hon Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC and former Foreign Minister , said in 1996,that “ literally in every walk of life, the Burghers made an outstanding contribution and in doing so showed that our national life could be enriched, and that there is a contribution to be made by all citizens of our diverse society if only they look beyond the narrow constraints of ethnicity.” Mr Kadirgamars’s vision was eloquentlyput in these words: “ To bring about the day when all communities in this lovely island of ours can ‘ leap to a single bugle and march to a single drum.”
Yours sincerely
E .H . OHLMUS
42A, Kospattadeniya Road, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka
Telephone : 2931776 Email: ohlmus@sltnet.lk
8th October 2007
The Editor
Daily News
Lake House
Colombo
Dear Sir
The Burghers and Racism
I refer to Ms Linda Van Shagan’s letter of 5th October . Her view that Burghers who fight between themselves and who insult those with darker complexions with derogatory ‘labellings’ indulge in a form of racism which every decent , right thinking Burgher will condemn in the strongest possible way. I am certain that many , not only among the Burghers but also among our friends in other communities may not be aware of two other possible (and lesser known) reasons for these insults and derogatory labellings. These are, firstly, that inspite of one’s ‘published’ genealogy one secretly envies the “Black Burgher” who may possess such qualities of refinement, good manners, honesty and diligence, which one oneself lacks or is inadequate in; and secondly,one has or may not have realised that it is a complex and an inadequacy attributable in some way to angst as a result of one’s own social or family background and reputation. One wonders if the above have anything to do with the requirement to produce the birth certificate to become a member of an organisation,. There are in Burgher families today a sense of disappointment that a second class category of Burgher had been created by this organisation and hence their rejection of offers to join as members.
Linda rightly mentions that every person has a genealogy, a heritage, a family tree.
It is not exclusive to Dutch Burghers. In her research she has observed that in the good old days genealogies were compiled ( and importantly, authenticated ) by experts, unlike in recent times when genealogies were put together by families themselves. It is also a fact that there are self-styled genealogists, who operate through the internet for a fee, often with no authentication from official records kept in the Churches or in the archives dating from the period of the Dutch East India Company .
The Burghers have made and are making a beneficial and rich contribution to the national life of this Country . They found leading positions in the professions , business and State institutions. Most significantly they have looked beyond ethnicity thereby enjoying the respect, admiration and goodwill of the other communities, yet sadly are unable to get along within their own community as pointed out by Lindawho rightly opines that “we ought to call ourselves Sri Lankans and not refer to the different races.” The late Hon Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC and former Foreign Minister , said in 1996,that “ literally in every walk of life, the Burghers made an outstanding contribution and in doing so showed that our national life could be enriched, and that there is a contribution to be made by all citizens of our diverse society if only they look beyond the narrow constraints of ethnicity.” Mr Kadirgamars’s vision was eloquentlyput in these words: “ To bring about the day when all communities in this lovely island of ours can ‘ leap to a single bugle and march to a single drum.”
Yours sincerely
E .H . OHLMUS
Familes of European descent- Past & Present
CEYLON
(SRI LANKAN)
BURGHER
NAMES-Past and
Present.
[ Compiled by Wg Cdr
E H Ohlmus – Oct 2007]
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Adams
Adamsz
Adolphus
Affleck
Albrecht
Aldons
Almeida
Alston
Altendorff
Alvis
Ambrose
Anderiesz
Anderson
Andree
Andrews Andriesz
Anthonisz
Anthony
Anton
Arendtsz
Armitage
Armstrong
Arndt
Arnold
Arnolda
Assauw
Atton
Augustine
Austin
Auwardt
Avery
Backroy
Bailey
Baines
Bakelmun
Baker
Bakker
Balder
Baldsing
Balfour
Ball
Balmond
Balthazaar
Baptist
Baptiste
Barber
Barbut
Barnes
Barnet
Barrow
Barsenbach
Barthelot
Bartholomeusz
Bartleet
Bastians
Batcho
Bates
Batstone
Bayly
Beck
Beekmeyer
Beling
Belleth
Benjamin
Bennet
Benzie
Berenger
Berman
Bernard
Bertus
Beven
Bilsborough
Bird
Bishop
Black
Blacker
Blackett
Blackler
Blake
Blaze
Blocher
Block
Blok
Blom
Blyth
Bocks
Bogaars
Bogestra
Bogstra
Bois
Bolhart
Bolling
Bolling
Bond
Bottony
Boudewyn
Boulton
Bowden
Bowen
Bowie
Boxall
Brennen
Britton
Brohier
Brouwer
Brown
Brunton
Bryson
Buck
Buckly
Bulner
Burger
Burke
Butler
Buultjens
Byrde
Byrne
Callendar
Cameron
Campbell
Cantlay
Cardez
Carey
Carney
Carnie
Carpenter
Carron
Carson
Caspersz
Cassel
Chapman
Christian
Christiansz
Christoffelsz
Claasz
Clark
Clayton
Clementi-Smith
Clements
Coggins
Cole
Collette
Collins
Colomb
Condradi
Congreve
Cook
Cooke
Coolmeyer
Cooper
Cordiner
Corner
Corteling
Cosgrave
Coulton
Cragg
Crake
Cramer
Crasse
Cronenberg
Croner
Crowe
Crozier
Crusz
Crusze
Crutchley
D’Costa
D’Cruz
D’Cruze
D’Silva
Da Silva
Da Zilwa
Dafelmaier
Danfort
Darling
David
Davidson
Daviot
Davis
Dawson
De Neys
De Wolff
De Boer
De Bond
De Bruin
De Fontaine
De Franz
De Fry
De Heer
De Hoedt
De Jong
De Jonk
De Joodt
De Kauwe
De Kretser
De La Harpe
De La Motte
De La Zilwa
De Ley
De Lima
De Moor
De Moore
De Motte
De Niese
De Rooy
De Rosairo
De Rose
De Rozario
De Run
De Souza
De Valliere
De Vissier
De Vos
De Witt
De Wolff
De Zilwa
De Zylwa
Deckker
Dekker
Demmer
DeRooy
Deutrom
Dexter
Diasz
Diaz
Dirckze
Dirckzs
Direckse
Direckze
Direkz
Direkze
Dodwell
Don Paul
Dornhorst
Drieberg
Duckworth
Duff-Tyler
Dunn
Dunsford
Durrant
Earde
Eardley
Eaton
Ebell
Ebert
Edema
Edge
Edmonds
Edwards
Eger
Eglington
Elders
Elhart
Elias
Emerson
Emmersly
Enas
Ephraums
Erfson
Ernst
Estrop
Fairweather
Felsianes
Felsinger
Felthman
Ferdinand
Ferdinandez
Ferdinands
Ferdinandus
Fernand
Fernandez
Fernando
Ferreira
Firth
Fisher
Flamer-Caldera
Fleming
Fletcher
Foenander
Fontgallan
Forbes
Ford
Forster
Foster
Fox
Francis
Francke
Frank
Fraser
Fredricks
French
Fretz
Friskin
Fruigneit
Fryer
Fullerton
Fybrandsz
Gallendar
Garnier
Garvin
Gauder
Geddes
Georgesz
Gerlach
Gerry
Gibbs
Gibson
Giessler
Giest
Gilbert
Gilles
Ginger
Glanville
Godlieb
Godridge
Gogerly
Goldsmith
Gonsal
Gonzaga
Goodchild
Goodfellow
Gordon
Graham
Gramberg
Gray
Grebe
Greet
Gregory
Greig
Grenier
Greve
Grigg
Grigson
Guinan
Hagt
Hakel
Hamer
Hannibalsz
Harley
Harridge
Harrison
Hart
Harvey
Harvie
Hasselmeyer
Hatch
Hayes
Haymon
Hayward
Helmont
Henderling
Henricus
Henry
Hensley
Hepponstall
Herft
Hermon
Hesse
Heyn
Heynsberg
Heyzer
Hill
Hillebrande
Hills
Hindle
Hingert
Hodgeson
Hoffman
Hogg
Holdenbottle
Hole
Holmes
Holmqvis
Holsinger
Honter
Hoole
Hope
Hopkins
Hopman
Hopwood
Howie
Huber
Hudson
Hughes
Hulft
Hunt
Hunter
Hutton
Impett
Inch
Ingleton
Ingram
Irving
Isaacksz
Isaacs
Jackson
Jackson-Smale
Jacolyn
Jacotine
Jansen
Jansz
Jansze
Jennicloss
Jennings
Joachim
Jobsz
Jobz
Johnson
Jones
Jonklaas
Jordan
Joseph Joyce
Juriansz
Kalenberg
Kaule
Keegal
Keel
Keil
Keith
Kelaart
Kellar
Kelly
Kemps
Kenney
Kerfbyl
Kerkoven
Kern
Kerner
Kerr
Keuneman
Keyzer
King
Klaas
Kleyn
Knower
Knowlton
Koch
KoelmanPaterson
Koelmeyer
Konning
Koonenberg
Krause
Kretlszheim
Kriekenbeek
Kronemberg
Kroon
La Brooy
La Broy
Ladd
Landersz
Landsberger
Lane
Langston
Lanne
Lappen
Larzarus
Lawrence
Le Mercier
Leach
Lee
Leembruggen
Leitch
Lemphers
Leonard
Lewis
Lieversz
Lindsay
Lindsay-White
Lisk
Lobendhan
Lobo
Lockhart
Lodewyk
Lodewyke
Loftus
Loos
Lopez
Lord
Lorensz
Lourensz
Lovendhal
Lucas
Ludekens
Ludovici
Ludowyke
Ludwick
Maartensz
Maas
Mac Elvie
Mac Kenzie
Mac Leod
Mac Millan
Mac Shane
Mack
Marcus
Marshall
Marteenstyne
Martenstyn
Martenstyne
Martin
Martinez
Martinstyne
Martinus
Martynstyne
Masefield
Mason
Mattheisz
Matthysz
Maxwell
Maxworth
May
Mayo
Mc Donald
Mc Heyzer
Mc Leod
Mc Neill
Mc Shane
McElvie
Mead
Meadows
Meerwald
Meier
Melder
Mellonius
Meloney
Metzeling
Meuller
Meyer
Meynert
MilhuisenMills
Missier
Misso
Mitchell
Modder
Moldrich
Moore
Mooyart
Moreira
Morel
Morgan
Morrel
Morris
Morrison
Mortier
Mortimer
Mottau
Motte
Mulholland
Muller
Murray
Muspratt
Nagel
Nathanielsz
Nell
Nelson
Newman
Neydorff
Nicholas
Nicholson
Nickson
Nicolle
Nix
Nugara
Ockersz
Offen
Ohlmus
Oorloff
Oppenheimer
Orchard
Orr
Outschoorn
Overlunde
Palmer
Passe
Pate
Patternott
Patterson
Paul
Paulusz
Pavey
Payne
Pereira
Perkins
Perks
Peters
Peterson
Petersz
Phillips
Phoebus
Piachaud
Pieries
Pietersz
Pinder
PlunkettPocock
Pollocks
Pompeus
Poppenbeek
Porritt
Porter
Potger
Poulier
Power
Prigge
Prins
Pronk
Quyn
Rabot
Raffel
Randall
Rankine
Rasquinho
Raux
Raymond
Reckerman
Redlich
Reid
Reimers
Reith
Rezel
Richardson
Roberts
Robertson
Robin
Robinson
Rode
Rodrigue
Rodrigue
Rodrigues
Rodriguesz
Rolands
Roosmale -Cocq
Rose
Rooff
Ross
Rowlands
Rudolph
Rulach
Runtsdorff
Russell
Sample
Sanders
Sansoni
Scharenguivel
Scharff
Schavenguirel
Schmidt
Schneck
Schneider
Schokman
Schoning
Schoorman
Schrader
Schrenguivel
Schroter
Schubert
Schucroft
Schuilling
Schuler
Schumacher
Schuster
Schwallie
Schwellenbach
Scott
Scroter
Sela
Serpanchy
Sheddon
Shepherd
Siebel
Siegertsz
Simmons
Simms
Simpson
Sirrs
Sisouw
Slegers
Slemmerman
Smale
Small
Smith
Snyder
Soertsz
Solomons
Solomonsz
Spaar
Spaulding
Speering
Speirs
Speldewinde
Spencer
Spenser
Sperling
Spittel
Sproule
St John
Stainwall
Staples
Stave
Steiner
Steinwall
Stephens
Stewart
Storer
Stork
Stouter
Stratenberg
Strong
Strange
Swan
Symons
Tanner
Taylor
Telling
Templar
Temple
Theile
Thiedaman
Thiele
Thielman
Thomasz
Thome
Thompson
Thuring
Thwaites
Todd
Toussaint
Tranchell
Tucker
Turner
Tyler
Uhlenbeek
Van Dort
Van ran Zow
Van Arkardie
Van Buren
Van Buuren
Van Culenberg
Van Cuylenberg
Van der Graaf
Van Dot
Van Els
Van Eyck
Van Geyzel
Van Gramberg
Van Gunster
Van Hagt
Van Heer
Van Hoeven
Van Hoff
Van Houten
Van -Langenberg
Van Reyk
Van Rooyan
Van Rye
Van Sanden
Van Starraax
Van Twest
Van Velzon
Vanden Allen
Vanden Drieser
Vander Blom
Vander Laan
Vander Poorten
Vander Putt
Vander Slott
Vander Smagt
Vander Straaten
Vander Wall
Vander Wert
Vanderbona
Vandergert
Vandersay
Vanderzeil
Varney
Viereck
Vinter
Vischjager
Visser
Vollenhoven
Von Drieberg
Von Gunster
Von Hagt
Vossman
Walbeoff
Walker
Wall
Walles
Wambeek
Watmore
Watson
Weber
Webster
Weinman
Weldt
Wells-Jansz
Wendt
Werkmeister
Whatmore
White
Wickham
Wille
Willenberg
Williams
Wiliamsz
Willis
Wilson
Winslow
Winter
Wise
Witham
Wittensleger
Wolff
Wood
Woods
Woutersz
Wright
Young
Ziegelaar
Zieglaar
Zieglar
Zilwa
(SRI LANKAN)
BURGHER
NAMES-Past and
Present.
[ Compiled by Wg Cdr
E H Ohlmus – Oct 2007]
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Adams
Adamsz
Adolphus
Affleck
Albrecht
Aldons
Almeida
Alston
Altendorff
Alvis
Ambrose
Anderiesz
Anderson
Andree
Andrews Andriesz
Anthonisz
Anthony
Anton
Arendtsz
Armitage
Armstrong
Arndt
Arnold
Arnolda
Assauw
Atton
Augustine
Austin
Auwardt
Avery
Backroy
Bailey
Baines
Bakelmun
Baker
Bakker
Balder
Baldsing
Balfour
Ball
Balmond
Balthazaar
Baptist
Baptiste
Barber
Barbut
Barnes
Barnet
Barrow
Barsenbach
Barthelot
Bartholomeusz
Bartleet
Bastians
Batcho
Bates
Batstone
Bayly
Beck
Beekmeyer
Beling
Belleth
Benjamin
Bennet
Benzie
Berenger
Berman
Bernard
Bertus
Beven
Bilsborough
Bird
Bishop
Black
Blacker
Blackett
Blackler
Blake
Blaze
Blocher
Block
Blok
Blom
Blyth
Bocks
Bogaars
Bogestra
Bogstra
Bois
Bolhart
Bolling
Bolling
Bond
Bottony
Boudewyn
Boulton
Bowden
Bowen
Bowie
Boxall
Brennen
Britton
Brohier
Brouwer
Brown
Brunton
Bryson
Buck
Buckly
Bulner
Burger
Burke
Butler
Buultjens
Byrde
Byrne
Callendar
Cameron
Campbell
Cantlay
Cardez
Carey
Carney
Carnie
Carpenter
Carron
Carson
Caspersz
Cassel
Chapman
Christian
Christiansz
Christoffelsz
Claasz
Clark
Clayton
Clementi-Smith
Clements
Coggins
Cole
Collette
Collins
Colomb
Condradi
Congreve
Cook
Cooke
Coolmeyer
Cooper
Cordiner
Corner
Corteling
Cosgrave
Coulton
Cragg
Crake
Cramer
Crasse
Cronenberg
Croner
Crowe
Crozier
Crusz
Crusze
Crutchley
D’Costa
D’Cruz
D’Cruze
D’Silva
Da Silva
Da Zilwa
Dafelmaier
Danfort
Darling
David
Davidson
Daviot
Davis
Dawson
De Neys
De Wolff
De Boer
De Bond
De Bruin
De Fontaine
De Franz
De Fry
De Heer
De Hoedt
De Jong
De Jonk
De Joodt
De Kauwe
De Kretser
De La Harpe
De La Motte
De La Zilwa
De Ley
De Lima
De Moor
De Moore
De Motte
De Niese
De Rooy
De Rosairo
De Rose
De Rozario
De Run
De Souza
De Valliere
De Vissier
De Vos
De Witt
De Wolff
De Zilwa
De Zylwa
Deckker
Dekker
Demmer
DeRooy
Deutrom
Dexter
Diasz
Diaz
Dirckze
Dirckzs
Direckse
Direckze
Direkz
Direkze
Dodwell
Don Paul
Dornhorst
Drieberg
Duckworth
Duff-Tyler
Dunn
Dunsford
Durrant
Earde
Eardley
Eaton
Ebell
Ebert
Edema
Edge
Edmonds
Edwards
Eger
Eglington
Elders
Elhart
Elias
Emerson
Emmersly
Enas
Ephraums
Erfson
Ernst
Estrop
Fairweather
Felsianes
Felsinger
Felthman
Ferdinand
Ferdinandez
Ferdinands
Ferdinandus
Fernand
Fernandez
Fernando
Ferreira
Firth
Fisher
Flamer-Caldera
Fleming
Fletcher
Foenander
Fontgallan
Forbes
Ford
Forster
Foster
Fox
Francis
Francke
Frank
Fraser
Fredricks
French
Fretz
Friskin
Fruigneit
Fryer
Fullerton
Fybrandsz
Gallendar
Garnier
Garvin
Gauder
Geddes
Georgesz
Gerlach
Gerry
Gibbs
Gibson
Giessler
Giest
Gilbert
Gilles
Ginger
Glanville
Godlieb
Godridge
Gogerly
Goldsmith
Gonsal
Gonzaga
Goodchild
Goodfellow
Gordon
Graham
Gramberg
Gray
Grebe
Greet
Gregory
Greig
Grenier
Greve
Grigg
Grigson
Guinan
Hagt
Hakel
Hamer
Hannibalsz
Harley
Harridge
Harrison
Hart
Harvey
Harvie
Hasselmeyer
Hatch
Hayes
Haymon
Hayward
Helmont
Henderling
Henricus
Henry
Hensley
Hepponstall
Herft
Hermon
Hesse
Heyn
Heynsberg
Heyzer
Hill
Hillebrande
Hills
Hindle
Hingert
Hodgeson
Hoffman
Hogg
Holdenbottle
Hole
Holmes
Holmqvis
Holsinger
Honter
Hoole
Hope
Hopkins
Hopman
Hopwood
Howie
Huber
Hudson
Hughes
Hulft
Hunt
Hunter
Hutton
Impett
Inch
Ingleton
Ingram
Irving
Isaacksz
Isaacs
Jackson
Jackson-Smale
Jacolyn
Jacotine
Jansen
Jansz
Jansze
Jennicloss
Jennings
Joachim
Jobsz
Jobz
Johnson
Jones
Jonklaas
Jordan
Joseph Joyce
Juriansz
Kalenberg
Kaule
Keegal
Keel
Keil
Keith
Kelaart
Kellar
Kelly
Kemps
Kenney
Kerfbyl
Kerkoven
Kern
Kerner
Kerr
Keuneman
Keyzer
King
Klaas
Kleyn
Knower
Knowlton
Koch
KoelmanPaterson
Koelmeyer
Konning
Koonenberg
Krause
Kretlszheim
Kriekenbeek
Kronemberg
Kroon
La Brooy
La Broy
Ladd
Landersz
Landsberger
Lane
Langston
Lanne
Lappen
Larzarus
Lawrence
Le Mercier
Leach
Lee
Leembruggen
Leitch
Lemphers
Leonard
Lewis
Lieversz
Lindsay
Lindsay-White
Lisk
Lobendhan
Lobo
Lockhart
Lodewyk
Lodewyke
Loftus
Loos
Lopez
Lord
Lorensz
Lourensz
Lovendhal
Lucas
Ludekens
Ludovici
Ludowyke
Ludwick
Maartensz
Maas
Mac Elvie
Mac Kenzie
Mac Leod
Mac Millan
Mac Shane
Mack
Marcus
Marshall
Marteenstyne
Martenstyn
Martenstyne
Martin
Martinez
Martinstyne
Martinus
Martynstyne
Masefield
Mason
Mattheisz
Matthysz
Maxwell
Maxworth
May
Mayo
Mc Donald
Mc Heyzer
Mc Leod
Mc Neill
Mc Shane
McElvie
Mead
Meadows
Meerwald
Meier
Melder
Mellonius
Meloney
Metzeling
Meuller
Meyer
Meynert
MilhuisenMills
Missier
Misso
Mitchell
Modder
Moldrich
Moore
Mooyart
Moreira
Morel
Morgan
Morrel
Morris
Morrison
Mortier
Mortimer
Mottau
Motte
Mulholland
Muller
Murray
Muspratt
Nagel
Nathanielsz
Nell
Nelson
Newman
Neydorff
Nicholas
Nicholson
Nickson
Nicolle
Nix
Nugara
Ockersz
Offen
Ohlmus
Oorloff
Oppenheimer
Orchard
Orr
Outschoorn
Overlunde
Palmer
Passe
Pate
Patternott
Patterson
Paul
Paulusz
Pavey
Payne
Pereira
Perkins
Perks
Peters
Peterson
Petersz
Phillips
Phoebus
Piachaud
Pieries
Pietersz
Pinder
PlunkettPocock
Pollocks
Pompeus
Poppenbeek
Porritt
Porter
Potger
Poulier
Power
Prigge
Prins
Pronk
Quyn
Rabot
Raffel
Randall
Rankine
Rasquinho
Raux
Raymond
Reckerman
Redlich
Reid
Reimers
Reith
Rezel
Richardson
Roberts
Robertson
Robin
Robinson
Rode
Rodrigue
Rodrigue
Rodrigues
Rodriguesz
Rolands
Roosmale -Cocq
Rose
Rooff
Ross
Rowlands
Rudolph
Rulach
Runtsdorff
Russell
Sample
Sanders
Sansoni
Scharenguivel
Scharff
Schavenguirel
Schmidt
Schneck
Schneider
Schokman
Schoning
Schoorman
Schrader
Schrenguivel
Schroter
Schubert
Schucroft
Schuilling
Schuler
Schumacher
Schuster
Schwallie
Schwellenbach
Scott
Scroter
Sela
Serpanchy
Sheddon
Shepherd
Siebel
Siegertsz
Simmons
Simms
Simpson
Sirrs
Sisouw
Slegers
Slemmerman
Smale
Small
Smith
Snyder
Soertsz
Solomons
Solomonsz
Spaar
Spaulding
Speering
Speirs
Speldewinde
Spencer
Spenser
Sperling
Spittel
Sproule
St John
Stainwall
Staples
Stave
Steiner
Steinwall
Stephens
Stewart
Storer
Stork
Stouter
Stratenberg
Strong
Strange
Swan
Symons
Tanner
Taylor
Telling
Templar
Temple
Theile
Thiedaman
Thiele
Thielman
Thomasz
Thome
Thompson
Thuring
Thwaites
Todd
Toussaint
Tranchell
Tucker
Turner
Tyler
Uhlenbeek
Van Dort
Van ran Zow
Van Arkardie
Van Buren
Van Buuren
Van Culenberg
Van Cuylenberg
Van der Graaf
Van Dot
Van Els
Van Eyck
Van Geyzel
Van Gramberg
Van Gunster
Van Hagt
Van Heer
Van Hoeven
Van Hoff
Van Houten
Van -Langenberg
Van Reyk
Van Rooyan
Van Rye
Van Sanden
Van Starraax
Van Twest
Van Velzon
Vanden Allen
Vanden Drieser
Vander Blom
Vander Laan
Vander Poorten
Vander Putt
Vander Slott
Vander Smagt
Vander Straaten
Vander Wall
Vander Wert
Vanderbona
Vandergert
Vandersay
Vanderzeil
Varney
Viereck
Vinter
Vischjager
Visser
Vollenhoven
Von Drieberg
Von Gunster
Von Hagt
Vossman
Walbeoff
Walker
Wall
Walles
Wambeek
Watmore
Watson
Weber
Webster
Weinman
Weldt
Wells-Jansz
Wendt
Werkmeister
Whatmore
White
Wickham
Wille
Willenberg
Williams
Wiliamsz
Willis
Wilson
Winslow
Winter
Wise
Witham
Wittensleger
Wolff
Wood
Woods
Woutersz
Wright
Young
Ziegelaar
Zieglaar
Zieglar
Zilwa
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Updated DBU Indexes-
(#7- 24.02.08)
PUBLISHED GENEALOGIES IN DBU JOURNALS – 1908 - 2005
FOUND IN THE JOURNALS OFTHE DUTCH BURGHER UNION OF CEYLON [1]
In response to requests specially from persons overseas who have made inquiries about their roots in Sri Lanka , the names of FOUNDER FAMILIES, VOC SERVANTS and FAMILIES OF EUROPEAN DESCENT whose genealogies are published in the Journals of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon are listed below. ( The Index of Genealogies published in Vol. 58 [1968] was updated in December 2005 )
1. Founder Families:
Arndt, Austin, Andree, Altendorff,Anthonisz,Auwardt,Bogaars,Beling,Brohier,Conradi,Dornhorst, De Boer, De NeysDe Kretser, De Jong, De Vos, Ebert, Ebell, Erfson, Ephraums,Fretz, Fryer, Francke, Foenander, Felsinger, Gauder, Giessler, Gratiaen, Grenier, Heyzer, Jonklaas, Kriekenbeek, Kellar, Keegal, Lorenz, Lodovici, Leembruggen, Lourensz, Loos, Landsberger, Meerwald, Mooyart, Mottau, Meurling, Oppenheimer, Ohlmus,Piachaud, Potger, Poulier, Runtsdorff, Roosmalecocq, Rode, Schroter, Schrader, Stork, Scharff, Schokman, Spittel, Sela, Sissouw, Schumacher, van Ranzow, von Hagt, Vollenhoven, Wendt.
2. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) Servants
Aldons, Anthonisz, Bartholomeusz, Buultjens, de Hoedt,de Jong, de Moor, de Niese, de Rooy, de Vos, Deutrom,Dirckze ,Fretz ,Garnier, Gratiaen, Heynsbergh,Kalenberg,Keegal, Koch,Loos,
Ludovici,Mack, Meurling Modder, Pompeus, Poulier, Prins, Roosmalecocq, Schneider,
Schrader, Smith, Stork,Toussaint, van Buuren, van der Wert, van Dort, A , van Dort, C, van Geyzel,Vollenhoven , Woutersz,
3. Families of European Descent (who were not Founder Families or employed by the VOC :
Anderson, Albrecht, Armstrong, Alvis,Barbut,Beekmeyer,Blaze,Beven,Bilsborough,Caspersz,
Christoffelsz,Cordiner,Conderlaag,Carron,Collette,Claessen,Crozier ,Colomb, Crowe,Demmer, De Bruin, Drieberg, Dickman, Da Silva, Daniels.De La Harpe, De Hoedt, Edema, Ernst, Eaton, Fybrandsz,Ferdinands,Gogerly,Garvin,Gilles,Heyn,Hulft,Hepponstall,Hasselmeyer,Hughes,
Hoffman,Hole,Herft, Honter,Hesse, Joseph, Jansz, Jansze,Jennings,Keuneman, Kreltszheim,
Keith, Kerfbyl,Loftus,Ludekns,Lemphers,La Brooy, Martensz,Morgan,Meier,Meynert,
Martensteyn, Misso, Maartensz, Moldrich, Martin, Muller, Nicholas, Nagel, Nell, Oorloff,
Paulusz, Prigge, Perkins, Poppenbeek, Raymond, Redlich,Rose, Reimers, Raffel, Scharenguivel, Sparr,Swan, Sproule, Speldewinde, Siebel, Staples, Sansoni, Thome, Thuring, Thiedeman,
Uhlenbeek,vander Wall,vander Wert,van Hagt, van Twest, vander Smagt,van Cuylenberg,
van den Driesen,van Geyzel,van Houten, van der Straaten, vanLangenberg,vonDrieberg,
Wambeek, Walbeoff, Wright,Willenberg,Wille,Weinman,Werkmeister, Williams ,Wittensleger.
4. Familes thought to be of Jewish Origin--- J B Muller [2].
Altendorff, Anderson, Arndt, Daniels, deJong, Ephraums, Felsinger,Joseph, Kalenberg,Kellar,Koch, Leembruggen,Landsberger,Martensteyn, Martin,Meier,Nicholas, Nagel,Oppenheimer,Oorloff, Reimers, Runtsdorff, Rose,Scharff,Schneider,Schumacher, Smith,Van Dort, Werkmeister, Willenberg .
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[1] Compiled by Wg Cdr (Retd) E H Ohlmus
[2] “The Burghers” by JB Muller - Chapter 8 titled ‘Semitic Ancestors’, pages 85 and 95 - 97. A footnote by Muller state “this is an incomplete list as continuing research is revealing a rather strong ‘Jewish Connection’ amongst the Burghers regardless of whether their ancestors came with the Portuguese, the Dutch or the British.”
PUBLISHED GENEALOGIES IN DBU JOURNALS – 1908 - 2005
FOUND IN THE JOURNALS OFTHE DUTCH BURGHER UNION OF CEYLON [1]
In response to requests specially from persons overseas who have made inquiries about their roots in Sri Lanka , the names of FOUNDER FAMILIES, VOC SERVANTS and FAMILIES OF EUROPEAN DESCENT whose genealogies are published in the Journals of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon are listed below. ( The Index of Genealogies published in Vol. 58 [1968] was updated in December 2005 )
1. Founder Families:
Arndt, Austin, Andree, Altendorff,Anthonisz,Auwardt,Bogaars,Beling,Brohier,Conradi,Dornhorst, De Boer, De NeysDe Kretser, De Jong, De Vos, Ebert, Ebell, Erfson, Ephraums,Fretz, Fryer, Francke, Foenander, Felsinger, Gauder, Giessler, Gratiaen, Grenier, Heyzer, Jonklaas, Kriekenbeek, Kellar, Keegal, Lorenz, Lodovici, Leembruggen, Lourensz, Loos, Landsberger, Meerwald, Mooyart, Mottau, Meurling, Oppenheimer, Ohlmus,Piachaud, Potger, Poulier, Runtsdorff, Roosmalecocq, Rode, Schroter, Schrader, Stork, Scharff, Schokman, Spittel, Sela, Sissouw, Schumacher, van Ranzow, von Hagt, Vollenhoven, Wendt.
2. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) Servants
Aldons, Anthonisz, Bartholomeusz, Buultjens, de Hoedt,de Jong, de Moor, de Niese, de Rooy, de Vos, Deutrom,Dirckze ,Fretz ,Garnier, Gratiaen, Heynsbergh,Kalenberg,Keegal, Koch,Loos,
Ludovici,Mack, Meurling Modder, Pompeus, Poulier, Prins, Roosmalecocq, Schneider,
Schrader, Smith, Stork,Toussaint, van Buuren, van der Wert, van Dort, A , van Dort, C, van Geyzel,Vollenhoven , Woutersz,
3. Families of European Descent (who were not Founder Families or employed by the VOC :
Anderson, Albrecht, Armstrong, Alvis,Barbut,Beekmeyer,Blaze,Beven,Bilsborough,Caspersz,
Christoffelsz,Cordiner,Conderlaag,Carron,Collette,Claessen,Crozier ,Colomb, Crowe,Demmer, De Bruin, Drieberg, Dickman, Da Silva, Daniels.De La Harpe, De Hoedt, Edema, Ernst, Eaton, Fybrandsz,Ferdinands,Gogerly,Garvin,Gilles,Heyn,Hulft,Hepponstall,Hasselmeyer,Hughes,
Hoffman,Hole,Herft, Honter,Hesse, Joseph, Jansz, Jansze,Jennings,Keuneman, Kreltszheim,
Keith, Kerfbyl,Loftus,Ludekns,Lemphers,La Brooy, Martensz,Morgan,Meier,Meynert,
Martensteyn, Misso, Maartensz, Moldrich, Martin, Muller, Nicholas, Nagel, Nell, Oorloff,
Paulusz, Prigge, Perkins, Poppenbeek, Raymond, Redlich,Rose, Reimers, Raffel, Scharenguivel, Sparr,Swan, Sproule, Speldewinde, Siebel, Staples, Sansoni, Thome, Thuring, Thiedeman,
Uhlenbeek,vander Wall,vander Wert,van Hagt, van Twest, vander Smagt,van Cuylenberg,
van den Driesen,van Geyzel,van Houten, van der Straaten, vanLangenberg,vonDrieberg,
Wambeek, Walbeoff, Wright,Willenberg,Wille,Weinman,Werkmeister, Williams ,Wittensleger.
4. Familes thought to be of Jewish Origin--- J B Muller [2].
Altendorff, Anderson, Arndt, Daniels, deJong, Ephraums, Felsinger,Joseph, Kalenberg,Kellar,Koch, Leembruggen,Landsberger,Martensteyn, Martin,Meier,Nicholas, Nagel,Oppenheimer,Oorloff, Reimers, Runtsdorff, Rose,Scharff,Schneider,Schumacher, Smith,Van Dort, Werkmeister, Willenberg .
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[1] Compiled by Wg Cdr (Retd) E H Ohlmus
[2] “The Burghers” by JB Muller - Chapter 8 titled ‘Semitic Ancestors’, pages 85 and 95 - 97. A footnote by Muller state “this is an incomplete list as continuing research is revealing a rather strong ‘Jewish Connection’ amongst the Burghers regardless of whether their ancestors came with the Portuguese, the Dutch or the British.”
Monday, February 18, 2008
LIST OFFOUNDER FAMILIES IN DBU JOURNALS
(# 5) 19.02.08
NAMES OF FOUNDERS OF FAMILIES WHO SETTLED IN CEYLON ** DURING THE DUTCH ADMINISTRATION (1640 – 1796) AS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE DUTCH BURGHER UNION OF CEYLON
[Volume I, pages 37, 38, 39,40, 85,86,87,88, 158,159 & 160]
Altendorff, Marten Lodeywk (1730-1749)--Andree, Frederick (1759-1784)
[Volume I, pages 37, 38, 39,40, 85,86,87,88, 158,159 & 160]
Altendorff, Marten Lodeywk (1730-1749)--Andree, Frederick (1759-1784)
an Andringa , Olke --(1770-1801)--Anthonisz, Abraham (1736-1778)
Angier, Jan Jacob--(1788-1794) --Auwardt, Jan Baptist (1750-1770)
Beling, Johan Fredrick (1774-)--Beling, William Carel (1766-17800 )
von Bergheim,Bernard Hendrik(1764-)--De Boer,Lourens (1796-1814)
Angier, Jan Jacob--(1788-1794) --Auwardt, Jan Baptist (1750-1770)
Beling, Johan Fredrick (1774-)--Beling, William Carel (1766-17800 )
von Bergheim,Bernard Hendrik(1764-)--De Boer,Lourens (1796-1814)
Bogaars,Henricus Exekiel (1790-1811)-- De Bordes,Jacobus (1771-1781)
Borwater, Jan Hendrik(1771-1776) --De Breard ,Marie Joseph Benjaamin (1788-1805)
Brochet DeLa Touperse, Louis(1760 )--vanden Broeck ,Arnoud (1717)
Brohier, Phillipus Mattheus (1780-1798)-Buitenmuller, Johan (1796-1805)
Camp, Christiaan (1796-1805)--van Charlet, Jacob (1725-1733)
Conderlag, Johannes (1782-1796)--Condradi, John Fredrik(1776-1802)
Cramer,Robertus (1735-1760) --van Cuylenberg,Wilhelmus Phillipus(1741-1762)
Brochet DeLa Touperse, Louis(1760 )--vanden Broeck ,Arnoud (1717)
Brohier, Phillipus Mattheus (1780-1798)-Buitenmuller, Johan (1796-1805)
Camp, Christiaan (1796-1805)--van Charlet, Jacob (1725-1733)
Conderlag, Johannes (1782-1796)--Condradi, John Fredrik(1776-1802)
Cramer,Robertus (1735-1760) --van Cuylenberg,Wilhelmus Phillipus(1741-1762)
Dormieux,Abraham (1676-) --Dornhorst, Jonathan Christiaan (1785-1828)
van Dort, Cornelis Jansz (1700-1740)--Ebell, Carl Fredrich (1773-1805)
Ebert Georg Godfried(1725-1742)--Ephraums, Coenraad Christiaan(1785-1813)
Erfson, Johannes (1738-1760)-- Estrop, David Hendrik (1774-1796)
Ernst, Georg Nicolaas (1785-) --D’Estandau, Jean Jacque David (1788-1815)
Felsinger, Nicolaas (1760-1780)--Falck, Frans Willem (1720-1737)
Flanderka,Petrus (1793-1820)-- Foenander, Samual Pieter (1780-1800)
Fryer, Coenraad (1789-1800)--Francke,Adrianus Johan (1756-1773)
Felsinger, Nicolaas (1760-1780)--Falck, Frans Willem (1720-1737)
Flanderka,Petrus (1793-1820)-- Foenander, Samual Pieter (1780-1800)
Fryer, Coenraad (1789-1800)--Francke,Adrianus Johan (1756-1773)
Fretsz, Diedrich Thomas (1763-1815)--Fretsz,Frans Philip (1785-1820)
Frobus, Christiaan Lourens (1738-1750)--Gauder, Joan Adam (1796-1828)
van Geyzel,Frans (1679-1689)--Gilbert, Jan Jacob (1768-1777)
Gildmeester, Jan Danie (1753-1760)--Giessler, Albert Henry (1790- )
Goldestein, Daniel (1743-1754)--Gouillard, Noel August (1787-1796)
Gratiaen,Johannes Franciscus(1747-178 --Grenier, Jean Francois (1762-1770)
DeHaart, Benjamin Pieter (1786-1803)--von Hagt, Augustus (1743-1770)
Frobus, Christiaan Lourens (1738-1750)--Gauder, Joan Adam (1796-1828)
van Geyzel,Frans (1679-1689)--Gilbert, Jan Jacob (1768-1777)
Gildmeester, Jan Danie (1753-1760)--Giessler, Albert Henry (1790- )
Goldestein, Daniel (1743-1754)--Gouillard, Noel August (1787-1796)
Gratiaen,Johannes Franciscus(1747-178 --Grenier, Jean Francois (1762-1770)
DeHaart, Benjamin Pieter (1786-1803)--von Hagt, Augustus (1743-1770)
Halwachs, Carl Frederick Willem (1797-1806)--van Hek, Andries (1790-)
Heyzer, Jan Pieter (1740-1766)--Ide, Hendrik Jansz,(1732-1742)
Ide, Gerrit Hendriksz(1738-1760)--Jansz, Albert (1173-1760)
Heyzer, Jan Pieter (1740-1766)--Ide, Hendrik Jansz,(1732-1742)
Ide, Gerrit Hendriksz(1738-1760)--Jansz, Albert (1173-1760)
De Jong, Huybert (1740-1792)--Jonklaas, Simon Ysbrandz (1767-1771)
Joseph,Abraham (1790-1817)--Kellar,Steven (1770-1784)
Joseph,Abraham (1790-1817)--Kellar,Steven (1770-1784)
Kriekenbeek, van Rutgerus (1659-) --
De Kretser, Louis 1684-1695)--Keegal,Johannes Gustavus (1763-1791)
Kessels, Jacobus (1793-1801)--Kofferman,Harmanus Fredrick(1766-1771)
Konst,Severinus (1782-1794)-- Kersse,Gerradus (1734-1764)
Leembruggen,Henricus (1744-1782)- Lodovici,Jan Hendrik (1789-1804
Lorenz, Johan Friederich (1795-1845)-- Lebeck, Noel Anthony (1736-1770)
van Lynden, Baron Stephen,(1793-1811)--De Lannoy,Adam (1769-1794)
De Ly,Arnoldus (1756-1768)-- Landsberger, Johannes (1766-1775)
Loos,Jacob Pietersz (1680-1702)-- Lourensz, Hendrik(1724-1729)
Mooyaart, Anthony (1667-1683)-- Mottau, Andreus Wilhelmus (1794-1806)
De Mauregnault, Jan (1723-1732)-- Meurling, Johannes (1745-1802)
Mylius, Baron Friedrich Heinrich (1795-1807)-- Meerwald, Daniel (1772-1782)
De Kretser, Louis 1684-1695)--Keegal,Johannes Gustavus (1763-1791)
Kessels, Jacobus (1793-1801)--Kofferman,Harmanus Fredrick(1766-1771)
Konst,Severinus (1782-1794)-- Kersse,Gerradus (1734-1764)
Leembruggen,Henricus (1744-1782)- Lodovici,Jan Hendrik (1789-1804
Lorenz, Johan Friederich (1795-1845)-- Lebeck, Noel Anthony (1736-1770)
van Lynden, Baron Stephen,(1793-1811)--De Lannoy,Adam (1769-1794)
De Ly,Arnoldus (1756-1768)-- Landsberger, Johannes (1766-1775)
Loos,Jacob Pietersz (1680-1702)-- Lourensz, Hendrik(1724-1729)
Mooyaart, Anthony (1667-1683)-- Mottau, Andreus Wilhelmus (1794-1806)
De Mauregnault, Jan (1723-1732)-- Meurling, Johannes (1745-1802)
Mylius, Baron Friedrich Heinrich (1795-1807)-- Meerwald, Daniel (1772-1782)
von Meybrink, Johan Fredrik (1786-1798)--De Neys, Jacob (1783-1798) Oppenheimer,Johannes Casparus(1771-1784)--Ohlmus,Jan Carel(1760-1780)
van der Parra, Rombout (1683-1714)--Poulier,Armout (1714-1726)
Potger,Everhard Lodewyk (1751-1761)--Pfeiffer,John Christoffel (1739-1772)
Paravincini di Capelli, Elias (1766-1787)--Piachaud,Francois(1795-)--
Roosmale Cocq,Petrus Jacobus(1764-1813) --Rudolph, Jan (1765-1787)
von Ranzow, Count Ferdinand Anthon(1737-1758) -Rabinel, Jean David (1790-1800)
von Ranzow, Count August Carl Fredrik (1789-1844 )--Reckerman, Jan Hendrik (1763-1770)
Runtsdorff, Everhard (1732-)Rode ,Balthazar (1739-)--Roerbach, Chritiaan (1772-1780)
Schokman, Jan Arentsz (1697-1712) --Sulysken, Pieter (1759-1807)
Stork, Jan Philip ( 1771-1785) --Schrader, Julius(1713-1736)
Schneider, Johan Hendrik (1772-1794) --van der Smagt, Ary Carelsz (1736-1745)
Sela,.Albert (1763-1780) -- Samlant, Barent Barentsz (1677-1687)
Sisouw,Marinus (1784-1800) --van Schuler,Pieter William Ferdinand ( 1783-1799
Schroter,Frederik(1751-1805)--Scharff, Jan Christoffel (1743-1754)
van Sprang, Arnoldus (1747-1751)--Spittel,Jan Lourens(1760-1805)
van der Straaten,Engelbert(1742-1790)--Smitz, Joseph (1790-1805)
Schumacher,Frederik Willem (1772-1778)--Trek, Gillis Woutersz (1690-1705)
Tranchell, Johannes (1779-1805) -- De Vos, Olivier (1673-1699)
Vollenhoven, Hendrik (1766-1784)-- Wendt, George (1792-1815)
Wolfdaal, Johan Hendrik (1786-1796) --van Zitter , Claas (1700-1713)
Zeehuyzen, Johannes(1792-1799).
(** Many of the descendants of these founders of families did not remain in Ceylon ; and of those who stayed behind and were living when the DBU was founded in 1908, did not submit their genealogies for authentication and publication in the DBU Journals)
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(** Many of the descendants of these founders of families did not remain in Ceylon ; and of those who stayed behind and were living when the DBU was founded in 1908, did not submit their genealogies for authentication and publication in the DBU Journals)
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