Updated DBU Indexes-

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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.”