The Native Headmen of British Ceylon
The lead photo (see below) for the Ceylon Civil Widow and Orphan Fund Application index features a couple of British officials surrounded by native Sinhalese and Tamil head men who…
The Anderson name in the British Ceylon Widow and Orphans Fund records
For a number of years I have been researching the Anderson Family in British Ceylon. Any Anderson name found in Ceylon or Indian records was a potential clue. My goal…
Ancestry British Ceylon – Vital Records Research
Over the last 12 months, researchers and visitors at the Cairns and District Family History Centre would have seen a sprightly, bespectacled, grey haired gentleman, peering intently into the microfilm…