Simon de Silva / Abeydeera family

Simon de Silva around 1905

Simon de Silva, his first wife & daughter Regina around 1905

Simon de Silva / Abeydeera

 1. Abeydeera Wijewickrema Punchihewage Don Davit de Silva of Ahangama / Gintota   +  .................., sister of K. C. Juanis de Silva of Gintota. (First Wife)

2. Simon de Silva  was the eldest son of A. W. P. Don Davit de Silva & ......... , sister of K. C. Juanis de Silva of Gintota.
Two of the male children of Don Davit adopted the local name  of Abeydeera , which was part of Don Davit's name, & Simon de Silva was thereafter known as Simon Abeydeera.
He was placed in charge of the Colombo Branch of the firm of Don Davit & Sons which commenced operations in 1875 & was its Manager until around 1945 when the business was wound up.
The Colombo branch was situated at 49, 51 & 69, Fourth Cross St. Colombo.

Simon de Silva/Abeydeera with Colombo Office Staff

Don Davit passed away around 1924 & thereafter Simon Abeydeera was solely in charge of the Colombo branch. He was later assisted by his son, Eric.

He resided at No. 33, Beach Rd. Mt. Lavinia.

2. Simon Abeydeera +  ..............  (First Wife)

3.      Regina Abeydeera (died young)

3.      Arthur Abeydeera (E. B. Creasy & Co. Ltd.) + Daisy Selena Perera – Kalutara
4.      Chula (died in her teens)
4.      Srinath
4.      Tilaka
4.      Sarath

Sarath, Tilaka, Chula, Srinath

Daisy & Arthur Abeydeera

Arthur resided at "Lilongwe", Temple Rd. Kalutara North, with his family.  It was a spacious property behind the Kalutara Police Station.

3.      Lily Abeydeera + Gratien de Silva (Dept. of Agriculture) – Matale
4.      Douglas (Attorney at Law)
4.      Leelamani (2 children from Gratien Silva’s  first wife),

4.      Chitra
4.      Daya
4.      Sarath
4.      Shiral
4.      Srikanth

Simon Abeydeera  + Lilian de Siva (Second Wife)

3.      Vere Abeydeera  (Central Bank of Ceylon) + Olga de Silva – Colombo
4.      No children

3.      Eric Abeydeera (Entrepreneur, Assistant to his father at Colombo branch of Don Davit & Sons)+ Ranjani de Silva – Galle
4.      Nalin
4.      Shirani
4.      Roshan
4.      Dilanthi
4.      Kamini
4.      Nirmala

3.      Sita Abeydeera + Peter Fernando(Chief Accountant, CTB) – Panadura
4.      Ranli
4.      Buddhila

3.      Sandra Abeydeera + Titus Fernando (Supdt. of Surveys)– Colombo
4.      Manel
4.      Tilak
4.      Shanthi
4.      Nayanatara (Chappy)