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Explore British and Irish records from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The collection contains baptisms, marriages, burials and Colombo Kanatte Cemetery War Dead from the First World War.
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Every record will include a transcript, but the details in each transcript will vary depending on the event, whether it is a baptism, marriage, burial or other event. Below is a list of some of the facts you may discover about your ancestor.
Baptisms
- First name
- Last Name
- Birth year
- Birth date
- Baptism year
- Baptism date
- Baptism place
- Parents’ names
- Notes
Marriages
- First name
- Last name
- Birth year
- Birth date
- Marriage year
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
- Spouse’s first name
- Spouse’s last name
Burials
- First name
- Last name
- Age
- Birth year
- Birth date
- Marriage year
- Marriage date
- Death year
- Death date
- Burial date
- Burial place
- Spouse’s first name
- Spouse’s last name
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From 1815 until 1948, Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, was a British colony. These records span that time period and have been collected and transcribed by the Kabristan Archives. They include the names of those who were serving in Ceylon and were married, died, or had children. The collection also include over a thousand names of those were served in Ceylon during the First World War.
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