Sri Lanka, Colombo District, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990

What is in This Collection?

The earliest records are handwritten in Dutch and have sustained heavy water damage. From the 19th century on, the records are recorded in English. The later records (mid-19th century on) are on printed forms filled in by the record keeper. After the 20th century the records are on printed forms in English and Tamil.

The Dutch Reformed Church was established in Sri Lanka (then known as Celyon) in 1648 with a church established in the city of Colombo in 1652. This collection contains records from various Dutch Reformed churches in the area of Colombo and Sri Lanka. This collection includes the following records:

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Dutch, Tamil, and English. For help reading these records see:

• Netherlands Language and Languages
• Netherlands - Dutch Genealogical Resources on the Internet - International Institute
• Dutch Genealogical Word List

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1890 Baptism

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  1953 Marriage Record

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  1934-7 Death Record

Coverage Table

As of 6 June 2018 this collection contained the following records.