Daniel Amarasekara

This is the first time we encounter the use of a "Ge" name by the Amarasekara clan of Hanwella. Some of the records refer to him without a "Ge" name; e.g., a description of Mudaliyar Don Johanis Amarasekera appearing on Golden Book of India as shown in fig. 1 refers to Johanis's father as Muhandiram Don Daniel Amarasekara.

The Marriage certificate of Don Daniel shown in Fig.2 below shows that his full name include "Suraweera Arachchige Don Daniel Amaraseakra Mohandiram". The question arises, if both names refer to the same person.

Assumptions that support the hypothesis that they refer to the same person

• As per timeline, the generation fits the bill. Mudl. Johanis, Liwuna and Cornelis are born in 1920's, hence Daniel has to be born around the last two decades of 1700's.
• The birth certificate of Johanis confirms the name of the father as Suraweera Aarachchige Don Daniel Amarasekara
• It is unlikely that there were two Muhandirams for Hewagam Korale at the same time, with name Don Daniel Amarasekara, with one of them having a "Ge" name in addition. Though unlikely, it is not quite impossible
• If they are two different people, it has to be a further coincidence that they both had a son each named Johanis born in 1824 and 1822 respectively. The difference in the DOB's may be a mistake, possibly the birth record being more accurate than a description on a Year Book based on secondary data.

Arguments that refutes the idea that they are the same person

• It is possible that within Hewagam Korale that there were two different Muhandiram Daniel Amarasekara, as none of the records sofar refer to a Pattu, which means while S.A Don Daniel can be Muhandiram for Meda Pattu (Hanwella, Atigala), the other Don Daniel is Muhandiram for Uda patthu. There are some records that show his son Mudl. Johanis's residence was in Thunnana. Whereas the birth certificate of Johanis shows S.A. Don David was from Atigala.
• The two sons Johanis's are two different children as their dates of birth are different, one being on 25/12/1922 and the other being on 1/4/1824

This is quite significant, as descendants of Amarasekera lineage in Hanwella have always believed that they do not have a "Ge" name, and those without the "Ge" name to be the "orginal" clan. If these are in fact 2 different people, we can continue to be sure that the Hanwella lineage does not have a "Ge" name.