Barr-Kumar's Photographs

The Album

The Album is seperated into our (me & my wife Chandra), relatives and friends categories.

Us (Barr and Chandra)

Me and my Wife Chandra
Autumn, down Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook (1992)

Chandra by the River
By the Kelani River, Sri Lanka

A Flower on flowers
Near Chapin Apartments, Stony Brook

By the ferry
Port Jefferson Harbor, and the incoming Bridgeport Ferry (1992)

with Buddhist Priests
After a Dana and the New York Vihara buddhist priests

Chandra School days
Chandra in school uniform

Friends

Friends
LR: Mahinda, Lakshan Amarasinghe, SABK, Mervyn

Friends at Stony Brook
LR: (1992)

Immediate Family (Barr's)

Parents (1986)
At Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Father (~1940)
Alfred Chelvam B-K at 23 years old

Mother (~1951)
Peace Alahi B-K ~25 years old at Siyambalagaha Waluwa, Galle

Mother (~1950)
Peace Alahi B-K
Sisters
Tabitha Suthavanthy, Shalom Elizabeth, Serena Celestina (Tina, niece) and Eudora Chelvaranee

Youngest Sister and BIL
Eudora T. and Edward Thevathayalan

Immediate Family (Chandra's)

Relatives (Barr-Kumarakulasinghe's from Tellipalai, Jaffna)

Paternal Grandparents (~1906)
L to R: Ship owner, Mr. Underwood, Ariyanauagam B-K, , Elizabeth Nesamani B-K.
Seated on Laps LtoR; Mrs. Grace Manonmani Alegacone, Alexander Hamilton B-K, Mrs Rajaratnam
note: This was a time period when people went from Jaffna to Colombo by ship. There was no railway line to Jaffna.

Relatives
Francis Surendra (Raju) B-K, Tabitha Fernado, Sriman Fernando, Darryl B-K, Mrs Ingitham Singham.

The origin
Joseph William B-K house in Tellipalai. Built ~1850. Sent in by Richard Kanagasunderam of New Zealand.

BeeBe's from Siyambalagaha Waluwa, Galle

Maternal Grandparents (~1935)
Back Row:Mrs Ranee Perumal, Mrs Daphne BeBee, Harold BeBee, Loku Anta, Mrs Sheila Phillips, Mrs Ruth Solomons
Front Row: Sanford Alagaiah BeBee, Mrs Grace (?), Lilian Edith BeBee(nee Tillekeratne), Mr. Grace (?).
Seated: Mrs. Peace Alahi B-K, Topsy, Mrs Hyacinth Theivanayagam

Relatives
Carmen Liyanage, Ranjan Perumal, Srima Fernando, Tabitha Fernando, Mrs Dulcie Jayaweera, Mr. Jayaweera, Manoj Tambirajah.

Relatives
Mangalas Wedding at Methodist Church, Dehiwala

Relatives
Mangalas Wedding

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Sereno A. Barr-Kumarakulasinghe

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Us (Barr and Chandra) Me and my Wife Chandra Autumn, down Mill Pond Road, Stony Brook (1992) Chandra by the River By the Kelani River, Sri Lanka A Flower on flowers Near Chapin Apartments, Stony Brook By the ferry Port Jefferson Harbor, and the incoming Bridgeport Ferry (1992) with Buddhist Priests After a Dana and the New York Vihara buddhist priests Chandra School days Chandra in school uniform		Friends Friends LR: Mahinda, Lakshan Amarasinghe, SABK, Mervyn Friends at Stony Brook LR: (1992)
Immediate Family (Barr's) Parents (1986) At Dehiwala, Sri Lanka Father (~1940) Alfred Chelvam B-K at 23 years old Mother (~1951) Peace Alahi B-K ~25 years old at Siyambalagaha Waluwa, Galle Mother (~1950) Peace Alahi B-K Sisters Tabitha Suthavanthy, Shalom Elizabeth, Serena Celestina (Tina, niece) and Eudora Chelvaranee Youngest Sister and BIL Eudora T. and Edward Thevathayalan		Immediate Family (Chandra's)
Relatives (Barr-Kumarakulasinghe's from Tellipalai, Jaffna) Paternal Grandparents (~1906) L to R: Ship owner, Mr. Underwood, Ariyanauagam B-K, , Elizabeth Nesamani B-K. Seated on Laps LtoR; Mrs. Grace Manonmani Alegacone, Alexander Hamilton B-K, Mrs Rajaratnam note: This was a time period when people went from Jaffna to Colombo by ship. There was no railway line to Jaffna. Relatives Francis Surendra (Raju) B-K, Tabitha Fernado, Sriman Fernando, Darryl B-K, Mrs Ingitham Singham. The origin Joseph William B-K house in Tellipalai. Built ~1850. Sent in by Richard Kanagasunderam of New Zealand.		BeeBe's from Siyambalagaha Waluwa, Galle Maternal Grandparents (~1935) Back Row:Mrs Ranee Perumal, Mrs Daphne BeBee, Harold BeBee, Loku Anta, Mrs Sheila Phillips, Mrs Ruth Solomons Front Row: Sanford Alagaiah BeBee, Mrs Grace (?), Lilian Edith BeBee(nee Tillekeratne), Mr. Grace (?). Seated: Mrs. Peace Alahi B-K, Topsy, Mrs Hyacinth Theivanayagam Relatives Carmen Liyanage, Ranjan Perumal, Srima Fernando, Tabitha Fernando, Mrs Dulcie Jayaweera, Mr. Jayaweera, Manoj Tambirajah. Relatives Mangalas Wedding at Methodist Church, Dehiwala Relatives Mangalas Wedding