Sri Lanka Church Records

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Church Records
Research use: Excellent for family and relationship linkage.

Record type: Baptisms, marriages, burials, mostly for Europeans (Dutch Burghers) and Christianized Sri Lankans.

Time period: 1677 to 1930.

Contents: Name, date and place of baptism, marriage, and burial. Also provides parentage, residence, age, etc., largely for members of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Location: Wolvendaal Church for Colombo and Diocesan Headquarters for the remainder.

Population coverage: Estimated at 10% of the total population.

Reliability: Good.

Dutch Reformed Church

 * 1677-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1708-1798 -