ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This work is an attempt to trace the origin of the Kattumangattu branch of the Thanangat- Kattumangattu family of Mulanthuruthy and to record the history of its members from available sources and from personal investigation.                                     

Syrian Christians of Kerala are an ancient people proud of their Christian identity, history and traditions. Thanangat- Kattumangattu is a large Syrian Christian family which has a known history from as far back as 1676 A.D. It has not been possible to trace it further back as it had its origin in a foreign land. This family has made a substantial contribution to the growth of the Christian faith in Kerala. Among its members were four bishops and more than seventy priests. Of the bishops, Mar Kurilos I the founder of the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar in Tozhiyur and Mar Gregorios of Parumala are well known.

No records of this family were made until Ulahannan (John or Yohannan); son of Geevarghese, wrote a brief account of his branch of the Kattumangattu family in 1905, beginning with Abraham, father of Mar Kurilos. Ulahannan's manuscript is in the Kattumangattu tharavad (headquarters) in Mulanthuruthy It was not published. S. P. Kuruvilla, a descendant of Puravath elder brother of Mar Kurilos, published a more detailed history of the family in Malayalam in 1969 -  "Srambickal Thanangat Kattumangattu Kudumba Charitram" or the History of Srambickal Thanangat - Kattumangattu Family. In spite of some inaccuracies Kuruvilla's work is informative and praise-worthy. The present record is confined to the genealogy of the central branch of the Kattumangattu family, namely the descendants of Yohannan the youngest brother of Mar Kurilos. Yohannan, being the youngest son of Abraham, inherited the Kattumangattu tharavad.   This record is written in English for the benefit especially of the growing number of members not conversant with Malayalam.

The author was fortunate to have had access to several references in English as well as in Malayalam in libraries in Kottayam, Trivandrum, Alwaye, Ernakulam and Bangalore, on the history of the Church, some of which had information on the Kattumangattu family. He also had the opportunity to talk to some knowledgeable people on the subject. In the absence of more records it has not been possible to obtain the names and bio-data of several ancestors, particularly of the women married into the family. Ulahannan has recorded the names and dates of birth of the male members, and even those of the women born in the family, but he failed to include the names of the women married    into the family including those of his two own wives. Perhaps he was a male chauvinist!

If this record is to be of benefit to future generations of the family, it has to be continued to be written with accuracy. The master copy of this record will be kept in the Kattumangattu tharavad and all births, marriages, important events and deaths should be reported to the senior member of the tharavad for entry in the master copy. Each member of the family is requested to acquire a copy and make the entries in it up-to-date.

It is hoped that a better understanding of the history of the family through these pages will bring its members closer to each other. An annual gathering of the members of the family is one way of bringing about such closeness. Members of many families meet annually to make contacts with each other and to renew old ones.

The preparation of this family record is as a result of the joint effort of all members of the Kattumangattu family. Special mention of a few by name must, however, be made. They actively assisted the author and he wishes to express his gratitude. It was Kavita, his thirteen year old grand-daughter who inspired him to trace the genealogy of the Kattumangattu family while he was on a visit to her parents' home in the United States in 1987. Kavita had a keen desire to know her roots. The help rendered by Varghese, the author's brother, who travelled long distances in collecting information for this record is highly appreciated. He has a great interest in recording the history of the family. The assistance given by Leena, the author's daughter in editing the text and in getting it typed and printed is also gratefully acknowledged.

The undersigned expresses his gratitude to the following: Mathew, his brother, for his help in many ways; Anna Thomas, his niece for designing the cover of this book; Mathew Varghese, his nephew, for the photographs; P.Z. Zachariah, his cousin's husband for the material on St. George's Church, Perumpilly; Pallipuram Kurien John, his cousin, for converting the Malayalam dates into the corresponding dates in the Gregorian calendar; and Lal John, his nephew, for mailing from Canada a copy of P.M. Pathrose's book 'Kattumangattu Bavanmar" which is out of print.

Special thanks are due to Rev. Dr. V. C. Samuel, Ph.D. (Yale), the well known historian, theologian and the Dean of Studies of the Kottayam Seminary for his interest and guidance in the making of this record, especially in the history of Christianity in Kerala, and for writing a foreword for this book.

3, DeSouza Road                                                                                             K.T.John 
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1989

     

FOREWORD

"The Kattumangattu Family" is a work of historical scholarship. Its author, Thomas John of that family, incorporates in the book the result of his research into the family's history and expansion from about the middle of the 18th century to the present day. In size the book is rather small, but it treats the subject very well.

It, is with the story of the Kattumangattu family that the work deals primarily. However, the family is placed within the context of the Syrian Christian community of the 18th century Mulanthuruthy, which itself is shown to be a part of the Malankara Syrian Church. Late in the 17th century the Kattumangattu family had come to have an alliance with a-person of the Syrian race who married from the family and settled at Mulanthuruthy. That the family as a whole descended from a body of Syrian immigrants is claimed by certain historians, though they do not specify the time when the immigration did in fact take place. Whatever be the truth behind this claim, it is a fact that the body of Syrian ecclesiastics who arrived in Kerala in 1751 could find support from the Kattumangattu family.

Behind the coming of these Church men there was a history. Following the Oath of the Coonen Cross of 1653, the one Malabar church of pre-Portuguese days had lost its unity in a threefold way. Two groups of the Malabar Christians continued functioning in allegiance with Rome, one in alliance with the Portuguese and the other directly under Rome guided by missionaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. A third body sought to keep to its independent existence.

This last community soon realized that the validity of its ministerial succession could be called in question and that it stood in need of rectification with the assistance of a Church abroad. With this aim in mind the leaders approached several eastern Churches with an appeal for assistance. The Antiochene Syrian Church responded by sending metropolitan Mar Gregorios of Jerusalem in 1665, without insisting on any condition for cooperation. The Indian Church received him with open arms.

After Mar Gregorios, there came a Syrian cleric named Andrew. He had with him a brother who married from the Kattumangattu family and settled down in the country. Then in 1685 Mar Baselios Yaldo and Mar Ivanios arrived. The former died within a fortnight, but the latter lived for about nine years. The Kattumangattu family maintained close relationship with him, and after him kept up the connection with the Syrian Church. However, even these prelates had not raised the question of patriarchal jurisdiction over the Indian Church.

But things changed since then. The Syrian prelates who arrived in 1751 had been instructed by the Patriarch to press the issue. Anticipating non-compliance from the leadership of the Church as it were, they were eager to take advantage of the Kattumangattu family's friendship with 'the Syrians. In the family there was then Father Abraham whom they marked out as a candidate for the episcopal rank as a rival to Mar Thoma V who served as the Church's metropolitan. However, as they forged a working arrangement with the Indian Metropolitan, the Antiochenes did not    proceed with the plan.

Meanwhile Mar Baselios, the leader of the Antiochene Syrian party, died and Mar Gregorios assisted by Mar Ivanios was left in the country. The agreement reached between the foreign bishops and Mar Thoma V was not honoured fully by either side. The Indian prelate on his part consecrated a successor in Mar Thoma VI in 1760 by himself On the former's death in 1765 the latter became the head of the Church. This action did not please the Antiochenes and after a few years Mar Gregorios consecrated Abraham of the Kattumangattu family as Mar Kurillos. The two Indian bishops now entered upon a programme of warfare for leadership in the Church.     

                                              

          The question of the date of Mar Kurillos' consecration is a disputed point. In addition to this incident, there is the story of an act of reconciliation between Mar Thoma VI and the Antiochene prelates. Traditionally it is held by most historians that Mar Thoma VI had his episcopal title ratified by Mar Gregorios assisted by Mar Ivanios in 1770 and Mar Kurillos consecrated two years latter. But in his Malayalam "History of the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar" K.C. Verghese Kaseesa shows convincingly that Mar Kurillos must have received his consecration either in 1767 or earlier. If that indeed is the case, that may well be one of the factors which influenced Mar Thoma VI to make up with the Antiochene prelates.

In the conflict between the two Indian prelates Mar Thoma VI who received the name 'Dionysius, Mar Dionysius I, gained the upper hand. Then there was a move to reduce Mar Kurillos to the rank of a priest and be dishonoured. But the man resisted it in a subtle way. With his close supporters, he then moved to a place outside the States of Travancore and Cochin and laid the foundation of the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar. Mar Gregorios who consecrated Mar Kurillos had died before these developments and the only surviving Antiochene bishop, Mar Ivanios did not, or could not, extend to him a helping hand. Thus, Mar Kurillos, the former Father Abraham of the Kattumangattu family, came to be disowned by the Antiochene Syrian Church, which he sought to serve in his earlier days.

The Malankara Syrian Church had within it a clash of ideas. Whereas one party in it would want the Church to be a part of the Antiochene Syrian Church, another party was keen to preserve its own identity and autonomy. Mar Kurillos and his supporters belonged originally to the first of these two parties, but were forced into the second later. It is the experience of a similar kind that led the Malankara Syrian Church to establish the Create. The two bodies can now very well unite and form one

The Kattumangattu family as a whole are not included in the Pendent Syrian Church of Malabar. Thomas John's book on he other hand, is inclusive of the whole family. By this publication he author does a memorable service to the whole family as also the historian who is interested in the family's story. My very best wishes go to the author and to the readers alike

          The Revd. Father Dr. V. C. Samuel

    

   

CHAPTER -1

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN KERALA

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, j am with you always even unto the end of the world." Mathew, Chapter 28:19 and 20.

The Apostle Thomas is believed to have come in 52 A.D. to preach the Gospel in India. He converted many people in Kerala and organised a few communities there. He must have chosen to come to Kerala because there was already considerable trade in spices between Kerala and West Asia.

About 360 Syrian families fled to India in 345 A.D. led by Thomas Cana (Canai Thoma), a Syrian trader, during the persecution of Christians by the Persian monarch, Sopor II. They were accompanied by a bishop named Youseph of Edessa and a few priests. They landed in Kodungallur, then a major port north of Cochin, and settled in different parts of Kerala.

The Church established by St. Thomas in Kerala grew after the arrival of these Syrians, and came under the influence of the East Syrian Church in Persia. Until the end of the 16th century the Christians in Kerala, referred to as St. Thomas Christians, had hierarchical relations with the Chaldean Church. The Kerala Church enjoyed an autonomous status with its Indo-oriental individuality distinct from that of all other Churches. Their bishop, a foreigner, was called the Metropolitan and Door of All India. He was content with the exercise of the power of order and general vigilance in canonical matters because of his ignorance of the local customs and language. The effective administration was in the hands of an Archdeacon who was always a native priest and his title was the Archdeacon of All India. He was next to the bishop and was the head of the community. The St. Thomas Christians used East Syrian liturgy with modifications according to the special circumstances of the country. Their socio-political status was equal to that of the high caste non-Christians.2.

1.         V.C. Samuel, The Christological Controversy and the Division of the Church in "The Orthodox Identity in India" (1988).

Portugal established trading posts along the South- West coast of India in the 16th century by the use of force and the rajahs of the Malabar Coast gradually came under the domination of the Portuguese. The St. Thomas Christians were made to accept adherence to Roman Catholicism, the religion of Portugal and obedience to the Pope, at the Synod of Udayamperur in 1599. A number of churches were built in the style of Portuguese churches in different parts of Kerala. The Latin rite was imposed in place of the East Syrian rite which, however, the people resisted. In 1653 the majority of St. Thomas priests and laity in their thousands assembled in Mattanchery, Cochin, where the Portuguese had their headquarters, and vowed that they will no longer accept the rule of Portugal and the religion of Rome. This historic event is known as the Oath of Coonen Kurisu (Cross). The revolt of 1653 split the community vertically into two groups - Roman and Syrian. In due course several followers of the Syrian group returned to the Roman faction.

On breaking away from the yoke of Roman Catholicism, the St. Thomas Christians had no bishop. They then recognised the Archdeacon from the Pakalomattam family, who was ordained by twelve priests, as a bishop. The Archdeacon, who was not a full bishop, had the title Mar Thoma. (It is believed that like many other families the first Pakalomattam was converted to Christianity and ordained priest by St. Thomas himself). Mar Thoma I to Mar Thoma IX (1637-1816) were members of the Pakalomattam family.3

           There was a period of confusion after the Portuguese were expelled from Kerala by the Dutch in 1663. The St. Thomas Christians who broke away from Portugal requested the Dutch to get them bishops from Syria. Initially, contact was made with the Nestorian Church in Babylon. One such bishop was Mar Gabriel. About this time there came to Malabar an Antiochene clergyman named Andrios (Andrew) of whom more will be said in the chapter on the Kattumangattu family. The contact with the East Syrian Church was shifted to the West Syrian church of Antioch in 1665 which became permanent.4

2.         Thomas Pallipurathkunnel, A Double Regime in the Malabar Church ' Pontifical Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Alwaye (1982), p.2

The group which continued their allegiance to Rome was known as Syrian Catholics or Syro-Malabar Christians. They, however, continued some of their East Syrian rites. Another group called Latin Catholics, following Latin rites, came into being in the sixteenth century as a result of the Western missionary activities.

St. Thomas Christians who abandoned Roman allegiance and became affiliated to Antioch in West Syria were known as Jacobites, Syrian Orthodox or Malankara Syrians. The name Jacobite was given to the Syrian Christians of Antioch by their opponents who referred to them as followers of Bishop Jacob of Burdana who died in 578 A.D. The priests of St. Thomas Christians were ordained from among the community and the Church continued to be governed by the Archdeacon, a local priest. Episcopal functions were fulfilled by a foreign bishop. The first Archdeacon appointed in 1637 was made Mar Thoma I in 1653. Foreign bishops continued to be deputed to Kerala, but they had no temporal powers over the Church. Full Antiochene liturgy was not adopted till 1846.

Mar Gregorios, a Syrian bishop sent by the Patriarch of Antioch ratified the earlier consecration of Mar Thoma VI as full bishop and Metropolitan of the Malankara Church with the name Dionysius I, in 1770. He served the church ably, but his relationship with Mar Gregorios deteriorated and the latter consecrated Kattumangattu Abraham Remban of Mulanthuruthy as the rival to Mar Dionysius with the name, Mar Kurilos, in 1772. A dispute arose in the Malankara church as a result of this appointment and Mar Kurilos had to leave for Tozhiyur in British Malabar, where he established the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar. Mar Gregorios died in 1773. The Independent See of Tozhiyur played a crucial role in the affairs of the Malankara Church in subsequent years.

Protestantism came with the advent of Western colonialism by the end of the Seventeenth century. Col. Munro, the British Resident in Cochin, arranged for British missionaries to preach in Malankara churches from 1816 and had the Bible translated into Malayalam subsequently. Kottayam was the centre of the Church and the Church Missionary Society co-operated with it from 1816. This connection came to be stopped in 1836 and the C.M.S. established a branch of the Anglican Church in Kerala which was

3.   K. C. Verghese, Malabar Swathanthra Suriyani Sabha Charithram (History of the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar) pp.4, 21.   4.   L.W. Brown, Indian Christians of St. Thomas later merged with the Church of South India (C.S.I.). The C.M.S.. was the pioneer of English education in Kerala.

Another group striving for reforms under the leadership of Abraham Malpan, broke away from the Malankara Church in 1889 and founded the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. This Church- established a close relationship with the Independent Syrian        Church of Malabar. The Mar Thoma Church also acquired new traits from their contact with the Anglican Church. Today the Mar Thoma Church is one of the most vigorous churches in India.

The Malankara Church split into two camps in 1912 on the question of the supremacy of the Patriarch of Antioch over the Kerala Church the Catholicos' Party which did not recognise it, and the Patriarch's party which did. Litigation and court cases over the ownership of church properties lasted for more than half a century. The split continues even today though there was a brief period of reunion.

     

The Future of Christianity in India

The Church in India imbibed foreign influences East Syrian, West Syrian, Roman and West European through the course of its history. Though the Indian people have a spiritual and cultural past superior to those mentioned above, the Church did not imbibe them and chose to remain apart from the majority of the people.  This resulted in the Christians being looked upon as "foreigners" in their own country. The ancient community of St. Thomas Christians belonged to one undivided Church, but over the years it has split into seven or more groups as a result of foreign influences. This has weakened the Christian community considerably.

            In independent India, if the Christians, a minority community, are to assure for themselves a secure future, they must come together and achieve the unity of the Churches. The united Church must become a genuine Indian Church of the Indian people and imbibe the culture of the mainstream of the Indian people. As a first step the union of the Orthodox Syrian Church, the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and the independent Syrian Church of Malabar should not be difficult as they have much in common.          

5.         V.C. Samuel, The Christological Controversy and the Division of the Church in "The Orthodox Identity in India" (1988).

CHAPTER 2

THE ST. THOMAS CHURCH, MULANTHURUTHY

This is one of the well known churches in Kerala. The Tourism Department, Government of India, in one of their pamphlets recommended this church as one of the few places of importance in Kerala to be visited. The Church has been for centuries, the most important institution of Mulanthuruthy where the majority of the population is Christian. About two thousand families are members of this Church.

There are no records to show when the present church building was constructed, but it is generally believed that it was about 1120 A.D. This cannot be factual as its architectural design is Iberian, introduced by the Portuguese who dominated Kerala from 1500 to 1663 A.D. The altar and the interior design are Romo- Portuguese in style. The Catholic Church in Kadathuruthy, commonly known as the Thazhathu Palli, is almost a replica of St. Thomas Church, Mulanthuruthy. The Church in Kadathuruthy was built about 1630.1 Therefore in the absence of records we have to believe that St. Thomas Church, Mulanthuruthy was also built about the same period as the Thazhathu Palli in Kadathuruthy and by the same builders. This applies only to the present edifice of the church, not to the Christian community of the area.

Prior to the introduction of the Iberian style by the Portuguese, most churches in Kerala were built with timber following the architectural pattern of Hindu temples.2 none of those exists today. We can believe that such a church was built in Mulanthuruthy about 1120 A.D. on the same site as the present St. Thomas Church.

Important events In the Church

In 1663 a Cochin prince, an ally of the Italian bishop, Joseph Sebastiani surrounded the church with his men to capture Mar Thoma I, who was hiding in it. A strong Portuguese force from Cochin marched towards Mulanthuruthy for the same purpose, but did not proceed beyond Udayamperur where they learned that the bishop had escaped from the church.  The manner in which the bishop made his escape from the church has been described thus: One day the Mar Thoma and his priestly aide were visited in the church by two lay friends who exchanged their clothes for the vestments of the clergymen. The bishop and his aide walked out of the church in laymen's clothes and the fiends came out of the church attired in clerical vestments riding in a palanquin. They were promptly captured by the soldiers only to be released subsequently.

Mar Baselios Yaldo, who visited Kerala in 1678 accompanied by Mar Ivanios Hidayathulla, died within a fortnight of his arrival and was buried in Kothamangalam church. Ivanios served the Church thereafter and on his death in 1694 was buried in Mulanthuruthy church. Yuhanon Mar Gregorios was also buried there in 1874. Mar Gregorios, who consecrated Mar Kurilos I of the Kattumangattu family, was buried in Mulanthuruthy church in 1773. Joachim Mar Kurilos too was buried there. The Kattumangattu bishops Abraham Mar Kurilos I, Mar Kurilos II, Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala fame and Kochuparambil Mar Kurilos were trained in this church for priesthood.

Patriarch Peter III of Antioch summoned a Synod in Mulanthuruthy in 1876 which passed resolutions settling the relationship of the Kerala Church to the Patriarchal See. The Malankara See assumed the same relationship to the Patriarch as a Syrian Diocese and each parish in Kerala had to execute a deed of complete submission to the Patriarch.

Holy Oil (Mooron) was sanctified in this church for the use of the churches in Kerala by Patriarch Peter III in 1876 and again in 1911 by Patriarch Abdulla.

2.   Brown L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas

3.   Brown, L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas quoting K.M. Daniel, P.106.

4.   Samuel, V.C., Sabha Valarunnu (The Church Grows) P. 148, Divya

Bodhanam (2) The Orthodox Seminary, Kottayam, 1984.

 CHAPTER 3

ST. GEORGES CHURCH, PERUMPILLY

Kattumangattu Daniel, son of Ulahannan, a staunch supporter of the Patriarch of Antioch separated himself from the Malanthuruthy Church in the mid-nineteen thirties and decided to build another church. Padathottam Kuriako, a relative, and Daniel bought a piece of barren land in Perumpilly facing the Mulanthuruthy - Perumpilly Road, about two kilometres from the Mulanthuruthy Church. They put up a temporary structure on this land for a church. Later it was decided to construct a permanent building. As Kuriako did not support the idea, Daniel undertook the responsibility and built a small church of a permanent nature at his own expense. Eacheravelil Mathai, another relative, became Daniel's aide in the execution of the project.

The church building was blessed by Mar Julius of Antioch on July 10, 1938, the death anniversary of Kattumangattu Mar Kurilos I. The church was dedicated to the Holy See of Antioch. A chapel was constructed for the St. Georges Church on a piece of land donated by Aeliamma, Daniel's youngest daughter in front of her house in Perumpilly, and this was dedicated to the memory of Mar Gregorios of Parumala. The 'holy relic' of St. George was installed in the chapel which was blessed by Mar Augen I, Catholicos of the Jacobite Syrian Church.

In 1964 the Revd. Parapallil Geevarghese took over as the vicar of the church. He was a Malayalam scholar, an excellent speaker and an able priest who dedicated himself to the development of the church and the parish. The presence of St. George's 'relic' in the chapel and the priest's eloquent sermons attracted a large number of people from all over Kerala and elsewhere. Soon several miracles in the form of healing the sick were reported to have happened in the church. More and more people came to the church to be healed and to witness the miracles. Money in the form of offerings began to swell the coffers of the church.

Daniel, the trustee of the Church for many years retired due to advancing age and was succeeded by Joseph, his brother Lazar's son. When. Joseph resigned after several years service, the trusteeship was taken over by Varghese, son of Kattumangattu Mathai and later by C.M. Varghese, Daniel's son-in-law.

His Holiness Yakub III, the Patriarch of Antioch visited the church on February 14, 1964 when he told Daniel "You have built a beautiful temple for the Lord on earth and I shall pray to Him to build an equally beautiful abode for you in heaven."

In 1974, the Rev. Geevarghese was consecrated bishop Geevarghese Mar Gregorios by the Patriarch. P.Z.Zachariah, Daniel's youngest son-in-law became trustee. Mar Gregorios with the help of Zachariah, an Engineer, embarked on an ambitious development plan of the Church and the parish. The Church was rebuilt to accommodate a large number of worshippers. The Mar Julius Seminary, two parish halls, an orphanage, the Hail Mary Hospital, and the Hail Mary English Medium High School, a residential school, were added. This church complex has now become the landmark and the nerve centre of Perumpilly and the surrounding areas. The school and hospital have been of immense service to the different communities of Perumpilly and its neighbourhood.

Kattumangattu Daniel died on January 9, 1974 at the age of ninety-five and was buried in the cemetery of the church which he had built. The parishioners of Perumpilly built a beautiful, tomb for him and installed his portrait in the parish hall in recognition-of his valuable services to the church and the community.

A meeting of the Ecumenical Synod was held in the St. Georges Church on February 15, 1984 presided over by Archbishop Mar Gregorios of the Catholic Church and attended, among other dignitaries,  by Mathews Mar Kurilos, Catholicos designate of the Orthodox Syrian Church, the Rt.Revd. M.C. Mani of the C.S.I. Church and a Marthoma bishop.  This was a truly memorable occasion for the church.

CHAPTER - 4

THE KATTUMANGATTU BISHOPS  AND THE INDEPENDENT SYRIAN CHURCH OF  MALABAR

Kattumangattu Elaya Bhava

Kattumangattu Valiya Bhava

            Kattumangattu Abraham, son of Youseph, born about 1700 had eight sons and two daughters. The fifth son named Abraham was born about 1730, and the seventh, Geevarghese, was born about 1735. There are no records of their dates of birth. Both were religiously inclined from boyhood and keen on their studies. They were tutored in Syriac, the language of the Church, and in religious subjects by Mar Ivanios, a foreign bishop resident in Mulanthuruthy church. Both boys excelled in their studies and the bishop ordained them as deacons. Mar Ivanios returned this native land in 1750 and prior to his departure ordained deacon Abraham as priest and left him in charge of the training of the deacons in Mulanthuruthy.1  Revd. Abraham was a leader of the community and managed the affairs of the church efficiently. He was also a student of Ayurvedic medicine.2

In 1751 Mar Baselius Sakralla, Mar Gregorios, a remban (monk) and several priests came to Kerala at the request of Mar  Thoma V. Mar Baselius had a church built in Mattanchery, Cochin where deacons were to be trained for priesthood. The Church was known as Elimeesa Palli. Mar Baselius made the Revd. Abraham a remban and appointed him to be in charge of the training. Mar Baselius also consecrated the foreign remban who came with him in 1751 to Kerala in the rank of bishop with the name Mar Ivanios.

Mar Thoma V had ordained his nephew as Mar Thoma VI before his death in 1765. Though Mar Thoma VI desired the ratification of his consecration by his uncle at the hands of Mar Gregorios, he did not get along with the Antiochene bishop. The latter put off the ratification. Mar Thoma VI, an able and shrewd person, eventually got around Mar Gregorios and had his previous consecration ratified by him in the presence of Mar Ivanios. He was named Mar Dionysius and appointed as Metropolitan in 1770. 3 This was the first time a Kerala priest was elevated to he rank of full bishop. Dionysius served the Church till 1808 and came to be known as Dionysius the Great.

1.   Ulahannan, Kattumangattu Family History (1905) Ms p.1

2.   P.M. Pathrose, Kattumangattu Bavanmar (Bishops) p.14.

Mar Gregorios and Mar Dionysius developed more differences and their relationship became sour. Attempts to improve their relationship failed. Meanwhile Mar Gregorios developed a serious eye ailment which left him almost blind and Dionysius forced him to retire to Puthencavu church on a. meagre daily allowance of eight chakrams.4 Abraham Remban on learning of the plight of Mar Gregorios removed him, with the approval of the Metropolitan, to Mattanchery for the purpose of treating him.5 The relationship between Dionysius and Gregorios became worse and latter consecrated KattumangattuAbraham Remban as Mar Kurilos and a rival Metropolitan to Dionysius I. This was done on November 28, 1772 at the St. Thomas Church, Mulanthuruthy after a mass said by Kattadi Paulose Remban. Kurilos had the support of Sakthan Thampuran, the Rajah of Cochin, the Paliath Achan, the hereditary Dewan (Prime Minister) of Cochin and the Dutch authorities in Cochin. The Rajah appointed Kurilos as the Metropolitan of Cochin. The congregation in and around Mulanthuruthy, the stronghold of Jacobites in the northern regions, was happy to have Kurilos as the head of the Church.

3.   Z.M. Paret, Malankara Nazaranikal, Vol.3, pp. 30, 31.

4.   Brown, L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas, p.130

5    S P. Kuruvilla, The History of Srambickal Thanangat Kattumangattu family, P.2.

The royal proclamation, the grand reception given to Kurilos by the people and his growing popularity made Mar Dionysius uneasy.6 He then plotted to overthrow Kurilos with the help of Ipekora Tharakan of Kandanad, a rich and powerful friend of the Rajah of Cochin. No priest of that period would dare to start Sunday service in Kandanad church till Tharakan arrived. Kandanad, in the erstwhile Travancore State, is about four kilometres from Mulanthuruthy in Cochin State. Kurilos, when an ordinary priest, once commenced Sunday service in Kandanad church at the appointed time and did not wait for Tharakan's arrival. This infuriated Tharakan who bore a grudge against Kurilos after that. When Kurilos was appointed Metropolitan of Cochin State Tharakan used his influence with the Rajah and had the royal proclamation revoked. He even succeeded in getting the Rajah exile Kurilos from Cochin State on July 2, 1774.7-8

6.   George Menachery, St. Thomas Christians Encyclopaedia, p.91.

7.    Ibid, p.91.

8.   S.P. Kuruvalla, History of Srambickal Thanangat Kattumangattu family (1969). p.3

Another version of the consecration of Kurilos given by Paret is that Kurilos persuaded Gregorios to consecrate him without the knowledge of Mar Dionysius and that Gregorios wanted Kurilos as a   rival to Dionysius. Kurilos obtained a royal proclamation made by the Rajah of Cochin appointing him as the Metropolitan. Paret further says that the Dutch East India Company accepted the appointment and the people received Kurilos  enthusiastically in the Churches of Cochin. Dionysius called a meeting of the representatives of the churches at Kandanad and decided to appeal to the Rajahs of Cochin and Travancore and the Dutch authorities against the appointment of Kurilos. The Rajahs said that as this was a problem of the Christians it should be settled by the Dutch. The Dutch decided that as Kurilos had already been ordained, he should continue as bishop, but under Mar Dionysius. The Rajah of Cochin abandoned Kurilos. Dionysius insisted that Kurilos should revert to an ordinary priest, but Kurilos left Cochin State for Tozhiyur (in British Malabar) where he established a church.9

Kattumangattu Ulahannan has yet another version of the story: "A Conference of Jacobites applied to Antioch for a bishop to be appointed from among themselves. Till then according to custom Archdeacons were chosen from the Pakalomattam family. Antioch approved the application and deputed a Maphrian ( a high priest of the Jacobites of the rank of Catholicos) and a bishop from Antioch named Mar Gregorios to Kerala. A conference was convened in Kandanad for the purpose of selecting-a Metropolitan for the Jacobites. People of the southern regions presented a member of the Pakalomattam family.  Mar Thoma VI and the northerners presented Kattumangattu Revd. Abraham as candidates. The Maphrian and Mar Gregorios favoured the Revd. Abraham as he was considered more proficient in Syriac and in Malayalam.10 
A split in the community was feared, and at the request of the southerners a decision was taken to appoint Mar Thoma VI as the Metropolitan with the name Dionysius I. The Revd. Abraham was conferred the name Dayaroyo (monk). The Maphrian purchased a piece of land in Mattanchery and authorised Rev. Abraham to build a church and ancillary buildings for the purpose of training priests. This church was known as Elimeesa Palli and the Revd. Abraham was appointed to be in charge of the training. At a later date the Revd. Abraham approached Mar Dionysius for the purpose of ordaining two of his pupils as priests and the

9.   Z.M. Paret, Malankara Nazaranikal, Vol.3, pp. 57, 58.

10. Ulahannan, Kattumangattu Family History (1905) quoted by S.P. Kuruvilla.

11. Ulahaman, Kattumangattu family history, Ms p.2.

Metropolitan not only refused the Revd. Abraham's request, but also refused to see him.  The Reverend then contacted Mar Gregorios, who was ill in Puthencavu church and removed him to Mattanchery.11 Mar Gregorios consecrated the Revd. Abraham as bishop Mar Kurilos. Kurilos had an audience with the Rajah of Cochin who issued him a royal proclamation. Ulahannan does not say what the proclamation was, but it can be presumed that it was the recognition of Kurilos as the Metropolitan of Cochin State. Later due to the intrigue by Karote Ipekora Tharakan, the Rajah revoked the appointment and reduced Kurilos to the rank of remban. The Rajah ordered Kurilos to submit himself to Mar Dionysius who was then resident in Kandanad. Dionysius ordered Kurilos to say holy mass the following morning in the robes of an ordinary priest, but the plan did not work as Kurilos developed high fever during the night, soon afterwards Kurilos with his brother, the Revd. Geevarghese moved to Thevanal and later to Thozhiyur."12

Mar Gregorios before his death on July 10, 1773 left a will witnessed by Abraham Shultz, Secretary to the Dutch commodore in Cochin and Francis Robert of the Dutch East India Company bequeathing most of his considerable wealth consisting of gold ornaments and precious stones, to Kurilos.13.14 This wealth was then valued at a price equivalent of Rs.1,40,000.15 Kurilos I before his death passed it to his brother, Kurilos II who gave it to Kunjilachy, daughter of his brother Chalil Korah for safe keeping, It is said that Kurilos II was unsuccessful in recovering the wealth from Kunjilachy.16 Mar Gregorios was buried in Mulanthuruthy church and his death anniversary continues to be observed in that church even today.

In 1774 Mar Kurilos laid the foundation for a church in Tozhiyur. He later built a church there with the support of the people of nearby Kunnamkulam and the neighbouring villages of Vailathoor and Manjanikad. The church eventually grew into the

12.       lbid,p.4.

13.       The History of srambickal Thanangat Kattumangattu family p.4 quoting Ulahannan.                                            

14.       Ibid.

15.       16 P.M.Pathrose, Kattumangattu Bavanmar

 The Independent Syrian Church of Malabar; which has no affiliation either to Malankara or to Antioch. The Independent Church, however, follows the liturgy of both. The Church has grown over the years into a Diocese,17 which runs a high school, a few primary schools, a printing press and a hospital for the benefit of the neighbouring villagers. The diocese has thirteen churches under it including one in Madras and about 200 families’ members in Tozhiyur alone.

            Kurilos I consecrated his brother the Revd. Geevarghese as Kurilos II in 1794 and nominated him as his successor. Kurilos I died on July 10,1802 and was buried in the church which he had uilt. Kurilos II was a sickly person not interested -in the administration of the church. He consecrated a priest from Panavelil family in Kottayam as his successor with the name Mar Ivanios. Ivanios unfortunately died soon afterwards.18 Kurilos then consecrated the Revd.Cheeran Zachariah as Philexinos I, who also died. The Rev. Kidangan Geevarghese was then consecrated by Kurilos II as Philexinos II who was to play an important role in the affairs of the main Malankara church.19

      Kurilos then returned to his native village, Mulanthuruthy in 1805 after handing over the affairs of the Tozhiyur church to Philexinos II.20 In Mulanthuruthy he lived an ascetic life and was considered a saintly person. When he died on May 29, 1809 a section of the parishioners in Mulanthuruthy led by a relative, Thanangat Ipekora Tharakan objected to his being buried in Mulanthuruthy church premises. His body was then taken in procession in torrential rain to Vettickal, six kilometres away and buried in the compound of the chapel belonging to Mulanthuruthy church. The present St. Thomas Church in Vettickal was built by the side of the grave of Mar Kurilos II.

20, Philexinos II consecrated Pulikote Ittoop Remban of the Malankara church as Mar Dionysius II at Tozhiyur on March 22, 1816, at the request of the people of Malankara. Mar Dionysius II was appointed the Metropolitan of Malankara which was recognized by the Rajahs of Cochin and Tavancore.21 Dionysius II died in 1817, and at the request of the British Resident, Munro, Philexinos II of Tozhiyur assumed the office of Metropolitan of Malankara.22 Mar Philexinos II consecrated the Revd. Punnathara Geevarghese as the Archdeacon and later as Mar Dionysius III, Metropolitan of Malankara. He then returned to Tozhiyur.Dionysius III died suddenly in 1825 and the Malankara people again invited Philexinos II to assume charge of Malankara church. He consecrated Cheppat Mar Dionysius IV as the Metropolitan of Malankara and once again returned to Tozhiyur.

23 Mar Philexinos II thus consecrated the Metropolitans of Malankara Church on three occasions and acted as their Metropolitan on two occasions. All these were conducted without the approval of the Patriarch and therefore the bishops thus consecrated were presumed to have had no episcopal succession, 24 though this view is questioned by certain authorities. Philexinos II also died without consecrating a successor for Tozhiyur and Cheppat Mar Dionysius, the Malankara Metropolitan consecrated Kurilos III for Tozhiyur, 25 thus establishing reciprocal recognition between the two Churches. Though Mar Philexinos II acted as the Metropolitan of Malankara on two occasions he did not claim any authority over that Church. Juhanon Mar Thoma of the Marthoma Syrian Church lauds this policy of Tozhiyur in these words "If the Patriarchal Sees of the East had followed this principle, what a great contribution it would have been to the indigenous church of Kerala.

21. Z.M. Paret, Malankara Nazaranikal Vol.3 pp 133 134

17.  S.P. Kuruvilla, p.4.

18. Pukadiyil Ittoop, History of Syrian Christian Church, p. 188.

19. Brown, L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas, p.129.

20. Ibid.

22.  Ibid, p. 134.

23. Brown, L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas, pp.129, 130.

24. Z.M. Paret, Malankara Nazaranikal, Vol.3, p.134.

25.   Juhanon Mar Thoma, Christianity in India and the Mar Thoma Syrian

Church, pp.30, 31,32.

            26 There has been much reciprocity and cooperation between the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Alathur Mar Kurilos III of Thozhiyur participated in the ordination of the first Mar Thoma bishop, Mar Thomas Athanasius. When   Mar Thomas Athanasius died, it was Kurilos III of Thozhiyur again who consecrated Titus I as the Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.

            27 In spite of the fact that (a) Philexinos II of Tozhiyur was invited by the Malankara Syrian Church to govern them on two occasions, and (b) that he consecrated three Metropolitans for them, and (c) that Cheppat Mar Dionysius of the Malankara Church consecrated Kurilos III of Tozhiyur, there is a general belief that the Kattumangattu bishops, Kurilos I and Kurilos II had no episcopal succession, perhaps because Kurilos I was consecrated by only one bishop, viz Mar Gregorios, instead of by three bishops.

Paret says that by convention episcopal consecrations have to be conducted by three bishops. In fact this is a ruling traceable to the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D., but it is observed more in default by many Churches, so that Parets view cannot be accepted as the truth of the matter. Dionysius, the first Metropolitan of Malankara did not accept Kurilos's consecration, not because it was done by only one bishop, but because Kurilos was consecrated as a rival to him. Dionysius himself was consecrated by Mar Gregorios.

26. Juhanon Mar Thoma, Christianity in India and the Mar Thoma Syrian

Church, pp. 30, 31, 32.

27, the same bishop who consecrated Kurilos and by one other bishop, namely, Mar Ivanios. Again, the convention of having three bishops was not fulfilled.

L.W. Brown refers to the consecration of Kattumangattu Mar Kurilos I as "clandestine1128; so does Z.M. Paret29. It should not be forgotten that Mar Philexinos II received his Episcopal succession from Kattumangattu Mar Kurilos II. If Mar Philexinos II had no episcopal succession how could Mar Dionysius II and his successors in the Malankara Syrian Church have Episcopal succession ?

28. Brown, L.W., Indian Christians of St. Thomas, pp.129, 130.

29.  Paret, Z.M., Malankara Nazaranikal, Vol.3, p.130.

                                             Chapter 5                                               

THE KATTUMANGATTU FAMILY

A brief history of the Kattumangattu family has been recorded in  manuscript form by Ulahannan, son of Kattumangattu Geevarghese, in 1905, tracing it from the generation of Mar Kurilos I and his seven brothers and two sisters, particularly Yohannan (1738-1824) the youngest brother. The present generation of Kattumangattus are the direct descendants of Yohannan.

The records of the generations before Yohannan are not clear, but S.P. Kuruvilla a descendant of Puravath, eider brother of Mar Kurilos in his book "Srambickal Thanangat – Kattumangattu Kudumba Charithram" [The History of Srambickal Thanangat- Kattumangattu Family] published in Malayalam in 1969 has attempted to trace its history back to the 17th century. The present author, after some research, has gathered more facts  about the origin of the family.

L.W. Brown states1 that a bishop named Mar Andrew (Andrios) arrived in Kerala from Asia Minor in 1676 accompanied by his brother.2 Andrew does not seem to have played any important part in the affairs of the Church. He later drowned in the Kallada river in 1682 and was buried in the Kallada church (Valia Palli). He was known as Kallada Valiappan (elder) and his death anniversary is observed even today in the Kallada, Puthencavu and Kundara churches in South Kerala on or about March 1st.

Mar Andrew's brother who accompanied him to Kerala married locally and was later ordained priest by Mar Ivanios (Ivanios Hidayatulla). Brown states that Mar Kurilos

1.   Brown, L.W., The Indian Christians of St. Thomas, p.129.

2.   Ibid pp.129, 130.

of the Kattumangattu family was a descendant of Mar Andrew's brother.3 It is believed that Kurilos was a fifth generation descendant of Andrew's brother. Andrew's brother's name has not been recorded, but it is presumed to have been Youseph judging from the name of his grandson. It is customary for Kerala Christians, even today, to name the first male child after its paternal grandfather. S.P. Kuruvilla has recorded Andrew's brother's name as Youseph.4

Some authors of Church history doubt if Andrios was a bishop and a few have stated that he was a Jacobite priest. Most authors however have stated that Andrios was in the habit of consuming alcohol which created problems for him with - the church authorities. Consumption of alcohol by bishops may have been acceptable to the Christians in West Asia, but not to the Jacobites of Kerala. P.M. Pathrose says that Andrios used alcohol as the treatment of a stomach ailment (But the consumption of alcohol is contra-indicated in gastric diseases). In spite of this habit he was considered to have been a pious person.

Another historian, P.V. Mathew5 says that when the Dutch came to power in Kerala after the expulsion of the Portuguese, St.Thomas Christians broke away from the Roman Catholic yoke. They then made efforts to bring bishops from the Nestorian church of Baghdad. One of the prelates who arrived in 1667 was Mar Andrios who had an accidental death in Kallada river in 1682. P.V. Mathew does not mention Andrios having been accompanied by a brother, but it was usual in those days for relatives of foreign prelates to accompany them to Kerala. Mathew is the only author who states that Andrios arrived in Kerala in 1667. All other historians state that he arrived in 1676.

3.   L.W.Brown.The Indian Christians of St Thomas ,pp 129 -130.

4.   S.P. Kuruvilla, The Srambickat Thanangat-Kattumangattu Kudumba

Charitram, p. 13.

5.      P.V. Mathew, Acta Indica, (1986), p.296.

Thomas Pallipurathkunnel quoting Paulinus, a church historian, says that Andrew, who called himself Patriarch, came to Kerala in 1676 accompanied by two merchants, an Armenian and an Egyptian.6    There is no mention of a brother having come with him. Andrios is recorded to have been in Kottayam, Kandanad, Paravoor, Mulanthuruthy and Kallada.7 P.M. Pathrose, quoting Ittoop Writer and Augur, says that a foreign bishop, Mar Andrew, came to Kerala accompanied by three brothers, of whom one was a remban (monk).

One of the other two married in Mulanthuruthy from a family known as Palasna which had its origin in West Asia. S.P. Kuruvilla thinks that Palasna may have been Palathinkal, 8 a family which had been resident in Mulanthuruthy for a long time. Anyway, two sons, Yacob and Abraham, were born out of this marriage. Yacob settled in Thanangat and Abraham in Kattumangattu properties, less than half a mile south of St. Thomas Church, Mulanthuruthy.9

Thus, we have three versions of the story of Andrios, but Brown's version appears to be more reliable. It must be presumed that Andrios's brother Youseph travelled with Andrios wherever he went. Since Andrios resided in at least five places in Kerala, it is difficult to say where Youseph got married and where his two sons, Yacob and Abraham were born. Ulahannan in the history of his family does not mention Andrios or his brother, but says that two brothers left Kadathuruthy because of problems with the Rajah.10 Kadathuruthy in those days was a principality ruled by a rajah. The two brothers, whom Ulahannan name: Yacob and Abraham, may have been Youseph's sons by Kerala wife.

6.   Thomas Pallipurathkunnel, A Double Regime in the Malabar Church, 1663-

1716 (Alwaye, 1982) pp.155, 156.

7.    Ibid.

8.   S.P. Kurvilla, Srambickal Thangat - Kattumangattu Kudumba Chantram, p.9.

9.   P.M. Pathrose, Kattumangattu Bavanmar (Bishops) (Malayalam), pp. 5, 6, 10.

10. Ulahannan, Kattumangattu family history reproduced by S.P. Kuruvilla, p.1.

Yacob and Abraham left Kaduthuruthy and arrived in Pira' where they lived in the ancillary building of the church, know Srambickal. They were employed in the Piravam church. Ulahannan further says that the brothers, for reasons not sta moved to Mulanthuruthy, some ten kilometres west of Piravom.  There also they were employed in the church, but lived property adjacent to the church. This property came to be known as Srambickal. (This property is now owned by Mathew son of Kattumangattu Lazar).

Ulahannan does not say where Yacob ; Abraham married from, but he states that Yacob settled ii property known as Thanangat and Abraham in a property cal Kattumangattu. Both properties are adjacent to each other, less than half a mile south of the church." It is customary for people Kerala to adopt the name of the property they settle into as their family name. That is how the family names Thanangat Kattumangattu may have originated. Both families in those days were known as Srambickal Thanangat and Srambical Kattumangattu, but 'Srambickal' seems to have been dropped many branches as time went by. Both Yacob and Abraham we involved in the affairs of the church. A large number of Christi families of Mulanthuruthy and its neighbourhood are descendants of these two brothers.12.

Abraham who settled in Kattumangattu had a son, YousepI named after his paternal grandfather. There is no informal about his siblings or his marriage, but we know that he had a son Abraham.14 Ulhannan gives no information about Abraham’s brothers, sisters or his marriage, only that he had eight sons and two daughters.

11.       Ulahannan, History of Kattumangattu family reproduced by S.P.Kuruvilla, p.1.

12.       P.M.Pathrose, Kattumangattu Bavanmar (Bishops) p.10.

13.       Ulahannan, Kattumangattu family history, p.1

14.       Ibid.

Abraham's first son Youseph lived in Parapattil and the second son Korah married from Chalil family of Mulanthuruthy. As that family had no sons, Korah lived with them. Abraham's third son Yacob lived in Thulakulam, Perumpilly, near Mulanthuruthy. The fourth son Puravath lived in Puthenpurayil, Ezhumpurath, near Mazhuvannur. S.P. Kuruvilla is a member of this branch. Abraham's fifth son was named Abraham also and he became Mar Kurilos I, the founder of the Independent Syrian Church of Malabar in Tozhiyur. Pyli was the sixth son who settled in Punayidath, near Kattumangattu. The seventh son, Geevarghese became Kurilos II. The eighth and youngest was Yohannan who inherited the Kattumangattu tharavad. Of the two daughters, Aely the elder was married in Mamala, and the younger daughter, Acha was married to Aynat family in Kolanchery.15    There is no record to show that the two daughters were the youngest of Abraham's ten children. Ulahannan who recorded the genealogy of his ancestors did not give the names of the women married into the family, not even those of his own two wives.               

Yohannan, Abraham's youngest son married from Karote Veettil in Thiruvankulam. He had three sons and two daughters by this marriage, namely the Revd. Abraham, who lived in Chamakala and later became secretary to his uncle, Mar Kurilos I. The second son, Paulose, lived in Kattapilly, Mulanthuruthy and the thrid son, Korah, lived in Cheerammelil, also in Mulanthuruthy. Yohannan's two daughters' names are not recorded, but they were married to Kallanickal and Marangat Molayil families respectively. When Yohannan's first wife died, he married a widow having two sons from her previous marriage. The second wife, whose name is not known, was from Thanath family in Pampakuda.16 Yohannan died on December11,1824, and buried in Mulanthuruthy church cemetery. 15.  Ulahannan, Kattumangattu Family History, reproduced by S.P. Kuruvilla, p.1.

A son, Geevarghese and four daughters were born to Yohannan from his second marriage. The first daughter we married to Moottayil family, the second to Therakath, the Padathukad and the fourth daughter to Kunjuveettil families. The name of the daughter and the location of the families and whom they were married to are not available.

Geevarghese, also known as Varkey, Yohannan's only son from his second marriage, inherited the Kattumangattu tharavad.  He married Annamma of Kariyelil (Edappangat) family Mulanthuruthy. Geevarghese and Annamma had two daughter; Vitha (Martha) and Mariam and one son, Ulahannan. Vitha was married to Thannilal and Mariam to Chirackal familie respectively. Geevarghese was not a very efficient man. Though he inherited substantial wealth from his father, he ran into debts Geevarghese died on February 1, 1846. Annamma, his widow, a efficient lady, not only cleared her husband's debts, but also brought up her family well. She lived long and died on September 4,1901.

Geevarghese's only son, Ulahannan, born on August 9, 1838 lived in Kattumangattu tharavad. There are no records of his education, but he seemed to have been a learned and wise man. Like most people of his generation, he was an agriculturist. He was closely associated with the affairs of the Mulanthuruthy church. Ulahannan married Vitha from Kappiaratael family in Mulanthuruthy. She did not have any children and died in 1872 Chathuruthy Geevarghese Remban, later Mar Gregorios of Parumala, a friend of Ulahannan, was instrumental in arranging his second marriage at the age of thirty six to a sixteen year old.

            16. Ulahannan, Kattumangattu Family History, reproduced by S.P. Kuruvilla, p.1.Mariam, daughter of Mathai, of Manjayil family in Aimanam near Kottayam

Ulahannan and Mariam had fourteen children of whom eleven survived (Mariam's older sister had twenty one!). Of their eleven surviving children, seven were boys and four were girls.

Ulahannan was a god-fearing, upright, able man, well respected by the community. People often sought his counsel in solving their personal problems. He was perhaps the first parent in Mulanthuruthy to send his sons to an English medium school, though the school was in Ernakulam, 20 kilometres away. This necessitated boarding the boys with families in Ernakulam. There was no public transport in those days and the boys walked the distance to Ernakulam and back once a week. Ulahannan-had the wisdom to record the history of his family and of himself in which he had the courage to confess to "many sins". Chathuruthy Geevarghese Remban, his friend, lived a solitary life of prayer and penance in the Thevanal chapel built earlier by the Kattumangattu Kurilos brothers. Ulahannan often visited Geevarghese Remban in Thevanal and sought his advice and was guided by the latter in many matters.17

The Kurilos brothers during their life time had inherited some agricultural properties from their father, Abraham, which in due course were bequeathed to Ulahannan. The Mulanthuruthy church committee headed by Chalil Korah, a descendant of Kattumangattu Abraham claimed the properties from Ulahannan for the church.  Ulahannan refused to surrender the properties on a matter of principle and the church committee sued Ulahannan in court and ex-communicated him for eight years. The court concerned was in Ernakulam. It is said that Ulahannan made it a point to wait for Chalil Korah, who represented the church, and walk the 20 kilometres with him to the court whenever the hearing of the case came up. The church committee won the case and Ulahannan had to surrender to the church the properties which once belonged the Kurilos brothers. Ulahannan's ex-communication was the revoked. The properties are still with the church. 17. Ulahannan, History of Kattumangattu Family, Reproduced by S.P. Kuruvilla, p.7.

  

NOTE:

The following pages contain the details of each of Ulahannan’s children and their descendants. A few pages have been left blank after each branch for recording the births, education, marriage occupations, important events, deaths etc pertaining to the branch.

***An Index Number has been given to each member of the family, both in the text and in the family trees. The capital letters G, M etc indicate Geevarghese, Mathai etc, the children Ulahannan. Mathai's children are M1, M2 etc in the order < seniority. Mathai's first child's children are indicated by M1a, M1 etc. This is to avoid any confusion that may arise among the generations and the branches of the family, and also to facilitate tracing the genealogy in the years to come.

GEEVARGHESE (G) the first child of Ulahannan was born in March 29, 1875. He was educated in Malayalam and Syriac. He was an agriculturist, married to Aely, daughter of Kunji Paulo. Edampadath family in Thuruthikara. Aely was born in 1886.

Geevarghese died on October 9, 1944 and was buried in Mulanthuruthy Church cemetery. Aely died on August12, 1956.

Their four children are:-

G1  MARIAM, born on July 27, 1902, married Kunjicheria, (born on May 21, 1896) son of Kurien of Karavote family in Thiruvankulam. They have one son and two daughters. Kunjicheria died on June 5,1959.

G2 KUNJAMMA, born on September 24, 1'905, married Kochuthommen, son of Pyli of Njaliath family in Thiruvankulam. Kunjamma died on December 5, 1928 and Kochuthommen in

1964. They had one son and two daughters.

G3 JOHN, born on November 23, 1909 was employed in the Central Government in Bombay. He was a bachelor and on retirement lived with his brother, Paulose in Thuruthikara. John died on August 24, 1977 and was buried in Mulanthuruthy church cemetery.

G4 PAULOSE, born on June 29, 1911, married Aeliamma, (born on November 30, 1915) daughter of the Revd. Youseph of Cheppanath family in Mulanthuruthy. Paulose and Eliamma live in Thuruthikara. Their six children are:-

G4a JOSEPH (Baby), born on January 7, 1940, married Mary, born on June 4, 1945, daughter of Paulose and Annamma of Puthenpurackal family of Edakattuvayalil. Joseph and Mary are employed in Bombay. They have four daughters - MINNI (G4aa) born on August 1, 1968, a B.Com. student; LINNI (G4ab) born on September 16, 1969 a B.Sc. student; SINNI (G4ac) born on Aug. 20, 1971, a pre-degree student and BINNI (G4ad) born on April 18, 1978 who is still in school.

G4b GEORGE, born on February 12, 1945, married Molly born on November 2, 1949, daughter of Abraham and Annamma of Pynadath family in Angamali. George is employed in G.T.N. Textile Company in Alwaye. George and Molly have one son, SUNIL (G4BA) born on December 10, 1974 a daughter SUJA' (G4bb) born on October 6, 1977 and another daughter SOPHIE (G4bc) born on July 6, 1983; all in school.

G4c MARY, born on February 11, 1946, married Varghese, born on January 31, 1937, son of Mathulla Paulose and Elamma of Akkarapadath Chirayil family of Vaikom. Mary and Varghese are employed in Bombay. They have a daughter MINNI, born on January 2, 1972 and a son BINU, born on January 21,1976.

G4d JOHN, born on October 10, 1947, married Aeliamma, born on June 15, 1954, daughter of Pathrose and Mariamma of Kolangara family of Edakattuvayal. John is employed in Muscat, and Aeliamma is a high school teacher. They have two daughters, ANITHA (G4da), born on February 22, 1984 and KOCHUMOL (G4db), born on January 28, 1988.

G4e MATHAI (Joy Kutty), born on February 4, 1951 married Sisily, born on February 9, 1954, daughter of Pyli and Saramma of Vallamkuzhi family in Chottanikara. Mathai is employed in the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation, Eranakulam, and Sisily is a school teacher. Mathai and Sisily have a daughter, MINU (G4ea), born on July 15, 1984 and a son THOMAS (G4eb), born on October 9, 1987.

 G4f ELIZABETH (Kunjumol), born on August 5, 1955, married Elias born on November 4, 1954, son of Varghese and Achamma of Parayil family in Kariat, Angamali. .Elias is employed in G.T.N. Company, Alwaye. Elizabeth and Elias have a daughter, SIBI, born on November 18, 1980, a son SIJU born on Jime 10, 1984 and another daughter SINDHU born on Nov. 13, 1985.

            MATHAI (M) , the second child of Ulahannan, was born on May 31, 1878. He had his education in Malayalam and assisted his father in the management of the family's agricultural properties. Mathai married Sarah, daughter of Chacko, of Kannikulam family in Mulanthuruthy. Mathai and Sarah had four sons. Mathai died on October 18, 1908 at the young age of 30, and Sarah had the uphill task of bringing up the family on meager resources and under great difficulties. Their sons are;

M1 JOHN (Kochonnan), born on December 11, 1896. After secondary school education Kochonnan became a farmer and later a Public Works Department contractor. He married Aeliamma, born in 1906, daughter of Thomas, Vellakunnath-family in Manakunnam. Kochonnan died on December 15, 1965 and was buried in St. George's Church, Perumpilly. Aeliamma died on November 23, 1981 and was also buried in Perumpilly church.' Kochonnan and Aeliamma had eight children:

M1a) MATHAI (Mathan) born on March 31, 1925. He obtained a diploma in Civil Engineering and A.M.I.E. He joined the Public Works Department, Cochin State and retired as an Executive Engineer, P.W.D., Kerala. Mathan is engaged in business after retirement and doing well. He married Annie, born in October 1930, daughter of Ipe, Kidangan family, Kunnamkulam. (It will be remembered that Mar Philexinos II of Tozhiyur, who made history in the Malankara Syrian Church belonged to this Kidangan family). Mathai and Annie have two children – MARY (M1aa) born on April 16, 1961, is a Master of Arts (M.A). She married Viju, son of Chacko, Kannothara family, Vadavathur, Kottayam. Viju is a Chartered Accountant with the Rubber Board, Kerala.

M1ab) VARGHESE, born on April 21, 1963, is a B.Sc. in Engineering. He is a lecturer in S&K Engineering College, Bombay.

M1b) SARAMMA, daughter of Kochonnan, was born on May 30, 1927, married Abraham, son of Chacko, Parambath family in Thiruvaniyur. They have two sons, Jacob and John and two daughters, Mary and Aeliamma.

M1c) THOMAS (Thommachan) son of Kochonnan, was born on January 10, 1929. After graduating with a B.Sc. he worked as Movement Inspector in the Western Railways. Married mary, born on February 13, 1934, daughter of Revd. Issac of Malayil family in Kothamangalam. Thommachan is engaged in rubber planting after retirement from the railways. Thommachan and Mary have a daughter.

MARIAM (Suja) (M1ca) born on June 1,'1962. She is a Master of Commerce (M.Comm). Suja married Babu John, B.Sc. Engineering, who is employed in H.M.T., Kalamassery as a mechanical engineer. They have one son, George, born on April 22,1986.

M1d)  AELIAMMA (Kunjamma) daughter of Kochonnan, was born on February 15, 1931 and is the Nursing Superintendent at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She married Varghese George, Kalloor family in Kumbazha who is Deputy General Manager, Warehouse Corporation, Bhopal. They have two daughters, Rani and Honey, and a son, George.

M1e) PAUL (Thamby), son of Kochonnan, was born on February 12, 1935. After obtaining a Diploma in Civil Engineering he is employed as Assistant Engineer, P.W.D., Calicut. He is a bachelor.

M1f) ACCAMMA, daughter of Kochonnan, was born on July 16, 1942. She married Revd. Deacon Peter, B.A., B.Ed., son of Pathrose of Kunnath family in Kolenchery, a school master. They have three sons, Biju, Vinu and Bitu.

M1g) CHINNA, daughter of Kochonnan, was born in July 1945. After graduating with B.Sc and B.Ed. she works as a school teacher in the National Rayon Corporation, Bombay. She married Mathew, son of Varkey, Pulikottil family, Kunnamkulam. Mathew, M.A., L.L.B., is the Labour Officer, National Rayon Corporation, Bombay. They have two daughters and one son.

M1h) JOHN, son of Kochonnan, born on June 17, 1947, is an automobile engineer employed in SIDCO. John married Sosakutty daughter of Ittanpilla, Malayil family, Kothamangalam. Sosakutty is a high school teacher in Mulanthuruthy. John and Sosakutty have two daughters and a son:-

LIGI (M1 ha) born on October 28, 1976

AJAI (M1hb) born on December 24, 1978

SHIJI (M1hc) born on November 19, 1981

            M2) CHACKO (Kochacko) the second son of Mathai was born on April 14, 1900. After secondary school education he joined the School of Arts in Trichur. He worked as an arts teacher in the local schools. He was a good artist and has more than 300 paintings to his credit, mainly portraits. His paintings, adorn several churches, and homes. Kochacko married Annakutty, born on June 6, 1916 daughter of Kurien, Pulliat Thukalan family in Kandanad. Annakutty was a student of home science. Chacko died on October 26, 1987 and Annakutty on January 12, 1988. They were buried in Mulanthuruthy church cemetery. They had two sons and three daughters:

M2a) MATHAN (Mathachan), born on January 19, 1938, is a matriculate who did well in sports and holds a diploma from the Y.M.C.A. School of Physical Education, Madras. He is employed as Sports Master in Irimpanam High School.' Mathachan married Annie, daughter of John, Illickal family in Kottayam, born on June 21, 1942. Annie, B Sc B Ed school teacher in Mulanthuruthy. Mathachan and Annie" daughter and two sons:-

REKHA (M2aa), born on May 7, 1970 is a student.

ROSHAN ELIAS MATHEW (M2ab), born on November 21, 1972 distinction student of pre-degree class. He has been ordained deacon.

RANJAN VARGHESE (M2ac), born on May 15, 1975, is a high school student.

M2b) SOPHIE, second child of Chacko, born in worked in the Cochin Forward Bank, Mulanthuruthy after matriculation. She married Mathukutty, son of John, Kuzhikandam family in Vettithara.  Mathukutty is an engineer in Bhilai Steel Plant.  Sophie and Mathukutty have four sons, johm, Kurien, Jacob and George, Kurien, the twin brother of Jacob died.

M2c) SHIRLEY, the third child of Chacko, is a matriculate who became an accomplished dancer. She married Abraham, son of Itty Ipe, Arackal, family, Kottayam. Abraham is a senior accountant with the State Bank of Travancore. They have two sons, Suraj and Kudu.

M2d) DAISY, the fourth child of Chacko, after matriculation and Nursery school training married Korah, son of Cherian, Cherickal Family, Kottayam.  Korah, B.Com  is Chief Accountant of Kerala Allied Engineering Co. Daisy and Korah have a daughter Dinny, and a son, Dinno.

M2e)   KURIAKOSE, the last of Chacko, born in November 1945, died on April 26, 1951.

            M3)  VARGHESE (Kunju), the third son of Mathai was born on Jan. 10, 1904. After matriculation he joined the staff of the Chaldean Syrian Bank, Ernakulam. Later, he was Manager, Cochin Commercial Bank, Mulanthuruthy. He started his own banking business in Malanthuruthy viz, The Cochin Forward Trust. Kunju married Maria Kutty, born on July 14, 1908, the only child of Varkey Abraham, Kurusinkal family in Pallikara. Kunju gave up his banking business and managed the Kurusinkal family properties. Kunju and Mariakutty have two sons and two daughters :-

M3a) GEORGE, son of Varghese, born on March 27, 1933, joined his father's banking business after matriculation. He now helps his father in the management of the family properties. George married Aeliamma, daughter of Ithapiri, Malayil family Kothamangalam. George and Aeliamma have two daughters and one son:-

MARY (M3aa), born on November 27, 1954, B.Sc., married George, son of Varkey, Kariath family, Perumpalam. They have two sons, Swarup and Anup.

REGI (M3ab), born on April 3, 1956, B.Com., is an accountant with Construction Corporation, Ernakulam. He married Shirley, daughter of George, Pallath family, Pareekanny Village. They have a daughter Aeliamma (Minumol) (M3aba), born on September 13, 1988.

REEJA (M3ac), born on January 1, 1962, B.Com. Reeja married George, son of John, Thadathil, Arakunnam. They have a son, Arun.

M3b) SUZY, the second child of Varghese was born in May 1935. After matriculation she married Simon, Son of Ippuru, Paramel family in Kunnamkulam. They have three children, Danny, Winnie and Reeni.

            DANIEL, (D) the third son of Ulahannan, was born on November 1st, 1879. After matriculation from the Government High School, Ernakulam, he joined the Cochin State Government service. As a Revenue Inspector he served in many taluks of the State. Daniel married Sara (Kunjilachy), daughter of Vayalilparampil Yohannan of Angamaly. He settled in Valiaveettil house on the Mulanthuruthy - Perumpally Road. Kunjilachy died on February 28, 1937 and was buried in the Mulanthuruthy church cemetery. Daniel was involved in church politics and was a staunch supporter of the Jacobite Syrian church having allegiance to the Patriarch of Antioch. He was mainly responsible for the building of a new church, St. George's church, in Perumpilly. On his retirement from service, Daniel was engaged in agricultural activities and in the management of the church (See the chapter on St. George's Church, Perumpiliy). Daniel died on January 9, 1974 at the age of 95 and was buried in the Perumpilly church cemetery. Daniel and Kunjilachy had six daughters and one son.                   

D1) MARY, born about 1904, was a college student when she died on October 2,1924.

D2)  YOHANNAN, Daniel's only son, born about 1907, was a High School student when he died on January 18,1922.

D3) ANNAM, (Kunjannam), was born on July 15, 1914. After secondary school she married Varkey, B.A., son of Ittyera, Parampath family in Thiruvaniyur. They have two sons, Ebby, a development officer of the L.I.C-, and John, a finance officer, Coal Mines in Nagpur.

D4) SUSANNA (Chachamma), born on May 8, 1920. After school education she married Varghese, son of Mathunny, Caniamparampil family in Ernakulam. Varghese was Manager of a textile mill in Gudiattam Tamil Nadu. They have four sons, Roy, a professor of Engineering; Johnny, a doctor; Danny, an accountant and Regi, a chartered accountant.

D5)  SARAMMA, born on July 2, 1923. M.B.B.S D.M.C.W. was a Government Medical officer. She married Cherian, B.A., B.L. son of Easaw, Pulithittayil family in Kuzhikal; Cherian retired as a District Judge. They have a daughter, Ash; an engineer with Keltron (India).

D6) MARY (Mary Kunju), was born on July 3, 1926. C completion of Intermediate University examination she married Varghese, son of Abraham of Punnamattathil family in Pandapill Varghese, a lawyer, and Mary Kunju have three daughter Ayesha, Ajantha, Amitha and two sons, Avarachan and Aniyan.

D7) AELIAMMA was born on April 28, 1929. C completion of her education with B.A. and B.Ed. degrees she became a high school teacher. She married Zachariah (Jimmy)son of Zachariah of Kallasseril family of Venathukalathil, Kurichy Jimmy is an engineer. He is the trustee of St. George's church Perumpilly. Jimmy and Aeliyamma live in Valiaveettil, Perumpill They have three children:

D7a) ELZA, born on January 28, 1957, is a B.Sc., married to Jacob, son of George, Vadakedath family in Pathanamthitta.

D7b) SARA (Reema), born on September 1, 1961, M.S(married George, son of George, Koipuram family, Vakathanam.

D7c)  JOHNNY, born on March 20, 1965, is a B.E. fro Bangalore University.

              LAZAR (L) the fourth child of Ulahannan was born on April 25, 1881. After matriculating from the Government High School Ernakulam, he joined the Public Works Department, Cochin State, as a clerk. Lazar retired as Manager, Chief Engineer's office, P.W.D., Cochin State. On retirement he built a house on Perumpilly Road, Mulanthuruthy, next door to his elder brother, Daniel. Lazar was also engaged in agricultural activities on retirement. Lazar married Achamma, daughter o) Chandy, Eralil family in Ayyampilly. Achamma died on April 9, 1965 at the age of 80 years and was buried in St. George's Church cemetery, Perumpilly. Lazar died on November 12, 1972 and was buried in the Perumpilly church. Lazar and Achamma had six sons and one daughter.

L1) JOHN (Johnny), born on August 16, 1905, obtained a B.A. Degree from Madras University. He then joined the Civil service in Cochin State. He retired in 1960 from the gazetted Kerala Service post of Municipal Commissioner. Johnny married Aely Kutty, born on August 4, 1909, daughter of Joseph, Mavelil Vaidyan Veetil, Chengannur. On retiring from service, Johnny settled in Trichur till 1983 when he transferred his residence to Bangalore to be near his daughter, Leemol. Johnny died in Bangalore on November 21, 1986, but was buried in the St. George's church cemetery at Perumpilly in Kerala. Johnny and Aelykutty have three sons and a daughter:-

L1a) ELIZABETH (Lee Mol), born on March 23, 1935. Lee Mol, M.Sc., Dip. Ed., is a College lecturer in Bangalore. She married George Cheriyan, B.Sc., F.C.A. of Illampallil family, Puthencavu. Elizabeth and George Cheriyan have a son, Manu and a daughter, Lira.

L1b) LAL JOHN, born on October 12, 1938. He graduated from the Medical College, Pondicherry and worked in the United Kingdom. Lal married Pauline, daughter of Anderson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Lal migrated with his family to 60 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he is an M.D., and practices as a specialist physician. Lal and Pauline have two daughters and a son.

ALEYA ELIZABETH (L1ba) born in 1976

PRIYA SARAH (11bb) born in 1979

AARON AJAY(L1 be) born in 1983                          

L1c) JOSEPH (Joshi) born on August 15, 1944, B.Sc., Chartered Chemist (M.R.S.C.) Royal Society of London, Computer Scientist (North Dakota, U.S.A.). He married Lalitha,born on May 16, 1947, B.Sc. (Hon)., B.Ed., daughter of Pothan and Mariamma of Cherickal family, Koothickal, Mundakayam. Lalitha is a high school teacher in Bangalore and Joshi is a computer consultant, also in Bangalore. Joshi and Lalitha have a daughter:

ELSA (L1ca) born on September 5, 1978

L1d) GEORGE (Valsan) was born on May 5, 1946. Graduate in Electrical Engineering; Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, U.S.A.; Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (London); Member of Power Engineering Society (I.E.E.E.), U.S.A.; Member, Society of Power Engineers (India); and member, Institute of Professional Managers (U.K.). Valsan has held the following positions: Engineer with Tata Electric Co, and Tata Consulting Engineers, Bombay; Senior Project Engineer, Divisional Manager, and Chief Engineer and General Manager, International Electro Mechanical Organisation, Muscat. Valsaizis presently Executive Director and Vice-President of Uni Centre Agencies and Engineering (P) Ltd., Madras. He married Sheeba, born on November 14, 1950, daughter of Philip Koshy, Puthenveetil, Thumpamon. Sheeba is a graduate in hotel management and catering technology. Valsan and Sheeba have two sons:

RAHUL JOHN (L1da) born on December 18, 1977.

NIHAL KOSHY (L1db) born on March 27, 1981.

L2) CHANDY (Kutty), born on May 7, 1907, the second child of Lazar, holds a Licentiate Diploma in Medicine from Stanley

Medical College, Madras. Kutty entered the Cochin State Medical Service as a Medical Officer. On his retirement from Kerala Medical service he gave free service in Mission hospitals and entered private practice. Kutty married Aelikutty, daughter of Mathai, Molayrickal family in Cherai. Kutty and Aelikutty have two sons and three daughters:-

 L2a) SUSAN (RUBY), born in 1936 is M.B.B.S, D.G.O. She married Dr. Elias Zacharia, Parangat family in Kottayam. They both practice medicine in Erode where they own nursing homes.    Ruby and Elias have a daughter, Anila born on January 25, 1963    and a son, Salil Christy, born on December 25, 1967.

L2b)  CHANDY ROY, born on February 26, 1941, is a Stationary Engineer in Haris County Hospital, Dist. Houston, U.S.A. He married Mary, daughter of Varghese, Chirayil lamily, Akarapadam, Vaikom. Mary, B.Sc. is a Registered Nurse in Park Plaza Hospital, Houston. Royee and Mary have two daughters:-

LISA (L2ba), born on May 20, 1972 is a high school student.

REENA (L2bb), born on December 28, 1974, is a student at Hoffman Middle School, Houston.

L2c) ANNIE born in 1946, is an M.Sc., B.Ed. She married Joseph, son of Thomas, Thekepurath Vetteel family;  Vakathanam, Kottayam. They have two sons, Tharun and Arun.

L2d)  SARA (Leena), born on June 16, 1952 is a B.Sc. Sl-married Davis, B.D.S. a dental surgeon, son of Ikkun Cheruvathur family in Pazhanji. They have a son, Sharad and daughter, Sherin.

L2e)  MATHEW (Monsy) bom on December 1, 195 Monsy B Sc. is a physiotherapist in the United States of America.  He married Tara, daughter of Paul, Nattuthottiyil family Kolenchery.

L3) MARY (Baby), the third child and only daughter Lazar, was born on May 1, 1909. After school education she married Lukose of Thoppil family , Chethicode, Amballur. Luko was Superintendent, P.W.D., Alwaye. Baby and Lukose had seven children:-

Mary, John, Susan, Elizabeth, Annamma, Lazar a Kuriakose. Johnexpned on December 6, 1959.

L4)  MATHEW (Kunjoonju) is the fourth child of La2 born on April 30, 1913. After qualifying with a B.Comm., he joir the Central Bank of India and retired as its manager Trivandrum. Kunjoonju married Alice, daughter of Matrn Thattungal family in Pulluvazhi, Perumpavoor. Kunjoonju has r settled in a property very close to Mulanthuruthy church, formic known as Srambickal. (This is the property where Yacob ; Abraham, the founders of the Thanangat and Kattumar families moved into when they left Piravam church about the 1700 A.D.). Kunjoonju and Alice have four children:-

L4a) SUSAN (Betty), born on June 12, 1945. A secondary school education she married Mathukutty, Varghese, Kanjirakad family in Kanjiramattam. Mathukutty is engineer with O.E.N. India Ltd., Mulanthuruthy. They have children, Sunil born on May 23, 1970 and Sindhu born on Au 9,1972.

L4b) MARIAM (Reemy), born on September 25, 1Reemy is an undergraduate nursery teacher in Kanpur. married James, Son of Kuriakose, Mariath family in Perumpalam. James is an engineer in H.A.L., Kanpur.

L4c)  ELIZABETH (Bibi), born on April 23, 1950, Matriculate. Married Paulose, son of Mathew, Edapat family, Pothanikad. Paulose, B.Sc., B.Ed. is a high school teacher of Kadavoor High School. Bibi and Paulose have two children, Priya born on September 26, 1971 and Pradeep born on April 15, 1975, a Kerala State athlete.

L4d) LAZAR (Mohan), born on August 28, 1951. After, graduating with B.Sc. degree he joined the Central Bank of India, and is now its Manager in Pondicherry. Mohan married Jaya, daughter of Rajan, Pallipuram family in Mulanthuruthy.-Jaya, B.Sc., B.Ed. is a high school teacher. They have a daughter and a son.

MERRIN MOHAN (L4da), born on November 28, 1978.

ASWIN (L4db), born on April 14, 1985.

L5)GEORGE, the fifth child of Lazar, born on July 4, 1915. After graduating with a B.Sc., he joined Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works Ltd., Calcutta. After retiring from the firm George runs his own business in Madras. Married Lily born on May 6, 1927, daughter of Athleta O.T. Inasu and Annamma Inasu, Ollukaran family Trichur. Lily is a matriculate. George and Lily have fourchildren:-

L5a) ASHA, born on March 17, 1947, is a B.A., B.T. and teaches in a high school in Kottayam. Asha married Abraham Varghese, son of Varghese Abraham, Kozhimannil family in Tiruvalla. Abraham Varghese is a technical officer with M.R.F Ltd., Kottayam. They have a daughter, Shaly.

L5b) LAZAR (Lasu) was born on January 8, 1951. Lasu is a B.A. and works as manager, South Indian Bank in Wandiwash,, Tamil Nadu. Lasu married Reshma, B.A. B.Ed. daughter of Abraham, Machingal family, Kattakampal. Reshma is a high 64

school teacher. Lasu and Reshma have two sons:-

GITESH (L5ba), born on February 8, 1981.

ALLAN (L5bb), born on Arpil 11, 1984.

L5c) ANLY, born on July 25, 1955, a B.A. and diploma in Secretarial practice, is working as Secretary, J.K. Group Companies, Bombay. She married Chandy, B.A., B.L., son Kuriakose, Cherumakuda family in Karicode, Mulanthuruthy Chandy works as the Asst. Administrative officer, Reserve B; of India, Bombay. Aniy and Chandy have a son, Anish and daughter, Alishia.

L5d) JOE, born on May 29, 1958, B.Comm, is a cash South Indian Bank, Kellys, Madras. He married Sheela, B daughter of Jacob Thomas, Mannakuzhiyil family, Ayroor. They have a daughter:

LEENA (L5da) born on January 30, 1986.

L6)  JOSEPH (Chinnan), the sixth child of Lazar,  born in 1919. After matriculation he became a pharmacist managed his own drug store. Chinnan married Sosam daughter of the Revd. Paulose of Kunnath family in Kolench Chinnan and Sosamma are ardent church workers. Chinnan  trustee of St. Georges Church, Perumpilly for many ye Sosamma is president of a church women's organization  Chinnan and Sosamma have three children:-

L6a) MARY KUTTY, born in 1949, B.Sc., married F Kollinal family in Maneed, an engineer.

L6b)  ANNIE, born in February 9, 1952 passed the degree examination; married Joy, son of Varghhese Kolakatmadathil family, Koothattukulam.

L6c)  The Revd. Fr. LAZAR (Sleeba Laz), born on Ma 1955. After he completed school he was ordained deaco  1975. Later he was ordained a priest and was appointed vicar of St. Thomas' Church, Mulanthuruthy. He married Sally, daughter of Joseph, Olimattathil family in Kanjiramattam. Rev. Fr. Lazar is now vicar of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox church in Muscat where he is doing good work among the Christian population. He

has two children:-

JOSEPH (Josemon) (L6ca), born January 26, 1977.

SUSAN (L6cb), born on August 15, 1981.

L7) THOMAS (Thamby), the seventh child of Lazar, born on September 20, 1921..He is an electrical engineer who joined the Kerala State Electricity Board from which he retired as Executive Engineer. After retirement Thamby has become a contractor for larg scale electrical installations. Thamby married Rajamma, born on September 29, 1925, daughter of K.C. Peter, Mookencheril, Chembukavu, Trichur. Thamby and Rajamma have a son and two daughters

L7a)  BIJOY, born on July 8, 1950, B.Sc. (Engg) was an engineer with M/s. Crompton Greaves Ltd. Bijoy resigned from the company to take up private electrical contract works. He married Valsa, born on July 13, 1953, B.Sc., daughter of K:M. Mammen of Kaithayil family, Ernakulam. Bijoy and Valsa have two children:-

DEEPAK (Deepu) (L7aa), born on September 25, 1978 is a pupil of TOC-H School, Ernakulam.

DIVYA (L7ab), born on January 25, 1983 is also a pupil in the same school as her brother, Deepak.

L7b) BINA, born on October 29, 1953 is a B.Sc. She married C.P. Mathen, Pocudiyil family, T.Nagar, Madras.

L7c) MERRY, born on November 11, 1962 is an M.Sc. She married Ebby Matthews, Punayidath, Ashok Nagar, Madras.

            A) ANNAM born on May 30, 1884, was the fifth child of Ulahannan. After elementary schooling she was married at a young age to Varkey, son of Puravath, Tharayil family in Amballoor. Varkey was a childless widower. Annam and Varkey had a daughter Aely bom in 1904 and two sons, Pathrose and John. Varkey died on September 23, 1963 and Annam on September.

23, 1967. Aely married Varkey Kuruvilla of Kariath family in Perumpalam.

Pall-iiose born in 1916 died on January 27, 1950. He was unmarried. John, born on February 10, 1918, B.Sc. Hons (London), M.I. Mech. E.; M.I.E., installation engineer with Burma Shell Co., married Daisy, daughter of John, Chiramel family, Chengannur. John died on July 21, 1987. John and Daisy have a daughter, Moina and a son, Pramod.

            S) SOSA. (Chachamma) born on April 3, 1885 was the sixth child of Ulahannan. After some school education she was married to the Revd. Fr. Markose (Mani) son of Abraham, Kurisinkal family, Pallikara. They had one daughter, Sosa (Chachamma) born May 2, 1912. Mother Chachamma died on May 8, 1912 soon after her daughter was born. Daughter Chachamma married Kunju Varkey son of Korah, Purangeth family, Vadavukode. Daughter Chachamma died on March 21, 1939. She had no children. The

Revd. Fr. Markose died on September 19, 1940.

            THOMAS (Thommachan) (T) the seventh child of Ulahannai was born on May 26, 1887. After matriculating from the Government High School, Ernakulam, he joined the Madra; Engineering College from where he obtained a Diploma in Civi Engineering. Thommachan married Thanda, born on Aug 6, 1893 daughter of Cherian, and Annam of Pallipuram family is Perumpilly. Thomas joined the P.W.D. Cochin as an Overseer (Jr Engineer). He died on November 9, 1927 at Irinjalakuda and was buried in Mulanthuruthy.

Thanda widowed al the age of 34 brought up her seven children on meagre resources, but had the support of her parents and brothers. She also had some financial help from Ittyera, heihusband's younger brother in educating her eldest son, Kunjappen. Ittyera took on much of the responsibilities of a father and Thommachan's children are ever grateful to him. All her children, except Chinnamma, migrated to Malaya and Singapore which was facilitated because Ittyera was in Malaya.

Thanda herself spent several years in Malaya and Singapore with her children. Her health failed in her final years and she returned to Ernakulam where she had the loving care of her youngest son, Kunjoonju and his wife Aeliamma. Thanda died on April 24, 1978 at Ernakulam with all her children and their spouses around her. She was buried in St. Thomas Church cemetery, Mulanthuruthy. Thommachan and Thanda had four sons and three daughters.

T1) JOHN (Kunjappen) the first child of Thomas was born on March 21, 1908, and on graduating from the Madras Veterinary College, migrated to Malaya where he joined the Johore State Government Veterinary Service. He did a post-graduate course in the United Kingdom in poultry science. As head of the State Department he represented Malaya at conferences in Poona, Bangkok and Sydney. John was president of the Malaysian Veterinary Association, editor of the Malaysian Veterinary journal and president of the Rotary Club of Johore Bahru. He was decorated with the Order of the Crown of Johore by the Sultan of Johore for services rendered to the State.

At the outbreak of the Japanese War in 1941 John resigned from Government service in 1942 to serve in the Indian independence movement. He was Secretary, Recruitment, Indian Independence League, Malaya Branch and later joined the Indian National Army in the rank of Major. (About 50,000 young Indian civilians from Malaya, many of them women, volunteered to join the I.N.A. but all of them could not be accepted due to back of facilities to train them.) John presided over a public meeting of all races in Johore Bahru to welcome Pandit Jawarlal Nehru when he visited malaya in 1946. John returned to India with his family in 1968 on retirement and has settled in Bangalore. The Government of India and the Government of Karnataka have granted family pensions to John in recognition of his services in the cause of Indian independence.

John married Annie, born on May 14, 1922, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. V.J. John, Vettath family, Mulanthuruthy, in Malaya. Annie, B.D.S. ( University of Malaya) was employed as a government dental officer in Johore, Malaya and on her return to India on retirement, practises dentistry in Bangalore. Kunjappen and Annie have two daughters and two sons:

T1a) HIMA SARAH, born on September 17, 1944 in Malaysia, was named after Kohima in Nagaland. (The Indian National Army captured Kohima and Imphal - the first Indian territories to be liberated from'the British on March 18, 1944). Hima, B.Sc., B.D.S., D.M.D. (Harvard) was the best outgoing student of the year from the Bangalore Dental College and a gold medalist. She is a faculty member, Department of Orthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston. She also practices orthodontics in Southbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Hima married Kuruvilla, (Thamby) son of Dr. and Dr. Mrs. Thomas, Thevarthundiyil, Kottayam. Dr. Kuruvilla Thomas, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C) is a gastro-enterologist who also practises in Southbrh Hima and Kuruvilla Thomas have a daughter, Kavita Elish(born on March 4, 1974 in Boston, U.S.A. It was Kavita ^ inspired the author to write the history of the Kattumangattu family.

T1b) LEENA ELISA (Lee), born on July 18, 1951, B B.L.Sc.,       A.D.I.S., joined the H.M.T. Corporate off Bangalore as a librarian. She is now Manager, Centre for Hur Resource Development of the Company. Leena gave substar assistance to the author in producing this book.

T1c)  ABRAHAM (Ben) born on June 25, 1954 is named after his father's uncle, Dr. Abraham. Ben, B.Sc., M.D.S D M (University of Connecticut), practises family dentistry in Hartfc C.T., U.S.A. Ben was the recipient of the Certificate of Merit fr the International College of Dentists on passing the B D examination will distinction. Ben married Amrita, born on February 19, 1957, daughter of Thomas Mathew and Sushila, of 1 Kanianthara family in Coimbatore. Amrita is B.Com.' MB (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.). Ben and Amrita have a daughter:-

LEILA ANNE (T1ca), born on Aug. 25 1986 Hartford, C.T., U.S.A.

T1d) YOHANNAN (Yohann), born on December 15, 1963 is M.B.B.S, now an M.D. student in anesthesiology at the / Force Command Hospital, Bangalore. Yohannan married Suzanne born on August 3, 1963, daughter of Molly and C.S. Samuel, Cherukara family in Bangalore. Suzanne .(Suzy) M.B.B.S., is ; M.S. student in opthalmology in Manipal.

T2)  CHERIAN (Cheriachen), the second child of Thomas was born on January 26, 1912. After obtaining the Diploma Dairying from Bangalore he migrated to Singapore where he We employed in the Municipal Veterinary Department. At the outbreak of the World War II in South. East Asia he resigned his job an volunteered to join the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) to fight for Indian independence. He was among the first batch of civilians from Singapore and Malaya to pass out of the Officers' Training School in Singapore and was posted to the Gandhi Regiment which was sent out to the Burma front. Cheriachen was drafted into the Intelligence Wing and he penetrated behind the British lines in India in disguise in order to get information on the  movements of the enemy. He was promoted from the rank of   Second Lieutenent to Lieutenant for his bravery. Later, for want of supplies and food. and due to greater numbers and the superiority. In arms of the British and the Allied armies, the Japanese army and ihe Indian National Army retreated to Burma.

It is a historical fact that about five thousand soldiers and officers of the Indian National Army died of starvation and disease in Burma. Lt. K.T. (jnenan was one ot them. He died in Kalewa near the Indo-Burma border across the Mizo Hills on August 14, 1944 after prolonged starvation and typhus lever for which no treatment was available in the jungle. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain. It is not possible to locate his grave. The members of this Kattumangattu family are proud that he gave his life for the freedom       of their country. The Orient Magazine of Calcutta in one of their issues in 1946 published an article on the exploits of Capt. K.T. Cherian of the Kattumangattu Family of Mulanthuruthy in the I.N.A. Tile magazine published the photographs of Cherian and his two brothers who served in the I.N.A. Cherian was not married.

T3)  ANNAM (Chinnamma), the third child of Thomas and Thanda, born on October 8, 1914, is a matriculate from Mulanthuruthy High School. She married Mathew, son of Mathai of Pulikote Machingal family in Kattakampal, near Kunnamkulam. Malhew B.A., L.T. was a senior master of Billimoria High School, Panchgani, Satara District of Maharashtra. He served as a teacher for some years in Goa also before retiring to Katlakampal. Mathew died on April 25, 1977. Chinnamma and Mathew have 'two  daughters, Sheela and Reema. Sheela, M.A. (Litt) is a College 76 professor in Trivandrum who married Thomas Paulose, Town Planner, Kerala, Reema, an architect, married Abraham Mathew, a company executive.  They live in Virginia, U.S.A.

T4) SUSAN (Sosamma), the fourth child of Thomas born on August 11,1916, B.Sc. migrated to Malaya where she qualified as  a teacher and became a senior teacher in high school in Malaya and Singapore. Sosamma married Paulose son of John, Vettath family, Mulanthuruthy. Paulose B.Sc (Engg)  was an electrical engineer in Malaya, garrison engineer in Singapore and was president of the Indian Independence League, Batu Pahat Malaya dunng World War II. Sosamma  is an orchin enghusiast, Paulose and Sosamma retired to Bangalore. They have two twin sons  and a daughter - John, A.C..A., a British qualified chartered accountant,  Thomas, FRCS, a neurosurgeon, married to Marian; and Shobha, B.Sc (Singapore) married Jacob Eapen, B.Tech, John married Rita and they have a son, Paul.  Sobha and Jacob have three children- Nikhil, Paulo and Divya.  Shobha, Jacob and their children are now in Jakarta, Indonesia;  John and Thomas are in Singapore.

T5) MATHEW (Mathen), the fifth child of Thomas born on December 14, 1918, migrated to Singapore after school and obtained a Diploma in Accountancy.  He joined the Income Tax service of Singapore as an Income Tax Officer.  On retirement he joined M/s Central Sugars Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as their Company Secretary and later Manager.  He then developed the first cardamom plantation in Malaya near Kota Bharu, Melantan.  As the venture di not succeed Mathew returned to India in 1987 to settle in Bangalore. 

Mathew Voluntered for service in the Indian National Army in Singapore in 1943.  He was undergoing training in the Officers’ Training School in Malaya when the war ended.  Mathen was Vice President of the Jacobite Syrian Church, Malaysia, when he had the privilege of welcoming  Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian Emperor to the Church in Kaula Lumpur on behalf of the Syrian Christian community.  After the was Mathen married Sarah Sarah (Chinnamma), born on December 9, 1926, daughter of the Revd. Fr. Lukose, Mannikarote Medayil, Adoor. Chinnamma graduated from the University of Singapore and was employed in the Medical Department, Singapore as a Medico-social worker. Mathen and Chinnamma have two sons, and three daughters (one son, Abraham, died on October 6, 1963 in Singapore at the age of 1 ½ years). Chinnamma died in Trivandrum on August 17, 1975 and was buried there.

T5a) SARAH (Usha), born on July 7, 1947, M.Phil.  (Biochemistry) from the University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K., was a research scholar in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Married George, son of Vellukunnel Varghese Joseph, Erattupetta, Palai. George B.Sc. was a planter of tea and cardamom estates. He is now in business in Bangalore. George and Usha have a daughter Tanya born on August 22, 1980.

T5b) CHERIAN (Manu), named after his late uncle, Capt. K.T. Cherian, was born on January 28, 1950. He is a B.B.A. and M.B.A. in Public Affairs from the University of Washington, U.S.A. Manu worked for some time as a rubber planter in Kerala and cardamom planter in Malaysia. He is now employed in the Far East by an American firm as its personnel manager with his base in Singapore.

T5c) LUKE (Lunu), born on August 2, 1956. A.C.A. (London) Chartered Accountant, worked in Singapore and is now in Tehran, Iran, with a Dutch-British firm as their financial consultant. The firm is engaged in oil pipe laying in Iran.

T5d) SUSAN MARIA (Ria), born on December 1, 1959, graduated from the Cultural Academy in Madras. Ria married Dr. Romel DeSilva Ranawaka, M.R.C.P., in Kuala Lumpur. They have a son, Dinesh and a daughter, Shifali. Ria and the children now live in Perth, Australia, where Romel and the family intend settling down.

T5e) ANNA (Tina), born on April 22, 1964 has a diploma in Product Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She is now employed at the WORTH Trust, Katpadi, designing equipment for handicapped people. Tina designed the cover of this book.

T6) VARGHESE (Kunjoonju) the sixth child of Thomas, born on July 9, 1921, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., F.D.S, F.C.G.P. After graduation from the Madras Medical College, Kunjoonju married Elizabeth (Aeliamma) bom on December 10, 1928, daughter of Mathew Ninan and Annamma, Ezhumanthuruthil, Mulanthuruthy. Kunjoonju was a Medical Officer with the Municipality of Singapore for a few years. He then entered private practice in Telok Anson, Malaysia. Trained in dermatologogy in London, he set up private practice in Ernakulam until his retirement in 1987. Kunjoonju was president of the Indian Medical Association, Kerala Branch and president of the Lotus Club, Eranakulam. Kunjoonju rebuilt the The\/anal Chapel which was once the abode of the Kurilos brothers and later of Mar Gregorios of Parumala. Kunjoonju and Aeliamma have two sons and a daughter:

T6a) THOMAS (Vinoo), born on February 2, 1951, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.C.H. is a paediatrician, practising in Alwaye. He married Reena born on October 28, 1956, daughter of Jacob, Cheriavayaliparampil, angamali. Reena is M.A. (Sociology). Vinoo and Reena have a son and a daughter:

CHERIAN (Cherry) (T6aa), born on May 28, 1979 was named after the late Capt. K.T. Cherian, I.N.A.

ELIZABETH Lizu) (T6ab), born on November 19, 1981.

T6b) MATHEW VARGHESE (Sunny) born on August 4, 1955 at Singapore, B.Com., A.C.A. (Chartered Accountant). Sunny is Managing Director of Microsystems, a division of M/s. 79 O.E.N. India Ltd., Mulanthuruthy. Married Anela, born on October 15, 1956, daughter of K.A. Mathew, Kottaparampil family in Niranam. Anela B.A. (Economics) is a senior executive of M/s O.E.N. Connectors Ltd. Sunny and Anela live in Ernakulam with their daughter:

ELIZABETH (Leeya) (T6ba), born on July 17, 1985

T6c) SARAH (Shanti) born on April 1, 1960 in Malaya. After graduation (B.A.) Shanti obtained the Montessori diploma in education. She married Abraham, B.A. (Political Science) son of Chacko, Thazhathillath, Vadasserikara . Abraham (Baby) is a rubber planter and businessman in Brahmavar, Karnataka..Shanti and Baby have a son, Yacob and a daughter: Elizabeth.

T7)  MARY (Ammini), born on July 11, 1924 is the seventh and last child of Thomas. After graduating from Lady Irwin College, Delhi, she married Thomas, son of Mathew, Thazhathillath family in Vadasserikara. Thomas was an electrical engineer with the Electricity Board, Singapore. After her marriage Ammini moved to Singapore where she graduated from the University of Singapore and was employed as a Medico-social worker in the Medical Department. Ammini and Thomas on retirement from service in Singapore settled in Bangalore. They have a son, Mathew, born on September 4, 1950, an automobile engineer qualified in England, married to Rekha; and a daughter, Susan, B.A., born on April 22, 1955 married to George Thomas, a petroleum engineer in Calgary, Canada. Mathew has two daughters, Rahel and Aliya. Susan has two children, Tejus and Pia.

             V) VITHA (Martha) the eighth child of Ulahannan was born on  June 28, 1989. After elementary school education she married  Mathew, son of Kurian, Thoppil family, Chethikode. Vitha died on Feb. 13, 1976. Vitha and Mathew had 3 children.

ACHAPILLA born in 1913 married Varghese, son of the Revd. Joseph, Chalapuram family in Mulanthuruthy. Achapilla died in  1930 before she had any children. Varghese died in 1933.

MARY, born in 1918, married to the Revd. Fr. Kor Episcopa. K.T. Zachariah, son of Thomas Kurien, Maracheril family in Chembu, Vaikom. Mary and the Kor Episcopa have four sons, Thomas, Mathew, Kuriakose and John and two daughters, Martha and Elizabeth. Mary and Fr. Zachariah live in Arakunnarrr.

KURIAKOSE was born on July 2, 1922. After matriculating from Mulanthuruthy High School. Kuriakose worked as a school teacher for some years. He then joined Canara Bank from which he retired as its manager in Mulanthuruthy. Kuriakose married Elizabeth, daughter of Pothen Philip, Vypusseri family in Kumarakam. They have five daughters, Sosa, Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, Anna and two sons, Mathew and Philip.

            J) JOHN, the ninth child of Ulahannan, was born on December 18, 1890. On completing his school education in Mulanthuruthy and Ernakulam, he was sent to Kottayam Seminary for education in Syriac. He was ordained as deacon by Pulikote Mar Joseph, Metropolitan. The Revd. Deacon John then joined the C.M.S. College, Kottayam for his F.A. (Intermediate class). He completed his F.A. from S.P.G. College, Trichinapalli. The Revd. Deacon joined St. John's College in Allahabad for his B.Sc. and then M.Sc. After sitting for the final M.Sc. examination he proceeded home via Serampore where he fell ill. He was    admitted into the Medical College Hospital in Calcutta where he 84 died on May 27, 1920. His brothers Lazar, Thomas and Abr were with him when he died. The Deacon John was buried Lower Circular Road Cemetery, Calcutta, Grave No. 49 I S.Wall. He represented his Allahabad college in hockey. Hi not married.

            K) ABRAHAM (Ittyera), the tenth child of Ulahannan, was on April 24, 1895. On completing his matriculation, he join Stanley Medical College, Madras from where he obtained Licentiate in Medical Practice diploma. As opportunity employment were not good in India in those days Ittyera I Malaya early in 1927 and worked in a group' hospital for  estates in Rengam, Johore Stale. He worked in Malaya till when he returned to India to set up private medical practice in Tripunithura. Ittyera married Mariamma, daughter of Pavu of Ezhumanthuruthil family in Mulanthuruthy. They had no children. Ittyera inherited the Kattumangattu tharavad.

Ittyera, on the sudden death of his brother, Thommachen, helped to educate the latter's eldest son, Kunjappen. After and Mariamma, moved into the Kattumangattu tharavad Mar died on June 25, 1966 and was buried in Mulanthuruthy. died on May 19, 1981 and the tharavad was bequeathed brother Thommachan's son Kunjoonju (Varghese bequeathed his other properties to some grand nephews. had a largely attended funeral conducted by a few bishop many priests. He was buried in the Mulanthuruthy cemetery.

            Mm) MARIAM, born on March 24, 1898 was Ulahannan’s last child. She married John, son of Mathew, Kallarackal family in Chottanikara. John was a pleader (lawyer) who practiced  in the law courts of Perumpavoor, where he and Mariam their home. Join died on February 9, 1970 at the age 85

Mariam died on December 30, 1986 at the age of 88 years.

Mariam and John had five sons and two daughters;

Mathew, born on July 30, 1916, a court employee in Perumpavoor, married Saramma. Mathew died on January 25, 1983.

John, born on October 10, 1919, a U.K. trained engineer in Madras, married Mariamma.

Saramma, born on March 21, 1922, married M.V. Kurien, B.Pharm., of Mookencheril family. Saramma diedon March 21, 1957.

Kurien, born on April 12, 1927, an engineer in Perumpavoor, married Ramani.

Thomas, born on October 16,1929, a labour officer in Madras, married Omana.

Sophie, born on February 21, 1934, married the late Dr. Mathew Nedumthallil.

George, born on February 6, 1936, M.B.B.S, a doctor practicing in Perumpavoor, married Babu.

Photos

Thevnal Chruch (Place where Kattumangattu Bhavamar used to spent most of their time to do the meditation) 

Inside part of the Thevanal Church

Vettikal Church (His grace Kattumangattu Elaya bhava is buried in the left side of the church altar)

Vettikal church altar

Perumpilly church

Perumpilly Church

Kattumangattu Tharavadu

THE RECORD OF DEATHS IN THE  KATTUMANGATTU FAMILY

THOSE BURIED IN MULANTHURUTHY CHURCH CEMETERY

Yohannan S/o.Abraham                                                          11.12.1824

Vitha W/o.Yohannan                                                               22.05.1832

Geevarghese (Varkey)S/o.Yohannan                                      01.02.1846

Annamma W/o.Varkey                                                           04.09.1901

John (Ulahahhan) S/o.Varkey                                                 18.04.1901

Mathai S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                                 21.10.1908

Yohannan S/o.Daniel                                                              18.01.1922

Mary D/o.Daniel                                                                     02.10.1924

Thomas S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                                09.11.1927

Kunjilichy W/o.Daniel                                                             28.02.1937

Mariam W/o.John (Ulahannan)                                              01.04.1941

Geevarghese S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                       19.10.1944

Kuriakose S/o.Chacko                                                             26.04.1951

Mary D/o.Varghese                                                                03.11.1954

Aley W/o. Geevarghese                                                          12.08.1956

Mariamma W/o.Abrham                                                        25.06.1966

John S/o.Geevarghese                                                            24.08.1977

Thanda W/o.Thomas                                                              24.04.1978

Abraham S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                              19.05.1981

Chacko S/o.Mathai                                                                 26.10.1987

Annakutty W/o.Chacko                                                           12.01.1988

K.J.Paul S/o.Kochannam                                                          08.02.2001

Dr.V.K.Thomas                                                                        18.12.2004

Leela Paul                                                                               06.04.2007

K.J.Thomas                                                                              09.07.2007

THOSE BURIED IN PERUMPILLY CHURCH CEMETERY

Sarah W/o.Mathai                                                      23.03.1963

Achamma W/o.Lazar                                                  09.04.1965

John (Kochonnam) S/o.Mathai                                   15.12.1965

Lazar S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                        12.11.1972

Daniel S/o.John (Ulahannan)                                      09.01.1974

Varghese (Caniamparambil) H/o Susanna                 27.01.1975

Varkey (Parampath) H/o Annam                                29.10.1977

Aeliamma W/o.John(Kochonnam)                              23.11.1981

Paul S/o.Mathai                                                          07.05.1982

John S/o.Lazar                                                             21.11.1986

K.J.Mathai S/o.John (Kochonnam)                              28.04.2007

K.L.Thomas                                                                  15.08.2007

Mathai                                                                         08.02.2010

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