FONCECA's from Kodaikanal, India

with links to British India

The following is the 3rd batch of names of selected candidates for the School Teachers' Certificate Examination conducted by the DPI, Madras Presidency in August 1876.  All of them did not go on to become teachers.

DAILY Agnes
DALTON Agatha
DANIEL Mary
DANIEL Priscilla
DAWSON Stella Hannah
D'CASTER Agnes
DEWELTZ Ada
DIXON Gertrude Beatrice
DOIG Alice Sophia
DOLL Florence Castelina
DOMMERMOTH Jane
DOYLE Bridget
DROZARIO Annie
DROZARIO Eugenia
D'SENA Mary
DSOUZA Mary
DSOUZA Sophia
DUFFY Sarah
DVAZ Mary
EARLOWE Gertrude
EDDINGTON Hannah
EDDINGTON Laura
EMMETT Anne Beatrice
FERTNIG Georgina
FLYNN Agnes Ellen
FONCECA Augusta Caroline
FOWLER Anne
FRANKLIN Olivia
FREER Minnie


David Barnabas
Bangalore, INDIA

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?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. Thomas FONCECA (born 1783 ?) died 18/2/1860 of Paralysis aged 77, Pensioner was buried by S Fennelly at Madras (LDS Film 521861, Vol 41 (P 72)

Next Generation

Thomas FONCECA (born 1783 ?) died 18/2/1860 of Paralysis aged 77, Pensioner was buried by S Fennelly at Madras (LDS Film 521861, Vol 41 (P 72) married ??, children ?

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Hi Russell, Thanks for your reply.

The family that I am interested in with the Fonceca (marriage) connection is
as follows :-

?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. Ethil Winifred Comya FONCECA

Next Generation

Ethil Winifred Comya FONCECA Age 20 . Spinster . at In Bandel  Hooghly India. Residence Dhanboid. E.I.Rly. Married on 19 July 1905. By banns, Father:- E or G.W. Comya Fonceca. to Francis William PACKWOOD.  aged 38 . Widower.Residence Ghaziabad, E.I.Rly.Profession :- Railway traffic  E.I.Rly (nb.being the  East Indian Railway Coy.) Father :- Joseph Packwood.  Witnesses. I F Fernandes. and E.W. Comya (u) Fonceca. Married by Rev M.V. Rodriques Prior  of the R.C. Ch  at Bandel Hooghly
India.

Can you shed any further light on these two people? would you have any photographs at all on the above ?

Bill Braden-Brown bbbpbb@xtra.co.nz

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?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. John FONCECA

Next Generation

John FONCECA married Annie LANE on 21/7/1823 (N2/9/102), children : 

  1. Antony Charles FONCECA (born 14/4/1827, baptised 30/9/1827. N2/10/174, died 17/12/1871 aged 44 yrs 8mnths, N2/52/228).

Next Generation

Antony Charles FONCECA married 20/9/1854 Francis Amelia COTTER, children:

  1. Richard John Taylor FONCECA (born 6/10/1855, baptised 23/11/1855, N2/35/145)

  2. Josiah Charles FONCECA (born 4/4/1860, baptised on 15th or 18th /7/1860 at Madras by John T D KIDD, Joint Chaplain (LDS Film 521851 Vol 41 (P210) and  N2/41/210

Next Generation

Josiah Charles FONCECA married Grace Georgenia, children :

  1. Jane Muriel FONCECA (18/1/1896, bapt 22/1/1896 N2/87/78)

  2. Eve Maude FONCECA (23/4/1897, bapt 3/7/1897 N2/82/189)

  3. Edith Maria FONCECA (10/11/1899 bapt 16/12/1899  N2/86/297)

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?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. John Lane FONCECA

Next Generation

John Lane FONCECA married Elizabeth MANN on 10/2/1858 (N2/39/27), child: 

  1. Robert FONCECA (born 24/7/1859, baptised 27/10/1859 (N2/40/265) by John Burcher, Officiating Minister at Church Mission Chapel, Black Town). LDS Film 521850 Vol 40 (P.265)

Next Generation

Robert FONCECA (born 24/7/1859) married ??, children:

  1. ?

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info courtesy of Lionel Daroux's website http://www.telusplanet.net/public/darouxl/MEMORIAM.HTML

? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. Douglas Robert FONCECA (born 14/4/1940, India, died 13/11/1980, Canada)

Studied at St Patrick's, Boy's High School, Adyar, Madras, India. Worked for the Madras Govt Office in Chepauk, Madras, for many years. He was an avid sportsman and his love for cricket was all he could talk about. He was an all round sportsman who also enjoyed playing field hockey. His past time was reading and watching his favourite scrooge shows, He also enjoyed gardening. He and Isis arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1973. He reveled in the cold and loved Canada despite it's cold winters. mjfonceca@aol.com
 

Next Generation

Douglas Robert FONCECA (born 14/4/1940, India, died 13/11/1980, Canada) married Isis Yvonne DUNCAN (born 1/6/1917 India , died 25/11/1980 Canada) , children:

  1. Jean Fonceca
  2. Colleen Fonceca
  3. Greer Fonceca

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info from Amanda SHELL amandashell2000@yahoo.com.au 20/10/2002 and mandy_from_pune@hotmail.com
?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. June FONCECA (born 28th June 1947)

June is the sister of the singer for 1 of  Pune and Hubli's ex- leading music bands, THE FABULOUS HEARTBEATS. Her father and mother too, were great singers and many knew the fonceca's for their music talent and their parties!! Anyone interested in news about them now, please get in touch with Amanda Shell at above e-mail.
 

Next Generation

June FONCECA (born 28th June 1947) married Deryk SHELL , children:

  1. Amanda SHELL

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info from Norma Bennett NEABENNETT@allvantage.com

Fonceca DOROTHY BORN 1898 (HAVE BIRTH CERT HYDERABAD ST. JOSEPHS CATHEDRAL). HAD ONE SISTER AND ONE BROTHER WHO MARRIED A CHINESE WOMAN (WHAT GENERATION OF CHINESE NOT KNOWN. HE WAS OF GERMAN AND PORTUGESE DECENT) BOTH SISTERS WERE IN A CONVENT WITH AN AUNT (NUN) EITHER HYDERABAD OR HUBLI.  HE LEFT INDIA FOR AMERICA? AFTER DOROTHY WAS MARRIED TO LAWERENCE MARTIN  (AGED 30 NO BIRTH CERT ON HIM)IN 1917. SHE HAD TWO CHILDREN SYLVIA 1920 AND VERNON 1922. PLEASE ALSO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT THE MSN.COM ADRESS. NEABENNETT@MSN.COM .Dorothy Fonceca Born 1998 Married Martin 1917. This has recently come to my attention after the disease of Dorothy's Daughter Sylvia Davies.
 

?? FONCECA married ??, children:

  1. Dorothy Fonceca (born 1898 Hyderabad) was in a Convent with their Aunt (Nun)
  2. ? Fonceca (sister, was in a Convent with their Aunt, a Nun)
  3. ? Fonceca (brother) married a Chinese woman

Next Generation

Dorothy FONCECA (born 1898 Hyderabad, was in a Convent with their Aunt, a Nun) in 1917 married Lawrence MARTIN, aged 30yrs. 2 children:

  1. Sylvia Martin (born 1920) married ?? Davies

  2. Vernon Martin (born 1922)

 

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(Below Info supplied by Mary Doris (Dorothy) FONCECA in Madras. born 28/5/1910),  Gregory Fonceca stanislaus84inuk@yahoo.co.uk

John Francis FONCECA married Mary ?: Children:-

  1. Thomas Gregory FONCECA
  2. Arthur FONCECA
  3. Agnes FONCECA
  4. Lucy FONCECA
  5. Emily FONCECA
  6. Alfred FONCECA

Next Generation

Thomas Gregory FONCECA married Beatrice Elizabeth BERTHOLOMEW: children

  1. Anthony Aloysius FONCECA
  2. Dixon Joseph FONCECA
  3. Mary Doris FONCECA (born 28/5/1910)
  4. Irene Lurda FONCECA
  5. Laurence Norman FONCECA
  6. Donald John FONCECA
  7. Grace Laura FONCECA

Agnes FONCECA married Sony ASSAY: Child:-  

  1. Josephine ASSAY

Lucy FONCECA married Cecil TAYLOR

Emily FONCECA married NICHOLAS: Child:- 

  1. Phylis NICHOLAS

Alfred FONCECA & Lousia: Child:- 

  1. Teresa FONCECA

Alfred FONCECA married Ida ASSAY: Children:- 

  1. Jeannette FONCECA, 
  2. Ronald FONCECA, 
  3. Duncan FONCECA

Next Generation

Anthony Aloysius FONCECA married Grace ROBERTS: Child:- 

  1. Mercy Ursula FONCECA

Anthony Aloysius FONCECA married Merlyn FOWLER: Children:- 

  1. Marie FONCECA, 
  2. Kenneth FONCECA

Dixon Joseph FONCECA married cousin Elizabeth Blossom BERTHOLOMEW: Children:-

  1. Dominic FONCECA
  2. Gerard FONCECA
  3. Michael FONCECA
  4. Matilda FONCECA
  5. Bernard FONCECA
  6. Bernardine FONCECA

Laurence Norman FONCECA married ?, children

  1. Thomas FONCECA
  2. Bernard FONCECA (drowned)
  3. James FONCECA (drowned)
  4. Heather FONCECA
  5. Shirley FONCECA
  6. Treasure FONCECA
  7. Annabell FONCECA
  8. Christopher FONCECA
  9. Gerard FONCECA

Donald John FONCECA married Beryl REGEL: Children:-

  1. Bernadette Genevieve FONCECA
  2. Salome Mary FONCECA
  3. Monica Bridget FONCECA
  4. Keith Francis Joseph FONCECA
  5. Victor Sylvester FONCECA
  6. Kathleen Elizabeth FONCECA
  7. Geralyn Josephine FONCECA
  8. Maria FONCECA
  9. Andre Gerard FONCECA

Grace FONCECA married Anthony Arnand SHAFTON: Children:- 

  1. Mary SHAFTON, 
  2. Bernardine SHAFTON, 
  3. Gerard Francis SHAFTON.

Next Generation

     info from Gregory Fonceca stanislaus84inuk@yahoo.co.uk

Jeanette FONCECA married Leo ARCHER, Children:
  1. Anselm ARCHER
  2. Cecil ARCHER
Ronald FONCECA married Ivy HUGGINS, Children:
  1. Rosalind FONCECA
  2. Clifford FONCECA
Perceival FONCECA married Jennifer ELLERY, Children:
  1. Gregory FONCECA
  2. Shane FONCECA
Duncan FONCECA married Bessie THOMAS, Children:
  1. Diana FONCECA
Clarence FONCECA married Dagma PALMAN, Children:
  1. Gail FONCECA
  2. Rachel FONCECA
  3. Mark FONCECA
  4. Carl FONCECA
  5. Brandon FONCECA

Teresa FONCECA married Alick JOHN.

Next Generation

Rosalind FONCECA married David SETH, Children:
  1. Kimberly SETH
  2. Denver SETH

Mercy Ursula FONCECA married Ossie D'SANTOS: Children:- 

  1. Leanne (Queenie) D'SANTOS, 
  2. Christina D'SANTOS, 
  3. Shereen D'SANTOS, 
  4. Adrian D'SANTOS, 
  5. Steven D'SANTOS.

Marie FONCECA married Cyril GUNNION: Children :-  

  1. Dexter GUNNION, 
  2. Darryl GUNNION, 
  3. Debra GUNNION.

Kenneth FONCECA married Dimpna VARDON: Children:- 

  1. Jude FONCECA, 
  2. Conrad FONCECA, 
  3. Clinton FONCECA

Heather FONCECA married D'SILVA

Shirley FONCECA married ?? KENLOCK

Treasure FONCECA married Dennis ?.

Bernadette Genevieve FONCECA married Walter Edward D'ROZA, children: 

  1. Ian Christopher Gerard D'ROZA, 
  2. Sharon Marie Anne D'ROZA (SMACOLIN@aol.com ) 
  3. Michael Kevin Floyd D'ROZA.

Salome Mary FONCECA married Desmond REGEL, children : 

  1. Kervin REGEL, 
  2. Karen REGEL, 
  3. Keston REGEL.

Monica Bridget FONCECA married Carl PETERSEN, children : 

  1. Steve PETERSEN, 
  2. Shane PETERSEN, 
  3. Suzanne PETERSEN.

Keith Francis Joseph FONCECA married Marcella D'COSTA, children : 

  1. Sherilyn FONCECA, 
  2. Belinda FONCECA, 
  3. Adrian FONCECA. 
  4. Bradley FONCECA.

  (info from Marcella Fonceca mfonceca@bigpond.net.au)

Victor Sylvester FONCECA married Judaline BATSON, 2 children : 

  1. Ryan John FONCECA  
  2. Simon FONCECA.

Kathleen Elizabeth FONCECA married John FERNANDEZ, children : 

  1. David FERNANDEZ, 
  2. Maryanne FERNANDEZ, 
  3. Kimberley FERNANDEZ.

Geralyn Josephine FONCECA married Allen STEPHENS, children : 

  1. Anna STEPHENS, 
  2. Jude STEPHENS, 
  3. Jonathan STEPHENS, 
  4. Brandon STEPHENS.

Maria FONCECA married Rocque ARANHA, children : 

  1. Jerusha ARANHA.

Andre Gerard FONCECA married Rebecca VARDON, children : 

  1. Shannon FONCECA
  2. Samantha FONCECA
  3. Savion FONCECA

 Next Generation

Ryan John FONCECA and Maria ?? , child:

  1. Ethan Ryan Fonceca (born 10 August 2007), 

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