FONCECA Family Tree

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Fonceca as I see, is just a British way to write the (clearly defined) portuguese surname Fonseca. Fonseca as well is a (composed) place surname, (Fonte + seca) or in archaic Portuguese form: Font'seca. Fonte in Portuguese means Fountain, and, Seca means Draught (by the season). Early time this surname was held, by descents to Garcia Rodrigues whom had granted land at Honra da Font'seca, Portugal. (Antenor Nascentes,II,116). The Coat of Arms to Fonseca is the same as granted to Coutinho and Tavares families because they all have the same origin. (Anuario Genealogico Latino,I,44;SB,II,70). Antonio C Weston

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John Joseph FONCECA (Artist)  married Anne MEPPEN on 11/7/1849 N2/28/407, children :

  1. William Urban FONCECA (7/9/1853, bapt 20/9/1853 N2/RC8/151)

  2. Cecil Joseph FONCECA (27/2/1856, bapt 2/3/1856 N2/33/99)

  3. Adria Josephine  FONCECA (27/3/1864 bapt 11/4/1864 N2/45/153)

  4. Augusta Beatrice FONCECA  (born 8/6/1860, baptised on 24/6/1860 at Madras by F.Ireneus. LDS 521851 Vol 41 (P.144), N2/41/144

Next Generation

William Urban FONCECA (7/9/1853, bapt 20/9/1853 N2/RC8/151) married Elizabeth STEPHENSON on 31/1/1914 N2/115/44.

Cecil Joseph FONCECA ((27/2/1856, bapt 2/3/1856 N2/33/99) married ???? : son, 

  1. Adolphus Gregory FONCECA

Next Generation 1884 - 1899

Professor Adolphus Gregory FONCECA (Dr. of Apothecary) on 9/7/1883 married Anne Lillian BAPTISTE: Children :-

  1. Eve Geraldin Francis FONCECA (15/4/1884, baptised 25/4/1884

  2. William Osborne FONCECA (baptised 21/2/1886)

  3. Ethel Miranda FONCECA (born 5/7/1887, baptised 30/7/1887

  4. Joseph Donald FONCECA (born 9/3/1889 baptised 6/4/1889)

  5. Eunice Neoni FONCECA (born 5/8/1890 baptised 25/8/1890)

  6. Gerard Agnew FONCECA (born 21/1/1893 died 22/1/1965)

  7. Walter Dunstan FONCECA

  8. Appolina Merlyn FONCECA (born 9/2/1899 baptised 15/2/1899)

  9. Donald Joseph FONCECA

Next Generation 1900 - 1940

William Osborne FONCECA (baptised 21/2/1886) married 2/8/1916 Violet Rosemarie COTTERILL: Children:- 

  1. Norman FONCECA , 

  2. Phyllis FONCECA .

Ethel Miranda FONCECA (born 5/7/1887, baptised 30/7/1887) married 7/2/1917 Francis Ernist LLOYD: 

  1. Barbara FONCECA-LLOYD (died 29/1/2000)

Joseph Donald FONCECA (born 9/3/1889 baptised 6/4/1889) married 31/10/1916 Caroline SEQUEIRA.

(Above records obtained from British India Records Office and submitted by Roger FONSECA (E-Mail  Whaler@ocean7.fsnet.co.uk ) on 14/1/2000)

Donald Joseph FONCECA married Margaret STRACEY (later Margaret GRANT): Children:-

  1. Barbara Fonceca

  2. Vernon Fonceca

  3. James Fonceca (got adopted-> James FERNANDEZ and married Hilda D´COSTA = children: Barbara, Rhone, Edward and Miranda.)

Gerard Agnew FONCECA (Post Master General, Madras) married Caroline Rose D'SYLVA,  children :-

  1. Cyril Lawrence FONCECA (born 27/6/1922 Ambala, died 26/4/1991 in Perth)

  2. Gwendoline FONCECA

  3. Doreen FONCECA

  4. Angela FONCECA (Bubbles)

  5. Gemma FONCECA

  6. Dorothy FONCECA (Billy)

Taken in 1967 in Pallavaram before the RAWLINS family left for Australia

Walter Dunstan FONCECA married Mary Evelyn RALSTON: Children:- 

  1. Jeffrey Bernard FONCECA (d 15/9/1997 in Canada)

  2. Walter Raymond Ian FONCECA (born 31/8/1934)

below info from Mrs. Leena GOEL (maiden name Lorna FONCECA ) EdmundSeema@compuserve.com

Walter Dunstan FONCECA -2nd marriage, to Winifred Daphne WATTS (called Bubbles), 5 children:

  1. Trevor  FONCECA (died 5 yrs)

  2. Lorna FONCECA  (20/4/1952)

  3. Treasure FONCECA

  4. Jaqueline FONCECA

  5. Deborah FONCECA

Appolonia Merlyn FONCECA (born 9/2/1899 baptised 15/2/1899) married Percival ASHE.

Appolonia Merlyn FONCECA (born 9/2/1899 baptised 15/2/1899) married Trevor BENNETT

Next Generation 1940 - 1970

Norman FONCECA married Sheila HENNIGAN.

Phyllis FONCECA married Alfred MORRITT: children : 

  1. Howard Morritt (born 16/10/1949), 

  2. Hazel Morritt 

  (info from kristymorritt@hotmail.com )

Barbara FONCECA-LLOYD (died 29/1/2000) married John Frederick Wynne GALIFFE (born 6/9/1903, died 20/8/1992): Children: 

  1. Rhona, 

  2. Vernon (Vernon GALIFFE married Marion O'BRIEN),

Vernon FONCECA married Pauline NAGLE : Children:- 

  1. Donna FONCECA

  2. Donald FONCECA,

  3. Sophy FONCECA

  4. Machandra Keith FONCECA

James FONCECA married ? FERNANDEZ

Lt Colonel Cyril Lawrence Fonceca (18th Cavalry Armored Corp regiment)

Cyril Lawrence FONCECA (b 27/6/1922, retired Lt Col in the Indian Army after 25 yrs service in the 16th & 18th Calvary regiments and in the National Cadet Corps) married Zena Helena BIRD (18/6/1928 Rajamundry),

 

Children :

  1. Brian N FONCECA

  2. Russel N FONCECA

  3. Leslie A FONCECA

  4. Vernon L FONCECA

  5. Gordon A FONCECA

  6. Colette M FONCECA

(Family migrated to Perth, Australia in 1968)

Taken in Jammu

Gwendoline FONCECA  married  Leslie RAWLINS (31/12/1920- 29/3/1989): children:

  1. Glenn Rawlins

  2. Colleen Rawlins

  3. Garth Rawlins

  4. Gail Rawlins

  5. Giles Rawlins

  6. Pat Ann Rawlins

Gemma FONCECA  married Dudley BYRNE-QUINN: children

  1. Aubrey Byrne-Quinn (

  2. Cindy Byrne-Quinn

  3. Carlton Byrne-Quinn

  4. Roger Byrne-Quinn

  5. Cheryl-Ann Byrne-Quinn

  6. Bruce Byrne-Quinn

  7. John Byrne-Quinn

  8. Jennifer Byrne-Quinn

  9. Malcolm Byrne-Quinn

Jeffrey FONCECA (d 15/9/1997 Canada) married Mona Hazel DALBY: Children :- 

  1. Glenn FONCECA

  2. Donald B FONCECA

  3. Debra Fonceca

  4. Keith Fonceca

Walter Raymond Ian FONCECA (Ray. born 31/8/1934) & Marina MUSSAILOFF: Child:-

  1. Kim Fonceca.

Walter Raymond Ian FONCECA (called Ray)(born 31/8/1934) & Ursel Helga ROLOFF (now FONCECA-Barré)(called Usche, born 26/9/1941): Child:-

  1. Kay Elena FONCECA (born 1/1/1971)

(above info from Kay (kef-charlie@web.de)

Lorna FONCECA married Squadron Leader Manoj Chandra GOEL (died 5/4/1977), children : 

  1. Seema Goel (19/4/1970), 

  2. Vikrant Goel (17/12/1971), 

  3. Prashant Goel (24/10/1973).
    (Seema GOEL (born 19/04/70) married Edmund RAYMOND (16/12/63) child Rachel (born 01/02/00); Prashant GOEL (born 24/10/73) married Jennifer , child Matthew (born 14/10/99).
     

          (above info from Mrs. Leena GOEL (maiden name Lorna FONCECA ) EdmundSeema@compuserve.com )

Next Generation 1970 - 1990

Brian N FONCECA married  Sybil FEREIRO

  1. Angela

  2. Clinton

  3. Rachael

Perth, Aust.

Russel N FONCECA  married Enid N MACEY  children:

  1. Charles E FONCECA (1983)

  2. David O FONCECA (1984 )

  3. Simon C FONCECA (1985)

  4. Jason B FONCECA (1985)

  5. Elizabeth A FONCECA ( 1988)

  6. Maryanne J FONCECA (1994).

1998 Perth

Leslie A FONCECA married   Elizabeth CARROLL (1953 ):

  1. Zena 

  2. Shereen

  3. Jacqueline

  4. Gerard

  5. Rebecca

  6. Nicholas

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Vernon L FONCECA married   Gretel FEREIRO

  1. Matthew

  2. Nathan

  3. Andrew

Gordon A FONCECA married Patricia M M LOBO: 

  1. Simone Maree

  2. Alysha Anne

Colette M FONCECA  married Patrick O R RUSSELL  Children:

  1. Kevin

  2. Steven

  3. Alison

  4. Amanda

  5. Dean

Perth

Donald FONCECA married Valerie CUNNINGHAM: Children:-

  1. Jason FONCECA (20/9/1979)

  2. Andrew FONCECA (29/3/1981)

  3. Nicholas FONCECA (10/01/1983)

  4. Meghann FONCECA (14/05/1985).

Sophy FONCECA and ??, children:

  1. Daniel

  2. Matthew

Debra FONCECA married Jeff CURRIE (born 24/5/1950) in Toronto.

Keith FONCECA married Karen WOOD: Children :- 

  1. Aaron FONCECA, 

  2. Stephanie FONCECA

Next Generation 1990 -

Clinton L FONCECA  married Christine ROBINSON

Zena FONCECA married Alistair BONJOUR, children: 

  1. Jacob

Shereen FONCECA  and Michael DRUMMOND-HAY , children : 

  1. Elijah

Jacqueline FONCECA  married Dennis CARROLL: 

  1. Joshua

  2. Ashley

  3. Katelyn

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