FERNANDEZ family of South Kanara


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164. Dr. John Michael PEREIRA, ISMD (Anna Clara FERNANDES84, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on May 29, 1880.

General Notes: John Michael Pereira studied medicine in Dublin, Ireland.

John married Charlotte Louise O'Keefe LYNSDALE, daughter of Herbert Lewis Swayne LYNSDALE and Charlotte Louisa O'KEEFE, on Nov 21, 1908 in Bellary, Karnataka, India. Charlotte was born on Oct 29, 1886 in Palamcottah, Chennai, India.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 230    i. Arthur PEREIRA

+ 231    ii. Patricia May PEREIRA was born in 1912.

+ 232    iii. Inez Clare PEREIRA was born in 1916.

   233    iv. Admiral Ronald Lynsdale PEREIRA, PVSM, AVSM was born on May 25, 1923 in Kannur, Kerala, India and died on Oct 14, 1993 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 70.

General Notes: Admiral R L Pereira, PVSM, AVSM
CNS, 28 Feb 1979 - 28 Feb 1982

Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira assumed charge of the Indian Navy, as the 9th Chief of Naval Staff, on 28 February 1979. Born on 25 May 1923, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 25 May 1943. During World War II, he saw active service aboard gunboats in Burma and Malaysia between 1943-45 and thereafter, continued at sea with an amphibious task group based in Iraq, till 1946.

After Independence in 1947, Admiral Pereira served for several years as a Gunnery Specialist, both afloat and ashore, before taking over as Officer-in-Charge of the Gunnery School, Cochin in 1956. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, he has served as Deputy Commandant of the National Defence Academy in Pune and as the Director of Combat Policy & Tactics at Naval HQ. He commanded the Indian Navy's Flag Ship, INS Delhi and commanded an anti-submarine warfare frigate, INS Khutar. He is considered as one the architects of the modern Indian Navy.

Admiral Pereira held the appointments of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), Flag Officer Commanding of the Southern Naval Command and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command. In 1971 he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and in 1977 was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM). He is a keen sportsman having represented the Indian Navy in Hockey in 1946 and in Golf in the 1960s.

Ronald married Phyllis BEDELL.

166. Robert Arthur PEREIRA (Anna Clara FERNANDES84, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Mar 27, 1884.

General Notes: Robert, who graduated from the Crystal Palace of Engineering, London, was District Board Engineer, Madras Presidency. He was awarded an M.B.E. for services rendered during World War II. Following retirement, he settled in Coimbatore, where he did honorary work for the Bishop and supervised, on an advisory basis, the building of the Christ the King Church and Steeple.

Robert married Edith Sarah BEALE, daughter of Alexander BEALE and Alice, in 1923. Edith was born on Jun 18, 1894 and died in 1980 at age 86.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 234    i. Beryl Mary PEREIRA was born on Jul 11, 1924 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India and died on Jul 2, 2006 at age 81.

   235    ii. Dr. Sheila Marie PEREIRA, MRCP, FRCP (Edinburgh) was born on Jun 16, 1926 in Chittoor, AP, India and died in 2012 at age 86.

General Notes: She worked as a Head, Dept. of Pediatrics, CMC Vellore.

168. Cecil Frederick PEREIRA (Anna Clara FERNANDES84, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Aug 13, 1889.

General Notes: Cecil Frederick was an Electrical Engineer. As No.15314 he served as Corporal with the colours in the Royal Engineers for 3 and 61/365 years in Technical Engineering. Referring to hand written document dated 23/11/1917. Cecil, also, worked in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Source: His grandson Stephen Pereira

Cecil married Dorothy GOSLING, daughter of Thomas GOSLING and Eleanor Burgess LEIGH, in 1919 in Stockport, Cheshire, UK. Dorothy was born on Jul 4, 1893 in Stockport, Cheshire, UK and died in 1934 in Stockport, Cheshire, UK at age 41.

Marriage Notes: Fred and Dorothy’s marriage certificate is STOCKPORT ST5/4/72.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 236    i. Ronald Gosling PEREIRA was born on May 28, 1920 in Stockport, Cheshire, UK and died on Apr 7, 2006 in Australia at age 85.

+ 237    ii. Vice Admiral John Thomas Gosling PEREIRA, IN (PVSM, AVSM) was born about 1922.

+ 238    iii. Dorothy Gosling PEREIRA was born circa 1927 and died on Sep 18, 1954 in Perth, WA, Australia about age 27.

   239    iv. James Gosling PEREIRA died in 1952 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

   240    v. Mabel Gosling PEREIRA

Cecil next married Grace ROSARIO, daughter of ROSARIO and Victoria FERNANDES.

169. Hilda Mary PEREIRA (Anna Clara FERNANDES84, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Aug 3, 1894.

Hilda married Emmanuel Antony CARVALHO, son of John CARVALHO and Emily ________, on Jan 10, 1917 in Calicut, Kerala, India. Emmanuel was born in 1893.

The child from this marriage was:

   241    i. Douglas CARVALHO

172. Praecilia Mabel PEREIRA (Anna Clara FERNANDES84, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Jul 20, 1898.

Praecilia married Charles WEIR.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 242    i. Air Commodore Albert WEIR, IAF

+ 243    ii. Margot WEIR

+ 244    iii. Jeanette WEIR

175. Clotilde Elizabeth LOPES (Maria Gregoria FERNANDES85, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Jan 17, 1883 in Mahé, Kerala, India, died on Jul 24, 1955 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 72, and was buried on Jul 25, 1955 in Hosur Road Cemetary, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

General Notes: Clotilde Elizabeth Lopes was the wife of an Army doctor who lived a life of relative luxury till the sudden and untimely death of her husband at the age of 49. She stoically endeavored to bring up her five young children with the same standard she was used to and she did this singlehandedly. She was particular about her children's education and sent them to the best schools. Besides, she was an excellent seamstress and sourced patterns from France to tailor her daughter's dresses herself. Now having to manage only on her husband's pension she continued to stay in a beautiful bungalow 'Chiselhurst' on Wood Street in Bangalore and made ends meet by operating a horse carriage business and keeping paying guests. Among the paying guests were Alphonse Lopes, Frank Muthanna and Clarence Peters. These gentlemen 'overstayed', subsequently marrying three of her daughters! She remained at 'Chiselhurst' as the matriach of an extended family with 19 grandchildren till her death in 1955.
Source: Her granddaughter Jean Rego (nee Lopes).

Clotilde married Major, Dr. Edward Jubilan Christopher PEREIRA, IMD, son of John Emmanuel PEREIRA and Eugenia COELHO. Edward was born on Jan 20, 1873 in Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India, was baptized on Jan 30, 1873 in Holy Rosary Church, Tellicherry India, died on Feb 6, 1922 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 49, and was buried on Feb 7, 1922 in Hosur Road Cemetary, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 245    i. Izetta PEREIRA

+ 246    ii. Merlin Eugenie PEREIRA was born on Oct 23, 1906 in Calicut, Kerala, India.

+ 247    iii. Loftus PEREIRA

+ 248    iv. Audrey Marie PEREIRA was born on Apr 5, 1916 and died on Aug 19, 1983 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 67.

+ 249    v. Yvonne Hyacinth Marie PEREIRA was born on Apr 4, 1919.

177. Edmond LOPES (Maria Gregoria FERNANDES85, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born in Mahé, Kerala, India.

Edmond married _________.

His children were:

   250    i. Percy LOPES

   251    ii. Nancy LOPES

   252    iii. Raymond LOPES

181. SEQUEIRA (Martha Maria FERNANDES95, Miguel Cletus40, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

SEQUEIRA married _________.

His children were:

+ 253    i. SEQUEIRA

   254    ii. SEQUEIRA .

   255    iii. SEQUEIRA

   256    iv. SEQUEIRA

   257    v. SEQUEIRA

182. Vida PACHÉCO (Benedict PACHÉCO98, Cecilia FERNANDES46, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1).

Vida married John Albert FERNANDEZ, son of Dr. John Joseph Quirinius FERNANDEZ and Ethel AMO. John was born in 1918.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 258    i. Sydney John FERNANDEZ

+ 259    ii. Errol FERNANDEZ

+ 260    iii. Lionel FERNANDEZ

   261    iv. Nelson FERNANDEZ .

+ 262    v. Iris FERNANDEZ

+ 263    vi. Daphne FERNANDEZ

+ 264    vii. Blossom FERNANDEZ

188. Hilda Philomena FERNANDES (Euphrosyne PACHÉCO101, Cecilia FERNANDES46, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Aug 9, 1905 in Sukkur, Pakistan, was baptized on Aug 19, 1905, and died on Mar 25, 1992 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India at age 86.

Hilda married Austin Denis FERNANDEZ, son of Benedict Joseph Antony FERNANDEZ and Natalia Magdalen GOMES, on Jan 16, 1935 in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Austin was born on Oct 31, 1904 in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India and was baptized on Nov 8, 1904 in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Another name for Austin is Augustine Denis FERNANDEZ.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 117)

189. John Albert FERNANDEZ (John Joseph Quirinius (Dr.)102, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born in 1918.

John married Vida PACHÉCO, daughter of Benedict PACHÉCO and Dora D'SILVA.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 182)

191. Lucy FERNANDEZ (John Joseph Quirinius (Dr.)102, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Aug 12, 1931.

Lucy married Rupert CORREYA.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 265    i. Pamela Mary CORREYA

+ 266    ii. Teresa Mary CORREYA

   267    iii. Roland Michael CORREYA

Roland married Maria SHEPARD.

   268    iv. Anthony CORREYA

193. Michael Leo Peter FERNANDEZ (John Joseph Quirinius (Dr.)102, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Dec 9, 1935 in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, was baptized in St. Michael's Church, Taliegao, Panjim, Goa, India, and died on Nov 23, 2019 in Pandeshwar, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India at age 83.

Michael married Marie LEWIS, daughter of Thomas Becket LEWIS and Marcelline LEWIS.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 269    i. Lionel Norbert FERNANDEZ

+ 270    ii. Rohan David FERNANDEZ

   271    iii. Denzil Joydeep FERNANDEZ

196. Neville Alexis FERNANDEZ (Albert Victor Joseph104, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Neville married Blossom ROSARIO, daughter of Henry ROSARIO and Stella.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 272    i. Maria Antoinette FERNANDEZ

+ 273    ii. Trevor Albert FERNANDEZ

197. Harriet Mary Antonia SALDANHA (Margarita Teresa FERNANDEZ105, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Jan 17, 1918 in Delhi, India and died on May 2, 2005 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 87.

Harriet married Prof. Francis Joseph NORONHA, son of Dr. Francis Xavier NORONHA and Helen Martha CASTELINO. Francis was born on Aug 30, 1914 and died in 2000 at age 86.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 274    i. Frances NORONHA was born on Nov 18, 1941 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and died on Sep 28, 2013 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 71.

+ 275    ii. Christine NORONHA was born on Apr 24, 1946 and died on Feb 18, 2010 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at age 63.

+ 276    iii. Marguerite NORONHA

199. Agnes SALDANHA (Margarita Teresa FERNANDEZ105, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Apr 14, 1920 and died in Eastbourne, UK.

Agnes married Terence Joseph D'SOUZA, son of Frank D'SOUZA and Mary.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 277    i. Mary D'SOUZA

   278    ii. Michelle D'SOUZA

   279    iii. Patricia D'SOUZA

   280    iv. Gerard D'SOUZA

   281    v. Frank D'SOUZA

+ 282    vi. Rita Maria D'SOUZA

200. Teresa Mary Elizabeth SALDANHA (Margarita Teresa FERNANDEZ105, Nobert Patrick (Tashildar)49, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Teresa married Stan LEGGE.

Children from this marriage were:

   283    i. Harold LEGGE

   284    ii. Caroline LEGGE

   285    iii. David LEGGE

204. Ligoury Martin FERNANDES (Jerome108, Martin50, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Jul 31, 1911.

Ligoury married Dulcine D'SOUZA, daughter of Antony John D'SOUZA and Benedicta LASRADO.

The child from this marriage was:

   286    i. Clarence Joseph FERNANDES

208. Stanislaus FERNANDES (Jerome108, Martin50, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Jun 22, 1933 and died on Nov 11, 2005 at age 72.

Stanislaus married Lynette MIRANDA, daughter of Francis MIRANDA and Rosemarie MASCARENHAS. Lynette was born on Feb 13, 1939 and died on Mar 1, 2011 in New York, NY, USA at age 72.

Children from this marriage were:

   287    i. Gary FERNANDES

Gary married Patricia.

   288    ii. Caroline FERNANDES

Caroline married REICH.

210. Denzil FERNANDEZ (Herbert Victor110, Joseph Custodius, BA, ML (Justice)52, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1) was born on Oct 15, 1935.

Denzil married _________.

His children were:

   289    i. Dominic FERNANDEZ

   290    ii. Nadine FERNANDEZ

212. Jean FERNANDEZ (Austin Denis117, Benedict Joseph Antony55, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Jean married Archibald Ernest JOSEPH.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 291    i. Darryl JOSEPH

+ 292    ii. Christina JOSEPH

+ 293    iii. Wendy JOSEPH

213. Maureen FERNANDEZ (Austin Denis117, Benedict Joseph Antony55, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Maureen married Edmond G. MYALL.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 294    i. Edward MYALL

+ 295    ii. Nicole MYALL

+ 296    iii. Patricia MYALL

+ 297    iv. Karen MYALL

+ 298    v. Geraldine MYALL

214. Yvonne FERNANDEZ (Austin Denis117, Benedict Joseph Antony55, John Francis (Deputy Collector)10, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Yvonne married Dinesh KUMAR.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 299    i. Sujata KUMAR

219. Angela BARETTO (Dr. Greta NERI146, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Angela married Cyril ARANHA, son of Salvador Aloysius Sebastian ARANHA and Matilda SALDANHA.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 300    i. Marie Therese ARANHA

   301    ii. John ARANHA

+ 302    iii. Derek Paul ARANHA

   303    iv. Gerard ARANHA

Gerard married Deepa Victoria PRABHU, daughter of Desmond PRABHU and Tina MATHIAS.

220. Air Vice Mashall Joseph NERI (Philip NERI148, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Joseph married Suma SEHGAL.

The child from this marriage was:

   304    i. Saloni NERI

221. Lumina NERI (Philip NERI148, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Lumina married Leslie FERNANDES, son of Aloysius FERNANDES and Irene D'SOUZA. Leslie was born in 1945 and died on May 6, 2016 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India at age 71.

Children from this marriage were:

   305    i. Sonia FERNANDES

   306    ii. Ashley FERNANDES

Ashley married Fiona.

222. Michael NERI (Philip NERI148, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Michael married Hermione COUTINHO, daughter of John Baptist COUTINHO and Edith Louisa ARANHA.

Children from this marriage were:

   307    i. Malaika NERI

   308    ii. Daniel NERI

224. Nigel NERI (Philip NERI148, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Nigel married Grace D'SOUZA.

Children from this marriage were:

   309    i. Jennifer NERI

   310    ii. Noel NERI

225. Odette NERI (Philip NERI148, Mary Margaret FERNANDEZ77, Joachim Louis14, Custodius4, Francisco1)

Odette married Lazarus PAUL.

The child from this marriage was:

   311    i. Angeline PAUL



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