User:Rohan de Alwis

Rohan de Alwis (Charles Rohan Ravindra de Alwis).

Rohan is a Lawyer (Solicitor), Company Director and Businessman. Rohan is based in the United Kingdom with strong roots and links to Sri Lanka, where he was born and had his early education.

Rohan's parents Wardy (Mr Charles Howard Halsbury de Alwis born 4 December 1925 at the Senanayake Walawwa, Kehelella, Nr Divulapitiya - Western Province in Sri Lanka) & Felicia (Miss Felicia Fortune Kodagoda born 21 October 1935 at Badulla). Rohan was born in Kurunegala (where his mother's family had settled down).

Rohan's father's side: Rohan's paternal grand-parents - Cyril Gurney Linden de Alwis (b.21 July 1897 in Negomobo) (Lawyer & President Rural Court of the Chilaw Puttalam District and founder Member of the Sri Lanka Magic Circle with a stage name of "Prof Dalvo Sr) married Miss Beatrice Edith Gunasekera Senanayake of Bothale and settled down at Linden de Alwis' parental home - Wasala Walawwa, Marawila, where Linden's father Cyril Gilbert de Alwis (b.1866 in Madapatha, Piliyandala) was Gate Mudaliyar Pitigal Korale South (Chilaw District).  They eventually settled at Sabapathi Watte in Rajakadaluwa.  Linden and Beatrice de Alwis had 4 children, first Wardy (Planter) (m. Felicia Kodagoda), second Daphne (m. Vernon Attygalle), third Lynsky (Lawyer and District Judge) (m. Nedra Paranavithane) and fourth Ronald (Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Magician -"Prof Dalvo Jr")(m. Rani Pathirana).

Rohan's mother's side: Rohan's maternal grand-parents - Kotawila Pathirange Don Elias Kodagoda (Proctor SC Badulla and engaged in local government politics, later settling down in Kurunegala as President Rural Courts) married Sita Henrietta Ganegoda. They had children, Gordon St Elmo Kodagoda (Lawyer) (m. Trixie Peris), Geoffrey Lakshman Kodagoda (Lawyer)(m. Manil Seneviratne), Lorraine (Bunty) Kasthuriarachchi (m. Lt Col Somey Kasthuriarachchi), Fritz St Claire (Lawyer) (m. Asokamalie Palipana), Ivor (Manager at Lake House) (m. Mignette Jordan), Cherry Dunusinghe (m. Dr Ariya Dunusinghe of Kurunegala), Felicia de Alwis (m. Wardy de Alwis, Shirley Karunanayake (m. Lakshman Karunanayake), Gwendoline Munasinghe (m. Brigadier Siri Munasinghe).