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== VADAKKEDATH FAMILY ==

Centuries ago, few members of a brahmin family at North Paravoor embraced Christianity and got migrated to a place called Palai at Kottayam, Kerala. At Palai they were known as Vellaringattu family. Many years and decades passed by. Vellaringattu family became one of the foremost families at Palai.

Around 300 years ago, 2 brothers of Vellaringattu family settled down at Anicadu which is now in Mallappally taluk and in Pathanamthitta district. Their purpose of migration was better agricultural prosperity. It is their descendants who have grown to 23 sub-branches and living at Anicadu, Mallappally, Pariyaram, Nedumkunnam and Punnaveli. Now most of the families living at these places belong to one of the 23 sub-branches.

Vadakkedathu family is one of the 23 sub-branches of Vellaringattu family. Vadakkedathu family's first fore-father Mr.Itty started living at a place near to the Manimala river in Anicadu. He belonged to the fifth generation of Vellaringattu family. Considering Mr.Itty as the first generation of Vadakkedathu family, family has grown upto 8 generations consisting of 609 living members and 107 individual families. Presently Vadakkedathu family members are spread across India and abroad.

All Vadakkedathu family members are christians - Orthodox, Catholic, Marthomite and Protestant. In the earlier generations, members depended on agricultural income since they were having enough agricultural land. But the present generation members have varied interests like business, job & agriculture. Most of the family members belong to the middle income group