Historical Couple Mrs. Patience Dhanaraj and Mr.Dhanaraj J.T.Ambrose of Nagercoil and family

Introduction:  Historical couple  Mrs Patience Dhanaraj and her husband Mr Dhanaraj J.T . Ambrose of Nagercoil, hailed from two  of the most famous Christian Families of South India . This couple's forefathers' history was closely connected with the Christian , Social, Musical  and Educational history of  Nagercoil Tamil Nadu and South India . Mrs Patience  was the daughter of the legendary Mr. Moses Devadasan of Nagercoil[Injikandakku] and sister of Rev D.M. Devasayhaym B.D, the First B.D, of Serampore University . Mr Dhanarahj was the grandson of  Mr Joseph Munshi and Mrs Marthal Fanny Joseph Munshi [ Marthal Fanny was the third daughter of Mr Daniel Paramanandam,  the first Deacon of Nagercoil Home Church].

Mrs. Patience's Parents  and siblings :Ms. Patience was the 8th child of Mr Moses Devadasan [1859- 1920] and Mrs Annama Devadasan [1865-1927 ] of Nagercoil,  Mr Moses Devadasan and his wife Annamma Devadasan couple was blessed with the following children :-
[a]  Mr. D.M. Devasahayam, B.D,[ Remained as Bachelor].
[b]  Mr  D.George Dawson and he married his cousin Ms. Agnes.
[c]  Ms. D.Victoria  and she married her cousin Mr. Jeevanandam.
[d]  Mr. D.Charles Samuel Dawson and he married Ms  Leelamal
[e] Ms. D. Lily and she married Mr J.M Joseph, former Head Master, Scott Christian   H,School,Nagercoil.
[f]   Ms.D. Grace and she married her Cousin Mr. Edward
[g]  Ms.D. Chinnathai  and she married her paternal cousin Mr. Israel Washington
[h]  Ms.D. Patience and she married Mr.Dhanaraj [ a son of Mr.J.T..Ambrose and Ms Louisa Ambrose ]
[i]   Ms.D. Bernice and she married her  paternal cousin Mr.  Paul Ebenezer.
[j]   Ms.D. Dorothy  and she married Mr Ponniah.


Mr. Dhanaraj's Parents and Siblings  :Mr. Dhanaraj's Parents Mr. J.T. Ambrose, B.A, L.T, and Mrs Louisa [ Mr. J.T. Ambrose was a brother of Dr.A.J. .Schafter  and Dr. Schafter was the maternal Grandfather of the famous Singer , Accordionist and Music Composer Dr.Anand Chellappa ,U.S.A ] J.T Ambrose Couple was blessed many children but only the following names alone available :-
[1] Ms. Daya Manuel ,
[2] Mr  Dhanaraj ,
[3] Mr. Mahimai Das Victor,
[4] Mr  Kamelesan ,
5]         Name not known [died early]],
[6] Ms. Dorothy, and
[7] Ms. Hilda.

Mrs Patience Dhanaraj and  Mr. Dhanaraj  couple's  and children :Mr. Dhanaraj and Mrs Patience Dhanaraj couple was blessed with the following Children namely :-
[1] Mr. D.  Vethananthadas,
[2] Mr  D.. Noble ,
[3] Mr. D.  Edmunds
[4] Mr. D.. Premdas
[5] Mr. D.  Charles
[6] Mr. D.. Earnest Gunesekaran
[7] Mr  D. A.V..Mohandas


[11 Mr. D. Vethanandadas and family : Mr .Vedanandadas  married Ms. Chandra ,a grand daughter of Mr Sundram Iyer and Mr. J.M.. Joseph

[2] Mr. D. Noble and family : Mr D. Noble  was a great Labor Leader , in that capacity he did  visit Russia. He married an Anglo Indian girl by name Ms. Florence  Elizabeth and this couple was blessed with four daughters namely[1] Shyamala , [2] Ms. Susi , [3] Ms Parimazha, [4] Ms. Anitha .
Ms. Shyamala married Mr. Rajendran and this couple is blessed with two children namely [a] Pearl and [b] Hanna .Ms Susi married Mr Srinivasan and this couple is blessed with one daughter [  Australia ]and one son who lives in USA.

[3]Mr. D..Edmund and family : Mr Edmund married Ms. Violet Devakirubai  and this lovely couple was blessed with three pretty daughters and one smart son . Mr Edmund worked with Imperial Tobacco Company and Ms.Violet Deva Kirubai  Edmund was a  teacher

[4]Mr. D. Premdas and family : Mr Premdas married Ms. Daisy Padmini. This lovely  couple was blessed with one daughter by name Ms Pramila and a son by name Mr John Prabahar .Ms Pramila married Mr. Santhakumar who worked with C.B.I, Govt of India  Ms Pramila and Mr.Sathakumar couple is blessed with a  son  by name, Mr. John Prabahar ,   and he  is a trained Pilot, at present he lives in USA
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[5] Mr. D. Charles and family : Mr Charles married Ms Grace and and this lovely  couple  was blessed with a son by name , Mr Dhanaraj. Mr Charles was working  with Neyveli Lignite Corporation.


[6] Mr. D. Earnest Gunasekaran and family : Mr. Earnest Gunesekaran is a mechanical engineer and he was working with the famous Shaw Wallace Company. He  married Ms. Leema Rose and this lovely couple was  blessed with a daughter by name Ms. Renjini Papu  and two sons by name Mr. Addington Premkumar and Mr.Sam  Ms. Renjini Papau married Mr.Ebenezer Noble and Ebenezeer Noble is a Charted Accountant working in Bangalore. Ms. Renjini Papu and Mr. Ebenezer couple is blessed with a daughter by name Ms Rebecca and a son by name Moses ,B.E. Ms. Rebecca is married and lives in USA with her husband and family  Mr. Moses B.E, is working in Bangalore. Mr Earnest Gunesekaran couple's son : Mr Addington Premkumar ,B.E,   is working with Neyveli Lignite Corporation as Deputy Chief Engineer and Mr Addington Premkumar  and his wife Ms. Latha Premkumar couple is blessed with a daughter by name Ms Ammu, B.E, and a son [ who is also an Engineer] . Ms Ammu is got married  to Mr. Sujith and  now she lives in  Singapore with her family. Mr..Earnest Gunesekaran couple's second  son Mr Sam married Ms Rosalind  and this couple is blessed with a lovely daughter. Mr Sam is looking after  his own business .

[7] Mr D.A.V  Mohan Das and family :  Mr . D.A.V Mohandas married Ms Josephine Sneha Malar daughter of Mr.Thamson Joseph and Ms Annaretnam T. Joseph , of Nagercoil  and this couple is blessed with the following Childen namely:- [a] Ms. Geetha , [b] Mr. Paul Vasantha Kumar  and [c] Mr Thimothy.

[a] Ms. Geetha  married Mr Eric Purushothaman . Ms Geetha Eric was a teacher and now she is a Home maker and her Husband Mr. Eric Purushothaman was working as Managing Director in German Company, Chennai, and now he is managing his own Company. Ms.Geetha  and Mr Eric Purushothaman couple is blessed with a daughter by name Ms .Nisha and Nisha is married to Mr. Rishi, B.Tech . Nisha is working to complete her Charted Accountancy  course. Ms Nisha Rishi and Mr. Rishi Couple is blessed with two children namely  Nathaniel and Stephen.

[b] Mr. Paul Vasanth Kumar ia married to Ms Vasanthy and this couple is blessed with  two sons namely Rohith and  Vinoth.

[c] Mr. Thimothy Madukar is got  married to Ms Siporah [  Ms.Siporah is a half German ].. and this lovely couple is blessed with the following children namely :- [1] Mathew , [2] Like and [3] Obeth .

By. P. Babu Manoharan, M.A, [Rights reserved. This Article will be enlarged , modified and corrected later if needed }.





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