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FamilySearch Also see [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/339757 catalogue entry[Ceylon#Historical books online|Historical books online]] below, for the book ''Lapidarium-Zeylanicum : being a collection of monumental inscriptions of the Dutch-Churches and churchyards of Ceylon'' by Leopold Ludovici, published 1877. Available as two digitised microfilms, one of which 1496387 is available to view on your home computer. Click on the camera icon and navigate to item 2, images 126-228.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007648516#page/n7/mode/2up ''List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated''] by J Penry Lewis 1913 Archive.org
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FamilySearch digitized item "Tombstone information from Sri Lanka cemeteries" [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1185486 catalogue entry]. Contains inscriptions from the following cemeteries in Sri Lanka: St. Mark's Church in Badulla, St. Andrews Church in Haputale, Christ Church in Bandarawela, Ragalla Church in Halgranoya, Holy Trinity Church in Pussellawa, Christ Church in Matale and St. James Church in Nallur, Jaffna.
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search Search] the FamilySearch catalogue, using Keywords such as Ceylon, Sri Lanka, and filtering by Availability online, and language. There are many databases available classified as English language, of records from the Registrar-General's Department where the notes indicate the language to be “Sinhalese, English, Tamil”. Of a sample of records viewed, no records in English were sighted.
====Also see====
*Historical books online below. As an example Inscriptions.
==Online newspapers==
*''Ceylon. A general description of the island, historical, physical, statistical. ...'' by an Officer, late of the Ceylon Rifles. [The preface is signed H. S. (i.e. Horatio John Suckling)] 1876. [https://archive.org/details/ceylonagenerald02suckgoog Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/ceylonagenerald00suckgoog Volume II] Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/calcuttareviewv01unkngoog#page/n188/mode/2up "The Eurasians of Ceylon"] ''Calcutta Review Volume 63, 1876'', page 173 Archive.org
*Inscriptions
**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/004541908 ''Lapidarium-Zeylanicum : being a collection of monumental inscriptions of the Dutch-Churches and churchyards of Ceylon''] by Leopold Ludovici, published 1877. Digitised FamilySearch microfilm, navigate to item 2, images 126-228. You must be signed in to [[FamilySearch]] to view. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/339757 FamilySearch catalogue entry] which also includes an additional version.
**Comments regarding two deaths [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Notes_and_Queries_-_Series_9_-_Volume_11.djvu/380 page 372] (scroll to bottom of page) and [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Notes_and_Queries_-_Series_9_-_Volume_11.djvu/381 page 373] ''Notes And Queries A Medium of Intercommunication'', Series 9, Volume 11, 1903. wikisource.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007648516#page/n7/mode/2up ''List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated''] by J Penry Lewis 1913 Archive.org. Note this book has been transcribed to a FIBIS database, refer above.
*''The Game Birds of India, Burmah, and Ceylon'' by Hume and Marshall 1879. With coloured plates. Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/gamebirdsofindia01hume Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/gamebirdsofindia02hume Volume II]. [https://archive.org/details/gamebirdsofindia03hume Volume III].
*''A History of the Birds of Ceylon'' by Captain W Vincent Legge, R. A. 1880. With coloured plates. [https://archive.org/details/historybirdscey1legg Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/historybirdscey2legg Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/historybirdscey3legg Volume III] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/inoldceylon00farr/page/n7 ''In Old Ceylon''] by Reginald Farrer 1908 Archive.org. The first chapter includes a description of Colombo.
*[https://archive.org/details/indiaburmaceylon00thom/page/n4 ''India, Burma, and Ceylon. Information for travellers and residents''] Published by Thos. Cook & Son 1912 Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/memorandumuponre00pererich ''Memorandum Upon Recent Disturbances in Ceylon''] by Edward Walter Perera 1915 Archive.org. The 1915 Ceylon Riots.
*[https://archive.org/details/riotsmartiallawi00pram/page/n8 ''Riots and Martial Law in Ceylon, 1915''] by P. Ramanathan. Reprint edition, first published 1916. Archive.org, Historical Resources of India Collection.
