Warkus

Tracing the Heritage of John Godfried Warkus

From europe to asia

In 1844 a mid-aged Prussian settles on the beautiful island of Ceylon. His name was

John Godfried WARKUS.

 

This site hopes to trace the family history of John Godfried Warkus and his descendants.

the warkus name

There exists many spelling variations of the name John Godfried WARKUS. This is not uncommon and in fact quite usual during the 1800´s and early part of the 1900´s.

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Elkaduwa Estate - Sembuwaththa Lake
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Bible Rock, Kegalle District
Bible rock

Kegalle District in central Sri Lanka

About

This site hopes to document as much information about the family history of John Godfried WARKUS and his descendants on the beautiful island of Sri Lanka. Information found here will as far as possible be backed by historically documented references though in most cases will be "stories" passed on within the family and others.

 

This site will also promote the beauty of the beautiful island of Sri Lanka that John Godfried Warkus chose as his new home.

 

Descendants of John Godfried Warkus are encouraged to send family history, stories, anecdotes, photos or any other information that they wish to share on this site through the contact page.

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