Cousins

Gordon Fuad, with parents Mike and Kate. 1975

Beaula Braine, Rani Chelvaratnam, and Marie Braine, with grandma. At "Marlynne", Boralessa

Gordon and Stanley Braine, 1974.

George Braine's children at Iriyagolle Estate, Kuliyapitiya. Aunty Rosie is also in the photo.

Grandma with Delphine, Maureen, Virginia, Judy, and Heather. Others unknown. At The Meet, probably in the late 1950s.

Aunty Bee on visit to her brother George Braine's family. I can recognize wife Rose, and children Douglas and Fatima and perhaps Dawn or Cherry. Early 1970's. I have not seen Fatima, Cherry, and Dawn perhaps in 30+ years; although some of Uncle George's children live in Australia, none attended Aunty Alice's birthday celebration in Brisbane last March.

I had last seen Douglas more than 20 years ago, when he ran a farm at Pallakelle, near Kandy. Having heard from my sister Beaula that he was now living at Marawila, not more than 10 km. from Boralessa, cousin Marie and I paid him a visit last week. He has a son and a grandson, which means that 3 Braines live in Marawila.