The January 16th 1873 Edition of the ‘Overland Ceylon Observer’, page 28 in an article titled “Sale of Coffee Land” announces:
We learn that Mr. Churchward has disposed of his recently purchased block of land in Maskeliya, to Major Transchell. The total extent is 288 acres of which 150 acres have been felled, and the purchase amount is
£2000 – the block having been bought from the Crown six months ago for£1900, – and the purchaser becomes responsible for most of the expenditure since.
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The October 15th 1872 Edition of the ‘Overland Ceylon Observer’ announced under Domestic Occurences, Births:
“At Parragalla Estate, Gampola, Oct. 9. Mary Julia, wife of J. Churchward. Esq., of a Son.”
Note that back then to get the Ceylon Observer to publish a notice in the paper it cost 1 shilling, two if it was to also appear in the Overland Ceylon Observer.
The son mentioned is my grandfather, Alexander Churchward, whose obituary is shown below:
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According to the ‘Overland Ceylon Observer and and Fortnightly Summary of Intelligence (No. 2 Vol. XX. New Series)’, Mr. Churchward and his wife arrived in Ceylon from England.
This followed their wedding in London on the 18th of December 1971.
They arrived on the P and O Dehli from England.
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