Benson Anandappa & Rajie Casie Chetty
Each week, I plan to post a photo of Colombo Chetty ancestors and discuss the relationships that exist between those in the photo. For the very first post, I’ll start with the wedding of my grandparents…
Benson Anandappa and Rajie Casie Chetty's Wedding
You may recognize this from the banner on the front page of colombochetty.com! Thank you to Genevieve Rodrigopulle for providing this photo and for helping to identify everyone. I was so excited when I first saw this photo in February 2023 as it was the first time I saw my grandfather 🤯
Without further ado, let’s get into the “who’s who” of the photo:
Back Row
- 👩🏾 Annette Anandappa is the daughter of Enid Anandappa & Theodore “Tiddy” Anandappa, and she is Rajie’s first cousin;
- 👨🏾 Tony Anandappa is Benson’s brother;
- 👨🏾 Pius Anandappa is the son of Joseph Caitan Anandappa & Magdalene Tavarayan, and he is the first cousin of both Rajie’s mother and Benson’s mother;
- 👩🏾 Hyacinth Casie Chetty is Rajie’s sister, and she later married Pius!
Front Row
- 👧🏾 Mano Casie Chetty is a daughter of Rajie’s brother Joy;
- 👧🏾 Carmel Anandappa is a daughter of Rajie’s sister Queenie;
- 👦🏾 Frank Anandappa is Carmel’s brother;
- 👧🏾 Romany Anandappa is a daughter of Benson’s sister Anna;
- 👦🏾 Elmo Casie Chetty is a son of Rajie’s sister Beda.
That’s all for the wedding party. Let’s talk more about the bride and groom themselves…
The Couple
- 👰🏾 Rajie’s parents were Mary Clara Anandappa and Abraham Peter Casie Chetty. Rajie was her nickname - her full name was Annabelle Mary Nathalia Rasappopathy. It appears that she got one of her middle names, Nathalia, from Mary Clara’s mother Nathalia Canjemenaden;
- 🤵🏾 Benson was the son of Mary Louise Anandappa and Philip Raphael Anandappa. His full name, Anthony Xavier Benedict, is likely a combination of both of his grandfathers - Mary Louise’s father Anthony Xavier and Philip Raphael’s father Peter Benedict.
Benson and Rajie would go on to have four children together: Charmaine, Oswin, Fiona and Romello (my dad!).
Did you know Benson, Rajie, or anyone from their wedding party? Please share your memories in the comments.
Related Content
Here are some relevant family trees for Rajie and Benson:
- 🌳 Family Tree of Casper Casie Chetty
- 🌳 Family Tree of Anthony Anandappa
- 🌳 Family Tree of Saviel Pieris Tavarayan
- 🌳 Family Tree of Peter Benedict Anandappa
Explore a few historical documents of their ancestors:
- 💍 Marriage of Rajie’s parents, Mary Clara Anandappa and Abraham Peter Casie Chetty
- 💍 Marriage of Benson’s parents, Mary Louise Anandappa and Philip Raphael Anandappa
- 🪦 Testamentary of Rajie’s father, Abraham Peter Casie Chetty
- 🪦 Testamentary of Rajie’s paternal grandmother, Maria Theresa (maiden name unknown)
- 🪦 Testamentary of Rajie’s maternal grandmother, Maria Nathalia Canjemenaden
- 🪦 Testamentary of Rajie’s maternal grandfather, Emmanuel Anandappa
- 🪦 Testamentary of Benson’s paternal grandfather, Peter Benedict Anandappa
- 🪦 Testamentary of Benson’s great-grandfather, Saviel Pieris Tavarayan
Site updates
A few important site updates…
- 🎉 We have reached over 50 members since launch!
- 🌐 Some members reached out to provide additional people to the trees and these are reflected in the website. We’re now almost at 1,300 people in the database!
- ✏ A few misspellings were brought to my attention and these have been updated.
- 🗑 The “Photo” tab has been removed as photos will appear in blog posts (like this one) instead.
- 🔍 There is now a tab for “People” to make the page easier to find. This page is a good starting point to find profiles and their corresponding trees.
Further corrections and additions are more than welcome, and these contributions are invaluable towards the mission of creating an accurate, well-documented genealogy of the Colombo Chetty Community!
If you have any primary source material (e.g. marriage certificates, birth records, obituaries, newspapers, memorial cards, obituaries, photos), the website would greatly benefit from including these. I would be happy to hear from you at ben@colombochetty.com.
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– Ben Anandappa
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