 Abeyesundere, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and A.C.L.Abeyesundere, a proctor.He traced his lineage on his father's side to Yathramulle Muhandiram from the Dutch era (c. 1669) who was a building contractor awarded the title of Muhandiram by the Dutch for constructing the Dutch fort in Galle using his many elephants.