MARYBETH NANCY SWORNABAI

 

Second Daughter of CORNELIUS JOSHUA  the Eldest Son of J.JOSEPH the Eldest Son of REV.J.JOSHUA

 

 

Joshua     Joseph      Cornelius Joshua

Marybeth Nancy Swornabai

 

 

121

Josepha Gladys Pauline

1211

Devika Ranie

1212

Vimala

1213

Joshua M.Nallathampi

1214

Sugumar Devadhas

1215

Solomon Manoharan

1216

Saroja Rebecca Kanthimathy

 

122

Marybeth Nancy Swornabai

1221

Gerald Kripal Joseph

1222

Baby - J.Chandra Raj

1223

Rachel Manjula

1224

Reginald Vijayan Joshua

1225

Beulah Rachel

 

123

Ronald Wilson

1231

Amelia Irene Dorothy

 

 

 

         Arnold Ezra Chandra Raj was the son of Mr.Asir Joseph and Mrs.Janaki Joseph of NAGERCOIL.  Mr.Asir Joseph was the son of Mr.P.J.Asirwatham a popular person among the Christian community of NAGERCOIL, who had served as a Deacon of theNAGERCOIL Home Church.  Mrs.Janaki Joseph was the daughter of Mr.P.Devasahayam who served as the Headmaster of the Duthie Girl’s High School, NAGERCOIL, for many years and as Deacon of the NAGERCOIL Home Church. Mr.Chandra Raj was employed in the Civil Aviation Department at Madras Airport.  After retirement he served as the Secretary of the Minambakkam Church for six years.

 

Later he was the Secretary of the  Madras Branch of the Home Missionary Society as also the Convener of the National Missionary Society, Madras.  He was one of the founders of the YMCA Branch at Nanganallur.  He died on 27th April, 1994 at the age of 71 years.

 

Mr.Chandra Raj married Nancy Swornabai, second daughter of Mr.J.Cornelius Joshua, grand son of Rev.J.Joshua, and Mrs.Rajammal Joshua.  She was employed as a Middle School Teacher at Minambakkam.  After retirement she lives in her house at Pazhavanthangal, Minambakkam.  She is a humble, soft spoken lady always cheerful and ever helpful.

 

They have four children - two sons named Gerald Kripal Joseph and Reginald Vijayan Joshua and two daughters called Rachel Manjula and Beulah Rachel - and many grand children.  All are settled in Chennai.