h. Tharayil

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The third son ITTY IYPE (Kunjachan) കുഞ്ഞച്ചൻ married KARU-KA-KKALA*-THIL ACCHA-AMMA (കറുകക്കളത്തിൽ അച്ചാമ്മ) of Kumarankary (കുമരങ്കരി) and settled in THARAYIL (തറയിൽ). They had two daughters - CHACHIMMA (MAMMI) and MARIA. The eldest Maammi was married to MAA-LI*YAM-PURACKAL KUNJACKKOCHAN and the younger daughter MARIA was married to NELLU-VELIYIL VARKEYCHAN (Kunjampaappichan) of Vezhapra.

1. CHACHIMMA (ചാച്ചിമ്മ) was married to KUNJACKOCHAN (കുഞ്ചാക്കോച്ചൻ) of MALEAMPURACKAL (മാളിയംപുരയ്ക്കൽ) family from PULINCUNNU (പുളിങ്കുന്നു). They had eight children, four sons, PUNNOOSE, MATHIAS, AVIRACHAN, and MAANICHACKO, and four daughters…

I. PUNNOOSE married from KANICHIKADU (PANJAARA) family. They had two daughters only. Punnoose and wife died young. One of the daughters' was married by VAKKACHAN of CHOORAKUTTY family. The other daughter was married to the NELLIKUNNEL family.

II. MATHIAS became a priest, Rev. Fr. MATHIAS CMI. He was the founder of the DEEPIKA NEWSPAPER. He also was the one who established the St. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL in PULINCUNNU.

III. AVIRACHAN married EALIMMA of MAALIYIL family from EDATHUVA. After the death of Ealimma he remarried MARIAMA of KUDAKASSERIL family from AYYARKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM. He had six sons, CHACKOCHAN, DEVASIACHAN, PUNNOOCHAN, OUSEPACHAN, AVIRACHAN and CHERIACHAN.

(i) CHACKOCHAN married ANNAMMA of Kaiyyipuram Pyyampally family from Kidangara, Vadakara. They had nine children

a) Vavachan (Abraham) Claramma of Elappungal

b) KUNJEEPPACHAN married MARIAMMA CHERIAN of ELAMBRAKOTTU (ETTUPARAYIL) family from Kannady.

c) Kunjackochan married Mariamma of Nelluvelil family from Kidangara.

d) Thomas is an advocate. He is settled in Bombay. He married Annie of Veirilakathu family from Thumboly.

e) Mathias after completing his LLB became employed by the Income Tax Department. He retired as Income Tax Commissioner. He married Jyothy of Moongamackal family from Pallickathodu.

f) Catherine joined the CMC Convent in Changanacherry and became a nun.

g) Thelamma was married to the Chandapilla Mukkadan family from Ithithanam. He was an LIC Officer.

h) Elsiekutty was married to Jameskutty of Malayil family from Alappuzha.

i) Mariyamma was married to V.C.Antony of Marathinal family from Perumpra.

(ii) DEVASIACHAN married CHINNAMMA of Aalummoottil family. They had ten children.

a) Elsiekutty was married to Vellaanickal family from Chalakudy.

b) Amminikutty married to Vakkachan of Anthraper family from Arthumkal.

c) Ealamma completed her medical degree and became a doctor. She married Rajiv an Engineer. He died in a road accident.

d) Tess was married to the Chackola family from Maala. They migrated to Germany. She reached Germany on a Thursday and died a week later on a Friday. She was buried in Germany.

e) Sumi married to Tommy of Vettoor family from Ettumanoor.

f) Sunny (M.S.Abraham) was an IOB Bank manager. He married Bessykutty of Thambalakattu family.

g) Baby completed his medical degree and became Doctor. He settled in England. He married Thankam of Chettupuzhakaran family from Trichur.

i) Mathan (M.S.Mathew) married Acchaamma from Pala. They are in Nigeria.

j) Joy completed his B.Com degree. He married Lyla of Thengummootil family from Alappuzha. He is a co-operative society president.

(iii) PUNNOOCHAN married ANNAKUTTY of VYPNA family. They have five daughters.

a) Jovaamma was married to Joy from Muvattupuzha. He is Bombay. His brother is a priest who conducts and Orchestra.

b) Tessamma married to Thommachan of Elingickal family from Alappuzha.

c) Jansamma married to Babu of Karippaparambil family from Kanjirapally. They are settled in Calicut.

d) Alfie married to the Poochakallil (Pottenkulam) family from Kanjirapally.

e) Richimol married to Douglas of Njavallil family. They are settled in Bangalore.

(iv) OUSEPACHAN married an heiress of KANICHAI family from MAALA. He settled in the Kanichai homestead. They had only a daughter named Thankam. She was married to a Doctor from Kaniyampuram.

(v) AVIRACHAN (Maleampurackal) married ACCHAAMMA of PULPPATHARA family from CHAMPAKULAM. They have a daughter and eight sons.

a) Mariamma married to Kunjappan son of Puthenpurackal Joyachan from Pulincunnu.

b) Thankachan

c) Tommichan

d) Josekutty

e) Shaji

f) Punnoose

g) Sunny

h) Kunjackochan (Cherian)

i) Bejoy

(vi) CHERIACHAN (Maleampurackal) married THRESIAKUTTY of THARAYIL family from MALAYATTOOR. They have two sons and a daughter.

a) Jomon

b) Joji

c) Mariyamma was married to Kuttichan son of Adv. Cyriac, of Chembil Kandathil family.

IV. MAANICHACKO, the youngest of the four brothers had eight children, four sons and four daughters. They are KUNJACKO, PAPPACHAN, APPACHAN, KUNJU, MARIAMMA, CHACHIMMA, ANNAMMA and THANKAMMA.

(i) KUNJACKO of UDAYA STUDIO fame. He founded the Udaya Studios. It was one of the earliest Malayalam film shooting studios. It ran well for a period of time before falling on bad times. He married ANNAKUTTY of KOCHUPAALATHINKAL family from PULINCUNNU. They had four children, three daughters and a son

a) Mollamma married Francis of Cheelankavil family. They are settled in England.

b) Sumol married from Ulavyattil Paarayi family. They too are settled in England.

c) TESSY married to MATHACHAN of EZHUPUNNA AYYANATTU PARAYI family from AROOR. Mathachan's mother MARIAKUTTY is the daughter of N.X.THOMAS of PAZHAYAKATTU (ETTUPARAIL) family.

d) Bobban married Molly of Thachil family from Parur. They have three children, two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter, Annmol was married to Puthenangadi family from Kanjirapally. The younger daughter was married to the Kalliath family from Trichur. The son Chackochan is a famous Malayalam film actor.

(ii) PAPPACHAN (D POTHU) married ALEYKUTTY of KIZHANGATTU (VACHAPARAMBIL) family from PULINCUNNU. They have eight children, five sons and three daughters.

a) Jameskutty completed his medical studies and is a practicing doctor. He is settled in the USA.

b) Kunjappan also took his medical degree and is a practicing doctor. He is also settled in the USA.

c) Appachan is settled in the USA.

d) Chambachan is also settled in the USA.

e) Shourichan is engaged in agriculture and is settled in their homestead. He married Kunjoonjamma of Kurialassery family.

f) Kunjamma

g) Annakutty

h) Mariakutty

(iii) APPACHAN of NAVODAYA STUDIO fame. The decline of Udaya studio saw the rise of Navodaya Studios. Appachan was the power behind the rise of Navodaya studios. He married BABBYKUTTY of KOLLAMPARAMBIL family from THAYAMKARI. They have four children.

a) Jijo married Lyza of Kattikkaran family.

b) Jopmon married from Thachil Tharakan's family from Parur.

c) Jissmol married to Mamachan of Kureethadam family.

d) Jisha married from the Kodamkandathil family. They are settled in Madras.

(iv) KUNJU settled in the property called Aapeece. He was known as AAPEECIL KUNJU. He married THANKAMMA of KALLUPURACKAL (KANJICKAL) family from PULINCUNNU. They had four daughters.

a) Renny married Luis of Paruthickal family from Pulincunnu.

b) Rani married to the Koottiani family from Pala.

c) Raji married to the Kadalikkadu family from Thodupazha. Almost from the beginning there was discord between them. Later they divorced.

d) Manju married to the Naduvileparambil family from Alappuzha. They are settled in the USA.

(v) MARIAMMA became a nun in the Manjummel Convent

(vi) CHACHIMMA too became a nun in the Manjummel Convent.

(vii) ANNAMMA married to ANTHONICHAN of KAVALAM family from CHANGANACHERRY.

(viii) THANKAMMA married to KUTTAPPAN of KURUVANVELY family from CHERTHALA.

V. KATHRINA the daughter of Maleampurackal Kunjackochan and Chachimma joined the CMC Convent in Changanachery and became a nun

VI. The second daughter was married to the PAYYANATTU family

VII. CHACHIMMA the third daughter of Maleampurackal Kunjackochan and Chachimma (daughter of Neduvely Itty Iype, who is the brother of Thomman Ettupara) was married to DEVASIACHAN of OLICKAL family from BHARANINGANAM. They had six children three sons and three daughters.

(i) The eldest son married from the PURUCKAL family. They had only one daughter named ANNAAMMA. She was married to the KATTAKKAYAM family from PALA.

(ii) The second son KOCHUPAPPACHAN (POTTEN PAPPACHAN) married THRESIAAMMA of VELLOOKUNNEL family from ERATTUPETTA and settled in MOOLAMATTOM. There was discord between them, they separated but did not divorce. After the death of Thresiaamma he remarried at the age of sixty. From this alliance they had four daughters and a son.

(iii) The youngest son too had only one daughter. VAKKACHAN of AASHAARIPARAMBIL family from KAVALAM married her and settled in the Olickal Homestead. They had three children two daughters and a son.

a) Leelaamma was married to Cheriachan of Kuzhinjalil family from Pala.

b) Mariamma

c) Appachan was a Bank officer. He married Aleyaamma of Konathapally family from Vaikom. She is a Physical Education teacher.

(iv) The eldest daughter MAAMMI was married to the THOTTUMKAL family from PALA.

(v) The second daughter THRESIAMMA was married to KURIACHAN of KANICHIKADU (THANNIVELY) family from Cherthala. They had only one daughter named KUNJAAMMA. She was married to OUSEPACHAN of PAALAKKARAN family from VAIKOM. They had five children, four sons, APPACHAN, KURIACHN, MATHACHAN, THOAMACHAN and a daughter LISSYMOL (KUNJUMOL)

MATHACHAN married MINNI daughter of N.J. ANTONY MAVELIL (ETTUPARAYIL) from PULINCUNNU, now settled in THODUPUZHA. Mathachan was serving in the Kerala Police Department. He retired as Superintendent of Police (SP). In 2007 he received the Indian President's medal for meritorious service.

(vi) The youngest daughter was married to the VAZHAYIL family from MOONILAVU, ERATTUPETTA.

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The THARAYIL property was bought by Ettuparayil Thommachan after the death of Itty Iype. In time the Nelluveliyil family fell into financially hard times. Ettuparayil Thommachan brought Maria and Kunjampaappichan and settled them in his own property, Tharayil. Thommachan endowed them with some paddy fields too for their expenses. They had two daughters named THRESIA and ANNA. Thresia was married off to PAYYA-NAATTU, PUTHAN-VELIYIL VARKEYCHAN of Champakulam. The second daughter Anna was married off to Kainakary, Koithara family.

Anna who was married to the Koithara family in Kainakary had nine sons and five daughters. The eldest of the nine sons, Appachan came from Kainakary and settled with his grandmother Maria. The grandson Appachan married Theiyyaamma of Pooppallil family from Chenankary. They had ten children, six sons and four daughters.

1. Chackochan married Rossamma of Manjooran family

2. Thankappan married Thresiaamma daughter of Vinjullathu Kalarickal Mathaichan.

3. Thommachan became an IAS Officer.

4. Pappachan became an IFS Officer.

5. Pius (Peechamma) also was an IAS Officer. He married the daughter of Pottenkulam Varkeychan.

6. Babichan married Acchaammakutty who was a member of the Pattaara family from Muhamma.

7. Kunjamma was married to Karrikkaatuparambil family from Kanjirapally.

8. Ethamma was married off to Kaattoor.

9. Chachimma was married to Manimuriyil family from Thrikkadithanam.

10. Thankamma took vows and became a nun. She joined the SD Convent in Chunangamvely and became a doctor. She is known as Sr. Dr. Caroline.