Interactive Pedigree Hub • 7 Generations • 180+ Years • 140+ Kin

The Malamah-Thomas Family Tree

Explore our interactive, searchable family pedigree repository — tracing the unbroken lineage from liberated African ancestors in 1840s Hastings and Freetown across seven generations and five continents worldwide.

Generations

140+

Documented Relatives

Continents Reached

1842–2026

Chronological Span

Showing All 140+ Kin

Generation I • Patriarchal Foundation

Patriarch of the Dynasty 1844 – 1922

Hon. John Henry "Ade" Malamah-Thomas

Mayor of Freetown (1904–1912) • Member of the Legislative Council • Merchant King

Born in Hastings village to liberated Egba (Yoruba) recaptive parents. Founded trading posts along the Rokel River (taking the name Malamah) and built the historic Malamah House on East Street, Freetown.

Spouses & Matriarchs: Christiana Nancy Thomas (b. 1850–1857) • Annie Victoria Asgill (1876–1933).

Generation II • The Founding Sons & Daughters

Herbert Henry Branch

Herbert Henry Thomas

1905–1979

Colonial Treasurer • J.P. • MRSL • Freetown

Civil leader and financial administrator. Married Edna Olive Thomas (1911–1995) on Oct 14.

Children: Dr. Herbert Babatunde, Dr. Derek Melville, Annie Dove-Edwin, Ronald Adrian.

Rawlins-Thomas Branch

Claudius J. Rawlins-Thomas

1877–1929

Merchant & Civic Pillar • Freetown

Son of John Henry & Christiana Nancy Thomas. Married Patience Regina Thomas (1886–1948).

Children: John E. Malamah-Thomas, Laurie Lardner, Christian Buxton-Thomas.

Ashwood Branch

Ethel Matilda Ashwood

1913–1988

Matriarch of Dynasties • Freetown

Married Eustace Josephus Ekundayo Ashwood (1898–1974) in 1931. Mother of 7 lines.

Descendants: Nylander MBE, Gloria Dillsworth MBE, Awadagin Williams, Jones Ph.D.

Asgill Branch

Annie Victoria Asgill

1876–1933

Freetown Matriarch • Asgill Line

Married Alfred Asgill and John Henry Malamah-Thomas. Mother of Henrietta Bonibelle Williams (1899–1971).

Descendants: Adegunwa, Dougan, Lloyd, and Williams lines.

Rollings-Thomas Line

Christian Jellico "Pelu" Thomas

1915–2005

Freetown Statesman • Married Neneh (1913–2013)

Married centenarian Neneh Rollings-Thomas. Father of Zena Yomi Okpere (b. 1944).

Descendants: Okpere dynasty across UK, USA, Netherlands, Singapore.

John Horace Line

John Horace Thomas

c. 1907–1979

Patrilineal Branch • Freetown

Son of John Henry Malamah-Thomas. Married Jane Thomas. Father of David Henry Malamah-Thomas.

Descendants: David Henry, Delwyn & Melvyn (Twins), Ronald, David, Davida.

Victorian Daughters

Hebron & Nichols Lines

Daughters of Patriarch John Henry • Freetown

Edith Jane Cecilia Hebron (married into the famed Hebron legal dynasty) and Laura Henrietta Nichols (m. Christopher Nichols, 1896).

Alliances: Freetown Bar & Colonial Civil Service.

Generation III • 20th-Century Trailblazers & Royal Honours

Herbert Henry Branch

Dr. Herbert Babatunde

1934–1996

Pioneering Biochemist & Nutritionist • Uppsala / Freetown

Pioneered national infant nutrition in West Africa. Married Berit (1944–1970, Norwegian national born in Norway, passed away in Uppsala, Sweden) in Freetown (1969). Father of Martin Malamah-Thomas.

Herbert Henry Branch

Dr. Derek Melville

1944–2005

UC Berkeley Ph.D. • OAU Award • Plant Pathologist

FBC Professor and OAU Meritorious Award laureate. Married Michaela; father of Oladuni Beverly Malamah-Thomas (b. 1982 in Monrovia, Liberia).

Herbert Henry Branch

Annie Dove-Edwin

b. 1942

Dove-Edwin Diplomatic Alliance • Freetown

Married Jim Nolan Dove-Edwin (1979), connecting with the historic Dove-Edwin diplomatic dynasty. Mother of Jim Herbert Dove-Edwin (b. 1979).

Ashwood Branch

Dr. David Nylander, MBE

Queen's MBE 2021

Consultant Gastroenterologist • Newcastle Hospitals NHS

Queen's Birthday Honours 2021. Founded Sierra Leone's first clinical endoscopy training at Choithram. Married Elaine Nylander; children Aidan & Davina Nylander.

Buxton-Thomas Branch

Dr. Muriel Buxton-Thomas

1945–2016

Clinical Director Nuclear Medicine • King's College Hospital London

FRCP. President's Medal BNMS. Installed England's first PET-capable gamma camera. Endowed Memorial Prize. Daughter: Dr. Rachel Buxton-Thomas.

Ashwood Branch

Gloria Dillsworth, MBE

Queen's MBE

Chief Librarian • Sierra Leone Library Board

Born Oct 30, 1937. National Chief Librarian, UNESCO cited, official custodian of Adelaide Casely-Hayford papers. Mother of Elaine Nylander.

Ashwood Branch

Prof. E.J. Awadagin Williams

1932–2001

Professor of Mathematics • Fourah Bay College

Leader in African Mathematics Program. Married Gracie Williams. Children: Kuawa, Dinsie, Wanji. Grandchildren: Kirsten & Isaiah Williams.

Rollings-Thomas Line

Engr. Dr. Kisito Okpere

1947–2020

Executive Director • Shell Nigeria (SNEPCO)

Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Engineering. Married Zena Yomi Okpere (née Rollings-Thomas, b. 1944) in UK (1970). Founded 5-nation dynasty.

Ashwood Branch

Dr. Teddy A.O.C. Jones

b. 1939

Medical Pillar • Married Jestina Viola Ashwood (1964)

Father of Dr. Wilma Jones Ph.D. and Michelle Viola Jones (Pointe-Claire, Canada). Line of 7th-gen Jestina Ebun Wilma Jones (NJ).

Ashwood & Bull Alliance

Alfred Doc Eaton Ashwood

b. 1949

Freetown • Married Bertha Bull (1986)

Unites the Ashwood tree with the 5-generation Nathaniel Bull dynasty. Daughters: Desiree (b. 1985) & Alicia Ashwood (b. 1987).

Asgill Branch

Christian (Tunde) Williams

1937–2014

Freetown • Yoruba "Tunde" Heritage

Son of Henrietta Bonibelle Williams. Married Jannet Hawa Williams. Father of Phillip Abiodu, Jonathan, Radcliffe, Anita, Andrew Williams.

John Horace Line

David Henry Malamah-Thomas

d. 2011

Freetown • Patronymic Line

Father of 4th-generation identical twins Delwyn & Melvyn (b. 1971), Ronald, David, Davida, Hilary, and Anthea Malamah-Thomas.

Generation IV • Transatlantic Expansion & Leadership

Lardner Line

Tunji Lardner

Lagos / New York

Stanford Knight Fellow • Columbia Professor • UN Advisor

Founded WANGONeT. International columnist, media pioneer, and governance analyst bridging Nigeria, the UN, and the US.

Rawlins-Thomas Branch

Femi John Malamah-Thomas

b. 1950

London, UK • Married Janet (1990)

Son of John E. Malamah-Thomas. Preserving patronymic heritage in London. Children: Chantelle (b. 1983), John Robert (b. 1984), Betsy (b. 1993).

Ashwood Branch

Dr. Wilma Jones, Ph.D.

b. 1966

Doctoral Scholar • University Educator

Daughter of Dr. Teddy Jones & Jestina Viola Jones. Advancing higher education and academic scholarship.

Grant & Hotobah-During

Cyril Arnold Grant

b. 1962

New York, USA • Married Olivia Hotobah-During (1995)

Unites the family with the historic Hotobah-During legal dynasty in New York. Sons: Kobina (b. 1998, NY) & Kwame Grant (b. 2002).

Adegunwa & Dougan

Evelyn Adeola Dougan

UK Line

Married Theodore Dougan • UK

Daughter of Annette Victoria Adegunwa. Mother of Leon Dougan. Line of Ken Adegunwa (London).

John Horace Line

Delwyn & Melvyn Malamah-Thomas

b. April 27, 1971

Identical Twins • Freetown, Sierra Leone

Sons of David Henry Malamah-Thomas, marking the rare and celebrated birth of twins in the direct patronymic lineage.

Generations V, VI & VII • The Living Global Horizon

Seventh Generation Horizon Born Dec 28, 2021

Jestina Ebun Wilma Jones

East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Documented in the September 30, 2026 Geni export. Marking 180 unbroken years from patriarch John Henry's birth (~1842) into the 21st century. Named in tribute to both her great-grandmother Jestina Viola Jones and Dr. Wilma Jones, Ph.D.

Fifth Generation Canadian Anchor Born Feb 10, 2015

Joseph Deewan Ashwood

Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Son of Ekundayo & Issata Ashwood; great-grandson of Ethel Matilda Ashwood. Cementing the family's Canadian presence alongside Michelle Viola Jones (Pointe-Claire, Quebec).

Generation VI • David John Line

Quasie-Woode & Johnson

Delores, Devona, and Devonte Quasie-Woode; alongside Caitlin Johnson.

David John & Anita Abiose line

Generation VI • Carew & Asgill

Edwards & Asgill Cohort

Jahdae Edwards & Nandi Edwards; Niette, Afua, and Tunji Asgill; Carvel Macauley.

Rawlins-Thomas line in UK & diaspora

Generations V & VI • Okpere Line

Okpere, Coker & Ossai

Guy, Sean & Carl Coker (London); Jason, Zara & Leon Ossai (US/Nigeria); Jessica (Singapore); Jeremy & Cyril Okpere (Netherlands).

5-Nation Global Presence

Generation V • Ashwood & Williams

Nylander, Williams & Dougan

Aidan & Davina Nylander (Newcastle); Kirsten (b. 2010) & Isaiah Williams (b. 2012); Leon Dougan (UK); Phillipa Williams.

Rising British & West African Scholars

Generation V • Malamah-Thomas

The Rising Direct Line

Chantelle, John Robert & Betsy (London); Berit Angela (Maryland, USA); Davida, Hilary, Anthea; Jackie, Bisi, Vanya, Lisa.

Direct Patronymic Continuity

Generation V • Allied Lines

Dove-Edwin & Agbonyitor

Jim & Jasmine Dove-Edwin; Annette Dove-Edwin; Mawuena Muriel Mary & Thomas Kwaku Agbonyitor (Ghana/UK).

Diplomatic & Regional Alliances

Archival PDF Vault

Official Archival Pedigree Charts

Explore all verified genealogical dossiers exported directly from Geni.com — protected under our secure in-page viewer. Click any chart to inspect full generational lineages.

Master & Patriarchal Lineages

PDF 10 Pages • 7 Generations

Patriarch John Henry Malamah-Thomas

Comprehensive master tree spanning all 7 generations (1844–2026).

View Master Chart (10 Pages)

PDF 5 Pages • 7 Generations

Christiana Nancy Thomas Branch

Rawlins-Thomas, Lardner, Buxton-Thomas, and Okpere Shell Nigeria lines.

View Chart (5 Pages)

PDF Historical Will

Patriarch John Henry's Will

Converted probate and archival will establishing family land titles.

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Major Branch Pedigrees

PDF 6 Generations

Claudius Rawlins-Thomas

Femi John, Carew, Edwards, and David John lines.

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PDF 3 Pages • 5 Gen

Ethel Matilda Ashwood

Nylander MBE, Dillsworth MBE, Williams, Jones Ph.D.

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PDF 5 Generations

Herbert Henry Thomas

Dr. Herbert Babatunde, Dr. Derek, Dove-Edwin, Ronald.

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PDF 5 Generations

Edna Olive Thomas

Matriarchal memorial pedigree and descendants.

Ekundayo & Joseph Deewan Ashwood (Brampton, Canada).

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