Chacko Varieeth who established Kallarackal Kadavil Family has two sons, Varkey and Chacko. Of them, the elder one Varkey moved to the Vathappilly purayidom and established the Vathappilly Family and the younger one Chacko continued in the Kallarackal Kadavil Family.
Branches in Pallippuram
There are more than 100 branches offshoot from the Kallarackal Family and settled in Pallippuram. A few of them are:-
. Kallarakal Kadavil
. Vathappally
. Alumchuvattil
. Plakki
. Koottunkal
. Vazhathara
. Velickyakom
. Panackal
. Vadaekkoottu
. Channy
(1) Vathappally Family
Chacko a predecessor of Kallarackal Family had 6 sons. During the period in AD 1650- 1700, one son settled at Mulamthuruty and established 'Pallipram Kallarackal Family'. Another son Vareeth during the same period settled at 'Kadavil' purayidom and established 'Kallarackal Kadavil Family'. The whereabouts of the other sons are not known. Vareeth who established Kallarackal Kadavil Family had two sons Varkey and Chacko. The elder son Varkey around AD 1700 established Vathappally Family. Younger son Chacko continued in the Kallarackal Kadavil Family.
(2) Koottunkal Family
According to the history said by the Koottunkal Family, in or around AD 1714 one ancestor from Kallarackal Kadavil Family established Koottunkal Family. The ancestor from Kallarackal Kadavil Family, Pallippuram moved to a purayidom/ land, where there is a 'thenga koot' (coconut ware house) and settled there. If that be correct, in that case, Vareeth (1st Generation of Kallarackal Kadavil Family) may have one more son other than Varkey and Chacko as 2nd generation and that son might have established the Koottunkal Family as said in their history. From early time onwards and till now, coconut is the main agriculture product in Pallippuram area. After removing the husk the coconuts are split in to two halves and it were dried in the sun and also in smokehouse and then oil is extracted using oil press (Chakk). The husk or thondu were staked and put in water called 'madalkkuzi' for months to undergo natural processing to take fibre out of it. Extracting fibre and oil from the coconut is the main industry in the locality. Coir matts and mattings are the main industrial products for many centuries and till recently in the Cherthala Taluk. For this purpose coconuts were collected from local growers and stored in a fenced area wherein, there will be a drying yard and a smokehouse and the whole area is called Thenga Koot or Kalam. Usually this will be near a canal or river or lake side for easy transportation through country boats called vallams.
Since this ancestor settled near the Thenga Koot he and his family and the next generation were called Koottunkal. Koottunkal is derived from the words Koot and ankal which jointly means the place where the coconut warehouse stands. In the beginning of the AD 1800, the family was well established, wealthy, and have extensive landed property. Vazhathara Family is branched out from Koottunkal Family. Even before the branching of Vazhathara Family many other families have branched out from the Koottunkal Family.
(2. a) Vazhathara Family
During around AD 1800 or earlier Vazhathara Family is branched out from the Koottunkal Family. One Thomman from the Koottunkal Family moved and settled down at a purayidom called Vazhathara and thus a new branch to Koottunkal Family shoot up. This Thomman had 5 sons and 2 daughters. Out of the 5 sons 2nd son continnued in the Vazhathara Family. Other 4 sons settled at different purayidoms and thus new branches to Vazhathara Family has offshooted. They are:-
1 1st son - Varkey - Puchathali Family
2 2nd son - Chacko - Vazhathara Family
3 3rd son - Vareeth - Kochuparambu/ Kochuparambil Family
4 4th son - Ouseph -Vadayakkat Family and
5 the 5th son - another Family.
He had only 2 daugters and after them that branch became extint.
Thus the family line goes like this. Kallarackal Family--> Kallarackal Kadavil Family --> Koottunkal Family --> Vazhathara Family --> Puchathali Family, Kochuparambu Family, and Vadayakkat Family are sub-branches of Vazhathara Family.
The sons and new branches of Puchathali Family are :-
(1) Varkey Puchathali.
He got 3 sons:-
1. Ouseppachan (Valliachan - a priest)
2. Kunjachan Vazhathara
3. Varkey (Pappy) Puchathali
The sons and new branches of Varkey (Pappy) Puchathali are :-
1 Kunjacko - Puchathali Family
2 Chacko - Parathara Family
3 Lucka - Uvannath Family
4 Thommachan - Thaikkoottathil Family
5 Ouseppachan ( a priest)
6 Mathai died in younger age
7 Varkey Kalathimekkara
(2) Chacko - Vazhathara Family.
He got 2 children. One is Ouseph. The other one died in younger age.
This Ouseph Vazhathara are got 2 sons and 3 daughters. Out of the sons elder son Ouseph Chacko died in younger age. 2nd son Ouseph Kurian got 3 sons and 3 daughters.
Sons and branches of Ouseph Kurian's family:-
1. Kurian Joseph - Vazhathara thekku
2. Kurian Chacko - Kalappurakkal, Panavally
3. Kurian Mathew - Vazhathara vadakku
Daughter Mariakkutty is married to Chackochan Onthirickal, Pallippuram, other daughter Rosakkutty is married to Vakkachan Thottunkal, Pala and the last daughter is married to Varkey Mani, Valiyaveettil, Kudamaloor.
(3) Vareeth - Kochuparambu/Kochuparambil Family
He got 2 sons and one daughter.
First son Vareeth got 3 sons namely (1) Vavachan Koompayil, (2) Thomman Kunju and (3) Varkey Kochuparambu. (4) Ouseph -Vadayakkat/Vadekkuttu Family. He got 2 sons and 3 daughters. First son is Varkey. He got one son Ouseph and Aley a daughter. Aley is married to Ambattu Family, Thycattusserry. Ouseph got 2 sons and 2 daughters. Sons Varkey and Chacko are known by family name Kariyil. Daugher Annamma is married to Kothnalloor and Kunjeli is married to Kalarikkal Family, Kothamangalam.
Second son Thomman had 2 sons Ouseph Vadekkuttu and Varkey Vadekkuttu. Ouseph Vadekkuttu had only 2 daughters Kathreena is married to Thyvelikkakoam, Pallippuram and Annamma to Vaikom.
Varkey Vadekkuttu got 2 sons Joseph Vadekkuttu and Thomas Vadekkuttu and 3 daughters Sr. Rosalia, Rosamma and Sr. Theophine (FCC) Parathara, Uvvanaattu, Thaikkoottathil, Kalathil Mekkara are sub- branches of Puchathali Family. Vazhathara thekku, Kalappurakkal, Vazhathara Vadakku are further sub-branches of Vazhathara Family
Koompayil, Kochuparambu are the branches of Kochuparambil. Kariyil is branch of Vadekkuttu Family. This is a brief time line of Thomman Vazhathara's generations. Family tree (Vazhathara)
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Kallarackal Kadavil Family, Pallippuram, Cherthala
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