Address: Arasarkadavil, Punnapra, Alappuzha.
Gender: Male
Children:
Not known
Land lord having 200 acres.
Well-known figure and Land lord Born on 1856. Who received Arumasthanam ( "അരുമ സ്ഥാനം" ), pattum valayum (" പട്ടും വളയും ") from Travancore king of Ambalapuzha. His 1st wife was Mariya Kurishinkal. In that they have two children 1. John Chrisostom 2. Mariyakutty, married to Arthinkal Koilparambil family. K C Eapen and their families are her relatives. After the death of Mariya he married Kathrina Charangat of Cherthala, in that he had 3 sons and 3 daughters. The sons are Sixtus, Clement and Louis. The daughters are Dr Clara Thomas, Solostica George Kathrakadavu and Rev Sr Karolin. Thommankutty was very tall gigantic with loud bass voice and handsome. He used to call a person by name one km away in the beach. The Chempakaserry king of Ambalapuzha recognized him with Arumasthya sthanam and Pattum valayum ( അരുമസ്ഥ സ്ഥാനവും പട്ടും വളയും നൽകി ആദരിച്ചിരുന്നു sovenior of Alappuzha Diocese 1953) as a lord and several law and order rights bestowed upon him. He first gave land to build church in Vadakkal, since Vattayal church is far away. Then he gave land for the church in paravoor, the existing St Josephs forane church. He also gave land to his brother Father Gregory john founded St Josephs LP school poonthottam. ( Fr Gregory is the person who founded St Josephs Middle school Punnapra. ) He doesn't like through others property so he constructed a pathway from Alappuzha- Quilon highway to the Paravoor beach 1.6 km length after purchasing 300 meters from others as a straight line. This land was a little low land, he made a pathway of water from Vembanattu lake to paravoor beach to uplift the way. The pathway was 44 feet width. There after his elder son John Chrisostom is the person who constructed the road 22 meters width and due course transfered it to the Government. ( Settlement Deed 1917.) Still now the northern balance land of this road belongs to the sons of John Chrisostom namely Thomas, William, Lucius and Clarence. Thommankutty died on 9-11-1927 and burried in St Peters Church Vattayal with very honour. On 1953 after construction of family vault in St Josephs church Punnapra, his remains brought from Vattayal and placed inside the tomb.