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Record names the way your family says them – Tamil script, English spelling, initials, pet names. Connect parents, siblings and in-laws the way they actually exist.
Tamil ancestry • SingaporeResearch Tamil ancestry in Singapore
Research Tamil ancestry in Singapore
without generic ancestry sites.
Tamil-first family history tools for Singapore
TamizhConnect is built for Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils in Singapore and across the global diaspora. Map your family, villages and migration story using tools that actually understand Tamil names, places and relationships.
No DNA kits, no confusing contracts. Just your family, your history, in your control.
A better fit for Tamil families
Why people switch from generic ancestry tools
- Works with Tamil names, villages and scripts.
- Connects branches in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and beyond.
- Uses evidence-first genealogy workflows — no DNA required.
- Private by default – you decide who sees what.
Made for Tamil families in Singapore, the Gulf, Europe, Malaysia, Singapore and North America – not a generic ancestry clone.
Singapore Tamil ancestry: what usually helps
- Keep clean timelines: migration + residence history matters more than “one birthplace field.”
- Record Tamil names as said at home, not only the official English spelling.
- Use structured notes for uncertain village leads instead of guessing and polluting the tree.
Why generic ancestry tools don't work well for Tamils
Most genealogy sites were built around English names and Western records. If you're Tamil, you've probably hit at least one of these:
- Names split differently on every form – initials, father's names, village names all mixed.
- Villages missing, misspelt or merged into big city entries.
- No idea how to record caste / clan / "oor" information without making things awkward.
- Hard to show migration from villages to Gulf, Malaysia, Europe or back to India.
TamizhConnect is opinionated around how Tamil families actually work, so you're not constantly fighting the software.
What you can do with TamizhConnect
Find your native village and roots
Use Tamil-focused records (where legally available) to connect names to districts, taluks and villages. See how your family moved from village to town to abroad.
Map your global Tamil story
Show branches in Chennai, Jaffna, Singapore, Toronto, Dubai and beyond on a single map. Useful for second-gen kids who only know “we're from somewhere near Madras”.
Share privately with family
Invite trusted relatives to add their side of the story, upload photos and correct spellings – without exposing everything publicly. You control who sees each person.
Where our data comes from
Behind TamizhConnect is origin-worker, our ingestion pipeline for Tamil-focused records. It pulls together publicly available data and the information you and your relatives choose to add. We don't buy or sell data, and we don't do DNA.
Key sources referenced by origin-worker include:
Electoral rolls & registers
origin-worker indexes publicly accessible electoral rolls and similar registers where this is legally permitted.
Exact coverage depends on what's published and allowed in each jurisdiction.
Government open data portals
For Tamil diaspora contexts, origin-worker can read open data from government portals where it helps with context and mapping.
Historical archives & collections
For deeper historical context, we may reference national archives and maritime collections as supporting context for Tamil migration and trade routes, not as person-level “match” databases.
Your family & uploaded records
The most important source is still your own family: conversations with elders, documents you upload, and corrections only your family knows.
TamizhConnect and origin-worker are not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organisations. We reference publicly available records and open data to help Tamil families reconnect, while keeping your personal tree private by default.
How it works in 3 steps
Create your free account
Sign up with email or Google, set your base country, and create yourself as the first person.
Add close family and key places
Add parents, grandparents and siblings. Record birthplace, native village and current country for each person.
Use evidence, not guesses
Attach records/notes to support villages and relations. Keep “uncertain leads” as hypotheses until verified.
Explore pages tailored for Tamil families in other countries:
Ready to start researching Tamil ancestry?
Capture the real story while the older generation is still here to tell it — names, villages, and relationships in a structure your family can validate.