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South African Tamil roots · native village

Alapakam

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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10
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
9
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XXXV (2 people)

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Named emigrants from Alapakam — ship, year, indenture record.
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Alatchi
son of Nagen
Signal-matched
UMZINTO XXXV 1904
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Appaduray
son of Muthu Naiken
Signal-matched
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Chinnamma
son of Venketsamy
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UMKUZI XIII 1903
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Ellamma
son of Govinda Mudali
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UMLAZI XXI 1904
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Mottai
son of Chellappa Naik
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CONGELLA XXVII 1898
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Munian
son of Munian
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UMKUZI VI 1901
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Thakkali
son of Virasami
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UMKUZI XV 1904
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Unnamalay
son of Arumugam
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UMVOTI X 1882
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Velappa Naicken
son of Ramasamy Naick
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UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Venkatamma
son of Vavathan
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UMZINTO XXXV 1904
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