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Arcot

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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311
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
93
ships

Most common vessel: MALABAR (21 people)

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Abbu Naidu
son of Leenevasa Naidu
UMVOTI XXI 1888
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Abdoolah
son of Venkata Chetty
MARS I 1880
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Abdul Hussan
son of Hadim Saib
MALABAR 1878
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Abdul Majeeth Saib
son of Supther Hussain
UMHLOTI VI 1884
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Abdul Rahiman
son of Abdul Hussan
MALABAR 1878
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Abdulla
son of Syed Kassima
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the UMHLOTI VI agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

UMHLOTI VI 1886
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Abdulla
son of Madar Saib
CONGELLA XXXII 1900
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Alemalu
son of Perumal
YORK I 1879
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Ameena Bee
son of Mohamed Mustan
UMVOTI III 1877
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Amma Bi
son of Abdul Kareem
UMHLOTI VI 1886
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Ammakannu
son of Kulla Gounden
PONGOLA XXXIV 1900
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Ammanee
son of Annamalay
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the COLDSTREAM I agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

COLDSTREAM I 1882
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Ammani
son of Govinda Mudali
UMVOTI XVIII 1887
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Ammani
son of Veerasami
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the UMTATA I agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

UMTATA I 1890
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Ammany
son of Kannigan
UMLAZI III 1896
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Ammayee
son of Not Known
COPENHAGEN 1878
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Ammayee
son of Kistan
COPENHAGEN 1878
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Ammayiamma
son of Parasuraman
CONGELLA XXXVII 1902
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Amoorthum
son of Rungiah
INVERAVON I 1878
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Amurtham
son of Munien
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the TAIF II agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

TAIF II 1889
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Anamura
son of Arumugan
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the MALABAR agree on the village, the place is corroborated — not a lone transcription that could be a clerk's typo. "Confirmed" here means agreement between historical records, not human verification.

MALABAR 1878
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Andi
son of Veerabathram
UMVOTI XXI 1888
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Angamma
son of Ellappan
MALABAR 1878
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Annamalay
son of Parasuraman
COLDSTREAM I 1882
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