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Bignatham

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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6
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XLII (6 people)

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Amrutham
son of Govindan
UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Manikkamma
son of Rengasamy
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 UMZINTO XLII 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.

UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Narainsamy
son of Rengasamy
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 UMZINTO XLII 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.

UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Perumal
son of Rengasamy
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 UMZINTO XLII 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.

UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Ratnamma
son of Rengasamy
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 UMZINTO XLII 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.

UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Rengasamy
son of Vellai
UMZINTO XLII 1875
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