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South African Tamil roots · native village

Chidambaram

South Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

67

emigrants to Natal

—

years sailed

39

ships

Most common vessel: CONGELLA V (5 people)

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Named emigrants from Chidambaram — ship, year, indenture record.

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Alamalu

son of Not Known

CONGELLA XIV 1893

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Ammakannoo

son of Arumugan

PONGOLA XLVIII 1904

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Atchikannu

son of Sundram

UMZINTO VII 1894

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Chidembaram Armogum

son of C Shummugam Pilla

UMKUZI XXI 1860

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Chinnasawmy

son of Veramuthu Padachy

UMLAZI XXXVIII 1880

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Chinnian

son of Muthusami Pillai

UMKUZI XIII 1903

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Doraisami

son of Chidambaram Padachi

UMZINTO XII 1896

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Fhylammai

son of Ramasami

DUNPHAILIE CASTLE I 1884

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Govindasami

son of Suppan

JOHN ALLAN 1884

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Kamalam

son of Ponnusami

QUATHLAMBA II 1888

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Kandasami

son of Kumarasami

UMZINTO XXVIII 1902

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Kanthasami

son of Mahalingam

CONGELLA V 1890

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Kothundaraman

son of Ayyandarai Naiken

UMVOTI XX 1888

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Mangalam

son of Chockalinga Pillay

UMZINTO VII 1894

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Maranathan

son of Narainpadachy

UMLAZI VI 1897

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Marimuthu

son of Kolantha Padiachi

QUATHLAMBA IV 1888

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Muniamma

son of Subramanien

CONGELLA XXIII 1897

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Murugen

son of Narainsami

UMZINTO XII 1896

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Muthukrishna Naidu

son of Govindaraju Naidu

UMKUZI XV 1904

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Nagamma

son of Veraperumal Moodly

CONGELLA II 1889

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Nagammal

son of Perumalsami

UMZINTO XXXI 1903

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Narainan

son of Sabapathy

UMLAZI XXXII 1876

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Narayanan

son of Veeran

UMVOTI XXI 1888

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Narrainasamy

son of Thillakannupilly

CONGELLA V 1890

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