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Chinniyur

Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu

5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: JOHN ALLAN (4 people)

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Named emigrants from Chinniyur — ship, year, indenture record.
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Chinnappan
son of Pachi Theven
JOHN ALLAN 1884
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Maruthal
son of Pechi Theven
JOHN ALLAN 1884
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Nagammal
son of Arumga Theven
JOHN ALLAN 1884
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Subban
son of Pachi Theven
JOHN ALLAN 1884
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Vallai Gounden
son of Chinnaudi Gounden
PONGOLA XXXVIII 1901
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