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South African Tamil roots · native village

Choolay

Madras district, Tamil Nadu

31

emigrants to Natal

—

years sailed

15

ships

Most common vessel: UMVOTI XIII (6 people)

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

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Ammakannu

son of Prusappa Naick

CONGELLA L 1878

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Annomalay

son of Veerasamy

COPENHAGEN 1878

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Chellammal

son of Masilamony

CONGELLA L 1878

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Etheerojam

son of Kistasamy Naidu

COPENHAGEN 1878

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Fatma Bi

son of Sheikh Adam

UMVOTI XIII 1884

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Govinda Pillay

son of Alankaram

LAUREL 1884

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Hamida Bi

son of Razza Ali

UMVOTI XIII 1884

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Janakiyammia

son of Muniyappa Naik

UMFULI IV 1875

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Kamarasamy

son of Pachiyappa Mudaly

UMFULI IV 1875

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Kulsim Bi

son of Usman Sheriff

UMVOTI XIII 1884

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Madurai

son of Chinniah

QUATHLAMBA I 1887

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Mooneamah

son of Cunthappa Naik

SUFFOLK II 1878

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Moonoosamy

son of Not Known

COPENHAGEN 1878

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Munian

son of Rangan

MARS IV 1882

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Murugamma

son of Ponnugan

CONGELLA II 1889

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Muthamma

son of Narasen

DUNPHAILE CASTLE I 1878

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Nadammi

son of Adikesavan

MARS III 1881

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Pachoyi

son of Madura Veeran

QUATHLAMBA I 1887

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Packiri

son of Madura Veeran

QUATHLAMBA I 1887

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Paramamma

son of Virasamy

UMKUZI XXXIV 1874

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Ragavalu

son of Veerasawmy

MALABAR 1878

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Ramasami

son of Nagappan

LAUREL 1884

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Ramasawmy

son of Armooga Pillay

SUFFOLK II 1878

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Rasilingum

son of Ramasawmy

SUFFOLK II 1878

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