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Cowelong

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: CHUPRA 1 (4 people)

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Govindan
son of Ponnusamy
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the CHUPRA 1 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.

CHUPRA 1 1892
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Poongavanam
son of Subbaraya Naik
CHUPRA 1 1892
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Rangasamy
son of Ponnusamy
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the CHUPRA 1 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.

CHUPRA 1 1892
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Rathenam
son of Ponnusamy
Village confirmed by 2 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 2 family members who travelled together on the CHUPRA 1 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.

CHUPRA 1 1892
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