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Cuddalore

Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu · historically South Arcot

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47
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
32
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XL (6 people)

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Abboy
son of Venkatasen
UMZINTO V 1893
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Abdul Kader
son of Hussein Saib
COLDSTREAM I 1882
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Adikasava Pillay
son of Ramasami Pillay
LAUREL III 1887
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Amirtham
son of Patchayappa Mudaly
UMLAZI VIII 1898
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Ammakanna
son of Vythilinga Chetty
UMZINTO XXXI 1903
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Ammakannoo
son of Pariyathamby Padachy
UMKUZI IV 1900
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Angammah
son of Moothoosamy
SUFFOLK I 1877
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Annammal
son of Ramasamy
TAIF II 1889
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Appavu Pillay
son of Ramasamy Pillay
CONGELLA III 1889
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Candasamy
son of Munisamy
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 UMZINTO XL 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 XL 1864
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Chengalany
son of Chinnathamby
UMFULI VII 1878
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Chumamma
son of Munisamy
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 UMZINTO XL 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 XL 1864
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Coopusawmi
son of Narraina Pillay
VIMEIRA II 1879
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Davanayagam
son of Pachizapadadu
UMZINTO XII 1896
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Devanayagam
son of Soobbarayen
UMTATA V 1891
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Ellamma
son of Venkata Mudaly
PONGOLA XVII 1894
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Ellamma
son of Munisamy
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 UMZINTO XL 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 XL 1864
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Gopalan
son of Ramasami
VIMEIRA I 1878
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Iyasamy
son of Muthoosamy
Village confirmed by 1 family member

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 1 family member who travelled together on the SUFFOLK I 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.

SUFFOLK I 1877
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Kokilamba
son of Arnachellam
PONGOLA XXXIII 1900
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Mangai
son of Ramasamy
UMZINTO XL 1864
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Muniappa Naik
son of Andiappa Naik
UMZINTO XII 1896
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Munichy
son of Ramasamy Naicken
UMZINTO XL 1864
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Murugan
son of Maca Naick
UMZINTO XL 1864
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