South African Tamil roots · native village

Devangudi

Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu · historically South Arcot

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMKUZI XXX (4 people)

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Kanniyappen
son of Vythilinga Padachy
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 UMKUZI XXX 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.

UMKUZI XXX 1884
Present-day Devangudi · Chidambaram talukView on Google Maps →
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Munisamy
son of Vythilinga Padachy
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 UMKUZI XXX 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.

UMKUZI XXX 1884
Present-day Devangudi · Chidambaram talukView on Google Maps →
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Ponnammal
son of Ponnappa Nk
UMKUZI XXX 1884
Present-day Devangudi · Chidambaram talukView on Google Maps →
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Vythilinga Padachy
son of Muthusamy
UMKUZI XXX 1884
Present-day Devangudi · Chidambaram talukView on Google Maps →
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