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Kalathur

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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27
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
15
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XLIV (5 people)

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Alagappa Gn
son of Muthu Kristna Gn
UMHLOTI V 1882
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Alamadu
son of Arunagiri Naiken
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Appavoo Naicker
son of Irasappa Naicker
UMZINTO XLIV 1878
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Chengamma
son of Vengadalai Naiken
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 CONGELLA XXVI 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.

CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Chinnammal
son of Subban
UMFULI I 1861
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Cuppen
son of Virasamy
UMVOTI XIX 1887
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Dorasami
son of Chuma Gounden
UMLAZI XXXVI 1905
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Erusur
son of Kulla Pillai
UMZINTO XXXVII 1905
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Ganasen
son of Ponnusamy Naik
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 UMZINTO XLIV 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 XLIV 1878
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Govindaraju
son of Mariappa Moodly
UMVOTI IV 1878
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Kanniyappan
son of Vengadalai Naiken
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 CONGELLA XXVI 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.

CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Kirichammal
son of Panjali
UMLAZI XXXVI 1905
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Kuppa Naik
son of Ragavalu Naik
UMLAZI XXXVI 1905
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Latchmi
son of Ramasamy
CONGELLA XXVII 1898
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Munusami
son of Patcha Pillay
CONGELLA II 1889
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Muthamma
son of Venkatachella Naik
UMZINTO XXXI 1903
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Muthusami
son of Vedagiri Naidu
UMZINTO XLI 1874
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Natesa Mudaly
son of Appasamy
CONGELLA XLVI 1861
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Ponnammal
son of Ponnusamy Naik
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 UMZINTO XLIV 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 XLIV 1878
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Sundramma
son of Mary Naiken
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Thandavarayan
son of Kirishnan
UMFULI I 1861
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Thoyamma
son of Muthusami
CONGELLA XXVII 1898
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Valli Ammal
son of Iyasamy
UMZINTO XLIV 1878
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Varadappa Naik
son of Velur Naik
UMHLOTI VI 1884
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