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South African Tamil roots · native village

Kalavai

North Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

53

emigrants to Natal

—

years sailed

32

ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO VII (5 people)

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

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Abdul Azeez

son of Tippusaib

CONGELLA XIV 1893

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Abdulla Saib

son of Hassim Saib

PONGOLA XXXVIII 1901

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Arunachella Mudly

son of Thandraya Mudly

UMKUZI XVIII 1905

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Chinnakista Pillay

son of M Govindu Pillai

UMKUZI XXXI 1884

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Chinnamma

son of Narain Sami

UMZINTO I 1892

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Chinnapaiya

son of Kistapa Mudaly

UMZINTO VII 1894

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Chinnasamy Gounden

son of Arimuthu Gounden

CONGELLA XXXVIII 1902

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Chithambara Moodly

son of Ramasamy Moodly

CONGELLA III 1889

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Dorasamy Naik

son of Murugappa Naik

UMKUZI XVI 1904

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Elly

son of Chinnigadu

UMFULI I 1861

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Govindraja Mudaly

son of Subraya Mudaly

UMKUZI XIX 1905

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Iyammal

son of Muthan

UMZINTO XXXIX 1866

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Iyasami

son of Narayanasamy

UMZINTO XXXIX 1866

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Kistan

son of Veeragavalu

DUNPHAILIE CASTLE I 1880

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Kistnappa Naidu

son of Vira Naidu

UMZINTO I 1892

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Krishna

son of Govinda

UMLAZI VII 1897

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Latchmy

son of Subramaniam

UMLAZI XXXIV 1878

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Lutchmi

son of Sundra Moorthy

PONGOLA XXI 1895

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Lutchmi Ammal

son of Tharmaraya Mudaly

CONGELLA XVIII 1895

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Makali

son of Kuluppai

UMZINTO XXXVII 1905

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Masalamoney

son of Ramasamy Moodaly

CONGELLA III 1889

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Muniamma

son of Chinnabbu

UMLAZI IX 1898

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Munichi

son of Yelandan

QUATHLAMBA IV 1888

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Munisami

son of Munisami

UMLAZI IX 1898

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