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Karai

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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179
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
36
ships

Most common vessel: UMKUZI XXVII (31 people)

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Alamelu
son of Munisamy
UMLAZI XXV 1905
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Alamelu
son of Ammiappen
UMZINTO X 1895
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Alamelu
son of Sagadaven
UMZINTO X 1895
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Ammakanna
son of Muthun
UMZINTO XLII 1875
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Ammakannoo
son of Peruman
CONGELLA L 1878
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Ammakannu
son of Munien
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the UMKUZI XXVII 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 XXVII 1879
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Ammani
son of Munien
Village confirmed by 4 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 4 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA XVI 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.

PONGOLA XVI 1894
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Amurtham
son of Periasami
UMZINTO XXX 1903
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Ancamma
son of Konari
PONGOLA XVI 1894
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Appadurai
son of Munien
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the UMKUZI XXVII 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 XXVII 1879
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Appapien
son of Veerasamy
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 UMKUZI XXVII 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 XXVII 1879
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Armugan
son of Govinden
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA XXVIII 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.

PONGOLA XXVIII 1898
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Arogiam
son of Chinniyan
CONGELLA XII 1892
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Arumugam
son of Govinden
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the PONGOLA XXVIII 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.

PONGOLA XXVIII 1898
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Arumugam
son of Viraragavan
PONGOLA XLVIII 1904
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Arumugam
son of Narrainasami
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the UMZINTO X 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 X 1895
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Arumugam
son of Arumugam
UMKUZI XXVII 1879
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Arumugan
son of Thoplan
UMKUZI XVII 1904
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Arumugan
son of Bathukaran
UMZINTO XXXI 1903
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Bagiam
son of Munian
UMZINTO XXX 1903
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Chinna Kolandai
son of Ammavasai
UMKUZI XXVII 1879
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Chinna Munusamy
son of Thayappan
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 XLII 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 XLII 1875
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Chinna Thayi
son of Mari
CONGELLA XXXVIII 1902
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Chinnakannoo
son of Munien
CONGELLA XV 1894
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