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Kolathur

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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36
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
14
ships

Most common vessel: CONGELLA XXVI (8 people)

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Annam
son of Ellappa Naik
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 CONGELLA 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.

CONGELLA X 1891
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Annan
son of Narayanan
CONGELLA XLVI 1861
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Arumugam
son of Viran
PONGOLA XXXIII 1900
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Arunachalam
son of Kuppa Naiken
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Bagiam
son of Mahalingam
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 XII 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 XII 1892
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Canavamma
son of Subbarayalu Naick
CHUPRA 1 1892
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Chellan
son of Munusawmy
UMLAZI X 1898
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Chellappa Naik
son of Cuppa Naik
CONGELLA X 1891
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Ellamma
son of Vencatachellam
CONGELLA X 1891
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Ganapathy
son of Murugasa Naik
UMLAZI X 1898
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Gangamma
son of Mahalingam
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 XII 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 XII 1892
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Kanniamma
son of Ellappa Naik
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 CONGELLA 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.

CONGELLA X 1891
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Kanniyamma
son of Arunachalam
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Kistnen
son of Mannatha 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 UMKUZI VI 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 VI 1901
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Kuppy
son of Sola Naiken
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Lutchmi
son of Virasami
UMZINTO III 1893
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Mahalingam
son of Kandappa Naikan
CONGELLA XII 1892
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Mannatha Naik
son of Muthappa Naik
UMKUZI VI 1901
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Mariammal
son of Ponnan
CONGELLA XLVI 1861
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Muinjamma
son of Vengadula
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Murugan
son of Kanny
UMLAZI XVI 1901
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Murugappa Naik
son of Koondappa Naik
UMZINTO XXV 1901
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Ponnusamy
son of Mannatha 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 UMKUZI VI 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 VI 1901
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Poondiyappan
son of Virasamy
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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