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Kongani

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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7
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMFULI I (7 people)

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Annamalai
son of Perumah
UMFULI I 1861
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Chinapayan
son of Ponnan
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 UMFULI I 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.

UMFULI I 1861
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Chinnakolandai
son of Virasamy
UMFULI I 1861
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Ellan
son of Ponnan
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 UMFULI I 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.

UMFULI I 1861
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Gopalan
son of Ponnan
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 UMFULI I 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.

UMFULI I 1861
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Patavattan
son of Ponnan
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 UMFULI I 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.

UMFULI I 1861
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Ponnan
son of Arunachalam
UMFULI I 1861
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