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Kunnathur

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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84
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
21
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO XXIII (17 people)

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Akkini
son of Mauri
UMTATA III 1890
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Alamaloo
son of Thalavirichan
CONGELLA XII 1892
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Alamalu
son of Ponnamma Naik
UMZINTO XXV 1901
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Amirtham
son of Chinnakolandai
CONGELLA L 1878
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Ammakannu
son of Subbann
PONGOLA XXXV 1901
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Ammayi
son of Vellai
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Amurtham
son of Chellan
UMZINTO XXV 1901
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Amurtham
son of Ponnen
CONGELLA L 1878
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Annakily
son of Alavatam
UMFULI VI 1877
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Annamalai
son of Ponayan
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 XVII 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 XVII 1904
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Appavoo
son of Kanny
UMKUZI XXXI 1884
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Arumugam
son of Mouthavaliyan
UMLAZI XXXIV 1878
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Ayothiammal
son of Madurai
UMLAZI XXXIV 1878
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Bhiman
son of Banlen
UMFULI VI 1877
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Chellan
son of Kodiyan
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Chellan
son of Venketesan
CONGELLA L 1878
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Chelli
son of Kuppan
CONGELLA L 1878
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Chelli
son of Durgu
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 PONGOLA XXXV 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 XXXV 1901
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Chinnamma
son of Bhiman
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 UMFULI 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.

UMFULI VI 1877
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Chinnapayan
son of Veeraragaven
CHUPRA 1 1892
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Chithrai
son of Ponayan
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 XVII 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 XVII 1904
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Durgu
son of Mari
PONGOLA XXXV 1901
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Ekambaram
son of Sannasy
UMKUZI VII 1901
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Ellan
son of Vadamalai
UMZINTO XXIII 1901
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