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Lalapettai

Trichinopoly district, Tamil Nadu

5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
3
ships

Most common vessel: UMFULI IX (3 people)

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Named emigrants from Lalapettai — ship, year, indenture record.
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Arumugam
son of Muthuveeran
DUNPHAILIE CASTLE V 1885
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Chinnappa Reddy
son of Palaniyandy Reddy
UMFULI IX 1878
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Kullan
son of Govinda Reddy
UMFULI IX 1878
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Manikkam
son of Munisamy
UMFULI IX 1878
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Thangavalu
son of Virasamy
UMZINTO XLVII 1881
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