South African Tamil roots · native village

Lalgudi

Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · historically Trichinopoly

Showing Tiruchirappalli district · view all districts

5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
5
ships

Most common vessel: CYRENE (1 person)

Share Lalgudi with family on WhatsApp
Recognise a family from Lalgudi? Click “I can identify” on any card below to submit evidence. £200 verified ancestry reward per confirmed link.Learn more
South Africa side
Named emigrants from Lalgudi — ship, year, indenture record.
See the ancestors below
Tamil Nadu side
Modern village page, voter rolls, living relatives.
Explore the village
Karooppen
son of Venkatasamy
Signal-matched
DUNPHAILIE CASTLE V 1885
Approximate present-day locationView on Google Maps →
View family tree
Mahomed Kassim
son of Sandamiyan
Signal-matched
QUATHLAMBA IV 1888
Approximate present-day locationView on Google Maps →
View family tree
Sheik Peeru
son of Madin Saib
Signal-matched
UMKUZI XVII 1904
Approximate present-day locationView on Google Maps →
View family tree
Tirumalai
son of Ladayan
Signal-matched
UMVOTI XX 1888
Approximate present-day locationView on Google Maps →
View family tree
Vadamalai
son of Govindan
Signal-matched
CYRENE 1884
Approximate present-day locationView on Google Maps →
View family tree

Showing all 5 family records

Don’t see your ancestor from Lalgudi? Both sides are one click away.

Search Natal recordsSearch Tamil Nadu voter rolls

or browse the Lalgudi village page for families + land records.

Privacy — no living person’s details are ever shown in public

Every ancestor listed above is from the 1860–1911 Natal indenture registers — historical records only. Voter-roll matches, saved family trees and any data touching a living person sit behind a login and are visible only to their account owner.