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Madras

Chennai district, Tamil Nadu · historically Madras

1065
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
77
ships

Most common vessel: FAIRLIE (151 people)

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Abbojee
son of Thandamorthee
SCINDIAN 1863
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Abboy
son of Singa Chetty
LAUREL II 1885
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Abboy
son of Narainasamy
MARS IV 1882
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Abdool Cader
son of Goolam Hoossain
FAIRLIE 1864
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Abdool Cader
son of Jamal Ahmed
TYBURNIA 1861
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Abdool Cader
son of Cassim Saib
RAJASTHANA 1864
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Abdool Cader
son of Cassim Saib
FAIRLIE 1864
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Abdool Cariam
son of Syed Ebram?
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 LORD GEORGE BENTINC 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.

LORD GEORGE BENTINC 1860
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Abdool Ryemun
son of Syed Ebram
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 LORD GEORGE BENTINC 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.

LORD GEORGE BENTINC 1860
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Abdool Ryman
son of Sheik Tippoo
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 SAXON 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.

SAXON 1864
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Abdoolah
son of Madar Saib
FAIRLIE 1864
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Abdul Gafur
son of Abdul Nabi
UMZINTO XXXIV 1904
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Abdul Kareem
son of Mohamed Hossin
DUNPHAILIE CASTLE I 1880
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Abdulla Saib
son of Budrodeen
SUFFOLK I 1877
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Abeeshah Bee
son of Mahomed Khan
FAIRLIE 1864
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Abraham
son of Francis
CARNATIC I 1879
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Achee
son of Veerasamy
INVERAVON I 1878
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Achee
son of Venkatesu
INVERAVON I 1878
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Adakalam
son of Thairianatha Pillay
ZENOBIA 1878
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Adeenee
son of Chenchoo
LORD GEORGE BENTINC 1860
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Adiemma
son of Subbiah
YORK I 1879
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Adilatchmee
son of Parthasarady
CARNATIC I 1879
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Adilatchmee
son of Maree
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 VIMEIRA II 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.

VIMEIRA II 1879
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Agathal
son of Periathambi
UMVOTI XIX 1887
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