South African Tamil roots · native village

Mangalam

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
3
ships

Most common vessel: UMZINTO III (2 people)

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Named emigrants from Mangalam — ship, year, indenture record.
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Chinniah Naidu
son of Narayana Naidu
Signal-matched
UMZINTO III 1893
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Kannappa Naik
son of Abbi Naiken
Signal-matched
UMZINTO III 1893
Present-day Mangalam · Sholinghur talukView on Google Maps →
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Ragaven
son of Armugam
Signal-matched
UMLAZI XIV 1901
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Rengasamy
son of Murugappa Naik
Signal-matched
UMZINTO XXXI 1903
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