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Mappadu

Chingleput district, Tamil Nadu

8
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMTATA I (5 people)

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Named emigrants from Mappadu — ship, year, indenture record.
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Gungan
son of Muthiyalu
UMTATA I 1890
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Manikkam
son of Sengan
UMLAZI XXXII 1876
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Munichi
son of Munien
UMTATA I 1890
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Munichi
son of Muthiyalu
UMTATA I 1890
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Munichi
son of Kuppan
UMTATA I 1890
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Muthiyalu
son of Canni
UMTATA I 1890
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Oosuramma
son of Chinnian
UMLAZI XXXII 1876
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Thiruvethiyamma
son of Sengan
UMLAZI XXXII 1876
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