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Mecheri

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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6
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
3
ships

Most common vessel: UMHLOTI VI (4 people)

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Alagamma
son of Narrainasamy
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 UMHLOTI VI 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.

UMHLOTI VI 1884
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Chinna Vellachy
son of Rangiah Gn
UMHLOTI VI 1884
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Kristnappa Pillai
son of Andagoora Pillai
UMLAZI XXVII 1863
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Latchmy
son of Narrainasamy
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 UMHLOTI VI 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.

UMHLOTI VI 1884
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Muniappa Gn
son of Thandavaraya Gn
UMFULI X 1880
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Parvathy
son of Narrainasamy
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 UMHLOTI VI 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.

UMHLOTI VI 1884
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