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Melapattu

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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9
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA LIV (9 people)

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Annammalai
son of Gungan
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 PONGOLA LIV 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.

PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Gungammal
son of Vambilai
PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Gungan
son of Mari
PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Kannammal
son of Gungan
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 PONGOLA LIV 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.

PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Kuppammal
son of Parasuramen
PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Santhy Naik
son of Peria Kulanthai Naik
PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Singari
son of Santhy Naik
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 PONGOLA LIV 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.

PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Sithari
son of Gungan
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 PONGOLA LIV 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.

PONGOLA LIV 1863
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Thambiran
son of Santhy Naik
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 PONGOLA LIV 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.

PONGOLA LIV 1863
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