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Mettupalayam

North Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMKUZI XXX (4 people)

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South Africa side
Named emigrants from Mettupalayam — ship, year, indenture record.
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Tamil Nadu side
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Abaroopam
son of Pandu
UMKUZI XXX 1884
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Angansetti
son of Samansetti
UMTATA V 1891
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Gopala Krishnan
son of Pandu
UMKUZI XXX 1884
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Mangai
son of Kutty Alias Chinnan
UMKUZI XXX 1884
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Pandu
son of Bodi
UMKUZI XXX 1884
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