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Murugapadi

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA XVI (5 people)

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Chinnabbu
son of Rama Gounden
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 XVI 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 XVI 1894
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Chinnamma
son of Rama Gounden
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 XVI 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 XVI 1894
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Rama Gounden
son of Valliah Gounden
PONGOLA XVI 1894
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Sanasai
son of Rama Gounden
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 XVI 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 XVI 1894
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Sathy
son of Parasuranam Gounden
PONGOLA XVI 1894
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