Skip to content
South African Tamil roots · native village

Nambadu

North Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
5
ships

Most common vessel: PONGOLA X (1 person)

Share Nambadu with family on WhatsApp
Recognise a family from Nambadu? Click “I can identify” on any card below to submit evidence. £200 verified ancestry reward per confirmed link.Learn more
South Africa side
Named emigrants from Nambadu — ship, year, indenture record.
See the ancestors below
Tamil Nadu side
Modern village page, voter rolls, living relatives.
Explore the village
Gopaulen
son of Nallamma Gounden
UMZINTO I 1892
View family tree
Karia Gounden
son of Appasamy Gounden
PONGOLA XL 1902
View family tree
Kuppu Naiken
son of Kistappa Naiken
UMFULI II 1864
View family tree
Narainasami Pillai
son of Virasami Pillai
PONGOLA XXXVIII 1901
View family tree
Vemban
son of Ramasami
PONGOLA X 1892
View family tree

Showing all 5 family records

Don’t see your ancestor from Nambadu? Both sides are one click away.

Search Natal recordsSearch Tamil Nadu voter rolls

or browse the Nambadu village page for families + land records.

Privacy — no living person’s details are ever shown in public

Every ancestor listed above is from the 1860–1911 Natal indenture registers — historical records only. Voter-roll matches, saved family trees and any data touching a living person sit behind a login and are visible only to their account owner.