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Nattam

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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6
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: TAIF I (5 people)

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Chnnasamy
son of Kistnapa 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 TAIF I 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.

TAIF I 1889
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Govindan
son of Chinnasamy
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 TAIF I 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.

TAIF I 1889
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Muniammal
son of Kistnapa 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 TAIF I 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.

TAIF I 1889
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Munisamy
son of Chinnasamy
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 TAIF I 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.

TAIF I 1889
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Narrainsamy
son of Chinnasamy
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 TAIF I 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.

TAIF I 1889
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Veelachalam
son of Mari Nattan
MARS IV 1882
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