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Nimel

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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9
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMVOTI IX (9 people)

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Kalee
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Kistan
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Kullappan
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Latchmee
son of Mothigan
UMVOTI IX 1882
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Munichee
son of Ponnan
UMVOTI IX 1882
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Osan
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Ponnamal
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Valliamma
son of Virasamy
Village confirmed by 5 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 5 family members who travelled together on the UMVOTI IX 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.

UMVOTI IX 1882
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Virasami
son of Chengleroyan
UMVOTI IX 1882
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