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Orathoor

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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11
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
4
ships

Most common vessel: CONGELLA II (8 people)

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Annamma
son of Thambiran
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the CONGELLA II 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.

CONGELLA II 1889
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Chellan
son of Thambiran
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the CONGELLA II 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.

CONGELLA II 1889
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Colendamma
son of Chelli
CONGELLA II 1889
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Gengu Naik
son of Virappa Naik
PONGOLA XLVIII 1904
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Kanniamma
son of Chellan
CONGELLA II 1889
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Kuppu Naik
son of Armuga Naik
UMLAZI XIV 1901
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Murugen
son of Ellen
UMKUZI XXV 1876
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Parian
son of Sathucolen
CONGELLA II 1889
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Sami
son of Thambiran
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the CONGELLA II 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.

CONGELLA II 1889
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Subramanien
son of Thambiran
Village confirmed by 3 family members

A passenger's wife and children shared one native village, so when 3 family members who travelled together on the CONGELLA II 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.

CONGELLA II 1889
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Thambiran
son of Chellen
CONGELLA II 1889
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