South African Tamil roots · native village

Osalam

Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · historically North Arcot

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4
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMFULI XVI (3 people)

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Ammakannoo
son of Ramasamy Reddy
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 UMFULI 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.

UMFULI XVI 1888
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Murugen
son of Ramsamy
UMZINTO XXIX 1902
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Valliammmal
son of Ramasamy Reddy
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 UMFULI 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.

UMFULI XVI 1888
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Venkatesa Reddy
son of Somu Reddy
UMFULI XVI 1888
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