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Packathorai

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
1
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI XXV (5 people)

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Chillembon
son of Ponnan
UMLAZI XXV 1905
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Ellan
son of Chillembon
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 UMLAZI XXV 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.

UMLAZI XXV 1905
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Gengammal
son of Chillembon
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 UMLAZI XXV 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.

UMLAZI XXV 1905
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Menatchi
son of Mamathan
UMLAZI XXV 1905
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Muthammal
son of Chillembon
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 UMLAZI XXV 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.

UMLAZI XXV 1905
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