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Padagam

North Arcot district, Tamil Nadu

88
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
25
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI IX (12 people)

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Abbukuth Gounden
son of Subba Govinden
UMLAZI XXIII 1904
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Alamelu
son of Pothan
PONGOLA LII 1905
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Alamelu
son of Muthayam
UMLAZI XXXI 1875
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Ammayi Ammal
son of Kuppu Mudly
UMZINTO LIII 1888
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Annam
son of Gurukkal
UMLAZI XVII 1902
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Annamalai
son of Narayanan
PONGOLA LII 1905
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Annamalai
son of Narainen
UMLAZI IX 1898
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Annamalai
son of Ramasamy Udayan
UMLAZI XXXII 1876
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Annamalay Gounden
son of Muthusamy Gounden
UMLAZI XVII 1902
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Annapurani
son of Ramasamy Mudly
UMFULI XVI 1887
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Ayasami
son of Narayanan
PONGOLA XLIX 1904
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Bangaroo
son of Ramasamy Mudly
UMFULI XVI 1887
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Chimamma
son of Muthan
UMLAZI IX 1898
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Chimamma
son of Padavathan
UMLAZI IX 1898
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Chinnammal
son of Padavattan
PONGOLA LII 1905
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Chinnapien
son of Thandraya Modeli
CONGELLA XXVI 1898
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Chottai (Alias Subraya Gounden)
son of Vairetha Gounden
UMKUZI XIX 1905
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Dorasamy
son of Subrayen
UMFULI XIV 1883
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Ellamma
son of Muthusamy Gounden
UMLAZI XVII 1902
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Gangamma
son of Muthan
UMLAZI IX 1898
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Gengamma
son of Mari
PONGOLA XLVIII 1904
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Govindan
son of Kuppa Gounden
UMKUZI XIV 1904
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Gundal
son of Pattanathan
PONGOLA XLIX 1904
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Iyasami
son of Narainan
UMLAZI IX 1898
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