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Palanur

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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7
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI XLIII (6 people)

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Chinnasamy
son of Chinnapien
UMLAZI XLIII 1888
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Kanni
son of Santhanam
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 XLIII 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 XLIII 1888
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Munusamy
son of Arunagiry Naik
UMKUZI XXV 1876
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Nagan
son of Santhanam
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 XLIII 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 XLIII 1888
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Ramasami
son of Santhanam
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 XLIII 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 XLIII 1888
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Santhanam
son of Chinniapien
UMLAZI XLIII 1888
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Thoyi
son of Kuppan
UMLAZI XLIII 1888
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