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Palayanoor

Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · historically Chingleput

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5
emigrants to Natal
—
years sailed
2
ships

Most common vessel: UMLAZI XXXIX (4 people)

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Dorasamy
son of Karuppanna Nk
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 UMLAZI XXXIX 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 XXXIX 1881
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Karuppannasamy Nk
son of Kullappa Nk
UMLAZI XXXIX 1881
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Sellamma
son of Pyampadi Nk
UMLAZI XXXIX 1881
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Thaliyammal
son of Karuppanna Nk
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 UMLAZI XXXIX 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 XXXIX 1881
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Vedagiry
son of Thulukanam
UMHLOTI VI 1884
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